Um Conto de Mil Estrelas (2021)

YES....BUT...BIG BUT

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Ok... great expectations BUT... BIG BUT

YES...nice production, fair acting, nice soundtracks BUT ...the core of the story is basically a "spoiled - good in heart" rich boy trying to redeam himself and finds help and love in the poor handsome guy ...really? in 2021?!
There are tones of stories like this in the theater for centuries and in cinema for decades!
YES is trully touching and the good acting helps a lot BUT it's not new at all!
YES there were some clever ideas and turning points BUT ...one kiss in the last scene?! ...in 2021
Maybe I'm a little harsh due to the fact that I expected more since there is a high ranking... but I was a little disapointed
Have fun everyone :-)

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Un cuento bl romántico y maravilloso

Uaaaaa qué preciosidad de serie BL nos ha ofrecido GMTTV!!!! Lo más bonito que he visto en mucho tiempo!!! Una gran historia romántica que nos hace sentir mariposas en el estómago!!! Sin escenas subidas de tono, sin actitudes tóxicas, Tian y Phupa descubren su amor y se comprometen a ser fieles. Su amor no es un fuego desmedido que arrolla con todo sin pensar en nada más, su amor no es egoista, busca la realización del otro y lo respeta, aún cuando conlleve el sacrificio de uno mismo. Fantástico que una serie BL muestre este tipo de amor. Me ha gustado muchísimo la evolución del personaje de Tian, como madura y como sus vivencias en ese remoto poblado del norte de Tailandia cambiarán sus valores y sus principios. Felicidades a Mix, el actor novato que le ha dado vida, ha estado increible!!!En cuanto a la historia está bastante bien narrada, las actuaciones son naturales y nada forzadas: Earth y Mix tienen una química perfecta, los padres, amigos, el resto de secundarios muy correctos, los paisajes muy bonitos y la música acertadísima. Estaba perdiendo yo la esperanza en los BL tailandeses después que A chance to love y Oxygen no cumplieran para nada mis expectativas, me había pasado a los Taiwaneses i mini BL Coreanos pero A tale of 1000 stars me ha devuelto mi fe en ellos. La volveré a ver seguro en maratón!!!!
Felicidades a todo el equipo!!!!!

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Loved it!

I was hesitant at first before watching this. For some reason, I didn't think I'd enjoy it. Well, man was I wrong. This drama was one of my favorites. Definitely in my top 5. The actors, the acting, the visuals; everything was amazing. I gave it a 9.5 because I was frustrated a little bit as we got towards the ending, but all in all, it was a great drama. I totally recommend watching it. If you think it may not be a drama for you, that's how I felt at first but ended up loving it. Just give it a chance. It should hook you on the very first episode, just like it did for me. :)

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Nouveau standard pour le BL ?

1000 Stars a suscité beaucoup d'intérêt lors de sa première vague promotionnelle. Pour cause on nous promettait une nouvelle ambiance et des paysages somptueux.
Enfin le plaisir de s'éloigner des milieux scolaires et des villes. Comme une bouffée d'air frais, se déconnecter de la sorte du drama habituel fait du bien.

Si la présence de Earth ne me vendait pas du rêve, je dois reconnaître que son personnage lui convient plutôt bien. Charismatique et assuré, il donne assez d'intérêt Phupha, jusqu'au moment où j'en ai eu assez de ses soupires...
Mix signe son premier rôle et n'a pas a en rougir, au contraire. Le personnage de Tian tient debout jusqu'à la fin, nous emportant avec lui au cœur de ses émotions et luttes intérieures. Son évolution est intéressante tout comme ses réflexions.

Cependant, c'est dommage de ne pas avoir plus joué sur les complots pouvant menacer avec plus de force l'histoire. Le problème est survolé, rapidement traité et oublié. Tout comme les interminables placements de produits (un peu de subtilité serait agréable, vraiment).
Cela dit, je ne vais pas non plus trop me plaindre. Après tout, GMMTV nous offre enfin quelque chose de différent. Et c'est ce qu'on attendait depuis tout ce temps. Un drama différent, bien qu'encore timide sur pas mal de plans.

Bref, un joli drama où on n'a pas le mal du pays entre deux soupires de Earth.

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BEST OF THE BEST BL DRAMA

This series is really really great, one of P'Aof's masterpiece, the actors, their acting, storyline, fanservice, etc. is so *chef kiss*.
You don't need some explicit scene to make a better BL series, all you need is a good execution of a story. And if some of you haven't watch this series, I recommend you to watch it because it's not only has a love story between the main character but it's also give us an incredible lesson about life. Also, if you're tired with some university things, then this series will be worth to watch, because the setting is more like nature thingy, and you'll be presented by beautiful scenery.

