Move to Heaven (2021)

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You know all those little stories in 'Guardian: The Lonely and Great Gong Yoo' about the lives and deaths of strangers? They all carried the concise poignancy that made viewers weep and the Grim Reaper momentarily stop thinking about that fried chicken place. They were beautiful, potent, and thoughtful about death.

Similarly, 'Move to Heaven' uses episodic vignettes that cover the life and death of the eponymous company's clients, with a focus on a particular loose end or regret (think Mystic Pop-Up Bar, but with maggots). Each story touches on a meditative nuance about death that really pokes at that existential ulcer in your being. It's kind of like watching the first ten minutes of Pixar's 'Up' over and over again. You know, like, fun stuff.

Therefore, our protagonists feel dutifully obliged to provide closure. These stories form under a larger story arc of trauma cleaners that arrange a person's "final move" after their death that encapsulates underground MMA matches, cinematic trips to the aquarium, and lots of Na-Mu's mom throwing trash onto the street.

'Move to Heaven' will make you want to hug your loved ones a little tighter while your own mortality bristles at its firming.

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I cried so much I got a headache that's how good it was.

Move to Heaven manages to capture life& death perfectly in my opinion. Painting a picture of grief that feels natural is very hard to do. It's a complex process, insanely different for everyone. Yet, they manage to make it feel relatable and universal.

The cinematic beauty of every single shot is as beautifully crafted as the plot itself. The same goes for the brilliant acting done by the 3 main leads, one of whose character is autistic in nature. Also, despite an absence of an active romantic plot, you still hope to see sparks fly between the other two characters solely for the perfectly nailed subtle chemistry shimmering between the two.

Another one of my favourite things about the show were the cleaning montages. To the sound of classical musical, with no lyrics whatsoever. Han Geu-ru let the deceased do the talking. Life feels surprisingly long yet so incredibly short at the same time. And no matter how young or old you die, your life still fits inside a sunshine yellow box. But no matter how alone you may be in life, there will always be someone to collect your box in death.

Lee Je Hoon's Chang-gu feels very special to me. He's very flawed. Who wouldn't be after going what he went through, but he grows, and he changes-so gradually you almost miss it. You catch yourself liking him before you know it. There was no big traumatic event that moved him towards change, it was a collection of small moments that feel minuscule in comparison to the amount of hurt he experienced. Chang-gu can be any of us, jaded by life and filled with spiteful bitterness. But through new experiences, working at Move to Heaven and being Geu-ru's guardian, he starts seeing the world differently. His character development was seamless.

Must-watch in the current pandemic times when almost all of us have lost someone or the other and can relate to the feelings of grief and what comes thereafter.

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A beautiful drama including many interesting stories

This drama was very unique and I loved it. The drama goes through many different stories as the main leads work together. All of these stories are about people who passed away and the people around them making this drama very sad in my opinion.

The characters were all unique and interesting making me want to know more and the casting was amazing. I especially loved Lee Je Hoon in this drama. I would really enjoy a second season of this drama. It made me want more.

This drama is a must watch for kdrama lovers and could definitely atrack non kdrama watchers.

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An emotional rollarcoaster

I'm typically a person that doesn't cry to kdramas, but with "Move to Heaven" I cried during every episode; once even sobbed straight through the 45 minute long ep.

Even though most of the episodes followed the same pattern, trauma cleaning cases + the general plot of the story moving forward, it never felt repetitive. Each case was unique and the plot was nicely done, which makes you really focus on the actual message of the show.

The acting was phenomenal and made you ache, cry or laugh with the characters. I especially wanna compliment Tang Junsang for his realistic acting of a person who has Asperger's syndrome, even though I understand that each person who has this might act differently.

This was simply an amazing show and I recommend everyone to watch it; but be warned that it's a tear-jerker!

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“Being special in this world can put you at risk”

First i want to say that is one of my favorite quotes, cause i feel like it sums up the life of an autistic/disabled person. as an autistic person, we may lack in some areas but how i see it, is how when you lose one of your senses your other senses become stronger. you may lack social skills but have above average math skills as an example. however we are much higher at risk for dangerous situations. i feel like this drama showcased but the beauty and struggles of autism.

since the spectrum is quite big, not every person on it will have the same exact traits. every autistic person is uniquely and beautifully different, however being autistic myself, as well as losing my own dad, i found geu roo to be extremely realistic and relatable. i sometimes will spit out information that makes people go like “??” and i stim A LOT but when im very overwhelmed i have self injury stims like geuroo banging his head, just as a few examples.

as far as acting everyone was amazing but i want to focus on just how incredible tangjoon is. he was always able to change the emotion in his eyes without changing his facial expressions. even if his face stayed the same the whole time, you could always tell just by his eyes if he was happy, sad, stressed etc, and im beyond impressed and i cant believe hes only a month younger than me.

every critique i have is so small i dont think theyre worth mentioning and thats just how beautiful this story is. so overall, if youre looking for something that is going to make you laugh, cry and maybe want to punch your screen, this is the show for you and you should definitely watch it!!

