Spring Like Lover (2017)

Action and reaction

Although this is a short movie, it transports the emotions of the characters pretty good.

I guess, this is all about "If you don't appreciate what you have in a partner, do not be surprised if everything goes to waste". And "Every action causes a reaction, so be carefull about what you do."
Therefor, the person I most feel sorry for is Kazu. He is the one who is devoted to the relationship and does everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) for Shin - but is still wronged in the end.

The acting is on point, the cinematography well done (I rewatched it just because I did not get of the deeper meaning of some of the scenes at first) . For me this is not a feel good movie, but a realistic one (sadly).

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I always appreciate the fact that the Japanese go all out. This is also the case with this project, when the actors and the "meringues" play as they should be and are not fishy or stone-like, as we are often used to in Thailand, the Philippines, and sometimes in Korea. It's a real-life drama where the men cheat on each other, are cruel, lied to and then play the victim, the acting is excellent. I didn't find anything about the sound that would make me evaluate it as below average, I was bothered by the last long "frazzled" conclusion to the "disappointed" Shin, even though the creators probably wanted it that way. In the evaluation, many viewers deduct points for the fact that it is not a fairy tale or at least a semi-fairy tale, the characters are not handsome princes, and men who like men are depicted here in not very flattering colors. But even this is life itself for me. The film gave me "something" and I also thank you for the Slovak subtitles.


U Japonců si vždy cením toho, že jdou do všeho naplno. Tak je tomu i u tohoto projektu, kdy herci i ty "pusinky" zahrají tak, jak mají být a nejsou rybí či kamenné, jak jsme zvyklí mnohdy v Thajsku, Filipínách, někdy i v Koreji. Je to drama ze života, kdy se ti muži podvádí navzájem, jsou krutí, prolhaní a pak si hrají na ublížené oběti, herecké výkony výborné. U zvuku jsem nenašel nic, co by mě přimělo hodnotit jej jako podprůměrný, ve zpracování mi vadil poslední dlouhý "roztřepaný" závěr na "zklamaného" Shina, i když to zřejmě tak tvůrci chtěli. V hodnocení mnozí diváci strhnou body za to, že to není pohádka nebo alespoň polopohádka, postavy nejsou žádní krásní princové a muži, co mají rádi muže, jsou zde vykresleni v ne moc lichotivých barvách. Ale i toto je pro mě život sám. Film mi to "něco" dal a rovněž děkuji za slovenské titulky.

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