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Somewhere on Earth
Thailand's version of Twilight .
But instead of vampire as ML here we have tiger as ML . He can moves fast with a strong sense of smell and hearing .
So I am in a drama slump. It's been more than a month I struggled to finish every drama that I've started, ended up dropped lots of them. It was like I was stucked in a loop with no way out. Everything seem uninteresting. Even watching hyped drama did not helped. I used to enjoy watching Thailand drama/lakorn back in the days. But in these last few years, I mainly sticked to Chinese and Korean drama. So one day , I watched episode 1 of Love in Twilight ( without first reading the synopsis) and I was immediately sold! Finished this in just 3 sittings. So this was my first completed Thailand drama after 3 years.
Plot : Supernatural romance is always my cuppa tea. The storyline was quite angsty. If you're familiar with thai drama , every episode is long with 1 hour and 30 minutes. So feeling of dragginess can't be avoid . I skipped a lot of scenes regarding forest rangers, hunters and the bad guys. Their scenes was too much to the point I feel not enough of main couple's screentime.
Acting & character : This was my first Tono Phakin drama and WOW he did delivered! I was charmed by his acting & great visual here. His acting as Dr.Sama & Tiger King was impressive. When Tiger King was about to appear , his animal mannerism was evidence like he was really a tiger inside and out. How he roared, sniffed, did physical gestures like a tiger really embodied in him. It was not easy to act as an animal but he did it. I liked how mature, rational and gentle he was. Most of the times,I feel sad for his character. I could feel his loneliness, self-hatred and inner turmoils. To be something he did not want to be but had no choice in the matter. Fortunately he has Aunt Aung to share his emotional burden all the time. Richy Oranate was also good at acting as Parichart. All the confusion & dilemma she faced, I think if I was her I would be acting the same too. It took her frustratingly some time before she come to a decision. But when she finally did , it was all worth the wait ❤ . Chemistry between them was very good too. Their love to each other was evidence even without passionate kisses. Acting of the supporting characters (Nontha , Kalong, Aunt aung, Lee , Sa) were also good. At first, I was annoyed with both SFL and SML but later when their character matured, I grew to like them . But I understood the reason behind why they acted like that.
Cinematography & CGI: Good . I especially love the tiger effect. Adorable. But some of the CGI was laughable. The scene where Dr. Sama carried Parichart while moving fast through the forest. He wanted to show off his supernatural power to her then but instead of making the scene & he look cool they made the scene looked cartoonish instead lol.
Overall, I enjoyed this drama. Emotionally I would rate this 8.5/10 because this drama made me feel so much. But I settled for 8/10 when I considered all the aspects in the drama. If you like supernatural romance, in a drama slump like me or you enjoy emotional drama with good chemistry between leads try watching this maybe you will enjoy it like I did.
So I am in a drama slump. It's been more than a month I struggled to finish every drama that I've started, ended up dropped lots of them. It was like I was stucked in a loop with no way out. Everything seem uninteresting. Even watching hyped drama did not helped. I used to enjoy watching Thailand drama/lakorn back in the days. But in these last few years, I mainly sticked to Chinese and Korean drama. So one day , I watched episode 1 of Love in Twilight ( without first reading the synopsis) and I was immediately sold! Finished this in just 3 sittings. So this was my first completed Thailand drama after 3 years.
Plot : Supernatural romance is always my cuppa tea. The storyline was quite angsty. If you're familiar with thai drama , every episode is long with 1 hour and 30 minutes. So feeling of dragginess can't be avoid . I skipped a lot of scenes regarding forest rangers, hunters and the bad guys. Their scenes was too much to the point I feel not enough of main couple's screentime.
Acting & character : This was my first Tono Phakin drama and WOW he did delivered! I was charmed by his acting & great visual here. His acting as Dr.Sama & Tiger King was impressive. When Tiger King was about to appear , his animal mannerism was evidence like he was really a tiger inside and out. How he roared, sniffed, did physical gestures like a tiger really embodied in him. It was not easy to act as an animal but he did it. I liked how mature, rational and gentle he was. Most of the times,I feel sad for his character. I could feel his loneliness, self-hatred and inner turmoils. To be something he did not want to be but had no choice in the matter. Fortunately he has Aunt Aung to share his emotional burden all the time. Richy Oranate was also good at acting as Parichart. All the confusion & dilemma she faced, I think if I was her I would be acting the same too. It took her frustratingly some time before she come to a decision. But when she finally did , it was all worth the wait ❤ . Chemistry between them was very good too. Their love to each other was evidence even without passionate kisses. Acting of the supporting characters (Nontha , Kalong, Aunt aung, Lee , Sa) were also good. At first, I was annoyed with both SFL and SML but later when their character matured, I grew to like them . But I understood the reason behind why they acted like that.
Cinematography & CGI: Good . I especially love the tiger effect. Adorable. But some of the CGI was laughable. The scene where Dr. Sama carried Parichart while moving fast through the forest. He wanted to show off his supernatural power to her then but instead of making the scene & he look cool they made the scene looked cartoonish instead lol.
Overall, I enjoyed this drama. Emotionally I would rate this 8.5/10 because this drama made me feel so much. But I settled for 8/10 when I considered all the aspects in the drama. If you like supernatural romance, in a drama slump like me or you enjoy emotional drama with good chemistry between leads try watching this maybe you will enjoy it like I did.
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