O Juiz do Inferno (2024)

Meh

The series is getting a higher score only for its good-for-casual-watch aspect and the graphics being relatively decent. Unfortunately both the FL and ML were very one-note through the whole series and despite trying to force a romance between the two, it really just didn't work. The plot was both straight-forward and sloppy.

However, if you can turn off the analytical mind and are the type who enjoys watching an "eye for an eye" kind of of punishment, this is a good one to try. Note that while it's not the most graphic I've come across, it's graphic enough for queasy watchers to avoid.

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Exploring Moral Dilemmas and Supernatural Justice: A Review of The Judge From Hell

The Judge From Hell is a captivating fantasy thriller that hooks viewers with its unique blend of supernatural elements and moral dilemmas. The premise, which cleverly incorporates law and justice within the realm of demons, adds a compelling complexity that keeps the story engaging. Bitna's character exemplifies this contradiction; she initially appears as an unstoppable force, executing judgments with precision, but her growing emotional attachment to Daon creates an inner conflict that adds depth, even if it sometimes slows the plot's momentum.

The trials Bitna administers reflect the moral principle of “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” and I found her brutal yet fitting approach to justice both intriguing and thought-provoking. While these sequences carried emotional weight and were integral to the narrative, some felt drawn out, affecting the overall pacing. Additionally, the haunting soundtrack enhanced the dark atmosphere, adapting beautifully to the show’s emotional range and elevating the viewing experience.

Despite some pacing issues, the performances were strong, particularly Park Shin-hye as Bitna, who brought fierce energy to her role. However, I found Kim Jae-young’s character to be a bit divisive; his rapid discovery of Bitna’s secrets diminished some tension. The cliffhanger ending leaves the future of the story open, which could either be a clever setup for a second season or a frustrating conclusion if unresolved. Overall, I would rate the series 4 out of 5 stars, as it successfully weaves a strong premise with engaging characters and a compelling mix of moral dilemmas and supernatural elements.

READ MY FULL REVIEW HERE: https://diyarisks.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-judge-from-hell-2024-series-review.html

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Historia desperdiciada

He terminado de ver el drama por qué ya había invertido tiempo en el desde que empezó a emitirse, sentí el deber de terminar, pero sinceramente final forzado y plano.

Porque? ( mezclare lo que me gustó y no me gustó):

1. Historia "sobrenatural": creo que la historia inicial era atrapante, que haría un demonio poderoso en el mundo humano? Con esa premisa premisa en mente, el drama me atrapó en los primeros capítulos. Sin embargo, esa "humanización" del FL la sentí vacía, superficial y plana, hubo escenas dramáticas, sí, pero el romance entre ML y FL (la cual fue la razón para que FL se humanice) me pareció soso, sin química, forzado, poco natural de ese amor/odio inicial que mostraron. En otras palabras la historia pudo ser mejor si no se hubiera centrado en la premisa de que "el amor todo lo puede y lo cambia, para bien" lo que hace que esa premisa sea un cliché mal entendido. (3/10)

2. La FL (PSH) Justitia/Kang BitNa: el desempeño de la FL en pantalla me gusto (hasta cierto punto) la he visto en otros dramas y creo que aquí se esforzó para desempeñar un papel mezcla entre cínico y amable, sin embargo, sorry! La sentí como una actuación forzada, definitivamente amo a PSH en otros dramas, le aplaudo querer caracterizar algo poco común en sus papeles, sin embargo, pudo ser más "oscuro y creíble". Siento que su papel como Justitia perdió fuerza (6/10)

3. Humor: si! Fue un poco relajante las escenas de humor en las interacciones con los personajes secundarios, sinceramente se me hicieron divertidos, y en casos, rozando lo ridículos. (8/10)

4.Juicios: los primeros juicios creo que fueron disfrutables, algunas escenas un poco reforzadas en cuanto a coreografía de lucha cuerpo a cuerpo, sin embargo, para saciar la "sed de venganza" ante la indignación por personajes despreciables no estuvo mal (8/10)

5. ML (HDO): aunque guapo e interesante al principio, el personaje se ablando al final, perdiendo su carácter independiente, ni siquiera se invirtieron los papeles entre ML y FL, si no que el ML se volvió más plano, dependiente, super emocional y como un ser necesitado de que alguien lo defienda, como policía al final su papel fue plano. (4/10)

6. Secundarios: fueron divertidos, pintorescos y le dio un buen sustento a los FL y ML, sus emociones bien expresadas (me gustó el papel de la madre de Yechan). (8/10)

7. Satanás: el personaje me encantó, más en su forma original, pero me pareció que no enriqueció mucho la historia, solo fue una argucia para disminuirle la pena de Justitia.

