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YellowToiletBrush

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Blue Canvas of Youthful Days chinese drama review
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Blue Canvas of Youthful Days
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by YellowToiletBrush
Dec 11, 2024
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 4.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Left me blue but for the wrong reasons

There was a lot of hype for this one especially since it almost got cancelled (and it's a Chinese BL in times where you won't expect a Chinese BL), so perhaps I had some unrealistic expectations going into it.

I almost gave up in episode 5. What was going on with the script and production... The dialogues were chunky and awkward, the story didn't have a good smooth flow (great job in episode 12 summarising the key bits in writing and time jumping to happy times), the music got cut off midway without proper transition to a new scene (this is extremely disruptive and prevents people from really being immersed in the story), the acting and cinematography was over dramatic at times (over-dramatic lighting, unnecessary switches in focus, yes all very indie-like but yet somewhat lacking).

This was a really difficult watch for me and I was left rather disappointed and blue, not because of the story, but because this was poorly made and it could've been much better. I believe the actors tried their best to deliver but it just wasn't enough. This was a high school project trying to be an Indie film.
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