Welcome to samdal-ri, small stream to return to.

Watching this drama, full of gratitude, love, warmth and healing, was such a great experience. It really talked a lot about hidden emotions behind smiles and suffering that are rarely talked about or noticed. I liked pretty much everything about this drama: the breathtaking sights of jeju island, bonds that are so tight and ubreakable, matching traumas and hardships that are overtaken by love and support of eachother only.

As an enthusiast of poetry, movies and shows about healing, giving love and expressing emotions is my cup of tea. Samdal-ri is exactly that. Everything you search for in a heartwarming and deep drama. I even cried couple of times and experienced the hardships of main charachters like my own which i consider had a lot to do with a great acting of amazing actors.

This drama deeply reminded me of paul eluard's poem ,,the night is never comlete''

,,The night is never complete
There is always, as I say
As I stated
After grief an open window
A lighted window
There is always a dream before,
Desire to satisfy, hunger to fill,
A generous heart
A helping hand, an open hand,
An attentive eye
A life, life to share''

Isn't this poem exectly what samdal-ri has to say?
That no matter how dark and hopeless the situation is light of people who love you will become a little stream of hopes and warmth that has power to give you new breath and home to return to?

Of course i wouldn't call samdal-ri the perfect drama, there were things that i disliked, that deeply annoyed me about main charachter and some of the other support actors too. It was the way their actions and psychological background was written, that i think could have been so much better. I also disliked the way things were stretched and needed years to be resolved. I mean the little misunderstandings, that had potential to be so much less than it became becouse of miscommunication.

Still beautiful things are never prefect. I would recommend this drama to everyone who is searching for something heartwarming, peaceful and empathetic. I hope you are going to experience a lot of positive and deep emotions with choi samdal her people far away from the noices of buzzing citys and toxic people.

Love you all! with my first review i will let the silence be broken.

Leia Mais

Wasted potential

I felt no emotional connection towards any of the charachters or story due to the fact that throughout the movie we know practically nothing about their past. It's rushed, annoying, way too violent, especially that cabin scene that was so poorely edited and comical.

It had a lot of of potential to create a truely disturbing, interesting and deep story of young adults in the loss of hope and proper for living environment (like ,,never rarely sometimes always'').

That was what i expected for a movie about such an important matters, instead it was poorly written, ridiculous and annoying to the extent that it completely lost me. Her sister deserved so much better, the scene of their dialouges was the only part where my focus lasted. Can't believe that i went through this because of an instagram reel.

I don't recommend wasting time on ,,young adult matters'', instead if you'd like to watch something good with a simillar plot but well written dialoges and scenarios watch ,,never rarely sometimes always''.

Love yall!
sending a lot of kisses and hugs!

Leia Mais