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That one drama worth watching
When Life Gives You Tangerines is one of those stories that will capture you and make you fall madly in love, then completely destroy you.
From the very episode, I was captured! I lived through Aesun's pain and her confusion, and her longing for her mom, to when she fell in love and grew old. I just felt it all. This is probably the best love story I have ever witnessed; Romeo and Juliet could never reach it.
Honestly, knowing this was based on a real story gave me so much peace and knowing it was not just the fruit of someone's imagination. Knowing that there was a Gwan Sik somewhere in the world brought so much happiness to my heart.
Spoilers***
The way Gwan Sik loved Aesun should be studied! He is the example of what a man should be and how he should love a woman. From childhood, he knew she was the girl he liked. One scene that hit me was when they asked the kids about their dreams, and Aesun said she wanted to be president while Gwan Sik said he would be the first lady. Like, imagine? He wanted to be with her. When Aesun's family brought only five fish, he gave one extra because he knew they were not feeding her the fish. Or when Aesun had nowhere to go and wanted to run away, he didn’t hesitate but left it all to run away with her to Busan. Or when he jumped into the sea and swam all the way to the shore because Aesun was crying and didn’t want him to leave. Or when Aesun was hit by his mother, he didn’t wait; he took her out of that house with her kids. Even as an old couple, he always stood for his wife; in his eyes, she was the cleverest and most beautiful, and she came before everyone. That is one aspect about Gwan Sik I loved! EVEN THOUGH they had kids, he knew he and his wife were the ones who would be together; kids will grow and leave home and build their own lives, but they only have each other. I could write a whole essay on the things Gwan Sik did. I was profoundly touched by his character and the way he loved her. He truly loved her in the literal sense of loving someone without expecting anything in return and created a beautiful flowery heaven for his wife to live in, although they were not rich. He just made me sigh every episode because at least there was one woman in this whole world who was loved right. That was enough to make my heart happy.
I will never finish this review if I keep going about all the details, but just let me tell you this: this story is 10/10; actually, I would give it 1 million stars! Each episode was a masterpiece, so well thought out and well done, and IU and Park Bo Gum as young Aesun and Gwan Sik made me dream and blush and fall in love so deeply, and Moon So Ri and Park Hae Joon made me tear up so deeply! Not only did they show what love should be, but they also reminded me to love my own parents for the sacrifices they made in my own life. The acting was immaculate- such well-done work in terms of acting, script, and cinematography. It was a pleasure for the eyes and healing to my heart.
From the very episode, I was captured! I lived through Aesun's pain and her confusion, and her longing for her mom, to when she fell in love and grew old. I just felt it all. This is probably the best love story I have ever witnessed; Romeo and Juliet could never reach it.
Honestly, knowing this was based on a real story gave me so much peace and knowing it was not just the fruit of someone's imagination. Knowing that there was a Gwan Sik somewhere in the world brought so much happiness to my heart.
Spoilers***
The way Gwan Sik loved Aesun should be studied! He is the example of what a man should be and how he should love a woman. From childhood, he knew she was the girl he liked. One scene that hit me was when they asked the kids about their dreams, and Aesun said she wanted to be president while Gwan Sik said he would be the first lady. Like, imagine? He wanted to be with her. When Aesun's family brought only five fish, he gave one extra because he knew they were not feeding her the fish. Or when Aesun had nowhere to go and wanted to run away, he didn’t hesitate but left it all to run away with her to Busan. Or when he jumped into the sea and swam all the way to the shore because Aesun was crying and didn’t want him to leave. Or when Aesun was hit by his mother, he didn’t wait; he took her out of that house with her kids. Even as an old couple, he always stood for his wife; in his eyes, she was the cleverest and most beautiful, and she came before everyone. That is one aspect about Gwan Sik I loved! EVEN THOUGH they had kids, he knew he and his wife were the ones who would be together; kids will grow and leave home and build their own lives, but they only have each other. I could write a whole essay on the things Gwan Sik did. I was profoundly touched by his character and the way he loved her. He truly loved her in the literal sense of loving someone without expecting anything in return and created a beautiful flowery heaven for his wife to live in, although they were not rich. He just made me sigh every episode because at least there was one woman in this whole world who was loved right. That was enough to make my heart happy.
I will never finish this review if I keep going about all the details, but just let me tell you this: this story is 10/10; actually, I would give it 1 million stars! Each episode was a masterpiece, so well thought out and well done, and IU and Park Bo Gum as young Aesun and Gwan Sik made me dream and blush and fall in love so deeply, and Moon So Ri and Park Hae Joon made me tear up so deeply! Not only did they show what love should be, but they also reminded me to love my own parents for the sacrifices they made in my own life. The acting was immaculate- such well-done work in terms of acting, script, and cinematography. It was a pleasure for the eyes and healing to my heart.
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