Um Conto de Mil Estrelas (2021)

One of the best BL'S made.

Wow... I think this is by far the best BL I've seen. The plot is very unique on it's own, it's not your standard BL like most are but has a story that exceeds my expectations by far. It's deep, it has a meaning and it's a beautiful yet cute story. The acting is amazing, the emotions are brought over so well, you can feel it off the screen. What stands out for me is that it's not a forced chemistry, most BLs have such a forced feeling to it between the leads, and this BL focuses on so much more then just them being / becoming and item. Don't get me wrong I adore skinship but I think it did add to the whole story they kept it to a minimum.

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There is so much heart in this story

Ultimately, it’s a story about human and human emotions. The conflicts are complicated: guilt and how you deal with it, good intentions does not always have good results, emotion is a fickle thing. The romance does not felt forced, its natural (and oh the chemistry is burning through my screen) and for me, it’s impossible not to root for Tian because he’s a reflection of so many of us: someone flawed who is trying to do better. The drama is not perfect, some things could’ve been done better but they all felt really miniscule in the face of the message they are trying to deliver, and it doesn’t damage all of its good moments. I go back to Pha Pun Dao when I need a good angst, fluff and laugh at the same time. Would recommend and rewatch with you anytime.


Ps: istg the ost lived permanently in my head after watching like 3 eps.

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Perfection!

Watched from debut but finally got the review in after re-watching this again!
This was amazing! From beginning to end. Was worth the wait (thanks to Covid).

I love the story, acting, music, landscape, etc. Production was high and very noticeable.

Really enjoyed the cast. Some of my old favorites and a few new.
Earth has it all - talent, looks, and personality. I love Earth as Phupha. Fits perfectly. This was my first tie seeing Mix who plays Tian. He made me smile over and over. He has become a fast fav of mine.
White is one of my longtime favorites plus cutie Drake and Khaotung makes this perfect for me!

Earth and Mix as Phupha and Tian had so much chemistry you could feel it naturally like they have been in dozens of things together. They hit their emotions perfectly and nothing looked forced.

It felt like no let me rephrase that - it WAS and IS a beautiful Love Story! I've re-watched this several times since its debut only last year and I still get the feels everytime I watch it like its brand new to me.

Since I've said I watched this last year I can say now that Whatever Earth and Mix are in together on screen is magic! No matter no simple or deep the story is they bring it home!

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The development in this series is just pure perfection

I personally liked this BL very much. The thing I liked the most was the character development. It was fascinating to see how the characters changed throughout the series, especially Tian. He was so spoiled at first and didn't know how to live alone, especially in such a harsh conditions as in the village. He didn't know how to teach at all not to mention to handle the kids but he became such a good teacher towards the end. All the troubles he had he solved them, way or another, it was so fascinating to me. And Phupha's character development too! He was so cold at first, no emotions were shown especially to Tian but in the last episode the way he looked at Tian just melted my heart and I wish someone would look at me like that too. The development of their emotional connection was something that I really needed to see. I loved this so much I think I have to rewatch it soon.

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I enjoyed it more then I thought

Honestly, I thought that this isn't exactly my type of series, but because everybody calls it a masterpiece, I decided to watch it, having very low expectations. But it was definitely not as boring as I thought that it would be. If you like I feel you linger in the air, you probably will like this, the vibe is pretty similar, but this is not as slow-paced imho.
The first few episodes weren't that exciting, but after the whole "tea-mafia" (which I didn't expect at all lol) thing started, I was hooked. If I'm honest, I expect there to be a "super-natural element" because he has her heart, so I was a little but disappointed, but that's my fault for assuming that lol.

What I liked:
The setting in the village was very interesting and that's one of the reasons I enjoyed it so much.
All characters felt real, they weren't perfect or comically evil, expect Sakda (and to some extent Torfun but obviously they won't talk bad about the dead teacher they all loved).
The way they dealt with Sakda was realistic, in the end the police arrested them, Tian and Phupha
aren't super heroes after all, but real people.
That Tian actually says that he is gay (or at least Tul said that) and no of the "I'm don't like men, I only like him". And I liked Tul.
The slow burn. The slow burn was the slowest slow burn I've ever seen from a Thai BL and I love slow burn in romance.
The music and cinematography were perfect to set the atmosphere in this beautiful village.

What I didn't like:
Phupha. At first I was annoyed by how arrogant Phupha was and how he treated Tian. After that he became nicer, but I was indifferent to him. Usually I absolutely love the stoic and cold kind of character (Tin from LBC, An Zian from Like Love, Korn form UWMA, even Ram from my engineer etc.) but I didn't like Phupha for some reason, maybe he was a little but to "bland" (but realistic), which I only noticed because he is in most of the scenes.
I didn't ship Tian and Phupha at all, I'm sorry. I shipped the Doctor and Tian, Longtae and Tian, Phupha and Torfun even, the Doctor and Phupha, Rang and Tian. I'm honestly not sure why, but I didn't really feel sparks between Tian and Phupha, only an emotional connection after both of them have falling for the other.

The way Tian "killed" Torfun. That seemed like it was only there to make the villagers hate him. Also, the way of him saying he killed her and then it was actually his friend felt really predicable, like ofc he didn't kill her himself, because I knew that the villagers and audience wouldn't have forgiven him then. But the show should have addressed how bad street racing is, (and definitely illegal in Thailand).

Why was Tian blamed for not telling the villagers that Torfun was dead. Why did the Ranger never say anything??? If anyone, they should have told everyone immediately, but instead Tian was blamed. (But he was rightfully blamed for being one of the reasons for Torfun's death). Honestly, I don't even blame him for not telling the villagers that he "killed" Torfun, I mean they would not have accepted them there and then he could not have fulfilled Torfun's wishes etc, which was his main goal. But that's probably an unpopular opinion.

