Unfortunately, you are right. I had to drop it half way through because the beautifully filmed cooking scenes…
Honestly, I couldn't even bring myself to finish it. I was so sad to watch that powerful role she held just diminish. I would definitely watch the movie instead of watching this drama!
I guess this wouldn't be a Japanese movie if somebody didn't die at the end. Most romance related movies from…
Actually, I quite liked the death of the ML. Following the movie and really paying attention a lot of the scenes tied in nicely. Foreshadowing of burying the bee, the students watching the video of the murderer who killed the ML, even though it felt out of no where if you looked back at the details presented it practically was screaming at you one of the mains were going to die. Of course, you don't think about it in the moment but when you look back the puzzle pieces were there, you just had to put them together. So I don't think the writer was too random about it, he certainly planned for one of them to die. To say it could've been depicted better or maybe even written in a simpler plot that could certainly be debated but the writer chose that path so might as well roll with it. I also think to the reason why he didn't call Emergency Services was because he already accepted his fate. Let me explain, he wasn't happy with his life, even though the girl gave him hope it still wasn't enough for him. Maybe he felt like since he hurt his leg, and now this happened to him, there was no luck in this world left for him so he didn't see the point of calling. That's just the way I view it though. Lastly, I quite enjoyed how they lead into showcasing his tragedy. First, we saw the one couple end happily together, looking towards their future and happiness. Next, we saw the two girls showcase that their friendship is strong and they'll always be there for each other in the future. Then lastly, the main couple, we saw happy ending after happy ending so the viewer expects happy ending right? The writer deliberately did this to pull at your heart strings even more, the ML and leaves the FL depressed, but in a way his death progressed her into keep moving on and achieving your goals and happiness herself. Then we see how each character tied in with the story which I felt explained the side characters even more and why they were written in the first place. In the final scene we see the bee buzzing around her, symbolizing him always being with her, and sparks your brain with when they buried the bee telling us watchers that it was known from the start one was going to die. I thought the movie was amazing due to these small details that were presented. I could go on and on about some of the details used, but I feel like I would be going in loops. I rated this movie 10/10 the message had a lot more value and weight imo then other Japanese high school/ coming of age movie. Maybe because the MF story hit closer to home for me, but yeah.
I couldn't agree more with this review. I was shocked by how blinded everyone was to the toxic behaviors the main leads were toward each other. The only reason people liked it was for the more risky and mature fanservice being showcased in a Thai BL. The actors did great but the scriptwriter, MAME (a woman btw, not male or apart of the LGTBQ+ community), is notorious for fetishizing toxic male homosexual relationships. With her screenplays all having some sort of problematic plot point (whether it be a side story like in LBC or the main story in Thartype), impressionable viewers may watch and think that this type of behavior is okay or ordinary in the LGTBQ+ community. Which is extremely disappointing and damaging to the community which face many hardships as it is.
I was hooked on the show for the same reason, but my expectations were too high I guess. I was really looking…
Me too!!! Especially on a drama with the word "Kitchen" in the title!!! I was really looking forward to a foody drama because I haven't seen any good ones since Let's Eat Trilogy, Love Cuisine, Pleasantly Surprised, and that's all I can think of hahah
Completely agree... I understood her character at first but now I despise her too. It went down mostly once the…
Yeah she did stand up his mom and him. It was so dumb though. She made the damn mistake but she couldn’t even call him to say that she was busy or that “her roomate was sick”. Then they broke up for the dumbest reason. Like you’re just fishing for a reason. I really didn’t mind her character at first. As the show went on though it’s like grow up a bit. I just going to finish it just to say I did. I probably won’t watch another drama with this girl as lead... honestly she’s a better side chick then main lead.
**Sorry for the rant as well**