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Realistic portrayal of young love
I absolutely loved ITSAY which I thought was a near-perfect coming of age story set in one of the most beautiful parts of Thailand. I was thrilled to watch this sequel but I didn't expect such a realistic portrayal of young love, the mistakes one can make when admiration gets confused with adoration and an older classmate takes advantage of that.What I remember of my college years were the lightning quick growth everyone seemed to be going through, whether it was in their educational, emotional or psychological growth. Some dorm mates were changing their majors every 6 months, some were dating a different person every few weeks.
And we see a little bit of this in Teh and Oh's relationship, as Oh realizes he's not cut out to be an actor. As Teh gets more involved with the drama club and immersed into acting, Oh gets more discouraged. My heart hurt when Teh accused Oh of not trying hard enough, not realizing what Oh had been going through. Teens are not exactly great at communicating; they try and protect their partners from the unpleasantness and often turn to their friends instead. Or their friends are readily available and their partners are not.
What was a simple admiration of Jai turned to a crush, as Jai gave more attention to Teh. Immaterial of whether Jai actually had feelings for Teh (I would argue he may have), I don't think of the kiss as the act of betrayal. As an actor, Teh may very well be asked to kiss other actors. It was Teh's feelings/actions before and after the kiss that were more telling. His acting journal revealed his growing distance to Oh, and Jai fully took advantage of this. Teh's eyes followed Jai instead of Oh when they were in the same room. He would seek Jai out whenever possible. IMO, the emotional betrayal is what broke Teh and Oh's relationship. You leave a relationship when you no longer feel you belong there, and I applaud Oh for leaving.
Their time apart was crucial in both their growths. Oh realized he still loved Teh and was happy to love him from afar. Teh, on the other hand, realized that he had reached all his goals and none of them meant a thing without Oh by his side. I cried buckets of tears of sadness and of joy. I would give IPYTM over 10 if I could.
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It's worth giving a shot.
If I had to pick I do think that the first part 'I told the Sunset about you' is better. The drama itself had an amazing story line. It was really frustrating tho to watch the parts with only Teh and Jai together, and it got really stressful at some parts like when they kissed and at the end before Oh-aew ran off stage. The ending of the drama was really beautiful and wholesome and made me cry little. Also if anyone wants to know Teh and Oh-aew did brake up, but they ended up getting back together at the end of the series and there was I guess a little bit of cheating going on but it would make more sense if you watched the series first.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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Bold choices in a bold story. Still beautiful.
So I'm extremely glad I watched these series before learning how divisive IPYTM is. And honestly I get it. From ITSAY and LTIP, our protagonists are heading to their future hand in hand and the first episode has some amazing high points. The underwater kiss redux is even more beautiful and Sui's ep 1 goodbye to Teh is so beautiful and a wonderful conclusion to Teh's family plots from ITSAY.Then comes IPYTM and the university/divergent paths of Teh and Oh. It is tough, watching Teh drift from Oh and also not accept them both changing. But it's honestly very realistic and gorgeously done. The same problems Teh and Oh had as 7th graders and 12th graders, they have similar problems in their 20s. And Oh does really try to hold them together and it's heartbreaking to watch it fall around him but life be like that sometimes.
It's not the story I wanted but it's story that was told to me and as much as it hurt watching, it was beautiful watching it.
It didn't "have to happen like that" but it did and we watched both Teh and Oh pick up the pieces and choose how they move forward with them and me as an audience member, I choose to do the same.
I Promised You The Moon is every bit as intentional and elevated as I Told Sunset About You and while the story might not be as well loved in the latter half, I very much argue that it's still as poignant and beautiful as the former.
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Relatable, Impactful and Realistic
I liked everything about this drama. It is well-written, the dialogues are well thought out, the OST is memorable, and most importantly, the moral of the story is so profound. Compared to other BL dramas whose sequels are usually all about fluff (with a bit of conflict and drama during the climax), this one dares to differ. No one could tell if it is going to be a happy ending (where the couple ends up together), or bittersweet (where the couple moves on and parts ways).I am not an expert when it comes to technicalities. It is not as artsy as ITSAY, but I must say that I loved what I see, hear and feel. One should watch it with an open mind. And I guess it's intended for the mature audience? Anyway, since I'm no expert, let me share my insights about the storytelling instead. For me, this is what made the drama compelling. I liked how the audience got involved in the characters' growth. The story starts on a sunny note but turns mindfking when the dilemma comes in. It was a gradual attack on the emotions but it would make one think that what happened had to happen. Teh persists in his childhood dream, while Oh-aew finally finds his strong suit (advertising). I think this is the part where their ship begins to sink. Change is happening and it was inevitable for them.
