Most South Korean productions try to combine several genres at once. When Heritage from Netflix, the mix is also a way to tell an intriguing story that gets increasingly sinister. Yoon So Ha (Kim Hyun Joo from the popular Hellish), trying to keep his life afloat among all sorts of small daily troubles. She has a job that she hates and feels humiliated every day, and her marriage is about to collapse.
Then the unthinkable happens. A relative who knew nothing about him left him a cemetery, which passed from generation to generation into his hands. It is also part of the territory, which brings with it its own problems. What the young woman doesn’t realize is that the unique property also carries with it a series of terrible events and a creepy history.
Not only because of the obvious (it’s a cemetery containing the bodies of hundreds of people), but also because suddenly the heiress will have to deal with a series of violent deaths happening around her. Is there a criminal or a dark event behind everything?
Thus begins what becomes an atypical story, combining mystery, supernatural tension and drama to unravel a dangerous mystery. But specifically he is interested in making it not so easy to discover what is hidden under his most peculiar points. There are five reasons why this experiment is worth watching on Netflix, despite its shortcomings.
Good and evil as objective
The plot attempts to incorporate the idea of predestined evil. The first chapter aims to show that what is happening to Yoo So Ha is mysterious. but, at the same time, the last point in a series of inevitable events.
That is, a cemetery, considered a rarity in the industrialized world, is more than just a place. At the same time, it is a collection of magical elements that the character will have to deal with.
The theme of terrorism in criminal cases
According to part of his family, which he does not know, to the possibility that in addition to a monetary inheritance, he also has a magical sentence on his hands. Legacy uses the possibility of circumstances that elude any simple explanation to advance the plot.
Which ties into the idea that a legacy cemetery is more than property, a dangerous place that carries its own risks. The series doesn’t have a specific tone or explanation. A plot trick that works as long as the story doesn’t have a specific direction.
A mystery that gets more complex
Creator and director Yeon Sang Ho (who became famous worldwide for Train to Busan And Hellish), he strives to ensure that his story is ambiguous on this matter. So it is basically impossible to know whether a cemetery is a supernatural mystery or a criminal one. Time and time again, the script, also written by the director, provides clues that can be interpreted and change the story. Either because the young heiress will face pressure from lawyers with a shady past, or a story about a series of crimes that point to her new ownership. The truth is that the series tries to be as interesting as possible by answering its own questions.
But in the end he has to give them, which makes the tension and atmosphere completely different. Gradually, the supernatural event happening around the cemetery becomes a subplot in itself. This is despite the fact that the plot insists that Yoo So Ha’s unknown relatives may have some illicit secrets to tell. Gradually the mix becomes more ambitious. Moreover, when the script shows the legal battle of the heiress with his brother and his problems at work, which are getting worse. Overall, the script uses the supernatural to explore the human spirit.
Unpredictable series
Heritage leaves behind what seemed to be a mystery based on traditional South Korean legends. There’s enough skill in the first three chapters to sustain the tension of a terrifying story that combines paranormal activity with the protagonist’s everyday misfortunes.
By the final episodes, the search for an answer to what the cemetery really is becomes much more than just a story with detective overtones. This allows you to be more firm and direct. When the paranormal evil finally comes to its senses, the violent behavior of the characters surrounding the protagonist becomes as brutal as the phenomenon in question.
Unusual thriller
Between the murders, the apparent culprit – or something like that – and, ultimately, the presence of elements of the occult and shamanism, Legacy is an experiment that doesn’t always go well. When this happens offers an interesting story of blurred lines that blend into the bleak setting.
If not, then it’s a chaotic plot full of ideas that never get developed. With interesting visuals and a gothic undertone that adds beauty to the pure Korean environment, some scenes are a waste of resources. Which becomes more noticeable in chapter six, which is rushed, half-drafted and so forced at the end that it seems like just a bunch of vague answers. Your biggest problem.
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