This series is a gathering of incredible acting talents. Cinematography is beautiful, too. The story of the basketball…
I am honestly baffled by the comments complaining about the acting. For the umpteenth time I feel like watching a completely different show than some others. All the 6 guys do very decent jobs for rookies. They are natural and unmannered. Jump and Saen tend to be slightly mannered at some point, but that is more like their characters.
Just as a heads up I'd advise not supporting One31 anymore as they have shown some disgusting homophobia last…
One31 has been airing several BL-themed shows and they have never done such things before. This show is likely to have some uncensored kisses as well. Just check out the trailers.
IPYTM is a series from last year and it has aired on several platforms already, so One31 was more than likely been airing it in an earlier time slot, and kissing - same or opposite sex - is often not appropriate to show there in other than the night slots. It is actually quite common in Asian media, and it usually has nothing to do with individual TV channels, they have to comply with general media regulations. So instead of mindless, knee jerk cancel culture crusades again it might worth digging into the facts.
I see the number of immature, one-dimensional teenage girl viewers with simplistic worldview and Spanish inquisition mindset for imperfect characters and the pathologic need to abundantly use the stupid buzzword "toxiiicccc" never seem to cease.
Actually this was a pleasant surprise. I was very sceptical after My Day, but so far Xion Lim seems to have kept his fancy for camp and ostentatious at a moderate level. It is simple-minded but funny and it does not take itself seriously. The leads are cute and charming.
1. I did write though that at the time of the review I wasn't very familiar with the genre, so I could be wrong…
I am not talking about the quality of this movie. You are criticizing the content, and the quota of sex scenes vs narrative, which are the trademark of this genre. And this makes not much sense, imho, it is like complaining that action movies pump up your adrenalin or that thrillers make you nervous. That is all I say. Macho Caponata has slightly less sex scenes and probably a bit more plot, but not to great extent.
OMG. I have just checked that it is Sea Tawinan Anukoolprasert's first acting performance as Pond. It is incredible. He gives such a sensitive and nuanced performance that it is hard to believe. I am impressed.
"I didn’t want to say anything, but it feels like a few others on here and myself included are the only ones with common sense."
No, you are just one of those numbingly shallow viewers who clearly lack the comprehension skills to grasp this complex drama and subsequently wrote a painfully thick and superficial review which is literally a manual on how not to understand what you are watching but filled with all the expected SJW clichés and buzzwords, yet you have the audacity and entitlement to trash others as abnormal and tell the creators what to do. As you rightly pointed out, there are few of your kind under this show. Thank God.
Does anyone know who was the aggressive person whose comments were apparently deleted a few days ago down there? I missed that argument but I would be curious to know just top avoid them in the future.
I think the different methods of coaching will be a substantial part of this drama. Look at the preview and what the track and running team coach says: "A relay race needs synchronization. Like our coach always says, the relationship is the most important".
It was a fantastic start. Good storytelling, promising and layered characters, neat performances and superb cinematography. I have expected something like this, the trailers were very good.
Wasn't there a similar plot in I Told Sunset About You? That The gave Oh a scholarship or something? That too…
ITSAY was different, because Teh decided about his own scholarship. But here I am expected to believe that a teacher makes their decision about a third person's scholarship by what her friend told them. It is not a little bit tall.
Episode 10 was clearly the best so far. A rollercoaster of emotions, brilliantly acted by all the talents involved.
But... am I the only one thinking the revelation of the source of their feud is a bit slackly written and not too persuasive? I mean how is that possible to take a scholarship away like this? Her classmate and friend tells the teacher she does not want to go to university and the teacher just acts accordingly? Sorry but I cannot really buy this.
So whether this is going to end up as a fascinating poetic allegory or a hot mess - fat chance for either at this stage - one thing is sure, this series keeps using heavy symbolism, metaphors, ambiguous allusions, unusual twists, hidden meanings, cross references and deliberately baffling and complex narrative turns. So those who cannot live without linear storytelling and spoon-feeding scripts are better to drop it rather than repeatedly making "wtf was that" remarks and being pissed that a show apparently determined to be a confusing puzzle piece actually confuses and puzzles. And that is totally irrespective of quality.
IPYTM is a series from last year and it has aired on several platforms already, so One31 was more than likely been airing it in an earlier time slot, and kissing - same or opposite sex - is often not appropriate to show there in other than the night slots. It is actually quite common in Asian media, and it usually has nothing to do with individual TV channels, they have to comply with general media regulations. So instead of mindless, knee jerk cancel culture crusades again it might worth digging into the facts.
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No, you are just one of those numbingly shallow viewers who clearly lack the comprehension skills to grasp this complex drama and subsequently wrote a painfully thick and superficial review which is literally a manual on how not to understand what you are watching but filled with all the expected SJW clichés and buzzwords, yet you have the audacity and entitlement to trash others as abnormal and tell the creators what to do. As you rightly pointed out, there are few of your kind under this show. Thank God.
But... am I the only one thinking the revelation of the source of their feud is a bit slackly written and not too persuasive? I mean how is that possible to take a scholarship away like this? Her classmate and friend tells the teacher she does not want to go to university and the teacher just acts accordingly? Sorry but I cannot really buy this.