Aaaah! Just watched the last episode. Minato professed his love. They hugged. They kissed and I am crying happy tears! My partner called me an idiot for getting so emotionally attached to these dramas. But, how can you not?
Feeling bad for Sakurako -- is every handsome, eligible male in this town gay?! ;-) Or should the question be, why does the straight girl always fall for the gay guy.
I do feel bad for Shin, walking away crying when Minato says no to him... but he is incredibly resilient.
Minato has a lot of ghosts he's carrying with him. He needs to figure this part of his life and feelings before getting into a relationship with anyone.
Shin has a crush on him, which he says will never fade and Minato seems to be stuck unable to move forward emotionally.
Its really tragic for all characters, whose lives seem to be on hold.
They are trying so hard but in only superficial ways. There is no heart in it. The honey scene is what did it for me. The towns folk are not impressed by expensive, foreign gifts but thats what mom thinks will win them over. They are outsiders trying to fit in but they don't really want to... only the oldest and youngest are trying to change. Middle is moody and broody all the time.
What a spoiled and entitled family. If I was Tae Hun, I would leave for work one morning and never come back.…
I feel that dad is trying his best to give his kids what he didnāt have but in doing so, he's grown distant from them. Doesnāt help that his wife and two boys were off to Canada to study. Money won't bring them happiness or closer... but is it too late to reestablish those familial bonds?
Absolutely amazing! But also very difficult to watch given the subject matter... I hadnāt read any reviews of the movie ans only saw the short clip of him tasing the guy jumping out of the window so was expecting something of a light hearted movie... it was anything but that. Still it was very well done.
Onto EP2 an am absolutely loving this show! But I see a love triangle about to start with Bo Mi. :-)
Also loving the middle child and his reluctance to fit in, while the younger one sees this as quite an adventure! Finally the older one seems to be going to medical school at his parents insistence but he really doesn't want to do this. Will he end up becoming a farmer? Will they end-up in the top position in the company or start their own???
And that spy?! I don't think I'm going to like him very much... But time will tell.
As to the backstory - you can sort of fill in the pieces, it seems like the company he works for isn't very honest and I wonder if those two managers are not skimming??? Something is up with Mat Story.
But the main actor is so persistent, he will make this work. I think the rivalry between him and the village chief is what's pushing him. So it's not just his ego at work to make things go his way, but to prove to the village chief that he can do it -- while, the village chief is doing everything that will be counterproductive as the village folk see that this guy is different; he's willing to work and they will step in to help.
I also like that his wife is working in the background, to help her family (at least, as of EP2 this is what it feels like).
I live in Canada, and we do see kids coming from China, Japan, Korea and other Asian countries at a young age…
It can be very difficult. I know a young man, he's probably in his 30s now but he came to Canada from China as a teenager and completed his education in Canada. Speaks absolutely perfect English - no accent at all.
I've never asked him how he managed, but I can't imagine it would be easy to leave your life behind to come to study and make a life in Canada.
A sponsor family will host the student - they'll take care of everything: room, board (food), medical etc., Basically they are like 'stand-in' parents to the child. The problem is finding a good sponsor family because some just do it for the money (they can make $1k - $4k/month of course all paid by the family of the child).
There are cases where one parent will come to Canada and stay with their kids because it is less expensive to remain as a family unit - but also they can properly guide their children. Most kids will turn out OK but you have to worry about the influence others may have on them especially with their freedom. There is a saying "It takes a village to raise a child" and I am a firm believer in this.
Both my kids (M22, F20) still live at home, because my wife and I both insisted (she is Asian) although our son wanted to go to University away from home (in a different province). We were not ready to let him go (LOL).
Absolutely adorable family! The youngest is adorable! The two older ones don't seem to be that fazed by anything but mom definitely does not like it here. I do feel bad for dad - he's worked for the company for 20+ years and he still has to prove himself?!
He said - a time bomb that blew my life... That teenager ... what a moron... Why did the family send mom and sons…
I live in Canada, and we do see kids coming from China, Japan, Korea and other Asian countries at a young age to go to school. Some start pretty young, not super common but it does happen. They will usually stay with friends/family that is already here OR live with a sponsor family.
NGL, I was put off by it but IRL love doesnāt have age boundaries but it was tough to watch. I do know other…
Most definitely - I don't make that comment to 'normalize' the relationship -- you just can't do that, it's wrong.
But the rest of my comment did explain what I meant - couples that have a gap is fine, but they are past a certain age. A 25 year old should not be dating a 17 year old.
Riverside Mukolitta was interesting, and I did enjoy it, but Iām still not entirely sure I understood what the story was trying to say. Maybe Iām missing some cultural context.
To me, it felt like the universe had gathered a group of odd, wounded people together in one place so they could sit with their pain, and maybe in some way help heal each other. Whether that healing was actually possible is another question. Maybe the point wasnāt resolution at all. Maybe the point was simply learning to live together.
The headstone seller and his son were an interesting pair. We do not get much of their backstory, but I assumed he was a single father. Then there was the ghost lady, which completely threw me. The landlord keeping her late husbandās remains and almost treating them like an object was especially dark and macabre. Add in her daughter and the headstone sellerās son calling out to aliens, and the film becomes even stranger.