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Every tears brought to me by this drama is totally worth it

18/10

It's been ages since I've seen a kdrama that made me cry so damn hard. I think the last time I've bawled like this was Scarlet heart. And watching this satisfies my hunger for a a drama like this.

First of all, I really love their concept of trauma cleaners and made Geu-ru a unique person. It is so special and captivates me right away. I love how the characters developed and every stories of the dead people talk about the society. How fucked up and it is and makes you realize and think about a person's situation before you judge them. I like how they only put instrumental music when a heavy scene is being portrayed. Makes you appreciate the acting done and cry not because of the sad song but because of the acting made at that heavy scene.

The ending might be kind of open. But it ended in a very beautiful way. And how it gives a subtle hint of season 2 because of some unresolved business with the uncle and that mysterious girl.

But overall, again, if I can rate this masterpiece more than 10, I'll rate it 18 because that's my favourite number and shows how I became attached on every stories tackled and told by this art.

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What A Wonderful Surprise Of A Drama !!!!!!!!!!!!

What a drama! Nothing you can expect! Lee Je Hoon totally surprise me with his character. He looked like a different person. The stories with each episode is great. The characters are all great. I enjoy this drama so much. How well the actors portrait their characters. I have a special person who is Autistic and Tang Jun Sang portrayed the character perfectly. I hated to see it finish and hoping for a second season. I give it to the director and the writers this was a perfect story. From the music, to each topic in every episode, which I learn so much, was touching and so well done. It is my favorite this year.

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Awesome.......!

Since from Frist trailer i knew the fact that this drama going to be a masterpiece. You can actually feel that vibe from the trailer itself. It's been almost 2 months now after it got released on Netflix but it took me some time to watch and finally i finished and just want to say something about it. This is really an awesome experience, i don't know How can a kdrama make you go through all the human emotions every time you watch....? I mean there were always something the magical behind all the kdramas still i can't figure it out that. But anyway Move to heaven is a must watch drama.

So as always am not going deep into the story and plot which you can understand after you watch the trailer. So you knew everything that's going to happen from the trailer. But still it's a wonderful experience. Here everything was so perfect. And 2 things that clinch you till the end. One was the performance of Tang ju Sung & Lee je hoon and the other thing was the writing.. each and every scene and that dialogues are really heartwarming.

10 episode with short duration can say around 45 min each was a feel free watch experience. There was not a much dragging or boring sequences. The finale episode was so touching.. for a moment i thought of i don't want to end this drama. Its a pure masterpiece. Definitely you must watch this if you are a feel good slice of life drama lover.. Go god this made day❤️ i can't forget this experience for a long....

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Greater than a 10! Kudos!

This is an exceptional and phenomenal series that is not only riveting, but thought provoking, sensitive, and portrays the life of someone on the Autistic Spectrum with precision. Having worked in this field for decades, I was impressed with its accuracy. The story telling is unique and beautifully told. The characters are so noteworthy but in every sense of the word, absolutely relatable. This is must-see viewing Each story can stand on its own yet they are all a part of an entire picture. The warmth and growth each character displays, albeit on their own individual terms, is a thing of beauty to watch. You honestly care about these individuals and you want them to be themselves and accept the faults and short-comings of each other. That really is their story. This series is a masterclass in showing what humans really are. Flawed. Imperfect. Weak. Yet, capable of caring and loving each other on so many different levels despite the shortcomings. Kudos for a near perfect series.

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Korean Rambo?

Yes, there were the underground boxing scenes - that was the only thing similar to the movie Rambo. But the story was far from it and much more meaningful.

The story centred around a 20-year autistic old boy whose father died suddenly and his guardianship was passed to his estranged uncle. The father and son ran a cleaning service for the deceased. As the story unfolds, the reasons behind how the differences between his uncle and father happened are revealed, and so was the true relationship between the autistic boy and the father. The unwilling uncle took on the guardianship with his eyes on the only property the father had left behind but much more developed after.

While this was interesting, what was more heart-rending was each of the stories behind each deceased and how the boy insisted on carrying on his father's tradition of helping the deceased fulfilled their most important wishes. This drama helped those who thought they were the most unfortunate people in the world realised that they were often not - in the same way as had happened to the uncle.

The acting is superb especially the 3 main leads. No beautiful costumes and dresses - just simple casual clothes and boring uniforms. No glamourous princes and princesses but the average lower middle class and lower decile individuals. The music only just meet the mark, suited to the story. And I might not watch this again. But I enjoyed this drama tremendously - it was more meaningful than a lot of other highly rated drama I had watched and therefore I decided to give it a full 10.

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You know those dramas that hook you with an AMAZING first 1 or 2 episodes, then either suddenly or gradually lose steam? This was one of those dramas for me. I appreciate an autistic lead, it's a very unique and appreciated premise and I believe that accounts for much of the high rating. And like I said the first episode blew me away. However the rest of the story fell pretty flat. While it was interesting for an episode or two to see the inner workings of their business cleaning up the possessions of the deceased, I did not have any emotional investment in all the lengthy side stories of the random deceased characters. It got to a point where I lost interest because they had so little to do with the main plot and characters. And then outside of that there was very little in the way of actual plot. If that sounds like your thing though you'll definitely enjoy this.

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