mediaklan
France
Less is more, more or less
Bridal Mask is a great adventure, a great ride with strong feelings along the way. But while others shows usually fails on some aspects because they lack 'something', Bridal Mask is doing the opposite : it's overdoing it.
Don't get me wrong : For the points this drama was striving to make it look right, it was done amazingly right : decors, costumes, characters ? Amazing. Interior scenes ? Exterior scenes ? Excellent filming. So why am I still under the sentiment that Bridal Mask is overestimated here in MDL ? Well, if you remove all the drama "furnitures" and "accessories" around it, only the script remains.
And here lies the annoying flaws, but maybe the only flaws, to the show : an improbable love triangle on trouble times, surrounded by the most incompetent and crude side characters, themselves surrounded by over intelligent support characters, all making strange and confusing decisions about what to do next... And failing at it. And having countless flashbacks about it. Multiple times.
Quick example of an annoying scenario element : the 'back-and-forth-is-he-bridal-mask-or-not?'.
« Is he bridal mask ? No he's not. But wait ! yes it's true , I think he's bridal mask ! Are you sure ? Ah ! Sorry, no he's not. Wait ... I think he's really bridal mask. Noooooooo wayyyyyyy ! Aaaaah nope, sorry, wrong again.»
Oh come on, please put whoever you think is bridal mask in jail and let's get over it, shall we ? Thanks (...)
Honestly, while Bridal Mask can get quite annoying at times, and long enough to capitalize on that, it's a very good drama, provided that you're presently looking for some strong emotions. In that aspect, you could even get a bit more that what you bargain for. The direction and the actors performance will get you there in a split second, as a lot of thoughts and efforts were put in this drama to make the viewers feel, resent and struggle along the characters.
While Bridal Mask sometimes feels like a korean super hero tv-show, it's actually a bit more than that, good and bad things all included. And as a k-drama lover, I can only recommend it.
Don't get me wrong : For the points this drama was striving to make it look right, it was done amazingly right : decors, costumes, characters ? Amazing. Interior scenes ? Exterior scenes ? Excellent filming. So why am I still under the sentiment that Bridal Mask is overestimated here in MDL ? Well, if you remove all the drama "furnitures" and "accessories" around it, only the script remains.
And here lies the annoying flaws, but maybe the only flaws, to the show : an improbable love triangle on trouble times, surrounded by the most incompetent and crude side characters, themselves surrounded by over intelligent support characters, all making strange and confusing decisions about what to do next... And failing at it. And having countless flashbacks about it. Multiple times.
Quick example of an annoying scenario element : the 'back-and-forth-is-he-bridal-mask-or-not?'.
« Is he bridal mask ? No he's not. But wait ! yes it's true , I think he's bridal mask ! Are you sure ? Ah ! Sorry, no he's not. Wait ... I think he's really bridal mask. Noooooooo wayyyyyyy ! Aaaaah nope, sorry, wrong again.»
Oh come on, please put whoever you think is bridal mask in jail and let's get over it, shall we ? Thanks (...)
Honestly, while Bridal Mask can get quite annoying at times, and long enough to capitalize on that, it's a very good drama, provided that you're presently looking for some strong emotions. In that aspect, you could even get a bit more that what you bargain for. The direction and the actors performance will get you there in a split second, as a lot of thoughts and efforts were put in this drama to make the viewers feel, resent and struggle along the characters.
While Bridal Mask sometimes feels like a korean super hero tv-show, it's actually a bit more than that, good and bad things all included. And as a k-drama lover, I can only recommend it.
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