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  • The Flower of Evil

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    • Drama: The Flower of Evil 
    • Genre: Melodrama, Thriller, Crime
    • Director: Kim Cheol-Kyu
    • Writer: Yoo Jung-Hee
    • Number of Episodes: 16
    • Release Date: July 29 - September 23, 2020
    • Country: South Korea
    • Network/Distributor: tvN
    • Cast: Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Kim Ji-hoon, Jang Hee-jin, Seo-Hyun-woo, Choi Byung-mo, Choi Dae Hoon, Han Soo-Yeon, Gi Ae-Nam, Ki-Cheon Kim, Yoon Byung-hee, Cheol-hyeong Im

    Plot Synopsis


    Cha Ji-Won is a detective and she's married to Baek Hee-Sung for almost 14 years. They also have a daughter. Baek Hee Sung seems like an ideal husband and he's kind of a good example of what a husband should be. He works as a craftsman and able to provide a good life to his wife and their precious daughter. 

    But his wife, Cha Ji-Won doesn't know that he actually has been hiding his cruel past and changes his identity since they first met. She remains unaware of it until she finds herself a dark track that could break the very foundations of her happy life with her family while investigating a particularly cruel case.

    As a cruel crime detective, it's her job to uncover as many truths while working on all her cases and it eventually leads her to track down her husband's past. Baek Hee-Sung's perfect disguise has completely deceived his own wife.


    Personal Review


    I insisted to watch this drama at first because of Lee Joon-gi, without knowing what the story is actually about. But, after I watch the trailer and being fed with countless feedbacks from people on Twitter, I would say, this drama is insane. 

    Imagine, a DETECTIVE married to a CRIMINAL. 

    Cha Ji-won (Moon Chae-won) has been loving a man she actually doesn't know at all for freaking 14 years and they even have a grown-up daughter. Baek Hee-sung (Lee Joon-gi) has been showing everything his wife wants to see as what normal people would deserve in a happy married life and all those smiles he ever gave, the loves he has always been showering to his devoted wife, are all he has been practicing his whole life. 

    He's doing too well is all I can say.

    I always wondered how it feels to be deceived by relatives (kinda whim, your loved one) for years and this drama has given me a brutally hurt shot. It's true that secrets have a way of coming out even it has to be in a way that we could never expect. 

    Baek Hee-sung always seems a loving husband and committed father but he's practically mentally sick inside. The moment his wife starts suspecting him while investigating a related murder case and thoroughly chases his past at the same time gave me countless nerves during my watch. 

    Cha Ji-won had a hard time when she starts doubting a man she has head over heels in love with for years and she's determined to bring her psychopath husband to justice. 

    This drama is beautifully narrated and filled with endless suspense as well as extensively character exploration. All the things the characters have said and shown in the whole drama really hit right into the heart. 

    The story takes its time to develop in the first few episodes and then it goes quickly escalates. I'm surprised at how much I've invested by the moment the ill-fated chains of events begin. Everything is about to get destroyed by the sudden turn of events that lead to uncovering a past mysterious murder case. 

    I love it the most when they do the flashback scenes, the quiet heartwarming background sounds make it feels more majestic and alluring. The music is just too perfect!

    Psychopath Husband

    And I would say, Lee Joon-gi as the psychopath Baek Hee-sung in this drama is completely splendid! He looks totally dependable in pulling off this character while Moon Chae-won was doing wonder with her acting, fulfilling the roles of a strong woman Cha Ji-won, seeking happiness above all else for her family. 


    The Ending


    I don't want to spoil much here but the ending for this drama is one of the kinds that I've never watch before. The reunion between Baek Hee-sung and Cha Ji-won is just like everything I could have hoped for the entire drama but at the same time it's ruthlessly trigger the ground of my heart. 

    This drama has a happy ending that's not even a happy one because it's more of a sad ending. 

    I don't know how to describe it but if you still haven't watch this drama yet, GO WATCH FOR IT. There's too many plot twists that can even blown your mind and see if their marriage is built on a lie. I took hours to clear my tears after I finish watching this drama because i just, can't go on with the ending.