The ending. I really expected a better ending than this, especially after how carefully this universe was build. It makes sense that they decided not to be together after Tian leaves, but then, Tian has to leave to the US and magically Phupha meets him at the airport and wants to be with him?? This was weirdly cliché for this kind of series. What about all the reasons they didn't get together in the first place? Yes, you could say he noticed that he can't be without Tian after being apart from him for some time, but I don't buy it, a guy like Phupha doesn't seem to change his decision easily. Also, how about their two year long-distance relationship(? idk if they were together or if he just "waited for him").

And did we all forget that they spied on the couple on the “dog howling night”, that was creepy and very weird and not even funny.

All in all, do I regret watching this? No, but it was beautiful and fun at times. In my opinion it is not the masterpiece everyone calls it though. Not my favorite, but definitely not a bad show.

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Best BL I’ve Seen

Alright, I’ve seen many BLs this past year, recently getting into them I’ve watched more than i can keep up with, seeing many types and storylines. With the repetitive school/engineer/mafia topics. This series was different. Everyone’s acting was so good it was as if I were genuinely feeling their characters emotions, especially Mix’s. His acting was tugging at my heartstrings, had me tearing up while watching it, so that’s how I know it’s good.
I really enjoyed Tian finding his true self through out this. The messages in this storyline too, they were so well put out there. In fact, it had me thinking about my life, how i should be living for myself and not for others. It really got me thinking at the end and reflecting on many things throughout my life.
What I enjoyed as well were the little flashbacks to put the story together. At first I was a bit confused when trying to put it together, but that’s on me haha. It was nice to see how things played out in those flashbacks so we could get the whole story.
When I finished up with this series I decided to have my grandma watch with me, surprisingly she’s in love with the series. She had said the exact thing as me, mentioning how she felt characters emotions, the acting so good she was crying, etc.
I just highly recommend this series. I really enjoyed it and it takes me a good bit to get into a series, or even finish some because i’m nervous for how things play out, but this had me wanting more each episode.

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I'm not even exaggerating, this series is an over-all 10/10

10/10 STORY: When I watched the trailer, I thought I was never gonna like the series, that it's gonna be a boring plot about a volunteer teacher in a village, falling in love with an officer. Everything was new to me since I got used to university and office romance so i thought "how were they gonna pull this off?", I said there was no way this series will be able to get the viewers romantically thrilled/excited, mature and mountain theme will be booorinngg. But a few episodes in and I'm already hooked, wanting for more! It even exceeded most of the series that I've watched and love. I'm not even gonna say anything as I want whoever is reading this, having second thoughts if they should watch it or not, to go check the series for themselves.

What i liked about it the most too is that it didn't need a second couple that would take up screen time just to try hard to give romantic excitement to the viewers, I love how the director knew that they didn't need that and the chemistry was so good that the main characters/couple was enough romance for the whole series.

10/10 ACTING/CAST: Great acting, great chemistry/ They were really capable of portraying their characters well that I'd forget that I was watching Mixx and Earth. They owned their characters and it was almost as if it was they truly were Phupa and Tian. Characters are very realistic, we got a stubborn kind-of-rebellious rich kid with a great character development by the end, and a very responsible, reliable hunk chief officer that everyone looks up to. I also love Tian and Phupa's supportive friends, most especially DOC NAM, which is by far, one of the best side characters of all-time. Also, nobody was toxic in the series so it was really refreshing.

10/10 MUSIC: Although it suits the theme, at first I was like "what's up with this flute music" but then I grew fond of it. It really served well as the series' identity.

10/10 REWATCH VALUE: this series is special, magical and a once in a blue moon experience. I'm glad that I got curious and watched it. Now it became one of my favorites. This series gave me happiness, thrill, sweet memories and lessons and I'm certain that it will have the same effect to the new curious viewers out there. I'm willing to re-live each moments/episodes over and over again.

Leia Mais

Such a dreamy series

This BL series is well-written. It is definitely my comfort series. Everything from the music, cinematography, and ambience was just so beautiful, warm and peaceful. All the actors were great too. I was very impressed with Mix, though he wasn't as experienced of an actor as the rest of the cast, he still portrayed his role as Tian pretty well.
By the time it got to the end I was tired of Tian living his life for Torfun. I'm glad he was able to move on and live his life for himself.
Overall this series is not only magical and dreamy but Tian and Phupha 's love story is unique and beautiful, this BL will forever hold a special place in my heart.

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Its very deep and meaningful!!

after years I've never seen any good bl dramas as good as a tale of thousand stars, the thing I very love about this drama is their (earthmix) chemistry as a couple both on camera or off the camera. P'Aoff is amazing director, this series is undoubtedly beautiful, the story is out of the box and unexpected, the sound, camera, everything about this drama is amazing!!!. There are some plot twist in the story but they don't change the whole story plot either so its ok for me. To be honest this is the one series that if I could rewatch it like when I watch it for the first time 😭😭😭😭

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A drama you will remember forever !!

I don‘t usually write reviews but for this i just had to
I feel like no other bl can keep up with this one in my opinion it‘s so amazing in every possible way.
First of all the acting is amazing and we have to consider that mix is a rookie actor
The acting felt so natural and i could immediately empathize with the characters
The story was not like the „typical“ Bl story that is fluffy but nothing really to mention
I really love that there are many important and realistic topics mentioned that make the story so unique
This series had me tear up so may times and I’m not a person who starts to cry quickly it was the natural emotions the actors delivered that just make you fell emotional too.
In conclusion this drama is worth watching for everyone it‘s just a masterpiece i can watch over and over again without getting bored .
I hope for a second season so bad !

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