They Gave Qi Yue a Name in the Title, but Not in the Script.
Let’s talk about Qi Yue and An Sheng — or should I say, An Sheng and Her Loyal Sidekick. Because clearly, that’s what the film is actually about.
I’m genuinely pissed at how they wrote Qi Yue. People keep saying, “She doesn’t deserve An Sheng’s sacrifices,” like it’s her fault she was written flatter than a cardboard cutout. How is she supposed to “deserve” anything when the script gives her zero agency? Every moment that could’ve been hers — gone. Every bit of development — handed to An Sheng instead. Qi Yue doesn’t get to be a character; she gets to support one.
It’s laughable, honestly. The title promises a story of two girls — equals, friends, maybe even rivals in love or life. But what do we get? One main character (An Sheng) and one glorified plot device (Qi Yue), whose sole purpose is to highlight how “tragic and selfless” the other girl is. What a scam.
This isn’t a story about friendship. This is a story about An Sheng being the protagonist of everyone’s life, including Qi Yue’s. And the film has the audacity to name them both in the title like that means anything. Qi Yue deserves better. And viewers deserve a script that respects both its female leads, not one that picks a favorite and erases the other.
I’m genuinely pissed at how they wrote Qi Yue. People keep saying, “She doesn’t deserve An Sheng’s sacrifices,” like it’s her fault she was written flatter than a cardboard cutout. How is she supposed to “deserve” anything when the script gives her zero agency? Every moment that could’ve been hers — gone. Every bit of development — handed to An Sheng instead. Qi Yue doesn’t get to be a character; she gets to support one.
It’s laughable, honestly. The title promises a story of two girls — equals, friends, maybe even rivals in love or life. But what do we get? One main character (An Sheng) and one glorified plot device (Qi Yue), whose sole purpose is to highlight how “tragic and selfless” the other girl is. What a scam.
This isn’t a story about friendship. This is a story about An Sheng being the protagonist of everyone’s life, including Qi Yue’s. And the film has the audacity to name them both in the title like that means anything. Qi Yue deserves better. And viewers deserve a script that respects both its female leads, not one that picks a favorite and erases the other.
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