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What was the point of the storytelling?
Eps 1-4 : very good, acting, directing, writing, chemistry, I had zero complain, the quality was very nice
Eps 5-7 : the pacing started to go bad, the scenes less revelant, the dialogues were still quite inspiring but the writing of the scenes weren't that good, too much focus on the time thing
Eps 8 : the major scene came out of nowhere and it did affect my appreciation for the storytelling... It was abrubt, no introduction, we have no idea what actually happened in details, why and how.
I'm not sure if it is because of censorship, but it was disappointing.
Eps 9-10 : quite boring especially in term of writing and pacing, as if we have to be bored to expect the next major events, the upcoming shock value was too obvious. The writing was clumsy and lazy.
Eps 10-12 : They tried real hard to make us cry, the tone was a bit artificial for my taste, they were doing too much when in fact I think the execution felt off.
I feel like the production tried to take heavy inspiration from the aesthetic and directing of the famous japanese movie "Love Letter", the chinese movie "Better Days" and the taiwanese drama "Someday or One Day". And it's something I enjoyed, but at the same time I do think the drama still managed to have its own style.
The ending left me bored, I honestly got really uninterested and uninspired by the execution and the writing of the drama after ep8. The conclusion of it felt flat, lacked so much sense and depth.
At the end of the last episode, all I was thinking about was the point of that whole storyline ... It felt too idealistic and naive while portraying real pain and misery. But for what? What was the point of it all? The whole time thing had no real purpose but to tell a story of being able to change the upcome of the past, which I didn't find interesting.
For exemple, the drama "Someday or One Day" portrayed the storyline in just an effective way with similar themes (the different timelines and the ambition of changing past events).
Overall, the first 4 eps were very good but after that, the writing and pacing weren't as good and convincing imo, the acting and great directing carried the show until the end tho.
The quality of the drama was overall better than most cdramas that were overhyped this year but failed to impressed me.
Eps 5-7 : the pacing started to go bad, the scenes less revelant, the dialogues were still quite inspiring but the writing of the scenes weren't that good, too much focus on the time thing
Eps 8 : the major scene came out of nowhere and it did affect my appreciation for the storytelling... It was abrubt, no introduction, we have no idea what actually happened in details, why and how.
I'm not sure if it is because of censorship, but it was disappointing.
Eps 9-10 : quite boring especially in term of writing and pacing, as if we have to be bored to expect the next major events, the upcoming shock value was too obvious. The writing was clumsy and lazy.
Eps 10-12 : They tried real hard to make us cry, the tone was a bit artificial for my taste, they were doing too much when in fact I think the execution felt off.
I feel like the production tried to take heavy inspiration from the aesthetic and directing of the famous japanese movie "Love Letter", the chinese movie "Better Days" and the taiwanese drama "Someday or One Day". And it's something I enjoyed, but at the same time I do think the drama still managed to have its own style.
The ending left me bored, I honestly got really uninterested and uninspired by the execution and the writing of the drama after ep8. The conclusion of it felt flat, lacked so much sense and depth.
At the end of the last episode, all I was thinking about was the point of that whole storyline ... It felt too idealistic and naive while portraying real pain and misery. But for what? What was the point of it all? The whole time thing had no real purpose but to tell a story of being able to change the upcome of the past, which I didn't find interesting.
For exemple, the drama "Someday or One Day" portrayed the storyline in just an effective way with similar themes (the different timelines and the ambition of changing past events).
Overall, the first 4 eps were very good but after that, the writing and pacing weren't as good and convincing imo, the acting and great directing carried the show until the end tho.
The quality of the drama was overall better than most cdramas that were overhyped this year but failed to impressed me.
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