The thing is, I really don't think it was done for fanservice. 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). Blurry. Thank you for the recommendation - watched it, like it! As if I never wanted to die.. A passenger plane then crashes near them, causing their vehicle to get caught in the explosion. Cant we get some blunt force trauma up in here to change things up? As with all isolation movies, there is a profound sense of eeriness, and there are particular things (such as the box from the previous expedition, and a strange log book) which, I thought, were going to be good set ups for more mystery further on in the story. I thought I had missed a gem. Just Abby in an open room. I waited until you would talk to me., I couldnt bring myself to do it, Soo says with a sheepish smile. I do agree that Last Winter was somewhat flawed here and there but overall I was blown away. Jin-sung seems to think so as he stops running and starts crying, with Moo-chuls minion nearby to share in the grief. Is this another instance of Drama Syndrome, where characters would rather undergo pain and irreparable harm than do something logical?) 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. BOO-mother-frikkin-HOO. I won't try to understand that, just feel like many dramas have this thing with making even some of the foulest people redeemable or sympathetic in cases in which the person has a child or takes care of a child. Did the CCTV goons end up getting him because his promise, in a sense, broke (to let Soo & Jin Sung go unscathed)? He might cook too, but I didn't strike me as anything fancy. The weathers nice today, isnt it? she asks, and the man clearly responds with Soos voice even though his figure remains blurred. Joel and Sarah get separated from Tommy shortly after they recover. Depending on a viewer's experience the way the drama is seen will be different. You're the best. Potentially great isolation flick ruined by ridiculous ending. I think if they showed the process of Jin Sung contemplating whether to stab Oh Soo or not, then we wouldn't get that element of surprise. }); It grossed another $64,332 internationally, for a worldwide total of $97,522. What a waste! DUDE. I so needed this recap to make sense of the endingare they both alive and getting a chance at love? Tags: featured, Jo In-sung, Kim Bum, Song Hye-gyo, That Winter the Wind Blows, Your email address will not be published. Overall a beautiful drama with beautiful people. or Warning: This story contains spoilers from season 5 of New Amsterdam. I still think he did die, so im kinda surprise how many people think he lived. It'll fit, but it's not exactly neat. A flash of tile on the cold-looking hospital floor, bare. The Final Frontier. But when she started having visions of the man in the hat and Dr. David Andrews specifically asked her to start praying, Lucy finally decided to visit a church. Youngs self-realizations werent dependent on her as an individual, and her decision to live didnt come from a place of autonomous empowerment or anything befitting the idea of character growth, because her change in tempo was dependent on Soos reactions. Soo makes Jin-sung and Boss Man nervous when he keeps folding, but Soo reveals his tactic during a time out he wanted to come this close to losing so Boss Man would have no option but to buy in. Engaging and creepy and also plot less and pointless. And then sit there and cry about it while he dies in front of you. By Shane O'Neill / April 9, 2021 8:39 am EST. (Seriously though. I believe that if we are to see the end it wont look anything like weve come to know or expect. It took me two watches to finally come around and give this movie credit where it was due. How is that brushed away? And I guess we underestimate the rate at which human hair can grow. Is that really the type of mommy dearest love we are supposed to buy into? Anyways, thanks for such wonderful recaps. We know that the pursuit of it has led not only to vast environmental damage, but also numerous wars and countless deaths. "I felt that we were just coasting, or worse, slipping and sliding, as the show labored its way into the finale, and there wasnt even a good save in the closing moments.". Shes had it rough, but so did Soo. I'm confused with the ending. SHK and JIS are really good looking. But, no matter what flaws this drama has, I have to admit that I do LOVE this drama. Stabbingthis seems to be used a lot. He stumbles back to camp that night traumatized, just as the others are about to head out into wastes to look for him, claiming that his radio had been not working. I felt like he was significant butI guessnot. I guess it wasnt over for me either when I let you go. Thank you for pointing out the many holes and for doing it with some humor at times. I really wanted to completely love this show and I did especially the the first third of the drama but the show just started going downhill for me in the last three episodes. He continues on, and Young smiles. So, THANK YOU NOH HEE KYUNG. And the "softy" villain wasn't so much a softy as an audience fave. Also, most of the other NHK dramas I've watched have all felt remarkably real-- but in a way that evokes an appreciation of the human experience. Sadly, as many other reviewers note, the ending throws it all away in a fit of awful CG monsters. Im glad he grew as a person, but since when did Growth = Passivity? When I started watching I already accepted the fact that someone or even all of the lead characters might die. When I watched the ending, I was really angry at first, because I felt that I had been totally manipulated to create some sort of artsy-fartsy ambiguous ending, logic, story flow, and characterization be damned. Because, it was so sweet but then it was so BLURRY! Too bad the writer, director, editor, producer, and studio wouldnt let them. Note: This clip is from a version of the film dubbed in French. Having Soo say he made a mistake is kind of the show telling everyone to forgive her. I assume most have as much insight as I do on the movie, but maybe some of you can try your best to thoroughly explain it to me. It will probably take how many months before the eyesight will go back to normal condition. 