"Even the deceased can speak."
The trailer itself was so good that I immediately added this to my list.At first I thought that the drama is all about those people who died alone and isolating themselves from the rest of the world, just like what I saw on some Japanese documentaries. But the drama isn’t all about this, it tells more than what I imagined it to be. Trauma cleaners is indeed not an easy job and I deeply respect them for their work.
The calming cinematography fits the heartwarming story of the drama. But what I liked the most here is the amazing portrayal of each role of the cast with such an overwhelming delivery of emotion. Lee Je Hoon really captivates me. He’s really good on acting plus he’s so hot and handsome. I do also love Geu Ru’s super dad, a warm and kind hearted man that surely been a blessing to the people who knows him. The rest of the cast was really good on their roles specially to those cast who features every move to heaven story. Han Geu Ru and Na Mu were both a charming and loveable character that made the show livelier and more emotional.
I almost cried every episode but the scene that made me cry a lot was the brotherly love of Sang Gu and Jung Woo. The story behind the Nike shoes was so sad. Sang Gu is really a kind person and his character development was good.
Well-deserved high rating. It was not just an ordinary drama but it tells the real life story of those people who left the world with their final goodbyes to the things that connects into them. Such a heartwarming drama that I will never forget.
“Death tells a story and the things they left behind tells the story.”
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Heart-wrenching and healing
It's best to go in blind with this one, but be warned it is heavy. Based on the true experiences of a trauma cleaner, which makes for a beautiful and emotional storyline that hits particularly hard if you've endured significant loss and suffered through grief. The drama is a bittersweet mix of wholesome and heart-wrenching, with characters that grow and develop wonderfully along the way. Acting is amazing, especially by the lead, Gu Ru. The soundtrack is also gorgeous. I took off a point because some of the storylines towards the middle of the season were a little predictable and cliche.What's most incredible is how this show is can act as a form of therapy and deliver catharsis in unexpected ways. The portrayal of grief was very raw and painful, I don't think I've cried so hard over a show before to the point I almost blanked out because it reopened some wounds and I had to take several breaks. I'm not sure I can rewatch this because it hits that deep. But don't let that deter you from the experience because it is also healing and unforgettable. I hope there's a season 2
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First time doing a review because Move to Heaven is too good!
First time doing a review because Move to Heaven is too good!It is a beautiful unique plot about funeral cleaning. I cried almost every other episode... and there are only 10 episodes, so that says something about the series.
The series depicts a lot of hardship and suffering we all face every other day and depicts them in the stories of each episode of "trauma cleansing". The series really knows how to tug on your heartstrings and make you cry, and just when you get enough of it, more feelings surge over like a tsunami all over you. The acting of the main lead as someone having Asperger syndrome is top-notch as well.
I'm only dissatisfied with the last scene which was weird and unnecessary but overall a masterpiece. Please watch this!
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This Drama is not all about death and suffering... it's very hopeful and heartfelt
This is simple drama which tackles some harsh realities
Coming to the acting and the cast...They all did an amazing job...All the staff and crew did and amazing job...Thank You for this Show
Death is a very hard topic for anyone... Seeing someone die never gets easier, it gets worse and worse...But this drama will give Hope to everyone...
As long as you remember them
They are not gone
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Heart-wrenching and heartwarming ❤️
When I watched the trailer, I knew I had to watch it but I kept delaying it. And finally! I watched it.First of all, it's just 10 episodes and even if the duration was one hour each episode it passed really quick.
The storyline was refreshing for me. I haven't known that anything like trauma cleaning existed before I watched the drama. Each episode deals with death, grief, guilt and family.
Along with the main topic it also sheds light on different topics like adoption, nationality, LGBTQ community, etc .
The characters were very likeable. Ge-ru suffers with Asperger syndrome and is a literal genius. He loses both his parents and have to adjust living with his uncle. His characterization was done very well and Tang Joon-sang nailed the role.
Each member of the cast did their best. Acting was top notch.
The drama is heartwarming and heart-wrenching at the same time. Absolutely loved it❤️
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A trip down to cry me a whole frigging river
I WAS FUCKING JOKING ABOUT THE DAD DYING AND THEN IT HAPPENED. Fucking move to heaven. I was like it's gonna be this sad depressive drama where the ml dad dies and then it happened. I'm like ..... I WAS SARCASTIC! Now me is crying. I'm not ready for another tear fest.If Loyde, my friend who never binge watches kdramas, is already at episode 5 then it really must be good. I'm almost done with 3 and it's sooo good.
