Miraculously, she keeps the promise and reappears before her husband and son, but she has no memory recollection. It’s time for Soo-ah to return to wherever she came from. The man had a chronic illness that hindered him from performing strenuous physical activities. But the ending was unexpected…in a good way…and tied the film … Apparently, Soo-ah also had feelings for Woo-jin during high school but the timing was always off. This is how the film explains the ending to its audience. Soo-ah told her husband that she would return an year later during the raining season. Here’s the thing, Soo-ah knew that Woo-jin had a serious chronic illness, yet she decided to be with him. After the accident, Soo-ah remained comatose for 6 weeks. Having said that, there is a present Soo-ah (25 years old) and a future Soo-ah (33 years). The only thing that might irk the viewer is the logic behind her “comeback”. When she awoke, she had jumped eight years into the future — as Woo-Jin’s wife and Ji-Ho’s mother. And that is what happens one day. Beware of spoilers. But he is oblivious to her attention. This is the place where I’ll be highlighting some of my favorite things. Now, it’s clear that Soo-ah made the decision to be with Woo-jin and have Ji-ho, even if that meant dying at a young age. Having said that, when Soo-ah was rediscovering her past she was actually doing it at 25 years old (during her coma) in her 33 year-old self. ↑Note: Korean names denote the surname followed by the given name. But there’s a catch: The woman who re-appears has lost her memory and is confused. ", Copyright All Rights Reserved Jae-Ha Kim Theme: Default Mag by. When she has to return to the clouds (so to speak), she leaves it behind for him. The total number of ticket sales increased to 1.82 million by the end of the second weekend. (And he does. Although, it seems like Soo-ah sacrificed herself to have a future with Woo-jin and Ji-ho, she also doomed them. Park Seo-Joon makes a cameo appearance as the 18-year-old version of Ji-Ho.). One could say that the story had a happy ending because Ji-ho got to see his mother one last time. The whole narrative of that parallel story revolves around the idea that Soo-ah died and came back a year later. I loved it! Without the support of his wife, Woo-jin became the sole caretaker of Ji-ho. While Soo-ah was looking for Woo-jin, a car inadvertently hit her. In a review in the Korea Herald, its film critic made an odd observation: “Their chemistry with the child actor is quite astonishing, which is somewhat ironic considering that the both are childless.”, Wow. Soo-ah (Son Ye-jin) before she passed on, makes an unbelievable promise to her husband, Woo-jin (So Ji-sub), to return one year later at the start of the rainy season. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Then she returns to the present and chooses to be with Woo-jin. Be with You (Korean: 지금 만나러 갑니다; RR: Jigeum Mannareo Gamnida) is a 2018 South Korean romance film starring So Ji-sub and Son Ye-jin, and directed by Lee Jang-hoon. [12], During the first weekend of its release, the film sold a total of 682,789 tickets, accounting for 44.6 percent of the weekend tickets and placing first at the weekend box office.