Being in a long-term relationship could have its dull and lulling moments, and I could understand why Teh got attracted to Jai. But Jai, being another complicated character knows his limits and did not push further (who knows if he actually had feelings for Teh). Oftentimes, when you no longer share a common goal and interest, you tend to get less involved with your partner. But trying to make it work, and choosing that person all over again is what keeps a relationship going. In Oh-aew's instance, he tried for Teh, but one's heart could only take as much. Regaining trust is the most difficult part.
In the latter part, we could see that Teh finally achieves his dream. He gets exhausted from work to the point where he wants to give up and (maybe) finally understands why Khim and Oh-aew had to shift midway with their goals. He realizes that after all this, he still feels empty. Oh-aew on the other hand has moved on and has learned to love himself. Only when he talks to Bas would we see that there's still a silver lining in the Oh-aew and Teh's ship.
Bas' line struck me the most. It goes something like, "Being together once again could either go two ways -- the couple would be more in love with each other after a breakup, or would end up having a toxic relationship... If you want to know, the only way is to try (again). The only one who holds the answer is you." So realistic, right?
Finally, the writer decides to give us a "happy ending". Oh-aew and Teh ends up back together. However, it took me some time to absorb the mixed emotions. I had to take a pause and reflect on the story. The pain is still there because I know giving another chance is not that easy. But I liked what Oh-aew said. It goes something like, "We do not need to promise to love each other forever.. All I know is that I want to be with you."
So Teh, you ought to better make it up to Oh-aew a hundredfold! This is the only way to make me feel better hehe.
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la serie non mi è piaciuta, ma Krit è sempre meraviglioso
La serie purtroppo, come già la prima stagione, continua a non piacermi. Quest soprattutto a causa della recitazione e del personaggio di Putthipong.Per quanto riguarda la recitazione, non mi piacciono la sua gestualità e le sue espressioni facciali, quando sorride, quando piange, sembra sempre tutto forzato.
Come personaggio ancora peggio: nella prima stagione è stato veramente stressante e snervante seguire la sua indecisione per tutta la serie in merito ai suoi sentimenti per Oh Aew, in questa stagione Teh è di nuovo confuso e di nuovo fa e dice cose senza senso per la maggior parte del tempo.
Teh è un personaggio egoista, immaturo, incapace di capire e controllare le proprie emozioni e le proprie azioni.
E' grave che abbia tradito e ferito Oh, ed è grave il come e il perchè lo abbia fatto. Il come: facendo pochissimi sforzi per passare del tempo con Oh, umiliandolo davanti ai suoi amici dicendo frasi del tutto inopportune e anche cattive, nascondendogli il diario, e infine e soprattutto arrivando addirittura a flirtare apertamente con Jai davanti ad Oh Aew e davanti a tutti. Il perchè: perchè gli altri, Oh ma anche Khim, non possono e non devono cambiare e prendere proprie decisioni che non siano quelle che vuole lui, perchè questo lo destabilizza, perchè questo evidentemente fa venire meno la sua folle prospettiva che il mondo giri tutto intorno a lui.
Come già nella prima stagione, dove avevo tifato spudoratamente per la coppia Oh Aew - Bas, pur sapendo ovviamente che non sarebbe andata a finire cosi, anche in questa stagione, pur sapendo che ci sarebbe stata la riconciliazione a causa delle regole non scritte dei bl, ho tifato fino all'ultimo che non andasse così, per il bene di Oh, che può trovare sicuramente di molto meglio (ad esempio Bas nella prima stagione e Q in questa). Inutile dire che se in una serie BL si tifa affinchè i protagonisti si lascino, è chiaro che la serie decisamente non ha raggiunto il suo scopo.
