It can be said for sure that it is the most favorite of Chen Zhengdao's works. Compared with the first half of the love song, I prefer the calm and fresh love song, and it has buried many interesting foreshadows for the back. However, the latter half of the paragraph was a little difficult to hold up from the beginning of the electric syllable, because the two teenagers bear too much pain and worry. It is only through such a way of running away and meeting again to achieve reconciliation with themselves. It is difficult to release enough emotional power. The director still pays too much attention to form and superficial in handling, which was also revealed in the previous secret visitor. This should not be a love film, but a very standard growth film, and the final destination is a little biased. But choosing Wu Lei and Zhang Zifeng is a particularly wise choice. Their performance can not only be described as wonderful, but also can be called relaxed and happy, which is very valuable among the young actors at present. Not surprisingly, it will be the favorite Chinese youth film this year. As for the hidden line everyone is discussing, it's better to feel sorry for our creators than whether it's good or not.
7 Reviews
Coming-of-age story within crush-meets-heartbreak drama
witra_as4 November 2021
Not just another 'crush meets heartbreak' romance drama but also nice coming-of-age story. Unfortunately Leste Chen had to compromise his LGBT vision for Chinese market. Zhang & Wu made endearing chemistry together to deal with their own lies and truths.
Sweet but painful
SofiCastle8 January 2023
Upcoming summer is a very sweet coming of age film that was marketed as a teen romance film in China and thus let many moviegoers down. This is definitely not a romance (nor could it ever be one) but the story of two young adults trying to be braver and better. And by the end, they manage to do exactly that, even if they have to suffer to get there.
Special congratulations to the two leads, they are both full of youth, full of wonder, a breath of fresh air; for 90 minutes they reminded me of how glorious it is to be that age and have your whole life in front of you. So watch this film but remember: no romance!
Special congratulations to the two leads, they are both full of youth, full of wonder, a breath of fresh air; for 90 minutes they reminded me of how glorious it is to be that age and have your whole life in front of you. So watch this film but remember: no romance!
"I hate coming of age movies" "Me too"
soeprijo198 November 2021
A good movie is a movie that would made you get carried away by the feelings of the protagonists. This movie is that kind of movie. You would laughed with Chen Chen and Zheng Yu Xing, you would made silly jokes with them and you would also cried with them.
The characters development was excellent, the setting was believable and the story was relatable. This is how coming of age movies should be made. And this is the best coming of age movies from Mainland China that I saw until now. You won't regret see this movie.
Definitely 9/10.
The characters development was excellent, the setting was believable and the story was relatable. This is how coming of age movies should be made. And this is the best coming of age movies from Mainland China that I saw until now. You won't regret see this movie.
Definitely 9/10.
There are more deeper meaning than just a Youth film :)
jokohzihui8 October 2021
Warning: Spoilers
As I wasnt able to watch it on the movies screen, I had the time to watch tons of BTS and interviews after it was first launched and got to know and understand what is the true meaning of this story illustrated by the directors and acting crew.
It is a production made together with the intent of sharing a meaning which perhaps only after you had experienced it (perhaps only after yours 20s/30s then you can look back and understand) but yet the setting and scenes were illustrating what the current generation of high schoolers (16 - 18 YO) are going through. The director had shared before that his initial start to do a movie like this was because inspired by Zifeng who filmed in his previous movie and some parts of the plots was following the hearts of a 30s as he is 30s but he also realised thru his process of working with Zifeng and Wu Lei - the perspective are different and he was willing to listen to them and changed the plot accordingly. Thus it was a real collaboration between a 19 years old (Zhang Zifeng), 21 years old (Wu Lei) and 38 years old (Director) which have a combination of what is happening in the current generation but the future lies in your 20s and 30s when you looked back and realised what had happened was for your future.
