Well, here's another surprise watch! Well, it's something that I did decide to finally stop doing my HOBBY posts with Super Sentai and Kamen Rider for my newest trend. Here's Awaken from Netflix which is another weird case of science fiction x police drama - as if it's so new, right? The last one I checked was Tunnel with Choi Jin Hyuk - a guy who's done several action roles already. The beginning shows some supernatural cases as the main character Do Jung Woo (Namkong Min) as a child displays some supernatural powers in nearly the same manner as Village of the Damned. Yes, this show is full of nightmare fuel - the viewers' discretion is ADVISED!
The plot goes from 28 years ago when Baekya Foundation runs a charity. In reality, this charity has been exploiting children and many have died. What's worse is that some characters are related to the antagonists. The fraternal twins Jung Woo and his Americanized twin sister Jamie Leighton (Lee Chung Ah) have to face off against their mother Jo Jin Hye. Gong Hye Won (Kim Seol Hyun), my stupid reason to check this show out, has to face off against her OWN FATHER, Gong Il Do. Il Do is a scientist working for Baekya believing that the sinister research is for the best of humanity. Oh Jung Hwan (Kim Tae Woo) is trying to achieve immortality at the cost of others.
This series beautifully tries to integrate realism with non-realism. For instance, they don't easily dismiss the possibility that the victims of lucid dreams were drugged. Yes, there are lucid dream pills. However, it turns out that these lucid dreams were supernaturally induced by Jung Woo himself. Jung Woo as the anti-hero with supernatural powers wants to get rid of Baekya Foundation's minions. This series also tries to show the futile search for eternal youth (which is trying to play God) as there are side effects that those who take the serum will eventually have. It almost reminds me of the comedy movie Death Becomes Her in that aspect. In this case, it's a pretty grim reminder about how the quest for eternal youth or playing God has serious consequences.
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