Save Me (2017)

Um olhar crítico sobre o fanatismo religioso

Devoção incondicional, exaltada e completamente isenta de espírito crítico: essa é a definição que encontramos nos resultados de pesquisa sobre fanatismo religioso. "Save Me" soube explorar esse tema, refletindo sobre as consequências drásticas que algumas doutrinas radicais podem causar.

O drama aborda temas sensíveis como suicídio, bullying, violência e estupro. É interessante ver como conseguiram demonstrar o impacto psicológico em cada personagem, dependendo de suas vivências. Ao longo dos episódios, com acontecimentos cada vez mais revoltantes, a ambientação e a iluminação das cenas intensificam a tensão e o sentimento de atordoamento. O desfecho da história é satisfatório e realista: não tudo como gostaríamos, mas com um final merecido.

Descobri este drama após ler relatos sobre abordagens de grupos religiosos na Coreia, especialmente de estrangeiros. Comecei a pesquisar um pouco mais e me deparei com outra produção audiovisual, Em Nome da Fé: Uma Traição Sagrada, uma história real de "líderes religiosos" que usavam a narrativa de serem profetas. Fiquei muito feliz que este assunto tenha sido abordado e gostaria que alcançasse mais pessoas. Pode parecer algo distante, mas há diversas experiências semelhantes em muitos países, inclusive no Brasil (como João de Deus).

Assistam!

Ah: gostaria de destacar a atuação de Woo Do-hwan, que interpreta Dong-chul. O ator deu vida ao personagem de maneira excepcional.

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seo yea ji is my woman

this people is crazy as hell wtf..
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¿Uno de los mejores thrillers de kdramas? Probablemente

Cuatro jóvenes intentan rescatar a una excompañera cuya familia cayó en las garras de un culto y su líder carismático.

Con esa breve premisa les prometo horas de desesperación, de frustración y tensión. La forma en que todo el tiempo la protagonista parece estar a punto de escapar, pero siempre está latente la sensación de que algo se lo impedirá, sumado a la actitud y trato de los miembros del culto para con ella, son una sumatoria de cosas por las que de hecho es excelente el manejo del suspenso en esta historia.

Las actuaciones en general son excelentes, sobre todo Seo Ye-Ji, quien interpreta una protagonista femenina muy buena y que se sale bastante de lo que uno acostumbra a encontrar en kdramas. Por otro lado, si bien esta serie no tiene romance (la prota no tiene tiempo de pensar en amor cuando vive temiendo por su vida y familia) Taecyeon, que interpreta al first lead, si bien el actor me cae súper bien, en esta serie es insoportable, y claramente es por el personaje . No sé si esa era la intención del guionista, pero considerando que es el protagonista masculino, no le ayuda en nada. Sobre todo no le ayuda a este personaje cuando a su lado tenemos al co-protagonista y second lead, interpretado por el maravilloso Woo Do Hwan, la cosa más bella que ha creado Corea , cuya actuación también es fantástica. Ni hablar de Jo Sung Ha, quien interpreta al padre espiritual; es un excelente antagonista. Podría seguir con otros actores, pero reitero que todos son buenísimos.

La fotografía no es nada especial pero me encanta la paleta de colores: fría en todo momento, cargada de azules y grises, acompañados de una iluminación pálida que acompaña perfecto. El único problema con esta serie es que al ser de OCN, quienes censuran todas las armas blancas y sangre, el blurring continuo de cualquier cosa violenta te saca mucho de onda, te recuerda que estás viendo una serie. Igualmente, "Save me" me parece tremenda serie y la recomiendo a cualquier fan de los thrillers.

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overrated

So I decided to check this show out because the hype was INSANE. Allegedly this show has SHOCKING plot twists and an addictive storyline but none of that was anywhere to be found. I was intrigued at the beginning and wondered where the story would take me but I definitely did not like where it took me. First of all it's just BORING. Like nothing about this was entertaining and everytime something interesting would happen it was presented in such a boring way that I couldn't care less what was happening. The characters' motivations where so confusing that I couldn't even root for anyone. The acting was either over the top or they barely reacted to the events taking place. Overall just a very odd show and definitely wouldn't rewatch it.

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La trama, muy resumidamente, trata sobre una familia que se muda a un pueblo y debido a ciertas circunstancias termina involucrándose con un culto religioso del que la protagonista quiere escapar, pero no puede. Por suerte, cuatro chicos con los que fue un tiempo a la secundaria descubren lo que está pasando y hacen lo posible por rescatarla, descubriendo en el proceso los horrores que rodean a esta secta.

