"harassing people over Asian actors..." Pretty sure that's a one-sided take on whatever you're spewing spit about. 18 MDLers agreeing that I'm "crazy" is a badge of honor. Thanks for pinning it on me. Let me know when you hit 180 or 1,800. That'd be even better.
A sad little twerp obsessing over my comments and telling me to kill myself is also a badge of honor. Glad to wear it.
heyy, what's ur ops on 10DANCE? did u decide to watch it?
MK, seriously?
Imagine...a BL drama, whose title and story core is that the MC attains "magic" abilties because he has not lost his "cherry" (about as sex-centered a concept as one could imagine), and then loses his "cherry" to a new-found love, that barely hints at what should have been the ultimate, profound act of losing that little red fruit and, worse, doesn't even allow its main couple to touch lips in the briefest of kisses.
Keep in mind that the secondary couple kissed two or three times during the show, a choice that made the refusal of the main couple to do likewise even more of a glaring omission.
I don't mean to be confrontational, but only BL fans brainwashed into expecting next to nothing when it comes to intimacy in their live-action storytelling would twist themselves into pretzels explaining why this is not a major problem or an insult to the audience.
I am in good company in accusing MK of being the primary reason we got not even the tiniest of smooches in CM; I think you know that. He was the more well-known, up-and-coming actor with the most to lose by fully committing to a gay role in homophobic Japan. There are other reasons I think he's the problem, but I'm guessing you know what they are, so I won't beat a dead horse.
Please rewatch the train scene in 10Dance with as objective a view as you can muster (I'm asking this of a person whose screen name is literally "Machida Keita" but whatever lol). Pay attention to who is enthusiastically engaging in tongue-twisting and who very much is not. The same thing happens again when MK's character shows up at the other guy's hotel room late at night with a bottle of wine to share, then gives little pecks in response to his supposed love interest's enthusiastic attempt at lovemaking.
MK having played roles in shows in which OTHER characters are gay, means less nothing.
You seem like a decent person, so I won't belabor this, but I think you are 100% wrong. Machida Keita is a homophobe (who very well may be a homo irl) and needs to stay away from gay roles.
BTW, the improvised kiss near the end of 10Dance that you're enthusiastic about, was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it bit of business, just as one would expect from MK. I'm guessing he thinks he was very brave to do that, but we know who the actually brave actor on that set was.
heyy, what's ur ops on 10DANCE? did u decide to watch it?
I'll try to remember to look it up again. I found it yesterday, but didn't want to copy/paste, in case you were just joking about that. :) I had to scroll through about six pages of comments before I found it. I didn't really say that much, other than that it was a big fail for me, and that a lot of people in comments were primed to give it a good rating, no matter what they actually ended up seeing on the screen.
Regarding Machida, it is accurate to say I'm not "that much" of a fan, but I do think he's a good actor, and of course he is beautiful to look at. It's that this is the second time, after Cherry Magic, that I've watched him play homo-no-homo. He refused to kiss in CM, and in 10Dance, where there are supposed to have been passionate makings-out, it was obvious he was holding back.
I wish he'd stop taking gay roles he's unwilling to commit to, and I wish directors would stop casting him in such roles. It's annoying.
It's just that one scene though (they could've cut it out but I'm personally not complaining)
I could tell they were naked, but I don't think I even saw boobies. Then, I saw Suzuki's butt for about four seconds. "18+" within the film industry, is the designation for hard-core pornography, with erect penises, insertion, ejaculation, women's genitalia, and all manner of other explicit sexual activity. 10Dance had none of that.
A four-second shot of a bare butt and the side of a bare body is generally going to pull a PG13 rating, not an 18+, which is the equivalent of the old "X" rating, which became the kiss of death to a film.
People here get crazy about things like bare butts. It's quite...odd.
Damn, pretty freakin' epic! The Koreans, over and over again, get me enjoying flicks with settings, concepts, and themes I'd never find enjoyable in a Hollywood film.
Some Moby Dick, some Titanic, some Mutiny On the Bounty...? :D
I wish you guys know how shallow you are by always thinking that when someone complain it means they want to see…
"Go watch porn if that's what you're after" is the standard MDL response to anyone who demands that gay romance be given the same treatment as straight romance in films/series.
omg can’t you see it? they’re speaking to each other through their dance! and it’s so breathtaking to witness…
If the same characters had been presented, but one was a woman and the romance was straight, do you honestly believe their "passions" would have been sublimated to the same degree as in this film?
