Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 351

The so-called dream ending.

It was an ending that reversed everything that had happened before, like magic.

In the case of [The Survivors], it turned the perfect happy ending that moved everyone into a dream, and the bad ending that disappointed everyone into reality. 

The people’s reactions were more intense.

-When I saw his smile at the end, I had that thought. Maybe the happy release version was not his dream.

-22 Honestly, it’s a bit strange that no one died and survived.

-It’s also strange to survive after being crushed by a rock.

-There are more than one or two things that are unrealistic.

-It’s a movie. A movie.

-But because it’s a movie, everything could be a dream.

-Was it really a dream! Release version!

-A dream…! A dream…!

As expected, the chat room was on fire.

The moviegoer intervened appropriately.

“Yes. Unlike the release version, which had a closed happy ending, the director’s cut ends ambiguously. If you think of the two versions separately, it doesn’t matter, but if you think of them together, it’s an ending that makes you think a lot. First, a question comes to mind. How far was Lee Hyunwoo’s delusion, who went crazy?”

The chat room stirred again at the moviegoer’s words.

-I don’t think it was a dream. I don’t think Lee Hyunwoo could have made up Ian Weaver’s past.

-22 If he was a normal kid without such a past, he wouldn’t have clung to Lee Hyunwoo.

-Well. Maybe Ian Weaver was just not a sociable kid.

-I think so too. Ian Weaver’s past was probably Lee Hyunwoo’s delusion.

-…Ian Weaver’s past was a delusion?

-…No… I started to doubt the release version (screaming)

-222 Everything started to look suspicious (doubtful)

-I feel like I’m reminded of the play ‘Mirror’.

–

-Moviegoer, do you think it was a dream?

The moviegoer, who briefly recalled the play ‘Mirror’ that had unknowingly given him a stethoscope, smiled and answered.

“If you think of the two movies separately, it could be parallel worlds divided by Ian Weaver’s death, or if you think of them as one, it could be Lee Hyunwoo’s dream.”

-It’s vague.

“That’s because movies are supposed to be interpreted by individuals. A closed story is good, but a movie that gives you something to think about is also good. These kinds of works come to mind when you live your daily life and before you go to bed.”

-Ugh. That’s why I can’t sleep.

-It’s sad enough that it’s a parallel world, but if it’s a dream, it’s sadder

-I’ll think of it as a parallel world.

-22 If it’s a dream, it seems too hopeless.

-A dream ending is not bad either?

– It’s not like it suddenly said it was a dream! It showed how Lee Hyunwoo went crazy in front of us.

-But if I think of it as a dream, I can’t watch the release version anymore.

-Me too

“I’ll leave it up to you whether the release version was a dream or a parallel world. Then, the second question of the director’s cut ending. Did Lee Hyunwoo die? Or did he survive? What do you think?”

-He probably survived. There was a beep sound, and some people survive after emergency treatment.

-22 The title is The Survivors. It’s ‘survivors’, but at least one has to live.

-I think he died. The title could have been adjusted for the release version.

-True. It would have been weirder if they came out with different names and similar characters and plots.

-He had paramedics right next to him, so he probably didn’t die!

The moviegoer smiled and spoke at the divided opinions.

“Director Jeffrey said in an interview that there was a cookie video for the perfect bad ending in the director’s cut.”

-‘It was all a dream’ ending was so shocking that I’m not even scared anymore.

-I’m confident I won’t cry no matter what comes out now.

-Where is the bad ending when everyone dies?

The moviegoer shrugged and said.

“A joint funeral scene.”

–

–

The chat room that said they wouldn’t cry was filled with tears in an instant.

-A funeral… It suddenly hits me hard.

-I said I wouldn’t cry

“He said he was going to show the photos of Lee Hyunwoo, Lee Hyunwoo’s parents, Raymond Wish, the Wish family, Jackson Miller, and Cynthia Lindberg.”

-…? Moviegoer. You missed one person?

-Our Ian?

“Come on, let’s think.”

In the interview with director Jeffrey Rodex, he only talked about the ‘joint funeral’ and the ‘portrait photos’, but the moviegoer went deeper. It was his job to read the hidden intentions of the invisible director.

The moviegoer lowered his voice.

“Who would know that Ian was there?”

-? Lee Hyunwoo was there.