Also, that neighbour best friend is too hilarious, right away imagining uncle is up to fifty shade BDSM kink stuff while it's the opposite. She truly should be a fanfic writer with that naughty naughty mind. She naughty naughty.
It's surprisingly funny and sad in a beautiful way at the same time. I truly get why the actor who plays the uncle is like this is my favourite drama I've ever done.
THAT DAD OF THE BEST FRIEND IS SUCH A MOOD!
I love how they're atm the most unlikely three musketeers.
Noooo that's too sad that samchon has a traumatic past too.
The story about the kindergarten teacher is breaking my heart.
OMG CUTE BBY CALLING OUT THE MURDERER MADE ME EMO, PROUD AND I WAS LIKE SAY IT LOUDER! It was such a power move from him.
That friend is such a nancy drew, lol.
I'm at episode 5 now too and OMG I RECOGNIZED THAT DOCTOR FROM EP 5, HE WAS IN RECORD OF YOUTH and then he died ..... this is why we can't have nice things. Of course he had to die. Thank you move to heaven for making me even more sadder with your beautiful storytelling.
I hate how the best friend's mother really hates our precious pumkin.
I'm dying, I was like IT'S THE GUY for some reason. And somehow it truly was. This show has so much diversity and social commentary. This story has me soft, uwu, sad, emo at the same time. #crying. I hate homophobic parents, I hate homophobic society. They had no right to play with my emotions in this episode. They really destroyed me with this story. Fucking episode 5 man.
Pumkin sad because unlike his clients his dad didn't leave something like a message or present behind is making me sob.
SNSD Soo young's character was so sweet and truly the opposite of her character in run on.
Episode 7 is the saddest so far. Makes it even sadder that the character is played by one of my faves. This episode destroyed me.
Pumpkin playing poker with a couple of gangsters who just kidnapped him and slaying the game was too funny.
I don't know how they did it but episode 8 is even sadder than the one before.
JOKE IS ON US EPISODE 9 IS EVEN MORE SADDER. Also, soo-young is back again, yay. She's truly a beautiful person that character.
Samchon made fried eggs and pumkin be like SAMCHON ARE YOU DYING? That shouldn't have been funny and sad at the same time but it was. Lol, samchon swapping the egg with pumkin since his yolk was broken. Why am I crying so hard over that?
I forgot to mention but omg I so knew best friend didn't like pumkin purely platonic.
WHAHAHAHAHAHAHA EPISODE 10 IS ALSO FUCKING SAD.... AGAIN! It's the worst episode based on sadness because now I'm really sobbinggggg. It's all really beautiful sad. I still have 25 minutes left but I'm bawling my eyes out *continues to sob non-stop for the next 25 minutes* I haven't cried this hard since cloy.
Samchon crying about officially becoming pumkins forever guardian had me like same.
I could have done without the ending with the soon to die girl. I DID NOT LIKE THAT.
I'm so sad now. I'm definitely a pile of sad emptiness. My eyes really are all red and puffy.
I'm reading reactions and it's too funny since I'm not the only one who was an emotional mess, on an emotionally rollercoaster kdrama overfeeler for move to heaven. However, most people had the sob fest from episode 8 until the end, like one big sob fest while it was for me already from episode 5 and onwards, lol.
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Something to learn in life
At first I didn’t have much thought of this drama but didn’t know how much this drama really have me going. This drama isn’t just about the lost of the love ones, but a struggling young boy with disabilities. And what breaks my heart even more, is seeing a young boy with disabilities losing both parents at the young age is heartbreaking. It must felt like the whole world just collapse, losing someone you love. This drama is heart warming, for everyone who haven’t watch this drama definitely give this a go. This drama is to teach us that someone else can also impact us by giving us hope, comfort and giving closures. And that family isn’t about blood but the people surrounding you are always family, never feel abandoned or lonely just because you’ve been abandoned. Just know you can also mean the whole world to someone else, Just remember “Those we love don’t go away they walk beside us everyday unseen, unheard, but always near”.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Thank you Netflix
Thanks to the recommendation from the Netflix i watch this masterpiece.You know what is funny?? When i started it, i got a little bored at the first episode but because i am the type of person who give second chance i continued and it turn to be one of my most favorite dramas (not only kdramas)
I don't know from where to start ?!
