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I also like how she explains things, we get to see her thought process and I am grateful for that. My big plot-hole question is why didnt Pollack and Hoffman get the dead truckers boot to replace the one lost in the ice river? The ending of The Last of Us is sufficiently simple for anyone looking carefully, yet deeply complex for anyone wishing to delve into the psychological complexity behind Then, in the final seconds, the camera places Abby within her surroundings. Well, there was no wrenching of the guts here. I cant even. Same here. But I'm just so thankful. Why is everything so blurry? Song Hye Gyo also said in the interview that the ending scene filmed in Young's perspective was blurry because they didn't want to give RP patients false hope, since those diagnosed with RP will not ever regain back their sight fully. I thought I had missed a gem. There was a time when I liked watching her because I expected things to change, and when they didnt, I couldnt understand why we would be expected to be on her journey no matter how much I wanted to be. Eventually he collapses as the bell bracelet chimes, beginning to spasm in his death throes. Still, as good as the first episode of The Last of Us might be, the stakes skyrocket when the series explores Ellie ( Bella Ramsey) and her apparent immunity to the cordyceps. So, THANK YOU NOH HEE KYUNG. I think Jo In Sung really out did himself here and would watch it again. It's not completely original, mind you. Retinitis pigmentosa is not curable a disease. About the wang discussion, i think wang told her that soo died 20 days ago, after her chimio was over, because she didnt want to give up on her chimio because of the sad news (im assuming wang found out oh soo died 6 months ago). In these final moments of The Last Winter, Fessenden effectively emphasizes the very real horrors of environmental destruction, bound to leave the stench of death in the By no means does that make the show terrible or the journey not worth taking, but theres that feeling of What Could Have Been, even though that feeling got tempered by all the pretty people and all the pretty cinematography. "[6] When writing the characters, Fessenden gave Pollack ideas and personality traits that he could relate to while keeping the character's outlook reactionary. "NHK lost her soul to the devil". I still don't get this drama. He captures the spectral herd of Caribou passing on camera before something strikes him from behind. Ke Huy Quan: From the Coolest Kid of the Mid-80s to the Jake Gyllenhaal & Conor McGregor in "ROAD HOUSE" Are Steven Seagal movies just money laundering vehicles? I loved the ending, but I don't know what to make of it. And is of a piece with the whole, what about Boss Kim? This explains that Oh young has the ability to see but not really clear. Once Abby makes it out of the hospital doors, there is no relief, still no one around to communicate with, only a blaring siren, cutting through the dead air. When I first started watching More Beautiful Than a Flower, I didn't know that it was written by NHK. Then I realized that this drama is just like the character Young: beautiful to look at, given to half-disclosures or sideways feints that make you go into hours of analysis to try and figure it all out. Who, out of the two of them, showed more human compassion? Brandon Sanderson is not the definitive voice for The Wheel of Time anymore. Last Winter has amazing moments of sustained tension that made me want to cower in fear. It was a visually lovely show to watch. If i were Jin Sung, i would twist the situation turning the knife closer to the Boss Man's neck asking for his Family's safety in return!!! }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Theres a light at the end of every drama tunnel, but sometimes its how we get there that matters more than how bright that light turns out to be. HeadsNo2, I wish I could meet you in person during the Dramabeans Meetup and personally say how you're one heck of a great writer and thinker but I'll have to be content with this. Well, he already knew he wanted her to stay with him (forever), so why not have her answer then and there? I just erase it. Anyways, thanks for such wonderful recaps. Bad. Soo nods, understanding even though it hurts. So much attention has been put into every character's emotions, and perhaps it was that which made the last couple of episodes lacking in spunk. I always see this movie labeled as "porn", but this is the perfect example of explaining that it isn't. And the "softy" villain wasn't so much a softy as an audience fave. It never felt like the characters were tying to be perfect or anything. Ivoire, I am late to this but what is it with will-he-die melos of late and their nonsensical endings? It is the reason why she is such an [6] They released it in the US on September 19, 