LGBT stuff watched by my lesbian self

9/10
THE B-E-S-Test we'll ever get !
It's sweet, funny, realistic. 'Lets you turn your laptop off with a happy sigh.
Plus the 2 leads are chinese-american !! so half the movie is in chinese and my ears are infinitely thankful.
Greaaat stuff

8/10
Misleading cover as always... Ce film et sa musique me hanteront jusqu'à la fin de mes jours.
[No Clear Mind - Dream is Destiny]
Violent et touchant. Mon coeur se serre rien que d'y repenser :(
Very sad happy ending ? (pour citer Mozart l'Opéra Rock : "Et j'ai la joie dans la douleur")

update: i rewatch it once a year. forget how good it is everytime. we love a protagonist with agency, a boy who bites back. still sad tho. still sad.

9/10
SO GLAD I FINALLY WATCHED IT ! (then rewatched it a dozen times, the magic never wears off). The story, the cinematography, the ellipsis, the POVs, the characterisation... i loved it all.
I'm conflicted about the sex scenes. I read articles about how it went down and all but I'm conflicted.. I wish the last scene between the girls would've been sweeter, more affectionate :/...
BUT THEY GOT A HAPPY ENDING AND UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE I WAS SOOO AFRAID THEY WOULDN'T. I'm so happy and gay and fulfilled wow

9/10
Isn't it crazy how GREAT gay content produced by gay people for gay people can be ?! love science.

This series is made to deconstruct stereotypes and inform/spread awareness about HIV and what a serious job it's doing!
The men(mostly, there are only 2 women) and relationships portrayed are diverse which allows to show different sides of a community often stereotyped and used for entertainment. (If you're a little familiar with 'thai BL series', you'll understand what i mean when i say that the fetishization is no joke.)

blablablahhhhh loved it

UPDATE : definitely one of my fav shows of all times, no joke. The friendships, the hardships, the gay siblings' relationship(!!!), the complexity, the acting, the music,.. EXCEPTIONAL. no character is simple nor good nor bad. Just humans with flaws trying to find answers. what a journey !

And it's all subbed on their official yt channel. No excuses.

8/10
I ???? Loved it ????
Why did i take so long to watch it ?? A classic.
Wish i had guts like theirs.

10/10

I poured everything I had in this Imdb page in order to stay sane lol
I would like to say it's the colours and the chemistry but it's so much more than that. It's the humanity with which are treated the characters. All of them. It's the attention given to the smallest details. It's in all the silences and the space given to explore emotions. It's about showing feelings you rarely see shown and the empathy.

So good it's mentally draining. I didn't plan on revisiting my own identity crisis days and yet... We're here to heal.

The directing is époustouflant, each episode like a chapter with a different theme and tone. The creative possibilities of having translation as the main story's topic was not wasted on this team. And the visuals actually are stunning. No scene can be overlooked, they each deserve a 50k words analysis.

8/10
Too bad it was this short. The actresses or super talented and their characters endearing. The plot is nicely wrapped up for a very short series and the discourse is progressive. I need more !
+ the soundtrack is almost entirely Kenji Furuya's album and it wouldn't be anywhere as good without it.
Happy Ending :D

Update : i rewatched it a hundred times by now. The friendships!! Between Sayuri and BOTH her guy AND girl friend is delicious. He's got her back and they make up ! Can't believe this prouesse. Amazing.

9/10

The quality level of this show is cosmic-tier.
The characters, the cast, the soundtrack, the stories explored, the messages, did i say the characters?? every single second of it is stellar !

I dont think i've seen this approach of things anywhere else. The premise is more than familiar but the outcome stands out. On. Top.
What is there not to love?
The number of quotes that will live rent-free in your head.. get ready.

8/10
Very clearly adapted from a manga. Never read it but i'm pretty sure this is the superior version. Mon péché mignon.

I'll go straight to the point i love it, adore it, cherish it. It's my comfort movie.
There's something in the mix of musical-like cake baking, the found family trope, working through traumas together and the 2008 dailymotion-uploaded quality of this movie that just Does It Perfectly for me. I can't get enough of it.

8/10
This short anime is one of a kind.
It has it all : a well built dystopian society, magic/fantasy, government conspiracy, mystery, interesting characters and most importantly... a subtle romantic sub-plot that makes perfect sense ?!?!!

It's sad that you'll always find this title among yaoi animes :( it isn't one. It's a treasure.
It found a cozy spot in my heart and will stay there forever.

8/10
The randomness of the exchanges, nonsensical conversations that totally make sense.. that's what friendship is about ! I laughed so much. It felt true and sincere. I'm not happy with everything but that's what i like. Beautifully portrayed characters :)
And the quality of the camera work, soundtracks and all!! That was bomb !

