dyst0pia
Ukraine
Cool water on a hot day
Let me just start by saying that this drama is not for everyone. This is a typical coming-of-age drama and if that's not your thing, you may find the plot not to your liking.I think the crew did a great job in delivering this drama. It's very lighthearted, very warm, and most of all, very relatable. This is the appeal of coming-of-age and this drama exploited it beautifully to deliver a very charming series that I quickly fell in love with. Walking with Sang Zhi in her simple little world was such a pleasant and heartwarming experience.
The only reason I didn't give this a ten is because the plot felt just a little bit weak, but it was barely noticeable so this does deserve a 10.
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Romance doesn't get cheaper than this.
After watching 24 episodes of this, I have finally come to this conclusion.Story: 5/10
I genuinely feel like this plot had a lot of potentials. I liked the idea that she somehow entered the house of the people she wanted to get revenge on, and it initially had a very scheming and plotting vibe to it. I really thought that was how the story would go, and I was invested. Not until the FL started making funny decisions and ruining the entire vibe the first few episodes managed to build. From there, everything only went downhill. SMH.
Acting/Cast: 7/10
All things being considered, I would rate the cast pretty high because I believe they really did a good job considering this is their first main role. the actor playing the ML, in particular, was really convincing when it came to building the image of his character. That was nice. the FL was good too but was nothing too notable. Honestly though with the scripting, I don't know if any actor or actress would have been able to make a good thing out of it so I believe they did pretty well.
Music: 8/10
The music was actually very good for a low-budget movie such as this one. I especially liked the opening soundtrack... Or maybe it's just because I am a fan of such types of music.
Overall, it's pretty okay if you don't take it seriously. (I don't think anyone can take it seriously even if they wanted to). Anyways, I would never rewatch this. The ML came off as way too sleazy for my liking, no matter what justification they wanted to give. I don't think I want to put myself through that again.
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The actors also did a brilliant job. Really, I couldn't find a big fault in the cast. Although I felt some scenes may have been a bit tricky like the ones where the actresses have to act as actresses while maintaining the behaviour of the original character. In some scenes the character Su Cheng played, I still felt some original, cutesy Su Cheng vibe from them. Of course this isn't a big deal I was only wondering if it was meant to be so.
Ah! the music. Memorable. Honestly, the songs picked out for this movie were really good at changing the mood of the audience. But I noticed some audio issues which... weren't very pleasant. This has nothing to do with the music of course but it really bothered me sometimes. The recording... or was it the microphone? it wasn't so good.
I would definitely like to rewatch this again. I love the playful scenes at the beginning and I would also watch this for a deeper understanding.
Overall, this drama is very nice. Not too dragged, not too rushed. Nice cast, nice acting. Other than the audio and my occasional sensitivity working, I loved it! Well done to the crew. Great job, guys!
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Nothing to see here
This drama did not need 32 episodes. I think the manufacturers just wanted to drag out the series so they could earn money from the fanbase the couple has. After episode 21, this drama could have ended with absolutely nothing lost from the storyline. As an epilogue, we could have had episodes 31 and 32 as episodes 22 and 23 but that's it. There was really nothing to see outside of how JJ and YT got together. Everything else was FANSERVICE. This is why I gave this series such a low rating. I loved the chemistry between the leads but when they started feeding me sweet interactions with zero storyline, the chemistry I loved quickly got old.The rewatch value for me is simply a 0. I can't rewatch this because there's nothing to see.
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I've got to admit, at the beginning of the movie, I had high expectations. The plot seemed awesome, right amount of suspense, right amount of mystery everything seemed to work out well. Then they decided to spend more time than necessary in putting details on irrelevant stuff that I actually forgot the main plot. It made me tired of the movie. The main leads had little to no screen time together, on top of that, they did not even have good chemistry. Wow everything was just a big mess at a point that I wanted to drop this. You'd say it couldn't get worse than this but yeah, it did. The end was just... disappointing should i say? at least the writer was able to make me stick around till the end of the movie. Gotta give em' that at least.
Acting/ characters
I don't know if its because this is a supernatural, but the characters did not come off as human beings to me at all. Their emotions were either too shallow or just nonexistent. For example, when the main actor's mother found out about her husband's death, you'd expect her to be a bit more shocked, but no. Instead she looked like she planned the whole thing. Didn't even show a sign of shock or even just a little denial. That totally removed a lot of depth from the character.
Music
The music wasn't anything memorable. I mean... I even forgot this movie had music...
Rewatch Value
This also has low rewatch value. I'd probably rewatch this but only if I have to.
Overall, I didn't enjoy this movie. The acting wasn't so good, The writer should have used all of the elements in the movie well (take the ring for example) Not only did they not use some elements in the right way, they totally forgot about some too. All in all, the plot felt too rushed in the wrong places and too slow in wrong places. This movie would be much better with just a little revision.I didn't enjoy this so I still wouldn't recommend this.
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Emotionally draining
This is all I can say about this series. It was so emotionally draining. The FL could have saved herself (and me) a lot of emotional stress if she simply COMMUNICATED. It was so frustrating watching both of them go. While watching, I took out all my frustration on the ML but the truth is he was pretty much clueless 85% of the time. For the remaining 15%, he was just being a selfish, childish, gaslighting narcissist who didn't know how to say "thank you" or "I'm sorry". It's fine if you both have your flaws, I mean, who doesn't? The most important thing is to learn and to grow. By the end of the movie, the ML was still the same selfish, childish, gaslighting narcissist, and the FL was still the same ol' girl who didn't know how to communicate. You can't pay me to rewatch this emotional torture material.Was this review helpful to you?
