A Melhor História (2021)

Wow, just Wow

I decided that I would go head first into this series without other people's judgments, and wow, was I pleasantly surprised. I wasn't Love Mechanics' biggest fan, (for many reasons) so I went into this with little to no expectations, but, again, I was shocked at how many emotions this itty-bitty series brought out of me. The Best Story was a tragically magical astonishment with its way of telling this sympathetic first love story, and all the shit that comes with it.

Let's Dive In.

Let's start with production. I have to cut at least one star for how unstable the subtitles were. The grammar was sometimes really hard to comprehend or just worded very incorrectly, along with scenes passing by with no subtitles (thankfully someone was nice enough to sub them in the comments). Again, I realize this series wasn't intended for an English audience in the first place, but knowing that BL is big internationally, it's something to for sure look out for. Other than that, the production was decent, along with the OST (I really enjoyed Best's song).

My initial thought during episode 1, that this was going to be a cheesy high school story. Technically, yes it was, but with some good screenwriting, and a perfect performance by the actors, this turn into something more than that. War again stole the show. His acting is so subpar that it scares me. Even Yin did better this time around. At first, I was cringing at the thought of this series, but by the second episode, I don't understand how they did it, but a switch went off in me. Best being just so giddy and anxious and nervous around Dew was just so natural and expected from someone in high school. The best part was his friends. They really created such a healthy dynamic of boys just being boys, but supportive and caring, I couldn't contain the tears when Best cried on their shoulders.

I could see Yern outing Best from a mile away. It's overplayed, it's hurtful, and it sucks; but it happens, and I applaud this series for teaching the audience about how dangerous outing can be, and how it can really cause big changes if the outcome is severe. Yern outing best to Dew's homophobic mother caused her to up and move Dew to another town, hoping that it would somehow fix her son's gayness, or stop it before it happened. It was incredibly difficult to watch, to just see how hurt Best is to see how conflicted Dew was. I wanted Best to say something, to confess his feelings, but that is honestly not an easy thing, especially being in high school. They're still so young, and feelings can be scary, so I completely understand Best keeping his crush a secret (well, not really cause Dew knew, but you get my point) the ending is just HEARTBREAKING. Be warned, it might say Best, but this is far from a happy ending. Dew finally reading the notebook and crying broke me, Best seeing him post the notebook broke me even more. Again, an amazing performance from these brilliant actors. I'm really hopeful for a season two after Dew comes back from his studies, it just makes sense for the perfect ending to their story.

Overall, I highly recommend this series. No, there's no physical intimacy, but the way these actors were able to portray their characters' feelings for one another through expressions and emotions will tear you to pieces. A lovely watch, a sad one albeit, but a good one.

Leia Mais

Hits many cliches but still likeable

It’s a really simple story that we all saw hundreds of times. A shy boy and a popular boy on their journey to getting to know each other. Nothing groundbreaking or new about it.

What makes it worth the watch is the acting and the simple concept. Many times the writer and director tries to shock the viewers with over the top plotlines to compensate for a limited length of the shows - it’s truly unnecessary. The Best Story keeps it relatively simple, with few characters and plot lines. What’s best in my eyes was War’s acting. He truly aced the “shy teen crush” portrayal.

Some characters are more likeable than the others. Some you will just end up hating, it’s inevitable. Be ready, because it might be a frustrating watch, especially since the show tries to tackle some sensitive issues by the end, but has not enough time to dwell on it more.

For a mini series like that, the production quality was quite good. I loved the few aesthetic shots and that they did what they could with a probably limited budget.

That said, the ending caught me by surprise and left me with a big “WHAT” on my face. My initial reaction was closer to: That’s it? Wait… there’s more, right? There will be a 2nd season or something, right? After a few minutes of calming down, I don’t hate it. I don’t think it fits the vibes of the show that well, but it fits reality.

Overall: Since it’s a short watch, I’d recommend it if you want to watch a simple inducing frustration teen love story with little to no plot, but good acting. Going with no expectations would be best.

