To continue where I left off last post… 5. Cross-cutting Cross-cutting is an editing technique. The director combines two or more different scenes of the characters going about their separate lives, with the purpose of showing their separate lives colliding at a fateful encounter. In this kdrama, the director combined three scenes for cross-cutting: the […]
Angel’s Last Mission: Love – Eps 15 and 16
Notes: 1. “My name is…Sungwoo. Yoo SungWoo.” In kdramas, whenever the lead character gets a new hairstyle, it’s to show that he encountered a personal crisis and his outlook and direction in life went through a 180 degree reversal. In the Catholic tradition, the equivalent of this new hairstyle trope is acquiring a new name. […]
Angel’s Last Mission: Love – Eps 13 & 14 Highlights
Now that I tackled the angel and death in another post, I can review these episodes in peace. 1. Kangwoo’s mission We knew from the start that Angel Dan’s last mission is love, but we still don’t have a clear idea what Kangwoo’s last mission is all about. His objective is purportedly to get YeonSeo […]
Angel’s Last Mission: Love – On Angels and Old Ladies
With every episode, it gets harder for me to defend the Christian underpinnings of this drama. At first glance, the story looks innocuous but it diverges so much from Catholic orthodoxy that I wouldn’t be surprised if the writer intended it to mock, even attack my faith. And that’s why I’m pushing back harder and […]
Angel’s Last Mission: Love – @GrowingBeautifully’s Perspective on Rain
I’m posting your comments here, @growingbeautifully, so they’ll be easier to access later on. I agree with all that’s been said. I remember when Dan mocked YeonSeo for becoming a grouch at sunset? He said, “You’ve got a beef with sunsets, don’t you? You have an especially big hissy fit whenever the sun sets. What is […]
Angel’s Last Mission: Love – Episodes 11 and 12
This is long so pace yourself. I’ll have to edit later because I was rambling last night. 1. Resurrecting the Dead Girl As it turns out, reincarnation isn’t necessary to resurrect the Dead Girl. KangWoo found an easier way to fill that big void his lover left. He found a stand-in, a proxy in YeonSeo. […]
Angel’s Last Mission: Love – On Giselle
I got the connection now of Episode 11 to the First Act of “Giselle.” I’ll try to sum up “Giselle” quickly and give my interpretation of the characters. Giselle was a peasant girl who loved to dance and loved a duke named Albrecht. Physically, she had a weak heart so she was prohibited from dancing. […]
Angel’s Last Mission: Love – Episodes 9&10
This episode has lots of dialogues which I consider to be building blocks. Meaning, we must take note of them now, because they’ll be relevant to the story later on. 1. No to the reincarnation theory This is one of my pet peeves with many kdrama writers. They take ideas from Catholic theology without understanding […]
Angel’s Last Mission: Love – Episodes 7&8
I have a lot to comment about in these two episodes. This will be long, I’m sorry. 🙂 1. Angel Dan is losing his angel wings It finally dawned on me that Angel Dan has been behaving less of an angel and more like a human. It began with his misquoting the bible. When he […]
Angel’s Last Mission: Love – Episodes 5&6
The third installment (or Episode 5 & 6) of this series was so much fun to watch because of its many layers it could be analyzed. 1. There’s the obvious pas de trois (or dance for three people) involving YeonSeo, Dan and Kangwoo. The influence of the Swan Lake ballet in this drama is unmistakable. […]
Angel’s Last Mission: Love — First Impressions
My good friend @lovebangwon gave me another mission. This time, it’s to give my first impressions on Angel’s Last Mission: Love. One of two things will happen in the near future: either I will drop this kdrama because of a) Shin Hye-Sun, b) Shin Hye-Sun, and c) Shin Hye-Sun, or I will continue this kdrama because of […]