Week 10


  Kim's Convenience gave me the feeling that it was a bit funny at first, but not so funny. It's like saying something funny on purpose, but it makes me unable to laugh. Maybe it's because I am not very sensitive to this type of drama. Some jokes are a little bit too common. But as a whole, after seeing it, I feel that this is a great comedy.

  But in terms of the interpretation of the character's personality, I think this drama makes me really like it. Mr. Kim here showed a very mean feeling in the first half of each episode, make me didn't like him very much at the beginning. But at the end of each episode, he always showed his love for children and a gentle but awkward side. All these make Mr. Kim's character more three-dimensional, and I like him very much. 

  The difference between the two generations of Korean Canadians can be seen from this play. Both Mr. Kim and Mrs. Kim retained the traditional Asian thinking, but Janet is obviously different. Just like Mr. Kim thinks that his daughter's things are his own things, this is a very old traditional thinking. I felt very uncomfortable when I saw the first half of this episode. If I were Janet, I would be very angry, and I might even have a big argue with my dad. But when I saw the latter part, I felt that Mr. Kim was a little jealous that his daughter's photo was better than his own, so he sold it. This makes me think Mr. Kim is awkward and a little cute. And at the end, Mr. Kim bought a tripod for his daughter. 

  Every time I watch a comedy, I can always see something that touches my heart. Comedy is not only for entertaining the public, it has a deep meaning. Just like this episode, I felt that father's love was a little bit awkward, but it was very cute.


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  1. Trent Smock2021年3月15日 09:42

    I agree, I really liked the characters because they seemed pretty 3 dimensional. Kim seems really rude and ignorant a lot of the time but a lot of the things he does are either out of ignorance or love and I think that makes him a very interesting character in the show.

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