Feel Good To Say Goodbye (2015)

I'm going out on a limb here and claim that this gem-in-the-rough is NOT your standard BL film.

1) One of the main couple characters is actually gay. None of this typical BL bullshit trope of "I'm not gay, I just love [name]!" as seen in Love Sick, 2 Moons, Make It Right, etc, etc. It's bullshit because that's not how male-on-male romance works. That scene where Chai first moves in, is in the bathroom, smells Aek's soap, and starts fantasizing? That's probably the most realistic scene I've seen in any BL.
Of course, another bullshit trope in every film/series, not just BL, is that it can't end with the gay character being happy. Same here.

2) This film is epic, simply put. At just over 2 hours, there are many word-less, almost mundane, almost plot-less scenes of exposition. The main couple interacting with their friends at a waterpark, the main couple having noodles at a road-side stand, each of the main couple winning trophies separately in their respective sports, each of the main couple in the shower (Those actors are actually in pretty good shape! Worth a rewatch just for those scenes!) These expositions, at times, seem to drag the film. But at the end of it all, you realize you've traveled their journey with them. Seen what they've seen; lived their love with them.  One gets a better sense of the joy of their love, and the anguish of their loss.

There seems to have been little-to-no money or time spent on post-production on this film. Many BL releases are guilty of this, but this one is especially guilty. I suspect part of the soundtrack may have had to have been silenced due to something like international copyright clearances. Don't let that distract you. The story more than makes up for it. Decent script, very good acting.

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lets start with the bad - and there a lot here - yeah the actors r newbies and inexperienced, but seems so is the director - writer, production etc... cause its not only the bad acting and directing - even the "plot" isn't smooth or coherent. sometimes it just felt like "we" r jumping from one scene to the next and u gotta use ur imagination as to how it fits - sometimes its logical - others not so much. and have to add maybe the subs also were done by google translate, as they didn't help easy the viewing or understanding of this ..

also getting scene after scene of topless, toned bodies without rhyme or reason (with tons of "boob" close-ups), makes me cringe considering the age of these actors, words like exploitation come to mind - like a flashing warning sign - given both these young actors no matter how good looking, haven't been in other movies or dramas (well that were noted on this site). but and *plus point here, in-spite of the amount of naked skin we got to view (thank-god) there was a lack of intimate scenes. i.e - it was clear that even when they were kissing of consummating's their love, it was sexless. and i for one am thankful - rather this then see two teens force themselves into situations they not comfortable portraying.

plot wise like mentioned it wasn't smooth, but if u ignore the majority of glitches and focus on the relationship between the guys, from the sec Chai walks into that messy room he gonna share with Aek - he is infatuated. and that's more or less how this whole story goes - Chai loves more and gives more and Aek the typical partner that loves less, takes and takes without a second thought. until Chai gets attacked and that's his turning point - its cute how the get close. but why they part is a mystery to me - cause they graduating? would think if u really loved someone u would find a way to be together - but that scene where they part, was like it was a given that when they finish their schooling their relationship will also come to an end.

their meeting where Aek is in a relationship and moved on, while Chai is alone and still yearning for his first love is indicative of their personality - same with Aek having no problem trying to "get close" to Chai, while his gf is next to him - to me it seemed more lust then love and that's why i got Chai decision to be the bigger person and walk away. i would've preferred he leave that wallet on the bed with his letter cause the dude not only needs to move on. he needs to stop yearning for something and someone that can't give him what he needs. so to me this was a good conclusion to a so so plot - a one off

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The story starts within the future when the 2 (ex) lovers meet again, after which the movie will show what their relationship was in the past. In the end you will go back to the current time scene.

I think the story is cute, it is different then most BL stories, and in this one it doesn't have the happy end we actually want it to have.

When looking at the movie itself, i think it's quite longtreated, alot of scenes were wayyy too streched out, i think if looking at it realisticly, you couldve had a better and more clear movie within even half the time the whole movie is.
I get they wanted to make the whole situation clear but it was just a bit too much, you could understand their bond / love, their way of dealing and how things went, with alot less, alot of scenes were just unneccesarily long.

The actors did a good job, they seemed not too experienced but it also made their puppy love cute and more realistic rather then extreme acting.

I didn't like that there were so many silent scenes or music scenes. Don't get me wrong i like music in a movie but at some scenes it was overly unneccesary.

Would probably not rewatch it.

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