My Love For K-Dramas

For those of you who are new here, I’m a movieholic. I generally love all types of movies with the exception of war and horror films. So it definitely was no big deal to step out and try “reading” an entire drama series. Over the years I’ve found these dramas and movies to be far more superior to American films in every aspect, in a way that’s difficult to overlook and ultimately compare. The main reason is due to the phenomenal plot exposition and character development. My goodness, these stories do a fantastic job at drawing you in, leaving you wanting more at the end of each episode, presenting well-rounded themes that intermingle and intertwine all the characters and then wrap it all up like a bow, superbly. Then there are the subplots, masterfully interjected and timed perfectly.  The cinematography is breathtaking. The music is perfect for each emotional, dramatic or suspenseful setting. And the acting is simply stellar. AND, wait for it… they don’t even come close to being as vulgar and provocative in terms of language and sex as American films and dramas. Now before I go any further, let me say, I’m sure there are tons of horrible K-dramas and movies with a whole bunch of explicit stuff in them, however, I’ve not come across those. That said, I’ve gotten to a point where I’d rather re-watch a Korean drama, over taking the chance on a new American one. And not all of them, but many of them. For example, I watched “Bruised” right after watching a couple episodes of one of my K-dramas, and at then end I felt like I saw and heard a whole lot more than I wanted to. I mean (If you saw “Bruised” then you know), the sound coming from the washing machine… and not the washing machine (wink, wink), was a bit much for me, but I digress. And kudos to Halle Berry who directed and trained for a couple years; she was exceptional in that movie and did a fantastic job. But when you watch a K-drama, you won’t see or hear any of that. You’ll be hard-pressed to find more than a couple kiss scenes. It’s not that they’re so wholesome, but I think they do a better job at selecting what should be seen and said in a movie, and they seem to put a little more thought into how to portray the same messages without it being so “in your face.” And finally, they’re movies, oddly enough, portray every genre of film without it being all over the place; drama, action, comedy, romance, science fiction, whatever, they weave it all together so nicely.