Yes, so many dangling threads, holes where we just don't know - drama is pretty but tattered. Hee-suns alive and living in the countryside with Jin-sung, and Jin-sung effectively scares away a possible suitor by telling him that hes already slept with Hee-sun. 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. Because more than any other k-drama writer I can think of, NHK is gifted at writing highly relatable, complex characters whom I understand. Then that means shes still the same old Young, still capable of putting those around her through unspeakable misery because she cant see past herself and her feelings. The atmosphere of coldness, emptiness, isolation and the resulting paranoia are captured perfectly. I love this show for all its prettiness and as much as I try to make myself truly love it, I can't help but leave feeling empty and cold towards the latter part of the show. I think I was really happy while I was alive, Young remarks, which doesnt seem to make a lot of sense. (function(d, s, id) { Oh, btw about the cherry blossom painting we saw in this episode..there was another painting shown in the first episode of TWTWB, but it depicted a barren tree instead of flowers in full blossom (what lovely symbolism). Too bad the writer, director, editor, producer, and studio wouldnt let them. This drama was beautiful and I no doubt loved it but the ending didn't exactly get stupid, it just never explained itself.. I don't see how the ending could be just a dream. To be honest, I was relieved when you wrote that you felt conflicted about the finale and the last few episodes. Poor guys had better days. 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. She finds the Braille letter Soo left her directing her to watch the video. Thanks for your input on what was said by the actors about the finale coz I was confused and I wanna be happy.Yep,if she was in heaven her vision would be 100%!! There was realism to that. The only thing left are his boots, still propped up as if someone was standing in them. 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. The last winter is a movie that starts up promising with an oil field expedition in the arctic plains. 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. As you said, this show was well acted, well scored (and the editing was well done for the acting and for how the music was placed in the show). I enjoyed the feisty and whiplash smart Young in the beginning of the show and then her character just went downhill with the suicide attempt. My theory is they were Earths own nature spirits emerging as we humans have finally destroyed the balance which allows life to exist. endings were perfectly done. But after actually watching it, I'm 100% sure they're both alive. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Last Winter is a 2006 horror film directed by Larry Fessenden. The Last Winter premiered in The Contemporary World Cinema Programme at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2006. He kept his con going for a lot, lot longer. At the cafe, Young is served tea by a waiter wearing Soos bell bracelet. I felt that the plot and the characterizations started to fall apart in the last episodes. 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. Larry Fessendens 2006 The Last Winter brings us environmental catastrophe, a hauntingly real world-ending thriller. i don't think dreaming would be like that. When I first started watching More Beautiful Than a Flower, I didn't know that it was written by NHK. The painter Soo was completely left off from the first episode. It was only in the last episode where the drama hinted at how he likes to cook. 4. Personally, I feel that they died and met in the afterlifeonly because the whole Jinsung stabbing Soo scene hinted that he had killed himjust the way it was executed and by the end he fell to the ground like a dying person. The focus is oddly blurry as she gets out of the taxi, and the sound of Soos bell charm reaches her ears as a man wearing it passes her on a bicycle. For the most part, the drama did follow its story logic and the characters it created. Thank you for your recap and I totally agree with your comments! Which begs the question: who was the better at conning? ..Show you have less than 10 minutes to make him reincarnate. Warning! Kim Jung-hyun and Im Soo-hyang are tied by fate with a kiss, You can only pick one: Lee Bo-young drama, Drama viewership ratings for the week of Jan. 9-15, 2023, Work Later, Drink Now 2: Episodes 11-12 (Final), Yearning looks galore in Call It Love stills. There is one final moment after Joels first moment, and its arguably one of the most important parts of this episode. if so what are you doing? Some power that be wanted a happy to make viewers happy. To be honest, I felt Nice Guy/Innocent Man was more engaging than That Winter, the Wind Blows. Is he a chef and a painter at the end of the show?! Especially since Soo's death would have been dependent on a storyline I found illogical and kind of out of place. Even at the moment when I wanted to end it, a part of me still wanted you to run back to me. Gangster Wannabe goes scurrying off with his tail between his legs just as Moo-chul collapses, spitting up blood from his stomach cancer. 