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Then, in the final seconds, the camera places Abby within her surroundings. Boss Man is hosting the game, and announces the grand prize seven million dollars. Maybe he felt like a cornered mouse or panicked. [12], Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, "This Is the Way the World Ends: An Interview with The Last Winter Writer-Director Larry Fessenden", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Last_Winter_(2006_film)&oldid=1114599411, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 7 October 2022, at 09:19. and yeah. Soo is on a timeline to make it back to the hospital, and he cant help but think of Youngs promise of all the things she plans to tell him in the future. 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. I said above, that I hoped for a more straightforward ending bu that I'll take this, too. 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. As for the ending, I still kinda feel in some way that Soo is actually dead and whatever was happening was happening in some parallel universe, lol. Whether you really loved me. The bad friends, the conniving fiancee all forgiven and even rewarded, what a message to send to the public. Had Soo survived, there was no way, the gangster boss, Kim, would have let Jingsung lived happily. Which is why I thought her admission that she wasn't really looking to die made sense and was happy she realized and admitted that. Fessenden said, "Ultimately I wanted to show how an individuals worldview affects how he or she deals with reality. Outside the room, Sun-hee tells Soo that Moo-chul died after being sick for far too long. Yes, the picture at the end was pretty. A romcom, please!!! Is he a chef and a painter at the end of the show?! It being a cry for help doesn't make her suicide attempt less legitimate or fake in any way. Sex is a natural part of our life and that is artistically shot and they are just depicting a natural human behavior to get aroused and be lustful, because if you don't then you are not normal . But I definitely agree that first, Young is alive. 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 *cries*. I was waiting to see if the aftermath changed how I felt about the whole ordeal, since there was a chance for the show to treat the attempt in a thoughtful and meaningful way. [7] The U.S. cable channel IFC had been supportive of Fessenden's career and often played his films. Something that I disagree with Heads here is about the suicidal tendency of OY, in some of her recaps she said that she thinks OY has already get over it. 3/10 for a good cast trying to save this movie. Jin-sung falls to his knees beside his hyung. I wanted to see if, just maybe, the idea was to have Young hit such a low that she reached a moment of pivotal self-realization in order to decide that she wanted to live after all, in a change we could see and understand. And where you buried my brother, or which river you spread his ashes at. He offers to make her the same potato soup he did on their trip, but adds, I want to stay with you. The Last Winter premiered in The Contemporary World Cinema Programme at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2006. But, no matter what flaws this drama has, I have to admit that I do LOVE this drama. 2. I agree with you all the way! well probably what heads meant was that since she underwent a brain surgery, at least part of her hair had to be completely shaved prior to it being performed.. Thank you again Heads for being on this journey with us and for helping us make sense of it. It is what it is. Srsly the ending confused me i wanted to see wt happened next when Soo got staped i mean when he healed and stuff XD hmph oky i was happy that they ended together & happy ending but not like this lol . Really? Almost the ending: Yay! I'm in dramaland and i want the happy ending of course. [6] Funding came from the Icelandic Film Commission and Katapult. I was definitely perplexed, after having watched this episode. I dont understand why this conversation cant happen now. I cant forgive you, she says. For taking the time to actually write it out or type it out in this case. But this was seriously a group of really scarred people. Sans a passing mention of the attempt in a confusing conversation where she simultaneously told Soo that she couldnt forgive him yet she still loved him and wanted to be with him, I failed to see the step between I want to die and I want to try living because now Im extra sure you love me. His love couldnt cure her desire to die just one night earlier, but then by the morning after, his love cures all? It's almost like the story is saying that sometimes people really, really hurt the ones they love but we forgive them? It was a visually lovely show to watch. These flowers symbolize happines, wedding, and love. And when Soo pulls back, they both look into each others eyes, smiling. In the penultimate scene, Hoffman must decide whether to fire a flare gun at a ghost stalking Pollack, or up into the air to summon help from a nearby town, opting for the latter. Oh and Kim Bum, I don't think I can forgive you. It is so illogical and stupid, it is almost a sort of evil in itself. Ill try to remember the good times, and Ill be sure to remember that through you, I discovered Jo In-sung. He struggles to his