Ver Tu Amor (2024)

Hearing and love

Long before any young person comes out of the closet, there is a process of self-acceptance. This process can be long, difficult and terrifying as the person carries a mixture of fear and shame, and explores their feelings and emotions, while trying to keep them hidden from public view. Straight kids never go through this, and many straight adults don't understand how difficult it can be to find yourself and your sexuality in a world that assumes you are "normal".
For its part, hearing loss causes communication problems that can have significant effects on daily life and generate a feeling of loneliness, isolation and frustration.
In deaf people there are both chronic complications and physical consequences of deafness, and above all social complications. Among the latter, the most common are: shame, guilt and anger, grief, concentration problems, worry and frustration, anxiety and mistrust, insecurity and self-criticism and low self-esteem/self-confidence.
How does a deaf person deal with their shame and fears, if on top of this they have to deal with other difficulties, if they are experiencing a process of self-acceptance of their homosexuality?
The possible answers to this question lead me to ask another question: How do you express your love to someone you love? I hope to find the solution to these unknowns in 'See You Love', the series by Taiwanese director Chiang Ping Chen. I started watching it without any expectations, but surprisingly it turns into a fascinating series.
The trick of the series that allows it to transcend the usual boy love stories filled with an attractive cast is, without a doubt, the use of the non-verbal medium of sign language.
The truth is that with 'See You Love', its director once again explores the LGBT+ theme, after triumphing with 'Plus & Minus', 'Be Loved in House', 'Craving You' and 'Be Loved in House Special', and it does so by betting on insurance, having as allies the screenwriters and producers Lin Pei Yu and Anita Sung, members of the team that has produced successful BL, such as 'Kiseki: Dear To Me', 'My Tooth Your Love', See You After Quarantine ?', 'HIStory3: Trapped', 'HIStory2: Crossing the Line', 'HIStory2: Right or Wrong' and 'HIStory: Obsessed', among other series.
This time, Brains Entertainment Production, in association with an inclusive theater production, Shinehouse Theatre, produces 'See Your Love', a joint investment project between Taiwan's BIGART and Japanese streaming platforms Video Market and Rakuten TV. According to the director in interviews and on his social networks, to create the series he was inspired by his childhood experiences with his deaf uncle, to convey the belief that love remains firm despite the gradual loss of hearing or the absence of it from the cradle. On the other hand, he stated that the selection process involved actors who used sign language to convey emotions, with the aim of showing various expressions of love.
Will 'See You Love' achieve its goal of presenting love in various forms and languages ​​while contributing to awareness of deaf culture? This question will be answered at the end of this romantic and emotional journey that is just beginning.
Everything indicates that it finally feels as if people in the deaf community are being recognized in the film and television industry, as 'See You Love' joins a group of dramatized shows, including several with LGBT+ themes, in which the characters the main characters use sign language or lip reading and body gestures for most of the story, making the audience rely heavily on subtitles to help us, such as the Thai series 'Moonlight Chicken' by Aof Noppharnach. Chaiyahwimhon, and the Japanese film 'Hidamari ga Kikoeru', by Yaegashi Fuga, Makino Masaru, Harashima Takanobu, or the also Japanese film 'Hidamari ga Kikoeru', by Daisuke Kamijo, but it introduces a novel factor: voice to text and text translators to speech that can be installed on our mobile phone.
And both sign language and the aforementioned novelty work, while helping to generate interest in the public by seeing the former as a symbol of identity and cultural heritage of deaf people because it allows them to communicate without restrictions, in addition to promoting their development. linguistic and cognitive, and the other as a demonstration of how technology offers us tools to build bridges and make our lives easier.
I don't know the Taiwanese version of sign language, but the cast members seem to know it. As a result, there are numerous thoughtful, moving and emotional scenes between the characters, especially between the two leads, which are very well done.
'See You Love' confronts this disability without seeking the viewer's sensitivity or compassion or easy tears. On the contrary, it is presented completely naturally, which is appreciated and exalts it.