Story - a setting between 2 high schoolers who flunk their high school exams which is the most important exam for the students. They both failed because of their choices made in their life for something they believe they wanted to pursue back then at that age. Chen Chen failed the papers because she wanted her parents to remain the same and be with her. Zheng Yu Xing failed the papers because he didn't attend - as he was too upset with his girlfriend breaking up with him and went to find her to ask for a reason. Because of this coincidence, CC had the golden excuse to lie to her parents and ZYX become her accomplice to this lie. A friendship grew and sparkled in the brightest time of their lives (in our high school). A beautiful journey where they are able to share their deepest secrets with each other and form a bond and trust which they both didn't realized until later. Sometimes, in those age, we don't know whether it is love but we know it is someone whom we trusted the most back then. Through the journey, they brave their greatest fear and learnt to face themselves and grow more mature to be responsible for their acts. Facing the punishment not because they are immature, but because they are mature to face themselves. That is the beauty of growing up.
Setting - definitely it is in a setting which is talking about the current generation which has access to iPhones, electronic dance music, parents busy working, Douyin (Tik Tok). It talks about the current generation which has the ability to express themselves thru social media and also through music, and also the essence of being more forth coming in expressing themselves like the way how they have their own version of logics talking to their teachers. The strange - but yet cold and warm relationships within both families are also displayed. Both Chen Chen and Zheng Yu Xing family isn't something out of the norm - it is definitely very realistic but yet something we don't talk about much. Single parents family and also family which are already strained - the struggles which parents also don't talk about much had shown in this movie.
Twist - A lie which was not meant to hurt anyone, but yet it was meant to protect herself. A friend who was willing to burden the lie together because he also wanted her to feel accepted. A lie which was meant to keep another lie hidden but yet when the truth is revealed, all the truth are revealed too.
Moral of this story - like what the ending says - When will the future arrive? If right here, right now - the one you like happen to like you back, then right now, is the future. The symbol of like / love can be simply defined not just as a person be it a boy or a girl. The symbol of like / love can be career, studies, family, brotherhood, sisterhood, friends, lifestyle, a dream and many other desires we have in life. MING in this story was defined as that like / love symbol but can be in many forms. The one I or you like can be a boy, a girl or a lifestyle I look forward in that future - and when that time comes aka the timing matches - my future is here. Chen Chen found her future by doing what she likes - studying and do well & her mother to be happy, as for Zheng Yu Xing, he had desired a lifestyle and career as a DJ - his excitement brightens up every time he talks about DJ-ing - that was the dream he wanted and desired. Sometimes we don't realise that we may thought we like that person but it can be the lifestyle we want like that person instead.
What I really love the most - the extensive EDM event they created - the stage setting, the drones, the lightings, the props and setup and even the soundtracks which they had got it for the movie is epic! And the non-usual youth plot but yet realistic to the point which is happening in the current state of life. Whatever the teacher says, what ZYX does / says or what CC does or says had all happened in my life before so I can relate so well to this movie and know it is realistic. I really glad there is a breakthrough done for the plot - which is then be able to called "Youth Film of the Year".
It is a production made together with the intent of sharing a meaning which perhaps only after you had experienced it (perhaps only after yours 20s/30s then you can look back and understand) but yet the setting and scenes were illustrating what the current generation of high schoolers (16 - 18 YO) are going through. The director had shared before that his initial start to do a movie like this was because inspired by Zifeng who filmed in his previous movie and some parts of the plots was following the hearts of a 30s as he is 30s but he also realised thru his process of working with Zifeng and Wu Lei - the perspective are different and he was willing to listen to them and changed the plot accordingly. Thus it was a real collaboration between a 19 years old (Zhang Zifeng), 21 years old (Wu Lei) and 38 years old (Director) which have a combination of what is happening in the current generation but the future lies in your 20s and 30s when you looked back and realised what had happened was for your future.
