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 universe we call home. Bad. I love you.. A news anchorman is broadcasting over a television in the waiting room about natural disasters occurring nationwide. Jin-sung seems to think so as he stops running and starts crying, with Moo-chuls minion nearby to share in the grief. Sometimes you can't explain your heart. A single broken vile of urine, yellowing the cold tile. This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us episode 1. No one told her Soo was dead. Didnt things turn out badly the last time he left someone for Young? This is a happy ending. All suicide attempts are a cry for attention? I concluded. There never is a straight ending in Kdramaland. I mean, there's blunt force trauma, but it's not exactly subtle. The atmosphere of coldness, emptiness, isolation and the resulting paranoia are captured Because more than any other k-drama writer I can think of, NHK is gifted at writing highly relatable, complex characters whom I understand. He looked dead, but it's possible he just went into shock (I mean his best friend just stabbed him--I would be shocked as hell!). Writer-nim, you are SO much better than this-- please don't squander your gift. They are all living in the same Alaskan base-camp, the builders trying to complete their oil construction project, and the environmentalists trying to prevent disaster. We don't know but I didn't care because the atmosphere, music and beautiful pictures of the white nothingness are just too gripping. TWTWB was one of the few melodramas I actually completed so kudos to that. A group of people located at a work station in the artic are the first to bear witness to the end of the world. The last winter is a movie that starts up promising with an oil field expedition in the arctic plains. JS to me was a consistent character. But then Id be asking for realism, and that is not what this show was selling. And when Soo pulls back, they both look into each others eyes, smiling. I'm glad that this was my first. NHK stay true to the japanese drama, so the stabbing scene is actually in the jdrma version too, so I don't think they just copied nice guy, maybe it's the other way around. I loved that. Could you tell me exactly what it is about the ending that eluded you? This implies that the rapacious, virus-like behavior of oil-seeking humans has resurrected the 'ghosts' of the fossil-fuels being siphoned out of the ground. I was engaged for the whole movie. This is one of those movies that builds, quite effectively to a suspenseful setup and then, disappoints. I'm one of those people who would rather have a happy ending than a realistic one. But, no matter what flaws this drama has, I have to admit that I do LOVE this drama. Agreed. And if we could all remember the statement of the too "Its not over between us""if we meet again" bla, bla .Oh young said. I crack up at times while reading her recaps 'cause she's writing about serious moments in such a dry, humorous way. A call to Hee-sun affirms that Boss Man isnt lying, and Jin-sung looks devastated as the mean old geezer slides him a knife. I wish I wasnt so conflicted Especially since Soo's death would have been dependent on a storyline I found illogical and kind of out of place. ***SPOILERS*** In an effort to become energy independent the US Government contracts a major drilling company to come up with a plan to drill, and pump out, the massive oil reserves in the pristine and untouched, by human hands, wilderness in the Northern Alaska permafrost. I think they are dead. This repeats a number of times until the end and then it really disappoints. What would be the point of having that conversation of how Soo told Wang to not tell Young about his whereabouts until she was done chemo? I said above, that I hoped for a more straightforward ending bu that I'll take this, too. But the scenes with Lawyer Jang and all of them wasn't from her perspective. The kissing under the cherry tree was really true not a dream nor an imagination (if it was an imagination, how cruel the mind of Oh youn was, it doesn't make sense). Im glad he grew as a person, but since when did Growth = Passivity? But I'm just so thankful. Isn't that what melos are (partially) made of- gut-wrenching decisions? I just enjoy the cinematography. You're the best. :). At one point or the other, I kept viewing as some kind of Stockholm Syndrome on Young's end, the way she just also seemed to care for Wang even though what she did was horrible. As if to answer her request for them to be able to talk once she wakes up, Soo kisses her. Hes clearly reluctant to go, and holds onto Youngs hand for as long as he can. A warm, humorous and inspiring feature film, tells the story of a young mans struggle to keep his world from changing. This show started out great but slowly became distant with the sudden implausibilities and uncertainty of what Young was thinking as well as glossing over Sec. I can't buy Jin-sung doing it, I don't see the logic of the threat (did his family get hit by that truck? 