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an overall good show
I decided to write a review after forcing to watch myself for a second time. I kind of run through all the epsidoes becuz i wanted to know if they managed to keep the quality till the end and they do. So i will rewatch the entire thing to appreciate more but i can write a preview with my current knowledge.The cinematography
It is good actually. The shots are actually well done and i can see they put a lot of effort in this one.
Acting
gun acting is really good and i can see he can pull off into mood for the drama. I prefer more experience actors pls @/gmmtv
The plot
The very first gmmtv show that makes me want to read the original novel. I have tried a couple gmmtv shows and a lot of them felt like superficial shows with comedic purposes and characters not acting according to their age. I am not saying the characters here are perfect but they do make it work and they act like university students and i appreciate the film reference part, can say that the author referenced the movies for the couples in this. AND I LOVE IT.
cons
The very classical "got hurt and the other one takes care" genre is kind of old but i guess i can let it slide since there are worse genres in bl cinema aka "fangirls running around the gay couple".
The ost
Is nice but i need to rewatch it to fully appreciate it
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Why Does Everyone Become Gay?
First off, I can see why Theory of Love gets hate. It's unrealistic. All these straight people turning gay. I cannot! First Khai and then, Two. What?! Anyways, I finally get to see the highly raved OffGun pairing in action. They do have good chemistry though I felt that their chemistry isn't anything special. KristSingto & BrightWin had more in my opinion. Anyways, the series started off really strong but quickly runs out of steam and becomes aimless. There's only so much you can do with a protagonists who longs for his straight best friend who does not reciprocate his feelings. So, he cries so much. Like literally. Every episode, Third mopes and cries because of Khai, whether that be Khai having a girlfriend or talking to a girl, etc. How can someone cry this much? It's gets kinda annoying to be honest, especially when set to cheesy, sad pop music. But when Third pulls away and doesn't hang out with Khai anymore, Khai, the straight best friend realizes that he has feelings for his gay best friend and makes an effort to win him back. This is when the story starts to get interesting again and you get invested though the interest kinda fizzles out towards the end. The story is pretty predictable and unrealistic. Yes, it is fiction, but this show seems to aim for realism, unlike say like 2gether that is intentionally over-the-top. It's kinda risky making actual gay people believe that their straight friends will fall for them. I hope that no one will actually believe this. This seems to be the reason why some people don't like this show; because it's unrealistic. There's also some questionable plot points and character actions that don't make sense.The performances were good. Gun gave probably the best performance in the series though I felt that he was over-acting at times. And The fact that the characters are film students is pretty cool as I've always wanted to go to film school and become a film director. It's cool seeing the BTS of making a film from a student perspective.
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In the end though, the two of them end up together so it's a postive note for some of the viewers. I'm not going to discourage people to watch this but if you're into this trope, you can watch it. I just find the character of Khai to be disappointing and it would have been better if the show addressed LGBT issues better. Like in realistic situations, how would someone feel about liking the opposite gender or what struggles would they face in the community and how would they cope it or how would they solve it so that they can be accepted by people who ostracized them. It's difficult to find shows that addresses this well.
Anyway, What I can leave as a positive note though for this show is that the acting is good. I'm glad that the actors portrayed their characters well in the story.
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ACTING: The acting in this show was actually pretty good. It was very enjoyable and I felt like the actors all had a great and very realistic connection. I still wonder how Gun was able to cry that much.
MUSIC: It was okay. It was not bad but it was not great. The OST was enjoyable but it was nothing amazing.
REWATCH VALUE: As I stated before it did get a bit boring at the middle point in the show, so I do not think it would be something I would rewatch.
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i have a feeling that the 12 episodes are insufficient to develop the whole story... you will sense that there are missing points and perspectives from the characters as it concluded.. sadly, there are boring parts, especially the pool party scene in Ep.10... I thought that it was poorly executed, you will feel the awkwardness of the actors to deliver their lines and acting. However, generally I love the actors and their portrayal, the typical Thai production and acting was depicted. I think the production became too cautious in presenting the involvements of Film production in the story. This is something should reflected in the series. Very limited parts that they used technical and theoretical ideas in film making, considering that the characters are film making students. It should have reflected figuratively and artistically in expressing their lines and even making sense of their acting. The concept of having the film making plot is mostly reflected in showing what they know about classic Hollywood films. Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
That being said, I really like the actors. They did a very good job of projecting the characters feels and I never miss understood a character’s intentions. That coupled with the editing lead to some great plot twists in the side couples that had me jumping in excitement.
