Well, the drama has 20 episodes, rather short compared to Empress Ki that had 50. Honestly, without a doubt Empress Ki is much better than this drama. However, there is a certain message that was subtly displayed through this drama that caught me, that made me want to blog about it. Historical dramas are good in a way, because it comprises or can be comprised of many themes ranging from life, love, and all the way to politics & its beautiful how some writers and directors can tie them together. This drama was written by Jin Soo-Wan, and directed by Kim Do-Hoon and Lee Seong-Jun.
Well, I'm not really sure what the director/writer's original intent was, but from a viewers perspective, I think they were trying to define what true love really means. Yes, I know the whole world is trying to do this, but this captured me because I always had that thought in mind,
"If in one life, you fall in love with someone,
but somewhere along the line, you were separated and your memories were lost.
However, through some way, the person you fell in love with
falls into the similar circle of friends or social circle with you.
But now the circumstances has changed; changed in the sense of status, likes, dislikes, and experiences, would you fall in love with the same person all over again?"
In this drama the answer offered to me was, Yes, it can happen. Although, she lost her memories, she still almost instantly cared for Him and had feelings that at first she did not come to terms with. However, there can be a little difference here, because he happens to be the King, and in that setting at that age & time, any girl wanted to fall in love with the King. Falling in love with the King was seen as a fairy tale life, depicted through the Puppet Shows, that gives them then glimpse of hope of a good life. Its also a little bit difficult to distinguish whether she had feelings for him just because he was the crown prince at first. When they met in the dramatic scene of syncope under the umbrella, she didn't know that he was the prince, however he almost instantly has feelings for her first. She however, felt much guilt after learning that she had lectured the wrong person. Only later on she felt like she needed to be by His side. One could totally turn the whole thing down by saying, that is just guilt she is feeling, misunderstood as love.
Well, I'd like to think of it as she really loved him not because of guilt. Hahaha! Life's more beautiful that way I guess. The fact that the crown prince, eventually King; could not forget her for 8 years is amazing, and totally worth it when they met again. There are other more deeper themes discussed throughout the drama such as revenge, loyalty, protecting your kin, obsession, power, etc. In all other themes, Empress Ki wins the medals, however in the attempt to show what true love really means, I have to give it to The Moon that Embraces the Sun.
Its really nice to see submissive wives, & I've seen plenty of Korean girls being submissive to their husbands through these dramas, but I guess they are misleading, because I also heard, live, from Koreans, that this ain't real. They are probably gonna beat the sh* out of you after marriage. I'd really like to be with a submissive + without facial surgery + Korean girl. HAHAHAHA! See ya! :)
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