The story, which is about how love can transcend language and all external barriers, tells the initiation journey of discovery and acceptance of Jiang Xiao Peng, played by Jin Yun, a simple and honest young man, and Yang Ji Xiang or Sean, a role assumed by Lin Yu, a romantic and wealthy second-generation heir of Taiwanese origin living abroad, who tries to escape taking over the family business.
On the other hand, Yang Ji Xiang lives an unwanted courtship with Zheng Yu Nong/Jessica (Amy 'Plus & Minus' and 'Be Loved in House') imposed by her father, a businessman who believes that in a relationship they should not feelings take precedence, but rather family interests. Forced for economic reasons, the young woman will become a barrier in the incipient romantic relationship of the protagonist couple, while the rich heir will try to keep Jiang Xiao Peng away to protect him when danger looms over him.
With this character, Jin Yun begins his struggle in the world of entertainment, while Lin Yu demonstrates a meteoric rise, after playing a supporting role in the successful BL series 'Unknown', from this same year. Both provide good performances that are close to the realities of many young people in Taiwan and the entire world, since their characters address stories in which those who have recently left adolescence and who, despite disabilities and economic limitations or, on the contrary, having been born in a cradle of gold, they seek family independence in a risky act on which they bet everything, without knowing if it will work out or not.
The lives of these two young people intersect when the first, after graduating, and while looking for a job that no one offers him due to his deafness, runs into the spirited Yang Ji Xiang, who has just arrived in Taiwan from abroad to negotiate the merger of the family business with another from the Asian island, and this one, because of his kindness and good character, ends up offering him a job as his caretaker. And this will be the trigger for two hearts to beat for each other. The moment they meet, and thanks to unexpected help, misunderstandings and funny situations, a beautiful bond is established between them, and their evolution and development will be what the series tells us.
Most of the time, the scenes are filled with silent dialogues and silence or reading on the phone screen or lips and body gestures. I am amazed every time I see this unique couple speaking to each other with their sign language, how their hand movements and facial expressions interact more effectively than our everyday language. And this is just the beginning, but from the progress everything seems to indicate that Yang Ji Xiang will learn the most effective way to communicate with her lover.
'See You Love' is definitely not a superficial love drama: it is an empowering and inspiring story about dreams and aspirations. There are some melancholic and moving scenes, particularly those in which the deaf boy feels that he is marginalized by society because of his disability, but they have the power to remind us that dreams, hope, the desire to help others, and the search for of economic independence, must always be there to illuminate our lives.
All the time the director plays with sound and its absence, causing an interesting sensation in the viewer who, after the initial confusion, learns to empathize with the condition of his protagonist.
The rest of the story is quite simple, without ignoring the action, crime and mystery plot, and follows a formula, although it remains extremely interesting thanks to the cheerful story, with a good dose of humor, and its extremely actors. attractive, who have obviously greatly polished their skills to communicate non-verbally in an effective effort to achieve organicity and credibility on screen.
Although some may shudder at the most dramatic moments, my old sentimental self somehow sees it as something capable of bringing something extra to the table, with the fight against mafia organizations, often led by someone close to us who tries to take away our dreams and inheritances, and the relationship between two very close brothers, one deaf and the other the assistant of the company to merge with the company that Yang Ji Xiang would inherit, which makes you appreciate the nature of that innate feeling of brotherhood.
The role of Song Shu He, the "sister", is assumed by Lee Yu, an actress known for playing supporting roles in the series 'My Best Friend's Breakfast' (2022) and 'Adventures of The Ring' (2021).
