I don't remember last summer having so many BLs showing at once. It seems like some of the studios are clearing their shelves and dumping their leftovers. Oh well, at least there are a few worth watching.
I just finished watching 'Happy of the End'. I rated it a 10. I never look at the reviews until after I watch the series. I like to watch without any expectations and form my own opinion. Then I may read reviews and compare reactions. Sometimes I learn about something that I missed or didn't understand. I depend on subtitles (English speaker, but I'm trying to learn Thai) and the subtitles aren't always helpful.
Anyway, I wanted to tell you that I had the same reaction as you, even used some of the same words in my comments. In all the violence and ugliness and psychos, the production found beauty. That doesn't just happen accidentally. Sometimes I'll watch a BL and it seems like there were 4 different writers and they never spoke to each other. But in HotE, everybody knew exactly what story they were trying to tell - the writing, and not writing what could be shown instead, the cinematography, the production design, the direction, the tempo, and especially the actors were all first-rate and focused. I wrote to a friend here on MDL that they could splice the episodes into a full-length feature and submit it to film festivals all over the world. It's as good as the winners of the foreign feature Oscars, and better than some. And I also warned him not to watch unless he was feeling secure and upbeat.
Anyway, I reacted very strongly to HotE and it was reassuring to find out it wasn't just me being crazy. Thank you for sharing your reaction.
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Agree with everything you said. I would add that it felt like everyone involved - cast, crew, writers, directors - approached their work with impressive integrity and avoided cliches and caricatures. Highly recommended.
Anyway, I wanted to tell you that I had the same reaction as you, even used some of the same words in my comments. In all the violence and ugliness and psychos, the production found beauty. That doesn't just happen accidentally. Sometimes I'll watch a BL and it seems like there were 4 different writers and they never spoke to each other. But in HotE, everybody knew exactly what story they were trying to tell - the writing, and not writing what could be shown instead, the cinematography, the production design, the direction, the tempo, and especially the actors were all first-rate and focused. I wrote to a friend here on MDL that they could splice the episodes into a full-length feature and submit it to film festivals all over the world. It's as good as the winners of the foreign feature Oscars, and better than some. And I also warned him not to watch unless he was feeling secure and upbeat.
Anyway, I reacted very strongly to HotE and it was reassuring to find out it wasn't just me being crazy. Thank you for sharing your reaction.