Past Lives Ending IS Perfect
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- Past Lives Ending Explained
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"Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Decades later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront destiny, love and the choices that make a life."
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Long comment/analysis ahead...
I keep seeing people commenting on Past Lives videos that they want Nora to be with Hae Song at the end and implying that the film lets you use your imagination, or that Arthur is clearly second fiddle so it's something of a tragic end for everyone. Oh man. Folks don't understand. Nora's union with Arthur in the film's final moment is so crucial. And SO beautiful!
The film explicitly states (and shows) that the struggle isn't her choosing between her old flame and her husband. Her marriage to Arthur is set in stone. The struggle is that Nora has never come to grips with leaving her home behind at 12 and Hae Song's visit is bringing it all back in a way that's bringing the grief to the surface and beginning to let Arthur in on a part of Nora that she's never let him into before.
Her breaking down crying with Arthur is not because she regrets leaving behind Hae Song, it's because she's leaving behind her past. And contrary to thoughts of her returning to Hae Song, her being this emotionally vulnerable with Arthur right at the end immediately takes their marriage to another place. Remember, earlier in the film Arthur is surprised that she used to be a crybaby and further expresses sadness that there are parts of her he will never have access to. Her breakdown at the end, showing Arthur her old crybaby self, is finally her letting him in to her old life for the first time.
It brings catharsis for Nora to mourn her past, in which Hae Song is a representative, but it also brings Arthur closure for their marriage, being able to know his past wife now in addition to his present wife.
It's so beautiful. I've seen the movie three times now and I will fight anyone who turns this into a cliché love triangle story. It's so much deeper and more personal. If you rewatch, you actually see the chemistry between Nora and Hae Song is more one-sided than it initially seems from the time of their reunion. She pulls away far more often than you think on first watch, and the tension on her end is significantly blunted, but she's just enamored with this piece of her past that's returned. Heck, even in their intimate Skype conversations 12 years earlier, there's a tender moment where Nora says "I miss you," and it's more to the Seoul skyline he's showing her from his laptop than to Hae Song himself. And as she later explicitly says to Arthur, "It's really intense, but I don't think it's attraction, I think I just missed him a lot. I missed Seoul."
Also, I want to give a hand for the biggest twist of the movie being that everyone is actually aware of what's going on and lays it out for the audience to see the whole time. Such a rare, honest film where every character (*gasp!*) actually communicates with each other in a mature way and makes it out with their integrity and humanity intact. One of the best I've seen in years.
Great analysis and i def agree with it! I love that the film wasnt ur cliche "love triangle" movie. I dont even consider it a love triangle movie. I went into with the feeling that there wasnt gonna be any major upset/drama between the three main stars.If anything i though Hae was coming back because he was dying or something lol, but even that would be so cliche and easy.
That said at the end a small part of me thought they might kiss, nothing passionate, maybe just a peck on the cheek. But then i was like nah, it dosent need to happen.
They finally got that proper bittersweet goodbye they never got as children. Hae def has a more romanticized take on "What ifs", but at the same time you can feel hes grounded in reality. He never came there to sweep her off her feet or to have her give up her marriage.
And i def caught on to your point about her crying at the very end and how important that was for her and arthurs relationship. Def hit me and my gf in the feels.Oof.
It wasnt a sad ending nor was it a happy ending. It was just real/life. Pure.
I don’t know if you’ve mentioned it but her surprise she and Arthur have never been on the ferry to see The Statue of Liberty and all that it signifies together is also significant. A flip and as significant as Arthur’s surprise that she used to be a “cry-baby”.
@@kurtrivero368Yes, and Hae Song scolding her for that is the funniest moment in the movie for me: "You should take your husband there!' 😆
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You nailed it.
Subtle bit on her crying at the end, she also mentioned that after she migrated she cried but soon stopped after realizing nobody cared, but clearly Arthur cares and is there for her. But more importantly I think its the symbolism of her letting go of her past life, not just with Hae Song, but of life in Korea.
