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I feel bad for these Asian actors, who have to struggle to answer interview questions without saying much out of fear of being canceled by Knetz, should they say an interesting word, that will promptly be misinterpreted. Their phrasing and word choices, carefully vetted by their agency, come off as childish and often, a bit dim-witted.

Love So Ji Sub though, and glad to see him back in another show.

Just finished my fifth watch of this film. It gets better, deeper, richer with every viewing.

Commenters here making black/white pronouncements about the characters, motivations, actions, and most of all, about who is most to "blame," are too modern-minded to appreciate this movie, which is about as close as it comes to being a "masterpiece" (a word tossed around like confetti here on MDL) as it gets.

In truth, I think I watched several scenes through more fingers, and wept more this time than I did during my first viewing, and that's saying a lot because the first time I kept falling out of my chair. There is no more gasp-inducing, dramatic scene in cinema than the penultimate one in the library about 3/4 way in. My god.

11/10

lol Sure you're not.

This film, with its layers, complications, and shades of gray, is far over your head. Stick to Disney.

SPOILERS! Use the button.

Multiple exclamation marks don't make your assertions any more coherent or your homophobia any less clear. As I mentioned above, movies like this aren't for people who think in as simple terms as you do.

There is no such thing as "a gay."

Did you think the Chief looked "helpless" in those early make-out scenes with the King? Ever hear of bisexuality, or the fluidity of the sexual continuum?

This flick is far too layered and complicated for your uncomplicated mind.

Your comment is a collection of massive spoilers. Please use the button.

He set things in motion, yes AND they both, but especially the Chief, lied to and betrayed him multiple times after that...

Shades of gray, like the real world.

I think it had been a few months by then. Remember, she was barely _________ at the time of the wild-ass library scene. When he returned, she was as big as a house.

You can tell from your comments here who has a black-and-white perspective on the world. This film is over your head.

lol

"Regardless of the nudity and the sexually explicit scenes, the film is worth watching. It's too painfully awe-aspiring."

What do you mean, "regardless?" The nudity and sex are big pluses! :D

I just finished my fifth watch of this film in about as many years. It gets better every time. I find significant details I missed before with each new viewing. One of the best films of all time, in my book. 11/10+

Ahhh...yes, I recall a stupid freakout a couple of years back about some bowls not being precisely accurate to the movie's time frame, along with another petty detail no one would have noticed if not for the insane Knetz. The show was canceled. That was early in my days of following Asian dramas/cinema and I thought it was freaking crazy that a major production that was nearly done airing was shut down mid-broadcast by such petty silliness.

I have come to blame the producers/broadcasters even more than the Knetz for this phenomenon. If they would grow a backbone and ignore these nut jobs on the Internet, broadcast their shows as planned, and be done with it, after a few rounds of that sort of response, the knetz would be drained of influence. But every time a company bows to this craziness, it empowers them more.

With rare exceptions, I do not watch C-dramas or films. It's my own little boycott in protest of their crazy-ass gay content ban, which is disgraceful and bigoted.

ooh...sounds good. I'm in!

Why are Knetz trying to cancel the show?

lol

Happy to know I brought you a chuckle. :)

Up to about a year ago, I felt Korea was putting out a lot more good than bad BL stuff, but since then, not so much. I see LITBC as a gay-themed drama rather than a BL for a host of reasons, and also for a host of reasons, I didn't much care for it. I know it is popular though, and that I am in the minority on that. Which is fine.

I had to look up LFLS to remind myself which show that was, and naturally, I haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaated it. That "trapped inside a virtual game" gimmick...gag me. Dropped it and rated it 1/10. lol So, naturally, the MDL rating is a freaking 8.7. As I alluded to above, MDL and I rarely agree on ratings. Lots of Little Girls here up-rate for cotton candy cuteness and down-rate if a character "sexually assaults" another character by looking at them with too much thirst.

Nonetheless, I am always up for suggestions and keep an open mind. I still check out an occasional Thai show, if I hear/read good buzz. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I end up dropping. All my fave Thai shows are the old classics. "Moonlight Chicken" was good, and the film, "The Paradise of Thorns," is excellent. Please feel free to recommend.

So much potential. Started so strong, then faded slowly, but if a full-fledged series were made of this with the same actors, I would def watch. A lot of intriguing aspects it would be fun to see fleshed out.

7/10

Just like the fujoshi says at the end: "Bravo!"

This is one of my favorite gay shorts. It shows how it's done with a meager budget: good actors, direction, and lots of heart; heart being the missing ingredient in many other, much pricier BL series and shorts.

Plus, the fujoshi is adorable in her adoration of gay boys in love.

Bravo again.
9/10