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. I honestly couldn't watch Jin Sung in that final scene on the tractor, I was so angry with him still. I've caught myself saying, "WHAT??? We shouldnt have to go through what a character is feeling in order to understand them if that were the case, how could I understand the plight of second generation chaebol princes or cross-dressing nuns joining an idol group if Ive never been in those shoes? Young not only forgives her, but understands that Wang loved her all this time and just couldnt express it properly. As for suicidal Young, it didn't come as a shock to me. There are a bit of similarities between both shows which leads me to wonder what is it with the all the melodrama cliches? If not, its a bad thing. The ending seems to be pushed/could be better, yes. He was always morally flexible as were most of these characters. The temperature is climbing despite it being February, its raining and more than one of the people in his crew is acting strange. 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. The Last Winter premiered in The Contemporary World Cinema Programme at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2006. appId : '127538621120543', | It had some surprises the biggest one that there was a happy ending. Metacritic Reviews. Nobody knows what happened to the cook. Starts off slow so you think it's just taking its time, introducing you to the characters so you care when they (presumably) start to die horribly later on. I sooooooo appreciate that. Though I did see the charm the actor brought to the role that was a little too fan-servicey for me. Or maybe Soo went into hiding until gangster Kim was arrested? Her scene at the coffee shop was too prosaic. And with that, all the players get gambling, while Young spends a restless night at the hospital window with the winter wind blowing. At first, I thought it might be too boring (it's the opposite of TWTWB in terms of its lack of slickness and heightened intensity), and frankly, I couldn't imagine myself getting terribly invested in most of the characters. Period. The Last Winter is eye-catching, effectively inciting fear among its viewers of environmental damage and disaster. It's loaded with so much promise - a cast of engaging characters; a bleak, isolated setting; slow-burn direction that builds a creepy atmosphere. Ivoire, I am late to this but what is it with will-he-die melos of late and their nonsensical endings? @ jenn, you're right. Who, out of the two of them, showed more human compassion? About the wang discussion, i think wang told her that soo died 20 days ago, after her chimio was over, because she didnt want to give up on her chimio because of the sad news (im assuming wang found out oh soo died 6 months ago). I'm glad that this was my first. Bravo to the whole cast, and especially to the dreamy Zo in Sung. It is so illogical and stupid, it is almost a sort of evil in itself. At times, I couldn't understand OY and I found her irritating sometimes. Also, I don't know what it is but there are those moment in the last episode where I know the show wants me to cry and be emotionally touched but it just didn't do it for me, specifically when Jin Sung stabbed Soo. I enjoyed this drama and was mesmerized by it, but at the end of the day, it won't go on my masterpiece or rewatch list. Except thenwhat was all that deal with Jin-sun about? I haven't seen NHK's previous works, so thanks for sharing your insightful thoughts. I'm not a Kim Bum fan anyway, so when he's still acting adolescent in the tractor scene I just wanted to smack him upside the head. Unfortunately, while they were running away, D: I checked my brain at the door before watching this episode and was perfectly happy with the ending. 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). This is one of those movies that builds, quite effectively to a suspenseful setup and then, disappoints. 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]. 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!). Theres new focus to her eyes she can definitely see. One particular part of the ending that was outlined for him by Team Jordan was the fate of Rand alThor, the Dragon Reborn. I crack up at times while reading her recaps 'cause she's writing about serious moments in such a dry, humorous way. You have to make Jin-sung want to blame Soo and they just didn't do that at all. 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. This repeats a number of times until the end and then it really disappoints. She can write characters with extremely logical and complex psyche, even the baddies. Cant we get some blunt force trauma up in here to change things up? I was hoping for a more straight-forward ending, but I'll take this too. Then the shape of a man starts to form. Young made it thru surgery. She doesnt want blindness to haunt Young any longer and cries that shes sorry, which Im guessing is finally an apology for causing her blindness in the first place. But for some unknown reason, we refuse to move forward. Since it is a melo, I get that they don't need to have everything tied into a neat happy ending. Same here. She rings it with a smile. 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. I like that the characters are happy. The setting is bleak, white and, of course, isolated. So the truck didn't run over everyone? Im not sure where Soo is (Dramatic Rooftop? 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. [7] The U.S. cable channel IFC had been supportive of Fessenden's career and often played his films. Can you see nothing at all?. 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. As far as I'm concerned I"m happy with the ending, the viewer can choose. None of the motivations made sense after that. Your email address will not be published. it took 6 months for chemo and recovery. He would have lived with it and never told hee Sun. Like the game The Last of Us is based on the game of the same name and is co-created by Chernobyl's Craig Mazin and the writer-director of both The Last of Us games, Neil Druckmann. 