January 21, 2011

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    A promise to meet at the first of snow.
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    Last night through drinking sips of Chocovine with Kiwi, the two of us watched one of the best love movies I've watched ever since 不能說的秘密. It was called
    初雪 and it was played by 李俊基 and 宫崎葵.  The story talks about how an international student from Korea forms a relationship with a Japanese native student in Tokyo, Japan and how because of some misunderstanding, the two had to separate. Yet, even through their separation, the two of them constantly think of each other and after not being able to see each other for two years, they finally re-unite.  The story is simple and probably cliched in the sense that there is a happy ending in the end, but if you just watch and notice the complexity through the simplicity, you'll wonder how the story can be so intriguing as it is.

    In the culture today, love isn't about patience or hope or promise anymore.  Neither is it simple or pure.  In the culture today love is about fast chemical reaction, excitement, no promises, and "easy come easy go".  But as I watched the movie last night, I'm reminded that the truest type of love is that with which it waits, hopes, perseveres, and promises.  A promise to love until the end.

    And on a side note, the best thing about this movie is that it doesn't have any sex scenes and the only part where the two lovers come physically close is the part where the girl gives a small peck on the lips to the guy.  Too many movies nowadays emphasize on sex and physical closeness and quite frankly, I'm starting to get disgusted with that.