Em Seu Coração (2022)

Beautiful surprise

I watched the first couple of episodes with a sort of distance. I saw all the faults (the acting, the badly done dubbing, ... as often in the Chinese series ...). But little by little I let myself be taken in by this beautiful love story. This series is very short (five episodes) and therefore there is no room for secondary stories. Everything focuses on the couple Cheng Yi - Ling Zi Ming. Their story is a classic teenager/highschooler story. Childhood friends, broken families. They built themselves. Inseparable friends, impervious to the amorous convolutions that swirl around one or the other (that poor Lu Xiang Lin who does everything to show his love to Ling Zi Ming who does not see him, as if he were literally transparent and who endures snub after snub).
And we come to the last two episodes which are poignant, with a very beautiful and poetic dialogue. Cheng Yi who explains to Ling Zi Ming that their love is governed by gravity: they are irresistibly attracted to each other. Dubbing becomes a kind of voiceover. It's very moving and dignified at the same time.

Leia Mais

Newton's Law of Gravity

I see a lot of bad reviews on here, and plenty of people saying the show is not worth watching. There's only 8 episodes, and they're 20 minutes long with the credits. Give it a chance, it'll surprise you. The acting is actually quite good, the story does draw you in, some parts are sprinkled in a trope comic relief, and the love story (though ultimately, and realistically, heart wrenching) makes it worth watching. As far as the ending, it definitely leaves one quite thirsty. Perhaps leaving it open for a spin off? Or for dreamers to write fan fiction? Who knows. I'm used to the European open-ended ending, so I just pouted and moved on. ?❤️

Leia Mais

Étonnamment décevant

Quand je repense à la façon dont les scénaristes ont tissé cette fameuse (b)romance unique entre Wen Ke Wing et Zhou Zi Shu de Word Of Honor, je ne peux qu'imaginer ce à quoi pourrait ressembler un boyslove de la part de la Chine.

In Your Heart est arrivé avec quelques enjeux. Allait-il prendre le même chemin que Addicted ? Il faut rappeler que tout le monde n'a pas aimé Addicted - ce qui est mon cas. Comment la romance allait-elle se profiler ? Ça avait bien débuté. Un joli générique, deux acteurs qui passent plutôt bien à l'écran. On sent un manque de moyens, mais ce n'est pas le pire que nous ayons vu dans un BL. L'histoire était banale. Juste deux amis d'enfance dont l'un est amoureux et l'autre, on ne sait pas vraiment. C'est tout ! Ni plus, ni moins. C'est assez pauvre. J'attendais plus de matière sur l'intrigue. Le temps passe et les personnages sont là. Ils manquent de développement, mais avec 8 épisodes au tableau, on accélère. Les personnages secondaires servent-ils vraiment à quelque chose ? On pourra dire qu'ils n'éclipseront jamais le duo principal, mais à quoi bon les ajouter à l'intrigue s'ils ne sont qu'une partie du décor ?
In Your Heart ne révolutionne rien. Le jeu d'acteur est passable, rien de bien vivant, mais nous dirons que ça fait le travail. J'ai déjà vu bien pire dans les drames chinois, alors. Et lentement, les amis deviennent cette vapeur toxique avant que l'un des personnages prenne le mauvais filon et ça y'est. On s'engouffre dans la brèche du dernier épisode qu'on avait évité jusque là.

L'épisode final est une déception. Sur 20 minutes, on retire les génériques et les flash-back (dont il est composé à 80%) on se retrouve avec 20% (15% ?) de scènes inédites dont une scène sur laquelle on aurait aimé faire l'impasse. Non, forcer la main de son/sa partenaire pour faire des roulades dans les draps n'est pas correct. Mais à force, je fini par penser qu'en Chine ces comportements sont acceptables et plus ou moins dans les normes.

Le montage n'est pas agréable. Le son est parfois mauvais (bruit ambiant). La musique ne marque pas (ou du moins, elle ne m'a pas interpelé).