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A REAL STORY

1- STORY
I think that this story is so realistic. When Best is falling in love with Dew I can clearly imagine what he is feeling; during all the scenes where Best hide while seeing Dew, I can find me in his behavior. 'If I were Best/Dew I would also do something similar, that's what I thought while watching the series. This is new for me: I have never felt like this towards a character before. There were also no 'cliché' except for the female character.
Let's talk about this cause I'm tired of seeing a negative representation of female characters. What she does in the last episode is so cruel: you don't have the right to talk about other people's (that are also your friends, that trust you) feelings with their parents (Dew's mother in this case). Doing this girls will be hated too much :(

2- ACTING
The acting is great, all the actors did well! I can feel Best and Dew's anxiety and shyness while meeting or seeing each other (so cuteee). The actor I empathized the most with is Best especially when he was crying cause he thought Dew likes Fern; I cried with him :(

3-MUSIC
The OST is enjoyable; War's voice is so gentle >-<

4-RW
I will find it difficult to rewatch the series because of the subtitles: a lot of sentences are missed, so disappointing. (P.S. I don't consider the rewatch value in my final rating).

P.S. HOW ABOUT A SECOND SEASON?

Leia Mais

Liked it!

A good series doesn't always need multiple episodes. This one got the job done well in just three. Here are my pros and cons:

PROS

WAR AS BEST. Despite him being the most gorgeous guy in the cast (by far), War played the insecure Best really well. And, unlike some other actors, he cried real tears!

FERN. Even though I hated her character (outing someone to their parents is a no-no), I thought the actress played her really effectively.

ENDING. The sad ending didn't bother me because, as this story was told, it was totally realistic.

MUSIC. It was good and War is a decent singer.

CONS

STORY. Overused and outdated. It's 2021, folks. Does homphobia still exist? Yes. Do some parents still freak out when discovering they have a gay child? Of course. But times are changing and evolving. This story was simply: Despite Best and Dew liking each other, Dew's mom finds out and sends him away to break them up. The End. We've heard this story for years, and it's time to stop giving it credence. The world needs to see acceptance from parents.

Still, this was presented decently. I'm giving it an 8.0.

Leia Mais

OKKAAYYY

So, I want to start off by saying that seeing Yin and War in another drama together made me really happy. This mini-series gives us a realistic version of having a crush in High School. This series is something that everyone can relate to. It also shows the hardships a teenager could face when discovering their true self. War was able to play an 18-year-old High school student even though he is darn near 30(I'm kinda exaggerating but you get the point) This series had such amazing, directing, acting(Fern especially), and cinematography. The colors kinda reminded me of I Told Sunset About You with all the orange. And I'm not gonna lie in the first scene I thought they had taken it back to the '80s but they... didn't. It relied more on writing and I know I’m not familiar when it comes to the Thai language, I should say that Rookie Thailand really didn't sub all of the writings which I was extremely disappointed about because it was a major point to the plot. With all that said I really enjoyed this. Yin and War as we aaallllllll know have amazing chemistry and to be a 3 episode mini-series I’m okay with how it ends...you have to watch it to find out.

Leia Mais

Well-done classic teenager love story

The plot is actually pretty classic, but what makes this series is stand out better than other is the quality of the series and the actor's acting.

The cinematography is freakin good, they put a lot of work to make aesthetic shoot. The filter is so bright and giving calm-pure vibe that reminds us of how naive and pure teenager love is. I dont know why even the filter was really bright but i can feel the sadness-full of expectation vibe on it, well i could say it was simply an angst series vibe. The sounds effect is good too! They put really match sounds effects and made the series is more alive.

Talking about acting. War acting is the point. He could Express his character he play really well. I could say i can felt the happiness, sad, pain, flustered, shy and everything how Best feel. Also, yin acting is getting better. Yin played his character well too. Basically all the actors and actresses acts so good, not even one is stiff with expression. The ending is really good. They made an open ending which is i can't say it was an sad ending cs they put a probability of DewBest might ended up together after the last scene.

I really appreciate how the production teams work really well and put a lot of effort for this series. Everything is well done!

Leia Mais

"That blissful and dejection moments of my high school crush"

Almost all of us experience having someone we liked during our teenage days at school. But for a male student to like another male student is a hard uncontrollable feeling that take too much courage to process, in which most people ended up not telling his feeling towards the person he liked. However, in this mini-series, the most painful thing is that they both liked each other but they didn’t have the chance to make it clear and loses the timing to confess.

“I like you and you like me too but unfortunately we failed to cross the boundary.”

Although there are many typical romantic scenes in the story, it was still cute enough to emphasize the growing relationship of the couple. I am a huge fan of YinWar and once again they proved how good there are in acting and how great their chemistry is.

