"and eat the fish, and ..." This is how I can describe the main male protagonist, An Dante. You'll understand. The character of actor Namgun Min, turned out to be so alive and charismatic that he simply eclipsed the entire caste of the drama. Constantly catching myself thinking (especially in the second half of the series), and why, in fact, the drama is called “Beauty Gong Shim”, when the most basic plot revolves around Dante, and on the screens he appeared more often years, after which the series was named? That remains a mystery to me.
And now, I want to touch on a topic that I really didn’t like, and I find this phenomenon dangerous, especially for young girls whose audience mostly watches dramas, and may assume that this attitude towards girls is “completely normal.”
An Dante is a very controversial character, and all because the whole series portrays him as righteous, although in fact, he was disgusting about the gents. And I am not talking about those clichéd moments where the fearless Dante saves poor Gonshim, namely those where the same Dante plays a swing from years, stresses, first wins the heart of Gonshim, and then, as if mocking, rejects her recognition and without explanation behaves coldly and indifferently, in relation to the girl in love who does not understand anything.
Screenwriters try to justify such a disgusting attitude, the main plot twist. Seriously? Couldn't he just warn a poor girl about his unstable condition? Wait, writers, are you seriously trying to justify the abuse with some family secret? The love line was written by either deeply traumatized people or a 12-year-old teenager.
Or here’s the other case, which concerns the Y. She suddenly decides to become an obsessive stalker, stalking the guy who dumped her. It is clear that Dante actually “loves” her, but just imagine a situation in real life where the game of “love, do not love” cripples people’s lives, causes them to lower the threshold of self-importance, knocks them off track. And these are not even the consequences of such a disregard for a person. Not so romantic anymore, is it?
And here's another example: when the hero-lover disappears for a year, does not call, does not write, does not make himself known. And again, I pay homage to the writers, a terrific mash-up for s, well, to drive her crazy. I don’t understand, what did you (the writers) argue with the leading actress? Why is she constantly subjected to the most severe abuse, and she endures and endures everything? I was glad that maybe she will reject him once and for all, because a healthy relationship with such a person clearly can not build. Alas, she just did what she did. I don’t judge her, because it’s very difficult to get away from such people in real life, they parasitize on people, feeding on their energy until they get bored, and then leave the person alone to deal with the wood that he broke. In such cases, only a good therapist can help.
It’s a bit choking, we’re moving to the end.
And the bottom line is as simple as a thrush. An Dante is a great example of what kind of guys to avoid in everyday life. Believe me, such wastefulness with your feelings will not lead to anything good.
The drama itself turned out not bad, but I will not review it, of course.
6 out of 10