One of the best feelings in the world is knowing that there is someone out there who is willing to stick with you no matter what the circumstances are. Or maybe you have had someone who stood by your side, especially during the most difficult times? Though never said, it’s strongly implied that he never remarried after her death.Have you ever felt the need to be there for someone? The film ends with Woo-Jin sitting alone outside. “I survived that accident, because you and Ji-Ho were desperately waiting for me in the future,” she wrote in her journal. Or, she could be with Woo-Jin and Ji-Ho, knowing that she would die at the age of 32. Through more time travel - which, frankly, was confusing - she had the choice to carve out a different life for herself, where she could grow older in a new relationship. When she awoke, she had jumped eight years into the future - as Woo-Jin’s wife and Ji-Ho’s mother. She was hit by a van and remained in a coma for six weeks. He learns that when she was a graduate student, she saw him walking away and ran across the street to catch up to him. When she has to return to the clouds (so to speak), she leaves it behind for him. Spoiler Alert: Soo-Ah kept a diary, including entries about her high school crush on Woo-Jin. Release Dates: South Korea: March 14, 2018 United States: Ap Singapore: April 19, 2018. (And he does. Park Seo-Joon makes a cameo appearance as the 18-year-old version of Ji-Ho.) And you have no doubt that (as his mother says) he will grow up to be as handsome as his father. Kim Ji-hwan is precociously adorable as Ji-Ho. And though So and Son are both much too old to realistically pass as college students, their performances are so subtle and sweet that they beautifully convey the angst and thrill of first love. Younger actors play them as high school students. The acting by all three lead actors is superb. It’s almost as if a good actor can portray someone they’re not. In a review in the Korea Herald, its film critic made an odd observation: “Their chemistry with the child actor is quite astonishing, which is somewhat ironic considering that the both are childless.” As the days pass, she begins to remember more of her past. She doesn’t realize she’s a wife and mother, but allows her memory to be jogged by Woo-Jin’s anecdotes (and home videos). But there’s a catch: The woman who re-appears has lost her memory and is confused. But during the rainy season, she came would return to (temporarily) be with her child.Īnd that is what happens one day. That was the premise of a book his mother had made for him - that a Mother Penguin was watching her baby from way up in the clouds. When he needs his mother’s comfort, he makes do by curling up amongst her clothes in her armoire. He’s also busy raising their first grader, Ji-Ho, who clings onto the hope his mother will return one day. ![]() He works a menial job at the local pool, where a smitten co-worker gently flirts with him. Her husband, Woo-Jin, was a former swimming champion. ![]() ![]() But the ending was unexpected…in a good way…and tied the film up in a way that gave me all the feels.Īs the story unfolds, Soo-Ah has been dead for a year. I knew going in that “Be With You” is a love story, where the plot is driven by the wife’s death and a fantastical premise of coming back to life. ![]() ↑ Note: Korean names denote the surname followed by the given name.
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