Daring To Dream

Finally finished this- I know why I watched- 1 I thought Ryan acted well in this 2 There were a lot of hunks who frequently were playing sports and taking their shirts off!

I think the comments section alone warrants watching half an ep- I'm in first 5 minutes with Kimmon collapsing (in a busy road) in heavy rain- I'm picturing the white truck of doom that would appear if this were a rural road in a Kdrama

I thought the plot went all over the place, pacing- lots of awkward/not so great acting. But for me- the last episode kicked butt- the ruling gang leader and his partner had a nice scene- and throughout- the actor playing Ai Di was terrific- every scene he was in was a great watch for me.

spoiler plot below:
The ridiculous- "I'm going to have pretend amnesia so the person I love will move on - even though thanks to me he has permanent brain damage" was ludicrous.

I thought the script was the main devil- but have to say Baifern was pretty and gave almost nothing. Win also tends to coast on his looks. Why did 2nd male lead have a perfume lab in the apartment building?
The other characters were stripped of their interplay with the Faye character and Guy's family stripped of their purpose- they just vanished.
I did like the performance of Jane as Faye. Also the actresses playing Mimi and Guy's Friend came off pretty good and I think the one who went cuckoo for cocoa puffs (he was also good in Be My Favorite with another underwritten support role) is promising.

haha- yes it was something else

So you really enjoy that sort of feeling :)

He made the series- every scene he is in just jumps up a couple notches

and one note performance- with different lead actor and director this could have been quite interesting

I thought episode 1 was basic but well done. Toosafe did a good job at angst and longing. Object of his affection Ohm.....looked cute! But after that it was a steep fall. I took your advice- skipping 5 and most of 6- got through it......
The director also co-directed Twins and should not work again- maybe delivers product cheaply?
Kudos to makeup and lighting as two leads and FL looked amazing.

also those gates when they first see them say "End of the Line"

which would make us monsters too:)

I think it is open to interpretation.
The original screenplay had the closing scene being the teacher and parent opening a door to the outside and the boys muddy but alive waving to them as the closing shot. There is a movie poster of this final shot.
However during the pandemic- the director said he and the screenwriter polished the script and made it "better".
Did they kill the gays?
Were they reborn? One boy says yes, the other says no.

I also think he did- additional clues - 1 he states he was up to 2 am the night of the fire 2 he "cremates" the dead cat and is fascinated by the flames and not too concerned with them spreading 3 He also states his belief that unless things burn - they can't be reborn

The other side: this movie is always shifting and trying to teach us to not jump to conclusions. As one person wrote: how realistic is it for an 11 year old to burn down a building with just a lighter? Just as everything pointed to teacher Hori being a monster - withhold judgement- maybe we all are monsters at different times and good at others.

I think it is open to interpretation-
Yori thinks they were reborn- Mugino says no- this fits with the story always shifting perspectives and revealing differences. I can see why people want to watch this more than once.
I hope they found the tunnel and emerged to be confident and happy at least for the moment- this follows the ambiguous principal's unexpected kindness and insight about what happiness is and who deserves it.

Yes this was a great premise for a story.....
Agree about all the "oh they saw it and therefore must misunderstand"- a huge number of these. I didn't feel any of the performers felt at ease or passionate. The actor playing Lomfon has expressive eyes- but many times he was standing waiting for his lines. I thought the little brother came off the most natural of the four leads. And the "oh we can just not be soulmates" was ridiculous- and it is a Thai staple to have someone be horrible (Phat) and not face any consequences- at the end of the show he has successfully isolated Saengtahi in the country away from friends and family. Run, pleasant but boring Saengtai RUN!
Several unintentional laugh moments: Saengthai falling after his big 1/3 mile hike up the road
Phat's frozen in time moment as his ex slo mos in for a forced kiss- and then her playing the victim!

Ben gives my least fave performance of the year....he has 3 expressions- smiling, constipated and crying- the director and acting coach also deserve some blame for this.

Saint as Jaab is lovely to look at- but can't do much with crying or any emotion- dreadful.

the script is a mess as well- there is a reason I made it 10 episodes and that person is Man as a charming romantic lead.

Even Up as a co producer seemed out of sorts in his small and poor scripted/paced role. But if he had taken Ben's role- things surely would have been better.

definitely some similarities to Back to The Future- this is longer and more intricate- nothing is perfect- but this is pretty dang good- try an ep or 2

Not Me was the first time I believed Off in a serious role- he can do immature and funny in his sleep- which is a great skill. In Cooking Crush- I think he is better than Gun- Off has the comic timing- Gun is just ok in comedy for me.

Per Ohm- I thought he was pretty decent in UWMA as someone who gradually becomes more fully present and human- but neither he nor Fluke ever came close to that level again.

they released it as there were so many delays in dropping new episodes-

This is a practical viewing guide! A YT reviewer just gave the series a -5 on a scale of 1 to 10---
and several people commented she was being unfair- it deserved a -10!

I have watched the pilot on YT- I may have to watch part of an ep if I ever sign up with IQYI:)