You pretty much got it spot on. The director said the same thing about the ending
Thanks for ruining it for everbody
Also, Nora mentioned Hae Song would be the one to comfort her when she cried (In Korea), whereas Arthur is her comfort now.
@@donbenevento2805 most people who haven’t seen the film would be smart enough to know better than to look at comments about aspects of the film.
@@donbenevento2805 You're in an ENDING ANALYSIS video on youtube, and you're scouring the comments. Something tells me you enjoy being spoiled.
The last scene when they're waiting for the uber, there's a line between them on the ground .. and neither of them "cross the line" they both lean towards each other but noone crosses over
WOW, also Hae Sung is aware of the Uber while Nora is lost in the moment : Hae Sung initiates the last hug (opposite to the first hug where Nora was in control of herself, showing how the emotional dynamic has completely changed.
@@rishabhisthename That's true
It was one of my favourite scenes from the movie :')
When he asks the final question I think it wasn't just about their future lives, it was also actually him asking if he still has a chance with Nora. Leading into the end Nora and Hae Sung talk about how the child she was as if it were someone else a different life and she's is gone now, this gives context to the ending.
The way they speak about In Yun, the love is always framed in the past, there's no future really that's why his question is so peculiar. The purpose of his question was for both of them to establish the possibility for a relationship with each other not just within In Yun but the present.
The ending scene paralleled their goodbyes as children and he never got the goodbye he yearned for, so he finally gave in and asked her to stay in his own way. This film is a lot about coming to terms of the unhealed self/ unhealed love. Just like Nora was tending to her 'past self' by communicating with Hae Sung, Hae Sung was finally able to give closure and tend for himself and did what his 'Past self' wasn't able to.
symbolized him being the person left behind and same in the end. But the final scene is of only him in a car moving right symbolizing he is moving on too. If you leave something, you gain something too.
Also Hae Suing was who she cried to growing up and at the end when she cried into Arthur's arms it further emphasized that this is her life now not the 'past self' who cried to Hae sung
Just to add a bit on the crying part; Nora told Arthur that whenever she cries, Hae Sung just stood there and watched her. In the ending, Nora cries in Arthur's arms and he was comforting her. I think that's another thing that has some kind of a symbolism in the movie.
@@Franciswithag16 keen observation, as they were well aware " we were babies back then, we are not babies anymore". All three characters grew up : They faced big insecurities, Arthur with the fear of being left, Hae Sung with the doubt of a chance with Nora, and Nora coming face to face with "Seoul"/ "her inner child" and losing control.
For Korean migrants what’s also interesting is that many don’t ever have the closure of the culture they have left behind. Perhaps Hae Sung and Nora’s story speaks beyond unacquainted love, and to their being as well. Years on migrants are different people now, but the past life of who we could have been can mark us so deeply.
Beautiful interpretation. It also shows the human tendency to power through all emotions that we are afraid to/ not equipped to face. In Yung brings everything together to make you heal yourself.
I think at the very end... Hae Sung found closure. He was never rude to Nora during the entire film... but while waiting for the Uber on the final scene, he tells Nora "You are the one who always leaves". I never left". This is absolutely true as Nora leaves him as children to go to Canada and then she leaves him again when reconnected 12 years after to focus on her career. Those words from Hae Sung broke her (literally) when she (once again) becomes a "crybaby" in the arms of Arthur. Wow... powerful stuff!!!
where was this scene in the movie
@@sg-yx9qr It is in the very last scene when they are waiting for the Uber ride.
I don't think that's the line he said. I don't know Korean, but the subtitiles are: "What if this is a past life as well, and we are already something else to each other in our next life? Who do you think we are then?" Are you Korean to understand clearly what they said? If not, then we have trouble with translation.
@@hviettan I am not Korean... but I know I am correct. I think is a shame that you missed the most important conversation on the movie. When they are in the bar talking Korean and Arthur is just sitting there looking lame and without speaking. Hae Sun tell Nora (And I quote EXACTLY as the english subtitles confirm) The thing I learn coming here is that you are who you are. And you are someone who leaves". About 30 seconds later he adds. " In this live you are perfect to Arthur because you never leave Arthur". You might want to watch the movie again one day and watch the whole bar scene.