The love between two friends of different genders who consider themselves brothers (although she was in love with him in the past) and the love between the family, also made up of two loving and supportive parents with their children, parents who play key roles here, emphasizes the sensitivity of how parents can care for their offspring, regardless of the disability they may have. Not to mention also that they almost always steal the show due to their quirkiness and comedic timing whenever they appear on screen, plus some slapstick humor that director Chiang Ping Chen introduces from time to time. The simplicity of the characters makes everything believable.
Here we don't see parents locking up their disabled children rather than face the shame associated with it. However, they will not avoid blaming themselves for their child's disability.
Also attractive and fun is the relationship between Yang Ji Xiang and Cheng Feng Jie, which is not sexual, but is overly friendly. The role of Jonathan, as the assistant and friend of the handsome businessman co-protagonist is also known, is played with rigor by Lin Chia Yo, who had previously worked under the direction of the director of the series, when he took part in a supporting role in 'Be Loved in House'.
Since Yang Ji Xiang is not interested in inheriting the family business, he will ask Jonathan to take his place as negotiator with the Taiwanese side in the merger of the companies. Jonathan then being confused with the young heir, Wang A romance arises between the two.
I am waiting for the appearance of the character Wang Xin Jia, played by Lin Yung Chieh, since everything seems to indicate there will be more than one romantic relationship.
'See You Love' reminds us that no matter what medium are used to express love: as long as it comes straight from the heart, honestly and sincerely, that emotion will be heard loud and clear.
I am struck by the way in which the main characters build the intimacy and chemistry they have, especially when the communication between them is not "normal", which shows that there is no single way to conceive them on screen. The actors create a relationship based on attraction, complicity, flirtation, romance, friendship, even a certain brotherly connection. The viewers witness the spark, the humor, the tenderness and the chemistry that makes it clear from their first meet cute that we don't know how or when, but those two will end up together.
It is evident the work that goes on behind the camera so that we perceive that they are in love. And the two characters have such a good time that they create this kind of reality in which the rest of the world seems not to exist when they are together in a room or any other meeting place.
The costumes and locations provide a material dimension to the veracity of the dialogues that rock, caress, make you laugh and scratch at times, like reality itself, while the music reinforces the meaning of the ideas that, by themselves, the images are not capable of expressing, and establishes a continuous narrative link in the cinematographic discourse, contributing to giving credibility to the action.
Speaking of tenderness, I have to say that Jiang Xiao Peng, without being perfect, is without a doubt one of the sweetest and most tender male characters, best constructed that I have come across in recent times, with that sense of kindness towards others and the search for independence, to stand up for oneself.
Unlike other characters who suffer from deafness, the one played by Jin Yun is rich in nuances. We do not know how he went through the stages of denial to acceptance that every deaf person goes through, he is aware of his weaknesses, and turns them into strengths. In everyday life, being hard of hearing is a kind of balancing act in which you have to walk a tightrope between what is perceived and what is not perceived.
Becoming aware of her hearing disability, Jiang Xiao Peng realizes that he must drag and lift her along with him to find his place in the world. And the series also tells the story of the search for that place. There we see him not being content with his sister throwing him a lifeline in the form of a job in her company. He wants to be independent for his efforts, on his own merits, although he thanks her for her concern and solidarity. There we have him helping other disabled people like him to overcome architectural barriers that prevent his passage, or with his phone or his eyes trying to capture all the sounds and signals so that none escapes him and he can dominate the reality that surrounds him. He understands that the world is beautiful to listen to, even if it often plunges him into chaos. He is not one to easily withdraw into himself and avoid the company of humans.
The series reminds us that love and dreams are miraculous. It is not necessary to hear them or transform them into words.
You can call me romantic if you want, but I love this series despite its simple story. It is a beautiful story of love, improvement and sacrifice that I have surely overrated by rating it more with my heart than with my head.

