Gloria Răzbunării (2022)

Fabulous Drama

This is a Fabulous Drama. I am not a fan of revenge and it took me ages to watch it. Contrary to my expectations I was blown away by how stunning this Drama is. The acting was superb from everyone. The story was a bit hideous but it was handled beautifully and sensitively The characters were unbeievable. I found myself thinking no wonder the suicide rate in South Korea is so high. It seems like a very divided and ugly society. where money and power are all that matters. Poor people are dehumanised and corruption reigns supreme. Every character gave outstanding performances The Female lead was stunning and the Male Dr Lead was so lovely. They made a wonderfully healing couple.

This drama deserves every award it gets. I was rivetted beginning to end.

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Amazingly Beautiful

This drama was absolutely thrilling. I enjoyed every bit of it. I was at the edge of the sit watching it. I can't wait to watch the second part of it. Thanks to the female lead, ans i all the cast crew members that put the for putting all this this together. I enjoyed it and much more. I hope the second part of it will blow our mind. It was absolutely thrilling. The writer and the directors did a wonderful job. Thank to all that put it together ..........................................

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Very good !!! ?

Very good premise and story. But I expected still more violence. I expected still severe betrayals, necessary and unavoidable backstabbings. Still very very good.
There were few loose ends. But not enough to be noticeable. Few adult scenes. There was no boring instances. Something was going on one plot at any point of the story.
I didn't like how they killed off the teacher. I expected her to do exact same thing to him as he did to her. Eg : FL goes to the old teacher and reminds him who she is. But it's been almost 2 decades so he won't remember. But assuming she is someone who is daughter of a rich parent, invites her into the house. Then he tries to remember hard. After few dialogues she sounds off. Then she decides to remind him who she is, by taking off her watch and slapping him in the face for few meters. (Yeah meters not minutes) Then he remembers and tries to fuck her up. By then his son arrives. Being the pretentious father that he is tries to cover what happened.

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What a Way to End the Year - Best Korean Drama of 2022

It was intense, gripping, at times hard to watch but what a ride. I could not stop watching this riveting drama from episode 1 and binged watched from start to finish. Tightly done, there were no unnecessary, repetitive scenes that most often plague Korean dramas.

The role of Moon Dong Eun was tailor made for Song Hye Kyo. SHK is a superstar but she's no Meryl Streep, Kim Sun Ah, Ko Hyun Jung or Kim Hye Soo. Her acting range is limited but this role of a cold, calculating and aloof ice queen fitted her to a T. Her calm and unassuming facade was a foil to an otherwise very traumatized, seething with anger, driven to panic attacks persona, a long way from getting over the painful trauma she experienced as a teen-ager.

I appreciate that it is a Netflix series and made for an international audience. The actors seem less inhibited unlike the other dramas where it is obvious that there are some hold backs especially when it comes to intimate scenes. Korea is still conservative so when it comes to those scenes, the audience get a vanilla version with cringeworthy consequences because they're not spontaneously done and very badly choreographed (for lack of a better word). This is the first time I saw Hye Kyo undress.

Great acting from the rest of the cast especially Lee Do Hyun. Although younger than SHK by more than a decade, he had great chemistry with her.

Only negative comment is that the second half is way too long in coming.

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In order for me to rate this better is to see more of it. I will have to wait for Season 2 but this is a very good story. It brings awareness to those who bully. I didn't realize that bullying was just that bad in South Korea where netizens can destroy those who bully. No wonder South Korea is in the top 5 countries with suicide rates. They need to make more dramas such as this one. It's funny that I watch and review dramas that I have a stalker on MDL. My personality is very strong so it doesn't bother me. I've been through worse. I hope everyone watches this, this is the 2nd such Korean Drama that I have watched about bullying. Bullying is one of the malicious crimes I hate the most.

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Opinião polêmica

Por todo o hype gerado, imaginei que fosse gostar mais do drama. Não sei se por talvez ter assistido muitos dramas de vingança recentemente, esse não gerou em mim o impacto esperado. Apesar de entender perfeitamente a motivação da vingança da Moon Dong Eun, não consegui ter empatia pela personagem. A vida toda dela foi pensada em prol dessa vingança. Quando ela alcançar tudo isso, qual sentido terá a vida dela? Ela acaba se igualando aquelas pessoas nefastas porque ela se torna exatamente como elas. Não que eles não mereçam punição pelas atrocidades que fizeram com ela, merecem. Mas será que assassinato, aliciamento de pessoas (incluindo menores) tornaria ela melhor/diferente deles?

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The Glory is a wonderful drama

The Glory is a wonderful drama, despite being a controversial but real topic. My rating is top, I devoured every episode, I identified with someone who has never been bullied. This one was very heavy. But The Protagonists acted so masterfully, it was difficult to stop watching. Some noticed HOLES, I'm not critical, and I disagree lol...Lee hyun and Son Hye kyo were perfect, I loved them, they're beautiful and they moved me with their performances. For her, who planned to commit suicide after revenge, she found love from a man who identified with her and fell in love with her. A still and intelligent woman who deserved to be happy. I regret not having seen it when Netflix put it out. Anyway, I loved it so much that I watched it twice. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AUTHORS AND ACTORS. SHOW!!

