The level of pain and suffering people can endure is amazing (and encouraging). At the same time, "Sad Love Story" is a study of how often supposedly small interventions (actually more like assaults) - sometimes nasty and selfishly motivated, sometimes noble and well-meaning - can mercilessly plunge one (or more) lives into misfortune. The story navigates between 'blissful' and 'desperate' within a fascinating field of tension and relentlessly takes the audience along. Yes it is a Love Story - KDrama style.Īctually, "Sad Love Story" is a love story through and through. Yes, it intends to be emotionally intense. One is always close to the emotions of the protagonists and they move unrestrainedly up and down. It has mastered the art of telling drama in a way that grips the heart and doesn't let go until the end - even if some aspects are predictable and there are clichés: the journey is the goal. "Sad Love Story" marks the beginning of the wave of success that over the past two decades has carried KDrama far across the South Korean peninsula.
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