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What a sadist Xia Yan is !! haha Poor baby Shu Nian.
GOOD EMOTIONAL SADISTIC story (including both prequel and sequel, two movies with two endings to the story)Well written, well directed and well acted.
CONTAINS UNACCEPTABLE THEMES of VIOLENCE EMOTIONALLY and PHYSICALLY.
Initially it is very creepy, sadistic, abusive , irritating and disturbing.
The amount of time, I wanted to thrash Xie Yan for his arrogant attitude n narcissistic behaviour n for torturing our Shu Nian, is countless!
Poor baby Shu Nian! :(
I can't bear his SUFFERING (orphan with a slave life and on top of it, unrequited love) :(
ONE SIDE LOVE is HELL n Life is hell! :(
Contains Master - Slave / boss - servant theme.
And has a plot of servant secretly in love with his arrogant master.
Has an emotional Unrequited Love theme n later forbidden love theme (forbidden by parents)
Master - Slave concepts are always uncomfortable, especially if the submissive has unrequited love for the dominant :(
Later Master, when forbidden, persuading his lover trope, is always satisfying in a evil manner.
LET THE MASTER ALSO SUFFER LIKE HELL! 😂
FORBIDDEN LOVE IS ALWAYS SPICY TO WATCH ! Haha.
***** SPOILER*****
Read the NOVEL too.
Has two endings
Xie Yan is more pathetic and TOXIC in the novel n so I prefer the SAD Ending there.
He should not be forgiven for the hell torture he made to Shu Nian and has to take the punishment lifelong, crying and feeling guilty for the loss of Shu Nian.
Movie has depicted both endings.
Liked the HAPPY ENDING here.
Xie Yan character is comparatively lighter n less toxic here.
So am happy for Shu Nian to find his peace finally with his loved one ;)
(Though Xie Yan don't deserve such a kind soul like Shu Nian).
Their lovey dovey scenes, though very short, are very sweet :)
The post credits scene of the Happy ending movie version, is very funny and cute :)
OST - Both the songs, each sung by the main actors, are good.
(Watch both the movies and both the endings.
If possible, watch the uncut version with few added scenes too)
****
The uncut version has some 5-6 minutes of intimate scenes (of movie's part 2), nothing else related to the plot with any added importance
****
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Master-Servant BL platonic story, angsty and enthralling despite the bad subtitles
The movie depicts the very peculiar master-servant relationship between 2 men, one being entirely devoted to the other. The plot is quite simple in itself but manage to captivate thanks to their relationship feeling super taboo with its fair share of controlling and unhealthy aspects. Despite some rather caricatural arc (once again the female protagonist is atrocious), I was properly fascinated by the story.I loved the chemistry between the two main male leads. It was totally believable, they took my breath away a couple of times with all the angst they were living through. I had to pause the movie at some point because it was so painful. The remainder of the cast is more average, they do a suitable job but nothing exceptional.
The music is quite atmospheric with some classical piano tunes rather well balanced with the story. The production value is good but more in line of what is expected from a series rather than a movie.
I would recommend this to people looking for an angsty BL story centred around a gut-wrenching Master-Servant relationship. Despite its short length, the movie manage to be enthralling despite the horrendous subtitles. Be mindful of the tags as the movie can be triggering.
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Good movie, but not really
I don't think we can call this a movie, an unfinished story at best.There is a lot missing, and just when they were about to start something, the movie ends.
The story in Intriguing, cast seems ok, acting is acceptable, but there is nothing going on.
As if you tore the first 10 pages of a book and just read them on their own.
I hope the second part time up the loose ends because I need a closure, but judging this movie as it is, this is 5 at best ~
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at the start i really felt sad for Shu Nian, Shu Nian the orphaned child that just wanted parents & a family - ended up getting adopted (more like people that go to a kennel or an animal shelter & adopt a pet). that is what he became, an obedient pet that sat when his "master" ordered.... this type of conditioning where u r more or less r molded into the subservient slave Shu Nian turned into, is beyond sad.
with Xie Yan idk if he was born a sociopath or turned into one, cause of how his parents indulged & spoilt him. they for sure never taught him better or even considered to treat Shu Nian as a human, a child that needed love & care let alone safeguarding. he was their sons position & as such he could do what he wanted with/to him. their contribution was to make sure he was fed, clothed & educated, nothing more - like u would with a pet.
Shu Nian being gay was that part of the conditioning he went through - considering how he had no personal space to speak off, Xie Yan never let him out of his sight, he treated him like a pet touching, cuddling him to sleep - constantly invading his space/privacy... but Shu Nian is human not an animal, so maybe this treatment made him develop feelings for his "master". either way i don't get how Xie Yan didn't realize that he was gay, not just cause of how he treated Shu Nian, but his gf saying he got close to a British buddy that was effeminate & he treated him like he did Shu Nian, that's not a coincidence - right??!?
mentioning Jiang Yao - i don't get women like her, i get that the main reason she was with Xie Yan was money, she hit the jackpot if she married him, so she was hanging on for dear life. but if u r a woman & u know/suspect that the man u r hanging around, is treating other men more affectionately then u, getting rid of one man or the other wont matter - cause in the long run, there will always be a new man that will draw his attention away from u - cause he is gay - so keep living a life where u pay money to thugs to get rid of the new guy? is the life she wants???
anyway this was a toxic mess (as i mentioned above), i get that Shu Nian was brainwashed into turning into the slave he was & i get that as a viewer it's easier to say 'why he not breaking those bonds, he not a kid anymore. shouldn't he want out of that weird dynamic?!?' especially when he saw his "master" with a woman, why stay around until u r sent away? & then he choses not to go, to further his studies - great! but why answer Xie Yan call. why not disappear. didn't get the logic in that move.
like didn't get Xie Yan letting Jiang Yao off with a weak-ass warning that amounted to nothing. there no cops in this world?!? usually tired of seeing how easily cops r bought by wealthy people, here when it isn't even needed as Jiang Yao broke the law & there's no hide nor hair of them - ugh!
anyway this a one off & if i watch the sequel it's only cause this ended confusing; like there scenes missing or something, or maybe it was a teaser for the sequel idk... will see
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