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sou novato no mundinho dos doramas, mas esse já considero simplesmente um dos melhores já feitos (junto com a outra preciosidade crash landing on you).o quinteto protagonista é tudo que qualquer drama precisa, incrívelmente bonito e cheiroso, com ótimas atuações e muita química/sinergia entre si. (eugene's smile ♡)
a história possuí um ritmo lento que conciliavam, drama, romance e uma boa dosagem de humor de maneira linda e poética (apesar da trama).
a ambientação, cenário e vestuário também estavam incríveis, com lindos takes e uma ost perfeita (days without tears e see you again não saem do play).
eu amei o fator de todas às mulheres da história serem decididas, fortes, destemidas, inteligentes, bastante humanas e com personalidades únicas.
ps: apesar de já esperar aquele destino final não deixou de ser menos doloroso. (deprimido e com saudades dos meus nenês)
GUN, GLORY, SAD ENDING.
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Filho de escravos e depois de ter presenciado seu pai ser espancado até a morte e sua mãe ter se suicidado depois de se jogar em um poço, por um pedido fútil de um nobre para com sua mãe (o nobre queria que a mãe do Choi visse dele) Eugene Choi, com a ajuda da sua mãe depois de ter feito uma nobre grávida refém, consegue ajudar seu filho a escapa do destino que seu pai teve e contando com mais uma ajuda, um estrangeiro americano e missionário, Eugene Choi chega aos EUA, depois de muito sofrimento e aprendizado, ele volta onde nasceu depois de 30 anos, mas não com um escravo e sim como um alto comandante da Marinha e um cidadão americano, tudo isso para se vingar dos nobres que mataram seus pais e o fizeram ter anos sombrios, porém enquanto ele está atrás de sua vingança ele conhece no meio do caminho uma nobre chamada, Go Ae Sin e se apaixona por ela, a partir desse encontro e amor impossível, várias verdades vem a torna.O começo do drama é meio lento e demora a engrenar de verdade, ele só vai jogando casos na cara do espectador sem da solução, mas tudo tem um motivo, tudo para o telespectador ter afeição aos personagens apresentados, para os atos que estarão por vim.
Outro ponto genial e a interação dos personagens, todos os personagens principais, os 5 principais, assim podemos dizer, tem momentos sensacionais juntos, outra coisa que também não posso deixar de citar, são que os não só os principais, mas todos os personagens tem momentos fundamentais no drama, nenhum está ali só por está.
E o que dizer da fotografia, do cenário apresentado, da coreografia nas cenas de luta de espadas, parecia tudo mágico, sinceramente não seria audacioso da minha parte citar que isso foi o ponto alto do drama.
A trilha sonora, foi okay, mesmo que em raros momentos ela arrepiava até a alma principalmente no episódio 23, o que foi aquilo, mas no geral foi bem normal, nada espetacular.
Nem deveria dizer sobre o romance, pois o foco principal nem foi esse, foi sobre vingança e sobre a traição de alguns coreanos em vender/dar sua pátria aos japoneses, assim fazendo o exército dos justos se levantarem contra a tal traição, porém obviamente tudo que os três principais fizeram foi por isso, um amor impossível e era isso que movia a história de um jeito ou de outro, porém eu achei que eles se doaram demais a esse amor e não foram recompensados da mesma forma, sim eu sei que não deveríamos esperar algo amando uma pessoa, mas mesmo assim...
Alguns pontos negativos do drama pra mim foram os longos momentos de tela do sofrimento dos personagens, alguns duravam minutos, como por exemplo do começo do drama com o Eugene quando criança olhando pra longe de caixa de músicas e chorando, aquilo parecia interminável, entre outros momentos, os momentos que os personagens se encaravam também duravam muito e por fim os conflitos que o drama me trouxe não concluíram. No mais é um ótimo drama.
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É importante destacar que esse é um dorama histórico, que começa no final do século XIX e se estende até o início do século XX. E mostra a História que o Ocidente não conhece e que provavelmente nunca vai ser estudada nas escolas daqui. O dorama retrata muito bem esse momento histórico que foi tão conturbado, abordando a relação da Coreia com outros países, principalmente Japão e EUA.
