Our Times (2015)

Sometimes we all need a good cliche in our lives

This movie was cliche in every sense of the word, yet it never feels bad in any way, if anything, its the same 'cliches' that really complete this movie. The way It uses old cliches we've seen over and over again and presents them in such a great way that they don't feel like tired tropes, but instead fresh ones, is so great. Not once did I feel bored watching the movie no matter how 'predictable' the plot can become, and that's all in part because of the terrific performance between the 2 main leads. Darren plays the bad boy persona soo well, he's a true heartthrob which works perfectly well (seriously, the way he smirks gives me heart eyes every time) and Vivian was a natural in this role. The way she plays the quirky unpopular girl and it not being forced was great. Place these 2 great actors with even greater chemistry and you have the recipe to a wonderful romantic comedy film.

And that's what this is, a wonderful feel good romantic comedy film. Seriously, give it a shot. I promise you'll enjoy it.

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I'm totally drowning in this movie.
The 'now' part at the beginning is good for the prelude, but the 90's part is what it's all about. Start from the most popular boy at school is always a basketball player (I don't understand why it is so true ^o^) until a girl never told her true feeling. If they say they're ok, then the real meaning is that they're not ok ^_~

The plot is not something very new, but this movie provide such a roller coaster emotions. You laugh, you get mad, you hate some people, you happy, you cry a lot (or at least me who cry a lot). This movie also taught you that not everything we think and plan will come true, not everything you want will you get.

I'll make a confession. I cry on conversation between Tsu Tai Yu and Ouyang Fei Fan when they're at the camp location. Then I cry a lot when Lin Zhen Xin listening to Tsu Tai Yu voice record. That record and Hebe Tian's song is really an extreme blow for me.

Back to the 'now', I'm happy that Lin Zhen Xin can meet her idol...two of her idol if I can say. But it's still hurt me a little to know that they should do a long detour until they can meet each other.

In the end, me, for sure, will watch this movie again ^_^

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This drama in short was quite beautiful. It was extremely funny, with two leads that I absolutely fell in love with. Despite being a cliche high school love story, I found the plot quite enjoyable and easy to relate to. It reminded me of all the crazy things my friends and I did in school that I would've otherwise forgotten. Despite the initial cliches, for me, this movie was unique at the same time and very light hearted (for the most of it) and a total stress reliever.

I really loved the character development on the main guy, from someone who made me face palm myself to someone that managed to melt some of that icing off my unfeeling heart. The story, I'll admit, took an emotional turn at the end, but I think that made it even more beautiful. Despite the laughter, the story wasn't itself a joke; it had an underlying serious story that portrayed two young reckless teenagers finding their first love and stumbling around in the unknown as they grow to become adults.

Absolutely beautiful. Definitely worth watching.
Overall, totally RECOMMEND it!!!

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Is there any like it?

No there isn't! Such a sweet and heartfelt drama that has me in tears each time I rewatch. Out of all the romance I've read or watched, this is probably my favorite of all time. It shows how you don't need much to love someone, and how affection doesn't always need to be shown with hugs, kisses or just skin-ship in general, even so, you can still tell how much Taiyu cared for Zhenxin. Seeing feelings develop here and there through a comfortable relationship where two share the same braincell is just so cute and refreshing, it has its own uniqueness in a way, not needing many words or contact exchanged to absolutely melt our hearts and have us absolutely sweating from our eyes. (Crying)

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The moment i watch 20 minutes of this movie, it really reminds me a lot with You Are The Apple Of My Eyes. Some people say this is the girl version of it, though it maybe different in plot but i really do feel that.


PLOT
i couldn't say much about the plot.it's typical first-love-flash-back and it gives similar vibe to the 'apple of my eyes', What i really like the most about the plot is although this is really cliche, and the ending too, the writer developed it really well. This typical plot is really risky, you can either make it fail (like BBF) or really good. I could say this one is a success. I really like how they developed each character and knowing each other, recognize their feeling slowly, and i really did not expect the love line between the character. It really left me with a sweet feeling. ((and got me emotional over Darren Wang' narration)) Also, the story really brings out the purity about our adolescent days with a little bit humor this and there and they put right amount of emotion; not too dramatically sad, funny at the same time.

CHARACTER/ACTOR
well.... i really like Truly character. She got that nosy typical female lead character, but it really give me a picture about a girl who's in their teenage days, still pure and innocent. Vivian Sung did really great at picturing Truly's character, i could say. And for Darren Wang, yep he is really charming. The more you see, the more he is handsome-r in your eyes (lol). And for Darren character, it didn't have any impactful remarks for me except, yes, he is gonna be your ideal badass-but-really-sweet-hearted boy. And Darren Wang really remain me of Jisoo. The supporting character are really fun, such us both friends who's really silly. They live up the mood.

MUSIC
I tried so hard to focus on the music too!and i could say the music is really pretty, the sound producer really make a good job about the sound placement. There's no music or sound that really annoys and distract you. It really blends well with the movie.

OTHERS
i personally really like about the cinematography. The movie's tone is really great, and the angles they took is good. The set is really suit with their plot and overall, i think they're really make a good job about the set.

AM I GONNA WATCH THIS AGAIN?
personally, i am not the type who's gonna rewatch something. I probably dont, but i think this is worth-watching twice.

Afterall, this movie is really sweet. It even good without kiss scene or excessive romance. I think the main charm of this movie is the pureness that it gives, reminding us how innocent our adolescent days. Making me throwing back my memories about highschool!

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Having watched many school slice of life movies, I've got to say that this one follows the same logic as the others. It did remind me of Reply 1997 as well. Also, I loved the sweet innocent romance, as the love story, even though it was full of cliche, it was enjoyable and warm. The performances helped with it as well. The pace was nice, not too fast but not to slow to be tiring and boring. However, the ending was a bit of a disappointment for me. As I've said, after watching many school themed movies, I should have expected this to happen. Few of them had a satisfying ending with a closure or at least a conclusion to the romance. Even though the ending was better than others, and gave some nice touch to the story, it still didn't feel right. Other than that, it was an enjoyable movie.

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I’m not really sure why this story decided to incorporate older actors for the grown up characters. It really lacked emotional punch.

I’m usually not one for high school romances. The story starts with a bumbling, cowering heroine.

The actors are great though. They really portray the feel and emotion of the characters beautifully.

It is also one hell of a cute romance.

It has all the tropes but it kind of worked.

The characters sometimes were very sensible and logical.

The beginning was cringey, the ending was a flop but the middle....the middle was GORGEOUS.

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