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who the f*ck is Alice?!?
this the main problem when u don't speak the language - the translations or the translator can mess with ur ability to understand what is really being conveyed & sadly i have not found a good translations for either movie in this series.but on a whole this was better & yet somehow not (given other LGB movies that i have seen). the depressing theme persisted & have to say the only person i liked was Ke Luo, this character even made me like Shu Nian (& it's not that Shu Nian is a dislikeable character per-say), it's just that i can't with his subservient personality. when it comes to Xie Yan, his family or anyone in his circle, Shu Nian turns into this weak, groveling non-human. which i get & yet i don't like.
there were moments where he stood-up to Xie Yan, but on a whole he let everyone push him around - even the new crazy woman in Xie Yan's life.
btw WTF was her deal?!? the reason her eye's lit up when Xie Yan told her he wasn't into women, was cause she's gay. but then why did she come to mess with Shu Nian?!? not only to mess with his head, but to frame him with intentionally poisoning her food???? didn't get the logic behind that move.... but she is crazy, so never mind.
given Shu Nian's personality, the debt he felt towards Xie Yan & his family, let alone the disapproval from Xie Yan's father i doubt there could've been a positive outcome to this romance... as being an orphan Shu Nian couldn't be the cause of Xie Yan cutting ties with his family & being disinherited too boot. that is a burden i doubt he could or would carry - that's why he chose to run away, leaving as he had come into that house - with nothing. like i said depressing!
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Unfortunately sequel not living up to my expectations: disappointing
I really loved the first movie and I am quite disappointed by this sequel. The story took a turn that I did not appreciate as it focalised much more on external events and people being obstacles to the main romance, as well as some over-the-top melodramatic tropes than on the development of the master-servant relationship itself.The plot lost completely its appeal to me mostly in the second part of the movie, as the angst was coming foremost from quite soapy elements and much too quickly. There are 2 endings to this movie and I'm not fan of either of them due to the scenario becoming quite bonkers.
The main actors kept doing a good job but I was less invested in their couple. I think it is more likely linked to the scenario than to the cast but I was less enthralled by their chemistry together as the script gave them what felt like less opportunities to show nuances.
The music did not really stand out to me and the production was quite in line with the previous movie: standard and more what's expected in a series than in a film. As in the first movie, the subtitles unfortunately keep being appalling.
I would not necessarily recommend this to people unless you have seen the first movie. If you loved it and are curious about what happens to the characters, and do not mind some over-the-top narrative choices, you might give it a go to and see for yourself!
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Menurut saya, drama ini cukup menarik, terlihat dari para pemerannya yang cukup baik dalam memainkan peran nya masing2, tetapi alur ceritanya masih terlalu membosankan dan kurang menunjukkan bagaimana proses hubungan antara pemeran utama. Kemudian, pada akhir drama, masih kurang klimaks nya. Terasa aneh melihat tiba2 ada orang yg diracun dan begitu saja berakhir.
Menurut saya, drama ini cukup menarik, terlihat dari para pemerannya yang cukup baik dalam memainkan peran nya masing2, tetapi alur ceritanya masih terlalu membosankan dan kurang menunjukkan bagaimana proses hubungan antara pemeran utama. Kemudian, pada akhir drama, masih kurang klimaks nya. Terasa aneh melihat tiba2 ada orang yg diracun dan begitu saja berakhir.
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