MadamGojira
An Intimate and Personal Story That May Surprise You
After finishing this BL I've been compelled to write a small review in hopes I may convince you to give it a try,
The story centers around two high school classmates who reunite at college through the basketball team. Immediately you sense a strain between the two, as the story progresses it uses a fragmented story structure to help you piece together what caused the strain on their relationship, while in the present having the couple navigate their reunion. You don't know what is causing the strain but immediately you as the audience are enraptured into their story through the actor's lovely chemistry and very strong acting performances that never waver throughout. The story intimately captures this couple through a very personal lens. There is a side cast but they are very sparse. You mainly follow the leads as they navigate their complex feelings and reflect on their intimate past. What I feel like many BL lack is the proper build-up and tension between the leads, and this series completely embodies this through its very quiet moments of intimacy and the great camera work and script that knows not to explain with exposition but instead visually whether it captures their hands grazing, or the characters looking into each other's eyes. The narrative, camera work, and acting all cohesively use each other to create a story that is dramatic, but also very breezy and personal. If you really enjoy some angsty tension, yearning, and a smaller-scale BL story, I think you will really enjoy this series as much as I did.
Pros:
-Intimate Story with an angsty-filled script that was well done and had excellent build-up
-Interesting fragmented storytelling that feels more artistic than many other BL
- Wonderfully acted! Leads give each excellent moments of tension and yearning the script requires.
-Amazing visual storytelling using the camera to tell the story rather than just telling the audience.
Cons:
-A bit too short I think 10 eps would be perfect, I'd love to see a little more revelation in the final episode.
-The music was a bit too repetitive for my taste, wish music was thrown in a bit more sparsely.
-would love a little bit more with a certain side character.
The story centers around two high school classmates who reunite at college through the basketball team. Immediately you sense a strain between the two, as the story progresses it uses a fragmented story structure to help you piece together what caused the strain on their relationship, while in the present having the couple navigate their reunion. You don't know what is causing the strain but immediately you as the audience are enraptured into their story through the actor's lovely chemistry and very strong acting performances that never waver throughout. The story intimately captures this couple through a very personal lens. There is a side cast but they are very sparse. You mainly follow the leads as they navigate their complex feelings and reflect on their intimate past. What I feel like many BL lack is the proper build-up and tension between the leads, and this series completely embodies this through its very quiet moments of intimacy and the great camera work and script that knows not to explain with exposition but instead visually whether it captures their hands grazing, or the characters looking into each other's eyes. The narrative, camera work, and acting all cohesively use each other to create a story that is dramatic, but also very breezy and personal. If you really enjoy some angsty tension, yearning, and a smaller-scale BL story, I think you will really enjoy this series as much as I did.
Pros:
-Intimate Story with an angsty-filled script that was well done and had excellent build-up
-Interesting fragmented storytelling that feels more artistic than many other BL
- Wonderfully acted! Leads give each excellent moments of tension and yearning the script requires.
-Amazing visual storytelling using the camera to tell the story rather than just telling the audience.
Cons:
-A bit too short I think 10 eps would be perfect, I'd love to see a little more revelation in the final episode.
-The music was a bit too repetitive for my taste, wish music was thrown in a bit more sparsely.
-would love a little bit more with a certain side character.
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