MARS (2004)

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Existen pocos doramas a los que les doy una opinión ,pero este lo vale totalmente , amo esta obra .Toca tantos aspectos trágicos de la vida en pocos capítulos ,me parece increíble que no sea mas popular de lo que ya es .Las actuaciones me encantaron ,no hay algo malo que le vea al drama , en general una obra de arte .Ah y el final me tenia de nervios, en serio hicieron un excelente trabajo captando la atención de esa forma . Es muy curioso porque antes de este papel a mi no me gustaba para nada Barbie o bueno no le había dado una oportunidad pues siempre oía hablar de el dorama mas comercial que tiene ,llegue escéptica y me fui enamorada de ella . Y que decir del papel de Vic ,cuando no puede aceptar que ella viva con el asqueroso hombre y trata de ir con la chica al motel y no puede llegar a nada ,WOW! con esa escena y el sentimiento que me transmitió , fue la primera vez que me enoje peor entendía la acción de despecho . Ya no quiero seguir espoileando tanto pero realmente valió cada maldito segundo de mi tiempo .

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This drama is different. Good-different. Amazing-different. Phenomenal-different. It details the growth and struggles of two young people trying to face their pasts, their fears, and finding solace in one another. There is no overlying mystery plot, no birth secrets, no rich handsome boss/coworker/perfect-man and poor cute employee/teacher/student/average-girl. The attraction begins right away, and the characters are what makes this drama.

I first got into MARS because of Meteor Garden, which also starred Barbie Hsu and Vic Zhou. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from the two of them. Meteor Garden was their first acting gigs, and I figured they didn't have the experience yet to be truly great. Boy was I wrong (and gladly!). The amazing depth with which they imbued their characters left me wanting more in the subsequent dramas I watched. Sigh...

Music/aesthetics wise - this drama was waaaaaay back in 2004, when taiwanese dramas had terrible funding, bad fashion (at least how we would consider it now), and different filming styles. Don't expect amazing packaging or cinematography, and expect most of the boys to wear their hair long. In this case I feel like MARS doesn't suffer from it however, since the character's personalities are the most appealing and strongest parts of the drama. There are two songs that are particularly gorgeous, but most of the other tracks were instrumentals and easily forgotten. Not that that's a bad thing (I'm looking at you Almost Paradise!).

A word of warning however - this drama deals with dark issues, and may contain possible triggers. I'd suggest looking up the summary before watching it, because I know that personally I watched it better knowing the general subject and plot.

Now where to find the next drama up to par with this one?

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