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(Spoiler) The ending is almost sadder than death

posted 9 years ago by double00
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My take on the ending is they still care for each other, maybe deep down there's still love but they grow apart so much that the spark just isn't there anymore. And those flashbacks are like "You are my first love, you'll be in my heart forever, I'll always remember you. We had great moments and I'm so happy to be with you but we have to move on. Goodbye Love." And that to me is just almost sadder (or maybe equally sad) than if death that took them apart. And the funny thing is I got this feeling when I'm going to bed that night after I watch this, not immediately after I watch it. At first I thought, "what is that even supposed to mean? What's going to happen between them? This movie sucks." But after I realized what happens to them (according to me anyway) I died a little inside.

[–] watchkoreanmovies 9 years ago

To me, I felt she realized at the end that the magic "in love" period is over now. She is now at a cross road, she can take the relationship in a more mature direction (love him not be in love) or she should call it quits because its not coming back. They'll never have that again. Personally, I think he was in love with her but never really loved her. But he did care about her. And I think she was in love with him and thought she loved him but I don't think she ever thought about the difference.

[–] lucasmartins 8 years ago

"she can take the relationship in a more mature direction ": wonderful take on that!

to me it's a happy/mature ending!

[–] Prelude-in-C-maj 8 years ago

Are you serious?

"Happy! Mature!" love doesn't involve people staring into space, looking like someone just died, and pulling away from each other coldly and slowly.

"happy, mature" love still involves kisses and smiles and being gladder than glad to be there.

Just because "in love" often gives way to something less giddy, it doesn't mean suddenly everyone's looking like THEY looked in that shower.

DUDE they were MISERABLE.

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[–] lucasmartins 8 years ago

"happy, mature" love still involves kisses and smiles and being gladder than glad to be there.

well dude, you're talking about the honeymoon phase of being with someone.
that always end.

what I meant by mature is when you're with someone and don't often kiss, hug and so on. but if you don't live the hard times and you live the honeymoon phase that's not mature to me.

[–] mamba247 8 years ago

I disagree I think they ended up together at the end. I think it was showing how exhausted they were, and that their relationship will not always be like it was when they were young. But I think they stay together

[–] Gretchen_X 8 years ago

It was a 'be careful what you wish for' ending.
The visa is approved, there is now nothing to stop them being together forever, which is nowhere near as exciting. If you are young, anyway.

I thought their relationship was shallow with no real communication, in both senses. Where was Skype, for gawd's sake? It was based on absence and longing and switching from joy to misery, all of which are dramatic, romantic and artistic. She was a writer and would appreciate that sort of thing.

I approve of the ending but believe it was the end for them.

"[Marriage] cures the anxiety by curing the love", as a Thomas Hardy character once said. In those days marriage was the equivalent of lawful permanent residence.

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