8. Final: Terrible! Sacrificaron la historia por el romance, nooo! Un final capitulo 14 innecesario, largo, plano, a excepción del juicio del asesino J. No entendí porque Justitia en el infierno no tomo su forma original, y siguió en el cuerpo de BitNa, cuando otros demonios retornaron con su verdadera identidad. El apoyo del ángel Gabriel y la intervención de Dios... Hace quedar a la idea de Dios como una broma, ya que entonces, para que infierno? Y claro, ella sigue en su misión de matar a los "malos" aún teniendo la consciencia del sufrimiento de las víctimas, todo en base a que se humanizo y que los humanos no entienden los designios superiores de Dios o del diablo.... Sinceramente aburrido. (1/10)

9.Ost: varios temas del OST me gustaron. El intro principal con su canto lírico, si! (8/10)

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Increíble

La historia de un demonio que es juez en el infierno y es castigada por sentenciar incorrectamente a una jueza que llego al infierno siendo "Inocente" y que tendrá que matar a una cantidad e asesinos en el mundo humano para poder volver al infierno o sino morirá.

La premisa me encanto desde el inicio y cada episodio me dejo mas intrigada en que pasaría, ame a ver a Park Shin Hye en este papel, fue diferente a lo que he visto de ella anteriormente y le quedo perfecto.

Aunque la historia gira entre la vida y la muerte y el infierno, hubo cavidad para el romance y en especial la actuación del beso del ultimo ep fue la mejor en ese ámbito, lo recalco, porque siempre dicen que las escenas de ella en este aspecto son fatales.

Sobre las actuaciones en general, pues fueron muy buenas y me encantaron, fueron geniales todos, y en mi opinión sentí que transmitían en cada momento.

En cuanto a la musica, uff ame este OST desde la canción principal hasta la musica de ambiente, sentí una correcta musicalización en la serie, al menos en mi opinión, no sentía forzada la musica y veía que transmitían bastante de la escena solo con ella.

Sobre el final, no dare spoilers, pero si me gusto lo ultimo del final, fue genial, sobre el rostro, si creo que si hubiera sido mensos largo mejor.

Sin duda una serie que tuvo de todo, especialmente venganza, me gusto que aunque tuvo romance, nunca fue el foco principal y tuvo la dosis perfecta en la historia, algunas cosas si puedo decir que las sentí mas simple, especialmente algunas escenas entorno al final, pero de igual manera el desarrollo en general fue divino, y la historia se sentía ligera y disfrutable desde el inicio.

Espero seguir viendo a estos actores en diferentes papeles en el futuro, realmente me creí la historia de todos!

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Disappointed....story all over the place.

I didn't enjoy the drama as much as I had hoped. The beginning was promising, and the main female lead carried the show with her excellent portrayal of her character. However, the second half became increasingly ridiculous, with the plot taking a nosedive. It's a shame because the storyline had potential. Additionally, the romance between the characters felt forced and lacked chemistry. The behavior of the main lead was inconsistent and his character seemed poorly developed. As a result, I started to lose interest and found it difficult to stay focused on the show. Also the open ending was unnecessary.

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Enjoyed The Novelty But Can’t Recommend

My 4 categories are Acting/Cast, Writing, Direction/SFX/Music, Entertainment Value.

I was immediately excited to watch this because it’s a Park Shin Hye (박신혜) drama. Also, she’d be playing a completely different type of character than I’m used to seeing. I was so interested in this idea because I think Park Shin Hye is a pretty bad actress (not the worst, but she’s down there) and I really want to see her improve. She was the lead female in the first K-drama I’ve ever watched (The Heirs), so there’s a sense of nostalgia when I watch her.

Acting/Cast: I am happy to say Park Shin Hye killed it (pun intended). Her character was by far the most entertaining aspect of this drama. I already knew she could do action, which is a huge thing for me. So, I figured that was a big reason why she got this role. She did great with the action as well as the acting. Her sidekick was also a well-acted character. I liked who they cast to play Bael. That was a nice surprise. My biggest issue in this category is the male lead. I don’t remember ever seeing him in anything else, so, unfortunately, I can only gauge his acting off this drama alone. It was terrible. I could not tell at all how he was feeling by looking at his face except for when he was literally crying. He looked like he was daydreaming, honestly. He had zero chemistry with Park Shin Hye’s character. It was a bit cringey. He wasn’t half-bad in the beginning though…what went wrong? 5/10

