Tears contain a power that cannot be ignored. When they are intertwined with laughter, they become an unparalleled powerful energy.
Their "Shin Bagu" is such a work. Through the emotional script and the director's careful interpretation, it makes the complex emotions of the deep sorrow and absurd joy of losing their motherland come to life like a spring during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. It touched the heartstrings of every colonial people and brought tears to their eyes.
In this era, people's fear of turning back time lingers like a nightmare, but the romantic comedy "The Queen of Tears" has become the focus of heated discussions with its unique charm.
This is no accident, because it knows how powerful the emotional resonance can be inspired by the wonderful mixture of tears and laughter.
Tears and laughter, they are valves that release the stress of daily life, but if not handled properly, they are difficult to reach people's hearts.
However, writer Park Ji-eun cleverly used these two emotions to arouse public resonance. Her works are famous for romantic comedies, which perfectly combine pure and passionate love with witty and humorous comedy.
Her carefully woven plot repeatedly presents and subverts stereotyped characters and exaggerated dramatic scenes, making tears and laughter interweave into a moving picture.
All this is to highlight the pure love and selfless family love between young men and women. "Housewife Queen" Cheon Ji-ae, played by Kim Nam-joo, made the audience laugh with her outstanding beauty and occasional foolishness, and shed marital tears because of her selfless support for her unemployed husband On Dal-soo (played by Oh Ji-ho).
Baek Hyun-woo in "Queen of Tears" is played by Kim Soo-hyun. He has handsome appearance and smart mind, but because he is the son-in-law of a chaebol, he has lost the happiness of ordinary life and even dreams of divorce.
However, when he learned that his wife Hong Hae-in (played by Kim Ji-won) was suffering from an incurable disease, his tears became a source that never dried up, and the audience sympathized with his sadness.
This is thanks to the clever arrangement of the script, which successfully won the sympathy of the audience by giving fatal flaws to seemingly perfect characters, through extreme conflicts and precise rhythm control.
Those "interesting" situations that are both absurd and heartbreaking awaken us to think deeply about real-life issues by breaking our inherent impressions and prejudices.
"My Love from the Star" focuses on family love and uses the new word "sea world" to expose the evils of patriarchy; while "My Love from the Star" reveals the story through the perspective of an alien who accidentally landed on Earth. the blind spots of capitalism.
"Crash Landing on You" offers a unique look at a divided reality through the story of an unusual romance between a woman from a South Korean conglomerate and an elite North Korean soldier.
In "The Queen of Tears", the scene where the chaebol's sons-in-law put on their aprons and put on the sacrificial table gave us a deeper understanding of the issues of patriarchy and capitalism. It's a way of guaranteeing realism by twisting dramatic scenes that seem banal and clichéd, so that its comicality stems not from novelty but from profundity.
The Queen Group laid its foundation in the food industry as the "Queen of Housewives" and grew into a leading distribution company in "Queen of Tears," but as "Crash Landing on You" shows, conflicts within the family also arise over inheritance issues And sharpen.
In sharp contrast to the daughters who have excellent management skills, the incompetence of the sons has become what they have in common.
The conflict is pushed to the extreme with the introduction of intrigue and villains planning to take over Queen's Corporation.
Although fathers recognize their daughters' abilities, mothers often side with their sons and restrict their daughters' development. Although
seems to touch on the issue of eldest son inheritance in the Confucian patriarchal system, it is difficult to call it a subversive world view due to its pursuit of familyism.
Unlike Hong Hae-in, who is working hard to achieve her goal of joining the 1 trillion club of Queen's Department Store, the stupid behavior of her father and brother in the process of being deprived of their management rights is difficult to laugh at.
I'm not blaming the humanity they showed when they were kicked out of their homes penniless after living a life of luxury.
Such descriptions are intended to remind us that if those who were not born into chaebol families seem to have difficulty making a living, they will be ridiculed and may lose awareness of the illegal activities of chaebol companies.
Of course, the image of the Queen Group family is not the reality of Korean conglomerates. However, due to the nature of the comedy genre, the funnier their appearance is, the more the audience's sense of superiority will inevitably increase, and the perception of the chaebol family will be distorted.
Here, if you are immersed in the pure and fateful love between Baek Hyun-woo and Hong Hae-in, your sense of reality about the conglomerate may be disturbed.
That's why, in a romantic comedy that seems like an escape from the exhausting daily routine, the exaggerated drama of twisting a clique of people to make people laugh and give them a sense of humanity is disappointing.
However, author Park Ji-eun's strategy of tears and laughter clearly evokes the problematic reality of the time.
, especially his romantic comedies, share the same worldview as the Queen Group, satirizing materialistic snobbery through a diverse group of people.
Ultimately, it pursues humanistic life and emphasizes supreme love and loyal family affection.
Through this, we successfully constructed the world view of the Queen Group from "Queen of Housewives" to "Queen of Tears".
As "The Queen of Tears" has become a hot topic in the rapidly changing drama ecosystem, one can't help but wonder if Park Ji-eun's romantic comedy will continue to evolve and develop, or if it will stagnate.
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In "Queen of Tears", writer Park Ji-eun's writing style is delicate and affectionate, and she skillfully captures the complex emotions behind tears and laughter. Her works are not only observations of life, but also profound discussions of human nature.
She understands that in this fast-paced and uncertain world, people need not only escapist entertainment, but also stories that touch people's hearts.
Therefore, her scripts can always hide deep criticism of society and warm praise of human nature under the appearance of light comedy.
Her plot design is clever and can unknowingly lead the audience into a world full of emotions. There, every tear carries weight and every laugh contains power.
Her characters are vivid and real, and their joys and sorrows can resonate with everyone. Whether it is Cheon Ji-ae's selfless dedication, Baek Hyun-woo's inner struggle, or Hong Hae-in's unfortunate fate, each character has become a friend in the audience's heart, and their stories make the audience empathize.
Writer Park Ji-eun's works are like a mirror, reflecting the contradictions and challenges of our era. She not only shows the luxury and corruption of chaebol families, but also reveals the warmth and struggle of ordinary families.
Her story tells us that no matter what circumstances we are in, no matter what difficulties we face, love and hope are always there. Her script is like a soft light that illuminates the glory of humanity, even in the darkest moments.
Therefore, when "The Queen of Tears" became the focus of heated discussion, we not only saw a successful TV series, but also saw a writer's deep understanding of society and affectionate care for human nature. Her tears and laughter are not only the embellishments of the plot, but also the carrier of emotions, allowing every audience to feel the reality and beauty of life through laughter and tears.
