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A HIDDEN GEM LIKE NO OTHER
This movie gave me what any other drama series couldn't. So pure, so innocent, delightful. This movie will remind you of your first love, your unrequited love, and your fantasy with them.A plot where you can help but feel wholesomeness and warm-hearted. A cast that can make you experience life, longing, fluster, love, regret, and sadness all in just 1 hour and 30 minutes. It would have been even better if this was a drama series. As a person who doesn't get emotional easily, tears started rolling down towards the end. It is indeed rare to see such movies nowadays. Two individuals unsure about each other feelings want no regrets but have to make sacrifices. There is no kissing scene but you would still feel chemistry burning and the romance thriving .
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When cliches are done right !
yes! while watching this drama you might feel, wait I have seen this scene before and this too but that didn't change the fact just how much I am enjoying this drama.This drama emits quite similar vibes to a river runs through it , lovely us , when we were young (2018) , don't disturb my studies but but but its so much cuter ...
What I liked?
1) FEMALE LEAD ( who chases after the male lead first )
Usually, you just kind of expect an annoying girl with no damn self-respect who just knows how to act cute (in a cringy way ) but here is why SZZ breaks the mold, yes she does kinda tries too hard to act cute but she has got brains. She stands up for herself (for example changing the dialogue when she is preparing for the Cinderella play ). She knows her worth.
2) NO TOXICITY
If you think that the cold male lead is gonna treat the female lead like trash, then nope. He is just a cute but awkwardly shy guy and loves SZZ as much as she loves him
3) MULTIDIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS + Nostalgia
Everyone has a backstory that is super close to reality so kudos to that. I really liked the idea of a vintage videocam :)) and I love Grandma !!
4) SECOND LEAD COUPLE
They are so cute, as if oh you wanted a dash of unrequited love in the story, we present you the cutest 2nd leads. I think they were given as much screen space to grow as the leads. Maybe even they overshadowed the main couple sometime.
what I disliked? IDK YET maybe I will write after finishing the drama
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WHAT IS THE HYPE FOR ?
If you are looking for something new , this is not it ; yes I agree all the leads are eye candy but story ??????Quick summary
Ugly girl , boy knows , becomes beautiful; boy recognizes , secret out , boy protects , they date , seperate , meet , seperate , second ml lead's sacrifice , happy ending
What I Liked ?
1.As I said male leads are eye candy so if you wanna watch for the actors go ahead .
2.Second female lead is absolutely great , she is not the psycho who chases after the male lead and has her own struggles
3. The cast has done an amazing job but the story lacked
What I disliked
The Not Good story , same old tropes , also the male lead gets toxic while dating , I mean the directors tried to merge fluffy with lil bit sadness but just NO .
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Not your Boys Over Flower
If you are still giving it second thoughts just because you have watched previous version/versions , no need to do that just go ahead and watch this . Now to be honest , I am not a big fan of Hana Yori Dango because the storyline ughh- love wins all with a toxic shitty guy and a damsel in distress ...Nope not at allBut here is what is different for F4 Thailand , Thyme is not Toxic and Gorya is not a duffer . The most basic thing is that it is REALISTIC . It connects to the modern world . We get to see a close look at Thyme's world , if they are rich what happens then ? What are the problems they face ?Why can't Thyme and Gorya actually be together with ofcourse Gorya's self doubt . Although watching the same series you will not feel as if its old . It is a brand new world with brand new characters .
And ofcource the cast is top notch , you good literally see the hate sparkling in lead's eyes in the first few episodes .
Overall pretty great and worth a shot
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MOVIE SCREAMS COME HERE IF YOU HAVE WATCHED ORIGINAL VERSION
Having watched all the versions of unrequited love , I feel that I am qualified enough to talk about Blue Summer .The story of unrequited love is really close to my heart because I can really relate to it .
My Blue Summer lacks in one of the major things its predecessors had , THE SENSE OF LONGING , yeah I get it that unrequited love is a slow burn feeling , that heartache , the pain comes gradually so those emotions are difficult to show in just two hour movie . The emotional connect of the viewers to this kind of feeling will also take time. But I have seen better movies on same theme which are able to convey the same thing very effectively .
the movie came out very bland , because I feel that they have really changed the feeling of the story all together . The male lead already knew about the FL 's love before they met in uni ?!!!!!!! What ?That just takes away the essence of the story , it takes away the essence of their relationship building from zero level .
Another thing I wanna point out is that this movie is very dark in its colours , VERY DARK . I get it you are trying to create some sort of sad backdrop but it overshadowed even the scenes which were meant to be happy . In this case the original 2019 version did a great job .(Ps on contrary 2021 just whitewashed everything which I didn't like either )
Next I really didn't like the way Male lead acted .I couldn't feel any chemistry whatsoever . In previous version SH gets infatuated by LZ somewhere because how well she knows him inside out but here , nope .
And and and the worst part is the raincoat scene which in previous ones was one of the actual cause of drama , here comes as a sweet moment between the leads . Many small details such as Baili crying only for 10 mins etc. are there to pay tribute to the og story but really couldn't do it right .
At last I wanna say you might find it really boring if you haven't watched the previous versions and feel no emotional connect and if you have watched the previous ones you might just get angry . YOU SHOULD JUST GO FOR 2019 ONE .
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Here it from a person who never gives 10
What do I say? THIS IS THE BEST DRAMA I HAVE WATCHED THIS YEAR. When a drama goes into depth of all characters and it touches your soul like it has never been before, you know it's worth watching. you might ask me dude it is just a study drama why are you so dramatic? BECAUSE ITS NOT JUST THAT AND IT CAN NEVER BE JUST THATThe way all the characters have been carved, the sets and the convincing performances feel like I am legit experiencing all those things those guys are going through.
Let us talk from beginning, yes you might feel its a little slow and boring, and problems in the first 2-3 episodes but wait and let the drama pick the pace and you will be dragged into the emotions so well . All of the students' problems have been threshed, that you cry in their sorrow, and feel energized in their motivation.
I have to especially applaud the person who played yu yang, I have seen him in Don't disturb my study and lltg but my guy just stole my heart here. The way his stutter performance feels so real that I would always cry whenever his emotional scene came out .
and and and Lei Ming ? WOW NO WORDS ...I would talk later about the actor but lets talk about the character . The layering with which it has been written . I wish I had such a teacher in the school . I cried loads when his father died and all those student came in ... I will complete this review once I watch it completely but for now do check it out
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