Chapter 351:


    The so-called dream ending.


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


    In the case of [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.


    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 Hyun-woo’s delusion, who went crazy?”


    The chat room stirred again at Moviegoer’s words.


    -I don’t think it was a dream. I don’t think Lee Hyun-woo 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 Hyun-woo.


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


    -I think so too. Ian Weaver’s past was probably Lee Hyun-woo’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?


    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 Hyun-woo’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 Hyun-woo 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 Hyun-woo 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 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!


    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?


    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 Hyun-woo, Lee Hyun-woo’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 Moviegoer went deeper. It was his job to read the hidden intentions of the invisible director.


    Moviegoer lowered his voice.


    “Who would know that Ian was there?”


    -? Lee Hyun-woo was there.


    -He died. Joint funeral.


    -That’s true.


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


    =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 Yu-jung, who was browsing Plus+ and looking around, nodded her head repeatedly at Lim Ye-na’s words.


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


    Lim Ye-na pushed her phone toward Song Yu-jung. Song Yu-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.”


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


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


    “Oh, look at this.”


    Lim Ye-na pushed her phone again. Song Yu-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? 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 Yu-jung nodded her head in admiration. She hadn’t paid attention to that scene. Lim 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 Lim Ye-na’s home. As the logo of Bearound appeared on the large television screen, Song Yu-jung and Lim 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 Yu-jung and Lim 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 Yu-jung agreed with Lim Ye-na’s words.


    ***


    “Honey. Seo-jun. Look at that.”


    At Seo Eun-hye’s words, Lee Min-jun, 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-jun 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 think Director Jeffrey is happy?”


    “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]