J'étais enthousiaste à l'idée de ce drame simplement parce que « Chine + boyslove » ne sont pas communs dans la même phrase. Il est évident que la Chine a encore du chemin à faire pour nous offrir de jolies romances entre garçons - ce qui est assez fou quand on voit le succès des couples gays chinois sur les réseaux sociaux. En attendant, ils maîtrisent la bromance et c'est déjà un grand pas.

Leia Mais

Found a rare creature, but it's barely alive.

I have a feeling that this series has been affected by a lack of budget or other constraints that the creators face making a BL series in China (how it's even possible, I have no idea). Unfortunately, even the most forgiving viewer will find it hard to lavish praise on the series.

While one might be fine with the story with little originality, there is a dire lack of development. The leads' relationships with their respective families is potentially interesting and affect their personal decisions (especially with Cheng Yi). Had the character relationships been fully fleshed out, the characters would have been more relatable. The last couple of episodes seem a little too hurried, with the sudden appearance of Cheng Yi's mother and the events that follow, culminating in what some have called a rape scene (although I don't think it was intended to be understood as one, the whole scene could have been crafted more sensitively). Apart from the leads, there is a side couple of sorts, but again, there simply isn't enough development and just as they seem to be getting somewhere, nothing else is shown.

At times, the dialogue shows some potential, but the delivery of the lines can be so amateurish that it makes one cringe. Again, this is a sign that there simply wasn't sufficient budget to create something that would allow the full potential of the series to be realized.

It's funny that the censored BLs from China actually turn out to be better than this actual BL.

Leia Mais

Too Short, Too Rushed, Too Bad!

Oh well, not too much to say about this show. I liked the actors, but I don't think this show utilized their talents. Of course a bl out of China is going to be so tame it's not really a bl

Overall, it had some good scenes and a bit of a story, but the episodes were short and there just wasn't enough time to develop a strong story. Every episode could have been expanded upon.

The actors were not bad, there was no point in a second couple because they had virtually no screen time.

The ending was the biggest disappointment!

No rewatch value for me. I was hoping for something more than this.

Leia Mais

started great but incomplete ending

On average, an episode is like 20 minutes, out of which 3-4 minutes just go towards what already happened and the series song/video.
In many episodes, things are extended a lot although since it's done nicely it doesn't bore much.
The series was good, a bit short but even the short story was extended but since it was put nicely it just matched but the ending completely spoiled the series, it just felt purely incomplete.
I think the makers might have thought of it as a window for 2nd season but if the 1st season doesn't end well people won't recommend it to anyone, ratings would drop and the scope of 2nd season will just decrease.

i myself wont recommend to watch this series.

Leia Mais

it started okay but the ending ruined everything

Honestly it started okay, it never was a masterpiece but it was watchable. You clearly can tell the the budget was not a lot but that didn't bother me because I was surprised enough of getting a BL from China in the first place so I expected that the budget would be really limited.

I liked the first Episode and until the last Episodes I would have gave it 7/10 but then the last Episode came and I really thought in 2022 we are finally done with those "forced scenes" in the BL industry but I guess we aren't, this scene was so unnecessary and totally ruined the Drama for me.

And then the actual ending.. that does not feel like an ending?! I mean do they plan to make a second season? idk but for me the story doesn't really seem complete.

The acting was okay, they did the best they could in my opinion. I did not like the acting from some supporting cast but the main leads were okay.

Would I recommend someone watching that Drama? No, not really, in the end it was a waste of time really.

Leia Mais

Chinese BL drama, THATS WHY.

when I started watching this drama, I've already got a glimpse of what will be the ending it. There is no problem with the chemistry, it's just the story or the storyline. I have no high expectations of this series since it's from china.
One thing that I'm disappointed with is that they didn't show the story of the second lead couple, they're just so cute and it's definitely a promising couple. So back from the story, so it's all about two friends since childhood with their high school life revolving around friendship, love, and family problems. When it comes to their acting, it can be improved and still not bad.
I think if this was made in another country, this series will become open. it will become a promising drama.
I have a lot of things to say about this series but ill just leave it here.

