author: aprilstarr
In a few days from now(July 10) as its press release announced, the City Conquest drama director will be shouting “Action !”
That signals the beginning of the much awaited shooting of
the live action drama from the manwha of the same title. What can we
expect from this drama?
We gleaned from the information we find all over the
internet that City Conquest has a storyline of revenge. Revenge is done
as retaliation for injury /harm/destruction made to a person or group of
persons. It is settling old scores -but how and until when spins the
story around.
Juxtaposed amidst seeking for justice (the next level after
revenge) is the blossoming of a love story. But I see two love stories
in this drama.The past and the possibility. Romance or the promise of
one as always soften the rough edges of a drama as well as melt our
characters’ inner tensions.Or they could bring about the tensions
between characters. Dramas usually have a love triangle or other
geometric forms.
Described as action filled drama, CC is expected to showcase
action scenes -plenty of them. Who is going to be the pursuer and who
are the pursued? The hero pursues the villains or can be reversed. Here
is our chance to see character development not only physical movements
though of course that part is much anticipated(let us see how the action
school gave HJ the fighting edge). To heighten enjoyment it is highly
recommended while watching to suspend disbelief so that, us, the
audience experience the connection and uninterrupted flow with what is
going on. Don’t you wish those making comments at a popular drama online
viewing site stop. They are disrupting the pleasure of thorough
immersion in the drama.
This drama is also about the family-it is here where Baek
Mir, our hero, will learn the meaning of love and hate. It is here where
he will learn who to abhor and to blame for his pains. His personal
struggles will let us empathize with him. I expect back stories here to
explain how our hero got to his present situation. Or this drama’s
narratives would do it chronologically.
Will Baek Mir also have friends or allies not only enemies?
From these relationships our characters become human and show
vulnerability.
We have characters like Baek Mir’s father though will only
have a presence for five episodes but who will move the story forward
and/ or move us. He will tackle the issues of power and conflicts, while
the son’s obligation is to look for their resolutions for personal
satisfaction or for society at large.
There will be subplots and details to enrich the story. I
look forward to potent dialogues that will reveal more of the
characters’ virtues and traits. Hyun Joong in the past dramas showed
subdued acting. He held back intense emotions which were more revealing
than dialogues. He was never loud but who knows we may be in for a
surprise this time.
The drama will bring us to many places.The first leg of
shooting spanning two weeks will take place in Edo Wonderland, a theme
park in Nikko, Japan. The theme park which is also a world heritage site
returns its visitors to Japan’s historical Edo period. Will Baek Mir
encounter ninjas, samurai, geishas, or the echigoya bunzaemon (corrupt
businessmen) there ? Other sites as backdrop of the drama are said to
take place in China, Singapore, United States and reportedly even in
Europe.
We have the musical scoring or the OST to put the setting in
a certain mood and to emotionally involve us viewers, too. If the drama
make Hyun Joong also sing at least one of the songs of the OST like he
did in PK; then I say the PD is very smart after all he has a topnotch
singer recognized in Japan right under his nose. And also to give HJ at
least a dance number and light, funny moments.
PD, if by chance you reading this,you know those are HJ’s
other skills, besides being handsome and having that manly body to die
for, he is a good dresser, good kisser,etc.,etc.
Am I right to say our main guy Hyun Joong are already making
us wish for the day to hurriedly arrive so we can start watching the
episodes and the birth of an action star?
Two years after Playful Kiss is such a long wait.
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