Stairway to Heaven
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Actor: Choi Ji-wooDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Korean (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1200 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: YA Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Stairway to Heaven
DVD Review: Little overdone; Could have been great.
Summary: 4 Stars
This drama is a classic case of a drama that went 5-7 episodes too long (there are 20 total episodes).
Apparently, this drama has taken some of the best elements of "Autumn in My Heart" and "Winter Sonata" and added some originality. And it works at many levels. Its music is very memorable. The acting is superb and Choi Ji Woo gave the best performance of her career especially as a blind Jung Suh.
There are many memorable scenes and lines which render you helpless from the urge to shed tears. If you like a good love story, then this drama will leave little wanting.
The problem is this drama has redundant scenes and themes that become tiresome after about 5 cycles. For example, Jisoo (JungSuh) repeatedly commits to Chulsoo (TaeHwa) and swears off seeing SongJoo, only to see SongJoo again for about 8 more times until she finally makes her choice. The drama of her resisting seeing SongJoo wore off after about 5th time, after which you wish she would get things going already. But that dosen't happen until 3 episodes later.
One of the main antagonist is played by Kim Tae Hee who poseesses possibly the most perfect face of any actress. Scientists who study beauty based on the Golden Rato (1.618) have concluded Kim TaeHee posesses the most perfect beautiful face. Her role as Yuri was her cameo role and she became a major star despite playing an evil antagonist in this drama.
One of the most memorable scenes was in episode 18, when blind JungSuh and SongJoo meet for Jungsuh to break off their relationship due to her blindness. Jungsuh does everything she could to hide her blindness and tells SongJoo that she has moved on and he should marry someone else. SongJoo, knowing full well she is blind and her desire to unburden him of her blindness, falsely and heartwrenchingly agrees.
The other memorable scene is when TaeHwa meets blind Junsuh for the last time before he sacrificies himself so Jungsuh could see. TaeHwa lies he will be moving to Paris so it will be diffiult for them to meet again. When blind JungSuh sweetly insists they should meet again and exchange letters, he reluctantly says "yes", knowing full well that was their last possible meeting.
TaeHwa, beautifully played by Shin Hyun Joon, was the most interesting character. His last words were: "I was born to a devil in this hellish world. JungSuh was the only person who loved and cared for me. She made my life worth living and there is nothing I will not do for her. Through my sacrifice for JungSuh I will be entering heaven from this hellish world".
Description of Stairway to Heaven
Stairway to Heaven redefines the Korean TV mini-series genre with undeniably unique innovations, a touching plot, vivid characters, and a sublime soundtrack. Han Jung-Suh (Choi Ji-Woo) and Cha Song-Joo (Kwon Sang-Woo) have always belonged together, but Jung-Suh's new family changes everything. Stepmother Tae Mi-Ra cruelly manipulates her. And her envious stepsister Yoo-Ri (Kim Tae-Hee) commits an unspeakable act, causing Jung-Suh to lose her memory. Jung-Suh is literally left helpless, and her lonely and affectionate stepbrother Tae-Hwa (Shin Hyun-Joon seizes the opportunity to run away with her. But Song-Joo is left behind... Years pass, and Song-Joo still cannot forget his feelings for Jung-Suh. But Song-Joo discovers a girl who remarkably resembles Jung-Suh and the story takes off from there. Now with high quality English subtitles, relive Song-Joo's heart-wrenching personal mission to recover Jung-Suh and fulfill their destiny to be together! Witness for yourself how Stairway to Heaven single-handedly got millions of Americans hooked on Korean TV dramas.Bestsellers in DVD
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