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-Algunas personas expresan las cosas de otras maneras, a través de palabras no dichas.

Tengo que decir que a mi parecer y objetivamente esta serie se merece el 10 y si me pregunta porque no se las di, la verdad que ni yo estoy seguro pero lo mas probable es que ocupo verlo una segunda vez donde le preste mas atención y no es que no le haya prestado porque esta serie tiene tanto detalles ocultos que pude captar que sin duda hicieron esta serie especial, sin duda es una serie bien bonita y disfrutable que en ningún momento te hace sufrir mas bien para mi lo que esta serie te deja es una enseñanza a todo esto me salió un video de tiktok donde una chava explicaba el como nos perdíamos de ciertos detalles al momento de las traducciones (ya que esta pasa por tres para llegar al español) y ver subtitulada esta serie puesto que hay escenas donde Yang Zi Xiang y Jiang Shao Peng estan hablando por señas pero Yang Zi Xiang al momento de comunicarse usa un lenguaje mas de "principiante" y Jiang Shao Peng pues mas acertado por asi decirlo al momento de decir la misma palabra en la escena se podía ver que usaban diferente lenguaje para la misma y pues esto nos habla (incluso la chica lo comenta) de la preparación que tuvieron al momento de hacer la serie, voy a tratar de dejar el link al tiktok porque siento que yo lo estoy explicando/comentando un poco por encima.

Yang Zi Xiang y Jiang Shao Peng
Ambos me cayeron espectacular siento que pudimos observar en ambos todo un arco de evolución en torno a los dos (diría que un poco mas en Yang Zi Xiang) pero siento que ambos aprendieron algo, Yang Zi Xiang al principio se puede entender que uno lo perciba como un niño mimado (porque incluso la mayoría lo tienen catalogado asi) pero siento que a nosotros no nos dura tanto esa perspectiva de el porque pasados unos capítulos ya se nos da todo este contexto de el que no quiere heredar la empresa y que su padre nunca lo escucha o lo toma en cuenta y que su vida simplemente ya esta planeada y pues no es hasta que sigue conociendo mas a Jiang Shao Peng que el se da cuenta que puede tomar las riendas de su vida.
Jiang Shao Peng nos dan una realidad para el tan clara y verdadera desde un primer momento en el que el esta tratando de buscar trabajo y lo rechazan y se nos dice que no es la primera vez siendo el único "problema" que no puede hablar etc etc (cuando ni un problema se debería de considerar) pero nos deja claro un primer problema el rechazo que ya le esta dando la sociedad (para que quede claro el problema es la sociedad), pero bueno el siempre se mostro como una persona fuerte y tratando de mantener optimista para todos guardándose a si mismo sus propios sentimientos y esto se nos dice/explica cuando pasa el accidente de la madre en el que el se culpa y pues nos deja entender un poco mas por todo lo que el pasa y se guarda, al final es una persona que se merece lo mejor.
Ellos tuvieron un desarrollo tan bonito en serio porque si bien tuvieron su mini pelea pues Yang entiende y se disculpa y ya desde ahí es todo para arriba en su relación, tenemos desde Yang aprendiendo a hablar en lenguaje de señas para poder comunicarse con el, su cita en el mercado nocturno, como ambos se ponen nerviosos, cuando Jiang le dice a su madre que le gusta Yang, obvio tienen sus momentos de "crisis" como cuando Yang le deja en claro a Jiang que no puede oir y demas cosas que en si son una realidad pero que para Jiang resulta que si lo aceptaba pero no lo tenia muy del todo y aunque puede doler siento que fue una gran escena, mi escena favorita de ellos es cuando Jiang le dice a Yang "mi familia también es la tuya" es sin duda hermoso sin duda es de las mejores relaciones que yo he visto.

Cheng Feng Jie y Wang Xin Jia
Ellos tambien me cayeron increíble siento que mientras la pareja principal se desarrollaba de una manera mas "seria" (no es la palabra que quiero usar pero nomas me acuerdo de esa por el momento) su relación se desarrolla de una manera mas chistosa o cura y siento que es como una dualidad estas dos relaciones, Cheng Feng Jie siempre se me hizo que el estaba muy enfocado en todo y al principio en sacar el trabajo y como en apoyar pero al mismo tiempo como mantener a Yang de una manera que viera las cosas que pasaban y para mi siempre fue de gran apoyo, Wang Xin Jia es alguien que siento que termina sacando a Cheng de su zona de confort si bien al principio esta un poco curioso su encuentro el mayor cambio es cuando termina llegando a la casa de Yang y pues nos dejan ver a alguien que se ha tenido que ganar la vida y que pensaba que realizando el trabajo seria mas facil y al final se dio cuenta que nomas no, me hubiera gustado ver mas de ellos, la escena post-créditos es joya y esta muy chistoso como ya dije.

