When Life Gives You Oranges: The tearful ending, the audience is exhausted from crying

On March 28, the drama When Life Gives You Tangerines ended with episode 16, exactly 1 month since the drama aired. The final episode was filled with emotions with moments that brought tears to viewers.

The first half of the episode revolves around the journey of character Gwan Sik fightin.g the terrible cancer. His difficult battle is always accompanied by his partner Ae Sun and his beloved children.

During this time, Gwan Sik and Ae Sun spend time visiting their son Dong Myeong's grave, reminiscing about old times. The moment when Ae Sun was young and lying on her son's grave in the cold winter weather left a painfu.l impression on viewers.

The interweaving images of the past and present of the two main characters continue to bring tears to viewers. There, the audience finds the true meaning of marriage, which is companionship and understanding.

Even in his final moments on his hospital bed, Gwan Sik still thought of his life partner Ae Sun. He was always heartbroken because he could not help Ae Sun publish her own book of poems. From when he was a young bo.y until he grew old, Gwan Sik always tried to protect and do the best for Ae Sun.

The whole family collapsed when Gwan Sik passed away, ending a sincere life, dedicating all his love to his wife and children. At the end of the film, after Gwan Sik left, Ae Sun still lived in their house, waiting for the days when her daughter would come to visit.

Scenes of the two's youth in the rapeseed field also appeared, beautiful and peaceful, just like the title of the last episode: "Congratulations to Mom and Dad for living a full life."

The final episodes of the film also depict the journey of Geum-myeong (daughter of the couple Ae Sun and Gwan Sik) finding her own happiness. She gets married, has children and has a successful career in life.

Geum-myeong's every step is accompanied by her parents. Through each stage of her life, Geum-myeong understands more and more the sacrifice and love her parents have for her.

On film forums, images from the final part of When Life Gives You a Tangerine were shared at a dizzying speed, attracting many comments. Many opinions said that the film was too sad and not like a healing work.

Some viewers commented: - Instead of ending the movie with a scene of the two grandparents holding hands and looking at their children and grandchildren happily, the screenwriter said "make them cry again"

- I'm too tired to cry anymore. I'll just watch Geum Myeong's wedding scene, that's enough for my heart.

- I was at work but secretly watched a movie at the company and then cried. My colleagues thought I was sick or something.

- Why are you so evil, screenwriter?

- If I cry looking at the picture, where will I find the courage to watch the whole movie?

Cry a river.

Before When Life Gives You Oranges aired its final episodes, the Korean drama was maintaining the No. 1 spot on Netflix's non-English language drama chart and attracting nearly 6 million views.

Since its premiere on March 7, the drama has received positive reviews for its heartwarming storyline, bringing both laughter and tears as Ae Sun and Gwan Sik face life's hardships with resilience.

Movie review site Rotten Tomatoes praised the film as a "sweet yet bitter story", rating the film as inspirational, motivating people to have enough strength to overcome all difficulties in life.

"The plot is simple, but well-written, the acting is subtle, and the reality is vivid," wrote Rotten Tomatoes. Despite the success of 16 episodes of When Life Gives You Oranges, the director and producer once shared that they would not make a sequel to the film.

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