☆From the plot, all the emotions that i felt : from cry/angry to laugh
☆From the action , i can say that the way the actors played their character was excellent, especially the boy and the aunt.
☆ From the the character development that was wonderful
I loved everything <3
It was a truly masterpiece that i will never forget
And of course, i reccomaded to everyone.
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Tear Jerker and a masterpiece
First of all I was very intrigued by the plot line of the story from the outset as it’s not everyday one sees death handled in the way Move To Heaven does it. In fact I didn’t even know a trauma cleaner was a job until this show. But by the end I completely understood it. Man this show made me bawl and I’m not much of an emotions person but the way that Geu-Ru was healed by the end and the character growth of Sang-Gu I was just enchanted.If I had one criticism of the show it’s that Sang-Gu’s fighting ring was not really tied up neatly at all and honestly they should’ve just left it at the uncle letting go and trauma cleaning for his best friend and protege after the final fight. I’m going to go ahead and say that the mob doesn’t give up that easily and the uncle will have some trouble in the future which is why I just don’t think this plotline was all that necessary or tied up neatly. I thought Sang-Gu’s relationship and trauma from his upbringing with Jeong-Wu was good enough on its own though I understand the fighting ring stuff as it’s own separate thing I just think it was extraneous.
Other than that man this was great and I loved the tie in of social commentary such as the mall collapsing bc of the Olympics and capitalism as well as the adoption storyline which was just *chefs kiss* handled so well. Felt rlly personal and vulnerable then. Thank you Move To Heaven
I can’t and won’t comment on the realisticness of mental disability in this drama but I will say that I was at least impressed by the acting in this esp considering Tang Jun-Sang’s other roles I think it shows a real versatility.
Everyone should watch this show.
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The Best K-Drama of 2021?
I am always hesitant to give a drama 10/10, because I'm afraid I'm not being objective. But I couldn't bring myself to give this drama anything below that. It has everything I ever wanted in a show, all the elements I like combined: strong and unique plot, complex characters with interesting relationships and character development, some action, non-perfect male lead that struggles and grows, and minimum to no romance.I will start off by saying that the plot is truly unique, which is impressive, as these days it's difficult to be original since everything was done before. But this is my first time following a story of a troubled uncle and an autistic nephew that clean up deceased people's houses, learn their stories in the meanwhile, and grow close. Each episode also followed some new stories, which were all well-written with a deep and a meaningful message at the end of the heartbreak. The writer did a good job of making me invested in these characters that only appear for one episode - making me laugh for them, be angry at them, and cry for them.
This brings me onto my next point - the characters. They were all amazing, whether they were support roles or the main cast. I felt myself growing fond of many side characters, and no one felt out of place. I felt exactly what the writer/director wanted me to feel at all times, hated who they wanted me to hate and loved who they wanted me to love, which is a sign of a show written well. However, this also comes down to the actors and their realistic and beautiful portrayals of these characters. The casting was incredible (I mean, LJH was in it, come on now) and I liked the mix of well-known actors and rookies, all of which executed their roles perfectly. No character in the show was one-dimensional.
I loved the good-for-nothing uncle and his witty personality, his badass personality, sweet personality, and of course his amazing looks and sexy body.... I mean... his character development. The snarky comments were everything, and the way all his relationships developed had me smiling throughout the whole show like an idiot. I loved the autistic Gu Ru; he was just such a sweet, innocent cinnamon roll that I couldn't bring myself to ever be annoyed by him, but always wanted to protect him and hug him. I adored all his quirks, even the ones we were supposed to dislike. His stubborn nature, the way he would memorise everything and recite it like a computer, his naiveness and innocence which resulted in a very open-minded view of life, his inability to comprehend the situation and read the room which resulted in a lot of brutal honesty and shocked looks from others, as well all his facial expressions (even the blank ones), and all the times he would remind you hiw horrible lying is, and how you will end up being tortured in hell in horrible ways if you lie. Not to mention, how most of the time Gu Ru would be more of an adult that actual adults in the show. I also like Gu Ru's friend who was always supportive of him, understood him and his situation, as well as his illness, and always knew what was best for him. I liked her protectiveness of Gu Ru, and how she would take care of him. You will also notice that no character has stayed the same for the rest of the show ever since they first appeared, which is a big plus for me. The characters start out quite flawed, but that's exactly what leaves room for character development. We not only see them grow as people, we also see their relationships develop into something totally wholesome. Nevertheless, flawed or not, it's fun to watch these characters on their journey. We watch them laugh, cry, fight, and grow, and it feels like we're there with them.