Save me es una historia bastante fuerte que puede poner de los nervios a muchísimas personas, sobre todo durante los primeros cuatro capítulos, que literalmente no te dan ni un respiro. Toda la serie está rodeada por un aura bastante pesada de desesperación y frustración, por lo que es imposible no sufrir viendo las situaciones que vive nuestra protagonista (esto se incremente al tener una trama tan bien desarrollada. Todo es súper creíble y eso lo vuelve más aterrador).
Realmente no hay palabras para describir lo contenta que quedé con el avance de los hechos. A los personajes nada se les da fácil, todo les cuesta un montón, al punto de querer gritar "¿No les puede salir una cosa bien, por favor?!!!".

Pasando a otra cosa, los actores (y los personajes) me encantaron. Seo Yi Ji (Diosa), Woo Do Hwan, Jo Jae-yoon, Jung Hae-kyun... Todos una maravilla. De hecho, puede que el que menos me convenciera fuera Ok Taec-yeon, el "cabecilla" del grupo que intenta rescatar a la prota, pero sigue estando muy bien.

En fin, la verdad es que no les quiero decir mucho más para no arruinarles la historia (que tiene unos momentos bastante impredecibles), pero sepan que les súper recomiendo esta serie.
Es verdad que por el medio tiene algunos capítulos que se vuelven un poco "largos", pero no aburre nunca, y el final es tan bueno que vale la pena remarla un poco si se les llegara a hacer densa (cosa que por suerte no me pasó).

Si quieren ver algo con una trama bien llevada, personajes únicos, momentos turbios, mucha acción y un buen cierre, esta es su serie.

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great acting but too slow pace

The acting is great, interesting storyline but its too draggy and I got bored. I had to warch on high speed to finish it. I wanted to know how it will ends.

Sang Mi suffered so much and to be abandoned by her family, specially her sick father. It was hard to watch. Sang Hwan character is so annoying and he always makes the situation worst. The real hero is Dong Chul. He risked everything to save her but it seems like Sang Hwan got all the credit for it.

Its interesting storyline and very sad to see how easily people can get brainwashed and even more that places like that exist.

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"Save Me" was another drama that I had tried to pick up once before and failed to get past the first episode but after watching Seo Yeji recently in "It's Ok to Not Be Ok", I decided to give it another try.

I was in for quite a rollercoaster. The first time I tried to watch it, I thought it was really bewildering how easily people could get sucked into believing the things that cults preach ( hence why I gave up because I was just ... wtf???? ); however, it makes a lot more sense the more you continue and progress through the show. The reason why I say that it makes more sense later is that you ( as the audience ) start to see how the cult is viewed from the lens of the main character ( who is more than ready to bolt from the cult ) but as well as through those who are devout followers of the cult. While that didn't mean that I felt sympathetic towards the cult members acting out in certain ways, I could also see how easily they could be brainwashed into believing certain things.

I would say that it started to drag at some points ( and honestly, I ended up watching it in 2x speed because things moved rather slowly ) and probably didn't require so many episodes, but I won't complain about getting to watch more Woo Dohwan and Taecyeon on my screen. Dohwan really did a fantastic job and I started seeking out his other dramas after I finished this one.

This isn't a drama I'd really watch again because, for me, those are usually more feel-good dramas, but if someone else wanted to watch it and asked me to watch with them, then that would probably be the only time I would give it another go. Would definitely recommend for the acting and intriguing storyline!

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intense and gripping

This was def one of the more original and interesting dramas I’ve seen. It was not your typical show that you might be used to seeing. The subject matter was unique and hadn’t really been explored before in dramas but this one did a great job of pulling you into the absurd and frightening world of being in a religious cult. Certain episodes will challenge you not to lose your sanity as the madness around the characters ensues. The writers did a great job with everyone’s characters, especially Sang-mi. Her brother’s death was just heartbreaking. She had suffered much tragedy in her life and her entire family had been turned upside down, so it was extremely easy to root for her to get out of the crazy situation she was in. Seo Yeji is really an amazing actress and I will definitely pay attention to her dramas in the future. Taecyeon as Sang-Hwan was great, but Woo Doo Hwan was the better lead. He didn’t always get a lot of scenes, but when he did he nailed them. I can’t believe he was just a rookie actor in this drama. Also a special shout-out to Jo Sung Ha for his portrayal of the deceiving father of the cult. I’ve seen him play a corrupt politician in another drama but this role is his best I think.

This show doesn’t have much rewatch value. It got slow for me after the first few episodes but things intensified towards the end. I love intense gripping dramas like these as they are more my taste. 8/10

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Save me is a drama about a cult and it is not afraid to present all the horrors that the leads of the cult often did. The description says that a girl asks four men to save her, but that happens later in the drama. First, we are presented with the background story as to why everything happened and why people are now acting like they do. The stories of the characters seem different from one another, but they come together in the end, painting the picture of the story as a whole. The performances, in addition, were really good and helped the drama to create that horror-thriller atmosphere. One thing that I didn't like though was that the ending was kind of open, leaving things half finished. Other than that, I really enjoyed this drama.

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