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Stupid premise (a dude ON the swim team who can't swim wtf? Even if in the end it's somehow explained it's not worth sticking around to find out), full of tropes/cliches.
Vertical format designed for phone-addict viewers. I constantly feel as if the walls are closing in on me.
Two-minute episodes for phone-addict/moron viewers with zero attention spans.

Hot boys in tight swimsuits, but which do not sufficiently make up for the three above-stated problems.

Dropped at episode 6.
1/10

Thanks Blood. How are the subs there?

Yuck.
An ugly and boring movie which I dropped halfway through.
I'm a big fan of Kim Young Min so it was hard to see him in this...thing. Quite early in his career, but still... :P

Lots of repulsive and disgusting behaviors over and over and over again...I don't mind repulsive and disgusting plot elements in a film, but here the actions are presented in a dull, monotonous way such that when I was meant to be repulsed and disgusted I was simply bored.

Moreover, every Korean character here seems intellectually challenged, even the characters who are not so. It's as though this is a small town populated entirely by high-functioning, brain-damaged people. Add to that some bad acting and you have a problem. Even the animal violence failed to move me because it was played in such a boring manner.

Speaking of bad acting, why are the Caucasian characters in Asian films nearly always played by terrible actors? I've seen better acting in gay porn. Maybe this was done on a limited budget, so an ad was placed in Seoul and this is who showed up?

Terrible.

1/10

On edit: omg, I just realized the Korean/Black character was played by a Korean actor in black face. lol This would cause riots in the streets if it were an American film. hahaha I wonder if this would still fly in 2025 Korea.

My problem is not with the useful information that was shared through the doctor's dialogue. My problem is that the writers had the character of the doctor give private information about the main character's medical condition to two non-family members, blabbing to whoever happened to be in the hallway what was going on with the MC. Extremely unprofessional and unethical. That information should have been shared to the parents only, and behind closed doors of the doctor's office.

So when he began to go on his speech out in the hallway it made me laugh at how unrealistic and preachy/silly it all was. I hope you get my point.

You asked how I thought a show should have handled the situation with the doctor and his speech. If I wrote the show, I would have the doctor take the parents into his office and then discuss the details of PREP and all the rest behind a closed door in private, like at real doctor would and should do.

Unrealistic details in behavior and speech pull me out of the universe of the show/plot. I'd rather stay in it.

Yes, that's almost exactly how I felt while watching the situation with the dad after what went before at the end. It was more a feeling of "...this is very odd." this is poor writing, than anything else. I seem to recall the acting was pretty good.

I just checked above to see how I rated this when I watched it. I gave it a 7.5/10. I'm guessing I down-rated it because of the strange ending. 7.5/10 is not a bad rating to me so obviously I didn't hate it. But the ending was a flop. :)

Fifth watch, and each time I find more details in the story, identify with the characters more strongly, and spend the whole film with my heart in my throat, in a good way.

Oh my gosh, I haven't the words to say how dearly I love this film, or how much I appreciate the work of the two leads. Sensational. These two characters live in my heart.

Night Flight remains always and perhaps forever at the top of my best gay-themed Asian films list.

Recommended as highly as a film can be recommended. Watch it.
11/10

If you want to see a crystal-clear print of this flick, leave a reply and I'll fill you in.

Yeah, I agree with most of all that. The couple certainly made that choice...and I would not have done the same. But again...lots of people make choices I don't like or agree with, which doesn't mean people like that shouldn't be in live-action fictional dramas.

Some fictional outcomes SHOULD be frustrating; that's how life is.

Oh yeah, I agree with your statement. I blame the director, not the actor though. It's the director's job to ask the actor to dial back on the his efforts to make his character seem "young," as I'd guess he's been asked to do. The director needs to tell him "OK, let's go for an occasional flash of 16-year-old behavior, and leave the 5-year-old behavior out of it." :)

The high school guy is cute but what we see of his personality are mostly public displays of affection that could get the teacher in trouble, a whiny neediness, and tantrum-throwing. I don't see anything in this character that the teacher as he is presented, would be attracted to. He can't have adult conversations with him, or confide in him and ask for advice, receive comfort in his struggles, etc.. No time for any of that when he is constantly reacting to the latest bit of acting out from the student. :D

Is it possible they're still whitewashing it during the promotional period to lure in as many non-BL audience members as possible, and then boom!, we get a big gay surprise when the show starts airing?

I have not read the Manwha but it seems strange in the extreme to take a gay-themed, written source, strip it of its gay main relationships, and turn it into a straight story. I mean, there are loads of straight material out there to be adapted, right? Why go to all the trouble of rewriting a gay plot?

Also, it seems the author would be horrified to see their work bastardized. On the other hand, it's likely they sold the Manwha, releasing the adapters to do as they pleased with it. I suppose I'd do the same unless I were established, well-known, and didn't need money. :P

Maybe give it a shot when you have absolutely nothing else to do.
Go in with zero expectations and standards lowered to zero and who knows?, maybe you won't hate it.

lame

Are you schizophrenic and off your meds? That would explain a LOT.

YOU are the one who used the phrase "twitter rant on steroids," psycho. Are you in a blackout of some sort? Do you need aid?

This is you above: "Newsflash: You don’t get to rant like a Twitter thread on steroids and then act like you’re above the conversation. You are the conversation."

You know, I have a friend who is quite severely manic-depressive. Could that be it? Cause they don't remember what they do or say from one episode to the other either. :)

"As for the wrinkled collar thing, I wasn’t the one throwing it around like some kind of philosophical statement." There you go, listening to the voices again. A philosophical statement? Really? lol

Hey Pariah, does this sound familiar? Again, this is you:
"And the costumes? You’re focusing on the wrong details. The styling choices are deliberate. The oversized blazers, the polished-yet-subtly-messy looks—it’s all designed to reflect the characters’ personalities and social standings. If you think it’s random, you’re not paying attention."

Yeah, that was you...YOU are the one who elevated the costuming to the level of a "philosophical statement" deliberately being made by the costumer and director. Seriously, do you need me to call 911 for you? Are you in crisis? I'd call if I knew where you were, if only for the safety of those around you.

As for you being a "good writer," you left out the carefully-chosen word "fairly." Don't flatter yourself.

Reach out for assistance soon please. I want you to be around for me to belittle and insult as we move forward.

"They wrote as if they are "stating facts everyone should agree with."
Could you take a few moments of your valuable time to explain where in my comment above I did what you accuse me of in the quote above, and HOW and where I did that? A careful re-read will reveal, perhaps even to you, that I did no such thing.

Perhaps you feel...threatened and insecure and thus are listening to voices in your head instead of reading the words on your screen?

Oh gosh...there I go again...belittling and insulting. Dear me.

hahahahahaha...oh heavens help us, somebody somewhere disliked the work of a screenwriter and insulted them for it! How will the Earth continue to turn? How will the sun rise in the East tomorrow?

Actually, I believe " a first-time fujoshi-scribe slumming in BL world" is quite creative indeed.

All hail QueenB, hero and savior of the belittled, the insulted, and of screenwriters everywhere!

Oh dear...was that belittling and insulting toward you?

The hate doesn't bother me; considering the types it comes from it's actually a good sign. But I'm well aware it's there.
In truth, I have become much more restrained in reacting to the spitballs than I used to be. Brief retorts work best and take less time. :) And there's always the block option. :)

Thanks. :D

thanks. where did you see it?

Where did you watch it? And if what you say is true, who the hell added all the gay tags above before they even saw the show?

I won't. However, there are quite a few members here who wish I WOULD stop writing these, then have a bad day, and then die. :)