Devo dire che nonostante la riconciliazione, che comunque era scontata, l'episodio che mi è piaciuto di più è stato proprio il quinto. Il quinto episodio è quello che ha avuto le situazioni e i dialoghi migliori, realistici, coinvolgenti, emozionanti, con il ritmo giusto e le giuste atmosfere.
In definitiva la serie è sicuramente realizzata bene e di qualità, le musiche sono ottime, Krit è stupendo, il quinto episodio è davvero ben fatto, ma di contro non mi piace nè l'attore e nè il personaggio di Teh, e per la maggior parte del tempo mi sono sentito a disagio nell'assistere ai suoi comportamenti tossici, immaturi e al limite dell'inverosimile, e come già alla fine della prima stagione, sono sempre e ancora più convinto che Oh meriti decisamente di meglio.
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Una serie che sa trasmettere forti emozioni, ma solo nelle scene drammaticamente struggenti
Lascio un riscontro unico che comprende sia prequel che sequel. Se il primo è la storia di un rapporto da costruire, il secondo riguarda una storia da mantenere. In entrambi, è evidente l'evoluzione dei personaggi principali. I Teh e Oh dei primi episodi di "I told sunset about you" non sono gli stessi che troviamo nel finale, e quelli che ritroviamo all' inizio di "I promised you the moon" non sono gli stessi con i quali terminerà la serie.Una vera storia alle spalle, devo dire, non c'è. La trama si costruisce attorno a loro, mentre avrei preferito si inserissero in una contesto strutturato al di là della loro relazione.
Molto bravi i due attori: sebbene il personaggio di Teh nella prima serie non mi aveva del tutto convinta, devo ammettere che il livello di recitazione ed espressività è davvero molto elevato: sono molte le scene in cui trasmette emozioni senza nemmeno dover ricorrere a gesti o parole, semplicemente con lo sguardo.
E qui arriviamo a quello che trovo sia contemporaneamente il punto di forza e la debolezza di questo drama: la capacità di trasmettere emozioni. Sarò sincera, ho avvertito più e più volte una stretta al cuore, quasi un magone. Dovessi dare un voto per quanto ha saputo essere struggente, darei un 10 e lode. Ma avrei voluto provare anche altre emozioni, altrettanto intense, però positive. Le scene emotivamente strazianti sono molte, e quelle hanno davvero un impatto fortissimo. Minori i momenti di sereni o di rappacificazione, che però non mi hanno trasmesso quanto speravo. Per me una serie davvero emozionante è una serie che deve farmi stringere il cuore nei momenti drammatici, ma anche sorridere e magari ridere in altri, o sognare ad occhi aperti, commuovermi, entusiasmarmi. Il ventaglio delle emozioni è davvero vasto, ma questa serie è riuscita a trasmettermene solo una. Intensissima, per carità, ma solo quella. Va da sé, quindi, che non la riguarderei, nonostante le riconosca tutti i pregi sopraelencati.
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Such a disappointment
Something is missing on this second part. Last year, "I Told Sunset About You" was a masterpiece, perfect timming direction, photography, costume design, edition, stunning OST. This time, everything is missing. They shouldn't have changed the director, or even the screenwritrer team had changes, the cinematography got lost without the old director of photography. It fall from the best series of decade last year to just another series, very shallow. Sometimes having a season 2 isn't a good idea. The guys are good actors but they can't do much without a good script. I think they should have kept Goy (she's a good actress, but even better writring), and Junior as screenwriters, Boss as director, Tang and Lin as cinematographers for obvious reasons. When your team is winning, you don't change the players.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Through a Magical Tale of the Sun Lit Moon
This "sunsetty" tale to "moonish" change is one of the best I have ever seen. It is not an exaggeration and I am not that generous with words you know, just speaking from my heart. ITSAY had be in blues, and IPYTM is having me all yellow, despite the obvious change. The visuals, the setting, the camera work, the makeup, the cinematography and a wide range emotions these two artists are able to show is just marvelous and sublime work of art.BL or not, LGBTQ or not, this series transcends into various aspects. It is surprising for people like me, who are accustomed to BL series for having poor productions values, and I have never considered production aspect when evaluating a BL series, knowing how hard it is for them to make a good content when people are not willing to invest. Over the years, from Love of Siam to this day, there is a tremendous growth in this industry especially 2016 to onwards. Japan used to make all kind of live action adaptations of their YA manga, but as we all know it takes century to get a sub for a Japanese series, so people interest eventually shifted when Thai join the game. Since then it just one after another surprise, and all of us have been critical towards it, that has actually helped the makers to produce and improve the content, and "I" series (as I say it) were able to born. This sequel to ITSAY is an example of a how work should never be compromised, even when the entire team that worked on its prequel changed.
