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short, but sweet
tawainese bls always impress me, the raw emotions you feel are impressive. the story is cohesive to follow and is beautifully accurate.I loved that this series had many simplistic and innocent forms of love/romance. the eye contact, photography, the little amounts of skinship..
my heart broke a few times. not even just for the main pairing but also because of the bullying, taunting, suicide attempt.
it was all very sweet. short enough to watch whenever and even non bl fans could give this series a go.
as for the music, i believe it set the mood properly of the series.
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One of the most EMOTIONAL BL SERIES IN 2017
Acting: The two male leads Edward and Jason have executed perfectly in ther roles so and ther acting are so on point makes me want to rewatch thher scenes againand again. The side character mr. Xu is my Idol i like how he executed fighting for his identity of being openly gay and i also like his sailor.moon outfit it so fcking dope!!!!Story: Thank GOD this plot has an happy ending becoz it was made in Taiwan if tgas was made in China that would have been a bad ending or could have been banned just like they did to "Addicted" , anyways the storyline has a lots of Roller coaster of emotions in ad good way and they did really good About everything hehehhehe…
Music and Rewatch value: The OST and BGM are all on point its really Perfect this should have been a perfect 10 on overall, i think i want to rewatch again becoz it has one pf the most beautiful bl storlylines in a short series. To all straight and lgbt supporters i would recommend this bl series there are so many life lessons that you will learn and also this series was able to tackle the lgbt issues perfectly and i love it!!!! TAIWAN I LOVE YOU
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My only takeaway from this drama is that we are all balloons. In a society influenced by hate and prejudice, the safest option is to float. We opt to settle somewhere in the middle. We can’t afford to stand on our own ground. We are held hostage. The concluding episode made a huge statement. It is less difficult to support and protect some strangers or random people who are bullied or condemned. But when it comes to our own family or loved ones, we find it hard to accept and fight for them because of who they are and who they love.
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You're weird, but I like it.
Some people, fall in love for words,
Some fall out of love for ties,
Yet I never thought
We will part for a song.
We are like balloons,
We can not fly to the highest,
Yet we do not live on the ground.
Love can not be faked.
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By far the second to the top of my list. It was a short series, so I just watched the movie because of short episodes but it took my attention. The storyline was indeed fantastic. Chinese people likes to make short series, unlike Thai who are very diligent in writing long series.
The actors were really great. Subtle is acting and portrayal but good. I just wished that the longer the story would have been the case it ended really fast. Overall, it is in second place, following 2 Moons.
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Red Balloon (2017)
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first off Li Xiang just comes off as a stalker, he latches onto Xia Zhi the sec he sees him and just turns into his shadow - which i guess considering he already knows he is gay and is "struck by lightening" the sec he sees Xia Zhi... so i get it - u can't help who u r attracted too - but he is too forceful and i found it very uncomfortable to watch. plus (and here i donno if it was the translation that lacked) but Xia Zhi seems just naïve and very clueless - where his being brought to a gay bar, he is more worried if its age appropriate not even noticing that its only guys and what that means - so it felt like Li Xiang was manipulating the situation and Xia Zhi - and i didn't enjoy that feeling -
add to this Xu Chu and her crush on Xia Zhi, which isn't only mishandled but belittled and turned into a side joke by Li Xiang - which didn't make me like him anymore... if anything she was the one that handled the situation and the rejection like a mature adult, when she the same age as about both moron's.
and watching this what interested me more was Xu Yang- the kid that was being bullied and his side story - there was more there that held my interest and heart, then with what was going on with the leads - but everything was kinda rushed and wrapped up in the last episode - just cause it was the last episode and we needed a happy ending. it lacked logic or common sense and left me wondering WTF... this doesn't come close to being a good BL
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Pra-YNEH (Your Name Engraved Herein)
Entah kenapa konsep dari cerita ini mirip dengan film Your Name Engraved Herein, selain dari cerita - aktor yang memerankannya juga kebetulan sama ; Edward Chen. Menceritakan seorang remaja laki-laki bernama Li Xiang Wan yang baru saja pindah ke sebuah sekolah baru karena sebuah kasus ; dia bertemu dengan seorang pria berprestasi bernama Xia Zhi Chen. Kebetulan Li Xiang Wan menempati kamar asrama yang sama dengan Xia Zhi Chen. Diketahui bahwa Li Xiang Wan adalah seorang gay, kemudian dia mempunyai chemistry kepada Xia Zhi Chen ; di sisi lain Xia Zhi Chen adalah remaja yang masih mencari jati dirinya, bagaimana kisah mereka berlangsung ?. Dari konsep cerita ; aku sungguh menyukainya ya karena berbau vibes "denial" dan pencarian jati diri - hal ini tentunya akan membuat nostalgia dengan kehidupan yang related. Dari segi scene di awal episode agak membingungkan ya karena menggunakan alur maju mundur, namun setelah menontonnya terus menerus nanti jga anda akan mudah mengerti apalagi jika anda sudah mengenal karakter-karakternya. Dari segi warna, terlalu low saturated ya seperti series horror atau dokumenter, tapi tidak masalah ; konsep cerita dan chemistry serta suasana series ini sangat bagus ; menarik untuk diikuti. Ada beberapa filler di series ini namun menurutku filler ini cukup bagus dan tidak mengganggu cerita series ini. Aku menyukai life meaning series ini, dan apakah ini rekomended? YES very rekomended.Was this review helpful to you?
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Obra de arte
Não tem como definir essa série com outro termo, é uma obra de arte atemporal, de vez em quando eu a revejo para matar as saudades, e sempre sinto a mesma emoção.O roteiro tão simples, e ao mesmo tempo tão complexo, fala de uma história de amor que só pode ser vivida depois de muitos anos, e esse é apenas o tema superficial, pois quando mergulhamos nessa série, podemos encontrar diversas críticas sociais. Insta frisar que Red Ballon foi lançada em 2017, em Taiwan, que já foi território Chinês, e quem acompanha doramas sabe o que quero dizer. Um ponto muito importante que a série trás além do preconceito, é a hipocrisia que se esconde atrás da discriminação, no professor que tinha um caso com seu aluno, mas não podia permitir que viesse a público por causa de sua mulher, na mulher que mandou espancar o jovem gay, mas perdoou seu marido para manter as aparências. No pai que mantém o filho em cárcere privado para que ele não encontre seu amor, mas que ajuda um jovem homossexual que estava sofrendo bullying na escola, enquanto a seu filho ele pede de forma humilhante que pelo menos finja ser hétero para que as pessoas não o ridicularizem, no diretor que sabe do bullying sofrido pelo jovem gay, mas não pune de forma adequada os agressores e ainda pune a vítima... meu Deus, o retrato de uma sociedade hipócrita, falsa moralista, que condena em público aquilo que faz em segredo. Que roteiro senhores, que roteiro!
Outro ponto importante do roteiro, é não ter colocado a esposa do protagonista como vilã, e sim como uma mulher madura que sofreu, porém entendeu que existem coisas que não se podem controlar e tornou-se amiga dele.
A atuação de todos os atores é de milhões, é possível sentir as emoções que eles transmitem no decorrer do drama, como o sofrimento da jovem que se declara e leva um fora, da esposa que perdeu o marido, do menino gay que deu a volta por cima, o pai com Alzheimer, e os protagonistas então, dignos de Óscar.
Além de tudo já dito, também existiu o elemento surpresa, pois confesso que não esperava por um final feliz, queria, mas não esperava.
A ost é perfeita, a ambientação, fotografia, zero defeitos, aliás, o defeito é ser tão curtinha e não ter segunda temporada.
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