Today's episode gave me Coffee Prince flashbacks with all the internal conflict and self-loathing the ML is going…
I felt the Coffee Prince vibe too - the confused turmoil is burning him. The cave scene is the beach scene all over again. The denial and rejection will come next in form of a speedy convenient marriage but it’d be quite hard for the story to sustain on the fake married line for another 7 episodes.
Expected something more from the finale especially from the perspective of the crew, leading up to the release…
A time jump showing how everyone gets on with their lives - and the big or small impact Daeum’s passing has on each of them - is a more meaningful way to conclude this beautiful story (in my view).
I think that counters the message of the last 15 minutes. I remember at grief counseling, the problem people encountered…
I think it’s exquisitely done without the actual death or funeral scene, focussing instead of how everyone goes on with their lives which have been invariably changed by Daeum’s passing. It’s beautiful!
I think those turn-arounds were done very reasonably and realistically. Jaein hated Daeum because she misunderstood…
Those are not sudden turnaround. Producer Bu has long been a best friend of Jeha and Seoyoung’s boss is a cut-throat operator with a hidden heart. And Jae-in felt ashamed of herself since the last couple of episodes. This is already a very sad and extraordinary situation - I don’t mind at all the side characters become caring. If people knowing nothing about these characters are willing to contribute to the crowd funding, why wouldn’t people in the know be a bit kinder. Natural human response too.
This is one movie that you appreciate more at each rewatch - at least this is my experience. My first watch was around 15 years ago and I’d rewatch like every two years. The fact it doesn’t have any music actually adds a lot to the enjoyment of this movie - which is practically about life as it is.
https://youtu.be/uAxcFYQZCSY?si=Z2FY-wt3-7syoy0t