@@wgonzalez888 Absolutely right. I remember that line vividly. It was the only time in the film I felt Hae Sung progress to closure.
I was surprised she cried at the end. But it definitely looks like Hae Sung is finally letting go and moving on. I wished they showed him with a bigger smile in the cab as he is ready to find love again.
Yeah like 5cm per second
Remeber when she was little he always called her cry baby
I really felt the pain of this movie relating to own choices in life. It was good they said goodbye in a raw bittersweet way. This movie really had me considering the way I treated an old crush. Globe trotting, road tripping across the USA, dating other people for a time. I do wonder where I could’ve been if I had opened up sooner. One of my best friend describes me like the wind. Always coming and going. It was cool to hear others in the theater crying about their own what ifs and to the closure offered at the very end.
I had a childhood friend whom we met through our parents. My parents and her parents were friends. We parted from each other because i immigrated to US along with my family. 9 years later I visited my hometown and she was there. We went out on date. And when I left again, this time we exchanged address to telecommunicate with letters ✍️ (it was the mid 90s). Five years later, I visited my hometown again. She was there but married 💍. Another 20 years passed and I found her SNS. She’s got family now which is great. And I have my life here as well ☺️
Thats a beautiful story. I would like to know how you experienced the movie too! having a similar experience.
It's a "what if" movie. Nora cried coz of the "what could have been" part of her life that she will never know.
Such a subtle film, but really special. Beautiful script, beautiful cinematography, sublime performances. I am so glad that it ended that way, as it didn't need a big dramatic ending to be powerful. Thank you for this video.
20 years ago I met my friend. We were 12. Like Hae Song, he sat near the front row to the right side of the classroom. We were also competitive.
But he passed away from a car accident in 7th grade. He was only 12. He was Korean American and bilingual.
That scene where they’re at the bar and he’s talking about what could have happened had they’d grown up together. Would they have dated? Married? Had kids?
There’s a part of me that always thinks about that. If we could’ve grown up together. What would he be like as someone grown up?
I could relate to growing up in Canada. I was born in Canada and I started tearing up when they arrived to the airport. I hadn’t gone back to Canada. Then we moved to the states.
To me, the movie was about the what if’s. The grief that comes with having to say goodbye to your past, to a time of your life that you can’t go back to due to circumstances outta your control. It’s been 18 years since he’d passed but I’ve never once forgot him. In my mind, he’s still that 12 year old boy.
Thank you so much for sharing !!
I'm sorry your friend passed
Cried reading this
Honestly, movies like this should be the reason why Korean shows that include English dialogue like Squid Games needs to hire someone who knows the language to write a good, realistic English dialogue.
The fact that people insist so much that Nora did not love Hae Sung and that what she felt for him was limited only to her place of origin only reinforces the main plot narrative: hyper-individualism in the modern era is affecting love relationships, to the extent that it no longer allows us to see things that are totally clear.
I mean, a person just doesn't cry that way for someone they don't love. Not to mention that they both care about each other throughout the entire film.
On the other hand, we tend to constantly think that an emotional relationship is a hindrance to our objectives and personal goals when this is not always the case.
For example, in this film, I don´t think being with Hae Sung really wouldn't have changed Nora's desire to be a writer. She could be with him and continue trying to achieve her personal goals.
Even the film clearly shows that there are possibilities in which one abandons everything for a dream that never materializes. As the story goes on we see that years have passed and she has not won a major award in literature, and not only that, her expectations are constantly changing to something more realistic .
To me what I got from it, was that the universe will make a way for connections that are fated, but it’s still up to you to choose the fate of this connection in this life! Hae Young never admitted to himself, & to Nora that he wanted to be with her. He never said he wanted to be with her, he never said he wanted to make it work. I feel that’s what Nora was waiting for him to say but he never did it, or made a move. He always would be more ambiguous. It’s more of a take the opportunities you have while you have it in the moment, you guys will compromise & make it work if it’s meant to be!