2007, where it grossed $33,190. :) Hope to read more of your future takes on future dramas. Soo. Fessenden introduces North Corporation, a government-backed oil research and building team, working under the watchful eye of two environmental experts. I salute the writer as well as Ju in sung and Oh young very well-acted characters. This movie prompted me to write my first review. I love this drama, its been an amazing ride and regardless the ending, i still think its one of the best drama out there, but the last episode wasweird. Kiss symbolizes love and forgiveness. Hee-sun mentions that theyre going to see Soo tomorrow, but it doesnt seem like theyre seeing him alive when they talk about what flowers to take. This was later mixed with and refined by other ideas that involved the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and global warming. This is a happy ending. I'm confused with the ending. Why? So in a sense, this ending was a miracle painted in the most idealistic way possible. Though the central conceit about nature "taking revenge" is pretty corny, the atmosphere is also pretty compellingly bleak, and the tension mounts pretty effectively as things go from bad to worse. The combined efforts of Sam, Bucky, John, and Sharon lead to He continues on, and Young smiles. Also, when OY did that (push back when she would ask questions to OS), it reminded me some of Faith, when CY told the doctor that he would ask her later to stay with him and get her answer then. cookie : true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access I see. The ending seems to be pushed/could be better, yes. But then Id be asking for realism, and that is not what this show was selling. I didn't understand why JS didn't react right away and tried to save him. (function(d, s, id) { However, weird events happen trapping the group in the base. But gradually, the characters grew on me, and their relationships touched me. Someone put a lot of hard thought into that and it showed and was amazing. Writer-nim, you are SO much better than this-- please don't squander your gift. my friend too had a cancer and took chemo therapy but didn't loose his hair. But its time to let bygones be bygones and say farewell to Winter. I was definitely perplexed, after having watched this episode. I see that as a sign that they are now in heaven-finally away from all the pain and suffering that tormented both while they were alive. External Reviews According to Secretary Wang, Soo started there six months ago. i can't believe that is finished now.best best drama i have ever seem and it's the best drama of 2013. This was my reaction seven minutes before the ending: WHAT!? My biggest gripe is the directing of this show. This vagued up messy ending was the compromise. I've never really understood why the concept of environmentalism rubs so many out there the wrong way, especially when it concerns the search for oil. Thank you so much for the recap! Oh well, the drama is over. The painter Soo was completely left off from the first episode. Like Heads said, there are other ways to say you miss someone. The Last Winter is eye-catching, effectively inciting fear among its viewers of environmental damage and disaster. And where you buried my brother, or which river you spread his ashes at. sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna. And I like how SHG played OY. I felt that the plot and the characterizations started to fall apart in the last episodes. It was, however, executed very poorly imo. Meaning, the surgery was successful and Oh young survived. It's at a drama's standpoint. It's alright if you're uncomfortable watching others be intimate at the moment, buuut "porn" is not the correct label for such a film. Sun-hee, after a dose of Newfound Optimism, smiles as she claims that Youngs chances are over 50% with that kind of preparedness. But that's really the only thing I wonder. I'm not a Kim Bum fan anyway, so when he's still acting adolescent in the tractor scene I just wanted to smack him upside the head. I sooooooo appreciate that. That or she'd better return on jtbc. I'm disappointed though that it didn't keep up toward the end. I really wanted to like this show, just like I wanted to like Young, and I find them both frustrating and prickly and immensely illogical. I think she is still smart, just that depression--or drama depression, even--doesn't care about smartness. It had some surprises the biggest one that there was a happy ending. True to most of the reviews the ending ruined the movie for me, but I admit it was pretty good up until then. But he had some charisma so that got brushed away at the end. Followed the premise then BAM! When Hee Sun and Jin Sung were debating which flowers to give "Soo", they either meant to give flowers to Young's real brother Oh Soo's grave, or they wanted to bring flowers to Soo's new shop because they feel bad