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Not your average BL drama

What can I say, but I'd have to agree with the many previous reviewers of this drama! ATOTS has a gorgeous and impeccable storyline and photography. And the acting! Earth & Mix were spectacular as the leads - I am in awe of how well Mix's acting is in ATOTS, especially that he is a newcomer. The only thing I would say is that his character sometimes cries too much in the show, but I think that is not his fault. I am very impressed of how Earth's acting has improved tremendously since Water Boyy! Again, I cannot stress enough how natural these 2 actors are in this drama, and how "real" their relationship seems. Another actor I'd like to give props to is Nammon. I thought he did exceptionally well in this one, especially since the last drama I saw him in - which was SOTUS S.

I also enjoy that this drama goes beyond the usual high school/college (engineering) setting as well, and it brings a complex flavor/depth to the series. I also appreciate how the series is very empowering of LGBTQ+ community - where everyone act normal/unsurprised when the characters announced that they may be gay or that they like a guy. It is so refreshing to not hear a character stating "I am a man, and I only happen to like XXX" like quasi-admitting that they like guys but denying that they are gay.

Overall, I LOVE ATOTS. I am sad that I discovered it a bit later, but I am glad that such a great series is available! If you have not watched it, I highly recommend this series!!

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Simply beautiful and well executed

This show is now amongst the top three of my all-time favourite Bl series and trust me, I watched plenty. The chemistry was great!! The characters, even side ones, are very attaching and you end up wishing the best for all of them no matter how important they were. Making side characters leave a mark on the show is often not something you see in bl. Usually, there's a side couple and that's it while in this one you end up caring for the children of the village, adults and almost everyone else. It was beautifully written and produced.
The only BL I ever cried while watching and this both happy and sad tears.
I personally think that it's the only 10/10 bl I watched in a while.
The main characters, especially the guy who played Tian made me feel whatever emotion he was portraying.
It's truly a masterpiece in my eyes

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First of all I want to apologize to all the Earth’s fans, because I didn't really fond of his acting since the first time lol 😂

I have to admit that the idea of ​​this series was extraordinary, plus the story about the northern thailand culture that are presented are even more appetizing to follow this series till the end.

However... I felt like in the middle of the journey, this series seems like lost its way then tried display several scenes that were predictable and seem exaggerated.

Fortunately, the hum of the soundtrack was really distinctive and shows that this series is not forgettable. Yet, if someone asked me to watch it again I might think twice and said thank you 😂. Because for me the duration of this series were way too long for each episode.

In Indonesian:
Pertama-tama saya minta maaf buat para fansnya Earth, karena saya sejak dulu tidak terlalu suka dengan aktingnya beliau lol.

Harus kuakui ide cerita serial ini luar biasa, ditambah bumbu-bumbu tentang budaya yang disuguhkan semakin menggugah selera untuk mengikutinya.

Hanya saja, ditengah perjalanan serial ini seperti kehilangan arah hingga menampilkan beberapa adegan yang mudah sekali terbaca dan terkesan berlebihan.

Namun, dengungan alunan soundtrack yang begitu khas membuat serial ini tidak mudah dilupakan begitu saja. Akan tetapi, kalo diminta untuk menontonnya kembali saya rasa harus bilang terima kasih. Karena buat saya durasi serial ini terlalu panjang tiap episodenya.

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Very good but not plot indepth

I cant stress enough first off how much i DO really really like this story. Its very unique and done really well and everything about it was so beautiful. It has so much emotion packed in and you watch these characters grow. Like, everything was 10/10 til around episode 8? maybe 7? out of the 10 total.

What DID start happening was some plot points created just.... went no where or didnt make much sense or just didnt feel meaningful. Mind you i came from just watching HiStory: Trapped and it was absolutely and truly amazing with its in depth plot. Finishing branching points from every character and everything tied up and made sense.

One of the plot points that feels really big is introduced pretty early on, and gets rly rly rly close to a "resolution" that works out really well for the village. And then they just....never come back to it. I wouldnt even be surprised if i just happen to straight up miss if they said anything cus im legit so confused how they could NOT mention what happened. We can assume but nothing hints to us what came of any of it. I cant stress how this was the only real problem for the villagers and never then addressed or even mentioned at all if the villagers even got to a better place now or not.

