Someone asked, "Does a BL need to be so deep?"

Someone asked, "Does a bl need to be so deep?"

The director: yesss!!!

I didn't expect a bl to be this emotional and fun at the same time, and I have watched a handful of bl. This is even more heartbreaking than some heartbreaking K-drama, in a good way. Enough to say I fell in love with it even though I'm not a fan of melodrama.

At first, when I saw Tian in a gambling house I thought, for a second, is he gonna be a trash character sometimes you see in bl? But no, he's become my favorite. He's so affectionate and composed, yet spoiled and headstrong. He has potential and prolific ideas. And I just don't think it's because of Torfun's heart and also because he has experienced near death situation, I think he's originally pure hearted. He's not one of the very good looking lead you're looking for but I fell for him more and more as the series gets deeper. I think he's one of my very few favorite bl leads of all time.

One of the best is soundtracks, and I'm not even soundtrack fanatic. The production overall is well done. I could say it's a perfection not just as a bl, anyone could enjoy it as a mini series.

I'd awaited for it so long and I can say this *it's so worth it* ♡

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Watch it if you wanna get frustrated over stupid little plot holes!

Let me just say this first: this review contains SPOILERS!

If there's one good thing about this movie, it's the acting. As a fan of Sol Kyung Gu, I can say you'd never get tired of his acting. Although this is obviously not the best performance of him, it's still great. I also like how the actor played the role as his son. The father and son did nice jobs, but the rest is so so.

Now let's talk about the story, it's nothing new about a story of a kid being bullied violently. However, it doesn't mean you can't create a masterpiece or a superb piece without originality. And looking at the cast, it's obviously not a low budgeted film. Yet, I'm disappointed about stupidity of the director and writers.

The first one is about the teacher. I mean, no matter how she is new to the job or whatsoever, it isn't like she came from Joseon dynasty. She has like a whole day or more to take a picture of the kid's note as a proof, especially if it's involved about school's violence and definitely if a superior person demands to hold it despite that the letter being addressed to her.

Another one is Sol Kyung Gu's character recently check his son's group chat. And I mean all the evidence including the videos are still in the chat log. But let's just say he deleted it, I think he should've at least try to retrieve it or something. And then, there's this drone. If I were him, someone whose son is wrongly accused of, I'd check anything and everything which of course includes the drone. It doesn't even seem to me that the son hide it and also didn't throw away the chip (which is also a bit ridiculous because it seems like he's still holding onto it till after everything). And on top of that, the father being a known lawyer and being careless like that doesn't help at all.

There are also other minor plot holes that I forget to mention. But aside from that, I also don't like how the movie ends in a bit of rush. It feels like they end it like that because they gotta end it this way.

Honestly, it's a rather boring movie with expected twists and plot holes throughout the movie. In fact, it didn't thrill me at all. And what's more disappointing to me is it's such a waste of great cast for such child play -_-

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♡Lovebirds of Century♡

Normally, I can't enjoy the fantasy romance, especially if you mix it up with bl. Most of the time, it goes wrong, and results too much cringiness. This show is more than okay. The story is pretty original. I can't say it's great though. There are tiny plot holes and things that should've been better. But it doesn't destroy the whole storyline. It's to be expected when you create a whole lot of imaginations things are easier to get messed up even in K drama, Hollywood and whatnot. That's why most bls are lighthearted romcoms. And that's why I wanna applaud the effort of the whole production team of this show, even the costumes look pretty dope. Most of things are done in minute detail.

Now, the best appreciation goes to the casting directors for choosing a whole lot of not just good-looking but great actors. I mean, they seriously know the deal. Aside from some comic relief, it's a serious show. It's okay to accept the actors who just have looks for light romance, they can make it even funnier with the actors who can't really act. Even the side characters here are no joke. For an example, the first one that came to mind would be Chu. Honestly, the character presents the good fit of a gen z great granddaughter well, not just the way she dressed. Then, Third character. Man, I swear that man can act. I've seen the actor in another drama. At first, I couldn't recognize him because he looks totally different here, then I found out and it's amazing how much he's changed according to the roles. His character is so likeable too, he's almost making me fall for the second lead syndrome. If it wasn't for San (gosh San is so fine too I can't), I definitely side with him. I especially love how Daou act as San, a boomer. He seriously look like one lol the way he talks and behave. All the other actors are great, the grandma, the grandpa and the villain girl.


SPOILER!

It's just my personal opinion, but I feel like San didn't really fall in love with Ms. Wad. Sure, she maybe his first love. We all know how first love can be, and then also he felt indebted to her for saving his life. Y'all would be like, duh he waited her his whole-hudred-years of life! At the time, he loved her because she was the only one and 'the one that got away'. The way San loves Wee is more with passion—more like life partner love.


I'm writing this review before I watch the last episode, I'm not sure how it will turn out after the final episode but I don't think it'll change my view of the show much. So it's a 9/10 for me. I love it!


FINAL THOUGHTS!

After watching / completing the series, I gotta say such a wholesome watch for me—gave me laughs and kept me agitated. The best thing about this series is the chemistry of the two main actors—Daou and Offroad never disappoint us. Rather, they make us to want more. I don't think I'll ever get bored of them being lovebirds on and off screen keke ☺️ Not just that, they're pretty good actors although they don't have much experience. I like the music too. To be honest, I think it's become one of my favorite BLs so far.

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