knees as we pan to the shoes of the man who stabbed him, the trembling man holding the knife, and up. I will not claim expertise on this but I will say that I lost a family member to suicide. It's what sets this drama apart from the movie version which was a neat package in itself but i felt the drama extended and explored and fleshed out the characters on a deeper level that made me - with the exception of Sec Wang (whatthehell show- she made her blind, i don't care how well she can cook)- connect with the narration as a whole. What else could he have done? I also think that they wouldn't have shown the "Next Spring" title if it was meant to be a dream or heaven. Yep! Even then it wouldnt matter, since Boss Man wanted him dead, but why? Acting was stellar too. Sad. Only when hes out does he call Secretary Wang to ask her to return, because hell feel more at ease if shes there to take care of Young. I always felt as if she was always looking at me with all her body and heart. Yippee, a happy ending! But it wasn't clear how our characters survived the stabbing, surgery, and road accidents. We find Lawyer Jang, Secretary Wang, and even Myung-ho with Young and the kids from the visually-impaired center on an outing, where all the guardians have to wear blindfolds in order to experience a day in the life of the blind. And there's no way the afterlife's that cruel. The one glaring weakness, for me, was the whole Jin-sung stabs Soo scene. The ending scene is that of the only surviving researcher, Abby Sellers, waking up alone in a deserted hospital with no recollection of arriving there. Fessenden introduces North Corporation, a government-backed oil research and building team, working under the watchful eye of two environmental experts. Why did the white box play a heavy role in the story's plot only to be forgotten at the end? You made viewing this beautiful drama (scenes, actors and soundtracks) even more memorable. If that was for Oh soo's grave then why it is on the table? Like what were they trying to achieve with that effect? There were some really amazing nuances to this drama that I just loved. They could have done the movie with only half of them. They shift into her perspective when she was in the cab and saw the cherry blossoms, that's when the scene actually changed. Fessendens sound techniques in this final scene of the movie, from the empty hospital, to the desolate outdoors, make this final scene more powerful. This vagued up messy ending was the compromise. 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 "NHK lost her soul to the devil". She was slowly recovering her vision. I wonder what it will be? Like the game It had some surprises the biggest one that there was a happy ending. FAQ Nice Guy and TWTWB, both the male protagonists were stabbed, but they survived, right? Instead of theorizing, theres another option, in that the obligatory happy ending could have just made sense without requiring leaps in logic. Sadly, that wasn't the case. Admittedly, I am not a consistent person. I have such love/hate for this drama. Blurry. It'll fit, but it's not exactly neat. Maybe this is how she sees redemption or growth. | Here's the guy who warned you again and again that Kim was bad news, to get out of Dodge ASAP and don't look back, who was always trying to get you out of the gangster life - and so you take the knife and leave the only true villain in the entire melo and go all the way out to the rooftop to stab your friend. The bit with Secretary Wang is so, so weird. I still think he did die, so im kinda surprise how many people think he lived. With you so close, he couldn't really tell. It is also in the mind of the person a VIABLE solution to their problem. Secondly, the blurriness, the bike, the cafe, and the final cherry blossom scene is played in Young's mind. (and really, if it's a happy ending, is it so hard to just give us a straight forward ending but why also a stabby scene? i don't think dreaming would be like that. That broke from story-logic and build up for me. Note: This clip is from a version of the film dubbed in French. Thank you for your recap and I totally agree with your comments! Is this another instance of Drama Syndrome, where characters would rather undergo pain and irreparable harm than do something logical? But it doesn't make sense. He looks relieved as he shakes his bracelet to let her know its him. They seemed to have resorted back to their just friends status although Sung was still very much in love with her still. They eventually decide on lambs ear, because that was the plant special to him and Young. BOO-mother-frikkin-HOO. | Several hints: the sad look on Jingsung's face even though he was with his family safe and sound; Young's long hair-there is no way a woman who just finished chemo could still have such long hair just six months out; there was this sadness through out the last few scenes-the falling flowers from the trees, the blurry and white-out treatment of the shots-some contributed to the theory she must have regained partial eyesight and that is why you see the blurry shots. 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. argh~). Maybe you can pretend her long hair is a wig, LOL. I think I was really happy while I was alive, Young remarks, which doesnt seem to make a lot of sense. 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