Okay!! So, i just finished watching this drama called “Descendants of The Sun” from South Korea. And the main casts are Song JoongKi,Song Hye Kyo, Jin Goo, Kim Ji Won. this drama got a very very high rating in its country and got many good reviews all over media, even South Korea President gave her gratitude to this drama by inviting one of its cast, Song Joong Ki, to met her. that is why i really excited when i was watching this drama, and got high expectation (also because there is Song Joong Ki, of course). Anyway, in this review (should i call it a review) i will view this drama regardless of all good review that media have given and Song Joong Ki (^_^).
first, my reaction after watching this 16- episode drama is, the story is too good to be true. Well, i know all writers in this world have that intention for people learn something through their story, like learning that “though your life is difficult, there will be happy ending for you”. And this drama really really obviously deliver that message. All struggles that the characters deal with always resulted in good way, happy ending; even when they are dealing with death (which really amaze me and make me said that “ why this drama is so unrealistic?”; somehow they make the death characters, Soong Joong Ki and Jin Goo’s characters, are alive in a way that can be get in 0,99% chances). Well again, they make it like that so that people could have hope in every struggles they are facing with,even for death.
Plus, the writer make all the characters as good people, humanists, like all good traits that human should have or TRY to have are in the characters. Especially the main Song Joong Ki’s character (no wonder people are crazy bout him NOWadays rather than the era before he went to military service). His character, really, is portayed as the ‘Perfect Man’ or 'Ideal Man’; he got leadership, kind, gentleman, good manner, plus good looking which make this drama more unrealistic. I mean it makes me fantasize that kind of man and wondering his existence in this REAL world and makes me have high standard for men too (duh~).
Also, i thought that this drama would have 20 episodes rather than 16. that is why i think from episode 15 to 16, they make it in rush (?). I dont know, it seems like they just push the story to small box and they force the story to fit as an ending by making the death characters alive again. I wish they make the romantic story of the two main characters longer and showing on how Song Hye Kyo’s character struggle to accept the dangerous job that Song Joong Ki’s character has.
And at first i thought this drama was made because they want Koreans see that being a soldier is not that bad, but then again they lack in portraying soldier’s live in realistic way (that is why i prefer sad ending, though it will be hard to accept kkkkk). However i stil was touched on how they portray soldier and doctor in this drama. They make these two jobs seem like a 'holy’ job, and they portray them beautifully.
Sooo.. overall, this drama actually may be good drama and i would like to watch it for the second time but, because of its ending, i dont think so. However i like the romance story between these four main characters though it is not that long. And i look forward for these four casts’ further work.