#A moment to remember korean movie movie

i watched this movie last night and i was tremendously impressed with the story mainly because it is one of those rare stories where something like this can happen. i don't usually shed tears when watching a love story but this movie can lighten and bring down on its knees even the most ruthless, cold hearted, insensitive soul. this one is a real tear jerker by the gallon, goes to show that koreans are far better than indians in my opinion in the gender. this movie made me go back on that belief and think about it twice before going out in a blaze of glory thinking the worst. I always used to think that love is a stuck-up bitch that bites you in the ass when you least expect it. I cried, and it wasn't even the sad part yet. The Spanish songs are right on target but my absolute favorite is when they played 'Nessun Dorma!' from Turandot (my favorite aria of all time) during the wedding scene. My favorite thing, however, is the soundtrack. And also panoramic shots of the land where they wanted to build their house which were beautiful. They did a lot of close-ups with both characters in the same frame, which I think is really endearing. The cinematography is beautiful, as others have mentioned. The last scene is guaranteed to make you shed buckets. And I didn't think the ending was ambiguous, more like open-ended. And Cheol-soo is one heck of a husband, I don't know if I'd ever be able to do what he did (and let me warn you girls, that guys like Cheol-soo exist only in movies). The second half is the one that I think felt a little bit rushed, but the story is so mesmerizing that honestly you don't really care. I don't know why some people think it's too fast-paced cos it is possible for people to fall in love and get married in that amount of time, and I thought the use of elliptical editing was just right, not so excessive that you feel like you're seeing a trailer. I thought the history between the couple is presented really well. First of all I'd like to commend the screenwriter for hitting the right spot with the first half. Unlike the previous deals, the illness doesn't so much kill you physically as it does mentally, and trust me, that is much much worse. Nothing, however, could have prepared me for this one. Having watched so many Korean movies and dramas that end with someone having a terminal illness (Autumn in My Heart, I'm Sorry I Love You, remember those?) I thought I'd discovered all the tearjerker tricks.

A moment to remember korean movie