    Urgh, what a complicated and tear-jerking drama.  
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    Have you heard of the new Netflix movie, Enola Holmes? The first time I watched the trailer has already caught my attention to put this movie on my future mandatory-to-watch list. 

    The leading character, Enola Holmes is admirable for her bright, carefree character, as she looks into the camera and approaching the audiences - which somehow has made us feel connected and always looking forward to the whole story. 

    Enola Holmes Review | Netflix Movie

    WHO IS ENOLA HOLMES?


    Enola Holmes is a sixteen-year-old little sister of an outstanding fictional private detective, Sherlock Holmes, who is twenty-years from her age. In this movie, Millie Bobby Brown has done a great part of portraying the spry demeanor, Enola Holmes. 

    She grew up without her two big brothers (Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes) by her side and suddenly they returned home to check on her after their mother, who supposed to take care of Enola has gone missing. 

    Enola Holmes Review | Netflix Movie

    However, I've read somewhere that this third Holmes is not a character in the original series of Sherlock Holmes - 56 short stories and four novels written by Arthur Conan Doyle but it is entirely the brainchild of Nancy Springer, who started the publishing of Enola Holmes novels in 2006. 

    Sherlock Holmes was originally to have only one sibling, which is his older brother Mycroft, the snootiest, scheming Holmes ever. 


    NETFLIX SYNOPSIS


    While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway Lord. 


    ENOLA HOLMES (FILM)


    Enola Holmes is a 2020 American mystery film based on the book series written by Nancy Springer. The film, which focuses on the story of a teenage sister of an already-famous detective Sherlock Holmes, was directed by Harry Bradbeer and written by Jack Thorne. Enola Holmes was released on September 23, 2020, by Netflix. 

    In this film, Enola's mother has prepared her everything she needs to know since she was a little and turned her into a brave, strong girl. On the day of her 16th birthday, she awakened to find her mother missing. 

    She heads to the train station to pick up her brothers who she hasn't seen in a while. Her brothers seem to be shocked when they met her as they thought about how she isn't a real woman yet. As the reason for them returning home after a while is because their mother went missing, Sherlock was assigned to focus on their mother's case and Mycroft put Enola as his ward. 

    Mycroft decided to invite a woman named Harrison to straighten her up and planning to send her to a boarding school to turn her into a polite young lady. Enola rebelled and ran away from her brothers just like her mother did. And the journey of her finding her mother (or to be exact, finding her true self) begins. 


    MY PERSONAL REVIEWS


    As a person who never followed any of the Sherlock Holmes series before (I will soon haha), this movie is quite exciting as we're brought to observe a young teen girl's adventure towards finding her missing mother with unsolved puzzles while unraveling the mystery chase of Viscount Tewksbury, the Marquess of Basilwether. 

    The gorgeous performance of Enola by Millie Bobby Brown has done a huge benefit in describing the true character of Enola, a lively, intelligent, and bright girl. I've got so many things to praise Brown's performance. Plus, she's paired with great supporting casts to work with.

    Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes is the second oldest of the Holmes siblings. A private detective who actually in deep care of his little sister, becomes more open to Enola's point of view over time, unlike his brother, Mycroft, who greatly disapproves of his mother's way of raising Enola. 

    Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes, the eldest of the Holmes siblings and the legal guardian of Enola is by far the smartest of the three siblings with unmatched deductive abilities. He is determined for Enola to finish her education properly and become a proper lady of Victorian society. 

    Ultimately, I have been interested in Helena Bonham Carter for quite some time since she starred as Bellatrix in Harry Potter series. Basically, watching her playing a role in this movie is one of the reasons why I am very excited to watch this movie in the first place and the outcomes are not disappointing! She played a role as Enola's mother, Eudoria Holmes, and raises her to pursue her own path rather than that laid out for her by others. 

    Overall, this movie is worth watching! My personal rate: 9/10

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