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lauradi7dwAfter watching a couple of Korean dramas on Netflix, the algorithm has decided that I need to watch all of the Korean dramas on Netflix. We went with "Memories of the Alhambra," which I guess was near the top of the recommended list because it co-stars Hyun Bin (or Bin Hyun, depending on where you want the family name. It's not his real name anyway), who was in "Crash Landing on you."
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2339975/?ref_=tt_cl_t1
All of them (including the one we saw on Youtube) have extensive previously scenes and massive spoilers for the next episode at the end. We have learned to fast forward through those, but in the case of Alhambra, there kept being scenes within each new episode that we thought we'd already seen. It turns out that one cannot really fast forward through those, because among the repetition there are additional nuggets that are strategic to plot development. My attitude is that they should show us all the relevant parts of each scenario the first time, but maybe it's supposed to add to the suspense. Or make it stretch to 16 episodes. Also, there was a very predictable romance. Almost everyone, including us, kept pointing out to the female lead that he was a bad choice. Her little sister liked him, though, and as she was the most worthwhile character (IMHO), maybe that counts for a lot. This is often the case, see "The Philadelphia Story (1940) or "imagine me & you (2005). Or disagree with me completely, whatever.
I guess despite the fact that it was science fiction of (an immersive game of the very near future with weird and tragic results), the nearly love-at-first-sight despite unsuitableness style of romance is required. Also a recurring irritating love song in this case. Do you suppose that Netflix also knows about my Duolingo choices? Both were spoken in this film, and some competent but clearly non-native English as well. Nice scenery, likeable side characters (not just the sister), very unlikable side characters as well. I have zero interest in playing a game about shooting people (or stabbing them with swords).
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2339975/?ref_=tt_cl_t1
All of them (including the one we saw on Youtube) have extensive previously scenes and massive spoilers for the next episode at the end. We have learned to fast forward through those, but in the case of Alhambra, there kept being scenes within each new episode that we thought we'd already seen. It turns out that one cannot really fast forward through those, because among the repetition there are additional nuggets that are strategic to plot development. My attitude is that they should show us all the relevant parts of each scenario the first time, but maybe it's supposed to add to the suspense. Or make it stretch to 16 episodes. Also, there was a very predictable romance. Almost everyone, including us, kept pointing out to the female lead that he was a bad choice. Her little sister liked him, though, and as she was the most worthwhile character (IMHO), maybe that counts for a lot. This is often the case, see "The Philadelphia Story (1940) or "imagine me & you (2005). Or disagree with me completely, whatever.
I guess despite the fact that it was science fiction of (an immersive game of the very near future with weird and tragic results), the nearly love-at-first-sight despite unsuitableness style of romance is required. Also a recurring irritating love song in this case. Do you suppose that Netflix also knows about my Duolingo choices? Both were spoken in this film, and some competent but clearly non-native English as well. Nice scenery, likeable side characters (not just the sister), very unlikable side characters as well. I have zero interest in playing a game about shooting people (or stabbing them with swords).
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Date: 2020-07-14 07:57 am (UTC)I enjoyed the post-credits scenes as a feature of Crash Landing on You, but I like that kind of illumination in hindsight. It did not feel manipulative to me there.
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Date: 2020-07-14 05:12 pm (UTC)I don't know that manipulative was what I meant. Globe writer Ty Burr wrote years ago (in response to some readers complaining about being spoiled by reviews) that viewers *want* to know what it coming. Not me, mostly, but sometimes if there is unexpected violence, I wish I had known in advance, and would have skipped the movie.
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Date: 2020-07-14 05:14 pm (UTC)I meant the scenes that revisited earlier moments in the episode and showed different sides of them, not the teaser flashes to the next episode.
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Date: 2020-07-16 02:06 am (UTC)