Já sobre o drama em si, ele é muito envolvente, prende a nossa atenção desde o início. E apesar de ter muitos episódios o enredo é muito bem trabalhado e em nenhum momento a história se torna chata, conseguiram sustentar muito bem a qualidade dos episódios do início ao fim. Além disso, tem muitas reviravoltas e a gente nunca sabe o que vai acontecer naquele episódio nem nos próximos.
Quanto ao gênero do dorama, não tem como a gente definir qual é, tem de tudo: ação, romance, drama e comédia, e tudo na medida certa. E, ao contrários dos outros dramas, esse tem muitos personagens e o enredo não se prende aos protas, trabalhando muito bem a história de todos os personagens, que são ótimas e não dependem da história dos protas, além de os personagens serem complexos, não tem como a gente determinar de cara quem é o bonzinho e o vilão. E o elenco é muito bom, as atuações são ótimas, inclusive tem uns personagens que você toma ranço de tão bem interpretados.
Já em relação aos protas, o casal é excelente. Eles tem muita química e a relação deles é bem natural, vai florescendo aos poucos. E eles são muito fofos juntos, apesar de ser um casal mais velho e eles passarem por tanta coisa.
Por último, eu gostei muito dos papeis que as mulheres têm e como elas são mostradas nesse dorama, todas são fortes e inspiradoras, são mulheres que correm atrás do que querem e fazem o que consideram certo.
Enfim, super recomendo esse dorama a todo mundo, certeza que você não vai se arrepender!
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Obra prima e depressiva!
"Adeus, Mr sunshine. Até breve no nosso país independente."Desde o começo Mr sunshine em surpreendeu, a história é tão linda, tão rica em informações, sentimentos, cenário, personagens. É tão deslumbrante assistir toda essa luta, a luta do povo de Joseon, eles deram a vida até o fim e não temeram nada. Eu fiquei emocionada até o fim de ter conhecido essa história. Tive a oportunidade de ver atores que já conheço atuando em personagens nunca vistos por mim e dando um show. As amizades (ou alianças) que surgiram foram tão bem construídas, a trajetória deles foi tão incrível.
O amor dos personagens, pelo país, pelo amor deles. A vida valeu a pena pra eles até o fim!
Eu tinha tanto pra falar mas agora tô sem palavras pra explicar a grandeza que esse drama foi. Meu segundo drama histórico e não me arrependo de ter assistido ele agora, a luta deles me inspira a escolher diligentemente na minha primeira eleição.
Parabenizar todo o grupo que participou desse trabalho incrível, cada pessoa contribuiu pra essa história ganhar vida. Tae ri já tinha toda a minha admiração, que ATRIZ espetacular. Os parceiros dela em cena Byung hun, Yeon seok (te amo), a min Jung e o yo han, viraram meu quinteto fantástico, esses cinco transformaram tudo. Quando as duas estavam juntas eu via o poder das mulheres e quando os três se encontravam quase como imã que juntava eles foi a amizade nascendo de uma árvore. Eu senti toda a melancolia, raiva, dor, tristeza, amor e os pequenos momentos de felicidade que perduraram nesses 24 episódios. Todos eles mereciam a felicidade mas a história que eles estavam escrevendo era sobre algo muito maior. Mr sunshine foi sem palavras para descrever mas não foi algo pequeno.
Ressaltar também duas coisas: As transições das cenas eram perfeitas e que um drama do diretor e escritora de dots e goblin não poderia dar ruim certo? e certeza que as cenas que eu vi teve referências de goblin.
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Mr. Sunshine: Um Raio de Sol - Drama Intenso e Emocionalmente Desafiador
"Mr. Sunshine: Um Raio de Sol" é uma série que se destaca pelo seu drama intenso e envolvente. A trama nos leva em uma jornada através de personagens cativantes e complexos, que enfrentam desafios emocionais e dilemas morais ao longo da história.As atuações são sólidas, dando vida aos protagonistas e secundários de forma convincente. O elenco expressa as emoções dos personagens com habilidade, trazendo autenticidade às cenas mais intensas.