Leia Mais

Meh the ending ruined it…

When I was watching this BL, I did enjoy it at times. I like the friends to lovers trope so I thought the plot truly had potential but the ending ruined it. For us to finally get a confession then not see them together was a huge disappointment which is why I gave it a 7. A 7 because it had great potential and an interesting plot at times but the ending and the longing of a confession was just annoying. I think it was just sad that he had to move at the end right after they finally confessed and understood each other’s feelings and intentions. I would’ve rated it lower but I did enjoy it in the beginning and felt like if the ending was revised then it would’ve been really good.

I did feel like the characters had decent chemistry between each but I don’t really know about the “side couple”. They were just kind of there and wasn’t really interesting or had any true development.

Leia Mais

The ending ruined it

At first it was okay, the story was promising and the actors were doing their best. There were times were I felt like they skipped a few steps for example the first kiss.. I mean, where did that even come from? And how did Lu Xiang Xin know about Cheng Yi's feelings before he even thought of Ling Zi Ming like that?? The short amount of time for Lu Xiang Lin to be heartbroken and then fall in love again?? It wasn't even a minute! He found Yue Yu Zhi annoying and now he's in love with him?? Maybe if the drama was a little longer they could've added a little more.
The ending was a major turn off. There was no consent but Cheng Yi did it anyway. That kind of pissed me off because Ling Zi Ming had true feelings towards Cheng Yi, so it must have been disappointing to have the person you like do something that awful to you.
And then he just left after that?
Let's just say that this drama was not the best and you could probably live without it.

Leia Mais

Deep feelings from this one

I really liked Hu Bo Wen, and his emotions felt very real. This had a problematic scene but i still felt it was a good show.

For such a short one I enjoyed watching how he felt and how it progressed. The ending was unexpected, and I'm a bit on the dark side so I could let that incident go and have them continue their relationship. But where they both ended up at the very end, it made me sad.

It made me feel even more for Hu Bo Wens character, here he just went through something traumatic and life changing and the person who caused it, well, you know...

I would love to see a season 2 where someone comes and mends the broken pieces that were surely left behind in his heart.

Leia Mais

Facciamo una premessa: la stragrande maggioranza dei drama BL cinesi sono in realtà delle serie BRomance, ispirate a romanzi BL. Questo perchè anche nel 2024 la censura lì viaggia con la C maiuscola. Poi ci sono delle rarità, dove la tematica non viene eliminata. Questo drama ne è un esempio: i pensieri dei protagonisti non lasciano margine a dubbi sulla natura dei loro sentimenti, e ci scappa pure un bacio delicato. Poi, però, il disastro. Come in un altro drama simile - Addicted - se la tematica BL non viene eliminata a monte, allora viene gestita in uno stesso, pessimo, identico modo: con una scena aggressiva e non consensuale. Insomma, l'amore "bello" tra due uomini proprio le serie cinesi non riescono a contemplarlo. Rispetto ad Addicted, che ho trovato malsano dall'inizio alla fine, questo drama è stato davvero carino fino all'ultimo episodio: lì la caduta totale sia per la scena fuori luogo, sia per un finale sbrigativo e indegno di una serie che per i primi sette episodi aveva saputo comunque trovare il suo perchè. Altra similitudine con Addicted, altro aspetto che non capisco: perchè due protagonisti evidentemente non adolescenti dal punto di vista anagrafico vanno a rivestire i ruoli di due liceali. Mistero.
Se per Addicted la Cina ha saputo rimediare qualche anno dopo con la rivisitazione - bella, delicata, intensa ma più Bromance che BL - di "Resta con me", spero che anche in questo caso la storia - che in sé ha del potenziale - possa essere ripresa da capo con un remake fatto come si deve.

Leia Mais