Writing: It’s all over the place. I feel like this drama switches the plot on us multiple times. Characters are introduced and done away with quickly. Things happen that don’t make any sense. The lore doesn’t even make sense. Characters change their minds suddenly to suit the direction in which the writers decide to take the plot. I think what people like about this drama is the revenge aspect. It’s brutal revenge, as well. Park Shin Hye’s character doesn’t do things by the books (unlike most K-dramas), but instead tortures and kills the murderers. In K-drama world, she’s only allowed to get away with this as a female lead because she is already evil and it’s her job as a demon. Loop holes… Anyway, the male lead is a cop and a human, so he can’t take revenge in this way because it would make him “evil”. So basically he just ends up taking a backseat for the duration of the drama. If he doesn’t physically do it, even though he’s not stopping someone else from doing it, he’s still good. What a cop out… (I’m usually not this punny. I swear.) He’s just there to watch along with us I guess. I usually like revenge type plots, but I didn’t feel this one was very satisfying. Especially, the judgments on the murderers who weren’t part of the main storyline. I don’t know these people. I haven’t had enough time to emotionally connect with their victims. I don’t want to see them get tortured. Honestly, even if I was able to emotionally connect…I still don’t like seeing that stuff. I think the revenge in The Glory was really satisfying because she outsmarted them and got them to destroy themselves and each other. And in Revenge of Others (another satisfying revenge drama), the vigilante tortured perpetrators because the law was letting them get away scot-free. He also wasn’t killing them afterward, so they had a chance to repent or be punished by the law as well. Plus, the drama allowed us to fully connect with the victims before enacting revenge. In The Judge From Hell, I also really didn’t like something that happened near the end. I can’t say too much but… we watch revenge dramas because we want a feeling of justice being carried out, wrongs being righted, and we root for the victims and underdogs. There was a victim in this story (this person wasn’t “good”, but still a victim) that was robbed of that and there was really no reason for it. It’s like they just threw it in there because the writers wanted as much death as possible or something. I was a little perturbed during the last couple episodes because of this. 1.5/10

Direction/SFX/Music: Scene cuts felt jarring at times, but I realized it was just the style. They would jump ahead and then backtrack to show the events leading up. The special effects are well done and the soundtrack, although it wasn't quite my style, is distinct and adds personality to the drama. 8/10

Entertainment Value: Now that I’m thinking about it, this drama really has Tale of the Nine-Tailed vibes. The plot is all over the place, it has interesting characters that bring a sort of charm to the drama, one lead is great while the other is terrible, and there is no chemistry between the leads. For me, this drama was a lot more fun to watch though. I never felt like dropping it. Although, I did get annoyed toward the end.
6/10

Overall, I gave this drama a 5/10. It felt like going to an amusement park and buying an overpriced, not-so-great souvenir. It was a fun time and the souvenir’s purpose, although underwhelming, is just to help us remember the good memories we had that day. I definitely would not recommend this if you want to watch a good romance and/or you dislike violence and gore. However, I would recommend it if you like watching Park Shin Hye. It’s the best acting I’ve seen from her.

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Beautifully written storyline!!

I loved the storyline honestly, alot of people said some things were pathetic but that is their opinion. I love the fact that even after Kang Bin na started to feel more human-like they did not falter her judgements towards the criminals. And ofcourse she is a demon, her main task was to kill the sinners, no matter how.

The chemistry between Bin na and Daon however did feel slightly forced, they looked cute together. It was perfect when they were secretly falling for eachother but in the last episode it felt a bit forced and awkward.

However both the actors gave their best. Executed their roles perfectly and no one else would have fit better than them!!

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เปิดมาดีมากๆ ช่วง 3 ตอนแรกชอบมาก แต่พอไปเรื่อยๆเริ่มเฉยๆ ยิ่งพอนางเอกเริ่มชอบพระเอกแล้วดรอปลงเลย ตอนแก้แค้นเหมือนจะสะใจแต่ส่วนตัวว่าเฉยๆ ดูแบบไปเรื่อยๆ

นางเอกเล่นดีมากๆๆ พระเอกเล่นพอได้ไม่ถึงกับแข็งไม่ถึงกับอินแถมบทน่ารำคาญอยู่หน่อยๆ
แต่จบดี เดาไว้อยู่แล้วว่าไม่น่าจะ bad end คงสมหวังไม่ก็ปลายเปิด ก็เป็นตามนั้น

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I wouldn't say it's the best kdrama of the year but it's a really good one

Story: I think the entire punish the sinner thing is dumb. But the rest of the stories and the rest of the plot was good. There were a few moments I felt like were rushed. Bael felt forced. But overall it was good. It felt like they wanted to put and do a lot of things but didn't have the time for it.

Acting: Everyone did a great job and Park Shin Hye was incredible! She delivered the emotions and the charisma of the character perfectly. Also Kim Jae Young did an incredible job. Their chemistry together was insane. They really complement eo.
I do have a problem but it's not with the acting as much as it's with the casting. Many of the actors looked like their characters' real self. What I mean is that I could tell if they were a bad guy or a guy that did bad things out of fear. Like no surprises but it's not because the story is lacking but just because I get what they are from their looks.

Directing: Good! The ferris wheel scene was so beautiful.

Editing: The image of the broken leg and finger was so fake it hurts. The flying from the slap or just flying in general was so bad. I felt like I could see the wires (but Idk if it's editing or smt they should've fixed when filming), same with the falling of the cliff.

Choreography: Fun. I enjoyed the fight scenes. The actors sold it and it's impressive to watch the bts.

Overall it's good.

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