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ummm...I made it clear above you're free to do what you want. I'm not trying to stop you.

I'd argue that whatever you're perceiving by watching a show at nearly three times the speed it was meant to be watched bears little resemblance to what the maker intended you to take from their storytelling.

Question: Do you watch ANY shows at the speed at which they were made to be watched? I'll stay away from words like "normal" if that offends you.

You're welcome to watch any show or movie at whatever spreed you choose, but if you're "watching" at nearly three times the normal speed, every action and line of dialogue is distorted and profoundly altered to the extent you're not really watching at all.

But that's me. Enjoy!

wtf? Why do you do your watching at x2.80 speed?

Pointless.

How can it be that not one commenter or review of this film anywhere mentions the fact that the FL is mentally handicapped? This is clear from the second scene in the classroom when we first see the look on her face which tells us she is not all there. She is not able to comprehend reality on anything beyond the level of maybe an...8 year-old? I'm not sure.

Anyway, I've held on for almost an hour of this crap, but it's clear this is going nowhere. For about 25 minutes, I thought it had potential but then all the holes in the story began to widen until they met each other and this thing fell to pieces.

Dropped. 1/10

"Where is it written I can’t express my thoughts ?"
I don't know if that's written anywhere, but I certainly never wrote that. You are free to express your triggered-ness as often as you wish and I am free to mock you doing so.

What your age has to do with it is that people in that age group, generally, have somehow grown to believe they have some sort of god-given right to go through life without being "triggered," ie. having feelings they weren't necessarily planning on having or aren't comfortable with. No one has that right, and it's not possible to live among other humans without being "triggered" frequently.

Having one's comfort zones challenged is how we grow, and that process is also a major aspect of successful, dramatic storytelling.

No, I'm not a millennial. I am older than dirt.

Interesting. I find BOTH couples extremely interesting and very different, which is mainly what is making this show work so well.

Maybe you should take your poor, "triggered" self to some other, bland show in which all characters display exemplary behavior at all times. What you are feeling is what the writers intended you to feel. Drama and pathos emerge from conflict and gray-area behaviors, not everyone being flawlessly perfect.

Your immature perspective on drama, which can be summarized as "I only want to see characters, behaviors, and plot developments that make me comfortable at all times," is all too common on MDL.

Let me guess...you're 15-27 years old.

I liked the work of the ML as well. I loathed him so intensely, and at the same time admired his actorly craft. I check his bio though, and his career hasn't really gone anywhere.

Initial response: Incredibly disjointed and confusing. I feel I watched the entire thing, and remain unclear on who's who and who did what. I was bored about half the time. All of which is incredibly disappointing, as for some reason, I guess the synopsis, I thought this was going to be good. It's mostly people walking around, meeting other people to talk about other people doing things in the Philippines, Turkey, and Korea.

After re-reading the synopsis, I had to laugh at this part: "While they are in Korea for a period of time, the family of the people kill chase after them like dogs that never let go once they bite." hahaha The "family of people killed..." consists of one middle-aged woman who trembles and cries most of the time.

Hard to believe that, with him being such a revolting character and having so many people who hate him, no one just pulled out a knife or a gun and wasted that smug asshole.

Korean filmmakers need to stop relying on characters just happening to run into each other in Seoul to drive the plot. It is a city of 10 million people. Give me a break.

Finally, I can't believe this high rating. What am I saying? It's MDL where down is up and vice-versa.

4/10

I haven't been able to find anything online about what kind of a family/friends/medical/psychological support system he has around him as this drags on. Do you know anything?

Exactly. I just wanted to vent. I like this site for organizing, rating and keeping track of what I watch, as well as finding movies and series I would otherwise never hear of, but my god, the taste level here is amazingly low and juvenile.

If I love or hate a show, I can be sure the MDL rating will be in direct opposition to the rating I give it. Oh well.

"If you can't think for yourself, you will never have a chance to change yourself." I think for myself just fine, thank you. It's rather pathetic that you see asking questions as indicative of a lack of independent thinking skills. Perhaps you should try asking more questions and making fewer pronouncements.

The only watchable Thai BL produced in the last two years was "Midnight Chicken," if you have any standards at all.

YOU hurt me with your terrible writing and feeble grasp of the English language.

Hugging does not mean "nothing" in the U.S.
It is the most intense form of expressing love between friends, family, or lovers. It is, of course, much more common here than in Japan, but to say it "means nothing" is going way too far. Casual friends do not hug each other in the U.S.

There haven't been any good Thai BLs made in the last two years, so I won't be looking for hugging there.

Saying that the lack of physical expressions of love in Japanese films/series sometimes "frustrates" me does not mean that I think it should change or that I want it to.

I ask again: WHAT are they defending themselves from in refraining from hugging even close friends and family? It's not a criticism to ask that question; it's an attempt to understand that aspect of Japanese culture. From what I've read up on this, it's mostly a matter of manners and dignified restraint, not protection.

Nope. You replied under MY comment, to ME, genius. So you need to get out of MY thread, right?

Where do you get these rules about comments/posts? Is there an MDL comments-posting rules page I missed?

Oh my god, you posted under MY comment thread again!!!!

Hi Geegee. I thought this was good also. What did you think of the ending?

Please read my comment hidden under the spoiler button above and let me know your thoughts.

Other than that, I'm really glad I watched it.

GASLIGHTING:
"Gaslighting is an insidious form of manipulation and psychological control. Victims of gaslighting are deliberately and systematically fed false information that leads them to question what they know to be true, often about themselves. They may end up doubting their memory, their perception, and even their sanity."

HAHAHAHAHA...you are certainly a tender little flower, aren't you? Seems to me if someone makes you question your perspective, your first reaction is to shriek "GASLIGHTING!" so you don't have to think any deeper. lol

I consider it a compliment that in this short conversation, you believe I have led you to question what you know to be true, who you are, your memories, and your sanity. Good lord, get a grip.

As I've already said, I will post comments where and under what other comments I choose, kind of like you did above when YOU replied to MY comment without being invited. HOW DARE YOU?!!!

What a dweeb.

You know, "frustration" is a good word for what I feel when I watch Japanese characters greet loved ones, even those they haven't seen in a long time, but nobody hugs. Grasping hands is about as far as it usually goes. Oftentimes, if it's an emotional reunion, I want them to hug so badly that yes, it frustrates me. :)

I don't know if there's much distance between being submissive and protecting yourself in those circumstances. I'd wonder what they're protecting themselves from, however.

I certainly DO agree about weird stories. That is my favorite kind. Dark, somewhat disturbing, and yes...weird. :D

Not sure why you quote me above. I'm NOT stopping anyone, unless you believe that a negative comment about your "queen" freezes all pro-queen people's fingers and they can't type anymore.

"You know I don't care how you feel about her..." HAHAHAHA...oh yes, you care. You care very much.

Scrolling past my comments is an option for you as well.
It's always odd to see commenters like you who feel if someone disparages a show or actor you like, that somehow your enjoyment of or freedom to appreciate that has been diminished. YOU are the one in control of that, not me. I'll post what I want.

On a public comment thread, anything anyone posts is as much "my business" as it is yours or any other person's. Grow up. The world doesn't owe you a disagreement-free zone.