Epicinemania

Using AI to comfort those who lost or losing their loved ones seems to be a good intentionand a great idea. However, it does not mean that there are no challenges when it is really taking place.

Bai Li's story brings out a question about how a person who still denies about the death of loved ones can be comforted. Yet, a person who is fully aware the death of the loved ones, struggles between wanting to provide the comfort and at the same time wanting the other person to face the reality.

Tae-joo's virtual existence does not only bring comfort to Jeong-in, "he" also makes her relying on him. It makes it hard for Jeong-in to know what she really wants when she is challenged to make a choice.

Above the moral issues that provoke me as a viewer, I like how the director presented the stories. Some may find the movie confusing as there are changing scenes and changing characters. I like how Bai Li' reflection in the mirror to depict reality verses virtual. It's a very clever way to bring out an idea.

Overall, it is a movie that is not for "easy-watching". It is probably better to watch a few times to appreciate the theme.

The drama started with how a family with supernatural powers is being affected by "modern lifestyle diseases", insomnia, gluttony and myopia. They have a hard time to recover from those, and restore their abilities to perform those superpowers again. It's so reflective of our present world that we are hindered from our potentials die to the "modern lifestyle diseases" resulted from how we live our lives.

The family's encounter with a conwoman and her accomplice is dramatic and how they become bonded with each other.

There is a line in the drama that struck me a lot, whatever we see maybe just part of a full story. It also depends on how we interpret it that determines the outcome.

I honestly do not loke Episode 1 at all, but gave 3 stars for the respect of the crew. It was so confusing that I could not follow the story. There was no clear introduction and I dud not know who the guy was when he needed to put nails in his body and what that was for. There were some scenes in my opinions that were not necessarily included, such as that guy that needed to be topless to show his body with the nails. The excruciating pain on his face was unreal. I am not sure it was meant to be that way. However, as the story developed, he did not seem to be in such pain anymore. That was something that confused me.