okay i know i'm late to the party but i just finished watching i told sunset about you and the scene where Oh-Aew tries on one of his mom's bras hurt me on such a visceral level. he tries to appear more like a woman because he thinks that's what he has to do to make Teh want him, but as soon as he posts the mirror picture on Instagram he deletes it because the futility of it all sets in, and then he's tearing off the bra and crumpling onto the floor, sobbing and cradling this body that he's trapped in, hating himself and his desires and wondering over and over again, why must it hurt like this?
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~ I Told Sunset About You: Filming Locations ~
As you might or might not know, I spent the last 1.5 months in Phuket and travelled to some of the main itsay filming locations (and almost collapsed from the heat lmao rip). Most of the buildings are a little more run down now but I was still overwhelmed by how beautiful they all are and I wanted to share some of them. I tried taking the photos in the most accurate way possible and adjusted them the best I could. I’m not a photographer though so please don’t judge too hard lol; also since the linetv & nadao shutdown, I was only able to find the episodes in SD, hence the crappy quality of the screencaps. sorry.
Part 1: Phuket Town
1. Teh’s family restaurant (โกปี่เตี่ยม)
2. Phuket Old Town Café (มือเยี่ยม)
3. Sangtham Shrine (定光堂)
4. Chinese Tuition School
5. The Memory at On On Hotel
~ to be continued in part 2! ~
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So people are crazy for ITSAY and IPYTM. I seriously disliked them (hate is a step too far) mostly because I couldn't stand Teh's character, like, at all. If you enjoyed them, can you help me figure out what I'm missing and why everyone loved them so much??
Hello there. Thanks for the ask lovely.
I am in mid of watching IPTYM but finished ITSAY.
Just a couple of minutes of watching the first episode I realised its going to be good. It's not a run of the mill kind of BL you would usually expect. You could say it is a real life portrayal of queer coming of age story. It is hard hitting and ugly.
Now these kind of stories don't usually make for rewatches and for the same reason might not appeal to everyone.
The USP of this BL( I would not call it a BL actually, it comes under thought provoking media more than anything else) is its characters and their actual real life struggles. Nothing is sugar coated in this one.
So If you didn't like Teh's character, then I can see why you didn't like it. Because the story is essentially about Teh and Oh-Aew growing up and how it impacts the other.
Teh usually is indecisive but when he takes decisions they are spectacularly wrong. But I think the story does a good job of showing the consequences of his decisions.
I might sound repetitive but believe it or not it is how it happens in real life. Teh and Oh-Aew come from different type of families, that also has an impact on how they are or what they do. Teh's mother is traditional, she heavily depends on the concept of the man of the family. This could have impacted how Teh sees accepting himself as queer would not be manly enough for his mother.
I have seen internalised homophobia in real life and let's just say it's not pretty. Loving a person who does not accept themselves (queer or not) is just a lost cause and it's depicted so beautifully through Oh-Aew.
For me I don't mind complex characters(that's a lie I actually love them) and Teh is extremely complex but quite sensitive. And that's where he comes of as not caring or selfish may be. He is fighting his internal daemons. For whole life he is compared to his elder brother (who is so good by the way) and when he sees his best friend also becoming a competition for him it was natural how he reacted. But all this is not overly dramatic or sensational, it's so true to how it would happen in my or your family. Most of Teh's insecurities stem from the comparison to his elder brother, but despite that he is the one who he talks to. Which was such a good storytelling choice.
I think you have to be open to the concept that, not always the lead characters would be text book perfect, that's not how it works in real life. In the real world people are scared, selfish, stupid, sometimes dry. Not everyone is courageous enough to be themselves and that's all right.
What matters is the journey and whether they learn from it.
Other than story itself, ITSAY delivers on all other departments as well. The cinematography is absolute best I have ever seen. The actor duo has depths. Editing and back ground music stand out. I loved the little call backs of various things like the coconut smell or the back itching or the bra colour, absolutely genius script. There is lots of symbolism going on as well. Like the underwater scene, or the tutoring etc.
May be this is the reason it's favourite for many people. But then it also comes down to your personal preferences and what you like to watch. Though I liked it, I don't think I would rewatch it. Atleast not in near future. After I finished ITSAY I didn't immediately start IPYTM because I knew it's gonna be similar and more realistic as they step in the real world as a couple. For me it depends on my mood what I watch at that time.
Currently I don't want to see people cry so IPYTM is on hold lolzz.
So yeah I can totally see why you don't like it or not particularly a fan of it.
Anyways this became too long sorry for that. But hope this answers your question somewhat.
Let me know what kind of BLs you like? What are you enjoying currently?
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Managed to finish IPYTM. Cried so hard. I love their story 😭
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