Rating: 3/5
Mr. Plankton is a surprising romantic comedy winner that leaves you with a lump in your throat but a more optimistic understanding of life. This Netflix K-drama has a central theme of the emotional dissonance that comes with coming of age, making it a story that viewers can’t help but love and care about. The plot sometimes has a not-so-believable portrayal of the characters, and while it may be plausible, it’s certainly corny at times, but what stands out is the great approach to making it more emotional.
It’s from the perspective of Hye-jo (Woo Do-hwan), a man who runs errands 24/7, taking on all kinds of jobs that don’t involve killing people or solving missing teens. This is the series. Runaway incident. The secret to his 100% success rate is to never plan. Hyejo is unpredictable, unstoppable, and drifts aimlessly until his life changes dramatically when he is diagnosed with a vascular malformation. The blood vessels in his brain are abnormally constricted, acting as a ticking time bomb and giving him three months to live.
As an abandoned child, Hye-jo learns that her condition is hereditary and laughs at the situation. However, things get even more confusing when she accidentally learns that her ex-girlfriend Cho Jae-mi (Lee Yoo-mi), who had cursed her for not being a good mother, is suffering from premature menopause and had lied about getting pregnant in order to marry into the dynasty. happens. .
In a twisted quest, Hye-jo embarks on a mission to find her biological father, but before she can, she kidnaps Jae-mi on her wedding day. Her fiancée Oh-hun (Oh Jeong-se) is not good at things that require strength, but is good at things that require stamina, perseverance, and perseverance, and he immediately begins a hot pursuit to bring back his lover. do.
Although Jaemi is initially furious at being dragged into Hyejo’s mess, she soon begins to provide Hyejo with much-needed companionship and humor. She teaches him what it feels like to be loved unconditionally and vice versa. The witty and thought-provoking dialogue between the two really helps the flow and lightens the mood of a show that revolves around some pretty serious subject matter. They ask questions that concern us all. Why do tragedies keep happening to people who are already suffering? What did I do to deserve this? why me? Why is life so unfair?
We enjoy their amiable company and become absorbed in their no-joke demeanor as the story traces its glittering subject in search of answers to life, the universe, and everything. Their conversation will cause a lot of laughter and a sea of \u200b\u200btears, and love will bloom. And nature takes its merciless course.
Death is working like a termite inside him, but outside Hyejo it is always shining. As ridiculous as Hye-jo and Jae-min may seem at times, and the story becomes as cliche as it can be, Mr. Plankton works because it never loses sight that their emotions matter. .
It’s not the best in the genre, but it delves into the particularly adult fantasy that you can avoid the chaos of the ending, that you can throw yourself into deep emotions and emerge unscathed. Being able to control your emotions and avoid getting hurt. It not only makes you believe in romance, but also reminds you of the chaos of growing up and the exhaustion of dealing with every curveball life throws at you.
Final thoughts:
What I liked about Mr. Plankton is that Hejo’s journey is not about accepting death, but about accepting life. Life isn’t always fair, but life is fair. It teaches us not to set a destination because it is the journey that is important.
Mr. Plankton is not a depressing watch, but then again, it’s not uplifting either. It’s a heartwarming yet heartbreaking depiction of love, loss, and the lives of an unlucky guy and an unlucky girl who attract all the misfortunes in the universe. It’s simply a story about a girl who’s no bigger than a potato and a guy who’s no bigger than a mushroom (you’ll have to watch Mr. Plankton on Netflix to understand the potato and mushroom references).
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