Today we have the Taiwanese film Eternal Summer..or 盛夏光年, or Shèngxià Guāng Nián
So let's begin.
Reason behind my rating is at the bottom
Eternal Summer
★★★★★★★ out of 10
Commentary
[1.05] Sweet jesus what happened?!
[1.34] In case no one noticed...this is a memory ^^
[2.26] Projectors!! Who remembers those!
[3.12] Jonathan is a good student
[3.30] Way to traumatise a child Shane..good job
[4.10] I know this song?!!! How do I know this song?
[4.48] That's cute.
[5.23] That is also cute. Guardian Angel...naw
[5.47] I still can't get over how smart those things are...to put your bag at the side of your desk, we had to put ours on the floor, THAT IS SO SMART
[7.02] And that...is how to make friends :L
[7.55] Now...I personally don't think this is an effective way of teaching but...whatever :)
[8.49] We're in High School now guys and Jonathan is laaaaaate! Jesus Shane you're so noisy!
[9.46] Kinda wish I went to this type of school because I know for a fact that I would be on of those girls who would hang around watching the guys play basketball...just a little creep :)
[10.24] SO CUTE
but....are you just going to leave that? Seriously?!
[12.26] Can the people at the back even see her?
[13.09] It's sweet that Jonathan is fixing her hair
[13.39] NO skipping school is bad! lol look at me preaching to you and being all hypocritical, like i've never skipped school xD
[14.45] Ear piercing? Okay. Yeah it's kinda cute.
[16.23] Look at that nervous look on his face! I think he knows what she might be insinuating
[17.26] Porn...? Seriously? Way to make everything more awkward Carrie!
[19.40] And at this moment I knew that I loved Jonathan - he's so pure and genuine. He can't fight his true feelings as much as he tried he just doesn't feel anything for Carrie. Now I sympathise for Carrie because she must blame herself or think that something is wrong with her because Jonathan reacted like that and not the way she expected.
[20.28] Is it that easy to sleep in class?! //sobs// I wish!
[24.31] I love Shane but he's such a tit.
[27.28] At the risk of using the same adjective over and over again: CUTE!
[28.49] Straight to the point...love it.
[34.08] Shane's jealousy is quite cute
[36.38] Oh Carrie what are you doing there *sigh* Looking for Jonathan? Good!
[41.06] If this was ANY OTHER situation I would have found it really sweet.
[41.19] Okay...I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this scene. NO Carrie, you know how Jonathan feels about Shane you shouldn't give him hope like that. At the same time, you are giving him something to work for so...I respect you for that.
[47.08] University. And Jonathan still has his shirt...ehhehe
[50.26] Formula 17 anyone?! I love that film xD
[51.54] Shane you're being an ass again, but you're sweet.
[59.36] Carrie is so lovely, getting
[1.00.20] NOOOO please take it well...please take it well.
[1.01.17] I'm happy to hear that he's serious about her, and that he was considerate enough to think about Jonathan's exams...
[1.01.58] My poor Jonathan though :(
[1.02.40] Oh you lovely thing :(
[1.04.06] HOLD UP I don't remember this!?
[1.04.58] Oh you sweet little thiiiing.
[1.07.21] They managed to kinda sort things out. Ahahah all of their friends complain so much!
[1.10.40] Carrie looks super pretty, I'm jealous :P
[1.12.50] Oh Jonathan don't say such cruel things when you don't mean it T.T
[1.13.48] NO. WAIT. NO
[1.14.35] Oh thank god!
[1.15.46] CUUUUUUUUUUTE
[1.16.55] I'm certain he's going to fall off
[1.18.19] annnnnd I just got chills.
Epic sex scene ahead!
[1.20.49] lol Carrie way to sympathise!
[1.22.29] YOU DONT HAVE TO! Shane is so sweet, he doesnt want to lose his best friend or his girlfriend. Having 2 people in your life that you care so much about must be so hard, trying to find
balance between them both
[1.26.04] Road trip with the love triangle (ugh I just had 5 attempts at spelling 'triangle' before I finally got it right that is pretty damn embarrassing)
[1.29.39] Thus my respect for Carrie increases.
[1.30.00+] The emotional climax of the film. Its all too much for me. Jonathan loves Shane, Shane has deep feelings for Jonathan and love for Carrie. Jonathan finally confesses to Shane. Shane then reveals that he knew that Jonathan was forced to be his friend, at first he wanted to get him in trouble too like the other kids but over time be developed real feelings for his friend - a deep love that only friendship holds. What is quite upsetting is that he doesn't share Jonathan's romantic feelings
So, why 7 out of 10?
Firstly I cannot believe how biased I was last time! I mean I really did not like Carrie - I hated her because I felt that even though she knew Jonathan loved Shane she STILL dated him, I felt that was a definite betrayal.
But now I realise like Jonathan, you can't help who you fall in love with.
What I particularly liked about her was she used her position to 'help' Shane get into University. When Shane and Jonathan were fighting she removed herself from the situation allowing them to hash it out.
What I liked about this film was how, even though there is a love triangle, there was no direct jealousy...like, Jonathan and Carrie didn't want to kill each other. THAT was nice to see!
The actors are gorgeous the storyline really pulls on your heartstrings and it didn't make me want to throw myself against a wall and start sobbing! Bonus!
"But like, if you liked it so much why not a higher rating?!"
Well, for a stupid reason really. I didn't really like the ending. I felt like there was too much uncertainty, I found myself wondering 'what's going to happen now? How awkward will that car journey be on the way back?!' After Jonathan confessed and Shane said "You really are my best friend" (or something like that) the film just...stops. I didn't really like that. I would rather know, or have some feeling of hope that the characters will be okay, but...I got nothing. But everything else is really good!
