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"Moving": An Ambitious, Convoluted Tapestry Of A K-Drama

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  It's already known that I'm not too happy with Disney's ownership of Marvel and the Star Wars franchise. I still feel that Palpatine's (one of the franchise's most beloved evil characters) return in The Rise of Skywalker was nothing more than lame fanservice. I finally finished the Disney series (and I don't know if there's a second season) and I felt it was a very weird series. It felt like mixing X-Men with several other American materials. It's already known how ideas tend to be copied between East and West. Nothing's completely original these days and what matters more is how it's being executed.  The story of youngsters and their parents born with superpowers is interesting. However, it can be as ambitious and come out convoluted at the same time. There are many backstories that are slowly revealed along the way.  The series first reminds me of taking clear inspiration from X-Men . What happens next is that it almost reminds me of Kamen Ri...

First Impressions On Disney's ONGOING Series, "Moving"

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It's no secret that I do have issues with Disney right now. I don't like how Disney is handling Marvel, it's getting wokified, and the live-action remakes are usually JUST. PLAIN. SUCK. Maybe, I could still give credit to Aladdin since it was still watchable. However, I didn't like the way Beauty and the Beast live-action remake turned out to be. I think Mulan live-action remake makes Mulan too powerful. Better watch the Mulan (2009) Hong Kong movie starring Vicki Zhao instead! I also don't like Disney's version of Star Wars since I'm pretty much a fan of the Lucas Canon aka Legends. I just hate how my favorite villain Palpatine became just an act of desperation.  Then there's this series Moving . This isn't a very surprising move where KDrama meets the X-Men. Fortunately, the production doesn't make it that blatant except for the mutant powers that the cast members have. There's no Professor X counterpart in a wheelchair. There's no Jean...