Make It Right (2016)

Decided to watch this series because of Ohm, who is my favourite BL actor at the moment! I absolutely LOVED him in He's Coming To Me. When I learned that his first series was also a BL, I had to watch it! On a side note, he plays BL roles a lot! He's Coming To Me, Make It Right and its sequel and Dew The Movie. Hopefully, at GMMTV, he will be given a BL pairing that will bring him the success and fame and he deserves! I was kinda bored halfway through Episode 2 as the main character, Fuse, didn't interest me. I decided to just watch the FrameBook (OhmToey) cut on YouTube instead as Ohm is the only reason why I decided to watch this show in the first place.

Although I love that BL's focus on university students (being a university student myself), it's nice seeing one with high school students for a change. But damn Frame is a hoe! I have yet to see a BL role with someone as sexually promiscuous as Frame, which is refreshing for a change. I loved his relationship with Book though! It's sooooo CUTE!!!!!!

It is pretty cool seeing how Ohm's acting has improved over the years. In this series, which is his acting debut, I felt that he was trying too hard though. On a side note, the rape did feel out of character for Frame though, especially since he did care for Book like taking him to the hospital because he was bleeding. That's not what someone who forces himself on others would do.

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This was the very first BL I watched. I.have watched it a few times since. It is set in a high school.The average age.of the characters is 15-16. Many people prefer the secondary couple.of Frame and Book to the main couple of Tee and Fuse. I was not happy that both couples started their relationships through rape. Tee is openly gay but Fuse is currently in a relationship.with a girl, but starts to develop feelings for Tee and.is confused by them. They go through the usual process of Fuse seeing both.of them and trying to figure out who he truly wants.to be with. His girlfriend is cheating on him. Book is gay,but is still somewhat in the closet. He is traumatized by his ex boyfriend.filming them having sex in what appears to be a stairwell and is frightened that he will release it on the internet. When the video does somehow get out Book tries to kill himself. They way Frame stands by him and supports him is what makes them alot of fans favorite couple.

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PISSED ME OFF but low key fine *chef's kiss*

Story
The story line I think was a little shaky. I couldn't really understand why he DIDN'T break up with his girlfriend but ok. The part I did love was that although Book and Frame's relationship started with s@x it wasn't all about it. I can appreciate that much.

Acting/Cast
Ok the cast especially Ohm were all great. Only sometimes I felt that the acting from Tee and Fuse well their relationship was a bit off. The acting from FrameBook was great their chemistry *muah*.

Music
The OST is bomb I watched the little edit with it as well and it was great too. The tune just reminds me of everything they have been through.

Overall
Personally season two is better for me but..... you need to watch season one to watch season two. It frustrates me because they don't just kiss and make up in the first 10 minutes!!!!!

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I'm not that young anymore and I must say I felt like a pedophile watching this young (sometimes naked) boys loving each other. So why did I watch it? I felt embarrassed many times. I watched it because the actor who played Tee was GREAT. How that boy was able to communicate every emotion just with his gazes, his eyes, is beyond me. A true talent, I must say.

The story itself is weak. The boys lack personality. There are some background stories going on but even after watching two seasons I don't know much about the characters. It's only cute boys being in love and having some never ending problems. What surprised me the most (maybe it's the fault of the translation), but they did some soft and very cute kisses (my heart skipped a beat), it looks all innocent and beautiful and the actors are pretty young too. But then they talk about sex in a way ... I don't know. I somehow coudn't imagine this young boys "doing it" with each other. And it's better I ddin't imagine it! It just felt a bit out of place for me. Not so much for other couples, but Tee and Fuse ... it was strange.

Overall this series made some butterflies in my stomach flying around like crazy and that doesn't happen often. So I have to give it a good rating. I'm pretty sure I will not watch such boys love series in the future ever again. I really liked it somehow, but I know I'm too old for this.

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Just couldn't continue after the Rape scene

Maybe the cast's acting was great, maybe the story was great, maybe the dynamics were well executed... I don't know, I don't remember, and I don't care.

The rape scene overshadowed all of it. And i just couldn't watch anything further from it. Dropped it.

And since the character count needs to be atleast 500 words, here's what Wikipedia has to say about Date Rape:
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The term "date rape" is used to refer to several types of rape, broadly acquaintance rape, which is a non-domestic rape committed by someone who knows the victim,[1] and drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA), where the rapist intentionally drugs the victim with a date rape drug so that they are incapacitated. Acquaintance rape constitutes the vast majority of reported rapes, while DFSA is infrequent. A frequently overlapping category is incapacitated rape, where the victim is incapacitated and unable to give consent – this is often the result of intoxication, but can also simply be because the victim is asleep or has a medical condition. DFSA is when the rapist intentionally incapacitates the victim via drugs, while acquaintance rape can occur when the victim is not incapacitated.

