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My wife watches these, especially the historical dramas (which are often some variety of portal fantasy). > She tells me that, in contrast to Western productio
by yamtaddle 3y ago
My wife watches these, especially the historical dramas (which are often some variety of portal fantasy).
> She tells me that, in contrast to Western productions, they show more feelings and are less "cold" when interacting with each other.
This reads as pretty extreme over-acting, to me. Think, the very most over-the-top acting from '40s and '50s US film musicals. But, how much your actors should be acting and how much they should be ACTING! is a matter of taste, I suppose.
- davidkuennen 3y agoIt certainly is a matter of taste and I agree on the over-acting part.
- stevenwoo 3y agoMy small sampling of Kdramas informs my opinion that most directors instruct villains to overact, with the worst offenders being Japanese favorable characters in historical periods of Japanese occupation of Korean peninsula ala Mr. Sunshine, Bridal Mask where when a character has a heel turn or heel-hero turn and changes acting style immediately.
- tooltalk 3y agosampling bias.
- npsomaratna 3y agoTHERE CAN NEVER BE ENOUGH BRIAN BLESSED!
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoThe historical dramas are typically called costume dramas. I’m kind of burned out on Chinese costume dramas, especially Empress of China after the CCP took out the cleavage. These days I prefer the Japanese indie rom coms when on a trans pacific flight with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and American options available. They just feel less produced and more authentic than the Korean rom coms (but of course, they are produced to be like that).