A direção cria uma atmosfera envolvente, transportando o espectador para o cenário histórico retratado na série. A ambientação é bem trabalhada, embora em alguns momentos possa parecer um pouco exagerada.
O enredo oferece uma variedade de reviravoltas emocionantes, tornando difícil prever os desdobramentos da história. No entanto, em alguns momentos, a trama pode se tornar um pouco arrastada, perdendo um pouco do ritmo.
"Mr. Sunshine: Um Raio de Sol" apresenta uma produção bem cuidada e alguns momentos tocantes, mas ainda assim, não conseguiu conquistar o posto de minha série favorita. Essa avaliação é baseada em uma perspectiva pessoal, e embora eu reconheça suas qualidades, sinto que falta algo que me conecte profundamente com a trama, algo que vá além da excelência técnica e da atuação magistral.
Recomendo "Mr. Sunshine: Um Raio de Sol" para quem busca um drama emocionante com personagens bem desenvolvidos e uma imersão no contexto histórico. Apesar de não ter sido minha escolha favorita, tenho certeza de que muitos apreciarão a riqueza da trama e a intensidade das emoções apresentadas.
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Uma verdadeira obra prima.
perfeito do início ao fim. Uma história tocante eenvolvente, um romance lindo e delicado apesar das adversidades da vida de cada personagem. O desenvolvimento de cada personagem ao decorrer de cada episódio é tocante, O amadurecimento, a descoberta dos seus verdadeiros sentimentos e o auto perdão é como uma lição de vida.A fotografia é perfeita, fazendo cada cena ser de tirar o fôlego, o que nos faz ser cada vez mais preso dentro do cenario.
O final faz jus ao desenvolvimento de toda a trama, o que o torna li do e tocante.
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Beautiful but ultimately hollow symbolism
I have finished watching MR SUNSHINE, and there was so much that I loved about this prestige kdrama. The writing of the heroine was SO good in how it discussed and defied some of the worse kdrama-heroine tropes. There was amazingly trenchant and deeply nuanced social criticism, gorgeous cinematography, lots of fascinating history, the warmest and most positive depiction of Christianity I've ever seen in a kdrama, men who drink respect women juice, the beautiful and angsty Gu Dong-Mae, FABULOUS period clothing, and rivals in love learning to put aside their differences in favour of shooting imperialists.But the show has a major flaw - a flaw that was particularly interesting to me, because it's the precise sort of flaw that I would be most prone to. The screenwriter, who does such brilliant work in so many other ways, is clearly most fascinated by the themes and symbolism she keeps bubbling away in the story's subtext. The problem is that these themes and symbolism - which delightfully clever - are not actually supported by the storytelling, and particularly by the characterisation.
And it's a really fun, rich, resonant bit of symbolism: Ae-Sin is not just a character in the story, she's the living embodiment of Joseon Korea. She's beautiful, desirable, noble, privileged, gradually awakening to a life of hardship and struggle and resistance. Each of the three male leads in the story has a different complicated relationship with her. Eugene has run away from Korea, but returning as an adult cannot help falling in love with the land and the people in defiance of the nobility who mistreated him as a boy. Gu Dong-mae was horribly oppressed by his homeland but cannot help loving it anyway; the Korea which oppressed both men also saved their lives through small acts of kindness. And finally, Hee-Sung, Korea's richest son, is her approved betrothed, but past injustices committed by his family against the people Ae-Sin cares about stand between them. The three men fall in love, not with Ae-Sin, but with their homeland. They express their love for the woman by sacrificing themselves for the homeland; in dedicating themselves to her, they cannot help dedicating themselves to the fight for freedom.
This is why the story had to have a sad ending. None of these men can espouse the whole country; they can only die for her, while Ae-Sin - Korea itself - lives on, alone and victorious, even in exile.
This symbolism is itself delightfully rich, deftly painted, and rewarding to think back upon once you see it. There's only one problem: it doesn't. make. sense.