Story - a setting between 2 high schoolers who flunk their high school exams which is the most important exam for the students. They both failed because of their choices made in their life for something they believe they wanted to pursue back then at that age. Chen Chen failed the papers because she wanted her parents to remain the same and be with her. Zheng Yu Xing failed the papers because he didn't attend - as he was too upset with his girlfriend breaking up with him and went to find her to ask for a reason. Because of this coincidence, CC had the golden excuse to lie to her parents and ZYX become her accomplice to this lie. A friendship grew and sparkled in the brightest time of their lives (in our high school). A beautiful journey where they are able to share their deepest secrets with each other and form a bond and trust which they both didn't realized until later. Sometimes, in those age, we don't know whether it is love but we know it is someone whom we trusted the most back then. Through the journey, they brave their greatest fear and learnt to face themselves and grow more mature to be responsible for their acts. Facing the punishment not because they are immature, but because they are mature to face themselves. That is the beauty of growing up.
Setting - definitely it is in a setting which is talking about the current generation which has access to iPhones, electronic dance music, parents busy working, Douyin (Tik Tok). It talks about the current generation which has the ability to express themselves thru social media and also through music, and also the essence of being more forth coming in expressing themselves like the way how they have their own version of logics talking to their teachers. The strange - but yet cold and warm relationships within both families are also displayed. Both Chen Chen and Zheng Yu Xing family isn't something out of the norm - it is definitely very realistic but yet something we don't talk about much. Single parents family and also family which are already strained - the struggles which parents also don't talk about much had shown in this movie.
Twist - A lie which was not meant to hurt anyone, but yet it was meant to protect herself. A friend who was willing to burden the lie together because he also wanted her to feel accepted. A lie which was meant to keep another lie hidden but yet when the truth is revealed, all the truth are revealed too.
Moral of this story - like what the ending says - When will the future arrive? If right here, right now - the one you like happen to like you back, then right now, is the future. The symbol of like / love can be simply defined not just as a person be it a boy or a girl. The symbol of like / love can be career, studies, family, brotherhood, sisterhood, friends, lifestyle, a dream and many other desires we have in life. MING in this story was defined as that like / love symbol but can be in many forms. The one I or you like can be a boy, a girl or a lifestyle I look forward in that future - and when that time comes aka the timing matches - my future is here. Chen Chen found her future by doing what she likes - studying and do well & her mother to be happy, as for Zheng Yu Xing, he had desired a lifestyle and career as a DJ - his excitement brightens up every time he talks about DJ-ing - that was the dream he wanted and desired. Sometimes we don't realise that we may thought we like that person but it can be the lifestyle we want like that person instead.
What I really love the most - the extensive EDM event they created - the stage setting, the drones, the lightings, the props and setup and even the soundtracks which they had got it for the movie is epic! And the non-usual youth plot but yet realistic to the point which is happening in the current state of life. Whatever the teacher says, what ZYX does / says or what CC does or says had all happened in my life before so I can relate so well to this movie and know it is realistic. I really glad there is a breakthrough done for the plot - which is then be able to called "Youth Film of the Year".
Gave me 'Everything Everything' vibes
jamesprecious-0181920 October 2021
After watching 'Everything Everything' I was so relieved cause I could see some 'grown-ups' out there understands young people and have really tried to say "Hey, I've been there before and it's really ok not to be ok sometimes" through their stories... not pretending to have been perfect. It feels so refreshing get such feelings again after watching 'Upcoming'
Someone tell me this film is not the lifeline I needed!
gmirunalini23 February 2023
I watched it some months ago and now I have watched it like 9183929392 times. And I can't stop listening to the osts in Spotify. Something abt the story, the cast and the music makes me want to watch the film whenever I feel down. Hats off to the whole team!!!! Excellent performances from both the leads. Wanna see them together in some series in future. Their chemistry is out of this world. Why noone is casting them together? :((
And because of this movie I kinda started loving EDM songs which I used to skip before.
I want a season 2 of this movie with the same cast where both leads meet and talk abt their lives once again.
And because of this movie I kinda started loving EDM songs which I used to skip before.
I want a season 2 of this movie with the same cast where both leads meet and talk abt their lives once again.
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