8/10
The production team asked me to make sure to watch it legally so please do, it's on vimeo!
Gay action movies are so rare, we really gotta appreciate their work. I hope we'll get more in the future. Talk about it to your moms and friends please !!
It was so good and refreshing. The actors seemed to be rookies but i was seriously impressed. Don't miss out, do yourself a favor :)

8/10
Juste la fin la plus frustrante possible.. Très intense, j'ai arrêté de respirer à plusieurs reprises. Histoires de famille. Superbe.

Family issues. I could totally picture mine in a decade. Beautiful movie. Really intense. You'll catch yourself holding your breath a few times.

9/10
Idk how to qualify the end though...open ending ? happy ending ? tragic ending ? I say they all fit.
This show really is one of a kind. They manage to use music and shots you'd find odd in any other context. I loved the complexity of the characters, of their relationships and how the 3 seasons played out like 3 acts of a play.
I don't have the words to explain.
I'd watch it again anytime.

8/10
These are my girls !!! All of them !! Adopted !!! I will fight to the death for them.

8/10
Why did the ending have to be so down to earth..... T-T
All i'm asking for is a found family and a happy ever after........ Is it really too much ? (in my head she left her rag to have a reason to come back and she will. Everyday.)

It was genial nonetheless. I cried. A significant amount.
I LOVED how positive it was somehow.... it wasn't all happy (if you dont know yet here's a suicide tw) but the tone.... -the children's actually- charged it with that drive... the resolute groundness of love and acceptance...
Ok i'm sorry if i lost you dont ask me to translate fghj

A good movie.

7,5/10
I never expected to cry this much. Idk if it's the hormones to blame or if it was that good. But some moments were so intense i couldn't breathe. The plot is really simple and the dialogues minimalist and that's where you either go snooze or galaxy brain. But they did it right. And i kinda fell in love with Rooney Mara.

8/10
Hello ?????
We get happy endings now ????
As a french black woman i cannot tell you what this presents to me.... Le Saint Graal ?
My standards for period dramas are set to this now, there's no going back.

9/10
I've only watched season 3 as of now.
Each season focus on/follows one person in particular, like shows their own story and perspective. So s03 (Isak's "arc") is where the magic happens but from what i understand, Eskild (Isak's friend), an openly gay character and a beautiful soul appears in the previous seasons.
I can only tell from what i've watched but the discourse is super progressive and the characters are well written and fleshed out. I don't know crap about Norway though so i might be wrong.. Anyway you'll fall in love with THE ENTIRE CAST about 30 sec. in, so good luck !

8/10
Good story!!! Seriously the pov, the topics explored, the culture, etc. There's just so much to take from this movie. Whatever you're coming for, you can't leave empty handed.
The soundtrack is catchy af also, i got my sister to sing Dusokute w/ me and she hasnt watched the movie.

*Spoiler* : I was disappointed the girls weren't endgame but it's not the point of the story so that's on me.

8/10

Another beautiful one. Children always do it for me. The complexity of having a happy family for gay couples is something that pains me a lot.

It wasn't all pretty but it felt real. The scene that stood out in particular is the climax: the hearing in front of the judge were Nagisa can't stand the viciouness and cruelty his ex-wife and him are using against each other, against someone they love. Some things in life are worth the fight but what if the fight is more damaging than anything to the thing you're trying to salvage ? How to make happiness happen for ourselves without hurting others in the way ? Well, we try. That's what i feel the movie was trying to say. That ending was full of hope of future joys. When Rena tentatively confided in Shun, that was it. That meant I will try, with you, for her, for me, for you.
We got to have a little bit of everyone's pov. Noone was completly bad. It's the compassion of it all for me. I greatly enjoyed the nuances.
The small village community of old accepting people was the best bonus.

8/10
I love Andrew Scott. I feel a personal connection between us.... Move to France and become my personal father figure challenge ?
Anyway this was SO good !? Really felt like a regular film i'd watch on tv.
Different journeys, mistakes and friendship and a whole lot of getting inspired by each other to do better for oneself. Beautiful. Especially the student/teacher relationship.

9/10
This shitty rating is entirely due to homophobia. This was A Watch.
Maybe the acting was lacking in places but the story ?? The humour ? The inception-like play in a play/ tricking the viewer even in the promotion of the movie ??? that's genius i'm sorry.
They managed to keep the dramatic bollywood flavour all the while delivering a down to earth message. I'm thinking of the final scene with the father. No gimmicks no cheap laughs, it was very raw. Realistic yet optimistic and hopeful. We needed it.

(PS: I'm in love with the soundtrack. I downloaded everything :) )

8/10

So good! As always it takes me the longest the watch the best stuff, I suck...
LOVED not seeing a man for 90 minutes most of all. And the wonderful little family these women created in that depressing house :')

7/10
They....had...a...happy....ending TToTT
It wasn't the best episode of the season regarding the plot even tho there was a lovely twist but it was Nice :')
As a queer fan of scifi i'm- *claps enthusiastically*