With only 5 episodes, the content is solid, there is no filling in between season, and for the first time in Thai BL I am liking the supporting cast, their acting is not over the top, specially the girl troop who is not cheesy, like we are used to seeing where they gush over BL couple and go crazy. Seeing the acting of a girl, it was mature and actually looked like director really took care of it. The supporting cast however has not come up front yet, as it is vert layered as of yet. The group of friends Oh is having, there acting is acceptable and they are not typical boy troop tagging with leads.
What can I say about PP and BP they have absorbed their roles so well, that they actually looked like living a normal life off-camera. The rawness in their acting, specially BP gels so well with his nature that you can't tell it is bad or not, there are scenes, you will say cringeworthy if it were coming from some other actor, but BP looks absolutely breathtaking. His this natural way of acting is what makes this series eternal. Loving it, just loving it so far.
Regarding the story I am actually not concerned at all, happy or sad, they are way beyond their mere love. They only belong to each other, even they have loneliness keeping them apart. It is very much true, love alone can not fill the void, even if you have the person you longed for, with you, it is not a guarantee of your happiness. As happiness does not come from people. It comes from you. If you have little and you are content, that is what happiness is.
Oh needs to understand that having Teh all the time can not bring him happiness. I get that Oh is homesick, who doesn't? I was too, when I traveled at 18 into a completely alien country, so I can relate to Oh 100% but he is too sensitive to pull himself together. He is unwillingly making sacrifices for Teh, when clearly Teh told him he wants to be with him. I know Oh wants the best for Teh but he is hurting himself and this is going to put strain on their newly bloomed relationship. Now that there are people who gonna come between their relationships and the realistic "career and love" choice gonna play major role in their pain. But I am hopeful the tension won't last long and their separation (if any) is just another push for them towards each other.
This has managed to make a place into my top five BL series. Well it may not be the best of best, but it is actually a cream content one can make. Don't hesitate to watch if you are concerned about the sad ending, because some endings are not even important when the beginnings are significant enough to show how powerful the journey was.
Please join the official platform to watch the series, for those who can pay $6 per episode please pay. Initially I hesitated and expressed my grief, but eventually ended up paying because when you see such efforts being made, you won't feel sad paying it.
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Meh
5 stars for all the new characters who brought so much depth to the series.Q, Bas, Jai, Khim, Tarn.
But realistically, the relationship would not last as Teh kept messaging Oh when he was dating for so long.
If it wasn't Jai how he was and he accepted Teh's advances, it would have ended way worse for Oh, then definitely Oh would have never accepted Teh back, and who knows maybe Teh wouldn't have wanted Oh anymore either.
This was just a gamble.
And they ended up happy just because of Jai.
-5 stars for Teh and Oh both.
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La serie que tenes que ver SI O SI
HISTORIA: Creo que la historia es aun mejor que la primera parte. A diferencia de la anterior, donde se centraron en hablar de como se enamoran los personajes, como florece el amor entre ellos y la salida de la etapa escolar para entrar a la universidad, la segunda parte habla de como continua el amor entre ellos y la vida universitaria. Ame como trataron el tema de entrar en la vida universitaria, mas en el caso de Oh Aew. La forma en la que se siente solo, perdido y que esa expectativa de ser actor ya no esta mas al ver la realidad que hay detras de esta, es algo que muchos de nosotros que estamos pasando por la universidad lo vivimos. Por otro lado, como tambien la relacion entre Aew y Teh va cambiando al no tener tiempo para estar juntos, y otros tipos de problemas que surgen en cualquier relacion normal. Entre ellos, la "infidelidad" de Teh, el cual personalmente me hizo reflexionar mucho acerca del termino "infidelidad" y "amor". ¿Le fue infiel a Aew? ¿Merecia Aew su perdon? Son preguntas que me hice estos dias y que aun me hago, pero tambien pensando algo que me dijeron hace mucho tiempo: uno puede enamorarse de mas de una persona, porque es algo involuntario, algo que nuestra mente y neuronas por cierto estimulo, ya sea por alguien que es lindo, inteligente u otra caracteristica. Pero no se puede amar a dos personas, porque amar es algo voluntario, algo que decidimos hacer dia a dia a esa persona. Sinceramente, cada uno puede tener su punto de vista acerca de esto, y francamente, pese a no tener una postura clara, ame que esta serie me haya cambiado la forma de ver las relaciones amorosas.
