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OMG OMG OMG…. I just had this crazy theory about the ending of Chicago Typewriter… 

What if… the ending was actually the present? What if Shin Yool was the one who was time traveling this whole time? What if… because he dreamt of the future, he was able to change their fates? And this allowed his image to appear in the picture because he was successfully reborn to meet Se Ju and Seol! Thus, confirming his existence in the future… And the reason why Hwi Young didn’t show Soo Hyun the ending of ‘Chicago Typewriter’ was because he didn’t finish writing it yet since they haven’t achieved their goal.

Ugh… I highly doubt this is true, but sometimes these kind of endings are so tricky because they are open-ended with no absolute closure. The scene in which Shin Yool reunited with Hwi Young and Soo Hyun was very similar to the scene in which Soo Hyun tried to steal ‘Chicago Typewriter’ to read… but instead of Shin Yool interrupting the fight to help out Soo Hyun… this time he looked at them with hope and confidence because he knew they will be reborn in a liberated Korea. Shin Yool even quoted, “I’ve been dreaming,” after Hwi Young told him how he napped in broad daylight. Most importantly, the picture that Shin Yool looked at didn’t have his image… but later on his image appeared in the picture in the last scene. I think it appeared because, this time, he changed his fate of being killed by Soo Hyun (and sealing himself in the typewriter) to the three of them successfully living their past lives to be reborn in the future. 

And the reason why I think Shin Yool couldn’t remember his death was because, presently, he had not experienced his death… therefore he could only remember up to where he left off before falling asleep/time-traveling. (Of course…. he could also have not remembered his death because he died a sad death by Soo Hyun while also having regrets). 

So perhaps, the ending of Chicago Typewriter wasn’t the “ending”… but only the beginning for the main characters’ past lives to eventually be reborn in the future?

I don’t know… I think I’m just making up stuff cause I really wanted to see Shin Yool be reborn… poor sunshine suffered so much after learning of his betrayal and his death. I think I’m just overthinking this lol… 

Here’s my overall review of Chicago Typewriter that’s more sensible lol… 

Past | Present

Bonus

thatdoublenine’s fan-edited version of Im Soo Jung’s Wind Blows

1.

마음 달뜬 시(새)악시의 머리기름 냄새

가는 봄 끌어안고 슬피 우는 뻐국새

야리 야리 날라리

날라리 바람이 불어서 거미줄에 내 목을 메고

아이고나 데고나 나를 살려 주구려

나를 살려 주구려

2.

내 고향 생각할 때 달이 뜨던 저 고개

가는 님 마주 잡고 안달하던 산고개

야리 야리 날라리

날라리 바람이 불어서 거미줄에 내 목을 메고

아이고나 데고나 나를 살려 주구려

나를 살려 주구려