Tubarão (2013)

A good soap drama to watch when really free

First off, I watched this drama for Kim Nam Gil, so there will really less criticism for him. The story really stands out in the series of "Resurrection" and "The devil", where I have watched "The devil" as well, and after reading through some reviews here as well the info on Wikipedia, many things get clear as why the story is like this and why it ends that way.

A good advice for those who are watching now, is that you need to remember that these dramas are oldies, and if you really check the dramas of that period, many dramas will really show same characteristics - like maybe draggy, unusual relations, mind blowing and equally mind f****ing plot twists (very similar to daily soaps in India🤣), old-style camera angles, cinematography, etc. So, if you watch it with this mindset, you will pretty much focus on the story rather than just judging that the plot is boring.

Also, I would like review it in comparison to "Bad Guy" which is really similar to this one on various grounds.
1. The story is well written, led by the ambitions and nature of the characters, as compared to Bad Guy.
2. Though the end is same, the explanation for this story soothes your heart better 😒
3. Kim Nam Gil's acting- Driving force for both the stories. Though both are revenge dramas with an anti-hero, there is clear distinction between both the characters and he portrays them well.
4. I found Jae in more convincing because the character is what it is shown and is well played by Han Ga In. Unfortunately, this is my personal opinion, but I was not convinced by the prosecutor played by Seo Ye jin. The very K-drama industry where all prosecutor characters are strong and believable as 'Yes, he or she is a prosecutor' irrespective of their past, her character would have pretty much been the same at any other occupation. This might be the weakness of the character maybe.
5. The idea behind the name, and reference of Orpheus. The story prettty much sticks to the tale. In contrast, Bad Guy very well sticks to the name, since Kim Nam Gil does play a playboy there (and pretty amazing)
6. Lovely Kim Dong soo.

Overall, I enjoyed watching both pieces and was satisfied to watch my hero being the antihero. Though the end is utterly not my style😑.
(My review ends here, spoiler alert and personal overwhelmings😤 below)





















*SPOILER*

I REALLY NEED A STORY WHERE KIM NAM GIL STAYS ALIVE🙂 I HAVE WATCHED 4 PIECES BACK TO BACK WHERE HIS CHARACTER DIES, WHY??!!
PANDORA, SHARK, BAD GUY, ISLAND!
HIS CHARACTER IS ALMOST DYING IN FIERY PRIEST 2, THOUGH I KNOW HE WON'T.
BUT COME ON, WHY?!🥹
FORGET WATCHING HIM IN A NORMAL ROMCOM OR ANY NORMAL DRAMA- THE LEAST I EXPECT IS HIS CHARACTER STAYING ALIVE☠️🥲

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omoooooo iniziamo col dire che i 2 protagonisti maschili del drama (Kim Nam-Gil e Ha Seok-Jin) sono 2 fighiiiiii da pauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :Q_________
La protagonista invece noi la conosciamo molto bene, solo che sicuramente molti non si ricordano XD, l’abbiamo vista nei panni di una protagonista cervellona, sbadata, non curata e neanche fortunata in amore, ma ben si una dolcissima donna abile nella lavorazione del legno ovvero, personal taste, in shark lei interpreta il ruolo di una donna molto affascinante di bella presenza e molto cordiale
Ritornando al nostro Kim Nam-Gil in questo drama è un personaggio tutto da sbavooooo :Q_____ è rude, mascolino, tenebroso, virile ma anche tenero e di classe con una tonalità di voce penetrante non aggiungo altroooo mi sto divulgando troppo in chiacchere che secondo me vanno guardate e basta senza commentare …. La sua recitazione è davvero unica, pochi (e sottolineo pochi) hanno questo talento, devo dire anche che lui ha una nomina particolare nel recitare , che non vi sto qui a descrivere ma che vedrete quando conoscerete bene l’attore, ad esempio io mi sono vista questo drama subito dopo aver visto bad guy, entrambi i drama li ho visti in 2giorni e 12 ore a testa, quindi immaginate com’ero… non ero in condizione di stopparlo poiché suscitava in me la voglia di vedere una puntata dopo l’altra senza fermarmi, devo ammettere però, che, ci sono rimasta un po’ sconvolta del fatto che quest’attore non abbia recitato in altri drama, apparte bad guy, ma solo film di grande successo, sono nell’attesa che esca il suo nuovo drama intitolato Pirates che, DOVREBBE, uscire il Primo semestre 2014
Devo ammettere che questo drama mi ha fatto pinnare davvero parecchio, da mangiarsi le mani, e come sapete a me non tutti fanno quest’effetto, infatti sono arrivata al punto, nei primi episodi, che in questo istante non ricordo quale, di dire: MA COME DIAVOLO FARANNO QUESTI 2 A STARE INSIEME?????? Bè, sicuramente anche voi avrete questa stessa mia reazione ma senza scoraggiamenti … i momenti che loro 2 passeranno insieme devo confessarsi che sono da arricciare la pelle eheheheh

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Kim Nam Gil makes his return to the small screen after serving in the army, playing the role of 'Han Yi Soo', a tradgey striken young man who is looking for revenge against the seemingly friendly Chairman Jo (played by Lee Jung Gil), who isn't all who he seems to be. Despite its predictablity and safeness in the general plot, with everything else ranging from serviceable to far-fetched, the strength of Shark is the strong acting of Kim Nam Gil and the story of who Chairman Jo was. And of course, the excellent, but short, appearance of Jung In Ki, who played the father of Yi Soo, who is interlinked in more ways than one. The only real faults that I have with the show was its confusing and needlessly overwrought finale. As well as the complete wasteful presence of Ha Seok Jin, who played the Husband of Jo Hae Woo (Son Ye Jin), Oh Joon Young. Lacking character depth with both the teen and adult versions. And on a lasting note, Son Ye Jin was perfectly fine. However, if you replaced her with excellent Kyung Soo Jin, her youngercounter part, you probably have a better show.

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No "shark" action

I found so many flaws in this, that i dont know where to start... First, it looks very outdated in terms of filming technique and dynamics - or lack of it, it's very slow for a revenge/ action drama. Also, the colours are dark and washed out, be it for the present or past actions. Too much time is assigned for the memories of the ML, like - we got it, let us get to the point already! Very tropey, a lot of of symbolism, but everything thrown into our face, no mystery left to keep us waiting! And, above all, veeeeerry slow pace - 20 long episodes packed with unnecessary dialogues, staring and whatnot BUT action.
Dropped and dont consider giving it a try any time soon.

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