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"Three Days" Episode 16 Final

"Three Days" Episode 16 Final

In the end, it's all about the explosions. We don't actually get to see the explosions, though. Mostly it's just people talking about the explosions, or the threat of explosions, or the general mechanics of explosions, but the point is, this episode is about all the stuff related to explosions that isn't particularly interesting. I suppose that's not terribly surprising- locked into the villainous storyline and motivation of"Three Days", of course we'd get another case of talk rather than action. This is a problem when the talk is eyerollingly dumb.

I praised the first episode of this drama for having an obviously cynical take toward surveillance culture and the echelons of power in modern society. While these undertones still remain even to the end, the convoluted nature of the plot at this point totally undermines these arguments. Do-jin remains too evil to take seriously, and acts so outrageously here that there's no way to get an effective broader cultural message out of the drama's presentation. Once upon a time the villains were motivated by money rather than insane megalomania- Do-jin is more of a terrorist than he is a corporate crony.

The confused way this crosses the narrative only makes the drama as a whole more puzzling. At one point the prospect of a negotiation between Do-hwi and Do-jin is brought up. Whatever happened to "we don't negotiate with terrorists"? This could be a message about how corporations receive unreasonably lenient treatment compared to those who use violence- except that Do-jin's only tactic has been violence for several episodes now, way after an assassination could have pulled off with enough subtlety for his goals to possibly come to fruition.

So the thrilling tense part of the drama is, as is expected at this point, wholly unimpressive. Thankfully the epilogue is on somewhat better grounds, albeit inexplicable ones. The Tae-kyeong/Bo-won montage is utterly bizarre. The music makes it sound like we've been watching a romance, except that Tae-kyeong and Bo-won haven't had any romantic moments. So it's just car crashes, explosions, and fight scenes, all set to a love theme.

The effect is a laughable one, although the surprise is somewhat diminished when the next two character montages use the same basic direction. If only the entire series could have been like this- a sense of odd discordance, as the writer tries to balance a political thriller plot with tropes an audience is more likely to feel comfortable with. I mean, she did try to do that, but the results weren't funny or even particularly entertaining. In the end"Three Days"is a disappointment- a sudden occasional burst of competence among a railroaded storyline that's never quite effective enough.

Review by William Schwartz

"Three Days"is directed bySin Kyeong-soo, written byKim Eun-hee-Iand featuresMicky Yoochun,Son Hyeon-joo,Park Ha-seon,So I-hyeon,Yoon Je-moon,Choi Won-yeongandJang Hyeon-seong.

"Three Days" Episode 16 Final

Source from :Hancinema