[POSSIBLE SPOILER ON PARENTS:
Here, the parents were just so annoying, never questioned or rebelled against (i understand culturally why they would just be like this). Basically willing to ruin his only happiness ever cus they want bragging rights to their rich friends. And they just.... do it. And ppl just tell him to follow his parent.... cus they said so... cus it "would be best." The father comes so close to actually caring about his son then goes back to "well your mom wants bragging rights and she said so, so youre are doing the opposite of what youve ever wanted" like ok nvm.
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[POSSIBLE SPOILERS OF LAST EP: it ends well and happy fyi! :)
The last episode feels like a cop out, cus they had episode 8-10 going basically downhill and i wasnt sure if this would be a series i would end with a poor taste in my mouth. Everything was going SO SO well it was getting BETTER and the characters were getting CLOSER and HAPPIER and then, everything ends cus parents said so. And right before they have to distance, the other guy is like well actually maybe you SHOULD come back. I get that now that hes actually left, he would regret it and be true to what he wants, but THEN they have an INSTANT time skip and now just... back. All resolved. Like, ok sure. He got an education and bragging rights like his parents wanted, and now can properly do his passion hes found, but thats it? His parents just let him NOW do w/e he wants? He was already 20 something, is finishing school ALL his parents wanted and now he can just leave? Just jumping right back in as if the down hill problems never started, tho they obvi are closer now than before.

Dont get me wrong, i think they COULD have followed this line of events, just had it feel more necessary than just "cus we said so" and make us feel like this HAS to happen, unavoidable. But, it really didnt. He didnt have to leave other than not questioning his parents motives and doing w/e they want. I wanted to feel sad that this had to happen, not anger at his parents and him for just letting it happen. But its not as if this is unrealistic either way, so other than wishing it was more meaningful, its not bad, just not my preference.
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All in all, it was really amazing other than those small things i had issues with. It works out and ends beautifully and regardless of everything, is still one of the most beautiful stories ive ever seen. Its so wholesome and makes me so happy. Its so different (from what ive seen) and is def worth rewatching if i can get over my small gripes with it. This is prob gunna be my top recommended shows in general cus its just... so... *chefs kiss* IF my grips were taken care of, just a little bit more ends tied and less annoying parents, honestly would be top fav 10/10. Its 8 cus of the taste it left before the ending resolved, but it resolved well enough that its still amazing.

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Desde do primeiro episodio eu acreditei muito nesse drama, foi um drama incrível em todos os sentidos, é claro que nessas ultimas semanas foram de muita aflição e fuga de spoilers mas eu consegui ver sem pegar nenhum! A historia é muito boa porém tem uns pontos que davam pra serem melhorados como o fato de que não deixam a coitada da Torfun descansar em paz, triste, porém o ultimo episodio me deixou extremamente feliz nesse sentido, a ost é maravilhosa é o tipo de ost que com certeza eu vou ouvir muitas vezes ainda, a produção chama a atenção por ser boa, mas já era de se esperar pelo fato de ser de um grande canal de tv. A atuação é muito boa, no geral mesmo. Não consigo ver o Phu e o tian sendo interpretados por outros atores, eles realmente fizeram um ótimo trabalho, a química entre eles é inexplicável, você consegue facilmente shippar no primeiro episodio. Apesar dos episódios serem longos eu tenho certeza que futuramente vou assistir mais vezes, esse drama é incrível você se sente muito bem assistindo pela cumplicidade dos personagens te deixa soft, te faz bem é realmente um drama muito bem pensado e que te prende em todos os aspectos e com um roteiro muito bom, com certeza vai ficar no top 10 desse ano. Espero poder ver mais um pouco da historia deles futuramente.

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Truly a meaningful story.

Story / Plot and Cast: The series is refreshing! To me, the series explored many issues in life. I am going to explain these below. As an apathetic person, I cannot count how many times my eyes were wet − there truly is a special power.

Life and Death: As I probably do not need to elaborate, the story starts with the heart transplant of Tian and the heart is from Torfun. Torfun used to be a teacher in the village of Pha Ban Dao (literally, the cliff of Ban Dao [บันดาว]). Tian is well-off and used to be reckless because he knew he has a heart problem. What induced the change in Tian is the moment when he knew the donor of his heart is a well-loved teacher in a distant village. Tian felt a strong sense of guilt all along, and this was only alleviated near the end. He used to show off his wealth. After he knew the whole thing, he thinks nothing can compensate for the life of a well-loved teacher, be it money or a relationship. He has no choice (bear in mind, it was his parents who decided on the heart transplant), but he still decided to go to Pha Ban Dao as a teacher. We can say his acts were generated by his guilt towards the loss of a loving teacher to the village.

