I personally loved everything about this. Perhaps this doesn't make any sense, but I feel like there's an underlying theme in the story, which is what the movie is actually about — the lack of consciousness that drives people towards falling into a routine, the lack of consciousness that deprives people from their capacity to change their lives and learn with their mistakes. (I mean, in the end, the MC goes as far as to blame his boss for sending him to the big company.) Jang Ki Yong portrayed very well the sudden (and yet gradual) loss of passion, love and enthusiasm that turned his character into an indifferent and undesirable boyfriend. Apart from all that can be learned with this movie, I just had fun with it. I enjoyed seeing the MC interact with Bo Yeong, I loved his chemistry with Da Eun... I... just liked everything about this, it seems. There wasn't much happening externally. It was mostly an introspective experience, a movie that dwells on the internal state of its characters. For that reason, it can be boring for those who seek out for more intriguing and eventful stories. That's however the exact reason why I loved it so much, so to each their own, I guess, though I can't understand why some people were disappointed. Never felt comfortable rating stuff, but this is without a doubt at the very least an 8/10.
Dan Ah and Young Hwa are the reason why I'm not dropping this. I swear, I love every single thing about them, and it's a pity I can't say the same about the main couple.
I think the main couple is straight up boring. From the way they speak to Seong Ah's dreadful hesitance in talking to Joon Young about what she's going through. At this point I'm far more interested in Hyun Ho and Jung Kyung.
I can see why some people might not like the ending. I mean, it would've been nice to get a last glimpse of all the other characters, for example, but Hyung Joo undergoing the reset also implies that we already know how they are, right? I'm not one to get caught up in the technicalities of a plot, so I don't really care about the little questions that remain unanswered, since what I deemed to be the most important was taken care of.
Beyond all that, what I LOVED was the final scene. The fact that Hyung Joo is the only one that remembers all that him and Ga Hyun went through as a duo. The weird feeling that hovers in the air, as if to imply at first that Gahyun might remember him, and then later on, as the scene progresses, that although she doesn't, there might be something more to... them.
I'm probably reading too much into it, but look. I'm not sure at this point, since I've watched the episodes almost as soon as they aired, but if I'm not mistaken, the very first scene of the drama was one of Hyung Joo in a hurry to get Ga Hyun's autograph. And in the last scene, Hyung Joo is STILL asking her for an autograph, as a dreamlike sky and sun paint the screen with a color and peace we didn't see much of throughout the drama. Being a work that concerns itself with themes such as destiny and fate, the very fact that Hyung Joo and Ga Hyun end up like that, especially after everything, seems to imply that it was all done so that they could be together. For a drama that gets people wondering whether or not the leads feel something more for each other, it feels both odd and like an answer, you know...
By far one of the most beautiful depictions of destiny I've seen. I don't care what anyone else says, this is a masterpiece. ;_;
Happy for Lee Jae Wook. But honestly, I'm not really enthusiastic that he's been paired with Go Ah Ra... I guess I'll give it a chance though, because who knows.
This drama portrays loneliness with such authenticity that it's almost unsettling to me. It feels so tricky and real to see how Eun Seop is unable to feel at peace, or welcomed, for lack of a better expression, even when there's clearly a bunch of people that genuinely care about him. The subtle way in which it is portrayed makes everything even better. No ugly crying or yelling and no overacting. Eun Seop simply keeps it all to himself and moves forward with his life. In silence. Never expressing himself because in his conception, all that's left for him is to dwell on his own loneliness, as something in him leads him to believe that people either don't care, or that, even if they do, happiness is destined to vanish eventually anyway. And there's something intriguingly melancolic and yet beautiful about that odd gloominess that Eun Seop carries with him as if it's his shadow.
I'm on episode 9 and having a hard time. I don't think I'll be able to finish this. The plot is interesting in its concept, but the execution makes it kinda draggy, I don't know. And at this point, the only characters I care about are Yoo Jin Oh and weirdly, Ma Bang Jin.
So far it seems painfully overrated. I keep remiding myself that it might get REALLY good later on, but I've already watched 1/2 of the whole thing, so... yeah. I would love it if someone could tell me how's the second half of the drama in comparison with the first, and if it's worth watching.
Seriously though, this left me wanting more. Urghh, I'm gonna be so mad if a second season doesn't come.
Beyond all that, what I LOVED was the final scene. The fact that Hyung Joo is the only one that remembers all that him and Ga Hyun went through as a duo. The weird feeling that hovers in the air, as if to imply at first that Gahyun might remember him, and then later on, as the scene progresses, that although she doesn't, there might be something more to... them.
I'm probably reading too much into it, but look. I'm not sure at this point, since I've watched the episodes almost as soon as they aired, but if I'm not mistaken, the very first scene of the drama was one of Hyung Joo in a hurry to get Ga Hyun's autograph. And in the last scene, Hyung Joo is STILL asking her for an autograph, as a dreamlike sky and sun paint the screen with a color and peace we didn't see much of throughout the drama. Being a work that concerns itself with themes such as destiny and fate, the very fact that Hyung Joo and Ga Hyun end up like that, especially after everything, seems to imply that it was all done so that they could be together. For a drama that gets people wondering whether or not the leads feel something more for each other, it feels both odd and like an answer, you know...
By far one of the most beautiful depictions of destiny I've seen. I don't care what anyone else says, this is a masterpiece. ;_;
I. Am. In. Love. With. Eun. Seop. Thank you.
So far it seems painfully overrated. I keep remiding myself that it might get REALLY good later on, but I've already watched 1/2 of the whole thing, so... yeah. I would love it if someone could tell me how's the second half of the drama in comparison with the first, and if it's worth watching.