Yes, the movie is adapted from the Korean manga of the same name created by Kangcho in 2007, which was remade into the South Korean movie I Love You back in 2011, with a 9 out of 10 Douban rating.
The Chinese version of "I Love You! retains the classic plot of the cartoon of the same name and makes a suitable localized adaptation, setting the space in Guangzhou and transplanting the story from the snowy north to the warm south, adding a bit of warmth to the original's bleak undertones.
The characters' identities have also been moderately adjusted, with the original version's male number one changing from a scooter-riding milkman to a hip old man circling around his grandchildren, who loves to drink, dance with a whip, and is prone to violence and irritability, but who is an old-fashioned, chivalrous man, with no problem with Internet lingo or playing games.
The female lead still collects junk, but appears younger and more energetic. She is also the companionable sister of the famous Cantonese opera singer Qiu Mei Ling, who has been taking care of Mr. Qiu in return for a favor, but has been mistaken for a stay-at-home nanny. Shan's occupation, on the other hand, has changed from parking lot attendant to waste recycling station manager, tightening the connection with female lead Li Huiru and bringing the characters closer together.
Elderly love in the movie:
The movie is mainly about two pairs of elderly people's love and friendship, with Lao Chang and Hui Ru as the main line, and Shan and Xin as the secondary line, but also about a pair of unattainable love in vain. reflecting each other.
The three pairs of old people have different types of love, with distinct layers. Lao Chang and Hui Ru are a pair of happy lovers who don't fight each other, and almost all of the joy comes from Lao Chang. The movie meticulously shows the process of this pair of old people's love, from looking at each other, to being happy and supporting each other all the way to being together, which is the most gratifying.
Shan and Xin are married for more than 45 years, the couple in trouble, the two together, life and death, never give up, on behalf of the love of love than gold, the most touching; Qiu Meiling and the love of the principal Chen is a realistic version of the myth of the Liangzhu, the youth is wasted, and finally become a couple, this pair of love but can not be kept together, the most saddened by the bitter lovebirds.