Aw I'd hoped this would be about Sakuma and Yamase but it's about the characters they play in the show within the show instead. Such a shame but I'll take anything Usa Takuma.
Episode 3 is so airbrushed you can barely make out the actors' facial features which is a shame because this looks really fun and the overediting is distracting as hell.
I went into this series without much hope. I liked the leads when they first debuted in Until We Meet again. But…
Honestly, it doesn't surprise me that this show didn't land after all. BounPrem shows tend to fall flat and I'm sure it's no coincidence that they were all directed by the same person. I'm not gonna get into it but let's just say he's probably my least favourite BL director ever with several other misses (for me) that didn't include BounPrem. I just hope they get to be directed by someone else next time 'cause they deserve a fair chance at making good on their potential for once.
Does anybody know the title of the song playing while JunXi tries texting Tuo without a reply? It goes something like "Is this love or just a softly fading light"...
Honestly, I think this is a big problem in general with how people engage with fiction nowadays. Fiction is for…
I specifically mentioned Japan (aside for western shows) because I've noticed a lot of them over the years that were tougher stories in the BL background specifically, but that might just be my experience of that or maybe I just noticed it more. To be honest, I hope this trend starts reversing soon (and maybe the arrival of a lot more Chinese BLs will help, here's to hoping!) because if not, we'll just end up with a landscape of uninteresting and repetitive stories. There's only so much you can do narratively speaking with an array of impeccable characters who can do no wrong π As for the reasons behind self-censorship, I'm not sure myself. Though I do believe the fact that every single thought is now expressed in public on social media and therefore ready to be judged by whoever with no context or nuance has definitely been a factor. There's just this fear of being wrong and being labeled a bad person that tends to translate into thought policing even when you're not talking about real life. The rise of purity culture is definitely a symptom of that. Ultimately, it's a complex subject and there's many facets to it. As I said: nuance π
Honestly, I think this is a big problem in general with how people engage with fiction nowadays. Fiction is for…
Oh yeah media literacy is at an all time low! I do have to disagree at least a tiny bit about Japanese BL, while most are still how you describe them, we've had a few over the years with stronger and darker themes. One of the most recent ones that come to mind with duplicitous protagonists is Happy of The End. It's also true that a wider conversation could be had about written work vs TV adaptations. I feel like darker themes are a lot more prominent in written fiction though they rarely make it to the screen, and that's true for almost every country in my opinion. But you're definitely spot on and I fully agree! I would even go so far as saying that not being able to separate fiction and reality makes society at large a lot worse. After all, censorship is a tool of oppression and convincing people to oppress their own minds even when it comes to fiction is basically doing the work for them.
That's great! You're probably spending way more than me at any give time, to be honest π Only do so if it makes you happy, though, it's important that you think about yourself too π
Ultimately, it's a complex subject and there's many facets to it. As I said: nuance π
But you're definitely spot on and I fully agree! I would even go so far as saying that not being able to separate fiction and reality makes society at large a lot worse. After all, censorship is a tool of oppression and convincing people to oppress their own minds even when it comes to fiction is basically doing the work for them.