Move to Heaven

Masterpiece focusing on many social problems, very insightful

Move to heaven is a 10 episode drama its shorter than most dramas but the impact cannot be compared to other dramas.
This drama is one of the few that I actually binge watched, I finished in less than 2 days, which is very fast for me. I watched it all the time except the time I was eating or sleeping.

First of all the topic of the drama itself puts it in another level compared to other dramas. Death, a taboo topic not brought up in everyday conversations. Death can happen alike to the young and old though more to the old, this drama covers both, extensively. Death due to old age, illness, accidents, murder etc. Are all covered.
This show depicts a autistic teenager and his father who help cleaning up after the death of a person. They clear up thier belongings and try to understand the life of the deceased by observing. Learning stories through the objects they left behind and helping the ones left behind to move on while understanding the feelings of the deceased.
Autism is very well depicted and acted out. All the actors did exceptional jobs at portraying their characters too.
The storyline is written so well the writer definitely has earned a new fan. The stories are all complex, including many layers that are unearthed slowly. It doesn't just look at death but many other social problems like adoption by foreigners of koreans, the question of right to die, old age problems, homosexuality, toxic relationships to name a few. These problems especially the problem of old age is something I hold close to my heart, so I felt this deep in my heart. Such a huge spectrum of problems covered in a drama is rare, but move to heaven did it, not just did it, they did it exceptionally well and also brought in tears to your eyes every few episodes.
The show also showed the life of the main characters, I really enjoyed the backstory which was naturally brought in by the writer and also loved the way the relationship of the uncle and the nephew developed in time.
The nephew's character is actually the best character, he's so caring and kind in his own way I always feel empathetic and attached to him.
The lack of osts is the only flaw I can find in this masterpiece, but it really didn't matter because I didn't even realise until I searched for osts and found classical music instead, which only introduced more music, so I'm not mad.

This is a drama I recommend everyone to watch, it'll change your life.

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A must watch

I have never cried watching a show or movie before, but I definitely cried multiple times watching Move to Heaven. I even cried watching it the second time despite knowing what happened. Most Kdramas are fairly predictable, but this one was not which was refreshing. I never really looked into non-romance Kdramas prior to this, but I’m glad I took the risk. It’s definitely not lighthearted, so keep that in mind if that’s not what you’re looking for. Even if it’s not what you’re looking for, I would still recommend watching it at some point. This show helped me realize there are good non-romance dramas, so I definitely recommend watching it if you’re looking for a good drama that is not romance.

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Get ready for an unpopular opinion

I’ve noticed that slice of life is kind of a hit or miss for me. This one in particular, as sad as I am to say, was quite a miss. The story felt directionless up until the last episode, as there wasn’t much of a central conflict present to keep the show going. Yes, some things were slowly getting revealed and we were finding out what happened in the past and why the characters are the way they are (looking at you, Mr. Sexy Uncle. LJH made this show bearable), however at the end of the day I was left with the question “Why?” : “Why should I care? Why is this story being told at all? Why has it still not ended?” It was kind of hard to enjoy the drama because of this. The one episode long stories about the deceased became a bit repetitive, and I don’t really think one episode is long enough for me to start caring about them. Han Geu Ru’s self righteousness became annoying, Yoon Na Mu’s overprotectiveness did as well. The dramatic backstories of the characters were giving me an odd sense of deja vu (mild spoilers): from the sad separation between two brothers, to the festering anger over an unfortunate misunderstanding, to the depressing backstory of a coach suffering through the death of his pupil, it’s all been seen before and I don’t think this drama did a good enough job of making these plot points seem fresh and unique. The pacing was drawn out and seemed to move at a snail’s pace, and my interest in this show ebbed and flowed because of the inconsistencies in storytelling and inclusion of interesting plot points. The last episode was perhaps one of the only silver linings and did make me shed a tear or two… or twenty. I thought that while Geu Ru and his family’s backstory was a little out of place considering it took up the entire last episode (and CSG’s boxing thing got resolved in 10 minutes what?), it was very touching, especially toward the end of the episode where Geu Ru was interacting with his dad and coming to terms with his death. Needless to say, I will not be tuning in for the second season as there weren’t enough interesting things to keep me going even through this one (at least I think there is one? Since when would Netflix do something as scandalous as ending a kdrama after one season?), however I don’t regret watching Move to Heaven as the conclusion was quite wholesome although a bit dragged out (but so is the rest of this drama).

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Move to Heaven is a very touching drama that focuses on a boy with autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder - ASD. ( ASD is a developmental disability that can cause major social and behavioral challenges. There is nothing in the appearance of an autistic person that "tells us" that this person is autistic, we usually sense it by their way of communicating, interact or learn).

Like i said previously, the story is about a boy that has to encounter a big change in his life. We follow his quotidian, but not that only. One of  the things i love about this drama is how they connect the main story with side stories.

Its very touching and interesting, i highly recommend it.

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BEAUTIFUL

I'll start off this by saying that I'm not one to cry while watching movies or series, and I if I do, it's mostly just a little bit of tearing up.
Move To Heaven had me crying my eyes out, tears streaming down my cheeks at least once per episodes.
The clever story line and superb acting provided us with an excellent first series.
Despite having barely understanding of korean, the raw and powerful emotions that the cast performed was what stood out and by not knowing the language the emotions portrayed was the main focus point for me, instead of what was being said.
I laughed, cried, and felt a renewed sense of gratitude for life and death.
Overall this is one of my favorite series I've ever seen, and I say that despite not really being an avid k-drama viewer.

