Choco Milk Shake (2022)

Tive preconceito, mas acabei quebrando a cara

Preciso confessar que comecei a ver com um certo receio, essa história de bicho virando gente sempre me cheira a final triste, principalmente por saber que quem abriu as portas pra esse plot foi "The miracle Teddy bear". Uma história assim, pra ser boa tem que ter um excelente roteiro e direção, e apesar de saber que a Coréia geralmente não decepciona, o fato dele ter poucos e curtos eps dá um certo receio de que a história não se desenvolva bem.

Enfim, quebrei a cara e amei a série! Primeiro, pq afora o cuidado que eles tiveram, de ir além dos 8 eps tradicionais (foram 10 eps, 1 ep especial com um final feliz, e o melhor de todos, um ep curtinho explicando o motivo pq eles vieram encarnados como humanos, esse último eu achei o máximo, pois acabou com todos os possíveis questionamentos, totalizando 12 eps)

O plot apesar de diferente é super leve. Tem um certo drama, mas nada que nos leve às lágrimas, e também tem um dose moderada de humor.

Os atores realmente combinam com os personagens e o ep 11 é de cortar o coração, pois até então não sabíamos que teria um especial com final feliz. Os aspectos técnicos estão todos perfeitos, atuação excelente, ost, fotografia, cenários, tudo se encaixa dentro da temática e eles conseguiram de fato emocionar! Com certeza recomendo!

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Uncanny, but in a fluffy way with some important lessons.

First of all, I have to say this had some of the best castings I’ve seen. Lee Jae Bin and Kim Seong Hyuk both embodied the animals they were acting as. Especially Seong Hyuk. He was acting more like a cat than my actual cat does.

That said, I think they did so well with showcasing the traits said animals have, it was actually hard for me to get into the romance side of it. Especially with Choco - he was both acting too much like a dog, and was treated too much like a dog for me to ship him with anyone. It just did not sit right with me… The casting was so good, I think it was too good, however weird it might sound. Still, they were able to charm me by the end, I left my brain outside of my room as I was watching, and just enjoyed the sweet moments.

Plot wise, I enjoyed it a lot. That’s a story on crack for sure. I had to stop myself from thinking about my animals being human, because the cringe was too strong. I appreciated this fluffy way of dealing with the topic of loss and acceptance of it. How different characters showed different ways of dealing with it - be it acceptance, denial or a hopeful outlook or just postponing it a little bit to enjoy the company for as long as possible. Not to mention the importance of chasing after things that bring you happiness.

Acting was good. Lee Jae Bin and Kim Seong Hyuk for sure did the best job. I bought everything they sold and have no complaints.

Production wise, initially I did have one complaint - the show felt empty. Few people pointed out how there was never anyone in the café in the beginning episodes. Small things like that take away from the show, as the story does not feel real. Luckily, that “emptiness” became a part of the plot the moment characters addressed it, so the issue was solved in my eyes. Except for that, it was a really good production for a short show like this.

Overall, it was enjoyable. Probably better as a binge watch, like many shorter dramas - would be a good movie. Waiting for that last episode was truly painful.

Milk was my favorite and I wanted to see more of him. Give him a nice short spin-off pretty please!

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