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So cute, sweet and charming in its depiction of young gay love. I felt my heart about to burst when Mew and Tong first kissed. I wished that I saw a film like this when I was younger. It would have done wonders for my self-esteem. Anyways, it's kinda messed up hiring someone to pretend to be your daughter so that your husband will get better, but it makes sense in the story. Not sure how it would play out in real life though. Although I absolutely loved the relationship and scenes of Mew and Tong, the other drama, such as the sister subplot, didn't really interest me, and I found the film to be quite slow. Also, really annoyed about that terrible ending. Why can't Tong be his boyfriend? Didn't his mother accept him when he chose a guy or a girl ornament to hang on the Christmas tree? On a side note, I'm still on the search for my favourite gaysian film, which I have yet to find (though I do find 'Farwell, My Concubine' to be a masterpiece, I wouldn't say that it's my favourite gaysian film).
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While maintaining its beauty and poignancy throughout its 150-minute run, I'd be a liar if I said that the lengthiness of this coming-of-age film wasn't felt after the 2nd hour. There's also an issue with the movie biting off more than it can chew. There are a few storylines with no storyline feeling like it takes precedence over the other.The romance between the two male leads feels like it should be the main focus of the plot but for me, it felt like a subplot to the storyline with Tong's family. And without spoiling much, I'll just say that that entire storyline felt implausible and out of place in this move.
And then there's the ending... and don't get me wrong; I'm not complaining about the ending because it wasn't the ideal happy ending. I'm complaining because it ended on a bittersweet note just for the sake of doing so. It set itself up perfectly for the happy, ideal ending and then, for no reason, it took a left turn. It was a transparent attempt at being "realistic" but failed due to its very own plot and character development.
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