Mosili Mphore

I like the concept or idea of the drama but I personally feel like the implementation was not to my liking. For instance, I felt that the character development or background was not enough for me to care about the characters. Yes, I know that the main character is a genius with a mental disorder or something along those lines, but I just could not be invested in caring for her. I do have to say that there is representation in the drama that I personally have not seen in a K-drama, we have the woman in a wheelchair, and a shaman who also happens to be a lesbian or gender fluid. However, it still feels like the people behind the drama put a bunch of ingredients in the story that does not add anything to the story. I mean the spiritual side or the purpose of the shaman did not make any sense to me. The nonexistent presence of the police is mind-boggling. It may be that the drama is not character-driven or even driven by the narrative. The dialogue is definitely minimal. There are highly sexually charged scenes that I believe have no bearing on the drama. However, if there is anything that I liked about the drama is the film style, it is dark and somewhat grimy. The cinematography, and the editing especially when the phone is in the foreground and becomes a character all on its own. It has an interesting way of unfolding the mystery. The serial killer guy is crazy and twisted so I guess that makes him effective in the story. The relationship between the main character and the serial killer is weird and yes, it can be justified by the mental disorder that the main character suffers from. However, I would have loved it if she was normal and extremely conflicted by falling in love with a deranged killer. If you do not mind unnecessary sex scenes in a K-drama and a good-looking drama, then give it a watch.

The story was interesting especially in the first few episodes. It had within itself mystery and constant tension between the male and the female lead actors (Jeoung and Seol). The story kept me on the edge of my chair, constantly wondering who the male character was, through the eyes of the female lead. The male lead was especially interesting and played his character too well, just when I thought I figured him out, he did something else to change my mind. He was/ is manipulative and sly especially when he wants to get his way. The female lead had clear goals for her life and did not obsess over her boyfriend but she sometimes seemed as if she was more afraid of Jeoung than in love with him. So, I'll say that the writers and/or the director did a good enough job to keep me involved in the film. Man! Jeoung was something else but I didn't like how he was constantly portrayed as the bad guy while the other characters were his victims even though they were no better. Everybody blamed him for everything and always commenting on his true colors. It was tiring to hear. However, after a few episodes the story did not make any sense to me and only watched it because I wanted to know what kind of person Jeoung was and how it was all going end. They ( the writers) really dangled a piece of cheese... You know , a cheese of information about Jeoung's back story on what caused him to be the way he was. The relationship between Seol and Jeoung seemed kind of forced and weird. Of course there were moments when I felt that they really cared about each other but her relationship with In-ho seemed to have more hold than with her boyfriend. In- ho ( the second lead), is an angry guy who blames Jeoung for everything that went wrong in his life, including his dream of being a pianist. She also asked herself obvious questions about how her boyfriend could have done something wrong, questions she had answers to. It was a bit boring and frustrating. I don't even know what to say anymore. In-ho's sister was too exaggerated for my own liking and her sudden turn to make Seol suffer or Jeoung to suffer by hurting Seol did not make any sense. When she revealed how she liked Jeoung and all that, seemed too unreal and again made no sense. Seol's friends were there to keep Seol's character interesting. And oh my God, the Seol wannabe just came out of nowhere and her stalker was just too much. Even the pervert who goes around stealing women's underwear. There were a lot of things in this series. It felt as if the creators were just adding things to keep the story going and therefore show how just how far Jeoung would go to protect those close to him. I skipped through the series just to get to the point of each episode. What would a k-drama be without a love triangle? I really don't get this trope. It's irritating and more irritating.Anyway it was shot amazingly and the ending was sloppy and didn't give me any satisfaction of dedicating my time watching it. The score was beautiful and made more sense than the story that I think could have been much better.

Tunnel is a breath of fresh air, at least to me. This was sort of a first time for me,watching a Korean crime drama, and man I enjoyed it ( maybe a little too much). There were no love triangles or squares, no jerky rich boys and people were not excessively bowing to someone's handsomeness, but it was a story that strived to solve a gruesome mystery. The detective or the main character was believable and his voice made a difference ( made him sound like a real old detective from 30 years ago). The supporting actors were amazing and did a really good job. The female character or the daughter was a bit weird but she added personality to the story. She was really fun to watch. The character developments were properly illustrated. I felt for them and cared about them, and wanted them to have closure in their individual circumstances. I personally think that the script was beautifully written because it showed that there was research done. I think the story was based on a true life serial killer in South Korean who was recently imprisoned. The angle that the drama took was refreshing. I mean, who would have thought that a tunnel would be a time traveling medium? I like how the tunnel was in a way it's own character too. There was a scene in the drama, where the main actor was going after the real killer... the weird Doctor by the way. And he travelled back to the past while the killer stayed in the future. That was too cool, because it was in that moment that I came up with theories on how the drama was likely to end. The music score I felt was appropriate for a story that was cleverly narrated. However, the film was a bit boring in some of the last episodes, especially when the actors took way too long to reveal a piece of the puzzle. I also kind of felt that it made it a point to tell the audience about how 30 years passed for the detective and the case. It was a bit too much but the story was interesting. So, I really loved, enjoyed and look forward to watching it again.