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Pride and Prejudice korean drama review
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Pride and Prejudice
2 people found this review helpful
by khjfan01
Dec 21, 2015
21 of 21 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.5
This review may contain spoilers
I just do not understand why this drama isn't rated higher. Pride and Prejudice is a really good drama, i don't get why there were so many complaints about it when it originally aired. I remember everyone going on and on about how the ending was so terrible and how it ruined the drama, but tht isn't the case at all. First of all, let me just state tht if I understood Korean fluently, I definitely would have rated this drama much higher. It's intriguing and captivating, but it is definitely not an easy watch. It's rather complicated if I do say so myself. Even with subtitles, it's hard to follow what's going on if ur not paying attention. It requires extreme attention to detail, because points tht the drama makes in earlier episodes come back later. Also, this is not a marathon type of drama. Yeah, ur gonna wanna know what happens nxt, but the episodes are rather long and heavy with details tht u need to give urself time to ingest it. I honestly believe tht after a couple of viewings, I'd rate this drama higher, but this drama is 21 eps long and each episode is about an hour. Each episode is like a movie, there was not a single filler episode. Now on to the actual story. Han Yeol Moo is a trainee prosecutor who started to work for the Civil Service Team. She became a prosecutor so she could catch the person who murdered her younger brother. There, romantic feelings are rekindled with Koo Dong Chi. Together they investigate the cold case of her younger brother's murder, and find out tht it's actually quite complicated. The characters are great, I didn't hate a single one. They're interactions with one another are so much fun to watch, my favorite probably being the Chief Moon Hee Man. This is a serious drama, with lots of serious themes and detective work going on, but there are genuinely funny moments as well. And the romantic moments are actually really cute and sweet. But if you're looking for a romance drama, this is not it. I can't really say much about Pride and Prejudice without providing major spoilers, so I'll just leave u all with this. This drama has absolutely nothing to do with Jane Austen or her novel. If you're looking for a mindless watch, this is not it. The drama is complicated, complex even, but it's really good all the same. The best advice I could give anyone when watching this is to space out the episodes, and pay attention to everything. Every tiny detail is important. Try ur best to remember names as well (write them down if u have to). I really don't think this drama's for everyone. But it's not because it's bad. It's because of the genre I think. If u don't mind a long drama with long episodes, and u enjoy dramas where ur required to think and serious themes are explored, then i'd say give it a shot. And if u have the time of course. This is not one of those dramas where u'd skip everything for. I liked this drama. I enjoyed the story, loved the characters, and the interactions we're some of the best i've ever seen. The ending isn't disappointing either. It ends in a kind of ambiguous way, but not really. I wasn't disappointed. Could it have been better? Probably, but it's really not so terrible. This drama proves to me tht u can't just take ppl's word for things. You have to watch for urself and come up with ur own conclusions. Also, if u love those type of dramas where u can't tell who the bad guy is, this is it! I don't know about anyone else, but it makes it really fun for me!
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