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. As for Soo, I mean, dude got stabbed not shot. Did the CCTV goons end up getting him because his promise, in a sense, broke (to let Soo & Jin Sung go unscathed)? The art part is just an excuse for porn. It never felt like the characters were tying to be perfect or anything. The ending was definitely real. Thank you again Heads for being on this journey with us and for helping us make sense of it. And then the scene changes, so that theyre suddenly kissing on on the same path where Young just walked, with Soo wearing the clothes she saw on him when he passed her on the bike. We know it isn't going to last forever. Then something starts happening. Like you, I didn't understand why she couldn't have that conversation with OS when she was having her tea and he was there (right there), and she had already shared her questions with him. It made me wonder if because this was a melodrama, the writer had the characters inflict (more) pain to each other for the sake of the nature of the drama fitting the bill (of a melodrama) till the end. I didn't have a problem with Soo not taking the $$ though! Metacritic Reviews. Synopsis. Iceland was chosen because of the poor film infrastructure in Alaska, and Canada the other obvious shooting location was not flat or snowy enough. }); Thank you, Heads. Someone put a lot of hard thought into that and it showed and was amazing. This ambiguous ending reminds me of "Ironweed" by William Kennedy. 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? JIS, who I will forgive for just about anything! i'm a great fan of head's writing superpowers. (ending) Confused. The result is confused audience. In the background she hears car alarms and the sound of the wind, as well as a fluttering noise similar to that made by the murderous "ghost" creatures further north in the Alaskan snow fields. It being a cry for help doesn't make her suicide attempt less legitimate or fake in any way. Just like the one guy says, "Soo was willing to forget pride". The episode opens with a scene from a talk show that takes place in 1968. Shooting took place in both Iceland and Alaska. The script for the film originally featured a more woodsy Alaska with pine trees and it was after a research trip to Prudhoe Bay that they discovered the harsh flat conditions that ultimately ended up in the film.[3]. (Seriously though. The "threat" in this movie was inadequately developed and almost non exsistent. Furthermore, they focused on the flowers, which looked like the lamb's ear and freesias they were talking about. "Going to a movie theater is less about the size of the Now that we've had successful film adaptations of LOTR Press J to jump to the feed. I wont even get into how robbed I felt of FINALLY seeing Jin-sung break away from his astounding sense of loyalty, because it would have been an amazing character moment to see exactly how the wheels turned in his head when he chose his family over his best friend. Thank you all, and thank you HeadsNo2 for your recaps. Fessenden brought in co-writer Robert Leaver to collaborate with, and the two went back and forth on various ideas. And then sit there and cry about it while he dies in front of you. While she was in the taxi she felt the wind rushing throught the trees, thats why she told the taxi driver to stop the car, she wanted to walk because she wanted to feel the breeze. Interesting, flawed film with engaging themes and possibilities. Submissions should be for the purpose of informing or initiating a discussion, not just to entertain readers. :(, HAHAHAHAHAH! Now that was a great ending. If we add the something else, then this was an insanely beautiful if not sometimes-frustrating exercise in understanding people who looked like people, but had some moments where they didnt really act like people. All rights reserved worldwide. Note: This clip is from a version of the film dubbed in French. If not, theyll call the cops. Why shill on a movie 12 years old?? You will answer all my questions honestly. How about NOW, since youre already asking the questions? I love it. Her scene at the coffee shop was too prosaic. Since I took a road trip there (nowhere near the North Slope, obviously) I try to watch as many movies as possible that are set in Alaska, especially if they are horror. 