Based on my trust and love for Director Kim Won-seok, I finally restarted the Asda Chronicles and watched the first 18 episodes in one go.
In fact, it is really a rare theme and pattern in Korean dramas, or it is also the ultimate desire and ambition of a director. But the shortcomings are also very obvious.
On a larger scale, from the tribe to the alliance, from the alliance to the kingdom, this kind of story based on the origin of the development of human civilization requires a more magnificent and open epic and allegorical sense, which is obviously not in terms of language influence and regional influence. What the non-dominant Korean culture can carry. Regardless of other things, even the second season is not sure where the operation mode is, but chose a core larger than Game of Thrones, and made the kind of mistake that the thesis title is too empty, and the pit is too big.
Even though the shooting ranged from the vast northern Xinjiang to the tropical jungle, it was always unrealistic to describe such a big Asda with an oriental face speaking Korean.
In addition, the Shepherd Spears said that they lived by the sea, but they lived in the snowy valley, and then went south to the waterfall to save people. A little excitement is indeed a little excitement. In modern times, it takes two or three days to fly by plane. Tell me that the protagonists don't even feel haggard and tired? This is not a fairy tale drama. You can master the sword for a hundred miles in one day, break away from the basic common sense and cognition of the human body, skip the reality of Newton's first and second laws, and lose the cornerstone of real convincing.
On the other hand, if you don't say anything else, the Dragon Mother's expedition to the other side of the mountain and the other side of the sea took almost a season or two. This is the real dilemma that human beings have faced. With these, dragons and witches have also become powerful supports in the legend. And Asda, reduced to mystifying.
In the small, it is the fate of the characters who are caught in a grand narrative, and the psychological process is scribbled and hastily, and they have been masked. Jin Dao, who is good at describing in detail, lost the weapon that he was usually good at. He was stunned by the big problem of human nature and divinity, and he lost most of his inner soul.
Talking about human nature, about the small environment, about the butterfly effect of organization and power on people’s hearts, South Korea actually has better historical materials and resources, there is really no need to do these things, neither the past nor the present, the Mayan tribal style and the A fantasy drama with a mix of European religions. This guide is really hard work.
However, seeing the Asda in the creator's mind is hard to take shape, the rest of the manoeuvre, tearing, and fighting based on human nature are probably easy to implement. Especially Baixing people terrier, could not help laughing. This is to return to the issue of people's livelihood and civil rights that Korean drama directors often talk about, so the story will be much easier to tell.
So there are still some small expectations for the second season, if there is any.
The lack of a good soundtrack is a big pity.
But the fan filter is still there, and the respected director always wants to tell a story, not just a brainless sweet drama with exaggerated acting skills. The quality of three stars is less than half, but in the end, he willfully give four stars for this kind of awareness and stubbornness that he knows he can't do.
We really have a vast territory and a country with a long history. We should work tenaciously and come up with a little bit of ambition and stories worthy of it. We should not be in love forever.
Therefore, the golden PD banner will not fall. If there is a second season, you can wait and see.
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