Arthdal Chronicles Part 3: The Prelude To All Legends (2019)

An Epic Fantasy that deserves more recognition

What a watch. I'm absolutely amazed at the intricate yet amazing world that has come about, the plot twists and characters. Part 3 didn't disappoint and even exceeded my expectations.

I loved every episode and am so excited for the storylines that will come together for the Second season coming September 2023.

And were you looking for strong female characters? Then voila. I am impressed with the range of women in this show, be it those that learn as they go or those that persist with their strong personas.

There's quite a chunk unanswered at the end that might disappoint you, but I'm excited to find out.

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Nothing like other dramas

Definitely one of the best dramas I've ever watched. I'm not talking about just the k-dramas. This is far better than any of them. First of all, this is nothing like game of thrones. The story line is totally different and I think far better. In this one, there are different tribes and a union leader. Not all the tribes fight to be the leader so this one doesn't have "game of thrones." This is more like the war between the religions and the leader.

So the spoiler part. Don't read this if you didn't watch it.

I loved the idea of two different human kind and one inbetween. (igutu) The best part of the show is an unimportant event or sentence of an episode can be the key of the next one. I mean script is a really good written one. I also loved how Wahans changed and loved being a citizen and let's say embracing capitalism.

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Conceito original com guerra de clãs

Essa é uma série muito original, gostei da temática de guerra entre clãs diferentes, da produção e da atuação. Ela só tem um defeito, não tem um final. Quando terminei eu fiquei pensando "tá, agora é que vai começar a desenrolar a história", mas o desfecho não veio... Eu achei muito interessante os diferentes clãs e a atmosfera Game of Thrones que a série tem. O visual também é completamente diferente dos demais dramas coreanos.

Vale muito a pena assistir, mas eu não tenho o hábito de rever nenhuma série, afinal tenho uma lista grande de séries para ver.

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"And the winner is... " -> watch Arthdal Chronicles 2: The Sword of Aramun

Two tribes live in a mythical land called Arth; the red-blooded humans who can't dream and the blue-blooded humanoids who can dream, and who are also faster and stronger than humans. A war for resources breaks out between the two and the humans end up winning the war through some trickery. Years later, the struggles and greed of power continues...

This drama is unique, it brings you to the bronze age. There's a lot of knowledge on anthropology, evolutionary biology, politics, civilization stages, farming, domestication, religion/mysticism. More than just entertainment, they kept me occupied intellectually. I appreciate them to realize this daring concept into a drama. The story itself is using the common fantasy trope; like a prophecy, a mysterious barrier between two tribes, and it's very plot-driven.

The characters are a lot of fun, especially Tagon, the human leader, he's morally ambiguous and dignified, at the same time he hides a dark secret which is a real high stake. I have to say his younger self gave me chills more than the adult version, he had a very cool charisma; great job Moon Woojin, I always admire you, also in It's Okay to Not be Okay, The Devil Judge, yeah). This is also my only favorite Song Jong Ki drama so far, he's magical in his dual twin roles, together with the irreplaceable Kim Ji Won. There's a lot to enjoy within their relationships and dynamics.

Overall, I think it's a really darn good fantasy. I wanted to know more, the characters surprisingly got stuck with me personally, like I think about them when i'm not watching. The first season is laying a wonderful groundwork for the 2nd season.

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Primeiro tenho que deixar claro uma informação importante sobre este dorama, ele foi dividido em três partes com seis episódios cada para se adequar ao formato da Netflix então não são três temporadas. Quem está acostumado com o formato original dos doramas estranhará.

Vi tantas referências a vários tipos de clássicos, de livros a filmes e partes da cultura coreana, não faltando partes inovadoras, é claro. Uma coisa que percebi é que os Saram (pessoa em coreano) são uma crítica à sociedade extremamente gananciosa, já os Neanthal são uma clara referência aos Neandertais. Amei como todos tem erros e acertos, bem humanos, por isso às vezes dava para ter empatia outras não.

Poderia dizer tanta coisa aqui, mas acho que cada um deveria ter sua própria opinião sobre cada um dos detalhes. Porém devo destacar a caracterização, maquiagem, fotografia, até mesmo sistemas de linguagem foram inventados. imagino que quem está acostumado com séries com mesmo tema até compare com aquela de reinos bem famosa, talvez tenha similaridades, mas o tanto que vi da cultura coreano ali com certeza diferenciará.

Sinto que foi um ar novo aos doramas históricos, fictícios ou não, espero ter mais opções assim futuramente. Antes tinha ouvido falar sobre a segunda temporada, imagino que a situação atual tenha atrapalhado, por isso decidi não esperar mais e ver, bem estava vendo desde o lançamento.

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I 100% loved this show. Great and compelling acting. Yes, the CGI could use some work but honestly its some of the best I have seen compared to other Kdramas. The plot of twisting and had enough time to build into it and not just jumping from twist to twist, plot idea to plot idea. I know there have been complaints that it was 'slow' but I think that is based on how fast typically Kdramas run especially being only 1 season when this was obviously meant to run much longer. I actually enjoyed the slower pace and built of anticipation.

