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Never saw a marriage in there?
Summary: This would have been a great concept as cultural/language crossover romcom but it missed the mark in some ways. I found the storyline a bit exaggerated and annoying in the beginning with foolish yet unfunny characters who seriously lacked boundaries. The ending was sweet but also seemed a bit rushed, wish there was more build-up that led to their romance. Also, where’s the marriage in the movie like the namesake states? I realized at the end it was an actual movie and not a show, which was nice not have to keep starting a new episode. It’s an easy watch but the some of the plot development seemed disjointed to me.
Details: The beginning scene setting seemed a bit over-processed, showing the female lead to be incompetent at her job. I was disappointed at the way the filmmakers wrote her: an aggressive, overdramatic, and impulsive nuisance. Even though this is common character behavior for females in many Chinese dramas, I still tǎoyàn zhège. I didn’t think it was funny seeing her make a fool of herself in multiple scenes, which is what led to her downfall in the first place. Her plan for revenge (via online bullying) made me super sad thinking about how that stuff has led people toward taking their own lives in real life.
I do like that Fang Miao Miao wasn’t a pushover and had some fighting skills (able to subdue a grown man with one punch) but was so immature at the same time, blaming everyone else and not taking responsibility for her own actions which led to her getting fired, beaten by Hou Zhan’s fans, losing her housing, etc. She could have just taken a regular office job to get to her goal of becoming a novelist, like most normal people do, but for some reason was holding on to that toxic workplace. On the other hand, Hou Zhan had some anger/trust issues and was super mean to the Fang Miao Miao, even egging her on at times and nearly putting her life in danger (crowd stampede). When they started getting close, I didn’t understand why Fang Miao Miao would still consider betraying him. Also, I didn’t understand why she went back to the workplace that betrayed her in the first place, which also led to a huge misunderstanding.
Side Notes:
- Something that is pet peeve of mine is people wearing glasses without lenses in them. C’mon people! At least make it look real (you can make it prescription free)!
- How does Fang Miao Miao not know Korean in some scenes then suddenly understand it in other scenes? Wish writers double-checked their story development.
- Why would Fang Miao Miao just leave her laptop lying around? Don’t most writers take their laptops everywhere with them?
Details: The beginning scene setting seemed a bit over-processed, showing the female lead to be incompetent at her job. I was disappointed at the way the filmmakers wrote her: an aggressive, overdramatic, and impulsive nuisance. Even though this is common character behavior for females in many Chinese dramas, I still tǎoyàn zhège. I didn’t think it was funny seeing her make a fool of herself in multiple scenes, which is what led to her downfall in the first place. Her plan for revenge (via online bullying) made me super sad thinking about how that stuff has led people toward taking their own lives in real life.
I do like that Fang Miao Miao wasn’t a pushover and had some fighting skills (able to subdue a grown man with one punch) but was so immature at the same time, blaming everyone else and not taking responsibility for her own actions which led to her getting fired, beaten by Hou Zhan’s fans, losing her housing, etc. She could have just taken a regular office job to get to her goal of becoming a novelist, like most normal people do, but for some reason was holding on to that toxic workplace. On the other hand, Hou Zhan had some anger/trust issues and was super mean to the Fang Miao Miao, even egging her on at times and nearly putting her life in danger (crowd stampede). When they started getting close, I didn’t understand why Fang Miao Miao would still consider betraying him. Also, I didn’t understand why she went back to the workplace that betrayed her in the first place, which also led to a huge misunderstanding.
Side Notes:
- Something that is pet peeve of mine is people wearing glasses without lenses in them. C’mon people! At least make it look real (you can make it prescription free)!
- How does Fang Miao Miao not know Korean in some scenes then suddenly understand it in other scenes? Wish writers double-checked their story development.
- Why would Fang Miao Miao just leave her laptop lying around? Don’t most writers take their laptops everywhere with them?
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