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. You brought up an interesting point for 1. But seriously, despite its at times heavy flaws- I still love the show. 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. Maybe there's no message. I didn't have a problem with Soo not taking the $$ though! The one exception that comes to mind is "Alien Resurrection" in which he was reasonably cast, as a very tall macho oddball. It was, however, executed very poorly imo. I think the white box was a red herring. Fessenden brought in co-writer Robert Leaver to collaborate with, and the two went back and forth on various ideas. *cries*. Third, I agree with Ashely above in that Sung's relationship had soured (three suiters?) this reminds me why I'm not a fan of the genre. This happy ending is what sealed this drama into my heart. I waited for you for a long time, Young says. And Jinsung and Hee Sung were talking about the memorial for Soo. Her joy now was in helping others with similar disabilities and experiencing her love for Soo in her mind. For the most part, the drama did follow its story logic and the characters it created. He was not quite ready hence she couldn't see him until he was. I can't believe how stupid the last shot is. (Even Wang's redemption arc, though not something I agree with, was well supported within the story -- it didn't come out of nowhere.). Soo calls Mi-ra to say hes on his way, but still, shouldnt he stay to make sure Jin-sung gets out of there? ), We did have two con-men though, that's true. i had the same reaction when a friend told me, man! Open your mouth when you kiss such a hot man who obviously loves you so much! Placed in the rural setting of the mid 1950s, it revolves around William Jamison and his colorful old Grampa Jack. "[9] Metacritic rated it 69/100 based on 17 reviews. [4], When casting the film, Fessenden looked to recruit Perlman because of his gruff performance as the title character in Hellboy. When he is found dead out on the snow the next morning, Hoffman suspects that sour gas (natural gas containing hydrogen sulfide) may have been leaked out as a result of runaway climate change (arctic methane release). It's almost like the story is saying that sometimes people really, really hurt the ones they love but we forgive them? Isnt it hard when you cant look into the eyes of someone you love? Young asks. Lawyer Jang finds Secretary Wang in the countryside, where she watches her elderly parents from afar. The drama in it's entirety may not have been as solid as it's looks, but I for sure will not deny them. After shes gone, Soo lets this news sink in. Yes, my eyes feasted with those beautiful cherry blossom ending but I still felt robbed. I will have to agree to disagree on the ending. And with that, all the players get gambling, while Young spends a restless night at the hospital window with the winter wind blowing. Shes happy to have Wang back. This action causes the creature, a massive, ghostly moose, to focus on Hoffman instead of Pollack, and it grabs him and carries him off. 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. A group of people located at a work station in the artic are the first to bear witness to the end of the world. Jin-sung spots him while on his way to the hospital and starts to piggyback him the rest of the way, even though Moo-chuls already got one foot in the other world as he mumbles, Just leave me be, Jin-sung doesnt give up, until he feels Moo-chul go limp on his back. After they each pull away, Young comforts him: Dont cry. It really did feel very Kdrama-like to separate the characters for the sake of separating them? After a second fatal incident, he convinces Ed to travel with the team to a hospital for examination. I didn't think about it that way when watching the final scene so i believed they both died. So, regardless of how good or bad Larry Fassenden's "The Last Winter" turned out, at least I was fairly confident the filming locations and the photography would be astounding. Isn't that what melos are (partially) made of- gut-wrenching decisions? The flowers conversation between JS and HS says no. Hmm .. It was almost as if there were no real repercussions to her actions, except for some of the company's stocks she lost (I think) and the fact that she was homeless for a few weeks (I am assuming)? Is he a chef and a painter at the end of the show?! hahaha, priceless. I don't think it was an excuse to put in alot of sex scenes. (futile question, I know)." But I'm just so thankful. Acting was stellar too. 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. It did difficult to play blind person who has to display lots of deep scars and emotion. Like what were they trying to achieve with that effect? The temperature is climbing despite it being February, its raining and more than one of the people in his crew is acting strange. This repeats a number of times until the end and then it really disappoints. Like the game 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. I wouldn't be here if it always follows my logic. So is she over the suicide thing? And second, Soo is alive because, as you say, picklemonster, they have too prosaic a conversation. If there's one thing that i loved coming out of this show, it's my new love for jo in sung. As far as I'm concerned I"m happy with the ending, the viewer can choose. The Native American members of the team mentioned Wendigo, so theres another suspect. He tightens the bell bracelet on his wrist in preparation, since its his life on the line. In fact, it's degenerative. His being a gentleman is one thing I admire too as seen in the bts. ), but he stays on the phone with Mi-ra to get updates on Youngs surgery. I don't know. Though I did see the charm the actor brought to the role that was a little too fan-servicey for me. Then something starts happening. As with Sec Wang, I totally get the wholw"so despereate to be a mom that she goes batshit crazy and blinds the child" BUT come on- how does that make her the best-suited person to care for Young??? True to most of the reviews the ending ruined the movie for me, but I admit it was pretty good up until then. The first eight episodes were executed close to perfection imo but I didn't really mind the change in pace afterwards. Fessenden's first idea for the