SSS- Simple Sweet Short
Loved the serene direction, emotional were convyed well, cinematography was good and acting ofc was ❤️.The best part is the crispness of the story due to short running time which was a very good choice for this story, cos story in itself is nothing extraordinary. It's about two long time friends who realise later that they are in love, as simple as that. So it was the other choices which actually made the series worth watching. Things like good storytelling, good music, cinematography and ofc the acting
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Good Story, questionable direction, Bittersweet ending
I gave it an 8 star but it's more like a 7.5 star series cos I was unable to feel that deep connection with the ML's (not sure if it was because of this being only 10 episode long, or the director could depict it properly). The director is same as that of 'My love from the stars' and for some reason both the series felt weird to me for some reason and I think it's because if the direction style (I don't know what exactly but it is the direction issue , for me atleast)8 star for some realistic gut punches (2 to be exact) which isn't very common in K-dramas, so kudos for showing them, one being the death of the (you know who) and another being the second leads not patching up in the end (and to be honest this hit me like a hurricane, due to my personal relationship history.. it took me weeks to recover from this.. not even 20th century girl movie fked me up so much), but in the end that's what I am giving the extra .5 points for..for the realistic touch.
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Not 50 shades, but a story about embracing differences in Individuals
Passed over this movie several times, and always thought it's just another 50 shades inspired story.But it's not !!
Leave it to the Koreans to put meaning and feel good emotion into a story about a guy who is into BDSM. I would say the story does a good job explaining to the uninformed audience about the people who are into this in a good way (This is one of the main reason for giving 8.5 stars to this).
Ofc it does have steamy scenes but they are only a part of the movie. It has much more to do with the shame, insecurity, and the struggles of people who have a different preference than the masses.
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Teenage Cliche done right
To address the obvious, it has many cliches !! But very few of them miss their target. With a good cast (esp the FL and the Other ML) they carried it flawlessly. The good thing was they kept the pace consistent so it never felt like a drag and a lot of emotional scenes (esp the guy getting rejected, I am not gonna name who...But it was the most heartbreaking rejection, even more than the one in Reply 1988).The series made me more emotional than usual maybe cos it reminded me of my first love, so my review might be a lil biased 😅.
Rest the story was good, I especially loved the insecurities of the teenagers that's depicted thro the drama. Also the second couple and their gendar role switch felt like a good change.
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