Acquaintance rape can occur between two people who know one another usually in social situations, between people who are dating as a couple and have had consensual sex in the past, between two people who are starting to date, between people who are just friends, and between acquaintances. They include rapes of co-workers, schoolmates, family, friends, teachers and other acquaintances, providing they are dating;[2] it is sometimes referred to as "hidden rape" and has been identified as a growing problem in western society.[3] A college survey conducted by the United States' National Victim Center reported that one in four college women have been raped or experienced attempted rape.[4] This report indicates that young women are at considerable risk of becoming a victim of date rape while in college. In addition, there have been reported incidents of colleges questioning accounts of alleged victims, further complicating documentation and policing of student assaults, despite such preventive legislation as the Clery Act.[5][6]
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Des romances lycéennes

Je viens de finir de voir la série et voici donc mon ressenti.

J'ai regardé il y a quelque temps la série Lovesick dont j'avais eu un très mauvais ressenti et je l'avais considéré très durement. Par la suite, on m'a expliqué de nombreuses choses sur la série en question et les séries BL thaïlandaises en général, comme par exemple que Lovesicks avait reçu beaucoup de censure car elle était à elle seule fondatrice du BL en Thaïlande et que sans elle, les autres n'existeraient pas. J'ai donc regardé Make It Right avec toutes ses connaissances nouvelles à l'appui et j'ai aussi fait d'autres recherches pour appuyer mon propos.

La série a cela de bien qu'elle emploie de vrais étudiants qui ont réellement l'âge qu'ils jouent et cela apporte d'avantage de réalisme à la réalisation. Par contre, je m'étonne aussi, comme beaucoup d'après ce que j'ai pu lire comme commentaires, du décalage entre les scènes : on couche ensemble dès le premier moment mais jamais on ne s'embrasse autrement que sur la joue et encore, on s'effleure à peine. Encore une fois, il s'agit de lycéens, donc bon, et puis on ne voit pas non plus les scènes de galipettes, c'est juste que je trouve assez rigolo de passer d'un extrême à l'autre de cette façon.

Je parlais de la série Lovesick au début de mon avis car, même si Make It Right me parait plus "rentre dedans" ( sans mauvais jeu de mot ), on sent le fantôme de Lovesick planer sur toute l'œuvre, mais dans le bon sens du terme ! On retrouve les thèmes identiques de la difficulté d'admettre une sexualité différente de celle imposée par les normes sociales, de la découverte de l'amour sans oublier la vie avec sa bande de copains et les interactions des uns avec les autres.

J'ai trouvé qu'il y avait peut-être moins de moments hyper forts ou de punchlines inoubliables comme il y en avait dans Lovesick d'ailleurs mais la série m'a bien plus tout de même et j'avoue avoir regardé l'entièreté des épisodes assez vite.

Une fois n'est pas coutume, je vais parler de musique, je dois avouer, qu'à part quelques OST, je ne prête pas beaucoup attention aux musiques, du moment qu'elles accompagnent joliment les œuvres. Mais là, pardon ! Chaque chanson colle parfaitement à la situation, c'est extraordinaire et ça n'a fait que faire grimper la série dans mon estime.

J'aimerai également parler des couples qui forment l'histoire de la série : le couple principal, ou plutôt je devrais dire le "trouple" car, clairement, Jean fait bien partie de l'équation avec Fuse et Tee. J'ai trouvé cette intrigue intéressante bien que je doive avouer que je n'apprécie pas du tout le personnage de Fuse dans le sens où, il ne sait pas choisir entre Tee et Jean, sauf quand il est seul avec Tee bien sûr. Il le fait clairement passer après Jean et ensuite se vexe parce que Tee prend un peu de distance pendant UN jour, UNE seule fois. Il devrait réaliser qu'il n'est pas le seul à éprouver des sentiments, je le trouve particulièrement égoïste.