Personally, I do also take the initiate to get the attention of my high school crush to be able for me to get close to him so I can really relate to BEST and his silly yet adorable action towards DEW. It really feels good to have a crush to someone but as we continuously fell in love, we hope and demand for the one we liked to also have the same feelings to us in which leads us to being heartbroken. There are only two results of crossing the line, it is whether we end up being happy or we end up being sad.

Once the boundary has been crossed, every word and action you do became an attitude, this kind of attitude is what determines where your relationship will be heading to. If only they got this kind of chances, if only, only if…

FAVE SCENE: It is when BEST bestfriend’s hug and comfort him when he was in tears after his farewell moment to his crush. I am really happy to witness real friends supporting their male friend on having a crush to another man. There’s no dull and what ifs moment happened, RAY and BRIGHT accepted BEST for who he is. Aren’t the three of them the cutest? Specially RAY! and if part 2 will happen, I am looking forward to the hint presented to RAY and the other band member, are we getting another couple? Only if a second season happens.

ANNOYING SCENE: The rejected FERN who seeks ally to DEW’s mother. I’m totally mad when someone unfolded a sensitive topic specially about someone’s sexuality to others. Wrong move FERN, bad bad bad! It is so disrespectful for her to discuss this kind of matter to DEW’s mother, she’s not worthy to be a friend. Also, DEW’s mother is another close-minded parent that needs to be educate and must accepts DEW for whoever person he likes as long as the person is morally and a kind human being.

Anyways, I do enjoy watching the drama, it started up joyful and cute, but I ended up crying in pain.

Leia Mais

Saw this type thousand times but still good

This is maybe something that you saw many times before- the shy boy and the popular one in school, the shy fall for the popular but keep it as a secret.
BUT- the acting, the actors, the whole setup- I think it's worthy.

It's only 3 episodes long but in those 3 episodes I felt many emotions- from happiness and joy to frustration And disappointment.
I really hope that there will be continue for the series but if not, that was a good use of 3 hours.

First time I'm writing a review so I don't really know how to do it so good but I hope you got the point

Leia Mais

Too Short, but Great Nonetheless!

As the title suggests, this drama was too short, but still great nonetheless.

My only beef was that if it was going to be 3 episodes, that they could have added 20-30 mins to each episode, and extended the story a little bit more. Some people might think that the pacing was too slow, but for me, I like slow-paced dramas because generally speaking we tended to spend a lot more time watching characters develop, and it mirrors real life more. Fast-paced dramas are fine, but usually run into the problem of constantly introducing problems that are resolved in the next 20 mins and feel the need to constantly escalate the conflicts. Eventually, they reach a point of absurdity where you can't even believe the validity of anyone's feelings. That being said, this drama does not do that, and for me, that's a plus.

I liked that the cast was kept tight. There weren't too many side plots that we needed to be concerned with, and there wasn't an overtly convoluted story where you're left wondering wtf did I just watch? The plot was simple, boy has a crush for a popular boy in school, as they get closer, they eventually develop feelings.

The ending itself didn't bother me. Although I love happy endings, I know that in real life, not everything ends the way that you want it to. (Which is why La La Land's ending for example was one of my favorite endings in a rom/musical). I'm fine with them not getting together at the end. The only part that I felt could have been developed more, was that we had a 10-min montage at the end to see the story from Dew's perspective. If they had extended each episode by 20-30 mins each, we could have seen his perspective in real time. It would have had more impact I think on the ending when they both want to confess, but didn't have the courage to. We would know that Dew was already interested in Best. It would also have made Dew's conflict with his mother have value.

Overall, I liked the drama. I think it's a good short drama. I wish we either had 2 more episodes to develop them more, or longer episodes, or both.

Leia Mais

The Best Emotions and borderline stalking

The stars of this drama go to the Best War as in War Wanarat Ratsameera for the way conveys all the emotions of a scared teen in love. Portrayal that is just heart-wrenching at times I can feel every single one of his emotion with him and that is pretty damn impressive for a series as short as this.

Yep this way, way, way, to short series starts off with boy meets boy, gets a basketball on his head, get a crush on boy who threw a basketball on his head... And then all the emotions unleash as his crush develops but he does not really dear to say anything since emotions are really scary for a teen especially when it involves a schoolmate of the same sex.
So he basically choses to write songs, take secret photos and observe from a safe distance (hopefully) without being noticed.

The story it self is nothing really out of the ordinary, nice supportive friendships, some backstabbing friendships, a whole bunch of longing, unrequited love, good music and students who actually study (shocking, I know). The entertainment value very by the episode but I will say it is done well and left me wanting more, a lot more.

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