Albeit a bit slow and repetitive in the middle, I truly enjoyed the show and it had a great impact on me. I absolutely loved the whole idea of the story. It will be hard not to think about the characters' lives in the shadow every time I watch something or read a book. Especially I love the idea that characters' persona off the stage can be completely different to what the author wants or what we get to see. A hidden world in a hidden world.
Having seen the prequel 1st, coming into Bad Romance was a major disappointment. I have 2 major issues with BR.…
Honestly, knowing that Bad romance (2016) was filmed before Together with me (2017) makes me give mad points to the writers and the film crew, as they have obviously improved a lot and made a better series (the prequel).
What I thought was a happy and cute story turned out to be quite a bigger bite to chew - one I wasn't really ready for. The ending turns the whole story upside down. All the little things I found odd, now made perfect sense. It's not a simple story but a memory, a tale told by a broken-hearted man. A story of a love lost in time, of choices made and words left unspoken.
I pride myself at being good at reading movie cues, but this time I have to admit I haven't realized that Porsche gave us a lot of hints that Nueng is sick. The first time I noticed something was off was when he said he can't give blood, but I labeled that as being lost in translation. Boy was I wrong.
I also haven't noticed Ice was not real, even though she always knew everything about Porsche, even his name the first time they met. It makes sense now that even she said Nueng and Jane were their friends that they never talked to her directly or asked about her.
I usually don't rewatch series or movies, but this time I will have to just to get the deeper meaning and hidden gems in the dialogs. It broke my heart and I think I would be ok just watching up to ep 2, but at the same time, I appreciate the masterpiece that enfolds when watching till the end. Beautiful indeed.
I liked the movie quite a lot, even though I watched it at 3 am :) As I pick up on cues in movies quite instinctively,…
As soon as Phum started disappearing at important moments in the story (most notably when he had to pee at the dump site) I had a feeling he might not be real.
The memory issues with Tam got me thinking about mental issues and it all came together when Phum disappeared when they were getting rid of Tam's brother's body.
Tam realized it then as well, but just decided he is not giving Phum up so easily. He then plotted the whole thing with the family and then ended their lives in the river. He wasn't going to be alone taking the last breath.
I liked the movie quite a lot, even though I watched it at 3 am :) As I pick up on cues in movies quite instinctively, it wasn't as confusing for me as for some others.
I think it was quite clear that he is at least bi.
In Ep. 5, when asked if he ever liked him, he proceeds with the candy kiss and then when Xu Zhengxi begs for them to be together he says that he still can't live up to be together with a guy. So he didn't say he doesn't wish to be with him or that he doesn't like him, he's just scared.
I pride myself at being good at reading movie cues, but this time I have to admit I haven't realized that Porsche gave us a lot of hints that Nueng is sick. The first time I noticed something was off was when he said he can't give blood, but I labeled that as being lost in translation. Boy was I wrong.
I also haven't noticed Ice was not real, even though she always knew everything about Porsche, even his name the first time they met. It makes sense now that even she said Nueng and Jane were their friends that they never talked to her directly or asked about her.
I usually don't rewatch series or movies, but this time I will have to just to get the deeper meaning and hidden gems in the dialogs. It broke my heart and I think I would be ok just watching up to ep 2, but at the same time, I appreciate the masterpiece that enfolds when watching till the end. Beautiful indeed.
The memory issues with Tam got me thinking about mental issues and it all came together when Phum disappeared when they were getting rid of Tam's brother's body.
Tam realized it then as well, but just decided he is not giving Phum up so easily. He then plotted the whole thing with the family and then ended their lives in the river. He wasn't going to be alone taking the last breath.
Beautiful.
In Ep. 5, when asked if he ever liked him, he proceeds with the candy kiss and then when Xu Zhengxi begs for them to be together he says that he still can't live up to be together with a guy. So he didn't say he doesn't wish to be with him or that he doesn't like him, he's just scared.
A beautiful scene that broke my heart.