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. That scene jump from cafe to that path lined with cherry blossom trees was so abrupt and strange, kind of like how it would happen in dreams. Well, there was no wrenching of the guts here. Thank you for the recommendation - watched it, like it! "I must not be crazy, it is not all in my head" I thought. We dont hear or see it, but the look on Jin-sungs face seems to tell us that the truck plowed into his familys car. "The Last Winter" has an effective build up. The scene then segues into a montage of past life images which interrupt themselves long enough to reveal Pollack being attacked and presumably killed by a trio of spectral creatures. Yes, so many dangling threads, holes where we just don't know - drama is pretty but tattered. At first I was so upset because I wasn't sure whether Soo was dead or alive, and thought the writer ripped us off with an open-ended ending. These flowers symbolize happines, wedding, and love. | Safely smuggling Ellie out of the quarantine zone means more to Marlene and Kim than their own lives. Just read and look where Song was interviewed, she also concluded TWTWB was a happy ending story. At first I thought it was some kind of alternate reality where they both died and created it so they (and us viewers) can come into terms with moving on. Is that really the type of mommy dearest love we are supposed to buy into? Sure, we can theorize that Soos stabbing somehow put the kibosh on his burning desire to be there for Young during her surgery and chemotherapy, because its totally fine to let a suicidal person depending on you assume youre dead. For taking the time to actually write it out or type it out in this case. Soo mention od secretary Wang and the scene with the blind folded Wang, M and Jang say yes. In that case then, why stab him in the first place? I was neither horrified, mystified, or thrilled. Isnt it hard when you cant look into the eyes of someone you love? Young asks. And HeadsNo2, thank you, once again, for not squandering your gift and for so generously sharing it with us. I also think that they wouldn't have shown the "Next Spring" title if it was meant to be a dream or heaven. External Reviews }); As far as stabbing goes guns are really hard to get in Korea so stabbing's the best way to kill someone. I thought Missing You was running amuck with epic logic fails that just reading recaps confused the heck out of me..But to each their own i guess. Even if OY couldn't forgive OS at that moment, they could have still talked, I thought. The story of The Last of Us begins in the suburbs of Austin, Texas, where the main character Joel Miller lives with his daughter Sarah as a dangerous epidemic of the mutated Cordyceps fungus begins to affect the United States. They eventually decide on lambs ear, because that was the plant special to him and Young. Thank you so much for the recap. Brandon Sanderson is not the definitive voice for The Wheel of Time anymore. Now shes looking toward the future, to when theyll meet again. Me too Jo In Sung forever.I'm like Lee Min Who?hahaha. :). I glossed over a lot of the things a lot of people struggled with eg. This comes after the violent and unusual deaths of the other crew members. I remember reading an interview with NHK from several years ago in which she said that her aim was to write characters whom viewers could understand (and empathize with). Also, um. Even then it wouldnt matter, since Boss Man wanted him dead, but why? And most of us realize that some time in the near future we are going to have to adapt to using an alternate fuel source whether we like it or not. The site's consensus reads: "The Last Winter creatively and effectively uses horror tactics fear, tension, anticipation, and just enough gore to shock, but never repulse, its audience. (Even Wang's redemption arc, though not something I agree with, was well supported within the story -- it didn't come out of nowhere.). Fessenden introduces North Corporation, a government-backed oil research and building team, working under the watchful eye of two environmental experts. Oh and Kim Bum, I don't think I can forgive you. 3. The sour gas might then be provoking hallucinations and insanity in the group. But, to be perfectly honest, I wasn't thinking about her hair at all this episode, haha. Young not only forgives her, but understands that Wang loved her all this time and just couldnt express it properly. Though I was happy to see OS alive, I was not jumping up and down, I was not clapping (meaning I was not overly excited), and I couldn't help but wonder if MC dying (though maybe we had that coming) and the other characters being alive (I am assuming) was a way of doing fanservice, the main characters got to live and all. With you so close, he couldn't really tell. [4], When casting the film, Fessenden looked to recruit Perlman because of his gruff performance as the title character in Hellboy. 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. appId : '127538621120543', Apparently shes been a regular at his restaurant and picked up on the sound of his bracelet, and though hed always bring her tea he never showed his face to her. If the story is fast forward, then it is possible that the end will be like that. We've all seen Jin Sung take a beating and give one and I have no doubt he would have caused some serious damage. In the end, the suicide attempt didnt even put her out for a night, and she was completely fine by morning. The characters were very well scripted and portrayed. Maybe it was the timing in which it happened. We knew it would be, but it hurts to see the crazed look in Jin-sungs eyes as Soo hauls himself up to eye level. 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