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Our Movie – K-drama Episode 1 Recap & Review

Episode 1 Episode 1 of Our Movie begins with the screening of a movie. Je-ha and Da-eum are the only ones watching the credits roll. Da-eum believes that with every ending, there is a new beginning. At present, Je-ha's directorial debut is a big hit. It is a launch pad for its producer, Bu Seung-won and its lead actress, Seo-yeong. But its press event is interrupted by the news of Je-ha's father's death. Despite being a respected director, Je-ha ends up in a slump for 5 years. Seung-won has a new project for him but he keeps turning down. It is a remake of 'Love in White', Director Lee Du-young's magnum opus. He also happens to be Je-ha's father. We learn that Je-ha hates his father and was in a relationship with Seo-yeong, who later married someone else and divorced. Seung-won forces Je-ha to attend his new movie screening and it is awkward. Je-ha calls out colleagues who gossip about the nudity and the lead actress, Seo-yeong. The movie's director, Park, is a sensational filmmaker who is obsessed with nudity and love scenes. Seung-won and Seo-yeong convince Je-ha to stay for the afterparty. Park is rude and Je-ha calls him out for his sensational moviemaking style. Park retorts by calling Je-ha a nepo baby. As Je-ha leaves, Seo-yeong wonders how they have ended up the way they have. Next, we have Da-eum, a bubbly and cheerful girl who hangs around a hospital. She likes to record things with her handycam and befriends everyone. She accidentally ends up filming Je-ha after he leaves the afterparty. She offers a grape drink as an apology. Once he leaves, her friend teases her as she has been single all her life. The friend also frets on learning that Da-eum fell from her cycle. They later discuss outfits for an important occasion. There is a 'Love in White' screening and both Je-ha and Da-eum end up watching it. While he hates it, he is surprised to see Da-eum crying. She runs off and eats a meal after a timer goes off. She befriends an old lady and finds her all the more beautiful since she has aged. As for Je-ha, he runs into the actress of 'Love in White'. She is apologetic but he doesn't cut her any slack as she and Du-young made the movie the moment his mother died of an illness. On top of that, the movie is about a terminally ill patient in love. He finds the story inauthentic and the actress begs him to read the first draft. He heads to his family home which he has finally gotten back after paying off his father's debt. Flashbacks show Du-young as a busy man with no time for his wife and child. Je-ha enters his study and is shocked to see that the first draft of 'Love in White' is by Yu Eu-nae, his mother. Another flashback shows Du-young taking credit for it, laughing at some scenes and working on it with his colleagues. At present, Je-ha is trying to pitch a script when he learns that Director Park is being considered for the 'Love in White' remake. Horrified, Je-ha finally agrees to the remake. He also confesses to Seung-won that he needs to make the remake better than the original for his mother's sake. Elsewhere, Da-eum runs into Seo-yeong filming a scene and she is enamoured. She imagines herself in Seo-yeong's place but gets a reality check when her timer goes off. She sits down to eat and is shocked to see Seo-yeong taking her break on the same bunch. Da-eum is awkward but valiantly shooes away fans and Seo-yeong is touched. As they chat, Da-eum reveals that she films pretty sights in case she can never see them again. In exchange, Seo-yeong confesses her job is a test of endurance such as filming an underwater scene even though she is scared of water. A month later, Je-ha is stuck on the rewrites and hates how his father made the heroine submissive. A talented AD turns down directorial projects just so she can work with Je-ha. The studio is eyeing Seo-yeong for the lead but her agent hates Je-ha. The consultants working on the script aren't great and Seung-won finally approaches Dr Kim, Da-eum's doctor. Kim is quite different as he insists that every terminally ill patient is different. He doesn't like how nonchalant Je-ha is and decides to introduce him to another consultant at a funeral of a terminally ill patient. While Je-ha waits, Da-eum comes in crying and pays her respects. They end up on the same table and later he overhears her requesting the funeral director to change the decor into something bright and wedding-like. She keeps crying and he offers her tissues. He is weirded out by the whole ordeal as she comments how they have run into each other thrice. At the end of Our Movie Episode 1, she introduces herself as a terminally ill patient and his new consultant. The Episode Review Our Movie Episode 1 starts off pretty meta and we are not surprised since the whole premise is about a director and a terminally-ill patient making a remake of a movie about a terminally-ill patient in love. But despite the pretty melancholic concept, the chapter is far from dull, courtesy of the stylistic shots, the peppy music and overall conflict involving Je-ha's family and peers. It is a visual treat with the constant symbolism involving the contrasting colour palettes of Je-ha's monotonous scenes vs Da-eum's bright atmosphere, the retro handycam that Da-eum prefers and Je-ha's sepia-toned flashbacks to his childhood. And while we are definitely sure that this K-trauma will force us to bring out our tissues pretty soon, the movie-making drama is bound to keep things engaging and suspenseful. From Du-young stealing his terminally ill wife's script to Je-ha's ex, Seo-yeong, being pushed into his path, there's definitely a little something for everybody. Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!