Beanie level: Errand boy

For discussion Daoist Philosophy | Zhuangzi: The Dao of Gangstas This episode presents a Daoist take on the morality of crooks and the crooks of morality. The Zhuangzi 莊子 chapter “Breaking into Trunks” (Qu Qie 胠篋) contains a dialogue with our Gangsta Zhi, or Robber Zhi, containing the line that is now a Chinese proverb, “Gangstas have their Dao too” (dao yi you dao 盜亦有道).

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    Which came first, the pun…or the philosophical thought? 😉

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LYOL Ms. Choi’s wedding. She looks like a victorious general. Tae-hee & Hyo-do have DIY ceremony.





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What is art direction ? This may help. RED – Movie Montage Mature (Sex Violence Blood)
Every scene is red. The look and feel of a show is the art director’s responsibility.

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    That is interesting and a helpful visual explanation of art direction.

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    Thanks for this insightful and kind post on behalf of me and many Beans!

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I love Black & White film.So do the folks that made this, Bright Night Visions in Black and White . Cinematography, camera angles, lighting , shot composition. Enjoy

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    Subtitles Identity the film title ,director and director of photography . The films are also listed here.
    Persona
    A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
    Rumble Fish
    Killer’s Kiss
    Manhattan
    Letter Never Sent
    The Night of the Hunter
    Ivan’s Childhood
    The Better Angels
    The Man Who Wasn’t There
    The Stranger
    The Good German
    Schindler’s List
    Raging Bull
    Metropolis
    Kuroneko
    Sunset Boulevard
    Ida
    Out of the Past
    The Third Man
    Odd Man Out
    Psycho
    Good Night, and Good Luck
    Through a Glass, Darkly
    Concrete Night
    The Big Combo

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    Wow, that was gorgeous. Thank you for sharing! There’s really no hiding bad lighting, composition, or camera angles in black and white.

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      It is magic when it all comes together, whether color or B&W .
      If you can get the actors, the cinematography, the art, the style and the musical score to click , it can really be impactful.

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    Thanks, John! This is eye-opening for me because I think I didn’t pay much attention to different aspects of movies/shows besides noticing if they are visually pleasing or not. :)) But my art teacher at my high school used to say that black and white is the classic when it comes to art. To him, it’s superior than colors.

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    Very, very nice. Thanks for sharing this.

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Merry Christmas Drama Beans !!

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Matchmakers PPL. The finest Eunjangdo in Joseon, Knives by Gil-chae ™



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2023 Evil Character (Male) The K drama villains were kind of meh for me. My favorite male villain is Zhang Song Wen in The Knockout as , Gao Qi Qiang , the bullied fish monger who gradually rises to Mob Boss . More of sly Fox than a brute, Gao Qi Qiang is a benevolent gangster.


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2023 RoundUp Evil Characters (Female)
The Matchmakers gave us Park Ji Young as Park So Hyun Joseon era Power Player

Perfect Marriage Revenge gave us Lee Min Young as Lee Jung Hye the Evil Mom with visions of greatness.

Heavenly Idol gave us Cha Joo Young as Radlin, the seaweed sprite that become the Ultimate Evil.



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    Power player – Madam Park is definitely that. The other two only had delusions of grandeur although to be fair both got away with a lot of evil for far too long.
    Great choices – this is a girl power I’m not proud of but onscreen shenanigans are fun, especially when they make grand entrances in awesome dresses. 🤣

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Enjoying My Demon probably more than I should be. 🥹
Ha-ha 2nd Male Lead
Oh it’s getting hot and steamy in here.




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    It’s fun to watch a show that’s willing to fully commit to its tropes in the most over-the-top way but also doesn’t take itself too seriously.

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    Oh yes! Enjoying more than I thought.

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Worst parents I have two men and two women although neither are a couple.
Oasis A sick arrangement sees Kim Myung Soo force his wife to give up their son to the bosses wife to raise as her own , where he subsequently lives a spoiled and privileged life. Years later Pops arranges his other son to go to prison to cover for the privileged son’s crime. Whew ! This bad bastard of a father gets set up in a drunkenness trap and then a Truck of Doom takes his sorry ass out as dead men tell no tales ☠️

Oasis again , Kang Kyung Hun is the evil bosses wife that received the child.. Over the years she lies to two different men saying that they are the father of the child . She winds up institutionalized due to her mental state as she loses everything.
Castaway Diva has Lee Seung Joon as the Stalker Dad . Well done, I loathed this character and his impact on the story. Aigoo
Good Bad Mom had Ra Mi Ran as a psychopath. Aigoo




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    Oh yeah, GBM, those poor pigs ‼️🐷🐷🐷

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My Demon Bedsheet Balcony Bondage‼️ Such a pretty shot .

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2023 RoundUp Empty Suit, character that brought nothing. Kim In Kwon as “Cat Man” in HeartBeat

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Me watching My Demon male-staring-wordlessly-at-beautiful-female-lead(H/T@hacja) +more Pink ! 2ML’s painful voyeuristic view. He got it bad too, his strength wilted, his soul crushed😪





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Butterflies are flittering around several dramas. Artwork is by Shin Saimdang

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My 2023 Same Age Group Crush Lee Mi Sook Pics first posted back in the day
https://www.dramabeans.com/2010/04/lee-mi-sook-in-harpers-bazaar/


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Could You Let Go of My Hand Drama ?
It’s tempting but I need something to vetch about , this show has plenty of material for that.
I do like Tae-Hee though 😍 White, Pink and White



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LYOL This show ! I really wish the writer had some skill. This is just crap.

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My 2023 Crush is Ahn Eun Jin GBM was so so, MD1 was good , MD2 not so much, but she shined.


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    Ooh. She’s amazing. You’re exactly right, even when the drama fell flat, she shone. If I’d started the challenge from Day 1, she’d have been the female lead I’d never forget.

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    She was my favorite actor and character in My Fellow Citizens. She shone there too. The first thing I remember from that show is her and her fabulous wardrobe.

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Youngsters
I poked at Castaway Diva quite a bit but I did enjoy Lee Re’s performance as young Mok-ha. Her partner , Moon Woo Jin as young Ki-Ho also delivered a fine performance.

I searched my list of completed shows and remembered Gi So Yoo & Park Da On who were Ahn Eun Jin’s children in Good Bad Mother Those poor pigs 🐷🐷🐷




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LYOL Halmoni ! Tae-Hee😉 Hyo-shim’s anticipation.



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    Halmeoni! They are bound to meet at some point. Hopefully soon!

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