Movies watched in 2022
notes contain spoilers
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1. The Courtesan and the Female Scholar
Chinese Movie - 2021
- eye candy. just so very pretty
- feels like a highlights reel of a longer drama but in a good way
- just very cute and gay
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2. Adorkable Shimei x Shijie
Chinese Movie - 2021
- cute gays but there's only so much you can do in 90 seconds
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3. The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous Cultivator
Chinese Movie - 2021
- so many plot twists i'm not even sure which way is up
- tired of fluffy queer ladies and want something truly messed up? here ya go
- honestly you go girl it's just not for me
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4. The Fox Spirit and the Little Priest
Chinese Movie - 2021
- reincarnation trope! still mostly cute fluff tho
- gay :)
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5. General, Can I Sleep with You?
Chinese Movie - 2021
- gEneRaL cAn I sLeEP wiTh yOU???
- oh what's this ribbon doing here? :3c
- cliffhanger ending?! leave 'em wanting more ig
- gEneRaL cAn I sLeEP wiTh yOU???
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6. The Female Doctor and Rabbit Spirit
Chinese Movie - 2020
- SO ADORABLE
- longer than some of these mvs but quiet and focused on their relationship
- make sure to check out the prequel mv too
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7. The Young Master and the Tea-Picking Girl
Chinese Movie - 2020
- some plot elements here i didn't quite understand where they came from
- cute enough though
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8. The Little Disciple and Her Beautiful Shifu
Chinese Special - 2021, 1 episode
- cute, if not totally my thing. sort of a story-within-a-story too
- wlw product placement go go go
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9. A Search Through Nine Lifetimes
Chinese Special - 2021, 1 episode
- this has everything. cats who are historical figures, war, tragic partings, reincarnation, facial wipes... especially facial wipes
- this is an ad for facial wipes.
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10. Xiaoshimei's Strategy Guide for Winning Her Shijie's Heart
Chinese Movie - 2021
- packs a lot of character into 3 minutes honestly
- pretty cute
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11. Help, I Accidentally Stole My Shixiong's Crush!
Chinese Movie - 2021
- very cute and fun premise, i want more of this romcom
- world's most adorable epilogue twist
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12. Beginning of Summer
Chinese Movie - 2021
- pretty but lacking any heart for me
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13. Extreme Job
Korean Movie - 2019
- Somehow both cop and chicken shop propaganda
- we should all know i'd watch p much anything for lee honey
- Pretty straight forward action comedy but super well executed
- by funny i mean hilarious all the way through
- i do love a weirdly hypercompetent yet disastrously chaotic squad
- good summer watch
- Somehow both cop and chicken shop propaganda