for Jin Sung's betrayal. In the talk show, the guest is an epidemiologist who talks about the history of humanity, which has encountered all kinds of viruses and pandemics. Why wouldnt I want to love her when I started out that way?) This doesn't change the fact though that this show was sooooo purttty. The promise of sizzle from early on in the show fizzled out too. Had Soo survived, there was no way, the gangster boss, Kim, would have let Jingsung lived happily. With TWtWB's both leads had their stories wrapped up fairly well and the story-fail was in a secondary line that, in the end, didn't actually affect much. This is one of those movies that builds, quite effectively to a suspenseful setup and then, disappoints. She would have been very selfish and unchanging because she wouldn't know who could be trusted, especially when you know your step mom has sabotaged your eyes. He turns back to her with a smile, and rings the bell bracelet. Furthermore, they focused on the flowers, which looked like the lamb's ear and freesias they were talking about. SHK and JIS are really good looking. We know that the pursuit of it has led not only to vast environmental damage, but also numerous wars and countless deaths. Still, I'm glad that none of the main characters died. The first eight episodes were executed close to perfection imo but I didn't really mind the change in pace afterwards. It may have lost itself in its own mesmerizing cinematography at times, but I thoroughly enjoyed the visual experience. fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); I was hoping for a more straight-forward ending, but I'll take this too. She doesnt want blindness to haunt Young any longer and cries that shes sorry, which Im guessing is finally an apology for causing her blindness in the first place. Soo does all the talking during dinner and even after, until Young cuts him off by telling him to leave once Lawyer Jang comes back. The sense of being out in the snow, building tension and sense of dread was totally captured. All content Brattle Film Foundation and the respective contributors unless otherwise noted. Even for wearing that maroon suit and pants at ep16! [4], When casting the film, Fessenden looked to recruit Perlman because of his gruff performance as the title character in Hellboy. I dont understand why this conversation cant happen now. Is this another instance of Drama Syndrome, where characters would rather undergo pain and irreparable harm than do something logical? It's photographed beautifully and (by and large) acted with conviction and sensitivity. I Think the drama ended in happy ending. And we see her see the boy's hand and pat it. I for one liked the ending. Im going to carry you.. I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to say about this one. Dreaming should be kissing already or running while laughing, no real people will talk and if everything was all a dream then why not the director chose to have that scene be with Oh young and Oh soo only and no other people will be part of it and no other thing will included. Soo holds Jin-sungs face for as long as he can, and the two stare wordlessly at each other until Soo cant hold himself up any longer. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, hmmm i thought the flowers were for the real brother Soo? His being a gentleman is one thing I admire too as seen in the bts. I really think they needed another episode to really work the ending right. This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us episode 1. There never is a straight ending in Kdramaland. I found some recaps confusing but not the show itself. We don't know but I didn't care because the atmosphere, music and beautiful pictures of the white nothingness are just too gripping. Wang walking back in so easily into OY's life. Oh, and yes, thanks to TWTB, I also discovered Jo In Sung!! But I'm leaning toward a happy-ever-after both are alive and living and loving ending, because hey, this is K-drama land, and if Young can survive a wrist-slitting, then Soo can survive a fatal knife woundtwice. If it was sooner rather than so close to the end, it would have sat in place better, narratively. It is the reason why she is such an important person to be sent from one side of the country to another by the Fireflies, as she might play a key role in developing a cure for the infection. We've all seen Jin Sung take a beating and give one and I have no doubt he would have caused some serious damage. That was what it felt like to me, just so we could have the reunion scene in the very end and tie a neat bow). But then she adds that if she lives through her surgery, theyll meet again, and finally talk out their issues. I'm with you-- this would have been a wonderful drama if the writers hadn't given up on the characters towards the end: I felt that we were just coasting, or worse, slipping and sliding, as