I really liked the story ,and amber was great.I was sometimes a little anoyed by ah le he was childes and did…
yah...definitely get that bromance vibe also. They have a STRONG friendship also. And I am kinda biased and feel that strong friends make the BEST lovers;) They have great friendship and romance/love.....it is a perfect relationship, honestly!
The only sad thing is that both kiss scenes happen with complex emotions: The characters are both longing for one another, yet also sad. I get such a strong melancholy vibe with them. Alas! Very emotional!
Just finished this. Wow. So much better than I was expecting! Definitely makes the top of my BL list! It is a lot of tears BUT SO WORTH IT. So good. Loved all the characters and the story, even at times the plot was so thick I felt like I was watching a soap opera! But weirdly enough, I LOVE every moment of it. lol This series is so rewatchable, so that is a plus.
I wasn't planning on ever interacting on this site anymore for various reasons lol but im so mad I gotta say something…
Yeah , up until the reveal in ep 9, I was totally thinking trans male representation! The only thing that didn't fit was the parents: we don't know much about Amber's parents or anything. Yeah.....there was a lot of discussion I feel during the eps airing if you are bored and wanna scroll down into the past to find them. Would have been awesome to have a trans male since it TOTALLY could have fit here too. But intersex is rarely talked of also....and intersex is a complex topic with a HUGE phenotypic range that covers many conditions. We don't know the exact condition Amber has, except from the translation we get, we know it is a genetic based one (which there are a lot). So as a viewer I feel like since they were a little vague, you could interpret it as the condition of your choice if that matters to you. Amber did go through 'surgery' and 'treatments' that covered years, so it seems complex and clearly not simple if his parents took him to specialist doctors all the way in a different country.
I think one of the things the writers were trying to point out (which you clearly noticed) was how much of a big deal society makes regarding placing people in concrete polar genders; and that it is clearly toxic and harmful and hurts those who don't fit neatly into that rigid setup. Look how terrified Amber was to let others know about his past (he had already been bullied during his teenage years over it). It makes me wonder of his parents reaction and their obssession of not letting their child stay in touch with any of his friends and to 'start over' for fear of being treated as an outcast in society. Why is society making this a difficult thing? Why can't society be more fluid and accepting of all identities? Why so much fear?
The first 2-3 episodes were so draggy and pointless, I had to skip them. It gets better towards the end but there…
I don't recall Amber explaining why he picked 'Amber', but I am going to guess because of the color? He loves oranges and amber is similar color in gemstones. :) Totally just a guess.
i agree it was a serious scene but the way i started laughing when i saw those insults because it had NOTHING…
I had just felt like rewatching it, so I came to recheck the comments after that. Nothing special. I have watched some other BLs and their stories/ending just weren't as satisfying as this one for some reason (to me). I just get in contemplative moods and like to relook at stuff to try to learn more :)
i agree it was a serious scene but the way i started laughing when i saw those insults because it had NOTHING…
Oh! I totally agree with you! You are so spot on! It is a series directed at a Taiwanese audience, so makes perfect sense! I just find it all interesting really. Language is fascinating to me so I tend to like to overread into stuff sometimes :)
Me too. It would have been better if WWX's voice wasn't dubbed.. I still listen to The Untamed OSTs. They are…
Agreed. The dubbing is ok when it is someone close to a similar voice, like they did in the Untamed. It is more shocking to me and harder to watch when the voice is so different from the original actor. The BIG downside to Chinese dramas unfortunately. I wish they could do sound recording better like in Korean dramas, using the original actors voices/emotions. You lose a little when it comes to dubs. Good dubbing voice actors help to compensate for that, but that is rare. The Untamed got lucky with their voice actors, I feel.
i agree it was a serious scene but the way i started laughing when i saw those insults because it had NOTHING…
So I have seen some similar statements on bullying in other asian dramas and clearly it is a translation thing. If you think about it, bullying is really specific and looks silly to a different culture. But the things in the locker a re legit things used to bully people in some cultures. Though in English, it would have been (culturally) crap about how you 'aren't a real guy' or other shit like that alluding to sexual innuendo. What got me was the translation of they did 'weird things to me' which could imply unwanted sexual advances and such, which is horrifying yet sadly accurate in a western society. That might allude to some of the poor translations in the locker of 'slut' for example. That is the kind of shit asshole westerners would point out.
what's the difference between gameboy level up edition and gameboy? and why i only can find the level up one in…
The description for level up says they just re-did and re-edited some scenes to make the flow better. I kinda think of the level up the 'directors cut' maybe? Netflix for me only has the level up, so I have not seen the original to compare.
The soundtrack is phenomenal! This is a great example of how to use great music to make scenes even more meaningful and better. They did a great job with this. Amazing.
Okayy just completed the series i know!!! You guys can hate me for it!!! Seriously the best series came out during…
I feel like the show is a reflection on life during quarantine. Humans even in a virtual environment strive/want/can connect still with one another and have meaningful interactions and experience. Look at all the clever ways people were interacting and still trying to be happy and to cope in a strange new reality. It feels like a philosophical commentary on humanity really.
And the other translated ones also:
https://youtu.be/hEF3t0j5dcI Vash Hsu D.N.A
https://youtu.be/fnyQrgsteOU Shawn Ambiguity
https://youtu.be/RQ5-NyfcvNA Huang Brothers Bye
This series has a great OST!
I think one of the things the writers were trying to point out (which you clearly noticed) was how much of a big deal society makes regarding placing people in concrete polar genders; and that it is clearly toxic and harmful and hurts those who don't fit neatly into that rigid setup. Look how terrified Amber was to let others know about his past (he had already been bullied during his teenage years over it). It makes me wonder of his parents reaction and their obssession of not letting their child stay in touch with any of his friends and to 'start over' for fear of being treated as an outcast in society. Why is society making this a difficult thing? Why can't society be more fluid and accepting of all identities? Why so much fear?