Overall, I like this series and would recommend it to a friend, but I probably wouldn’t rewatch it unless I was looking for a specific scene.
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As much as I loved Third/Khai, I do have to say that I loved Two/Aun a bit more. Maybe because I love Earth Pirapat and his Aun was just so… so…! I wish they had gotten more space and time on-screen but the writers and the actors did all they could with they were given. And Aun, he was my second favorite after Khai, hands down.
I didn’t care about Bone and his professor, though. Maybe because the actor playing Bone just didn’t click with me, who knows?
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We saw in 'Puppy Honey' that it wasn't right.
Episode 1: Ugh, they paired Off Jumpol with Gun Atthaphan, again. We saw in 'Puppy Honey' that it wasn't right.About the story: Two boys are best friends, while one of them is "secretly" (the other guy is blatantly using him, so he has to know on some level) in love with the other. The other seems straight, changes girlfriends every other day, nevertheless he has a rule to not date friends, which is interesting as he only has male friends. Why should he need this rule?
The main problem with "theory" of this love is that I don't even cheer for the Gun Atthaphan's character to be with Off Jumpol's.
And to drag this for 12 episodes is a strain.
I mean Off Jumpol is super mega cute but for ONCE I would love to watch him with someone he's got real spark with (and that's not Gun Atthaphan even in the weirdest of dreams). Then there is Sara Legge, who DOES look 35, doesn't really fit among all the students around (perhaps if she was naughty teacher?) yet they try to put her together with someone almost 10 years younger... That's another thing that might work in THEORY, perhaps. Watching it is a strain, despite Mike Chinnarat's Bon being the only likeable character far and wide.
Despite its name, or the "epic" opening credits, or the opening song, the actual series is small, low budget thing shot mostly in 2-3 locations indoors, in which nothing major actually happens. It's mostly a conversational drama (well, maybe not really drama) about characters that don't have much chemistry together, relying heavily on inner voiceovers (usually a good sign of a weak script) without which it might possibly not even hold together. There's quite interesting music, but it doesn't really have anything to do with the quality of the material shown with it playing. Often the kind of music does not match the kind of content.
Now, looking back at 'Puppy Honey' (which was a pretty average show), Off & Gun couple line in there was moderately enjoyable and the only thing missing was a real kiss. Fans were told: "If you wish to see them kiss, you have to watch 'Theory Of Love'". But, after watching a few first episodes of 'Theory Of Love', I no longer even wish to see that kiss! Enough said...
I cheered for Neen Suwanamas & White Nawat's couple and wished for more screentime for them, as it was a completely different level to watch White Nawat. With them, I didn't get that uncomfortable icky feeling like while watching Off being cute on Gun. AND we didn't need to hear some inner voice to break it all down to basics for us.
Around episode 5, I've generally had enough of the main "plot" and just wished the two guys go on their separate lines. I'd even take it if Off Jumpol's character (as we WERE stuck with Gun Atthaphan's as the main one, narrating us the whole thing) went abroad or something, for the rest of the series. And if not, then at least shift the main focus elsewhere. These two could have a happy ending or a sad ending, I just didn't really feel the need to watch it.
Episode 6 shows Sara Legge is really their teacher. I watched student-teacher romances before. Looks like I am to watch another one now. The "surprised look" on Bon's face was NOT the best one I've seen, lol. BUT! As soon as we switched to our "main couple", I got reminded that at least, we didn't have to listen to his "inner voice" informing us that he is indeed surprised in that moment.
But then we're back with the main "couple". I'm afraid I reached the point where I find these two unwatchable. I probably won't be able to re-watch even 'Puppy Honey', now. I've noticed producers decided to put Gun & Off together in TWO MORE DRAMAS. You forgive me, but I really DON'T want to see them. Not only I am dropping this IN 6th episode, I drop both 'I'm Tee, Me Too' and 'Not Me' BEFORE 1st episode. THAT much I don't want to watch these two.
I think my action suggests that this "show" could not be saved even if the title song was done by Coldplay...
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Almost finished it
Yo genuinely, how do people finish this? I mean OffGun is amazing and I fucking love them but like.. what the fuck..? I never really liked it since the beginning, specially the way Khai treats Third, but I tried to finish it just because of OffGun. Although when Khai harassed Third in the bathroom I lost it. I just hate that kind of situation, stop putting drunk people harassing people, specially if the one being harassed is his future love interest. I just really needed to get this off my chest, I really hate Khai.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