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Não sou fã de Series que abordam tema Fantasia, mas tenho que assumir que me surpreendeu grandemente. O entrosamentos entre os atores toda a dinâmica da historia, me fez repensar sobre as series de fantasias. Me apaixonei ainda mais por Song Joong-ki que atuação incrível me prendeu como conseguiu manter de forma limpa e impecável como lidou com o papel de seu personagem tornando cada episodio inesquecível e com vontade de ver de novo. O cenários a beleza de cada detalhe me deixou ansiosa para a continuação.
Ele abordou muito temas como amizade, disputa por poder, lealdade, crenças e muitos temas que fizeram dele único para mim.
Fora que falei da interpretação do Song Joong-ki, mas também tem os demais atores que me impressionaram com sua atuação e a diferença gritante do que acostumamos ver em k-dramas. Valeu apena ver? Sem duvida. assistiria novamente? Claro que sim, mas uma centenas de vezes. Maior impacto? Personagens Tagon e Saya sem duvida causaram um impacto inesperado. Resumindo dou a categoria de Melhor do Ano 2019 para Mim.

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One of the best drama. The ending was the next level and i seriously wish season 2 comes soon. The story is really amazing and it is totally worth watching, i loved main roles everyone was amazing. Dont hesitate if you feel they are many characters once you start watching, you will understand each and every character and its very clear and easy watch.. the suspense and the thrill in each episode was breath taking. SONG JOONG KI seriously was amazing in this drama and he is always best with his acting in any drama or movie . And i respect him for his acting. He was the best and hope you release season 2 sooner, even though it takes time

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Anticipating slow paced drama about politics

I recommend this series to those who can watch a long and slow paced story. I actually watched this series without knowing that it was divided into three parts and that it will be a major cliffhanger because it has season two.

First, I will talk about what I liked about the series.
1. The visual effects and cinematography. It's gory but with just enough gore unlike Game of Thrones. 2. It's refreshing to see ethnic tribal cultures in a korean drama. While watching it, I can't help but hope that Local TV in my country can make something like this, maybe in the future? Lol I'm from Philippines btw.

One thing that I'm not really fond with this drama is its pacing. I get what the writers, producers and directors are trying to do here. They need to build and show every character relationships, arcs and developments and that's okay. I'd love to see all that and I don't want it look rushed like *ehem* Game of thrones *ehem* If you've already watched GoT, you'll know where I'm coming from lol. But I think there are scenes that's too long and needs to be cut. There's too many fillers. Maybe its intended because they needed to make it 1 hour and 19 minutes long, I understand that too. Personally, I've watched similar dramas like this in the past and with more seasons or episodes (Game of Thrones and Queen Seon Deok) and I'm only teenager that time. I have more patience and time in the past maybe that's why I finished those series and it didn't bore me idk hahaha but now I don't think I can do that anymore. So I'm hoping that netflix won't drag the story for too long and we get the climax and ending on season two.

Overall its a really good series! If you have a knack for politics, history (not really) and a bit of gore, watch this.

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Humanity's Mirror

(Review for all of 2019 parts, aka "Season 1")
This isn't a romance. It's not about the ancient setting, the fantasy or the CGI. This tells the story of how different temperaments behave when confronted with adversity, power, wealth, technology, friendship, loss, honour. And it tells it all.

For that to work, you have to have 80 minutes per episode and keep you on its toes throughout. Every episode is much better paced than other Asian drama's where you can easily cut out and ditch a fifth because of repeats and lengthy slow motion zooms.

It's not the case here. Where things are going slow and focus on facial expressions of the characters, you have plenty to think about. You wonder what got this person to that point. How could they have been saved. Was it always in them? You start wondering because you know that the world we live in now, was built on the same foundation of deceit, greed and power. And that the basic fault we still and soon have to correct is the notion of ownership. How many of us think about how odd it case that man can own land, air, animals. And who looks at what that notion of ownership did to our morals, our habitats and our kin. Arthdal Chronicles is humanity's mirror.

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O Gancho enorme é a minha maior motivação

depois de muito enrolar finalmente terminei essa drama, e estou pronta para ver a próxima temporada. O gancho enorme é a minha maior motivação, mas preciso fazer ressalvas. O drama é bom, a história, as atuações, a OST.. mas preciso dizer que os cenários e figurinos não me prenderam, achei muito mal feito perucas que deixavam a desejar, e isso é um fator importante já que compõe a obra. Quero muito que explorem mais sobre os neanthais/igutus deixaram muito de lado e por terem uma importância para o enredo precisam investir nisso, pelo menos é o que eu espero na próxima temporada. No geral, é um drama fantasioso que vale a pena, eu amo produções desse gênero.

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