I watched this movie yesterday. It's confusing in many ways.
I had to rewatch the opening and I *think* what happens there is that the two guys coincidentally meet one another before Min Ki shows up at Min Hoon's house. Since when we get to the final scenes (also set in the city) the stepbrother is presumed dead, so his presence in the opening part seems to support the idea that the opening shows Min Ki and Min Hoon's first encounter. How they met? Who knows. But the stepbrother even sits next to Min Ki on the bench and doesn't recognize him. In addition, when Min Hoon first opens the gate after Min Ki arrives at his house there seems to be a flash of recognition and confusion on his face, like maybe that spontaneous kiss back in the city is about to cost him lol.
But, even if I'm right that whole part seems unnecessary. Why not use the time to flesh out how the two men come to overcome their mutual hostility and bond?
I'm a little puzzled by the ending too. So, the stepbrother drowns himself after Min Hoon tells him he'll be right back, and meanwhile Min Hoon travels all the way to the city to pursue Min Ki. It kinda makes sense that in his search he'd eventually return to the place where they first kissed in the opening scene, but then we're suddenly back at the beach and there's Min Ki. Hadn't he gotten on the train before Min Hoon had had a chance to find him?
So, for the very last shot of the two guys facing one another I think it might be taking place weeks later. Min Ki has returned to the beach to find Min Hoon again. They each wear one of the dogtags from Min Ki's brother, so my guess is that it signifies that Min Ki's dead brother has brought the two boys together and they will end up as a couple.
Good writeups and explanation! Im not confident how it will resonate with some of the negative reviewers here…
After reading your first comment and giving it some thought I came back to thank you and respond, but nothing shuts down a discussion better than characterizing the people who disagree with you as ignorant or, worse, lacking aspects of humanity.
And it seems possible you even created your account just to do this. Is the series that important to you? Goodness.
At the very least I'm glad my review helped you and Mikey to find each other amidst the sea of unfortunates.
I didn't realize you had that depth of sarcasm in you. One of the classic reviews of all time.
I hope you don’t mind I stole “generate a crisis” from one of your comments a couple of weeks ago. After you wrote that I thought of it every time she appeared on screen. ☺️
Maybe the reconciliation part was too fast I agree. But then for all those who say asking for season 2 means ,they…
Please don't tell people that the reason they don't like Season Two is because they want fluff. All that says is that you don't know how to defend the series on its merits.
You wrote it even better than I did. For anyone praising the realism of the story line - who here knows two people…
Thanks for your comment. You and I are in the vast minority but it feels good not to be alone.
Sadly, this train wreck has ruined "To My Star" for me. After countless rewatches and a couple of times I forced my friends to watch with me, I won't be able to see it the same away again. Writing the review was cathartic. I feel I can move on now and never look back.
Next week Mek finally lets his hair down and maybe there's a kiss between him and Kim ... if it doesn't get interrupted by a cell phone or some other person. Something tells me it won't really happen lol.
I don't know why the director has the cast overacting so much. Bear is cute af but his "crying" was total cringe. It makes me wonder if they knew going in that most of the cast can't really act so they just said let's overdo it on purpose.
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I had to rewatch the opening and I *think* what happens there is that the two guys coincidentally meet one another before Min Ki shows up at Min Hoon's house. Since when we get to the final scenes (also set in the city) the stepbrother is presumed dead, so his presence in the opening part seems to support the idea that the opening shows Min Ki and Min Hoon's first encounter. How they met? Who knows. But the stepbrother even sits next to Min Ki on the bench and doesn't recognize him. In addition, when Min Hoon first opens the gate after Min Ki arrives at his house there seems to be a flash of recognition and confusion on his face, like maybe that spontaneous kiss back in the city is about to cost him lol.
But, even if I'm right that whole part seems unnecessary. Why not use the time to flesh out how the two men come to overcome their mutual hostility and bond?
I'm a little puzzled by the ending too. So, the stepbrother drowns himself after Min Hoon tells him he'll be right back, and meanwhile Min Hoon travels all the way to the city to pursue Min Ki. It kinda makes sense that in his search he'd eventually return to the place where they first kissed in the opening scene, but then we're suddenly back at the beach and there's Min Ki. Hadn't he gotten on the train before Min Hoon had had a chance to find him?
So, for the very last shot of the two guys facing one another I think it might be taking place weeks later. Min Ki has returned to the beach to find Min Hoon again. They each wear one of the dogtags from Min Ki's brother, so my guess is that it signifies that Min Ki's dead brother has brought the two boys together and they will end up as a couple.
And it seems possible you even created your account just to do this. Is the series that important to you? Goodness.
At the very least I'm glad my review helped you and Mikey to find each other amidst the sea of unfortunates.
I think I would have liked this series a lot more if it had been created around totally new characters, so I envy you having that bad memory. :)
I found the perfect one! And yes today I bought the eggs and the cupcake pans and tomorrow morning I'M ON IT.
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They should have had you as a script consultant.
It's like the director was saying: "Just kidding with those other episodes! You can be happy now!"
Sadly, this train wreck has ruined "To My Star" for me. After countless rewatches and a couple of times I forced my friends to watch with me, I won't be able to see it the same away again. Writing the review was cathartic. I feel I can move on now and never look back.
I'll go to my grave saying sequels suck.
I don't know why the director has the cast overacting so much. Bear is cute af but his "crying" was total cringe. It makes me wonder if they knew going in that most of the cast can't really act so they just said let's overdo it on purpose.
*GASP*