Call for Love at the Center of the World is directed by South Korean director Koo Jae-yong and is based on the novel of the same name by Japanese novelist Kyoichi Katayama. The film tends to be a Korean romance film routine, named after a long eight-word title, and serves as a finishing touch and clue throughout the film.
The male protagonist of the movie, Kodak, is played by Ou Hao, the female protagonist Xia Ye is played by Zhang Huiwen, and the same name is played by Yang Zi. The story begins with a set of tapes from the Future Post Office, followed by a train to Qingdao, and perhaps the story should also begin in this coastal city. In high school, Kodak liked Natsuba, who was good at swimming, and the two experienced unforgettable events, Natsuba also developed a fondness for Kodak. After experiencing a drowning, Kodak decides to start learning to swim and meets the owner of the future post office, and the "Center of the World" in the title of the story movie is also learned by Kodak and Natsuba in the love story of the post office boss.
The love of the student years is mostly not optimistic, but this film shows more of two little unsuspecting and innocent love. In high school, Kodak can submit articles to radio stations for tape recorders, can punish stations in the rain for a joke, and can accompany Xia Ye to Beijing for Xia Ye's birthday wishes... Love as a student was simple and passionate. However, the good times did not last long, xia ye fell seriously ill and urgently needed bone marrow matching, but eventually passed away. Xiao Xiaye, who was also ill, was lucky to survive, but due to complications, XiaoXiaye was blind in both eyes, and the kind Xiaye donated the cornea to Xiaoxiaye, hoping that Xiaoxiaye could live well for her.
At the end of the movie, Kodak, who was once not good at swimming, dived into the deep sea, found the statue of Natsuba, and also found the so-called "Center of the World", and after years of emotional relief, decided to live with good memories; Xiaoxiaye also found the future post office and learned the truth of the matter, Kodak and Xiaoxiaye's gaze, which contained intriguing meaning.
This is a film in which youth, love and death are intertwined, and ordinary youth narrates extraordinary stories. Time will give us the best, no matter where a relationship will eventually go, but as long as you work hard and work hard, you will not have regrets after all.