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This movie is so painful, and you'll love it.
I kid you not, I had to sit down for two hours and stare at the wall after watching this. The story is heartbreaking and anxiety-inducing. The characters are painfully realistic. The cinematography is out of this world. The amount of angst this movie creates is impressive. It is a realistic portrayal of gay lives, and that is what makes it terrifying. The topic of internalized homophobia is one of the main focuses, and it is well executed and so deeply painful.I would recommend this movie only for those knowing what they're getting into. It will literally change your brain chemistry.
Rewatch value is high, because you can understand the depth of the movie even better, but nothing will hit you emotionally like the first watch.
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A pure story
This is a very realistic film, it is about two teenagers that realise they are homosexual in a time that homosexuality is not tolerated.There are a lot of emotions, there is happiness, pain, tears and desire.
The acting, visuals and music are all very good.
This is really a must watch movie.
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too emotional and its all real
i think this is one of my most rewatched movie whole time. I first started watching it as "oh another bl movie time to watch it then" then it got so addictive to rewatch. The cinematography was insane, colouring, plot, the characters and I love a good tearjerking movie to just cry my feelings out.I then realised why I loved rewatching this film so much is because the emotions were real, every emotional scene hits wayy too close to home, jia han's unrequited feelings to birdy, him watching fall in love with his girlfriend, being told having gay feelings for your bestfriend is a sin, all of these emotions were so real and painful to think I was there before, I loved my best friend bit too much without realising it was romantic, watching her fall in love with her boyfriend day by day, and out dating while I struggled with my unrequited feelings. And espeically the telephone scene. That separation just solidified that emotional feeling I felt for the past 2 years after graduation when she decided to not stay in contact even though we had a 7 year long friendship.
Its a really fantastic movie and I would always share it to friends who wants to watch lgbt movies espeically taiwan films/shows
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This is the type of show you can only watch once
let's get this started this show is good but I believe that it not as sad as you would think it would be I feel as if it not as much as sad but horror you know if you know the story you know it deals with homophobia and hating's oneself I find the horrifying and you probably should to okay so to the storythe story's start was very confusing for me and the pacing was confusing for me to but at the end it all made sense it feels like some scenes where missing, but it wasn't it was as if he was just him telling his memories of birdy so that was what kind of made me start to understand the story a little bit more if you got confused, I'm 80 percent sure that's what was happening
Now to the story the story was good it felt kind of heart felt not in too much of a sad why but it was kind of scary if you have ever dealt with anything similar to his situation and I really liked how the story talked about real life matters that happen daily like homophobia, self-acceptance, and internalized homophobia where like big things in the show and the fact that it was set inside of a catholic school and a pastor/preacher I forgot as an important character added I lot of dept to this story and the fact that he was telling the paster this
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I really enjoyed this film.
I really did enjoy this movie, it was very different from other BL’s I’ve seen! But I found it really interesting!The characters were great, their relationship was very sweet! And you could tell how they had a connection. This BL had more of a ‘grown up’ feel to it. And when i thought I wasn’t so into the movie by the end I loved it! I will most likely watch this again! The end part was sweet how love can still last after a long time!
If you have not seen it yet definitely check it out.
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A sad but great story
I really liked the story; it's one I think back to often. It's not a happy story, but it's a really good one. It's definitely more of a movie about gay people than a BL (if that makes sense). The characters really intrigued me in this. The spice factor was pretty decent as well. The actors did a great job.Was this review helpful to you?
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Truly one of the most cinematic pieces of media
I will never stop praising this film, I've watched it at least 10 time and without doubt each time I watch it I will always be taken aback by the emotional connection the actors are able to transfer through the characters. This is everything I was looking for when it came to representation of religion and the struggles internally of being lgbtq, honestly this is one of the best pieces of media to exist ever. On top of this, despite not necessarily liking time jumps I think the way in which this was done at the ending was really special and was very important in portraying the message throughout.Was this review helpful to you?
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Go for it!
Go for it!Set in the post martial rule of Taiwan, where homosexuality is still a taboo, this movie presents the life of 2 high-schoolers, one silent and the other crazy. But even when both fall for each other, only the silent one dares to speak the truth while the other runs from reality.
The story is really real. The convent school, the strictness. This movie actually potrayed all of that without any filters. Showcasing the reality of reactions of society including you teachers, peers and family towards same gender relationships was done very well.
