But......am I the only one who didn't like the choppiness and directing in Ep 6?
Everything felt rushed and things happened so abruptly, it took away from the scene at the end. I just didn't feel the emotional impact the way I did in the roof scene from the previous Ep.
I posted this in the comments on the page for the original series, and I'm posting the links here on this page for those who didn't see the other one.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORIGINAL SERIES:
Here are the episodes in order (a couple of the main screens are mislabeled with the wrong episode number. Even so, the links are correct, and are in order. I double checked.): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPECIAL (EXTRA) SERIES (same couple, and a continuation of the original story - there will be 13 episodes of THIS series, and so far, they seem to be about 6 1/2 minutes per episode. But future episodes in this series may be different lengths. Not sure.)
I posted this WAY below in the comments, so I'm posting the links here in this new comment for those who didn't see the other one.
************PLUS**************
The director is uploading NEW, related episodes as part of a "special series." Not the same as the original one, but a continuation of the same couple with a different series name. They're more like "special episodes" and I think there will be 13 of them.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIRST (ORIGINAL) SERIES:
Here are the episodes in order (a couple of the main screens are mislabeled with the wrong episode number. Even so, the links are correct, and are in order. I double checked.): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPECIAL (EXTRA) SERIES (same couple, and a continuation of the original story - there will be 13 episodes of THIS series, and so far, they seem to be about 6 1/2 minutes per episode. But future episodes in this series may be different lengths. Not sure.)
I'm still enjoying this series very much. It feels SO different from other BLs. I get the feeling something dark is coming, though. I hate that I have to wait so long for the next Ep.
In addition to “The Best Thing”, there’s also “Fake It Till You Make It” (2023), “Begin Again” (2024),…
I like Esther Yu a lot, so it kills me that I cannot deal with listening to her voice. I'm sure I've missed out on some great series because of that. :(
I just finished this series, and I have to say again, it's absolutely BEAUTIFUL.
And it's SUCH a surprise for a Chinese BL / queer story. There is some intimacy - not a whole lot, though. Just the right amount. But the fact that it's there at all is a wonder.
PLEASE go watch this series. There are 7 episodes, and they're all relatively short. The longest one is just over 23 minutes, and the shortest is just over 13 minutes. But each one....oh, they are lovely. The cinematography alone makes me SWOON.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here are the episodes in order (a couple of the main screens are mislabeled with the wrong episode number. Even so, the links are correct, and are in order. I double checked.): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I just now found this series, and it's a STUNNING little gem!!
The acting, the cinematography, the BEAUTIFUL setting, the music and the artwork at the end of the episodes are all excellent. Wow, wow, wow. I'm enjoying the series very much.
First.....on many other websites, this film is listed as BL. That is incorrect. It is strictly an LGBT+ movie, **not** BL. Just wanted to clarify that.
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I'm on my second viewing of this beautiful and realistic movie. The first time I watched it was 2 years ago, and it has stayed with me ever since.
The acting is superb, and it's a very well-written and well-made film. It's no wonder Hio Miyazawa, who played Shun, was nominated for four (and won two) awards for this movie.
The topic(s) in the movie "His" - closeted adult, unexpected pregnancy, reluctant marriage, parenthood, divorce, self-acceptance, a rediscovered past love, the fight for custody between gay and straight parents in the Japanese court system, acceptance of others, forgiveness - are so relatable and current.
This movie is gentle in some ways, but does not pull many punches. It's definitely not candy-coated at all. As a viewer, I appreciate that realism. And as a now-grown child of (albeit straight) parents who had an acrimonious divorce and child custody battle, I can understand the young daughter's feelings and confusion as well. The adults in the story have to make some hard choices, and they're not perfect solutions but they are the best decisions they can make considering the situation.
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But......am I the only one who didn't like the choppiness and directing in Ep 6?
Everything felt rushed and things happened so abruptly, it took away from the scene at the end. I just didn't feel the emotional impact the way I did in the roof scene from the previous Ep.
Look at the very bottom of the video as it's playing. You'll have to expand the screen to its largest size in order to see them well enough.
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQBehiwIWgo
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ORIGINAL SERIES:
Here are the episodes in order (a couple of the main screens are mislabeled with the wrong episode number. Even so, the links are correct, and are in order. I double checked.):
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EP1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1xPF5mvVhc&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=6
EP2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XydF4m331o&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=7&t=817s
EP3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtjXt7-P1pw&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=4&t=652s
EP4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxmkAzVwGA0&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=5&t=612s
EP5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_90SXlwwdvI&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=3&t=845s
EP6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMa1K9n7aPQ&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=2&t=1163s
(the main screen of this link ^^^^ says Ep 5 by mistake. But it's Ep 6.)
EP7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tknxIzJtuz8&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=1
(again, the main screen of this link ^^^ says Ep 5 by mistake. But it's Ep 7.)
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SPECIAL (EXTRA) SERIES
(same couple, and a continuation of the original story - there will be 13 episodes of THIS series, and so far, they seem to be about 6 1/2 minutes per episode. But future episodes in this series may be different lengths. Not sure.)