Like Hae Song is still that 12 year old unable to really say how he feels. “Why would I visit New York?” He says. Then Nora says, “Why would I visit Seoul?”
And how realistic long distance really is even with friends.
@@ting-ting7001I think he would've had no trouble saying how he feels if Nora had been single still
Culture also plays a role. Being reserved and indirect is typical of asians.
Yeah, the dude never shot his shots!
Just watched the movie and feeling a bit confused and broken afterwards. It ended on such a bittersweet note but it also gave a big feeling of resolutions since it became apparent that they both were products of life and their circumstances
For me, Nora and Arthur carry on. Arthur is a super empathetic guy to even go to dinner and the bar with Nora and Hae Sung. I think Arthur loves Nora and knows Nora will stick with him. Arthur respects Nora’s Korean culture and life before he met her. Nora stays with Arthur because she loves him and he fits with her life in New York that she wants and they built together.
Nora wouldn’t be Nora if she went to Korea. Hae Sung wouldn’t stay Hae Sung if he moved to New York.
@@GChan129 nice
Good overview, it's probably more of a common experience than generally thought. Not in an exact sense or even across cultures. It is the impact time with some-one you will care for all your life, even if choices and circumstances separate you. It is to be cherished and to be grateful for a very human experience. The connection is almost magical, it transcend even time.
I don’t think this is a love story. It’s a story of each of their lives
yes absolutely, we all gone through different things in our own life journey.... just like Nora and Hae Song. They both apart starting from childhood - Nora went to Canada and Hae Song stayed in Korea and still like a traditional man. But the important thing is, Nora changed a lot already, she moved twice and finally settle in NYC.... this is absolutely a beautiful story for everyone. 10/10 movie!
I agree. It's really a story about more than romantic relationships- it feels like it's about possibility and how we need to make decisions that limit our possibility (potential lives). I don't think I've seen a movie that captures this fundamental human fact so well, or how bittersweet it is.
Yeah, this ending was pretty rough. I didn't see it coming. I think her crying at the end really broke me down to tears (manly tears, of course). I found myself yelling at the screen. Even though it was the right ending, I think it was too heartbreaking
But why? She should stay with him and left his husband?
Nora probably didn't get that Nobel, Pulitzer or Tony in the movie. But I hope Celine gets an Oscar.
For what exactly is it Oscar worthy?
@@JackJack-dc5qe For screenplay and picture apparently.
I don't agree with a lot of comments. They have great chemistry and are instantly comfortable with one another even after not having seen eachother for years. Most of the time we idealize childhood love and as we grow up, nostalgia becomes prominent as reason takes a backseat. And so, when you do sometimes meet your first love, it turns out that is just what it was. A past love. You're not the person you were before. Life has changed you and the connections you once had are gone. These two have changed, but they undeniably still are drawn to eachother. It should have been.
I saw this movie over the weekend and I loved it. I also love how supportive Nora's husband was.
Thank you for this beautiful analysis! I saw this at the cinema yesterday and had to re-watch it again because it has really touched me on a deep level!
Glad you enjoyed it! I definitely will be revisiting it soon haven't stopped thinking about it since I watched it.
Right? There are so many layers!@@CultureElixir
Morale of the story. Don't hold on to the past and keep moving forward.
I almost felt that if he asked her to leave with him at the end of the movie, she would. I think there would always be a longing on both sides.
no, he wasn't. this isn't an unrealistic rom com. and no, she loves her husband and had the life she wanted. actually she didn't have much in commun with the korean guy
@@disierra-amado5596 I disagree. I think she had more love and passion for the korean guy but her ambition was more important. At the end I think she made the right choice for her because her career was more important to her but if we talk about strictly about emotions she was more into to the korean guy
@@disierra-amado5596 I think the movie makes it very clear that he has a lot of things in common with Hae Sung. On the other hand, I wouldn't dare say that she is satisfied with her life. She has not yet achieved her goals, she has even lowered her expectations (in the beginning she wanted a Nobel). On the other hand, her husband did publish a best seller titled "Boner".