The actors did a great job which carried most of the movie. Edward Chen, marvelous acting. The scene where he asks what's wrong being queer, my God! That was painful to watch. Same with Tseng Jinghua. First and foremost. He looks so much like Yangyang it's crazyyy! His acting is splendid too. When he listens to the song by Jiahan, woah! You could feel the pain through the screen. The side characters were great too. I really liked the father at the school. His character had such weight. And finally, knowing that the story was based on the director's real life without the reunion at the end, man! Now we have yet another human to cry for ㅠㅠ.
But I would say, I personally am the kind to get very emotional but this one didn't feel too deep. I expected me to be more invested going into this movie. Something in the second half just didn't hit the mark.
Yet, I would say you watch it. I think I would rewatdh it. And that's because this movie was very organic; very natural. Not overdramatic, not overboard. Raw and real. So ya, 7.5/10 👍
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DO NOT WATCH THIS!! BUT PLEASE WATCH THIS!!!!
okay i’m not great at reviews there’s a reason i never write them but i couldn’t not write a review for this movie. Honestly the only reason i watched it was because Zhang Hao from ZB1 sang one of the OSTs on live and i thought “hey let’s watch this random movie hao obviously likes!” without looking into it anymore. biggest mistake of my life.Honestly if you don’t like to cry this movie is NOT FOR YOU. It had me sobbing to the point of hyperventilating and nearly throwing up more than once. But i think that also proved just how well written and amazing the acting of this film is and how clearly the passion of the director and writer (who this story is based on) shows through.
This movie is so worth a watch as long as you know what you’re getting yourself into and want to cry a river!
I’d also recommend looking up a list of TW for this movie if there are certain things your sensitive too :)
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gorgeous movie, which in my opinion, had a really captivating setting of the time period it was placed in. the cinematography and overall color of the movie really added to the overall mood as you watched birdy & jia-han go through well.. what they were going through.
the story was actually less heart-wrenching than i expected it to be and felt weirdly realistic, both of them struggled with communication so much, which isn't entirely their fault considering the mindset and social stigma at the time. both of their actors were great however they looked extremely similar ...😭 like SO similar until jia-han grew his hair out.
i always appreciate a movie where a major conflict is religion for lgbt characters. something about defying religious expectations or 'breaking rules'... it really appeals to me and im not sure why.
overall i did really enjoy the movie and the story, and the acting was so, so good. but there wasn't anything about i think will stay with me for the rest of my life.
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Some of the actualities of an LGBTQ+ love-life.
I cannot emphasize how much, I am in a state of dilemma, on whether I should be sad about the ending of the story or rest on the bitter realization that not every love story would be a happy one. The story wholly describes how a person comes to terms with their sexuality, and how they develop feelings for the wrong person. I am so content with how Jia-Han had accepted being gay, starting from having a crush on Birdy, then experiencing jealousy when Birdy hangs with a girl to conditionally coming to his parents just to confess his feelings for him.The life lesson argued between Jian and Father Oliver is the gold to be mined. "How is your love greater than mine ?" would be the epitome of subtle inference to the gender equality issues we face even today. This story made me realize how religion can a boon and a curse to your life. The old pedagogy of the church has derogatory effects in the community even today.
I was very personally hurt and disappointed by the story of Jia-Han, I think he is the one the story didn't do any justice to. I feel, that even in the end when Birdy subtly confessed his real feelings toward Jia-Han, he wasn't accepting it wholly. I was distraught to see Jia-Han still getting rejected for a drink by Birdy, after all these years.
In the end, a dream is portrayed of their younger versions joyfully singing the theme song, in the streets of Montreal.
So, in the end, there is this dreamy picture that we paint for ourselves of living with our loved ones, irrespective of gender, caste, or race. But in the end, we do realize that we are chained by the norms of society and religion, who dictate our life for us and paint our lives just in black and white.
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It’s so good from the flow and actors, I cried when I watched it for the first time, and that fact that it is based in true story or the director’s story fuck I sobbed so hard, I know it all that they’re in love with each other at the first place cause, what friend would do something like that and the line they throw to each other “let's not make any babies in the future” and “yes we will not have baby” fuck I know it Was this review helpful to you?
