It has been recently a phenomenon. If you haven’t watched this movie yet, you’d miss half of your life. Believe me. It is a must-watch. You should because upon watching, you will learn everything.
My friends and colleagues say this Korean film that was released last year will make you cry a river. They have been talking about it over and over and so I got curious. Yesterday I searched for the movie on YouTube and spent two hours to see what this movie has in store for me; if this would really make me cry.
Honestly, it did.
The movie is a story about the unconditional love and strong connection between the mentally ill father, Lee Yong-go, and his lovely daughter, Ye-sung. The father was accused of abducting, raping and killing the Chief Commissioner of the National Police Agency’s young daughter, Ji-young.
It all began with Ye-sung’s fascination and desire towards the Sailormoon backpack which they always look at every day in the shop; with his father hoping to buy this for her. However, they were not able to buy it because the Commissioner already purchased it for her daughter. One day, the young girl approached Yong-go to advise him there’s another store that sells the same backpack. Since it was really cold that day, a lot of ice were widespread throughout the market. Unfortunately for the child, she slipped off through the ice. An injury in the back of her head was formed because of the bag and a brick fell to her forehead that caused her immediate death. Until a woman in her late 40’s wrongly witnessed, perceived misconception, and accused him.
He was arrested, got jailed, and spent the rest of his life in the prison. He then built friendship with other inmates that later on would help him see Ye-sung and created the miracle in the secluded four walls of the prison.
Then the rest is history. See for yourself and watch the video above.
What annoys me the most is the fact that he was forced to do and say something against his will. The Commissioner and the policemen took advantage of his condition and frightened him to shoulder the crimes he didn’t even commit. It shows how power can negatively be used in undermining the weaker ones and it’s so heart-pinching to watch how strong the father and the child’s affection towards each other is as the story went by.
I’ve never cried over a movie ever and this was the first time I did. I recommend this to everyone, not for you to cry, but to learn the underlying lessons.
Since '92 