Other than that, there's also other things that add on to the atmosphere of the drama. It's the little things that a lot of us won't even notice, but they end up enhancing our experience even more. The cinematography, the well-fitted music, the masterful camerawork. All of these things are done spectacularly well and immerse us into this amazing story. The humour of the show is one of those things as well. It's not over the top, and is meaningfully placed in all the right moments. It never ruins the immersion, which I find to be a problem in a lot of other K-Dramas, as it's brought about in all the right places, where it works really well in the story.
In conclusion, watch this drama. It's worth your time. You won't be bored. I never really enjoy life dramas, and always end up going for action, fantasy, thriller stuff with a more idealistic story. But this drama did it so well. It took all the life drama elements I hated, and turned it into something I absolutely adored. They made it entertaining to watch and follow. The drama tackled many societal issues, in a concise way, without making it feel like they were just dumping lots of wokeness on us. Usually, when shows tackle many issues at once, they end up doing it in a horribly messy way, and the message gets lost. Not this one. It felt as if we were learning along with the main characters.
All in all, this drama will definitely stay in my heart for a long time.
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A gem
This drama is a must-watch of the year. Absolutely heartbreaking in a comforting way, just like life. Life is what it shows and tells: its pain, its unfairness, but also the comfort in memories, the uniquely human need of being loved and leaving a trace. It tackles social issues in a respectful way and never trying to preach, only stating facts. Each story told is deeply moving, encompassed in the main frame of the journey our protagonist Geu Roo takes towards remembering but letting go. The lenght of the drama is perfect, as well as the lenght of the episodes. The cast is incredible, the cinematography is beautiful. I'm glad I watched this.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
A heart rending critique of the human condition and society.
I can reassure that too many tears were shed, and my surrounding was flooded with piles of tissue.Short stories:
The show interweaved different stories into one to touch upon different issues in a human, a family, and society. From a neglected mother with dementia and an aggressive, money hungry son, to the story of a father that priorities his reputation over his gay son, the director positions us to look at different issues embedded in society.
Central story/Autism:
Following an autistic 20-year-old, geu ro, we learn about how autistic people look at the world. (Though we must be aware that this is not how ALL autistic people behave, and perceive the world, the disorder is a spectrum, so traits are variable). We also learn about how mistreated and misunderstood autistic people are in society. Geu roo was bullied, called stupid, and false assumptions were made about him, like he can't cook, work, and look after himself. But we can see that these assumptions were all contradicted, geu roo is very capable and even more emotionally understanding than an average person, not to mention, he is extremely smart, and hard working.
I have a challenged bother, who has seizures, my heart broken into a trillion pieces over and over again at the thought of him not having anyone with him in the future. When I was young, I used to get very, very mad at how mistreated he was. So, seeing geu roo struggle made me very emotional. The relationship he had with his father and mother was SO, extremely beautiful, and healing, I really want to emphasis that this how every parent should be with their challenged child: patient, sincere, loving, and never limiting them from doing what they are good at.
Characters/Sang gu:
At first, I grinded my teeth at sang gu's impatience and short-tempor when he was with geu ro, but eventually, I became anxious at the thought of him not being near geu ro.
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Through sang gu we really see that good and bad people do not exist. It is more human to say that some choose to do more bad than good, vice versa (evil people like hitler and joseph stalin are a different story). But we are also reminded through his character that 'there is a side to every story', we also see this through geu roo's father. The surface level sang gu we knew was impatient, and aggressive, but at core, he was struggling with unresolved trauma, shame, and self-hatred, once we get to learn about his past we see how he was done wrong. People like na mu, who only knew about the illegal gambling, became scared, and untrusting of sang gu, she even attempted to get rid of him as a guardian. I felt like people call sang gu a murderer and exclude him from everything and push him aside, which shows how unwilling people, who don't listen, are foolish, and ignorant as they don't know anything about what actually happened, and who really is sang gu.
Death:
A very big part of the show boiled down to death. The show illustrates how the deceased are shown little respect, from gossiping to bad mouthing, whining over how it is freaking out other residents, lowering the price of the apartment, as if it was the dead person's fault that they ended up like that, it shows how ignorant, and unemphatic humans can be towards others. It makes us question will they react the same if it was one of their loved ones who passed away. I loved the work geu roo and his father did, their company was respectful, and honoring of the deceased.
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