One question I want to ask you from this passage: "However, what Eun Ho does not know, but the viewer does, is…
Yes, I think Hye Ri appears. I can’t be completely sure, but we see gestures that we never see with Eun Ho. What I'm referring to is in episode 10 at 54:25, then the scene shifts at 54:55, and from there Hye Ri is on screen (until 56:50). The way she hunches over, laughs, and happily swings both her hands—these are things we never see with Eun Ho throughout the entire series, but they are typical of Hye Ri. (Even the music changes suddenly.) Though the voice belongs to Eun Ho, saying, 'I’ve always wanted to ask Hye Ri if she’s happy,' the scenes we’re seeing, in my opinion, depict Hye Ri and are the answer to the question.
This is the only way the director could have shown Hye Ri. If he had wanted to convey something else, he could have done it in a hundred different ways, but only this way for this meaning.
It certainly achieves a sense of doubt in the viewer regarding what Eun Ho says to Ju-Yeon—that despite all his attempts, he didn’t meet Hye Ri. The director’s approach here is brilliant, as Eun Ho himself cannot remember this. So, in the subtlest way possible, Eun Ho is telling Ju-Yeon that there’s nothing more.
Of course, this is just my opinion. A good story doesn’t need to have logic to be compelling—that’s what makes it good. But here we’re talking about a director who has brought incredibly clever ideas into the series. Everything he shows has a reason.
This is the only way the director could have shown Hye Ri. If he had wanted to convey something else, he could have done it in a hundred different ways, but only this way for this meaning.
It certainly achieves a sense of doubt in the viewer regarding what Eun Ho says to Ju-Yeon—that despite all his attempts, he didn’t meet Hye Ri. The director’s approach here is brilliant, as Eun Ho himself cannot remember this. So, in the subtlest way possible, Eun Ho is telling Ju-Yeon that there’s nothing more.
Of course, this is just my opinion. A good story doesn’t need to have logic to be compelling—that’s what makes it good. But here we’re talking about a director who has brought incredibly clever ideas into the series. Everything he shows has a reason.
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