Netflix’s “The Paper House: Korea” convinces critics, but not audiences

The catalog of Netflix premiered “The House of Pape: Korea”, the remake of the Spanish series of the same name that has been very successful since it arrived on the streaming platform. The new version of this popular action thriller has convinced critics, but, on the other hand, the audience is not satisfied with the result of the adaptation.

As soon as it premieredMoney Heist: Welcome to the Economic Area’, as this title is known in English; the public has begun to express their opinion on the subject and, although many have welcomed the adaptation of the Spanish series “La Casa de Papel”; others strongly criticized the production with the stance that it added nothing new to the original story.

This division of opinions was more marked between critics and audiences through the portal of Rotten tomatoes, where the new Netflix series got 90% from film and television experts; and 45% in the evaluation of the general public. That is to say, it conquered the specialists, but the audience of the streaming giant did not end up convincing them.

Although, with everything and the poor evaluation that the public has given to the Korean remake of ‘The Paper House’, on Netflix, this new series ranks fourth among the most viewed within the streaming platform. That is to say, despite not having charmed many people, it is the trend of the moment and one or the other viewer has completely conquered it.

A new version of ‘La Casa de Papel’ but very similar

The ‘Paper House: Korea’ retains the original essence of the Spanish series created by Alex Pina: the heist is the most relevant of all. Despite this, he manages to have some differences that go beyond the change of cast; this is the case of the revolutionary mission that he tries to convey and also of some important aspects of his wardrobe which are the key to the story.

Although the original series also has a touch of disagreement with the system in which they live, in ‘The Paper House: Korea’ it is evident that it is a critique of capitalism … but also of communism. The story begins with North Korea and South Korea uniting to grow their economy, but they do so through a system that only benefits the rich and harms the poor.

The masks used in the new version are also part of that message: they use the Yangbang one of the 12 traditional Korean Hahoetal masks. With it they represent the aristocracy, but also the common people, so it’s a double personality that they bring to the screen through them and their mission when they use them.