EP1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8KbR1PCeVk
EP2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlewxW0JN_4
EP3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUcgnXDLysg
EP4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4ul03srEWg
EP5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_JKZURSOIw
EP6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2nbkcG8G04
EP7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRPMgsDdYhc
EP8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKE3PPzGonA
EP9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W0B9d-MraI
EP10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Ua6WJroz4
EP11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aJ8rRoadNo
EP12 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwA_1p7eCfI
EP12andthreequarters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gELEEj_IqMY
************PLUS**************
The director is uploading NEW, related episodes as part of a "special series." Not the same as the original one, but a continuation of the same couple with a different series name. They're more like "special episodes" and I think there will be 13 of them.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FIRST (ORIGINAL) SERIES:
Here are the episodes in order (a couple of the main screens are mislabeled with the wrong episode number. Even so, the links are correct, and are in order. I double checked.):
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EP1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1xPF5mvVhc&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=6
EP2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XydF4m331o&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=7&t=817s
EP3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtjXt7-P1pw&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=4&t=652s
EP4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxmkAzVwGA0&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=5&t=612s
EP5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_90SXlwwdvI&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=3&t=845s
EP6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMa1K9n7aPQ&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=2&t=1163s
(the main screen of this link ^^^^ says Ep 5 by mistake. But it's Ep 6.)
EP7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tknxIzJtuz8&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=1
(again, the main screen of this link ^^^ says Ep 5 by mistake. But it's Ep 7.)
==============================
SPECIAL (EXTRA) SERIES
(same couple, and a continuation of the original story - there will be 13 episodes of THIS series, and so far, they seem to be about 6 1/2 minutes per episode. But future episodes in this series may be different lengths. Not sure.)
EP1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8KbR1PCeVk
EP2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlewxW0JN_4
EP3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUcgnXDLysg
EP4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4ul03srEWg
EP5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_JKZURSOIw
EP6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2nbkcG8G04
EP7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRPMgsDdYhc
EP8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKE3PPzGonA
EP9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W0B9d-MraI
EP10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Ua6WJroz4
EP11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aJ8rRoadNo
EP12 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwA_1p7eCfI
EP12andthreequarters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gELEEj_IqMY
I know some of the non-BL series coming out this year have actors that are usually BL (but aren't in those series).
I'm still enjoying this series very much. It feels SO different from other BLs. I get the feeling something dark is coming, though. I hate that I have to wait so long for the next Ep.
I'm enjoying this series, so far. The cast is great, and the story (currently being told in flashback) is developing well.
And it's SUCH a surprise for a Chinese BL / queer story. There is some intimacy - not a whole lot, though. Just the right amount. But the fact that it's there at all is a wonder.
PLEASE go watch this series. There are 7 episodes, and they're all relatively short. The longest one is just over 23 minutes, and the shortest is just over 13 minutes. But each one....oh, they are lovely. The cinematography alone makes me SWOON.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here are the episodes in order (a couple of the main screens are mislabeled with the wrong episode number. Even so, the links are correct, and are in order. I double checked.):
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EP1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1xPF5mvVhc&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=6
EP2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XydF4m331o&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=7&t=817s
EP3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtjXt7-P1pw&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=4&t=652s
EP4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxmkAzVwGA0&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=5&t=612s
EP5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_90SXlwwdvI&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=3&t=845s
EP6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMa1K9n7aPQ&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=2&t=1163s
(the main screen of this link ^^^^ says Ep 5 by mistake. But it's Ep 6.)
EP7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tknxIzJtuz8&list=PL-CWu74qAe0yVW9kUOx_UDuBzYdQl4fZ3&index=1
(again, the main screen of this link ^^^ says Ep 5 by mistake. But it's Ep 7.)
The acting, the cinematography, the BEAUTIFUL setting, the music and the artwork at the end of the episodes are all excellent. Wow, wow, wow. I'm enjoying the series very much.
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I'm on my second viewing of this beautiful and realistic movie. The first time I watched it was 2 years ago, and it has stayed with me ever since.
The acting is superb, and it's a very well-written and well-made film. It's no wonder Hio Miyazawa, who played Shun, was nominated for four (and won two) awards for this movie.
(On a separate but related note, Hio Miyazawa also starred in another notable LGBT+ movie called "Egoist." He won awards for that role, too. A good article about him: https://www.lifestyleasia.com/hk/culture/hio-miyazawa-japanese-actor-egoist-artist-interview/ )
The topic(s) in the movie "His" - closeted adult, unexpected pregnancy, reluctant marriage, parenthood, divorce, self-acceptance, a rediscovered past love, the fight for custody between gay and straight parents in the Japanese court system, acceptance of others, forgiveness - are so relatable and current.
This movie is gentle in some ways, but does not pull many punches. It's definitely not candy-coated at all. As a viewer, I appreciate that realism. And as a now-grown child of (albeit straight) parents who had an acrimonious divorce and child custody battle, I can understand the young daughter's feelings and confusion as well. The adults in the story have to make some hard choices, and they're not perfect solutions but they are the best decisions they can make considering the situation.
I definitely recommend this movie.
What's with all of the "sparkly" sound effects?? Good grief. It's just as bad as all of the "comedy noises" in some BLs.
The first COUPLE of times it was cute, but now those sound effects are popping up more and more often, to the point of becoming annoying.
And maybe it's just me, but there's too much sweetness in each scene. I literally feel a cavity coming on.
Can we just have some real scenes with these couples, without the constant cuteness? Please?