This one's a beautiful, tender, quiet romantic drama with a moody atmosphere, set in a tight knit Welsh fishing community. It's a touching story about a man waking up sexually in the middle of his life, and how he, his family, and everyone around him deal with it, which makes it emotional and sentimental without ever getting over the top. The slow burn plays out against a landscape that's as bleak as it is gorgeous, where quiet, closed off men are stuck inside rigid ideas of what masculinity should be. Some people might be reminded of "God's Own Country," but I think both films are lovely in their own way. Jack is a middle aged guy who co-owns a mussel farm with his rough around the edges brother Dyfan, and the tension between the two of them is simmering under the surface right from the start. Dyfan's three sons all help out with the work, while Jack's sulky teenage son Tom keeps skipping out. Jack's been with his wife since they were both 16, and...
Earth in a 12th grade student, who wants to be a musician but his father continuously pushes him to study. A young charming and cute boy Sun soon moves in as his neighbour and an unlikely friendship starts developing between the two where clearly Sun likes Earth. Eventually Earth reciprocates his feelings. In enter Log, Earth's best friend who finds Sun very cute and starts pursuing him. Because of a misunderstanding, Earth thinks that both Sun and Mog like each other so he takes a step back. But eventually truth and true love prevails and Sun tells Mog that its only Earth whom he likes. This is a story of how the two boys get closer and help each other grow, showing that the soft changes in life can be found in the location that's just next to each other's house.
The story is simple and straightforward, the production is very average and without the random twists and turns that are starting to show up in other Thai BL series. I know I have complained in the past that we should remove all fluff and focus only on the main story, but if that means coming up with films with such thin flimsy plot, then please don't. The acting is average and Sun looks good but a lot of things are just not explained. Why the strained relations between Earth and his father? Does Sun like Earth or his music? Suddenly Mog starts pursuing Sun, who himself shows that h his liking the attention, which felt a bit weird. Keep your fast forward button handy to watch and finish this film super fast. I wish someone could teach the value of tight screenplay and editing to these independent film makers who are full on busy creating BL movies and shows in Thailand. (4/10)
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Also, the poor thing came after Great men academy and A tale of thousand stars, so the comparison definitely hurt a lot...
There are many times that despite being warned of a bad film, I still end up watching it, just because I have to.
PS: a few new Chinese shows have come out lately which are marked as not gay but sort of bromance. Are they worth it? I ask because as its is, I have so much stuff to see.
As for the new shows you mentioned, I've tried "The untamed" that is incredibly beautiful but... it's just a bromance really imo. You have to GUESS there is love between them by the way they look at each other. I read it was based on a novel where characters are really gay in it but homophobic China banned all kind of physical contact. Which was a no-no for me. I decided to quit when I read there would never be a single kiss, especially since it's super long (like 50episodes). I mean, it deserves to be seen for sure, but not if you're looking for gay content.
I haven't tried any other so I can't really say, sorry.
Good luck on all your reviews!