REPARTO/ACTUACION: Que decir de los personajes? Creo que nunca vi tanta conexión como la de Aew y Teh. Definitivamente se puede ver como la producción y los actores PP Krit y Billkin se esforzaron por adaptar correctamente los sentimientos de los personajes y la química. Recomiendo ver el documentary de esta segunda parte , en donde muestran el gran entrenamiento y ensayo para que pudieran conectar al 100% con los personajes mediante ejercicios y ayuda de profesores de actuacion. No solo eso, sino también en como se enfocaron en lograr lo mismo con los demas personajes secundarios, lo cual se puede ver el esfuerzo por lograr a la perfección el desarrollo de la serie a la perfección. Sinceramente, cambio mi forma de ver el trabajo de un actor/actriz a la hora de interpretar a un personaje y la forma de conectar con este.
MUSICA: Es increible la banda sonora y las canciones que se escuchan a lo largo de los capitulos. La forma de adaptar cada escenario con la musica y los efectos es perfecta. Por otro lado , el talento que desbordan Krit y Billkin al cantar las canciones para la serie es preciosa, especialmente la cancion Safe Zone (vean el MV, dios mio).
Podria hablar horas y horas de lo increíble que es esta serie. Se diferencia enormemente de las demas series BL en la seriedad y el gran nivel de profesionalismo y esfuerzo que los actores y la producción hicieron para convertirla en la mejor serie que una persona puede disfrutar. No solo es una serie que habla del BL, sino que habla de crecer, de madurar, de la vida en si misma.
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Too hyped up but, yall need to watch it
Moving on to season 2, I still feel the same about Teh he seriously annoyed me! He would complain about Oh-aew’s lack of commitment to certain things, but he failed to realize that Oh-aew never gave up on his love for him. Maybe Oh-aew was unsure about his life and career path, but he was always certain of who he loved and wanted to be with. I also felt like Teh didn't understand that life is about growth and change. The fact that Oh-aew repeatedly expressed his hurt since season 1, while Teh continued to act clueless, was baffling to me.While watching, I often had to remind myself that there were two protagonists, as the focus felt heavily skewed toward Teh’s perspective, leaving the viewer mostly hearing his side of the story. However, whenever Oh-aew did speak, it was powerful and deeply moving. I loved how open and honest he was, which made it all the more heartbreaking to see him hurt repeatedly. It felt fitting that the final scene and argument were left for him to speak.
Overall, the series was good, even if I expected a bit more, probably because of the hype. The ending could have offered a bit more closure, but I liked how they brought everyone together. In short, it's a story of great value that showcases real people and real struggles. At times, I was getting fed up with Oh-aew too, thinking, "Just leave him!" But then I remembered moments in my own life when I didn’t leave either, and that really resonated with me as a viewer.
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I promised you the earth
This is gonna be short. I rarely watch angst, but I felt the need to try out this one, and it turned out so well. I mean, this show got me screaming at my screen like an insane person every second. it's very grounded in reality that most people change from their high school relationships. We're not the same as we were few years back. Most series just tell us about happy endings, which isn't always like that. I mean, if it's to be reality, most of those couples would later break up. Teh, might have been a jerk for being attracted to his selfish senior Jai, because he only used him for his dream come true. But Teh and Jai's part made us understand what actors go through irl. it's not an easy task at all. Oh, change of interest is something that is common. it's helped a lot of people figure out what they want at the end of the day. The breakup wasn't need, but it made them realize that they couldn't live without each other and they're meant to be. Going through problems in relationships in totally normal, it makes the relationship stronger. IPYTM is a rare find, and I'm super happy I found it and able to learn from it. IPYTM is extremely beautifully laid down!!!Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