From the very start of the show, I felt a little impatient with the writing because the relationships between the heroine and her three suitors are so poorly developed. The feelings come out of nowhere. Take Gu Dong-Mae, for instance: he last met this woman when she saved his life as children. Now, it just takes a brush of her dress across his fingers to get him pining madly for her. Hee-Sung, after avoiding her for the best part of a decade, gets one glimpse of Ae-Sin at the washing-line and just like that conceives an undying passion for her. The central relationship, between Ae-Sin and Eugene, doesn't fare much better. The problem is that the story demands each of the male leads to sacrifice himself for Ae-Sin by the end of the show, and I simply couldn't understand why they should. They all have multiple other women pining for them, and Ae-Sin doesn't give two of them the slightest encouragement to hope. I wanted them so badly to find happiness with one of the other women, and they never did.
What MR SUNSHINE needed was not primarily rich and complex symbolism - it was believable characterisation and relationship development. As it was, the lack of substance to the relationships cheapened the grand historical tragedy which was being told. When at the climactic moment the last of the three leads sacrifices himself for the heroine, it felt cheesy and unintentionally funny, rather than tragic.
I loved so much about this story, but the heart of it never clicked for me, and it's a crying shame that with all that budget and talent, it wasn't better written. And that, for me, will be the central tragedy of MR SUNSHINE.
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the story was rather slow paced for me hence why i had to skip from ep12 towards the last ep. didn't regret doing that but what I DO regret was to even start watching this show GOD THE PAAAIN.eventhough i missed out a good half of the show the pain towards the end was still there.. It was there.. Still there.. Somehow the words I want to say isn't forming but what i can say is it is one of the most beautifully captured show there is. Everyone who was a part of this drama did a REALLY GREAT JOB . I had a few attachments with the characters and it was god damn painful to see them go. Especially Yu Jin, Hui Seong & Dong Mae . They were just starting to grow fond of each other and- It was good to know that they had each other's back eventho they hate e/o Lol. The end of this drama gave us the closure we expected and wanted which was good BUT STILL PAINFUL. YuJin & Lady AeSin cause of my pain and suffering god damn why cant they just be happy ?!
was it worth a watch ? YES definitely but if you have awful attention span like me it'd be fine to skip a couple scenes and episodes.
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The setting of the drama is what initially attracted me. At the turn of the century, it is an important time for Joseon, where their fate for the next few decades, even up to our day and age, would be determined during that time. One of the themes that were emphasized in this drama is the injustices some Koreans went through at the hands of their people, especially due to hierarchy. This resulted in many people with a grudge against their own country, especially against the nobles.
Another very strong point about this drama is the character development. Other than the Japanese antagonistic, and the depiction of some traitors, many of the characters were given layers and layers, that you can't help but feel for. Of course, it all bloomed thanks to the talented actors behind it. Starting with Kim Tae Ri playing the character with a mission Go Ae Shin. This character could've easily become overbearing (think Gaksital FL), yet here she remains constant. As the story goes on, you can't help but be driven by her plight. And that is what happened with all 4 other leads. Eugene Choi on the other hand is the character I connected with the most. The feeling of not belonging to neither country can be lonely. You see him struggle daily trying to understand where he stands. I admired how he never felt ashamed of his origin and felt for his pain and grudge against those who caused it. Then you see his grudge falter as he is met with people that kept challenging the preconceived notion of his birthplace. Lee Byung Hun really gave his all for this character, especially towards the end.
Watching Yoo Yeon Seok after seeing him in "Hospital playlist" it is difficult to accept that is the same person. Looks aside, his character is the most pitiful and toxic. He has no problem slicing anyone in half if they got on his wrong side, yet he won't hesitate to protect them if he sees anyone being unfairly treated. The most tragic character is Kudo Hina / Lee Yang Hwa played by Kim Min Jung. Having been sold off previously like some commodity really shaped her personality. She is all about being in control, however, the one thing she could never control is the action of her parents. This breaks her time and again throughout the drama. You can also sense the sadness in her eyes. Finally, Kim Hui Sung played by Byun Yo Han was the main reason for me for starting this drama. He was the actual sunshine here. His smile lightened my day, even when you could feel the heavy burden behind it.
