What Is the Story About?
Based on the eponymous webtoon that goes by the same name by Kang Full, Moving is a supernatural drama that deals with three teenager high school students and their parents who discover their super powers. The history their parents share with each other intertwines the lives of their children as well. The story revolves around the parents and their struggle to protect their children from their worst nemesis.
Performances?
Moving is arguably the most well cast K-drama of the year so far with every character being so aptly cast and each performance equally endearing and powerful, be it the white, black or grey.
Ryu Seung-ryong, being the biggest star of the show also gets the most performative character who lives the double life of ‘hulk’ – a super human with super strength and a heart of gold.
Han Hyo-joo plays a super agent with strong shooting skills and extra sensitive sensory organs. She is the most composed character of the show, and yeah plays the most adorable mum ever.
Zo In-Sung probably the second biggest star of the show, plays a superhuman who can fly. But, the actor’s calibre is not yet utilised to it’s fullest in the show (we might have surprises in future).
Even if the show is primarily about these three, the scene stealers of the show are the actors who plays the kids. Lee Jung ha as Kim Bong-seok is the most adorable character of the show, and yeah it’s beating heart so far. Go youn-jung’s Jang Hui-soo is beautiful, witty and a badass. Cha Tae-Hyun who is otherwise a great actor hasn’t had much to do in the show so far. Ryoo Seung-bum plays the antagonist Frank with the menace of a beast and the rotting scar of a boy who was wronged in his childhood.
Every other actor in the show is also well cast, be it the actors playing the teachers or the agents who lose their lives.
Analysis
Based on a famous webtoon of the same name from Kang Full, written by himself and directed by Park In-je & Park Younseo, Moving is a genre-binding supernatural fantasy adventure drama that revolves around superhuman children and their superhuman parents struggling hard to hide their abilities.
Once a part of a strong underground national spy unit, Moving focusses on a group of forgotten agents (now parents) and their never ending struggle to hide the inherited super-strengths of their children from the external world. The show begins with four main characters, bong-seok who can fly, hui-soo who can re-generate (basically never die), Kang Hoon (who is gifted with extraordinary strength and speed skills) and Gye-do (who can generate electricity).
A suspicious looking Korean-American called Frank is on the look out for retired super agents to murder them and their children. We see Frank murdering one super agent after the other, while on the other end Ju-won and Mi-hyun try their best to protect their children’s super-powers from the external world.
Coincidence or not (definitely not) Bong-seok, Hui-soo and Kang Hoon go to same school (where teachers apparently know about their super-powers, train and support them) and befriend each other. While there are parallels between Frank murdering retired super agents and questioning about their children, we are also taken back to his back-story where he is abandoned by his mother.
Moving slowly introduces us to what led Mi-hyun and Ju-won to relocating with their kids and who they were once upon a time – agents. Although the show currently is focussing on the back-stories of the super-human parents, there are loose ends untied about the motive of Frank and his higher-ups in the United States of America.
Moving is undeniably the hottest outing from South Korean entertainment, and this is because of its super entertaining source material, engaging screenplay and a terrific cast that brings the right amount of emotion, conviction and power to the table. This is how superhero genre should be done and the boogeyman episode is the most meta episode in the series. Hardly half-way down, Moving is definitely going to scale heights if it goes the same way as it is.
To put it shortly, Moving is definitely a show worth placing your bets and time on. It has everything you crave for. Action, drama, romance, comedy, spy thrills and many more. Check out Moving on Disney+Hotstar right now.
Music and Other Departments?
Dalpalan’s music for Moving is surely one of its strongest points. The elevation background music, or the tinge of romance or the scores of tension, it’s all in good hands. Moving’s camera work and vfx team also deserves a pat on their backs alongside its editing & writing team.
Highlights?
Core Story
Back stories of parents
Emotional strength
Casting
Screenplay & pace
Drawbacks?
The wait for next episodes
Did I Enjoy It?
Yes.
Will You Recommend It?
Yes. Definitely. The best Kdrama airing right now.
Moving Series Review by Binged Bureau
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