-He died. Joint funeral.

-That’s true.

-Raymond, Jackson, and Cynthia, who went with him, also died.

-The Weaver couple would know.

The moviegoer quickly asked back when he got the answer he wanted.

“Do you think that couple would have come to look for their abandoned child?”

-They might not show up because they were afraid of being asked why they left their child alone.

-…Wow?

-That’s true?

-I wonder if there is such a worst case scenario, but reality is more cruel than movies.

-Can’t they just find the body?

The moviegoer opened his mouth with a meaningful expression.

“Lee Hyunwoo, who was carried on a stretcher, said it. The locations of Raymond Wish, Jackson Miller, and Cynthia Lindberg. But he didn’t say one place.”

The viewers perked up their ears at the moviegoer’s low voice.

“Because he saved that child.”

The chat room froze. They remembered the baby doll that was thrown away like trash in the paramedic’s hand.

-…Wow…

-He already saved him (although it was a hallucination) so he didn’t need to tell

-Ian

-But if the rescue team searched carefully, wouldn’t they find him?

“Would Galleria Mall have stayed that way while the rescue team looked for Ian Weaver’s body? The buried bombs could have exploded and collapsed, or a fire could have broken out. Isn’t it often the case that even bodies can’t be found in such accidents in reality?”

-Ian

-Lee Hyunwoo tried

-But Lee Hyunwoo wasn’t in his right mind when Ian died, so he might not have remembered the way well

-It’s so sad Ian doesn’t have anyone to cry for him or remember him even after he dies.

-There was no photo of him at the funeral either… No one really knew him

-He was such a kind child, but he grew up being abused and died without leaving any memory in anyone’s mind

-He didn’t just die, he disappeared from existence

-No one will ever know that there was a sweet and cute child named Ian Weaver.

-He probably didn’t have many happy memories in his short life

-I can’t stop crying

“They originally planned to include a cookie video with this content for the bad ending, but they didn’t. Without the cookie video that showed Ian’s death for sure, it became unclear whether Ian was alive or dead.”

-Before editing: Ian (brain-dead)-cookie video (Ian’s death)/end of movie/

-After editing: Ian (brain-dead)/end of movie/cookie video (deleted)

-Oh. Thank you for the explanation.

-I have to forget about the bad ending cookie video. Ian is too pitiful.

-22 I have to believe that Ian is still alive.

-But it’s also very sad to be alive alone when everyone else is dead.

-Tears are blurring my vision

-In the end, they all died, right?

-Aren’t they survivors, but survivors (who used to be)?

-Oh…

Survivors (who used to be).

The title that pierced through the director’s cut gave me goosebumps.

“The survivors filmed the same day at the same set, both the director’s cut and the theatrical version. The same characters, similar plots, similar lines, but they acted with completely different personalities. It was a movie that made me admire the actors’ acting skills once again.”

***

[Plus+, 5th day of upload! How many views for ‘Survivors-Director’s Cut’?]

[Full interview (translated) with Jeffrey Rodex, director of ‘Survivors’!]

[The improvisation of Davis Garrett and Lee Seo-jun!]

[Revision and revision and revision! ‘Survivors’ was made while filming!]

[Parallel world or dream. What is the truth of ‘Survivors’?]

[The new name of ‘Survivors’ director’s cut?]

-Watching the director’s cut again is too hard.

-Honestly, I enjoyed it.

=222 How should I say it. It’s like the sweet and salty of the movie industry.

=You mean spicy and sweet, right?

=And it’s so spicy that you can’t cry…

=222 It’s so absurd that I can’t cry either

-It must be a parallel world, right?

=Or a dream?

=Just think positively

-The theatrical version was too hopeful and unrealistic, but the director’s cut was too realistic???

=I decided to only watch unrealistic movies from now on. Movies should be unrealistic!!

=I watched the theatrical version (dreams and hope) and just cried. Our Ian Hyunwoo

-I enjoyed watching it. Of course, I’m okay with bad endings because it’s a movie.

=22 Me too. I liked the director’s cut.

=I’m curious about Jeffrey’s next work!

-What’s the new name?

=Survivors (who used to be). It came out on Moviegoer Live.

=I have a bad feeling from the title.

The number of viewers for [Survivors] increased again after more than three weeks since its release. It was obvious that it was the effect of [Director’s Cut].