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Vengeful and Beautiful

This was a great start for the year, even though I normally do not enjoy revenge dramas I was convinced to give it a shot even though I was in the middle of my finals while I binge watched it, haha. Why I enjoyed The Glory is because the story takes itself seriously (as it should) and most importantly, the main cast are adults! Not teenagers in highschool, The Glory does not try to romantize revenge but it does not force you to feel sad for bullies either. It is realistic, getting revenge is hard and our Main Lead does a good job showing how much she is ready to sacrifice everything. It is clearly meant for adult viewers.

Altought I enjoyed it, (the pacing and the cinematoraphy was great) it still had some flaws. The characters after the time skip lack depth, I would like to see why they are the way they are in the second part coming in March. The OST did not leave an impact for me personally, but it was overall good.

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Intense et brillant.

Après "Missing, the other side", je ne pensais pas trouver de si tôt, une petite perle chez les coréens. Inutile de vous répéter toutes les déceptions vues ces derniers mois, j'avais perdu grand espoir de retrouver ce quelque chose qui rendait les Kdramas inoubliables.
Je ne suis pas une fan de dramas violents. J'ai le coeur un peu sensible.
Je n'aime pas les dramas où le thème principal est le "harcèlement" à l'école. Trop déprimant.
Je ne vibre pas spécialement devant le jeu de Song Hye Kyo ( A vrais dire, je ne l'ai pas trouvé exceptionnelle ici non plus).
Mais.
J'adore Kim Eun Sook, j'ai regardé et aimé la plupart de ses oeuvres et "Mr Sunshine" est de mes dramas préférés (même s'il y a eu des ratés, comme "The King : Eternal Monarch"). J'ai eu une frayeur car après avoir détesté le dernier des soeurs Hong, j'avais cette petite voix qui me tannait "hahaha, tu verras, c'est nul à c*!". Quel soulagement de voir que la scénariste n'a pas cédé à la tentation de la facilité scénaristique (hein, les soeur Hong?).
Malgré des scènes difficiles à voir, un langage tout sauf châtié cela fut un moment fort et addictif.

Inutile de vous dire que visuellement, le drama est bien réalisé et que l'équilibre des couleurs est maitrisé, passant habilement d'une magnifique scène chatoyante d'automne orangée à la laideur sombre d'une chambre renfermant les pires cauchemars d'une étudiante.
C'est donc un thème qui a déjà été vu et revu mais la dimension prise ici l'est moins. La protagoniste est magistralement écrite. Nous en avons le coeur serré et tout au long des épisodes, nous n'attendons qu'une seule chose, qu'elle les punisse impitoyablement... Son intelligence est habilement exploitée et c'est avec un plaisir immense que nous la voyons déployer petit à petit sa toile gluante. Point de frustration, point d'exclamation, l'héroïne mène son petit monde à la baguette.
Si l'écriture de Moon Dong Eun est brillante, car elle arrive à nous associer à ses idées de vengeance sans nous obliger à nous sentir honteux, les autres personnages ne sont pas en reste. Si dans "Reborn Rich", j'avais trouvé les antagonistes pitoyables et pathétiques, ici, cela ne fut pas le cas. Ce sentiment nauséabond et cette envie de leur taper dessus nous prend à la gorge à chaque fois qu'ils apparaissent. C'est magistralement joués par des acteurs qui ne lésinent pas afin de nous remplir de dégoût et d'effroi.
Mais si Dong Eun apporte ce sentiment de désolation, les antagonistes, du dégout, d'autres personnages contrebalancent tout ceci en illuminant l'écran de leur émouvante maladresse et gentillesse (Kang Hyun Nam), d'un sourire éclatant et d'un humour frais (Joo Yeo Jung) ou encore (mon petit coup de coeur) d'une beauté sobre alliée à une attitude qui en jette (Ha Do Young). Ces personnages équilibrent le drama, qui sans eux serait sûrement trop sombre, trop malsain. Certes, ils ne sont pas tout blanc, cachent des choses ou vivent des choses pas super réjouissantes, mais de par leur attitude, l'ambiance s'en trouve parfois allégée.
Les relations entre tout ce petit monde sont amenées de manière logique et la mise en place ainsi que la progression des liens sont lentes mais naturelles avec une alchimie certaine. J'ai adoré ces petits moments où Dong Eun sourit grâce à eux, se confiant ou se mettant à nue.

Résultat, une première saison réussie! C'est donc avec impatience que j'attend la deuxième partie. Croisons les doigts afin que la qualité soit toujours au rendez-vous.

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The plot is nothing new; it's about high school bullying & revenge. But how it's executed and performed by the cast is more to be focused on. After watching Part 1, I loved the cast acting, mainly Song Hye Kyo, Im Ji Yeon, & Park Sung Hoon. They've protrayed their roles perfectly.

The story may seem slow at first, but when Moon Dong Eun starts her revenge plan, it gets exciting. 

Moon Dong Eun is strong, smart, confident. She worked hard to reach her goal. 

The shock face of Park Yeon Jin after seeing Moon Dong Eun after so many years with full of confidence. Hated that homeschool teacher who only supports rich kids.

I was so satisfied when Moon Dong Eun pulled off Lee Sa Ra's hair.

It’s funny as well as cute how Joo Yeo Jung shouted after seeing Moon Dong Eun message and kept on guessing weird stuff like marriage, divorce, & remarriage.

Loved Kang Hyun Nam; she is clever and knows how to use her cards. She is a victim of domestic violence but not a timid person. I loved how she cares for Moon Dong Eun & helps her in every step.

Loved how Joo Yeo Jung accepted Moon Dong Eun injuries & didn't pity or feel disgusted with them instead joined her in her plan.

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