Better put together than Manner of Death so far but still frustrating, I respect the writer's ambition but she doesn't really have the skill to pull off ideas this complex so I'm not holding my breath too hard. So far it's suffering from weak dialogue causing weak performances too, which only makes things even more convoluted than they already are because at times it's hard to tell what I'm supposed to be getting from a character in the first place.
Can anyone tell me if I should watch this ?? Is it good ?
It depends on if you like this type of show. I never do--I always find the acting awful, the chemistry awkward, the plot completely hamfisted, etc--but apparently a bunch of people are having the best time and absolutely love it. Watch a trailer and you'll get a pretty good idea of what it offers.
They did not say it was bl, they never say it was romance genre. Po said that if the characters had feelings they…
It's not that they never claimed it was BL. It's that they never made it clear to their audience, who was expecting a BL, that it *wasn't.* Instead, they seem to have said nothing and let people make a perfectly natural assumption only to spend money and be disappointed.
And if turns out to be a situation where the character's feelings are subtextual because of the time period, they still should have said something. Their fanbase has certain expectations about what they create and this is their main duo--any studio worth its salt in PR would prepare the fanbase for something a little different to avoid disappointing and alienating them. 'Hey guys, KinnPorsche was flashy and explicit but this project is more subtle and subdued to reflect the time period.' That's all it would have taken to manage everyone's expectations. And that's if there even IS any romantic subtext to begin with. If there isn't then, as I said, it looks like they let everyone make assumptions because they knew a chunk of their fans wouldn't bother to see it if there was no romance. And that's a *really* bad look.
Ultimately my judgment is reserved for when I see the film itself, of course, but so far the red flags are pretty big, which is why I asked my original question.
This isn't a BL, but did they ever actually *tell* people that? I stayed away from promo for the most part to avoid spoilers, so I'd love for someone to confirm this for me.
I wouldn't have any problem with it not being a BL, but right now it looks like they purposefully misled their audience because they knew not as many people would go see it if there was no romance...which is a really cheap, underhanded thing to do.
One of the few things I saw was a interview where they talked about Man Suang as a sort of queer paradise of acceptance. They did not explicitly mention any kind of romance plot, but they sure as hell let people (including me) draw the wrong conclusion. I don't blame the actors, they're given PR marching orders and have to follow them. It's BOC I'm pissed at. Like *seriously* pissed.
And if turns out to be a situation where the character's feelings are subtextual because of the time period, they still should have said something. Their fanbase has certain expectations about what they create and this is their main duo--any studio worth its salt in PR would prepare the fanbase for something a little different to avoid disappointing and alienating them. 'Hey guys, KinnPorsche was flashy and explicit but this project is more subtle and subdued to reflect the time period.' That's all it would have taken to manage everyone's expectations. And that's if there even IS any romantic subtext to begin with. If there isn't then, as I said, it looks like they let everyone make assumptions because they knew a chunk of their fans wouldn't bother to see it if there was no romance. And that's a *really* bad look.
Ultimately my judgment is reserved for when I see the film itself, of course, but so far the red flags are pretty big, which is why I asked my original question.
I wouldn't have any problem with it not being a BL, but right now it looks like they purposefully misled their audience because they knew not as many people would go see it if there was no romance...which is a really cheap, underhanded thing to do.
One of the few things I saw was a interview where they talked about Man Suang as a sort of queer paradise of acceptance. They did not explicitly mention any kind of romance plot, but they sure as hell let people (including me) draw the wrong conclusion. I don't blame the actors, they're given PR marching orders and have to follow them. It's BOC I'm pissed at. Like *seriously* pissed.