Coup de gueule mis à part, passons au couple préféré de tous, moi y compris : Book et Frame. Ils sont adorables et trop mignons, j'ai adoré voir leur évolution tout au long des épisodes et comprendre ce qui les a modelé dans leur vie pour qu'ils soient ainsi. Par contre, petite note au passage :

alors, je ne m'inclus pas du tout dans ce groupe car je sais que les mœurs thaïlandaises ( voire asiatiques ), et surtout celles de cette époque pas si lointaine, ne voient pas les choses comme nous : je parle ici de consentement. Ce que j'ai pu remarquer c'est que pour des séries comme TharnType, ou plus récemment mais taiwanaise, HISTory 4 : Close to You, tout le monde hurlait au viol dans les commentaires, menant la série, voir même les gens qui ont pu travailler dessus, au pugilat. Et là, pour Make It Right, c'est partout : "Oooooh, il sont tous mignons", "ils sont adoraaaables" ( et croyez moi, j'en ai lu des commentaires, un paquet ! ).

Donc ça passe crème ?

Expliquez moi les gens s'il vous plaît !

ATTENTION léger SPOIL
Pourtant, on est bien d'accord, à aucun moment durant la nuit où il couchent ensemble on n'entend Book dire "oui", c'est même grandement le contraire ! Après, je les trouve tout aussi mignons et c'est pas ça qui a coupé mon plaisir de voir l'évolution de ce couple.
FIN DU SPOIL

En définitive, je dirai que j'ai hâte de voir la saison 2 et 3 pour suivre la suite des aventures de tous ces personnages et surtout voir comment évoluent leurs relations mais également si la façon de filmer et de réaliser changera selon un environnement différent.

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis

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Terceira série BL daTailândia

Esse final de semana eu maratonei pela milésima vez "Make it right", a primeira temporada, e é incrível a quantidade de sentimentos que essa série consegue nos transmitir.
Eu tenho o hábito de situar a série historicamente. Essa série foi produzida quando a Tailândia ainda engatinhava no mundo BL. Antes dela, houve o sucesso estrondoso do filme "Love of Siam", um mês depois o Japão lançou o primeiro filme da série "Takumi Kun", em 2012 foi lançado um arco do "Club Friday", que como se trata de história real, não se encaixa no gênero BL, em seguida o estrondoso sucesso de "Hormones", que começou em 2013 e rendeu 3 temporadas, e em 2014, outro fenômeno: "Love sick", que ganhou duas temporadas. Observem que desde Love of Siam, Hormones e Love sick, as séries BL eram ambientadas nas escolas não nas universidades como é comum atualmente.
Essa série é linda, realmente linda, e o roteiro é sensacional, apesar dos furos. Antes de tudo vou falar sobre os furos (geralmente eu deixo essa parte por último), e nem tem nada a ver com militância, até pq é preciso entender que a minha realidade no Brasil hoje é totalmente diferente de um país asiático, principalmente a seis anos atrás. A série começa com vários adolescentes bebendo até caírem, isso nem é uma crítica, é uma observação, pois não adianta militar sobre algo que infelizmente é normal em qualquer lugar, talvez essa tenha sido a receita de sucesso entre os jovens, mostrar certos pontos da realidade sem pudor causou uma identificação com os adolescentes.
O outro ponto de observação, e aqui realmente é uma crítica, é sobre o sexo sem consentimento. Na primeira vez de Tee e Fuse, Tee estava sóbrio, enquanto Fuse estava totalmente embriagado e não tinha condições de consentir o sexo. Na primeira vez de Book e Frame, Book foi praticamente estuprado, e de forma tão violenta que ficou doente, não tenho como passar pano para isso.
No mais, não tenho problemas com o roteiro. A série mostra o período da adolescência de forma muito real, as dúvidas sobre o corpo, sexualidade, as confusões de sentimentos, a descoberta do amor, as decepções amorosas, os dramas, a amizade, o bullying que muitas vezes é feito de forma cruel pelos próprios amigos, com ou sem intenção, a auto aceitação, o preconceito que muitas vezes começa dentro de casa, nossa! Não sei como conseguiram colocar todos esses temas em apenas 12 episódios e trabalhar bem cada um deles.
Algo muito especial nessa série, é a primeira confissão de amor entre Tee e Fuse, guardarei a cena no coração para sempre. Uma história de milhões, uma ost linda, uma fotografia muito boa. Lembro-me da quantidade de críticas dos fãs brasileiros a respeito da atuação dos meninos, mas lembrem-se, eram adolescentes em seus primeiros papeis, falando sobre um tema que apesar de ter milhões de fãs, tinha um continente inteiro de muito preconceito, e sim, eles andaram para que nossas super produções BL de hoje pudessem correr.
Realmente indico muito essa série, pretendo revê-la muitas vezes ainda.
OBS: O bônus é ver vários amores atuais no início de suas carreiras, como Mean, Plan, Ohm Pawat, Boom e Peak, e diversos outros.

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