The only thing negative I could possibly say about What the Wind Knows is that Irish Id read it sooner. 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. I totally agree with all your comments, except, I rather liked how they twisted the Jin Sung - Oh Soo loyalty in the end. What a delight, to begin the year with one of my most anticipated reads of 2019, by one of my favorite authors of all. I can't buy Jin-sung doing it, I don't see the logic of the threat (did his family get hit by that truck? }; His care for Anne shows the type of love every woman should aspire to find. The plot holes - oy! As for the actual epilogue to all this coordinated madness, I found the actual stabbing inconsequential and the final scenes bizarre. The only thing I was actually left wondering was what happened to President Kim? Oh you have made it perfect sense.I did not feel the flowers were for the grave, as lambs ear was more for OY than OS. Or they could be alive and the memorial was for brother Soo. The flowers were present at the cafe table where Young was seated too. Tied to her bed and with the shadowy entity looming high, Lizzy stabs Isaac when he tries to stop her from untying herself. Thomas saves her. Hence, the murder is committed in the spur of the moment. And if you listen, they will tell you all the stories and sing every song. If not, theyll call the cops. But how? The Final Night (Edie and Dawn) What Remains of Edith Finch - Story and Ending Explained. Love is love, no matter which year we live in. Hence, left all alone and surrounded by the vast open prairie, Lizzy begins cleaning up her blood-soaked kitchen. And the "softy" villain wasn't so much a softy as an audience fave. I could feel the discomfort of the clothing, the confusion of being in a new place and time, and see the world as if I was reading in 3D. Anne soon discovers she has passed back in time to 1921 and that the little boy in the household is her grandfather, Eoin. It really did feel very Kdrama-like to separate the characters for the sake of separating them? I guess it wasnt over for me either when I let you go. When Anne wakes in Ireland in 1916, she has no idea how she got there or how to get back to her life in twenty-first-century New York. I wonder what it will be? "I must not be crazy, it is not all in my head" I thought. If it was a "porn" movie it wouldn't get nearly as much critical acclaim as it did. Please try your request again later. The Thing Ending Explained . I didn't have a problem with Soo not taking the $$ though! If the stories are gone, then the people are gone too. Which is why I'm so happy Soo lived. But sometimes! : At least Moo-chul's minion seems to have Jin-sung's back. Everything was so carefully built to that ending (except for the stabbing scene) that it felt planned to me. Myeong-oh was deciding to change his life forever. }; , Enhanced typesetting Thank you, Heads, for pointing out all the illogical additions and omissions that left me feeling confused and nonplussed during the last three or more episodes. (I frowny-faced at that, honestly. Wang stands out for me because Bae Jong Ok was in a bunch of other NHK dramas, always as a fleshed-out character you could empathize with-- but in TWTWB, she was a complex character who did something heinous which she was basically let off the hook for, yet the "why" of it all was never adequately explained to us. The hunter knows without a shadow of a doubt that Cas was telling the truth because the Empty wouldn't have claimed him in a moment of true happiness if he weren't. 2. But no, Young frequently visited Soo's cafe, hears the bell on his bracelet and yet Soo doesn't reveal to her that it's him until much later. The art part is just an excuse for porn. Period. Your email address will not be published. Soo keeps an eye on his watch, knowing time is of the essence. : That is, until another couple, Emma (Julia Goldani Telles) and Gideon Harper (Dylan McTee), move into a cabin nearby. fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); We can theorize that he had to heal and hide for a bit from Boss Man, and that he was fine as long as he could keep a distant eye on Young. Why did he have to go stab Soo? So, THANK YOU NOH HEE KYUNG. I just erase it. Is he alive or just a figment of her memories? "The Wind" tells its story through a non-linear narrative that begins with a pregnant Emma dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. I love you.. A verification email has been sent to your new email address. Ur comments cracked me up!!! Blurry. It's a happy ending! 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. Boss Man is hosting the game, and announces the grand prize seven million dollars. If she stays, she may alter history. As Wang recites Youngs table setting like the old days, Youngs eyes brim with tears. Forgiving her, I guess, is all right but I felt letting her back into the house was another thing. How guilty you felt while you loved me. Vox Media's own Chris Grant played Link . The thing is, I really don't think it was done for fanservice. I really think they needed another episode to really work the ending right. Her joy now was in helping others with similar disabilities and experiencing her love for Soo in her mind. i don't think dreaming would be like that. There never is a straight ending in Kdramaland. For much of "The Wind," the specter of Emma's suicide hangs over the proceedings. For more, follow Amy at www.authoramyharmon.com. @picklemonster: I was happy with the happy ending, too. In the movie, this point is specifically reinforced when Lizzy looks at Emmas house at night and wonders if her house also appears like a small patch of light surrounded by emptiness. For Vegas and victory. Im a huge fan of love me not - the movie, and for me, twtwb was the perfect adaptation, im sure no other producer could have made it better. And Oh Soo and