I think the movie really points to the fact that you can form bonds with people from when you're young to forever. It didn't seem like the two had much in common, like when he said he was an engineer and she replied she didnt know anything about that. Or throughout the film they never really had meaningful conversations like people who share a lot in common would. They communicated a lot through eye contact, showing they were thinking of there past connection together.
This is so true, but still doesn't change how profound can be this bond, even if there are more silences than words. Gazes and sparkling eyes can stay with you forever
I think this movie is about accepting grief & knowing when to say goodbye. Nora moved on but it was incomplete because she never allowed herself to fully grieve and say a proper goodbye to Hae Song & to her childhood self. And Hae Song for most of the movie was not ready to say goodbye but finally is by planning a trip to NYC "to see Nora one more time".
I see the ending while heart wrenching, hopeful. Nora can now fully embrace her future with her husband in NYC. And Hae Song by finally closing the door may now be able to open himself up to new experiences, new people and hopefully a new relationship. The ending is sad but hopeful at the same time.
I was crying while acting this on the plane such an bittersweet ending.
I saw this movie on a whim, clearly I’m not the target audience, I also thank my years watching anime because I was not expecting it be subtitled anyways movie was pretty sweet , honestly speaking I was waiting for the two childhood sweethearts to get dirty or something behind the husbands back , even when the husband is aware of everything and know who his wife is meeting , he completely trusts his wife which is not an easy thing for most men to do , and to my surprise nothing happened, just nothing but missed opportunities they wished they could have together but as quoted by the husband himself : “I’m the evil American husband who’s in the way of destiny” , like I said I’m not the target audience so I didn’t cry like most people did but that ending made think I feel bad for the husband, no hostility between the two guys but just awkward silence compare to the nice silence between the childhood sweethearts (sorry can’t remember their names ) all in all movie was nice overall
Just watched this today. Hard to explain, but this movie feels like it happens 'in between' all the things movies usually focus on. Life has been lived, relationships have already been broken and established. This movie is just a long act of closure and reconciliation. Very therapeutic, and therapy can be painful....and the ending was very much that. I think we all have these feelings tho, whether it be attached to a dream or a person. But time goes on.
ideally she would be polyandrous - as a child of immigrants, this hits hard. how can one person understand you when you are so divided. i loved the part about her staying for Arthur and he needs her to stay and for her old flame, he fell in love with her because she wanted more, never stayed in one place. how beautiful. she had ambition. but what will happen? her husband obviously knows he falls short by the end of the film. wow. so much to unpack.
In the last scene I was like “kiss her you idiot” and then he doesn’t. I was like is this really how this film is gonna end?!!!! Then it cuts to her meeting her husband and starts sobbbing … I was ohhh ok I can agree to this ending. I think she low key was crying bc she felt to awful for breaking his heart, maybe feeling bad for him and wishing he moved on with his life ..
😊 thank you for your explanation, I really appreciate, it was more than a story explained but how 2 people who look alike can end up at different places which makes them not feel alike and how longing makes you think about loving those few persons you came across.
Thanks for watching and yes theres so many layers to it I can't wait to watch it again
I so loved this film. I’m sure it elicited different responses for different people. I’d always been haunted by the memories of those I’d lost touch with as I ignorantly made choices in a busy life pursuing what I thought was important. But it wasn’t until the end of this film that I became painfully aware how important those choices were. The vulnerable teetering and wavering of Nora and final and graceful catch by Andrew at the end really did it for me. I so appreciate the immigrant experience and juxtaposition of different cultures demonstrated in the film as many of my friends share this experience. But for me, at the end, it was the realization that love, not what we accomplish or become, is what’s important in life.
I just want to thank Celine, Greta, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro for making this beautiful film. It deserved the Best Picture award without question. Hollywood should recognize great films and not just great budgets.
Is watching a movie like this an indulgence, or is it productive? Helpful to understand?
Beautiful synopsis. Your really captured all the truth and dimensions to this movie and why it's such a profound story.
Great essay man, you've got a new subscriber!