There was also the random man who seemed homeless, drifting in and out of scenes and showing up as part of the funeral procession, the guitarist who played Bach with the headstone sellerās son. And then the monk, who just seemed to exist in the background like another quiet piece of the filmās odd little universe.
I liked the neighbour, the vegetable grower, maybe because he felt the most grounded. Even so, he also seemed to be carrying pain of his own. He mentioned a son, but the story never really goes anywhere with that, which may have been intentional. In some ways, he felt more expressive than the main character.
As for the lead, he seemed like the most ānormalā person in the group, even though he clearly had his own damage.
He was a con man, abandoned by his parents, and carrying a lot of pain (hatred) but compared to everyone else, he almost came across as the audienceās anchor.
Overall, I liked the movie. I just canāt say I fully understood it. Maybe that was the point.
Just found this on YT, and so far seems to be OK. Feels a little slow - but at least both main characters are gay - so none of this tip toeing around the fact...
What an absolutely amazing drama! This was one of a very few that I managed to get my partner to watch with me. Acting was great, and I loved the main theme song!
The outtakes at the end were so beautiful! Can't get enough of the adorable toddler!
Anyone else super annoyed with the social worker who took Woo Joo away from ml and fl? I mean wtf? the most important…
I didn't like that part - they said that all the changes in the family were traumatizing to the child... well, taking the child away from the only other parents he's known is equally as traumatizing.
I know it's done to keep the tension in the show... but man, did that piss me off!!!
Feeling bad for Sakurako -- is every handsome, eligible male in this town gay?! ;-) Or should the question be, why does the straight girl always fall for the gay guy.
I do feel bad for Shin, walking away crying when Minato says no to him... but he is incredibly resilient.
Minato has a lot of ghosts he's carrying with him. He needs to figure this part of his life and feelings before getting into a relationship with anyone.
Shin has a crush on him, which he says will never fade and Minato seems to be stuck unable to move forward emotionally.
Its really tragic for all characters, whose lives seem to be on hold.
My guess, his middle son.
Also loving the middle child and his reluctance to fit in, while the younger one sees this as quite an adventure! Finally the older one seems to be going to medical school at his parents insistence but he really doesn't want to do this. Will he end up becoming a farmer? Will they end-up in the top position in the company or start their own???
And that spy?! I don't think I'm going to like him very much... But time will tell.
As to the backstory - you can sort of fill in the pieces, it seems like the company he works for isn't very honest and I wonder if those two managers are not skimming??? Something is up with Mat Story.
But the main actor is so persistent, he will make this work. I think the rivalry between him and the village chief is what's pushing him. So it's not just his ego at work to make things go his way, but to prove to the village chief that he can do it -- while, the village chief is doing everything that will be counterproductive as the village folk see that this guy is different; he's willing to work and they will step in to help.
I also like that his wife is working in the background, to help her family (at least, as of EP2 this is what it feels like).
I've never asked him how he managed, but I can't imagine it would be easy to leave your life behind to come to study and make a life in Canada.
A sponsor family will host the student - they'll take care of everything: room, board (food), medical etc., Basically they are like 'stand-in' parents to the child. The problem is finding a good sponsor family because some just do it for the money (they can make $1k - $4k/month of course all paid by the family of the child).
There are cases where one parent will come to Canada and stay with their kids because it is less expensive to remain as a family unit - but also they can properly guide their children. Most kids will turn out OK but you have to worry about the influence others may have on them especially with their freedom. There is a saying "It takes a village to raise a child" and I am a firm believer in this.
Both my kids (M22, F20) still live at home, because my wife and I both insisted (she is Asian) although our son wanted to go to University away from home (in a different province). We were not ready to let him go (LOL).
But the rest of my comment did explain what I meant - couples that have a gap is fine, but they are past a certain age. A 25 year old should not be dating a 17 year old.
To me, it felt like the universe had gathered a group of odd, wounded people together in one place so they could sit with their pain, and maybe in some way help heal each other. Whether that healing was actually possible is another question. Maybe the point wasnāt resolution at all. Maybe the point was simply learning to live together.
The headstone seller and his son were an interesting pair. We do not get much of their backstory, but I assumed he was a single father. Then there was the ghost lady, which completely threw me. The landlord keeping her late husbandās remains and almost treating them like an object was especially dark and macabre. Add in her daughter and the headstone sellerās son calling out to aliens, and the film becomes even stranger.
There was also the random man who seemed homeless, drifting in and out of scenes and showing up as part of the funeral procession, the guitarist who played Bach with the headstone sellerās son. And then the monk, who just seemed to exist in the background like another quiet piece of the filmās odd little universe.
I liked the neighbour, the vegetable grower, maybe because he felt the most grounded. Even so, he also seemed to be carrying pain of his own. He mentioned a son, but the story never really goes anywhere with that, which may have been intentional. In some ways, he felt more expressive than the main character.
As for the lead, he seemed like the most ānormalā person in the group, even though he clearly had his own damage.
He was a con man, abandoned by his parents, and carrying a lot of pain (hatred) but compared to everyone else, he almost came across as the audienceās anchor.
Overall, I liked the movie. I just canāt say I fully understood it. Maybe that was the point.
The outtakes at the end were so beautiful! Can't get enough of the adorable toddler!
I know it's done to keep the tension in the show... but man, did that piss me off!!!