Over the Moons Ending Isnt as Happy as It Seems

Over the Moon’s Ending Isn’t as Happy as It Seems

Netflix’s Over The Moon has a happy ending on the surface, but when one peers deeper, a major character is left heartbroken and feeling incomplete.

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Over the Moons Ending Isnt as Happy as It Seems

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Over The Moon, now streaming on Netflix.

Over The Moon focuses on Fei Fei, a heartbroken young girl who can’t cope with the loss of her mother. She also can’t accept her father getting engaged to a new woman, Mrs. Zhong. Fei Fei decides to prove to her dad that a couple should be eternally bound to each other, so she goes to the moon to find the goddess Chang’e, who’s hopefully been reunited with her soulmate, Houyi.

In Fei Fei’s mind, this will confirm that no one can replace someone’s true love; therefore, no one can replace her mom. While Fei Fei’s experience shows her what love is actually about, and she learns to accept her stepmother and stepbrother, the ending is not as happy as it seems.

This is due to what happens to Chang’e, who goes through her own journey on the dark side of the moon. Long ago, she took immortality pills, which sent her to the moon and separated her from Houyi. Chang’e hoped she’d be reunited with Houyi’s soul when he died, believing his spirit would meet her on the moon. This wasn’t the case, so she has the Jade Rabbit, a wizard, make her potions to bring him there. It’s also prophesied that Fei Fei will bring a gift to Chang’e that will help reunite her with Houyi.

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The potion’s catalyst is the Jade Rabbit and Fei Fei’s pet bunny, Bungee, falling in love. Furthemore, the amulet Fei Fei’s mother gave her is the final piece needed for the ritual. Chang’e has grown tired of waiting on her lover’s soul, so when the Jade Rabbit finally cracks the potion, she’s all too excited. However, the story gets dark from here because Houyi arrives only for a few seconds, telling Chang’e that she needs to move on.

As he disappears, it’s heartbreaking, with Chang’e going into a depression and blacking out her kingdom. She would recover when she realizes Fei Fei is suffering from abandonment issues too. While she reignites Lunaria and sends Fei Fei home with her lesson learned, Chang’e still has a feeling of emptiness and despair she must learn to cope with.

She doesn’t get closure, spends barely any time with Houyi and doesn’t get to apologize for taking the pills in the first place. Chang’e does the right thing for Fei Fei, but she’s resigned to living life alone on the moon, knowing she’s actually the one who abandoned her soulmate.

Her subjects, such as Gobi and the Lunarettes are all happy once more on Lunaria, but this is a curse Chang’e still has to live with. Even when she sends her crane to look after Fei Fei a year later during the Moon Festival, as Fei Fei and Chin have fun with their family, one can’t help but remember that Chang’e didn’t get the family she wanted with Houyi. Despite their brief reunion, part of her soul remains broken due to her selfishness and loneliness.

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Directed by Glen Keane, Over the Moon stars Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Robert G. Chiu, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Ruthie Ann Miles, Margaret Cho, Kimiko Glenn, Artt Butler and Sandra Oh. The film is currently available on Netflix.

Link Source : https://www.cbr.com/over-moon-netflix-movie-happy-ending/

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