Jin Seong ain't Robert Redford and Paul Newman. Furthermore, they focused on the flowers, which looked like the lamb's ear and freesias they were talking about. I wish I wasnt so conflicted over this finale or the last few episodes, because I truly did love this show in the early stages, and wish that love could have carried all the way through. Her books have been translated into thirty languages around the world. At the end of the twentieth century, it became the general theory. Also when heesun and jinsung said they would bring flowers to soothe way it sounded in korean was like they were visiting his grave as hes not around longer rather than visiting a live person to give him flowers. I missed the Soo whod scold Young in front of a mall crowd for not accepting help, or the one whod return a punch thrown at him. . It didn't disgust me though. They didn't treat it as a "melodrama disease" with over exaggerated helplessness or what have you. For me was obvious oh young didnt regain her sight, she basically could see only soo. The kissing under the cherry tree was really true not a dream nor an imagination (if it was an imagination, how cruel the mind of Oh youn was, it doesn't make sense). 2,5, & 6 were my thoughts exactly. Soon after, Lizzie is violently assaulted by what seems like a gust of wind and gets stabbed in the process. Caught between history and her heart, she must decide whether shes willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought shed find. Kristoffer Rus's feature debut Into the Wind is the kind of young-adult romance that seems to have been written by throwing darts at a board full of cookie-cutter plot elements and character backstories, making it a predictable endeavor, to put things mildly. Open your mouth when you kiss such a hot man who obviously loves you so much! 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? To be honest, I am glad I read her commentary and her recap, however I still have questions. I was surprised. It is a stunning work of fiction interwoven with true historical events, combining the magical and the real. I thought it was a nice touch. Get help and learn more about the design. I honestly handwave the whole stabbing scene away. I crack up at times while reading her recaps 'cause she's writing about serious moments in such a dry, humorous way. With stunning visuals, the film manages to make one feel close to the sea. Amy has written nineteen novels in multiple genres, including the bestsellers, WHAT THE WIND KNOWS and WHERE THE LOST WANDER. My words are inadequate, but I hope they will encourage readers to pick this book up and stick with the story throughout. and the kiss at the beginning is (for me) the best kiss of this year in dramaland! Because I could relate to Oh Young's character. 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. My first reaction to the ending was Soo is dead and all is in Young's head (because I'm a sucker for apparently, the traditional melodrama ending - I've been so out of it, I didn't know open ending or happy ending is an option!). And I do wonder if everyone really takes the time to read all comments or just stay firm in their opinions no matter what? She learns that a doctor named Thomas Smith raised Eoin after Eoin's parents died during the revolution. And I like how SHG played OY. I wouldn't be here if it always follows my logic. Things arent looking good for Soo in the game, as Boss Man starts laughing as he turns over his cards. 5 min read. I wished they would have saved time there, and showed us what happened after OS was stabbed, instead of letting us speculate on what happened. But "Nice Guy" completely forgot about its main female lead, leaving her propped up in the corner while they finished out the main guy's story. An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller. It was only in the last episode where the drama hinted at how he likes to cook. It was also hard to express it as clearly and well-argued as you have done here. Anne Gallagher is in the home of her grandfather, Eoin Gallagher, in 2001 as he is dying. But they crammed it into like a freaking two-minutes-reactionif that. However, Lizzy could also have asked about Emmas death just to appear innocent. About the ending, while watching the last episode, i really had the impression oh soo died. It had some surprises the biggest one that there was a happy ending. But she didn't, her vision is only recovering, thus the blurry images. He loved you. However, she is interrupted by the return of her husband, who has brought back the recently deceased Emmas books with him. Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019. Now that was a great ending. The scenes are blurry because that's how Young sees the world now. She finds the Braille letter Soo left her directing her to watch the video. I guess they do look like people and act like people then. As she tries to free herself from the bed, Isaac attempts to stop her and gets stabbed in the process. Isaac confronts Lizzy about the murder. Yep! Hmm .. hmmm i thought the flowers were for the real brother Soo? Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. There was realism to that. I know, hard to believe. Cherry blossom petals rain down as they kiss in soft-focus surroundings. You have to make Jin-sung want to blame Soo and they just didn't do that at all. To find out more about Amy, visit her at www.authoramyharmon.com. It's a really nice juxtaposition, imo. I just enjoy the cinematography. The Wind Rises is an anime about Jir's life from when he was a young boy with dreams of making amazing planes to when he finally made the Mitsubishi A6M0 fighter plane. FROM SAND AND ASH was named the 2016 Whitney Award winner for Book of the Year. But hes not there to hear about her family life, and instead asks her to return to Youngs side. It blows harder, annoyed, and tells Santiago to talk to the Hand That Wrote All. This happy ending is what sealed this drama into my heart. This is so poetic, lyrical, heart warming, exciting journey starts with the mythical story of Niamh and Oisin, continues with time changing moments of Irish Revolution and were catching glimpses from Michael Collins life story and his fight for freedom and finally witnessing an unconditional, timeless , amazing love story of Anne and Thomas. It is only 16 episodes. Had he survived, there would be no talk of bringing flowers to see Soo. Anne and Thomas spend a lot of time together and fall in love. One possibility is that the reverend exists and is a kind man, and the entity merely disguises itself as the reverend to further torment Lizzy. I agree with you Canxi. He then calls on the might of Triton, the Grecian God of the Sea and son . She lost her mom, brother and though secretary wang is there, she is controlling OY. Honestly, after having long hair for so long and not being able to see it, probably one of the first things I would do is buy a wigif only just to see how I looked all that time. How is that brushed away? From what I understand, a feeble attempt at killing yourself like Young did is not a suicide attempt, but a cry for help/attention. Nothing tells you, you want to live more than nearly dying. 0.0/10 from 0 users. He extorts a. 1. The one glaring weakness, for me, was the whole Jin-sung stabs Soo scene. (I could buy him being dead if they'd left it at the bicycle scene -- but the restaurant was too real.). I was hopeful in the beginning, because it started with NHK doing her empathy-building magic with Soo's character, and to a lesser extent with Young's character through the video diaries. This explains that Oh young has the ability to see but not really clear. Over all, I do think rather than a "happy ending" it was more like a "believe what you want" ending. (function(d, s, id) { However, in both cases, the murders are committed under stress, when Lizzy feels trapped and is surrounded by the ominous entity. Indeed, I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees it this way. js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; I can write one of those, too.". There's not a book of hers that has not thrilled me. var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; If it was sooner rather than so close to the end, it would have sat in place better, narratively. , File size Her suspicions are confirmed when she finds Emma's diary in her cabin, which details not only her secret relationship with Isaac but also the fact that the baby Emma was carrying may have been his and not her husband's. As for suicidal Young, it didn't come as a shock to me. And the good times keep going as Soo helps Jin-sung and his family pack for their move to the countryside. And the wind finally stopped blowing! The title is "Gu Family Book" which is why I expected there's some kind of journey to find said book or even the appearance of it. When I'm asked who's my favourite author, her name tumbles out of my lips without a second to consider. 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. 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. Yippee, a happy ending! I loved the emotional humility of Soo's character. Really? Kim Sung Cheol will reportedly replace Yoo Ah In for the second season of "Hellbound" News - Mar 2, 2023. And then i realized, she was only recuperating possibly and thus through her eyes, things are still blurry. Even at the moment when I wanted to end it, a part of me still wanted you to run back to me. Sec. And HeadsNo2, thank you, once again, for not squandering your gift and for so generously sharing it with us. Meaning, the surgery was successful and Oh young survived. So, it makes me think that perhaps those scenes with Oh Soo were not real - maybe they respresent Young's imagination or their "afterlife" together. sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna. Wow. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. But this was seriously a group of really scarred people. The first eight episodes were executed close to perfection imo but I didn't really mind the change in pace afterwards. , Screen Reader Charlie tells Ellie he wanted to be part of her life, but that her mother forbade him from seeing her. The frontier of the American West in the 1800s was a difficult place to live, especially for women. Because now just isnt a good time? 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. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Harmon, Amy, What the Wind Knows. He had spent the years after Anne's disappearance serving as Eoin's guardian, but he set out to find Anne after Eoin left for college. }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Theres a light at the end of every drama tunnel, but sometimes its how we get there that matters more than how bright that light turns out to be. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. Though IMY is a drama I'd only recommend with warnings attached (it's definitely not for everyone) there was no story-logic fail. Perhaps instead of questioning whether Lizzy's experiences were real or imagined, the film is trying to suggest that both things can be true at once. The ending was real in my opinion. She got the call from Jin-sung while she was on her way to treat Young. @picklemonster: That's actually pretty cool -- the not wanting to give false hope thing. everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of What the Wind Knows. Required fields are marked *. I absolutely love your comments and totally agree word for word with your analysis. As far as I'm concerned I"m happy with the ending, the viewer can choose. *cries*. "What the Wind Knows" is less sex heavy, more passionate romance wise, and the plot line is more intense. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Oh soo waited for Oh young to recover (6 months). That scene left me really perplexed because I would have liked to have known what happened (considering how long OS seemed to have been on the ground and he seemed dead. var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; I don't count it as a story fail because it's well supported (Wang was always shown to love and support Young) but it's so weird! heads, i remember u commenting on SHK casted in a melodrama (TWTWB) which makes me think u don't like her acting abilities? From the very first page all the way to the very end, I was swept up in Amy Harmons beautifully crafted, enchanting story of American-born Anne Gallagher, who travels to Ireland for the first time in her life to fulfill her beloved grandfather Eoins dying wish to have his ashes spread in the lake at his childhood home. SHK, you are being kissed by JIS! It never felt like the characters were tying to be perfect or anything. I hope you like me when you see me after the surgery, he jokes lightly. An inspiring exploration of a setting seldom found in historical fiction, is a heartfelt, beautifully written journey through time, history, and love. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2021. I am not wedded to reality, because, hey, it's TV. She and Joe decide to take their kids and run. It's even weirder cuz 2 eps ago lawyer ahjussi was angrily throwing her out asking her if she's human and all and then hey! Jin-sung falls to his knees beside his hyung. So is she over the suicide thing? Show! It always leaves room for your interpretation, as shown here by the comments. 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. and then she comes and "finds" him meaning her surgery must not have worked out and she died. What The Wind Knows. Wang was forgiven so easily. Are they both dead and finally meeting in the afterlife? Now that i know there's a happy ending TIME TO WATCH!! It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. Lizzys tale is pieced together through time jumps, simultaneously exploring her sinister past and rapidly deteriorating present. I didn't think about it that way when watching the final scene so i believed they both died. Her tears finally spill over as she stops the video, even though Video Soo seemed to have more to say. The plot is shrouded in mystery. that he doesnt need it anymore, all while Young stands at her open window, ringing the glass bell as he leaves. I think they are dead. I like that about this director/writer pair. @ jenn, you're right. There are some other very real plot developments that will help to further interpret the film's ending. The Other Side of the Wind, the film-within-a-film, is a riff on Euro-centric indie filmmaking of the '60s that was avant-garde and extremely influential. Oh well. : Some of my questions might seem superficial, however I wish things had been made clear for us :-(. I think Wind is about (kid) Naruto's past and how he needed to power through people's preconceptions of him to achieve his goal of Hokage "Cultivate your hunger before you idealize.Motivate your anger to make them all realize.Climbing the mountain, never coming down.Break into the contents, never falling down" This segment is describing his anger and sadness motivating him further- climbing . I have all the reasons to have this drama, yet I love it and I enjoy it. I don't think he's a chef, but I do think he owns some kind of restaurant. Does this item contain inappropriate content? Margaret M - Hiatus - I will respond when I can, someone who I have to speak to on a daily. To find out more about Amy, visit her at www.authoramyharmon.com. We have to keep in mind you can survive these things and it's not completely out there. But I'm leaning toward a happy-ever-after both are alive and living and loving ending, because hey, this is K-drama land, and if Young can survive a wrist-slitting, then Soo can survive a fatal knife woundtwice. What we dont know is whether Lizzy was in her senses when she committed the murder. since you're here, it seems you are doing well. Jin-sung, WHY did you hang up on Hee-sun?! If the fact that AFF is a story about a sexual relationship between two people growing into something else isn't enough justification for it having sex scenes, I don't know what is. Make it confuse and let us choose the ending we want. do they look unreal? In fact, it is the arrival of her husband that stops her from committing suicide. Trending Articles. 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. Though Anne is grieving for Eoin, she agrees to make the trip. I understand why he wouldnt take Youngs freely-offered money, but it made the entire con seem moot when he could have done this sort of one-gamble-to-rule-them-all from the beginning anyway. :(. // Load the SDK asynchronously This was my reaction seven minutes before the ending: WHAT!? 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. When his love hadnt changed one bit, giving her no other assurance than that hed save her from herself if she slit her wrists? It was a pretty ride that just got weird and choppy and bumpy the last four episodes. 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. i'm a great fan of head's writing superpowers. I highly rmore I loved this more than Outlander. He is the same person Vusi takes a bribe from at the film's beginning. Thank you so much Heads for your recaps. One's Dream Leads To The Deaths Of Thousands The message of this film is clear and simple "beauty is fragile; our lives, our dreams, and our health are mere flickers of time in a weary world." Nothing made sense in this ending, i dare say a couple more deaths would have made it more believable, Oh Soo included! I've caught myself saying, "WHAT??? ), We did have two con-men though, that's true. 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)?
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