Welcome To Samdal-ri: a healing masterpiece that needs to be known by more people

Immediately after its release, Welcome to Samdal-ri ranked first on the Netflix platform in countries with distribution rights. The movie's ratings are also increasing more and more strongly with each broadcast episode.

Korean movies have had many films with a healing spirit, with gentle, warm, and close-to-real-life details, helping viewers feel mentally soothed such as Hospital Playlist (2020 and 2021) , It's okay to not be okay(2020) , Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021) ...

Continuing this theme, Welcome to Samdalri (Welcome to Samdalri) starring Shin Hye Sun and Ji Chang Wook, brings to the audience a story about young people who were once full of ambition and desire but eventually returned. Samdalri hometown to stop and heal the wounds in life.

The content is light, real life but rich in art

The story of Welcome to Samdal-ri revolves around the "fateful couple" Cho Yong Pil (Ji Chang Wook) and Cho Sam Dal (Shin Hye Sun). Both of their mothers are close friends, and coincidentally gave birth to both of them on the same day, as if fate had bound them together from the beginning. The couple of the same age grew up together on the beautiful island of Jeju, until one day one decided to fly away.

Cho Sam Dal has big dreams, she wants to leave the small Jeju Island to go to Seoul to start a career. She became a famous photographer, the phone book stored the names of top stars, not only famous domestically but also ready to go international.

And Cho Yong Pil stayed in his hometown, working as a weather forecaster at the Jeju Island Meteorological Department. Although the office in Seoul invited him to work many times, he refused. His friends guessed that he was afraid that when he came to Seoul he would encounter Cho Sam Dal, but perhaps it was simply because he did not like big cities.

Life once again brings the two children face to face. After a series of incidents such as being "cuckolded" by her boyfriend, having her assistant fabricate workplace bullying rumors, and being scrutinized by the media, Cho Sam Dal temporarily returned to Jeju. Here, she met Cho Yong Pil again, many old stories were reviewed and new things happened between them, bringing many memories, laughter and even tears.

The film also has dark moments, typically Sam Dal being boycotted reflects the indifference of the crowd when just one accusation caused the famous photographer's name to collapse without any results. accuracy. The complexity of relationships between people makes the line between right and wrong become fragile, which also makes the film more realistic.

It can be said that Welcome to Samdal-ri does not build many 'big scenes' but only subtly exploits very everyday aspects, with a bit of 'drama' as spice added to the spiritual dish. more rich.

The combination of 'rating queen' Shin Hye Sun and handsome man Ji Chang Wook

Female lead Shin Hye Sun is the one who received the most positive feedback from the audience. She perfectly portrays a Sam Dal who is confident in work, proud in life but actually struggles more than anyone else when he gets hurt. High emotional moments of betrayal, slander, not only tears but also madness, all help the character Sam Dal appear more realistic than ever.

True to the character setup, if Sam Dal wholeheartedly wants to be a dragon reaching out to the ocean, Young Pil only wants to be a peaceful small stream. Ji Chang Wook brings a Young Pil who is likable and generous in everyday life but gentle and gentle. quiet every time I think about Sam Dal.

Compared to his co-star, he has not had many scenes showing off his acting ability in the first two episodes, but believes that this character will become more and more interesting because there are still many hidden corners that have not been revealed.

The "chemical reaction" between the couple is said to be very natural, without the feeling of being forced or 'acted'. Thanks to the professional acting of both, the movie seems even more valuable.

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