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This drama is now my favorite drama. I am bias I will say that now, my son is disabled and this made me feel for the sitation very quickly. I loved this story it was sad and sweet. The job the family does is touching and Gur ha is the driving force of why it it works. Certain scenes in this were hard for me to watch only because I have seen my son go through similar reactions to things but I have to say this was beautiful. Every case the family worked on could make somebody cry. Each story they learn and share with a family in one form or another is heartbreaking and learning about the team as we go along and watch then grow and change more then some shows characters do in five seasons over the course of only 10 epispdes. When they cry you cry. I would rewatch and I would recomend. This was so well acted and shot.

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Love this story.
I was impressed by how the writer of this drama implemented and fictionized trauma cleaners in most heartwarming, beautiful and thoughtful way. I know that there is no trauma cleaner like Geuru in real life. There is no trauma cleaner who organizes and collects items from the belongings like Gruru does and try every effort to deliver box(yellow box is created for this story also) to the deceased's family or friends. In reality, trauma cleaner's main job is to clean out the spaces and belongings of the deceased. However still the job itself is a very hardworking one and it face a lot of obstacles and diffulties in real life. It demands your devotion and professionalism but heardly not many people recognize what they are doing. And this is one of the thing I value about this drama. This drama introduced trauma cleaners for the first time and made people realize that we should show more respect to what they are doing for us and give more attention and care about people living around us.

GREAT WRITER!! GREAT STORY!!!

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My forever favourite drama

This will forever be one of the best drama’s I’ve watched, I cried not even halfway into the first episode and cried at every episode after that. Usually I take my time to watch shows but this had me so moved I binged it all.

The plot is so beautiful and we get to explore different emotions and stories from characters that you can relate to so well, it feels so real and you really feel for the characters and families. It is a beautiful introduction into mourning, autism, friendship and love and the main actors Tang Jun-sang and Lee Je-hoon played their roles fantastically, you root for them greatly in the end and the characters development is well written.

My favourite episode was with the gay couple and I bawled at the speech and the rings at the end, you never really see gay characters portrayed positively on dramas so this was a pleasant experience for me. I really hope the ending means there is a season two as I miss the characters incredibly and would definitely rewatch this one to relive the emotional rollercoaster.

10/10! A perfect show.

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Easy-to-binge and gets all the onion-triggered water out of your eyes

It's been a long while since I watched a whole kdrama in one day/sitting. This broke it. Highly underrated even though it was a Netflix original.

Let's dissect the storyline. Even though it didn't have my ideal beginning, it was still very fast-paced and allowed for the main character to be introduced. They quickly introduce the second main character and end that episode off with a very satisfying cliffhanger. I love how every episode introduced a different mini-storyline within the larger one, while allowing the main characters to develop. I also liked how they connected the story between the two main characters and allowed us to go back in time and sympathize with them. (This was the tear-jerking part.) I love dramas that are either completely romance or have a mystery/crime plot with a bit of romance. This was the latter aka my favorite.

Let's talk about the actors now. I don't know much about autism or Asperger's so I cannot comment on how well the main character, Tang Jun Sang, acted. However, I can comment on Lee Je Hoon's. Something about him at first glance was so charming. He embodied his role to the full, from the way he talked, the way he smirked, and his body language. I expect so much more for him in this genre of kdramas, and I'm excited to see more of him. Lastly, Hong Seung Hee was a very nice side (and female) character to have. She wasn't an especially necessary character to the plot, but she was in screenplay because she was the one reciprocating the comedic relief from Lee Je Hoon. The only problem I had with her was that her connection with the main character seemed just too random.

Overall, I HIGHLY RECCOMEND this drama.

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so much beauty in here

In just a few words i will say that this drama is simply beautiful. The plot itself was bound to be good but the performance from everyone is what elevated it.

I was a little scared at the end of the first episode because i didn't expected it and his uncle wasn't exactly seems the nicest guy. But everything change and we see our ML Geu Roo trying to comes to terms with lost and changes.

My favorites scenes will be when Cho Sang Gu gets to learn what actually happens with his brother, that he was never abandoned and he opens that closet with all the sneakers and breaks crying. It was such an emotional one and Lee Je Hoon was amazing in it (I will stop saying this about him, i made my point already, sorry lol)

And the other scene is when Geu Roo keeps asking Cho that please told him if he was going to die, because his father never tell him and he did and Sang Gu answer is "Your father never told you because he loved you very much, i don't love you that much" lol it was a fun one. also Geu Roo answer like he doesn't care if he don't love him just don't die is a cute one.

I don't know, this show was catartic for me, i laugh, cried and enjoyed it a lot.

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Great Melodrama

Wow... To be honest, I never get emotional to the every episodes while watching it except the last episode where all the pain happened. Just wow, Great story line at least for me. Is it just me that the story is not lacking but still It feels like I need more? XD.... Let's talk about some traits there....XD ...., wow did I just witnessed some open relationship there in the ep5? I think they did well writing about it, we all know Sk is not open about it but it well delivered by the story. Lastly, I don't know if that's a fact that some issues in the story like the adoption and the building one where Gu Reu's father working in before, that's why I appreciated the writing of the story. Hmmmm, this will be the last.... I THINK THIS DRAMA IS WORTH TO WATCH ON!!!!!

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