Bruna
Brazil
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Good cast, music, production, but lack in some points!
I start by apologizing because English is not my native language and if my text got confused in some parts, I'm really sorry, but I wanted to write my first review here in MDL. :)
Thank you very much for reading!
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HANA YORI DANGO is a classic shoujo manga, no wonder its your fifth live action version! I have already watched the Japanese, Korean and Chinese versions (the only one missing is the Taiwanese one) and read the manga. I must say this Thai version is good, but not that good!
|STORY:|
F4 Thailand is the version with fewer episodes compared to the others, so I figured out that the material would be shortened or changed. The beginning is very good and dramatic, similar in all other versions, with some differences, such as the F4 having their own "arena" to do their punishments on the students marked with the red card. I found it remarkable with a great cinematography!
The narrative runs well, but some loose ends appear that are not explained or shown. For example about Kaning's motorcycle (we don't see her riding it before the accident and we don't see her getting the new one) and how the situation of Gorya's house turned out after her expulsion by Thyme's mother. These are some gaps in the script that seem silly, but they are important for the narrative constancy.
I believe that one of the big differences in this version here is the trip that Thyme takes, but Gourya does not follow him afterwards. In the other versions this happens. The ending is VERY rushed and they changed or deleted several points from the original work. The development of the main couple is good, but they made a big mistake regarding Kavin and Kaning. After what happened on the terrace, do they become a couple or not? For me it was not clear: another loose end. The Korean and Chinese versions worked this out VERY well. Thyme's sister (Tia) and Mira don't have a good development in the story; they do better in the other versions, it's a shame. I found Roselyn VERY young to be a mother of a daughter and a son who have a considerable age difference, choosing a mature actress could have been better.
|ACTING/CAST:|
Overall I found it good or reasonable, as some of them are beginning actors and actresses. Some scenes of BRIGHT as Thyme were very funny and I noticed that he uses an expression that doesn't change very much when he gets angry, but it's okay. DEW as Ren gave me that calmness and less indifference compared to his previous versions. He really seems to care about Gorya and would stay with her if he could. I really liked WIN as Kavin, very much like its Chinese version because of the glasses; he should have had a better development arc, but with sixteen episodes it was hard to do, pitiful. I was very surprised by NANI as MJ! I enjoyed all of his scenes, but it failed to show him as appeasing of the group. PRIM as Kaning: she is cute in all the versions that I watched! She is sweet, genuine and insists on the feeling that grows for Kavin. I loved all her scenes and I didn't think it was fair that she wasn't present in the last episodes with Kavin. Last and most important in this story, TU as Gorya! I really liked the actress and I thought she fulfilled her role well, but I missed a bigger feud between her and Thyme. He should have taken more of a beating from her because of everything she went through in the first few episodes.
|MUSIC:|
The songs are really beautiful! I really enjoyed! It is one of the first things that I notice in a drama and went to YouTube to play and save all the tracks! But I missed a theme song in the main scenes of the first and secondary couple. The Japanese and Korean versions did it very well in this point.
|REWATCH VALUE:|
Like all the previous versions, the Thai version also deserves to be seen more than once if you like HYD. I believe we always find something new every time we watch, our eyes get more sharp, critical and that's a good point. F4 Thailand is a good version that holds you from start to finish! The history has its problems (cliché, toxic male lead etc), but HYD is a classic that deserves to be seen! It has a good production and songs that would be worth watch.
Go see if you can! :)
Thank you very much for reading!
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HANA YORI DANGO is a classic shoujo manga, no wonder its your fifth live action version! I have already watched the Japanese, Korean and Chinese versions (the only one missing is the Taiwanese one) and read the manga. I must say this Thai version is good, but not that good!
|STORY:|
F4 Thailand is the version with fewer episodes compared to the others, so I figured out that the material would be shortened or changed. The beginning is very good and dramatic, similar in all other versions, with some differences, such as the F4 having their own "arena" to do their punishments on the students marked with the red card. I found it remarkable with a great cinematography!
The narrative runs well, but some loose ends appear that are not explained or shown. For example about Kaning's motorcycle (we don't see her riding it before the accident and we don't see her getting the new one) and how the situation of Gorya's house turned out after her expulsion by Thyme's mother. These are some gaps in the script that seem silly, but they are important for the narrative constancy.
I believe that one of the big differences in this version here is the trip that Thyme takes, but Gourya does not follow him afterwards. In the other versions this happens. The ending is VERY rushed and they changed or deleted several points from the original work. The development of the main couple is good, but they made a big mistake regarding Kavin and Kaning. After what happened on the terrace, do they become a couple or not? For me it was not clear: another loose end. The Korean and Chinese versions worked this out VERY well. Thyme's sister (Tia) and Mira don't have a good development in the story; they do better in the other versions, it's a shame. I found Roselyn VERY young to be a mother of a daughter and a son who have a considerable age difference, choosing a mature actress could have been better.
|ACTING/CAST:|
Overall I found it good or reasonable, as some of them are beginning actors and actresses. Some scenes of BRIGHT as Thyme were very funny and I noticed that he uses an expression that doesn't change very much when he gets angry, but it's okay. DEW as Ren gave me that calmness and less indifference compared to his previous versions. He really seems to care about Gorya and would stay with her if he could. I really liked WIN as Kavin, very much like its Chinese version because of the glasses; he should have had a better development arc, but with sixteen episodes it was hard to do, pitiful. I was very surprised by NANI as MJ! I enjoyed all of his scenes, but it failed to show him as appeasing of the group. PRIM as Kaning: she is cute in all the versions that I watched! She is sweet, genuine and insists on the feeling that grows for Kavin. I loved all her scenes and I didn't think it was fair that she wasn't present in the last episodes with Kavin. Last and most important in this story, TU as Gorya! I really liked the actress and I thought she fulfilled her role well, but I missed a bigger feud between her and Thyme. He should have taken more of a beating from her because of everything she went through in the first few episodes.
|MUSIC:|
The songs are really beautiful! I really enjoyed! It is one of the first things that I notice in a drama and went to YouTube to play and save all the tracks! But I missed a theme song in the main scenes of the first and secondary couple. The Japanese and Korean versions did it very well in this point.
|REWATCH VALUE:|
Like all the previous versions, the Thai version also deserves to be seen more than once if you like HYD. I believe we always find something new every time we watch, our eyes get more sharp, critical and that's a good point. F4 Thailand is a good version that holds you from start to finish! The history has its problems (cliché, toxic male lead etc), but HYD is a classic that deserves to be seen! It has a good production and songs that would be worth watch.
Go see if you can! :)
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