the show labored its way into the finale, and there wasn't even a good "save" in the closing moments. Young finally prepares for surgery, as she tells Sun-hee that shes prepared for any eventuality though it would be nice to live through the surgery. We have to keep in mind you can survive these things and it's not completely out there. Several hints: the sad look on Jingsung's face even though he was with his family safe and sound; Young's long hair-there is no way a woman who just finished chemo could still have such long hair just six months out; there was this sadness through out the last few scenes-the falling flowers from the trees, the blurry and white-out treatment of the shots-some contributed to the theory she must have regained partial eyesight and that is why you see the blurry shots. window.fbAsyncInit = function() { Am I suppose to just forget all that? Too many very explicit sex scenes without enough justification. Fessenden introduces North Corporation, a government-backed oil research and building team, working under the watchful eye of two environmental experts. Later that night, Soo affixes the bell string to her wrist again. Young wakes up to find Soo asleep at her bedside, and as she brushes her fingers across his face she remembers his desperate plea for her to watch his video. Soo drags his feet, futilely trying to make it to the hospital as blood streams from his wound and tears stream from his face. Then, again I don't believe Young would make up such an elaborate story for herself (even in a dream) to "blind" herself from his death. However, the story drags on and it all goes downhill soon. The white apparitions can be interpreted different ways. This motion picture, "The Last Winter" has a feeling of doom about it right from the start. !and more importantly they are both happy. She got the call from Jin-sung while she was on her way to treat Young. However that hee Sun would not figure it out would not be consistent. Since everyone went all in, he won the game, and all of Boss Mans money. JIS, who I will forgive for just about anything! I can write one of those, too.". What did NOT make sense was Jin-sung's betrayal. But, as much as I hate to say it, having seen dramas of hers like Goodbye Solo or More Beautiful Than a Flower, I can't help but feel that she's sold a part of her soul to write TWTWB (which was far more commercially successful). Sadly, as many other reviewers note, the ending throws it all away in a fit of awful CG monsters. But it wasn't clear how our characters survived the stabbing, surgery, and road accidents. I missed the Soo whod scold Young in front of a mall crowd for not accepting help, or the one whod return a punch thrown at him. I agree with you Canxi. We can theorize that he had to heal and hide for a bit from Boss Man, and that he was fine as long as he could keep a distant eye on Young. FAQ I just enjoy the cinematography. After a second fatal incident, he convinces Ed to travel with the team to a hospital for examination. Well , some missing point that we need to understand OY is not only blind but psychologically is not stable. or A flash of tile on the cold-looking hospital floor, bare. I'm certainly not an expert on NHK's work-- I've only seen a handful of her dramas. When I slit my wrist, I looked forward to you opening my door instead of feeling scared. Depending on a viewer's experience the way the drama is seen will be different. }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Please enter your username or email address. So, you never know right! I think they were talking about actually bringing flowers for his restaurant. Thank you for your recap and I totally agree with your comments! When Hee-Sun and Jin-Sung were talking about visiting Soo and bringing Lamb's ear flowers, they were talking about real brother Soo; visiting the river where his ashes were spread. The scenes are blurry because that's how Young sees the world now. Even then it wouldnt matter, since Boss Man wanted him dead, but why? Theres new focus to her eyes she can definitely see. I enjoyed the feisty and whiplash smart Young in the beginning of the show and then her character just went downhill with the suicide attempt. Not all chemo causes you to loose your hair - my dad takes oral chemo and doesn't loose his. Many viewers will say that a happy ending does not excuse a drama from obvious plot holes, but I'll give TWTWB a pass. I felt like he was significant butI guessnot. Blurry happy ending scenes are so cliche. I am confused about a number of things in this episode (trust me on that one) and I am still writing (what looks like it will be my somewhat long) response. The atmosphere of coldness, emptiness, isolation and the resulting paranoia are captured perfectly. At the cafe, Young is served tea by a waiter wearing Soos bell bracelet. 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