This scene is so moving!!!
Eun-soo:
*chopping herbs mindlessly while mourning the death of Dr. Jang* Just
coming? The smell inside the room is a bit strong, right? They said I
couldn't go to the Royal Medical Office, so I'm going to do some work
here. I'm sorry.
Daejang: *Walks in slowly and look at Eun-soo with sad puppy eyes, he sees her dirty hands and walks to get a cloth*
Eun-soo: You know...Dr. Jang
Daejang: I heard
Eun-soo:
But he was my teacher. He was my friend who would hear me out *as CY is
cleaning her hands* But I think it's my fault no matter how I think
about it. *ES gets up to show CY the antidote that Dr. Jang saved* Look
at this antidote. My antidote. Dr. Jang, as he was dying he was
protecting this. This one started to show reaction. It needs to be
watched more, and though we don't know if it's a success, but it was
reacting. *CY takes the antidote away and
starts undress ES* He was protecting this and died, I think. This, he
was hiding it tightly, I was told. Hence, Dr. Jang, to those punks who
were looking for me...so it was because of me. If only I wasn't here.
So...It's me who killed him. I killed that person.
*Daejang takes Eun-soo to bed and place a chair opposite the bed and starts telling her his story of how he becomes a warrior*
Daejang: At age 16,
I killed a person for the first time. He was a Japanese raider and
those all around complimented me. That I was stouthearted and skilled,
killed in one stroke. So at first I was thrilled. I was proud of myself.
But...that night, I didn't get any sleep. Because I was shaking with
chills, it was so cold. But it was not a cold season. It was in June, on the 21st day (a.k.a. the first day of summer). That day was.
Eun-soo: You remember the date?
Daejang: The date, I remember. As well as the face of the one I killed.
Eun-soo: The second one as well?
Daejang: No. Starting from the second, I only remember it like this. One more. And then another. Another. So
I know this. "I killed him"...those words...They are not to be said so
lightly. *He looks at her and says* Did you hear that?
Eun-soo: I heard
Daejang: Then go to sleep now.
My
interpretation: I like this scene a lot because it shows the symbol of
life. Dr. Jang died to save that small token of antidote in hopes that
it can save Eun-soo. Then we have a juxtaposition of Eun-soo feeling
guilty for "killing" Dr. Jang. In reality it's not. It's a sacrifice
that Dr. Jang is willing to make. Then the best part, we get see the
inner doubts of Choi Young. Taking lives was not easy on him at first,
but he got so used to it. Until he meets Eun-soo the healer, then his
inner beliefs start to change again. Now he has doubts on whether being a
warrior and taking innocent lives mindlessly is all that worth it. The
words "I killed him" is not to be used lightly indeed!
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