The setting of the series is in South Korea in 2022. The story revolves around the school life of a group of friends who are fans of parlors. Their plan is to steal a couple of very expensive casino outfits from a trystee hotel and sell the clothes to the backwoods bar. When things go upside down, they have to make a deal with the group of criminals who tricked them in order to get back the last wear. Kevin's recent robbery money from the hotel is shared, and the friends spend it on the newcomers at a pub.
Plot Summary:
Han Ji-Woo, who excelled in two of his previous schools, is dreaming of a new place, a school that is inhabited by students from the upper-middle-class families and geniuses. Maths is the intern whereby he is hardest; this being the core subject that can determine the college entry test. What makes it very difficult for Ji-Woo to earn more is the fact that his parents don't have much money and, therefore, he is not able to take advantage of personal tutoring in the field of maths, and he is a student welfare issue.
Ji-Woo's loyalty is the main reason why he chooses to suffer. Caught by the guards trying to buy alcohol and food for the others outside their beds, he is the one who gets punished. He also knows who the other person is and to spare them, he doesn't tell their names to the dormitory authorities, so the punishment he gets is being asked to leave the dormitory that very moment. Even though his classmates initially were indifferent to his situation, they finally become impressed by the decisions he made.
Discovered cheating boy's Lee Hak-Sung, is a North Korean who lives a very lonely life in South Korea. Although he might come off as sarcastic and mocking at times, however, deep down, they share the same ground of struggling with math that bonds them with each other. What unintentionally the boy did for him was the reason that helps and forms their strange fellowship.
Hak-Sung, a defector and alienated person in a different part of the curriculum, feels the pain of Ji-Woo who doesn't fit in among the privileged elitist in the school. On the other hand, Ji-Woo is a regular fellow who with help of Hak-Sung also searches the connection and displacement notion among members of society.
Character Details:
Han Ji-Woo:
- Background: From a structured small college to an elite one, Ji-Woo's situation has only become worse.
- Personality: Ji-Woo is completely unwavering in his willingness to be there, always giving his all in the name of his friends.
- Challenges: He is weak at math which is a major subject needed for colleges to admit students, and he feels uncomfortable being around the affluent kids.
Lee Hak-Sung:
- Background: He is a security guard at the high school and forced out of his country by his opposition to the regime. His defection has pushed him into loneliness and health issues due to the job-related stress.
- Personality: As serious as he is, Hak-Sung trends towards the kinder side as he watches Ji-Woo struggle, a situation he experienced in his past.
- Challenges: Haunted by longtime memories of his past, he also suffers from the pain of bridging with South Korean society and doing his job with exhaustion.
Park Bo-Ram:
- Background: Ji-Woo has become Bo-Ram's comrade who initially looked down on him only to have her attitude change for the better as she got to know his loyal stand.
- Personality: Bo-Ram is quite intuitive and direct, she is really excited about Ji-Woo and at the end, she is standing by his side.
Mister Kim Geun-Ho:
- Background: Ji-Woo's math instructor who asks him to stride more and tells him to consider his grades as the last digits in a transfer form in case he does not succeed in improving himself.
- Personality: Mr. Kim is a taskmaster amidst the competing issues of practical ethics in a field where moral sensitivity is as subtle as a jackhammer in the midst of the silent wilderness. He constantly reminds Ji-Woo about math's prerequisites for entering college.
Ji-Woo's Roommates:
- Background: Wealthy students that ignore Ji-Woo in the beginning, however later on they will like him for his loyal character.
- Personality: They are the typical elite school students of rich families who can easily afford to get some more academic support too.
Ji-Woo's Mother:
- Background: A single mother who is also a working woman and very proud of her kid's achievements and is also not aware of his difficulties at the school.
- Personality: As my dearest mommy, she is the source of my strength.
Themes:
- With the film, the essay delves into the ideas of loyalty, friendship, and the quest to be accepted in a challenging society.
- It portrays the differences in social classes through the eyes of the education system and the price of one's own personal ambition and progress.
In Our Prime takes a heart-wrenching approach to the pressures of elite students in South Korea focusing on empathy and kindness as the most valuable human traits. It tells a story of a mysterious bond between two people who seemingly have nothing in common.
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