A Present Turned Black and White, A Past in Technicolor: Moon Ga-young's Rediscovery Shines in 'If We Were'
Return of the Masterpiece that Moved the Continent, Reborn with Korean Sentiment The recently released film If We Were is a remake of the romance film Us and Them, which swept the Chinese box office. The original work was more than just a love story between a man and a woman; it achieved tremendous success by dealing with the cross-section of Chinese society during its rapid economic growth and the joys and sorrows of youth drifting within it. As it is already considered a "life melodrama" by domestic fans through Netflix, the news of the Korean remake brought both expectations and concerns simultaneously. The biggest key was how to melt the unique sentiment and vast narrative of the original into a running time of about two hours, and specifically, how to adapt it to the Korean situation. As a result, If We Were made the smart choice of taking the framework of the original but bringing out the delicate texture unique to Korean cinema. Removing the Macro-Discourse of the Era,...