The film tells the story of a couple with cancer. When it comes to cancer, all sorts of shitty Korean dramas begin to pop into my mind. However, the plot of this movie is not bloody, and all my predictions have basically failed. Of course, this doesn't mean how unexpected the plot of this movie is, it just doesn't go in the direction of piercing blood.
It's not bloody, but the progress of the plot makes me a little bit unable to grasp. I saw a lot of small details in this movie that were probably intentional by the director, but I didn't understand the role of these details. Like a shallow wound on your back, you can feel the pain, but you can't touch it. These small details made my heart feel as uncomfortable as being hit by a small stone, and I had to think about the meaning of their existence in the plot, but to no avail.
The development of the plot has kept me out of the situation, and there are a few things I really can't figure out. For example, why did the heroine kiss the hero in Anne's former residence; what was the significance of the appearance of this grumpy writer; what was the point of them throwing eggs at the glasses man's ex-girlfriend together? Especially the second half of the movie, like some fragmented memories spliced together, the coherence is not strong.
After reading some short reviews, many people who gave this film a low rating also said they liked the male protagonist very much. Am I the only one who doesn't like the male lead? Although he has a positive and sunny personality, I think he is somewhat glib. From the metaphor of smoking a cigarette at the beginning, to the sun universe when he confessed later, I didn't like his language style, making me think he was a veteran in love. On the contrary, I really liked the speech of the man with glasses in the rehearsal of the funeral.
My favorite part of the whole movie is the relationship between the heroine and her parents. Although there are not many scenes portrayed, each is very expressive and touching.
All in all, it's a movie that doesn't make people hate it, and although it talks about terminal illness, it's not cliché, but there's nothing that particularly appeals to me.
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