Minoli Palihena
A well rounded, brilliant piece of art that definitely should NOT be missed!
From start to finish this series has served above and beyond. The story, acting, OST, cinematography, and overall production have been fantastic.If you take the plot, they have created a unique and realistic story where you get two main leads who have been through a lot since their childhood and while coming into adulthood the trials they have to face from demons from the past, health, family, relationships and unhinged emotions. It's a slow burn and by no means do the producers rush to give the audience a forced relationship. They tackle everything at a very realistic pace and not a single episode is unrelated or a filler. All the pieces come together nicely in the end, you will find yourself transfixed and completely satisfied. Certainly, you will feel a void in you once it's over as the whole series is such a phenomenal cinematic masterpiece.
The acting was very raw and natural. The whole cast was brilliant. The main leads had one of the best chemistry I've seen on a BL pair. Their relationship by no means was an easy one, the whole connection was a turbulent navigation, and the way they depicted the complexity and the realism is applaudable. If you expect intimacy, their show of feelings wasn't physical, for a good part of the story it was character development, you will understand how they come to be at the same spot eventually, the main focus was building it to a point where everything came in full circle.
The OST is exceptional, with almost all songs on my favorite list, perfectly suited to the theme of the series.
2024 is the year for Taiwanese BLs. This is the best entry so far from them and the future will be great if this is the BL standard everyone's aiming for. Unknown from now on will forever be Known as one of the best dramas regardless of the genre cz this has the ability to break boundaries and become an all-time classic. 10/10. Hope this will bag all the awards!
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A Binge-Worthy Feel Good Series!
Well, I don't think I need to elaborate much. It was surprisingly a good watch. I haven't seen the two leads before nor have I heard of them but for amateurs, they did a pretty convincing job.The story of course isn't something new, I mean for a high school/college-themed BL I suppose you don't need to complicate it anyway. You will get the usual cliche BL tropes but everything balances out cz the two leads have amazing chemistry.
It's a short series that will make you smile ear to ear at the end.
Can be watched in one sitting cz the episodes are only around 15-20 minutes each. It'll surely boost your serotonin levels and will leave you wanting more.
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If you're confused about the ML's & FL's nature of relationship, please don't be, read my insight :)
I first posted this as a comment, but I was suggested by a reader to post this as a review cz it might help someone who's confused about the relationship between Pob & Lew. So feel free to go ahead and see what I think.First half was really good. No questions about the chemistry between Ohm and Nont. They portrayed Dew and Pob beautifully.
Second half was also quite beautiful in my opinion. I know the concern for the age gap and the pedophilia shown. But in my opinion I felt what Pob had with Lew was rather platonic. He only felt affection towards her cuz he knew she was Dew. She knew she was Dew. So no matter the denial, they were meant to be as this story is basically about star crossed lovers.
In the past they couldn't be together because their relationship was considered a taboo as they were gay and in the present they couldn't be together cz it was still considered a taboo cz of the pedophilic nature.
The story of Dew and Pob goes beyond age and gender. It's about two humans falling in love above all social norms and ethics. So it's understandable and arguable that this story may not sit well with some.
If Dew and Pob lived in the present they would've had a different ending. More happier one. They might have had the happy ending in the past too if Dew was lucky. The timing wasn't simply right for him.
In the present Lew's timing also was a barrier for her as she still couldn't be with Pob as she wanted to.
There wasn't anything sexual between Lew and Pob, Pob was still gay. He was married just to be accepted by his family and society. His wife knew his struggles and was supportive till the end.
People who are confused, what Pob had with Lew was platonic. Just cz he liked her didn't mean he became straight. He liked her because she was simply Dew in a female body. He was attracted to her personality. He never moved on from his past. He was guilty and carried a great sadness in him. Part of him never grew up from the teenage boy he once was. The scene which indicated it the most for me was when he cried hugging the teacher when he was leaving the school. He was afraid and helpless when he was young . He didn't get the support he needed. Even as an adult he still wasn't able to be true to himself.
Then came Lew, and it kinda gave him a chance to relive what he should've had. But still it couldn't be accepted cz of the nature of their relationship. It's sad.
The decision they both made in the end might have been wrong. But guess they did it for all the right reasons.
Through out the movie the concept of rebirth and reincarnation is discussed.
In the water at the last scene what we see isn't Lew and Pob but Dew and Pob. You can see they are back to being boys hinting us that they've found their own parallel timeline to live as themselves. Because they weren't drowning but rather swimming to the surface.
I was actually satisfied with the movie and it gave a lot of feels.
The cast was Amazing. All of them did exceptionally well. I'd recommend this movie to anyone who's second guessing to watch. The soundtrack was amazing as well. I loved the songs it had.
On a side note, Weir took my heart, I'll surely be checking out more of his work.
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