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 cant even. Arriving back from headquarters big wig Ron Perlman finds things are beginning to go amiss. 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 Why did the white box play a heavy role in the story's plot only to be forgotten at the end? The beginning of this drama was so so so good!!! Old bad guy was not going to let him or JS walk away. And this is what happening to me now. If Soo survived the knifing old baddie would had everyone killed. I didn't watch this show but I read every recaps on it. Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Out of all the signs in the zodiac, Virgo could probably be considered the most organized sign of them all. Awards I will agree with deducing opera, that in general, barring sacrificing yourself in a suicide 'mission' to save others, suicide is a big o' hey look at me. You just get some themes thrown in that never were mentioned before (so what are the childhood pictures supposed to mean and why was the strange box introduced into the plot heavily in the beginning to be dropped off in the end) plus a totally open and disappointing ending that I had the impression to have seen more than once before. Had he survived, there would be no talk of bringing flowers to see Soo. Meaning, the surgery was successful and Oh young survived. I think the white box was a red herring. Jin-Sung didn't finish Oh Soo off, and they were merely bringing flowers to Oh Soo's shop (which can be seen in the final scene) Someone even stated that in an interview with one of the And Oh Soo and Jin Seong ain't Robert Redford and Paul Newman. Nor are the ladies & gentlemen of the castle as aristocratic as they believe they are. The Last Winter is a 2006 horror film directed by Larry Fessenden. The Native American members of the team mentioned Wendigo, so theres another suspect. I've watched it happen in quite a few dramas. Fessenden said, "Ultimately I wanted to show how an individuals worldview affects how he or she deals with reality. FB.init({ By Shane O'Neill / April 9, 2021 8:39 am EST. Nice Guy and TWTWB, both the male protagonists were stabbed, but they survived, right? I cried like a baby. I did chuckle many times reading this recap. As Wang recites Youngs table setting like the old days, Youngs eyes brim with tears. I was neither horrified, mystified, or thrilled. The thing is, I really don't think it was done for fanservice. 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 For taking the time to actually write it out or type it out in this case. Could you please make sense? // Load the SDK asynchronously Also, um. The American oil company KIK Corporation is building an ice road to explore the remote northern Arctic National Wildlife Refuge seeking energy independence. Oh, and yes, thanks to TWTB, I also discovered Jo In Sung!! That night, Maxwell, still partly delirious, strips naked and ventures out with a video camera, intending to document the paranormal phenomena. I'm glad I watched, but I wish it had held the awesome all the way through. These flowers symbolize happines, wedding, and love. Writer-nim, you are SO much better than this-- please don't squander your gift. AVOID IT ! version : 'v2.2' // use version 2.2 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. 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. Her joy now was in helping others with similar disabilities and experiencing her love for Soo in her mind. If it was Young's imagination, why did she have to make it so that Soo only shows himself to her after a year? Like you say, she made Young blind! Is that really the type of mommy dearest love we are supposed to buy into? Such is the basis for Last Winter. Despite the continuous chaos that sears through the film, one of the standout scenes comes at the very close of the film. According to Gailing, Virgo deifies details. We have to keep in mind you can survive these things and it's not completely out there. Is he alive or just a figment of her memories? Yes, the picture at the end was pretty. I love it. I am not wedded to reality, because, hey, it's TV. So if we get a time leap, then we're also fast forwarding the course of the disease but why is Young's vision clearer? ), We did have two con-men though, that's true. I just finished up watching the movie, and I'm completely baffled at what just occurred. Boss Man is hosting the game, and announces the grand prize seven million dollars. Also, Heads! TWTWB was one of the few melodramas I actually completed so kudos to that. 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. Almost the ending: Yay! I had watched NG but do not remember how the drama ended but I will remember every details about TWTWB. When I heard her speech in this ep about how she wanted Soo to come and save her I was really disgusted. Cherry blossom petals rain down as they kiss in soft-focus surroundings. My hope: This drama was a commissioned one and in exchange of this ratings success SBS will let her write her own personal project. In the meantime, Young gets wheeled in for surgery. I really think they needed another episode to really work the ending right. Good play, Soo. If the story is fast forward, then it is possible that the end will be like that. But the entire last episode did not flow at all from the previous ones. And the "softy" villain wasn't so much a softy as an audience fave. We know it isn't going to last forever. Also, I have to agree that the pace of the finale felt waaaay off. Maybe there's no message. 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. !good point haha. 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. 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. 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