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Live each day as you've been given. And do it shamelessly
SYNOPSIS
This is a drama that highlights the gripping reality of dying and the raw emotions that tag along. Daeum, the FL, has only months to live, but chooses to spend what little time she has left acting in what would be her first and last film. The male lead, Lee Jeha is a director who struggles to escape the large shadow his father, also a director, created before his passing. His dark world changes when he meets Daeum and casts her in a movie. What follows is a not just a love story, but a story and celebration of the human life and its precious and fragile nature.
My Thoughts
I know many drama watchers want escapism. You want romance, happy moments and a happy ending that'll leave you feeling hopeful. I know you may think that the last thing you need is to watch a drama about someone with a terminal illness. The premise may remind you of a loved one who passed or maybe get you to reflect on your own mortality. But you'll be doing yourself a disservice if you skip out on watching Our Movie.
Our Movie is the type of grounded melodrama that makes you to see life through the eyes of someone whose dying and those who surround her. At times it's painful to watch, but it's also joyful. But of course, no matter what emotion the scene is trying to convey, there's always the somber calm that lurks in the background in every scene. There's something as frightening as it is predictable waiting for us at the end of the drama: The knowledge that we know how it's going to end. And that scares us. It makes us brace for the impact. We know there's only one way for the story to conclude.
But it's not as sad as it all sounds. It's actually pretty normal. What I just described is life, right? In life, there's pain, sorrow and joy littered about like confetti. There's also the inescapable truth that we will die someday. There's only one way out of this. But Our Movie doesn't portray everything is such a way that makes us fearful of what's to come. Instead, it teaches us how to live in moment. It teaches us how to "live each day as you've been given."
Oh and some thoughts that I forgot to add:
There are no bad guys or good guys which I like. There are just people caught in a major toxic "main character syndrome" type of cycle. You know what I'm talking about: every character projects their insecurities and worries onto others because they feel a persons actions personally affected them and only them. "They must hate me. How could they do this to me?! That bitch thinks they're the main character."
There are a lot of moments where the mean-girl archetype would lash out while we the audience sat back and said "gurl if only you knew how little this situation has to do with you!" I think this is a great example of how little we know about what anyone is going through. Everyone at some point (Unless you're like me and avoid socialization) has walked around thinking someone hated you or were the hater yourself. Even as I type this, someone could be hating on you right now! And you'll never know why. All of it is just projecting. I mean, unless you have a legit reason to hold a grudge against someone or vice versa. In which case, ignore this. Anyway, the drama excellently highlighted how petty we can be only for something like impending death to wake us up to what truly matters in life.
This is a drama that highlights the gripping reality of dying and the raw emotions that tag along. Daeum, the FL, has only months to live, but chooses to spend what little time she has left acting in what would be her first and last film. The male lead, Lee Jeha is a director who struggles to escape the large shadow his father, also a director, created before his passing. His dark world changes when he meets Daeum and casts her in a movie. What follows is a not just a love story, but a story and celebration of the human life and its precious and fragile nature.
My Thoughts
I know many drama watchers want escapism. You want romance, happy moments and a happy ending that'll leave you feeling hopeful. I know you may think that the last thing you need is to watch a drama about someone with a terminal illness. The premise may remind you of a loved one who passed or maybe get you to reflect on your own mortality. But you'll be doing yourself a disservice if you skip out on watching Our Movie.
Our Movie is the type of grounded melodrama that makes you to see life through the eyes of someone whose dying and those who surround her. At times it's painful to watch, but it's also joyful. But of course, no matter what emotion the scene is trying to convey, there's always the somber calm that lurks in the background in every scene. There's something as frightening as it is predictable waiting for us at the end of the drama: The knowledge that we know how it's going to end. And that scares us. It makes us brace for the impact. We know there's only one way for the story to conclude.
But it's not as sad as it all sounds. It's actually pretty normal. What I just described is life, right? In life, there's pain, sorrow and joy littered about like confetti. There's also the inescapable truth that we will die someday. There's only one way out of this. But Our Movie doesn't portray everything is such a way that makes us fearful of what's to come. Instead, it teaches us how to live in moment. It teaches us how to "live each day as you've been given."
Oh and some thoughts that I forgot to add:
There are no bad guys or good guys which I like. There are just people caught in a major toxic "main character syndrome" type of cycle. You know what I'm talking about: every character projects their insecurities and worries onto others because they feel a persons actions personally affected them and only them. "They must hate me. How could they do this to me?! That bitch thinks they're the main character."
There are a lot of moments where the mean-girl archetype would lash out while we the audience sat back and said "gurl if only you knew how little this situation has to do with you!" I think this is a great example of how little we know about what anyone is going through. Everyone at some point (Unless you're like me and avoid socialization) has walked around thinking someone hated you or were the hater yourself. Even as I type this, someone could be hating on you right now! And you'll never know why. All of it is just projecting. I mean, unless you have a legit reason to hold a grudge against someone or vice versa. In which case, ignore this. Anyway, the drama excellently highlighted how petty we can be only for something like impending death to wake us up to what truly matters in life.
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