SunsetxVibes: Uncut Version (2024)

GOD, WHY I WATCHED THIS

I'll start with the delay in introducing the main conflict of the plot. Why is it necessary to spend three entire episodes before even BEGINNING Lin's conflict, and then four more to introduce Sun's fiancée? It makes no sense. There is no plot or anything else that keeps me engaged in the narrative long enough to watch a month of the series and then BEGIN the conflicts. I mean, there are 12 episodes, if a third of them were spent introducing NOTHING interesting, maybe that explains the drop in ratings. People lost interest.
Secondly, the overload of conflicts that have a quick resolution. Let me clarify that quick is not necessarily bad, but for the standards that the series seeks to achieve, and the resources that were certainly delivered, they could be MUCH better. The first episode revolves around the fact that Sun and Lin don't know each other personally, and this is simply not exploited in any way. There is barely time to feel anxiety or happiness about them meeting each other. We barely digest the fact that they met through an app and are already getting to know each other. They could have made more of it. Another situation, Yotha and his mother have problems to solve, we barely have the opportunity to understand how and why these problems exist before Sam shows up to solve them and we no longer know what happened. Or their trip to Hong Kong, which in particular adds NOTHING. The only problem solved on the trip could have been solved at literally ANY other time and in any other situation, not to mention that poor guy who was thrown into the story to get in the couple's way. No one knows where he came from or where he went; he didn't even stay long enough for an opinion to be formed. He was thrown in there and we have to deal with it.
Another thing is that the dialogues are extremely weak and expository, like, they always say what they think of each other, nothing between their relationship is implied, and the dialogues between the protagonists show no personality whatsoever. They speak the same, use the same vocabulary, and think the same. And the script could have developed this aspect better, because it is possible to do so. The dialogues between Yotha and Pin or between Chan and Juladis show their personalities and make things seem subtle and natural. Except for the moments when Bank seems like a nervous actor and, at times, things get too theatrical, he is a promising actor, and I believe he can improve this.
The secondary characters are interesting, the art works well in the department, the camera work and shots are very dynamic and interesting, the secondary characters have an interesting dynamic between them, Yotha and Sam have a story that has an interesting development, you can see their interest growing, the team dynamic is cool.
But you can't sustain the story with just that if the main plot is superficial, simple, and extremely uninteresting.

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