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In This Corner of the World
Great visuals but unsure of it self
In the early episodes, the series seems to be unsure of what it wants to tell, so it compensated with visuals. However, visuals can only go so far and it will not make up for compelling story.The cast have acting skills, not on par with the mainstream BL, but skills were there. And there are moments that it really shine. BUT as I've said, no compelling story to tell can pull hinder characterization and the entire series it self. Take for example CHEAT, there are cringe worthy scenes and acting there, but the series is sure in what it wants to tell and it did not veer off from it, resulting in one good series.
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A celebration of teen gay love! <3
That ticket was soo worth it! I love the representation here. There were little hiccups (just teeeny) in acting and transitions but the story and the viewing experience made up for all of it. Hope it will be curated in Netflix for wider audiences and/or be streamed legally for free the soonest.I am glad the writers did not go the religion vs gender theme and had limited the homophobic scenes. The story really focuses on the two mains and their love story. I don't know if there will be a sequel for this or a serialized version if this will be successful, but if there will be, I think they will focus on the consequence of Luke's choice. But for now, this one is a celebration of gay love.
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FLULLY and a breeze to watch. A step back from WYEL.
Story: Concise, simple, linear and because of that, it was executed very well. The simplicity of it made the story unable to include other character arcs. Even the two main characters story was too shallow.Acting: There were acting hiccuffs, but the casting was great. There was chemistry among the two actors. But not enough characterization was made, maybe because it was too short.
Music: I can almost dance into the beat of its OST.
Rewatch Value: Will probably pick this up again when all the up-coming BLs had depleted :)
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If you have a fluffy heart... read at your own risk.
What I like:
Great OST
Very artsy opening and ending credits.
Gorgeous, handsome, fresh (too fresh?) main leads.
Side couple that kept the series sane.
What I had found out:
1. A series with a lot of hype and great promised but was not able to deliver within 3 episodes.
2. A script that was lazily lifted from the book without considering the impact when translating it into a series/cinema thereby impacting greatly into a negative viewing experience.
3. Leads with mediocre acting prowess that could have been saved by a great script (but none is found) and great directing, but that too seems lacking. I mean, didn't they get to have acting workshop before shooting this one?
4. BL side couple with acting prowess which kept the series sane. Long live PhuXKhao!
5. An arc was added to try to include 'something new' into the story, but was not handled well and turned out into ridiculous characters and character development.
6. A well-budgeted production with history of racism towards people with color and gender preferences which clearly translates into its series, again impacting negatively to the viewing experience.
ALSO, if you say that this series is so great, I believe you need to expose your self to much wider media, not just in BL, with deep storyline, actors with acting prowess and great directing so you will know why this one failed. AND if you declare and say that as a "student of film" and praise this one, I will smack you with my thick "Cinematography: Theory and Practice" book.
Again, this is just purely the viewing experience that I had felt watching it up to the 4th episode. After that, I lost interest with the flat, robotic-like acting. AND I did try, thrice I think, to re-watch because there is a great visuals, but no, it really is flat. Even PhuXkhao can't make me stay for a minute more.
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