script involved a Muslim and a non-Muslim forced to depend on each other in a remote location. Congrats, Liera! Make Kim think Oh Soo, died like Moo Chul had everyone thinking he was threatening Soo instead of just warning him? As things progress from bad to worse each succumbs to their own belief with wild and unpredictable results. Despite the fact that she threw the keys blindly into the greenhouse shrubbery the night before, Young emerges into the secret room without a speck of dirt on her. Nobody knows what happened to the cook. How can such a fine man do so many bad boy roles and be believable in them? Everything made its own logical point UNTIL the last episode. I dont understand why this conversation cant happen now. It was so slow and we were made to think that OS died, because JS didn't seem to do anything to help him and yet, he didn't gut him a 2nd time, which seems like he wanted him to live. Now he knows, and knowing is half the battle. ALL the characters are wooden. Not all chemo causes you to loose your hair - my dad takes oral chemo and doesn't loose his. Really, the only way out was to stab Soo? (I'll vote for SJK's character in Nice Guy. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, That said, I've never had a brain tumor killing me. At times, I couldn't understand OY and I found her irritating sometimes. I haven't seen NHK's previous works, so thanks for sharing your insightful thoughts. I dont buy that this show was making a statement about clinical depression through Young, but I do buy that she had Drama Depression, with all its requisite symptoms of plot convenience. The Last Rite Ending, Explained Lucys parents put too much faith in her in childhood. The Winters Tale: That final scene In the past, Ive discussed the two scenes that are the bane of any director taking on The Winters Tale: the first scene in Bohemia, during Were Boss Man's minions watching to make sure OS had been killed? :(, HAHAHAHAHAH! Joel and Sarah get separated from Tommy shortly after they recover. Then the shape of a man starts to form. Seeing Abby surrounded by puddling water is enough. Larry Fessenden's "The Last Winter" is a ambitious and smartly made film. I think then it could be a lot better than with the directors imagination leading nowhere. She listens, as in it, Soo tells her what weve heard him say before about how his outlook on life changed when he met her. This is how she matured and transformed. because she had not truly forgiven Sung's betrayal. But then she adds that if she lives through her surgery, theyll meet again, and finally talk out their issues. It is only 16 episodes. There are pools of water on the ground nearby. Therefore, I think that one stab wasn't enough to kill Soo. They shift into her perspective when she was in the cab and saw the cherry blossoms, that's when the scene actually changed. The absence of dialogue speaks for itself, it is a frightening reality, there is no one else left to speak with. And as was mentioned, there is no way Hee-Sun and Jin-Sung could be happy is Soo were really dead. If i have to nominate 2 things i dislike about this drama was jin sung stabbing oh soo (really bad move) and oh young not knowing or not even suspecting that oh soo might not be his real brother. The promise of sizzle from early on in the show fizzled out too. But I guess in the end, what's important is that they both reconciled and expressed their love to each other and whether they really lived or died didn't matter to me. The finale picks up where Episode 5 left off, and there's a lot of action in this episode of The Falcon and The Winter I guess I understood his decision 'against' Soo ("the needs of the many blablabla blood is thicker bla") but it was so rushed that I totally did not connect on an emotional level. And why can't she has a beautiful long hair after the brain surgery and chemo?. Also, Jin Sung was actually about to stab Soo a second time, but couldn't bring himself to do it, so he dropped the knife. . And with just an "I'm sorry". I got tired of the cons, of the directing, of the music. Thought it might be a slow burn leading to some awesome ending, not. Because of their blind faith, Lucy became an atheist. Gangster Wannabe goes scurrying off with his tail between his legs just as Moo-chul collapses, spitting up blood from his stomach cancer. Theres new focus to her eyes she can definitely see. I tried to write down all of the questions I still had at the end, but my fingers got tired. 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. I thought it was a nice touch. 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. Contains spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 4, "The Whole World is Watching". As soon as the suicide twist happened, I think I started to check out, and fast. Question: I know Heads explained it, however I am still confused, did OS kept folding because if he didn't win he would be dead (being killed by Boss Man) and Boss Man wouldn't be able to get his money back (and OS of course didn't know that Boss Man wanted him dead anyway, regardless of the results)? js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js"; They talked about making Jin-sung betray his friend, but the way they chose to do it didn't make any sense whatsoever. In this supernatural-themed thriller a remote Alaskan outpost owned by a major oil company is haunted and its personnel are killed off either by the ghosts of ancient creaturesor by nature itself.Reminiscent to "The Thing" and "The Shining" the newest horror film by Larry Fessenden is mostly about global warming and its ghastly consequences.It seems that global warming somehow released the malignant spirits of ancient creatures that attack the oil company employees.In the vein of "The Shining" the personnel is slowly going insane one by one.Unfortunately the entire eerie premise is ruined by awful ending with silly CGI creatures make their appearance.The action is slow-moving,the gore is completely absent,but there are few spine-tingling moments.6 out of 10. He lived like a dog, and died like a dog, she laments, though shes not willing to let Soo comfort her as she tells him that he wont be needed at Moo-chuls cremation. 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