“The director’s cut is also number one on Plus+.”

Song Yoo-jung, who was browsing Plus+ and looking around, nodded her head repeatedly at Im Ye-na’s words.

“It’s number one overseas too! Wow. Yoo-jung. Look at this!”

Im Ye-na pushed her phone toward Song Yoo-jung. Song Yoo-jung’s eyes went to the screen.

[Title: Did you see Ian Weaver’s story? (Director’s Cut)]

It’s so frustrating that no one knows Ian Weaver’s story in the director’s cut.

And in the cookie video (which didn’t come out), they can’t even find his body?

I hate that more than the dream ending

-But there’s also Hellgate.

=) What is it?

=Ian Weaver’s insurance money.

=) Oh…(swearing)

“Wow…crazy…”

“Doesn’t it seem like this could really happen?”

“Right.”

Im Ye-na, who was sitting next to Song Yoo-jung, also read the interpretations and reviews of [Survivors] on her phone.

“The moviegoer’s review was fun, but other people’s interpretations are also fun.”

“Oh, look at this.”

Im Ye-na pushed her phone again. Song Yoo-jung’s eyes went to the phone.

[Movie ‘Survivors’ Fire Pit (Theatrical Version + Director’s Cut)]

-I’m glad mom and dad are alive. I saw a hiking outfit near mom and dad who were video calling. It seems like other tourists also survived.

=The clothes were colorful so they stood out

-There weren’t many dead people among the people who appeared on the screen, considering that a bomb exploded.

=It’s mild because of that.

=22 I thought they erased the bad stories like blood or corpses to lower the age rating because of the production company… But I didn’t expect that they would put them all together in a spicy version.

=After seeing that, I realized how happy the theatrical version was.

-I just realized that I like happy endings full of dreams and hope.

=22 Happy endings are best when they are closed. No one should ever die!

=I complained when I watched the theatrical version, saying that it doesn’t make sense, that everyone is alive, that it’s too unrealistic… But the spicy version is too spicy?

=222 Spicy haters should just eat mild.

=333 I also wrote that in my review <The actors’ acting was really good, but it was unrealistic that everyone survived. At least someone should have died.> But I apologized in my review after watching the director’s cut

=444 I never thought they would kill them all.

=555 I didn’t expect Ian Weaver to die so soon. And all the characters who spoke at Galleria Mall died.

-In the end, they showed a scene of rescuers flying in the sky, right? But in the theatrical version, you can see people being carried away by vehicles, but in the director’s cut, there are no vehicles at all.

=Wow… Wow…

-That means there are no more survivors.

“I see.”

Song Yoo-jung nodded her head in admiration. She hadn’t paid attention to that scene. Im Ye-na said excitedly.

“Plus, the sunset color is stronger in the director’s cut than in the theatrical version. It’s totally blood-red!”

“Ew. Let’s watch it quickly.”

Today, the two of them decided to watch [Survivors-Director’s Cut] on a big television at Im Ye-na’s home. As the logo of Bearound appeared on the large television screen, Song Yoo-jung and Im Ye-na chuckled and said.

“I was so shocked when I first saw the director’s cut that I thought I would never watch it again.”

“You know, spicy taste is addictive.”

Song Yoo-jung and Im Ye-na’s sparkling eyes went to the television.

[California]

[LA]

The white Galleria Mall was visible below.

“I want to see this in a movie theater.”

Song Yoo-jung agreed with Im Ye-na’s words.

***

“Honey. Seo-jun. Look at that.”

At Seo-eun-hye’s words, Lee Min-joon, who was holding the steering wheel, and Seo-jun, who was sitting in the back seat, looked at where Seo-eun-hye was pointing. 

A bus was passing by on the passenger seat side where Seo-eun-hye was sitting.

“Public taste is really hard to understand.”

“Right.”

Lee Min-joon agreed with Seo-jun’s nod. Seo-jun didn’t expect this to happen either. Seo-eun-hye smiled and asked Seo-jun.

“Do you like Director Jeffrey?”

“Yeah. He loves it.”

Seo-jun smiled and recalled Director Jeffrey, who contacted him excitedly.

He looked out the window again.

He saw an advertisement poster attached to the side of the bus.

[Now Showing]

[Survivors]

[Director’s Cut]