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[1.05] Sweet jesus what happened?!
[1.34] In case no one noticed...this is a memory ^^
[2.26] Projectors!! Who remembers those!
[3.12] Jonathan is a good student
[3.30] Way to traumatise a child Shane..good job
[4.10] I know this song?!!! How do I know this song?
[4.48] That's cute.
[5.23] That is also cute. Guardian Angel...naw
[5.47] I still can't get over how smart those things are...to put your bag at the side of your desk, we had to put ours on the floor, THAT IS SO SMART
[7.02] And that...is how to make friends :L
[7.55] Now...I personally don't think this is an effective way of teaching but...whatever :)
[8.49] We're in High School now guys and Jonathan is laaaaaate! Jesus Shane you're so noisy!
[9.46] Kinda wish I went to this type of school because I know for a fact that I would be on of those girls who would hang around watching the guys play basketball...just a little creep :)
[10.24] SO CUTE
but....are you just going to leave that? Seriously?!
[12.26] Can the people at the back even see her?
[13.09] It's sweet that Jonathan is fixing her hair
[13.39] NO skipping school is bad! lol look at me preaching to you and being all hypocritical, like i've never skipped school xD
[14.45] Ear piercing? Okay. Yeah it's kinda cute.
[16.23] Look at that nervous look on his face! I think he knows what she might be insinuating
[17.26] Porn...? Seriously? Way to make everything more awkward Carrie!
[19.40] And at this moment I knew that I loved Jonathan - he's so pure and genuine. He can't fight his true feelings as much as he tried he just doesn't feel anything for Carrie. Now I sympathise for Carrie because she must blame herself or think that something is wrong with her because Jonathan reacted like that and not the way she expected.
[20.28] Is it that easy to sleep in class?! //sobs// I wish!
[24.31] I love Shane but he's such a tit.
[27.28] At the risk of using the same adjective over and over again: CUTE!
[28.49] Straight to the point...love it.
[34.08] Shane's jealousy is quite cute
[36.38] Oh Carrie what are you doing there *sigh* Looking for Jonathan? Good!
[41.06] If this was ANY OTHER situation I would have found it really sweet.
[41.19] Okay...I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this scene. NO Carrie, you know how Jonathan feels about Shane you shouldn't give him hope like that. At the same time, you are giving him something to work for so...I respect you for that.
[47.08] University. And Jonathan still has his shirt...ehhehe
[50.26] Formula 17 anyone?! I love that film xD
[51.54] Shane you're being an ass again, but you're sweet.
[59.36] Carrie is so lovely, getting
[1.00.20] NOOOO please take it well...please take it well.
[1.01.17] I'm happy to hear that he's serious about her, and that he was considerate enough to think about Jonathan's exams...
[1.01.58] My poor Jonathan though :(
[1.02.40] Oh you lovely thing :(
[1.04.06] HOLD UP I don't remember this!?
[1.04.58] Oh you sweet little thiiiing.
[1.07.21] They managed to kinda sort things out. Ahahah all of their friends complain so much!
[1.10.40] Carrie looks super pretty, I'm jealous :P
[1.12.50] Oh Jonathan don't say such cruel things when you don't mean it T.T
[1.13.48] NO. WAIT. NO
[1.14.35] Oh thank god!
[1.15.46] CUUUUUUUUUUTE
[1.16.55] I'm certain he's going to fall off
[1.18.19] annnnnd I just got chills.
Epic sex scene ahead!
[1.20.49] lol Carrie way to sympathise!
[1.22.29] YOU DONT HAVE TO! Shane is so sweet, he doesnt want to lose his best friend or his girlfriend. Having 2 people in your life that you care so much about must be so hard, trying to find
balance between them both
[1.26.04] Road trip with the love triangle (ugh I just had 5 attempts at spelling 'triangle' before I finally got it right that is pretty damn embarrassing)
[1.29.39] Thus my respect for Carrie increases.
[1.30.00+] The emotional climax of the film. Its all too much for me. Jonathan loves Shane, Shane has deep feelings for Jonathan and love for Carrie. Jonathan finally confesses to Shane. Shane then reveals that he knew that Jonathan was forced to be his friend, at first he wanted to get him in trouble too like the other kids but over time be developed real feelings for his friend - a deep love that only friendship holds. What is quite upsetting is that he doesn't share Jonathan's romantic feelings
So, why 7 out of 10?
Firstly I cannot believe how biased I was last time! I mean I really did not like Carrie - I hated her because I felt that even though she knew Jonathan loved Shane she STILL dated him, I felt that was a definite betrayal.
But now I realise like Jonathan, you can't help who you fall in love with.
What I particularly liked about her was she used her position to 'help' Shane get into University. When Shane and Jonathan were fighting she removed herself from the situation allowing them to hash it out.
What I liked about this film was how, even though there is a love triangle, there was no direct jealousy...like, Jonathan and Carrie didn't want to kill each other. THAT was nice to see!
The actors are gorgeous the storyline really pulls on your heartstrings and it didn't make me want to throw myself against a wall and start sobbing! Bonus!
"But like, if you liked it so much why not a higher rating?!"
Well, for a stupid reason really. I didn't really like the ending. I felt like there was too much uncertainty, I found myself wondering 'what's going to happen now? How awkward will that car journey be on the way back?!' After Jonathan confessed and Shane said "You really are my best friend" (or something like that) the film just...stops. I didn't really like that. I would rather know, or have some feeling of hope that the characters will be okay, but...I got nothing. But everything else is really good!
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