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I Go to School Not by Bus hong kong movie review
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I Go to School Not by Bus
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by markgunmean_vittawin
Oct 28, 2018
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
This review may contain spoilers
I Go To School Not By Bus (2015), directed by Morris Ng, is basically about being who you are or what you want to be in an environment with people that may be toxic. The cinematography plus the choice of music makes the film feel really cozy. I'm not really that familiar with the language so I don't really know how good the main casts are in delivering their lines but there were some moments where the acting looks kinda awkward. The characters look cute together and their characters itself were great. It felt fresh seeing Hei Cheung (Vincent Leung) an openly gay character that is masc and athletic. The side characters' acting were also good, the teachers who care about you but they just really have this personality that's unlikable, the two fujoshis...

The ending was heartwarming; they did what they were preaching in the film which is to follow your dreams. The credit scene was also adorable. However, the post-credit scene, aka the real ending for me, was heartbreaking even though the fujoshis were there and Ming Wong (Zene Koo) said his parting words with a smile— which is what made it heartbreaking for me. Ming was gonna be away with the one he loves yet he was still happy because Hei taught him that way of thinking. Hei wasn't shown in the post-credit but he was probably happy too. It's a shame because we (I, at least) wanted this cute couple to be together even though it wasn't really confirmed that they were actually a couple.

The story overall was easy to digest but the title, which was the reason why I watched this film, wasn't explained. It probably does make sense for a native speaker. Unfortunately, the highest definition of this film available as I'm typing this is 360p, bearable but not at parts where the white subtitles are on top of something bright.

Highly recommend if you want something warm to fill up your boring 35-minute free time.
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