Is the dream of surpassing Crash Landing on You too far away?

Even before it aired, Queen of Tears (Queen of Tears) has been constantly compared to the blockbuster of the past Crash Landing on You. Not only do they share the same station, they also share the same scriptwriter and crew Queen of Tears also continuously reminds the audience of Son Ye Jin – Hyun Bin’s work when also building the image of an on-screen couple. Add to that the surrounding details Crash Landing on You Installed many times Queen of Tears, like the wedding of the century or a fake love story. Gradually, the crew’s actions unintentionally caused problems Crash Landing on You become a measure of both quality and popularity Queen of Tears. Especially at the present time, Kim Soo Hyun’s movie is only 0.058% short of being on par with Crash Landing on You on the rating race. So if you put two films by screenwriter Park Ji Eun on the scale, which one is truly worthy of the title of tvN’s ratings king?

The works carry the true spirit of Park Ji Eun

Park Ji Eun (born 1976) is a Korean television screenwriter. In Vietnam, she is famous for hit movies such as My Love from the Star, The Producers, Legend of the Blue Sea, Crash Landing on You and is now Queen of Tears.

Similar to previous works, too Crash Landing on You confused Queen of Tears if it carries the true spirit of a Park Ji Eun-branded work. It’s easy to see that in this female screenwriter’s films, there is almost no room for a weak Cinderella-style female lead. Both Hae In (Kim Ji Won) and Se Ri (Son Ye Jin) are super rich tycoons and above all, they stand out and are more talented than the men in their family. For them, love is a part of life, not entirely a destination that they stubbornly pursue, like many other “excited” female leads in Korean love and romance movies that we have seen.

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Initially, screenwriter Park Ji Eun was very successful in creating a female protagonist with a special, independent and strong personality in the story. Queen of Tears. Even compared to Se Ri’s Crash Landing on You, Hae In is even more outstanding, outstanding and ambitious. Through both films, the audience sees the female characters’ journey to maturity, self-discovery, and overcoming adversity; get to see feminist works, true to Park Ji Eun’s usual style.

By the way, both Crash Landing on You confused Queen of Tears Although they are all romantic comedies, they are completely different from other works of the same genre. Still emphasizing the preciousness of love and life, both of these films will show a key issue, that the characters will solve problems with their own strength. They prioritize their own identity and life.

A movie that was almost absolutely perfect until the very end

Time Crash Landing on You Not yet aired, many viewers are concerned that its script may contain politically sensitive elements, when exploiting the stories of people who are destined to find it difficult to be happy together. Jung Hyuk (Hyun Bin) is a North Korean soldier, whose father is even the Director of the General Political Department. Meanwhile, Se Ri is a Korean tycoon, from a wealthy family, and has never experienced poverty. Due to an accidental accident while skydiving, Se Ri “landed” in North Korea and was secretly carried by Jung Hyuk and his team. While living in the same house and secretly trying to find a way for Se Ri to return home safely, Jung Hyuk and the tycoon lady gradually developed precious feelings. To the point that there are moments, when standing between the two countries’ boundaries, they are ready to run towards each other, regardless of the possibility of dying under the barrel of a gun at any time.

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Different socksi Why Bring You Here nice Legend of the Blue Sea, Crash Landing on You There are no magical or fantasy elements but it is still a love story that the audience does not dare to imagine. With this work, screenwriter Park has successfully built a perfect story, from the starting point to the ending scene. The main and supporting characters in two settings, the countryside in North Korea and the bustling city of Seoul with Se Ri’s luxury apartment, all maximize their roles. Whether they bring laughter or are villains, whether they are just gossipy neighbors or a scheming colonel who always targets Jung Hyuk, they all leave a deep impression on the audience, helping to create a story. The whole is very harmonious, full of both joy, anger, and sadness.

Besides the cross-border love story, Crash Landing on You It also skillfully intertwines dramatic details such as political issues as well as tense fights within the tycoon world. The land where Jung Hyuk lives, which is quite unfamiliar to the audience, is also described in an interesting and familiar way, although it is sometimes controversial because of its excessive romanticization. In particular, the film brings a lot of laughter to the audience when the story is not too heavy, and does not intentionally bring tears like the usual motifs of Korean films – something that the two recent episodes of Queen of Tears are also committing.

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And a movie that’s slowly going off the rails

Queen of Tears is a film with a rare black comedy element in screenwriter Park’s career and it cannot be denied that the film’s humorous approach sometimes backfires, making viewers dissatisfied in the early stages. But that’s not too big of a problem, Queen of Tears still successfully conquered the audience by bringing an interesting and new motif compared to the current level of Korean films. The story of Cinderella, the creative changes in the love story and the relationship of the tycoon, establishing really good characters makes Queen of Tears becomes the next pride in the career of a talented female screenwriter.

But that’s just the story of the first 12 episodes…

With only two short episodes, episodes 13 and 14, the efforts of the entire crew, most notably the Kim Soo Hyun – Kim Ji Won pair, were somewhat wasted. The audience left a lot of negative feedback, when in just over 1 hour, screenwriter Park actively pushed the conflict to the climax, going too far from the original nature of the film. Especially when there are only 2 episodes left Queen of Tears will come to an end and the number of problems that need to be resolved is countless. While the story of taking back the group has not yet come to an end, the characters that were added to the film (typically the eldest uncle of the Hong family) never seemed to play their role, and the screenwriter spent more than half of episode 14 for the villain’s dirty plans.

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The moment Hae In woke up after the surgery, the only thing she remembered was the name Baek Hyun Woo, but she was psychologically manipulated by Eun Sung, pushing the viewer’s inhibitions to the peak. The audience was also fed up with the way screenwriter Park built the image of the villain, a psychologically deviant but half-hearted person who only likes to worry about love, and cannot even do cruelty thoroughly. In addition, the film’s humorous approach once again backfired. Know that Queen of Tears wants to emphasize the preciousness of memories and love, but viewers still can’t help but feel embarrassed by Hyun Woo’s intentional moves to provoke his wife, especially the situation where he intentionally attracts the attention of people. other women.

If the overall script, especially the character’s psychological development Crash Landing on You shows the screenwriter’s steadfastness from beginning to end Queen of Tears seems to be gradually losing strength in the ending stage. The absurd development of the plot, the way it was filled with drama that wasn’t really necessary, has changed Queen of Tears From a unique entity, it gradually became a lengthy work, losing its identity. Crash Landing on You has made a love story that was difficult to end happily happy with very natural developments, without trying to accentuate the tragic colors. Meanwhile, Queen of Tears shows that the screenwriter is trying to beat the odds when he has to make the characters suffer completely by all means. With the current developments, perhaps it is natural for the main couple to have a “happy ending”, when Hae In has successfully returned from the Grim Reaper, but there are only 2 episodes left to draw that ending. It’s difficult to bring completeness to the audience.