My Liberation Notes set in Sanpo Village where more people leave than remain, the three Yeom siblings, Chang Hee , Mi Jung , and Ki Jung , wish to escape from a life rife with uncertainty.
A mysterious man, Mr. Goo , moves into their neighbourhood. He is a drunkard with the look of someone with many burdens and secrets. His cautious personality and preference for keeping to himself make him the subject of gossip. Mi Jung, the youngest and most timid Yeom sibling, decides to approach him. (Source: Namu Wiki)
Director: Kim Seok Yoon
Life is a series of embarrassments anyway. It’s embarrassing from the moment you’re born. You’re born naked.
– Chang-hee People like me can’t see things to an end with people the way you want. Even fighting with someone is hard for me.
– Mi Jung It feels like I’m stuck, but I don’t know how to get out. That’s probably why I hope everything ends all at once.
– Mi Jung Sometimes, I think that people who are damaged are much more honest than those who live their lives happily.
– Mi Jung People are scared of thunder and lightning, but strangely I find them calming.
– Mi Jung In my experience, you change once you do something you’ve never done before.
– Mi Jung Mr. Goo – How do you worship someone? Mi Jung – You cheer them on. You tell them they can do anything and that everything is possible.
Don’t know where I’m trapped, but I feel trapped. There’s nothing in my life that relaxes me. I feel cramped and stifled. I want to break free.
– Mi Jung I want to talk to relax. A conversation… Words that make you feel relaxed .
– Gi-jeong I don’t know where I’m stuck but I want to break free.
– Mi Jung I’m not unhappy but I’m not happy either.
– Mi Jung Repetitive relationships you jump into to find something to love about yourself, only to come out of them even more sure of how unattractive you truly are.
– Mi Jung Hate the sight of people moving around in front of me. I hate it more when they start talking. I have to listen to their gibberish and have to say gibberish back to them. What should I say? It’s taxing to think of what to say next.
– Mi Jung I don’t get how you can like someone so much that your heart pounds. When I really like someone, I think the opposite happens. My heart beats even slower.
– Mi Jung I wouldn’t care if the world ended now. Everyone is on their way to their graves, so why is everyone so happy and excited?
– Mi Jung Even the people I think I like, if I stop and think about it, they all have things that make me uncomfortable. There’s not a single person I truly like.
– Mi Jung There will be people who frustrate you anywhere you go, and those people will never change. Then that means it’s me who has to change.
– Mi Jung The words sit on the tip of your tongue, wanting to come out. But when you swallow them back down, that’s when you know you’re an adult.
– Chang-hee