Doogeundoogeun Nae Insaeng
- 2014
- 1h 57m
Dae-soo and Mi-ra have Ah-reum when they are 17. Ah-reum is diagnosed with progeria, and as his body rapidly ages, his finds comfort in writing a story about how his young parents fell in lo... Read allDae-soo and Mi-ra have Ah-reum when they are 17. Ah-reum is diagnosed with progeria, and as his body rapidly ages, his finds comfort in writing a story about how his young parents fell in love.Dae-soo and Mi-ra have Ah-reum when they are 17. Ah-reum is diagnosed with progeria, and as his body rapidly ages, his finds comfort in writing a story about how his young parents fell in love.
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- 1 nomination total
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The ending of My Brilliant Life is both sad and beautiful. As Ah-reum's condition worsens, his parents must come to terms with the reality of losing their son. The film captures the precious moments they share, emphasizing the importance of cherishing the time we have with our loved ones. The bittersweet tone of the ending, where Ah-reum's life comes to a close, leaves a lingering sadness. It's a reminder of the fragility of life and the profound impact of familial love, making this film a moving emotional experience.
The performance from this kid will stay with me.
Mi-ra and Dae-soo were teenage lovers and conceived Ah-reum at a tender age of 17, who now suffers from Progeria. The film doesn't focus much on anything else and derives its plot mainly from the relation that the three leads share. It surprisingly doesn't focus much on the "teenage parent angle" to make the film sappy and I have to say it works brilliantly. The connection between different characters is explored deeply and is presented with immaculate perfection. We see the parents reminiscing about their old life as a singer and an athlete before they had a child. Whereas Ah-reum struggles to come to terms with his approaching death while trying to take in as much as he can before he passes on to another life.
The actors do a very convincing job and you start feeling for them right from the beginning. While the kid on his death bed wrenches your heart the director makes sure that his quips make you laugh the exact next moment. How he connects to the world around him was a delight to watch. You see him as a super positive person in the beginning and also as a scared and irritated being as he approaches his premature end.
My only gripe was with the characters of teenage Mi-ra and Dae-soo. You shouldn't make people in their mid 30's play teenagers. It looked to evident and distasteful. Apart from this the movie was a delight to watch and I would recommend it to everyone.
Did you know
- TriviaBased on the novel "Doogeundoogeun Nae Insaeng" by Kim Ae-Ran (published June 20, 2011 by Changbi Publishers, Inc.).
- Quotes
Lee Seo-Ha: Ahreum? When do you feel alive? When do you feel like you want to keep living?
Ah-reum: When do I want to live? When I see fleecy clouds in the blue sky... When I hear kids' laughters, I want to live. On a clear day, when I smell sun-dried laundry with my mom... When I see the gruff shopkeeper cry like a girl while watching soap opera... When I hear a granny calling out to her grand kids for dinner... When mom splashes cold water on dad's back in the summer... When I see Venus moments after sunset with my dad... When I see blinking lights of airplanes on their night flight, I want to live. Suh-ha, what about you?
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- My Brilliant Life
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- Gross worldwide
- $11,670,114
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1