Como personajes secundarios pues tenemos vario:
Jiang Zheng Yuan y Wang Wen Ling los padres de Jiang Shao Peng creo que es las pocas veces que veo unos padres tan involucrados y tan presentes sin duda son dignos de admirar y es bonito como siempre están ahí para Jiang (que también es interesante esta dualidad de los padres porque si dejan muy marcado como ellos si están y el padre de Yang no) y bueno tenemos toda esta escena de cuando su Wang esta en el hospital y pues ya los dos hablan con Jiang sobre como ellos creían que lo estaban protegiendo etc y una escena superior es cuando el padre de Yang va con Jiang Zheng porque sorpresa se conocen y este le dice que quiere que su hijo termine con el suyo porque en si no lo acepta y Jiang Zheng le dice que el lo va a cuidar de el es simplemente hermoso.
Song Shu He la amiga de la infancia de Jiang Shao Peng que en si ella me dio muy igual digo si se nos da todo este trasfondo de lo que le ocurrió en el pasado que al principio lo bloqueo pero que termino recordando y que en su momento culpo a Jiang Shao Peng y pues le dice a Yang que el no se vaya a equivocar a lo que Yang le dice que "nunca esperare que algún día pueda hablar o escuchar" porque incluso el ama la parte de el que no puede producir sonido.
Zheng Yu Nong la prometida de Yang que uno esperaría que iba a llegar a hacer todo imposible y causar discordia entre nuestros protagonistas pero si bien la principio fue un poco asi y como que lo llego a intentar pues en su como que ni ella sabia bien que hacer porque Yang le dejaba en claro que estaba enamorado y asi igual siento que no destaca mucho y al final siento que o te cae bien o te cae mal pero da lo mismo, al final como que se nos da a entender que puede surgir algo entre ella y Song Shu He pero no queda muy claro.
Yang Zi Cheng el primo de Yang que no me cayo mal pero tampoco creo que bien siento que es complicado (mas porque el actor es el de kiseki) pero todo su coraje y asi hacia Yang esta raro de entender porque tampoco se nos da mucho contexto del personaje mas que le empezó a guardar coraje desde que ambos casi se ahogan y de ahí porque Yang rompió su promesa y al final porque el papa de Yang le dejo en claro que el iba a ser ayudante porque Yang iba a heredar la empresa pero no quería pero se esforzaba y eso a el le parecía hipócrita etc etc esta curioso les digo o si alguien me puede explicar mejor lo agradecería, al final pues entiende que Jang conoce a Yang mejor que el y termina aceptando todo y asi, no se me hubiera gustado ver mas de el.
Mención especial a Xiao V que es el bartender que sale en algunos capítulos que me cayo bien y ya porque pues es mas bien invitado pero el actor me cae muy bien desde Plus & Minus.

En general una serie hermosa de ver, tranquilita sin mucho problema como ya dije es mas de enseñanza, que siento que si podrían trabajar en una 2da temporada no se en que exactamente pero me quede con tantas ganas de seguir viendo a todos y ver como se seguían desarrollando mas cosas que sin duda necesito pero estoy muy satisfecho con esta serie y como ya dije creo que lo mas probable es que al final si le termine dando las 10.
La frase del titulo es del cap. 13.
https://www.tiktok.com/@stickyrice_for.you/video/7450302440135544070 este es el link por si les interesa el tema de lo de las traducciones:)

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