10Dance is not a perfect movie, but it chooses a different way of speaking—through feeling, movement, and unspoken…
Watch it for the repressed, 1950s feel of the supposed gay "romance." Watch it for the cringe half-kisses from Machieda Keita, who apparently enjoys taking gay roles he's unwilling to commit to. Watch it for the homophobic direction. Watch it for the homophobia inherent to its storytelling. Watch it for what Japan is best at: Delivering gay-but-not-really films and series.
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"harassing people over Asian actors..."
Pretty sure that's a one-sided take on whatever you're spewing spit about.
18 MDLers agreeing that I'm "crazy" is a badge of honor. Thanks for pinning it on me.
Let me know when you hit 180 or 1,800. That'd be even better.
A sad little twerp obsessing over my comments and telling me to kill myself is also a badge of honor. Glad to wear it.
Have a derp-ish New Year.
Your commitment to the role was powerful and evident, in contrast to that of your opposite.
Well done!
Imagine...a BL drama, whose title and story core is that the MC attains "magic" abilties because he has not lost his "cherry" (about as sex-centered a concept as one could imagine), and then loses his "cherry" to a new-found love, that barely hints at what should have been the ultimate, profound act of losing that little red fruit and, worse, doesn't even allow its main couple to touch lips in the briefest of kisses.
Keep in mind that the secondary couple kissed two or three times during the show, a choice that made the refusal of the main couple to do likewise even more of a glaring omission.
I don't mean to be confrontational, but only BL fans brainwashed into expecting next to nothing when it comes to intimacy in their live-action storytelling would twist themselves into pretzels explaining why this is not a major problem or an insult to the audience.
I am in good company in accusing MK of being the primary reason we got not even the tiniest of smooches in CM; I think you know that. He was the more well-known, up-and-coming actor with the most to lose by fully committing to a gay role in homophobic Japan. There are other reasons I think he's the problem, but I'm guessing you know what they are, so I won't beat a dead horse.
Please rewatch the train scene in 10Dance with as objective a view as you can muster (I'm asking this of a person whose screen name is literally "Machida Keita" but whatever lol). Pay attention to who is enthusiastically engaging in tongue-twisting and who very much is not. The same thing happens again when MK's character shows up at the other guy's hotel room late at night with a bottle of wine to share, then gives little pecks in response to his supposed love interest's enthusiastic attempt at lovemaking.
MK having played roles in shows in which OTHER characters are gay, means less nothing.
You seem like a decent person, so I won't belabor this, but I think you are 100% wrong. Machida Keita is a homophobe (who very well may be a homo irl) and needs to stay away from gay roles.
BTW, the improvised kiss near the end of 10Dance that you're enthusiastic about, was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it bit of business, just as one would expect from MK. I'm guessing he thinks he was very brave to do that, but we know who the actually brave actor on that set was.
Regarding Machida, it is accurate to say I'm not "that much" of a fan, but I do think he's a good actor, and of course he is beautiful to look at. It's that this is the second time, after Cherry Magic, that I've watched him play homo-no-homo. He refused to kiss in CM, and in 10Dance, where there are supposed to have been passionate makings-out, it was obvious he was holding back.
I wish he'd stop taking gay roles he's unwilling to commit to, and I wish directors would stop casting him in such roles. It's annoying.
A four-second shot of a bare butt and the side of a bare body is generally going to pull a PG13 rating, not an 18+, which is the equivalent of the old "X" rating, which became the kiss of death to a film.
People here get crazy about things like bare butts. It's quite...odd.
The Koreans, over and over again, get me enjoying flicks with settings, concepts, and themes I'd never find enjoyable in a Hollywood film.
Some Moby Dick, some Titanic, some Mutiny On the Bounty...? :D
Highly recommended.
8.5/10
My rating went from 3/10 to 8/10.
Guess my tastes have changed.
Highly recommended for other weirdos, like me.
For there to be "subtext," there must first be text.
10Dance is a standard, homo-no-homo JP flick.
Machida Keita apparently enjoys taking gay roles, then refusing to commit to them.
Please, leave him out of any sequel or adaptation.
Watch it for the cringe half-kisses from Machieda Keita, who apparently enjoys taking gay roles he's unwilling to commit to.
Watch it for the homophobic direction.
Watch it for the homophobia inherent to its storytelling.
Watch it for what Japan is best at: Delivering gay-but-not-really films and series.