Of course, what made this drama memorable is a large number of supporting characters. Gunner Jang was a character I followed and rooted throughout. This story was as much his story, as it was Go Ae Sin's story of a man who rejected the leaders of his country but chose its people. He was the forever rebellious Jang. Another character that stood out is the king. He was frustrating for most of the drama, but as the story went on, you realize how helpless he felt, and how carefully he chose his actions to protect his people. Being in his place is the most crumbling experience. There were many more, too many interesting characters.
The horror of colonialism is really well exposed here. The actions the Japanese did makes you wonder if it was possible to lose one's humanity to this point. Now, I do not know if what was portrayed was exaggerated. Some instances couldn've been, while others not. However, I do know the dangers of collective brainwash. When being constantly fed on how those "other" people are less than you, your brain accepts it and you become desensitized. Seeing what my beloved Japanese people did was really conflicting. But that is the truth of becoming a colonizer. Though they suffer a lot later due to losing the war, I think that was a blessing in disguise. It helped them reflect on what they have become and change. That opportunity was never offered to those that never lost a war.
Action scenes were great overall, but especially the sword fights with Gu Dong Mae. The scenery was beautiful, and some scenes were haunting. The train scene will probably go down as one of the most beautiful scenes in my memory.
While the drama had all those great things going for it, it still took me so long to finish. I lost my motivation to watch due to the lack of direction for the story to take. Each episode was between 75 - 80 minutes, with much of it had the characters walking around and eating dessert. The actual story starts at around episodes 19-20. Yes, it took THAT long for the story to take off. That is too much fat needed to shed. There is also the mix of history and myths that bothered me, and no reasoning given for actions that took so long to be taken. For example, the Mori character made no sense. They used it to turn the Japanese colonization of Korea to be some family centuries-old conspiracy when this had nothing to do with the truth, nor the overall story. Just added drama that didn't amount to anything. The portrayal of America is also in the same vein. On one hand, it's treated like this paradise, only to be brought down to reality by our Korea-American hero. One line said really stood out:
"America & Britain lent Japan a total of $410 million dollars, and 40% of it is being spent on the war. The two countries basically forced Japan into the war. Hence, America will never help Joseon. The Russo-Japanese war will result in a great deal of profit for America”
The music was overall negligible, but there was some sweet background that brought peace to the scenes.
It was overall a good drama to watch if it wasn't for the dragginess. I do recommend it to all.
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Disappointing. It’s visually stunning, music is great, but that’s it.
I’m disappointed. The story is not good. Or maybe I just expected so much from the glimpse I had from the music video and reviews here.The music video of Park hyo shin’s ost is a way better story than the entire series. It’s unnecessarily long just to keep dragging the episodes to showcase the beautiful cinematography.
Story: Why so long? Is it to cater for the countless slow motions and CGI? Or is it to make it seem like a big shot kdrama? Most of the scenes are empty, the order of the series is a mess, maybe they were just trying to be more historically accurate but if then they couldve just made a movie. The war that I was expecting for the last episode actually happened in the first episode, and it was just a glimpse. The feeling of patriotism that I’ve been waiting for was concealed in a very short scenes, then the lovestory-filled ending came up, then the end.
Cast/Acting: I don’t buy the main leads. Why does it have to be Lee byung hun? He might as well became the father figure for the main female lead. I could see hyun bin as a more fitting cast for the character. Kim tae ri, okay so many better actress to portray this role, but I can forgive this. The rest of the main leads, perfect.
Music: One of the best soundtracks in kdramaworld. Thank you Park hyo shin and Baek ji young.
Rewatch: No, because it’s so long and empty, I might actually fall asleep. Actually I did fell asleep so many times while watching this, I just woke up one morning and the entire series has been streamed out. Lol!
Overall: Very disappointed. Unlike the claims of other fans about this drama as patriotic, historical etc. it actually focused on the lovestory of the main leads, the main leads as in the five main leads.