I feel like they themselves ruined their chance to be together. When they reconnected for the first time neither of them explicitly said what they were truly feeling though I'm sure it was understood by each of them but still. Also, the whole thing about her not wanting to talk for a while and turning into 12 years in which she met someone else was on her. They could've talked and would've met after a year or so as they said they would be able to. I mean you went 12 initial years without even hearing from each other so what was one more year to fulfill a true love for one another? So in the end they both but especially her let other things in life take over. It kind of frustrated me because she could've done so many things different to be with him but it's a movie. They needed a script lol.
Good movie but again, many ways to be together.
they just don't want to be together.
I don’t know. I kind of felt like I lived thru both of their lives. Always wishing for more like him. Movie really had me thinking about how I treated my teenage crush. I did the same thing to my crush after meeting up for the first time in years. I proceeded to not met up again for another 6 years. I travel the US, the world, date someone else for a time. Yet I keep talking to her about relationship stuff but never say a word about my own feelings . People aren’t always rational and feelings are scary.
I don’t know… I think he was pretty clear on his feelings whether as a kid or young adult and even as adult. But he also respected her choices - whether leaving without saying anything as a kid or when she asked to cut off connection over Skype.
@@9manny99 Was it because you realized during that date that you were incompatible with your teenage crush that you didn't try all the way or was it some sort of inability to acknowledge your feelings? Do you still think about her?
What a great explanation!! Well put!!! Thank you this was such a beautiful movie and your explanation made me appreciate the ending even more
Twelve year olds would drift apart anyway. Now if they were sixteen they might of gotten married.
I'm wondering why she said sorry at the end. Is it because she put Arthur through that or is it sorry for grieving for a what-if life?
I'm so surprised nobody mentions this 'sorry' while giving a (what looks to be favored by majority) view that her crying in the end is mourning/letting go of the past. Feels so crucial.
Binnenkort geen Oscars, maar wel een film voor de eeuwigheid. De belangrijkste Amerikaanse film sinds Moonlight!
Past Lives is really, really beautiful. With the great Greta Lee as Nora Moon, already one of my most popular New Yorkers! I hope she gets 'her' Oscar, but I don't think that will happen. Just because Hollywood in the end is all about money making, not cinema.
Perfect movie.
Agreed!
The ending and alot of the movie to me is just sad,what could of been,so good for each other,so close yet nothing.just sucks they should have got toghther again .leaves a sad taste in your mouth just enough
Saw it yesterday. Loved it
this shit so beautful
People in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s are getting back together as in the news recently... There's always a possibility of a sequel to this movie.
What do you mean getting back?
@@ericsilva-gomez2481, finding each other again late in life and getting back together romantically.
😂
There will always be 'what if' in life, but we really shouldn't be so concerned about this since life is always about the choices we make and the ones we have no control over. I saw the movie as a married woman flirting with the prospect of a love that never flourished. However, I found it really odd that she spent far too much time with her old love interest given she was married. It was almost as if she was allowing the possibility for feelings to develop that could have resulted in leaving her husband.
“Pewlitizer”…dude that hurt your credibility! “Pul-it-zer”.
To me this is a twist on Casablanca.
She Nora is saying goodbye to her first love while the dull Victor Laslo character is tagging along for the last date.
There is an element of we will always have Paris when rhey remember each other as kids.
I see ELsa dutifully returning to her boring husband at the end of this film.
I hated the end it was disappointing and the sobbing was for me not heartbreaking it was more a gesture to baffle the audience
Not gonna lie I was hoping this film brought me to tears as that is what I believe is the hallmark of a great film and at the end it did exactly that. I could watch this film over and over again. Loved it!!
I don't feel the love triangle vibes of this movie.
If the movie was about closure and everyone moved on, then why did Hae Sung tell Arthur to come visit him in Korea when they said their goodbyes?
Just being polite
This could have been a silent moving. Sometimes it seems like they ho five minutes with no dialouge.
Absolutely beautiful film.
I'd like to think the relationship between Hae Sung and Na Yong / Nora is still left opened. Because before they left the apartment and Hae Sung says bye to Hae Sung whos about to catch his uber, Arthur assures Hae Sung that they'll visit Korea one day. So I dont really see this ending as sad, necessarily. Just an opportunity for them to meet again.
