Nian Nian Xiang Wang (2023)

“ Youth starts with ─ a taxi, telescope, and supermoon.

I wasn't familiar with any of the actors, so watching this movie was a fresh experience for me as a viewer. I haven't even seen the trailer of it before and only got curious after watching a beautiful edit on YouTube.

I must say, there is this calm and almost nostalgic vibe in this movie that made it somehow peaceful. The genre or the story is not something unique or not seen before, but delivery of the cast was beautiful. The characters were genuine with their perfections and flaws, nothing so complicated ─ it was as if someone was mentioning their youth memories, and you just listened and noticed how every generation could find something relatable in it.

The ending, especially, was quite adorable. Throughout the whole movie, you think he fell first, and he fell harder as it took her some time to notice her feelings. Then, they show a unique twist and summarise the scenes that have been forgotten in shadows from her point of view.

I also liked how it took one invitation from her for them to see each other again ─ as if they haven't been away for a while. This, I guess, shows they are each others' best friends [and sometimes rivals] first before lovers.

Overall, I enjoyed watching this movie and am planning to check other works of the cast as soon as there is an opportunity.

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It's really good, especially for the hopeless romantic like me. And it reminded me of Our Times (2015), also a good romance movie with a good plot and great acting.

Even though there's no kissing scene in the movie, the actors really portrayed youthful, nostalgic first love feelings. And the cinematography was great. And I really like how they act, it was so natural, especially the supporting roles.

All in all, it was a great film and recommendable for others to watch where it leaves you that overwhelming feelings at the end. And you still craved for it to continue.

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Youth Begins With Love

This movie had been on my watch list for a few months and I just now found where to watch it. Even though it is now 7am in the morning, I can't regret watching this movie. SWL is a classic favorite of mine, ever since I saw him act in Go Ahead. And, I have to admit, this movie was on my watch list solely for him and because of a fmv I found with a song called "I dont think that I like her". LET ME TELL YOU. Hao Cun, who plays the FL, ATE DOWN. Her acting was natural and the way she played her character was genuine. Watching Yang Yi & Nian Nian fall in love - at different times !! - was a treat. Both characters are honest about who they are, what they believe in, and with each other. The misunderstanding that occurs gets solved rather quickly and neither character are people to hold grudges or fear being wrong. This is a very simple story with a very simple plot but what made it special and rewatchable for me was the chemistry between the main leads, the ACTING from both leads, and just the peaceful world that this story was a part of. A bonus for me was the background characters: yang yi's parents were hilarious, and i loved the friend group that he had because they were very supportive of each other albeit goofy. and nian nian was very personable - she exuded positive and adorable energy but she was also not one to be bullied or wronged. I liked the relationship she had with her family, though they were short scenes, because it just felt like familiarity.

I think what else made this movie such a fun and relaxing watch was the way they dealt with the character's trauma. I love a good crying sesh and I live for angsty moments, but this film was not about that. Angsty scenes do exist, but they're short-lived, and both characters mention going through hard times, but it is very evident that they both found healthy ways to cope and heal from what happened to them/the situations they were in. The film feels very present (kind of like "Not What I Expected") and I love that. Though we get flashbacks, we're actually WITH the characters, tagging along with them while they experience first love. The music in this was 70 out of 100 in my opinion, but I loved what they did with it so it got bumped up to 7.5.

I would definitely recommend this as a watch and PLEASE WATCH THE END CREDITS - ITS SOOOOO CUTE.

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é melhor te conhecer do que sentir sua falta...

"a resposta final para o universo é que eu e o mundo só estamos te esperando"

que fofo? eu vi um corte no tiktok sobre esse filme e fiquei muito interessada em assistir. e nossa, valeu muito a pena ter visto.

amo toda essa história de implicância, e o legal dessa história é que a protagonista é boa em todos os esportes!!! a química que eles apresentaram foi muito gostosa de assistir também. queria que tivesse mais cortes deles juntos (não teve nenhuma cena de beijo masssss) na universidade.

acho que o grande propósito do filme foi passado, de ser um drama divertido de ensino médio que te deixa com um gostinho de quero mais...

e o plot twist do final.......!!!!!! vc pensa que nãooo he fell first masssss she fell first but he fell harder, amo.

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