There are only three good things about this drama.
1. The cinematography
2. The music
3. The mourning scenes in ep 20.
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Too many stunning and lingering visuals...
Mr Sunshine is one of the most visually stunning drama series on TV. The colours, sweeping landscapes and battle scenes in the early episodes are Oscar worthy and viewers continue to be mesmerised by beautiful images throughout the series. I think the writer and director wanted to contrast the tragedy as it unfolds with the beauty of the country caught in a political storm. However, towards the end of the series as the story moved towards its climax, the lovely scenes often got in the way of the story-telling as the action and drama slowed to linger on one beautiful shot after another, or scenes were reprised in slow-motion from different camera angles. Without the lingering shots, the makers could have kept the story tight at 70-minute/episode (28-hours in total) instead of the over-indulgent and ever-lengthening episodes as the series progressed (totalling 30-plus hours).(Spoiler alert!) Since the drama was set in a particularly turbulent time in Korea’s history, the story was never going to have a happy ending. The cast was excellent. The huge cast, main and support, each played a part in moving the story forward and their characters evolved and grew as they were affected by events. Of the three male leads, Captain Eugene Choi’s (Lee Byung Hun) character changed the least, maybe because Eugene was already nearly forty years-old when the story began. I liked how Kim Hui Sung’s (Byun Yo Han) character evolved from that of a rich playboy and cad to the quiet observer and then to a man who learnt, in his own way, to do the right thing. I also liked how viewers were gradually drawn into the inner turmoil of King Go Jong (Lee Seung Jun) as the political situation in his beloved country escalated. But I felt sorry for Kim Min Jun’s character, Hina Kudo/Lee Yang Hwa who did as much for the Korea as Lady Go Ae Shin (Kim Tae Ri) but was overlooked and overshadowed by Lady Go.
I didn’t mind the music initially but there was too much of it and the use was too heavy-handed. I felt my emotional reaction was being coached and manipulated as each scene was audibly cued before the story unfolded on-screen. While this might be okay for a 2-hour film, it is very exhausting for the viewer in a 30-plus hour drama.
I won’t be re-watching it or looking to recommend it to friends unless they’re fans of historical dramas and melodramas.
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The only main actor I had watched before was Yoo Yeon Suk, but I had not been a fan. I knew of Lee Byung Hun, but had never watched him in anything. I was blown away by the acting of all 5 main characters. Some may say otherwise, but I thought they were flawless in these roles. Kim Tae Ri was especially captivating. Her beauty and her voice were mesmerizing to me. Some thought LBH was too expressionless, but I found him quite the opposite. And when he unleashed one of his smiles, I was enchanted. For the first half or so, I felt like the chemistry between the Eugene and Ae Shin was very thick. There was a bit of shift afterwards, but nevertheless they had something there. I was very moved by the acting of the other three as well, and they all became very beloved characters that I rooted for. Dong Mae and Hina were the anti-heroes. And Hee Sung was a hero in disguise. They were all complex and compelling and I loved each of them for varying reasons. The extended cast was no less impressive, and no less part of this story - I couldn't even begin to name them all and what they added to the narrative.
The story is not all tears and sadness though. In the beginning, there is definitely some humor in the mix as well to keep it from becoming too solemn. The writer really did a great job carrying us forward with each new step that our characters faced. I loved all the relationships that were formed, and the bravery of the Righteous Army, and the people of Joseon who captured my heart. So when it got to the climax, we were more than ready ---and yet, somehow, not prepared at all.
The music chosen was excellent. Haunting and lovely. Sad March and The Day were the main songs. And a sad, melodious version of Greensleeves to top it off.
I know that I gave it a 10 for re-watch value. I would absolutely watch this again, but I don't think my heart could handle it anytime soon as it's already ripped to shreds right now! Even if you think that historical shows are not for you, I think everyone that loves Korean dramas and culture should not miss this show. I would not recommend this show to anyone that is looking for fast paced or satisfying happy bows. You would be looking at the wrong thing here. But if you want a story that will move you and mesmerize you, this is where it's at.
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