Love and Life: Why does Phupha want Tian to leave Pha Ban Dao so desperately? Phupha thinks Tian is young, and it is not worth it for Tian to stay in Pha Ban Dao just for him. (Honestly, if it is only for Phupha, Tian could have other ways to make it − thereby proving Phupha is obviously not the only factor for Tian to return to / stay in Pha Ban Dao.) Some think Phupha is selfless because he thinks it is better for Tian to develop his own life outside, despite leaving him. For me, I think Tian has the ability to decide. (Of course, if that turns out wrong, Tian himself has to bear the consequence too.) Instead of only asking Tian to leave, Tian should have the right to decide for himself.

Education and the Underprivileged: Education is not easy. Education is not only giving someone a fish, it is teaching someone how to get a fish. Tian has no idea what to teach at first, even though this is not his fault. The kids have learnt the Thai alphabet, and they show little interest in the English alphabet. Later, Tian understands that what the kids need is useful knowledge, not knowledge of the metropolitan area. The line that hit me most is when Phupha told Tian that he has to treat the kids as his family. It is only by immersing himself in the lives of the villagers does he fully understand what they need, and simultaneously this also let the villagers understand his passion for teaching. I do not think Tian is a bad person − and guilt cannot lead a person to stay in such an environment for three months. At the end of the day, I think Tian gradually developed his love of teaching, especially to the adorable kids! This can be seen from the finale.

Justice: You can say Tian is reckless or righteous. Sometimes, the two words do not differ that much. When the villagers were scammed by the rich guy nearby, Tian voiced out immediately. I agree that Tian could have done better, for example with planning and careful investigation. But, his intentions were good, and I think this is undoubted. Khama said later that Tian reminded him that oppression should not be accepted. Sure, careful planning is good. But did our spirit of justice dissolve throughout the time?

Stay or Leave: Pha Ban Dao is a dangerous place, as said by Phupha. Why do the villagers stay? Why do the team stay? Why one stay in a certain place has countless answers. For Phupha, it is his goal to protect the forests. The forests are so important to him that he can risk his life just to protect the forest. Pha Ban Dao is near the boundary, and there had been countless conflicts. If a heart (or a brain, you decide) wants to stay, nothing really can alter the decision, no matter how reckless and risky it is. So is the world. There is no utopia in this world. Conflicts are everywhere. Evil parties are everywhere. Violence is everywhere. But home is the place where you find your place. Will you leave your home notwithstanding all these?

The cast is excellent! I am not a big fan of EarthMix, but I have to say they have interesting interactions. Earth (Phupha) was manly (OK, I struggled to put the word or not) and really gets the role of Phupha. Mix (Tian) obviously has an innocent face and cause a heart attack whenever he was weeping. Khaotung (Longtae) is understanding, and Nammon (Dr. Nam) is the strongest shipper between EarthMix! Also, Aye (Torfun) really resembles a loving teacher. Not to mention the really adorable kids, which was a bit uninterested at first but turns out to be the source of happiness and satisfaction for Khruu [Th., Sir] Tian.

Music: The soundtrack of the series, นิทานพันดาว (Tale of Thousand Stars) by Gun Napat Injaiuea is really touching. The sound of woodwind indeed strengthened the theme and made it a soft song. I will not deny that whenever the song was played (except, of course, in every outro) it made my eyes wet. My favourite line is

หากดาวได้ยินคำอธิษฐาน ของหัวใจ
กี่พันครั้งก็ยังจะขอ ให้ดวงใจฉันอยู่ใกล้เธอ

which translates to

if a star can hear the prayer of my heart
even for thousand times, I will still wish for my heart to be close to yours

(A phonemic approximation can be obtained from Google Translate. If not, comment down below and let me know, I might produce a rough transcription there.)

That’s it! I love the series not only for the cast; but also for the meaning it conveyed.

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A NEW FAVORITE- WATCH THIS

Lately I had been putting off this drama since it aired but without a doubt, its become my favorite. The acting is great, one of the few dramas I didn't have to skip through any of the cringy parts. I will say there is not a lot of kissing real skin ship like most BL dramas right now but everything pulls you right in. Honestly I wish I didn't watch this in a day, but I was hooked through it. I would say if you don't like slow burn, watch it anyways. I hate slow burn, which is why I hesitated but I loved this series.

The acting was great, and a lot of eye candy as well. I was torn on writing what I disliked but most of it, just has to do with the plot as I was crying through parts of the show. I would definitely recommend this drama to new BL watchers. The acting as a couple was so great, its very light hearted but very connective to the audience. I watched this in one sitting, with no breaks. I hope that others enjoyed it as much as I did.

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