evacuatewithstyle » film/television http://evacuatewithstyle.org/blog bits and pieces from a dabbler Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:01:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tree With Deep Roots, part 1 http://evacuatewithstyle.org/blog/2012/02/tree-with-deep-roots-part-1/ http://evacuatewithstyle.org/blog/2012/02/tree-with-deep-roots-part-1/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:58:15 +0000 Amy http://evacuatewithstyle.org/blog/?p=4737

Where do I even start with Tree With Deep Roots? There’s so much I want to say, but this first part is dedicated solely to the aesthetic value that Tree provided, which I think is unrivaled with any other drama I’ve seen in terms of production value and sheer ambitiousness of artistic vision: set design, costume design, music direction, cinematography. Everything was lush and inspiring, from start to finish, and the fact that this was only a drama belies just how meticulously crafted the final product was.

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UGH I MISS THEM. /sadface
Yeo Jin-goo, pick! next! project! soon!

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I find that a general problem with K-dramas that are based solely on romantic relationships and the getting together of two people is that romance alone can’t sustain a story; there has to be other elements. With sageuks in particular, a lot of writers often times feel the need to fill their stories with a certain amount of politics — almost to fulfill a quota — or else, hey, their dramas would just be regular ol’ dramas.

And that’s what I’m starting to feel with The Moon That Embraces the Sun: what the writer of the original source material really want is for King Hwon to mack at it all day with Yeon-woo, but because they can’t, he’s gonna throw in a bunch of plotting ministers and rich nobles taking advantage of The Common Folk so that it feels somewhat historical, and call it a day. I love the relationship between Hwon and Yeon-woo, but I am wary already of how much fluff we’re going to have to sit through in order for the two to get together. It would be fine if the fluff were well-written and well-acted, but it’s not, so I’m gnashing my teeth a bit.

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Okay, I don’t watch all TV like this, but Tree With Deep Roots is particularly dense and confusing historically, so I really needed to write everything out…

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As some of you may know, I work on a weekly segment over on Seoulbeats called the SB Chat Box, a podcast on K-pop. We’re trying to expand our coverage and currently, we’re trying to amp up our drama discussions, but we’re a little short staffed in the drama department.

I’m looking primarily for somebody who is knowledgeable in K-dramas, has watched a good number of them, and is aware of recent trends in the drama landscape. In addition to that, it’s important that you’re a good speaker as you’ll be having a lot of verbal conversations with me :D

If this sounds like you or you would like more information, please email me at amy[at]seoulbeats.com.

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I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write about this drama at length, but I did indeed start a TV journal (like actual pen and paper, y’all) and I surprisingly had a lot to write about Wild Romance, so why not do it on a nice and digital platform as well :D

But yeah, I do not like Wild Romance.

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My dear boy, you are in for a WORLD of second lead pain.

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AKA, things that are awesome in theory, but in theory only.

Like how awesome is an SM Town Orchestra performance…in theory?

How awesome is a hip hop stage…in theory?

And a female idol cover of Run the World…in theory?

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Wrapping up my Best of 2011 series is the second part of my picks for Best Drama of 2011.

(Read part one, my picks for best actor/actress here and here, and best of K-pop here.)

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So many dramas this year. May be getting carpal tunnel from typing my babble. #realtalk

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