Archive First Love (첫사랑 보관소, 初戀保管所) is a 20-min 3-D Korean short film which explores the universal theme of first love. It makes its premier at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) 2012.
Synopsis: One day, out of the blue, writer Hyun-woo, started receiving parcels at his doorstep. The parcels contained items and memories of someone else's first love. Initially, he was at a loss of what to do with the stuff. Since he could neither throw away nor return them to their respective owners, he decided to set up an archive and be their keeper. He labelled and arranged each item neatly in his little archive so that their owners, if they want to, are able to retrieve them one day. However, little did he know that his first love's memories would soon occupy a place in his own Archive of First Love.
First love always comes with inexperience and clumsiness. There will be many minor misunderstandings because everyone is only starting to love. As much as each first love is unique, they have a common point, that is, they give you pain. When first love has to end for the sake of a new-found love, the latter will never be as pure, as passionate and as painful as the former.
There are a few scenes in the film I like:
Scene 1: Hyun-woo 'listening' to other's memories with a stethoscope
The 'voices' which Hyun-woo seems to hear:
M: Do you mean, all the things I did for you are meaningless?
F: You didn't do anything for me. You're only doing them for yourself.
F: I don't want to see you anymore.
M: Can't you think it over again?
M: You're right, it seems like you were not happy when you were with me.
F: I'm sorry, I was rash. I want to restart over again. I miss you.
These are conversations which we would also likely to hear prior to a break-off.
Scene 2: Hyun-woo talking to his grandma about her first love
Hyun-woo: Grandma, that's nice music you're listening to.
Grandma: It's the music I listen to whenever I think of my first love.
Hyun-woo: I didn't know grandma also has first love. It seems like grandpa is not the one.
Grandma: Where do you find someone who doesn't have first love? Even now, when I think of that person, my heart aches... and... I miss him.
Hyun-woo: You still think of that person... even after all these years?
Grandma: I have never for once forgotten about him, although it's natural that with time, things fade away and people grow old. Do you know what is the hardest thing to endure with the passage of time? Your body ages but your heart doesn't. There is no way you can erase away those memories that are in your heart. Especially, those that were already there at the beginning.
Scene 3: Hyun-woo talking to his girlfriend prior to their break-off
Hyun-woo: A man would just focus on the things he does for his woman. A woman could decide to leave her man without even knowing his feeling for her. Why is it that woman can't sense a man's feeling without him saying it out?
So-ri: Oppa, a woman cannot sense everything by just "I love you" alone. If you don't say it, there are many things that will not be known.
Synopsis: One day, out of the blue, writer Hyun-woo, started receiving parcels at his doorstep. The parcels contained items and memories of someone else's first love. Initially, he was at a loss of what to do with the stuff. Since he could neither throw away nor return them to their respective owners, he decided to set up an archive and be their keeper. He labelled and arranged each item neatly in his little archive so that their owners, if they want to, are able to retrieve them one day. However, little did he know that his first love's memories would soon occupy a place in his own Archive of First Love.
Short film "Archive First Love (2012)" - 2D version
First love always comes with inexperience and clumsiness. There will be many minor misunderstandings because everyone is only starting to love. As much as each first love is unique, they have a common point, that is, they give you pain. When first love has to end for the sake of a new-found love, the latter will never be as pure, as passionate and as painful as the former.
There are a few scenes in the film I like:
Scene 1: Hyun-woo 'listening' to other's memories with a stethoscope
The 'voices' which Hyun-woo seems to hear:
M: Do you mean, all the things I did for you are meaningless?
F: You didn't do anything for me. You're only doing them for yourself.
F: I don't want to see you anymore.
M: Can't you think it over again?
M: You're right, it seems like you were not happy when you were with me.
F: I'm sorry, I was rash. I want to restart over again. I miss you.
These are conversations which we would also likely to hear prior to a break-off.
Scene 2: Hyun-woo talking to his grandma about her first love
Hyun-woo: Grandma, that's nice music you're listening to.
Grandma: It's the music I listen to whenever I think of my first love.
Hyun-woo: I didn't know grandma also has first love. It seems like grandpa is not the one.
Grandma: Where do you find someone who doesn't have first love? Even now, when I think of that person, my heart aches... and... I miss him.
Hyun-woo: You still think of that person... even after all these years?
Grandma: I have never for once forgotten about him, although it's natural that with time, things fade away and people grow old. Do you know what is the hardest thing to endure with the passage of time? Your body ages but your heart doesn't. There is no way you can erase away those memories that are in your heart. Especially, those that were already there at the beginning.
Scene 3: Hyun-woo talking to his girlfriend prior to their break-off
Hyun-woo: A man would just focus on the things he does for his woman. A woman could decide to leave her man without even knowing his feeling for her. Why is it that woman can't sense a man's feeling without him saying it out?
So-ri: Oppa, a woman cannot sense everything by just "I love you" alone. If you don't say it, there are many things that will not be known.
If you can't get enough of first love's story in this short film, you can enjoy more of it in "Introduction to Architecture" (건축학 개론, 建築學 槪論). But do take note, the pain in the movie may resonate in you even though you are just an audience. It seems, people are more alike than different when it concerns matter of the heart.
"Your body ages but your heart doesn't"
ReplyDeletemaybe 10-30yrs from now onwards,someday like this i might remembered the line above and perhaps shed a little tears...remembering that special person.