It's not the end of their world. Overall, I think this decision for him to be the one who leaves her this time, really made sense. It might not be the ending we all thought we're getting, but it's the one we deserved. It's definitely way more memorable and unique that way of ending the movie. Made you care more about the characters. I really enjoyed all the performances by Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro!
I do wish they played more soundtrack in certain scenes, cause it does get kind of awkward sometimes with certain scenes that don't have them. But it's not that big of a deal. But I just thought it would enhance certain scenes a bit more if it had soundtrack to match the scenes. Other than that, yah I really enjoyed my watch for Past Lives! Love it. 5/5 for me.
I really enjoyed this movie, but so dislike having to read subtitles. The amount of concentration for me I find exhausting. It seems I've been coming across this type more often. Such as "The Quite Girl". A movie although very sad was interesting and spoken in Irish Gaelic and made in Ireland.
I didn’t feel a connection with any of the characters. We didn’t get to spend enough time with their younger selves. 5-8 minutes and then straight to adulthood. And after they reconnected , why did she stop talking to him if she felt they were soulmates. The reasoning wasn’t good enough. I had high hopes for this movie but in the end I think it fell flat. 2/5
It looks like this is continuation of the 5 centimeters per second.
I rhink Hae Song finally has closure by the end of the movie and is ready to move on.
Nora finally bridge the gap between the young self and her older self; she can once again be the crybaby since she has Arthur just like when she was younger when she had Hae Song to accept her...
I hope this gets a criterion release
Hae Sung took the L by not visiting her earlier
This movie might be lost in translation but it’s very overrated. The story is very flat, it’s a love story but she’s not into him at all, it’s just him. Then it turns into a bizarre love triangle except, she doesn’t care, the husband says it’s ok to see this other guy and the guy is still in love. It just doesn’t lead anywhere, why should we care? Also the casting of the lady was a mistake. She can’t act while not being able to speak Korean well and she just comes off as cold.
I said the movie was about "never meant to be" movie. People make it sound like it's about "what could have been", but I believe the movie is about "never meant to be". So many chances but never connect leave me to believe they were never meant to be together, if they did, it would turn out very bad. It's also very bad that she seems to have the hots for another man beside her husband, thus could have taken a very different turn into a infidelity movie. I didn't think the movie was all that IMHO. Maybe a lot of people like this movie because they have love for someone else that they never got to be with and end up marrying just another person but still feel a connection with that one that got away, thus regretting feelings. I don't regret my spouse, so I can't relate to this movie.
So you just said the plot
Amor lindo de se apaixonar!
“Pulitizer” ?
Ha!
Frankly I was put off by the author saying “There aren’t actually villains in life”. That discredits her and thus everything she’s written. Maybe she hasn’t met any. If so, she’s lucky, and it also might contribute to her success.
Oh, i haven't seen that. That's very naive of her.
The Korean dude missed his shot.
FYI - Pulitzer not Pulitizer
Hype
I am mostly bothered by how superficial Nora and Hae Sungs “love” was…
They barely knew each other, I don’t understand how Nora had such a difficult time, her sense of longing seemed misguided and fueled by aimless romanticism.
I wish we saw a stronger relationship between them in their youth…
Maybe they did not had much in common, but in my opinion this still doesn't change how profound can be a bond, even if there are more silences than words. Gazes and sparkling eyes can stay with you forever, just like thinking about the potential of a person exactly because they knew little of each other
So he missed his shot. he should of went for it and not played it safe.
Plenty of men are like that, playing the long game rather than going for it
Wish you'd get to the point faster. You suffer from typical TH-cam complaint of putting a lot of time filler that's really a waste of a person's time.
You lost me at *Pulitizer. Sounds like an an insect spray.
nora cries in the end because she knows she made the wrong choice
I hated the last 30 mins, it draggggged out
The last 30 minutes was the best part of the entire film.
The movie got better with every second, the ending was brilliant
LOL, 12:45 to explain a self-explanatory ending.....