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Journey With You (Chinese Series)

By Golu
I've always had kind of a love hate relationship with Chinese historical BLs. Some are genuinely excellent, but then there are others that cram in so much plot that keeping track of all the layers of betrayal and scheming gets exhausting, and I end up checking out mentally. Part of the issue is also just how much content is out there in this space, so something really has to stand out to keep me hooked. In this case, the production value is genuinely impressive, top tier stuff, but story wise, I just couldn't bring myself to actually care about these characters. There's a ton of political scheming and backstage manipulation running throughout. Somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, a hostage ends up falling for his own Prince Charming. The show runs eight episodes, each around 50 to 60 minutes long. After spending three years guarding the border, Fifth Prince Yin Qi gets called back to the capital because of a secret letter, only to end up walking straight into a deadly...
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Just Say Love

By Golu
Just Say Love is the film version of stage play. It is shot as if you are still watching the play which gives it a unique feeling. Specially the film also starts with some interesting scenes which leads you to believe that you might have found that one interesting yet different piece of gay cinema but alas that's not true. 

A rugged carpenter Doug is working on the street where he meets Guy sitting on bench. Guy is ardant fan of Plato and believes that love is everything. They strike up a conversation. They start off clearly wanting very different things out of their meetings, but it evolves - over a period of many months - into something that is mutually rewarding and satisfying to both of them, but not in the way they first expected. Doug mentions how his pregnant girlfriend Gita is all about spirituality these days and doesn't satisfy his sexual urges. Guy tries to overcome his sexual attraction towards Doug but cant fight for long. They start messing around which works for both. DOug gets out of it when the baby is about to arrive. This totally breaks Guy apart. But Doug can't remain apart. After the baby comes, he comes back to Guy and they strike a friendship again which leads to love and not sex. They feel so much more for each other. Gradually, thing start falling in place wen Doug decides that he has to tell Gita who ultimately accepts the relationship. 

The whole movie is in a stage format. It is interesting in parts. But I think it was stretched a little too much. Guy and Doug had some chemistry. But since it was shot in a play format, lot of other characters etc. were all fake, which kind of didn't go down well with me at least. They acted well though. This story if seen on stage, I would have absolutely loved it. A film version just reduced the affect for me. I would suggest to watch the play instead if you can. (4/10)
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Anonymous said…
I am not sure I understand all the "Just say love" part of the film... but it was so GREAT! I really enjoyed this one I was able to see just about every picture they had painted even though their was nothing there to see I guess my mind was able to make it up for me just how I wanted to see it. I feel a huge connection with this film since my first well everything was much like their meet up it was meant as purely sexual but for me it became more only when I came crashing down to the floor in tears my first did not return to save me. I cant believe how powerful this film made me feel to see this in a play would just magnify that by like a 100 times! I am not sure any of my friends would understand this but I do feel it would be nice for us to all go out and see the play if it ever came this way!
February 2, 2011 at 2:25 PM
Golu said…
Yes the content of the film was strong. But watching an actual play will have much more strong impact
February 3, 2011 at 10:06 AM
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