A Round Trip to Love

Movie Summary

Two boys at school fall in love, but their families found out and split them up and send one to another country. They meet several years later at one company as a subordinate and boss. They become secret lovers, but the coincidence is again divided into several years. (Source)

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A Round Trip to Love was like this is what happens to lead up to this moment. It what establishes the “get to know the characters.” The beginning is a scene from the second movie. It shows how someone from an absolute wealth has to hide from family and friends. Lu Feng is a character that is very dominated and takes what he wants, which can cause a narrow line of consent to be cross. It does have concerning scene that I would advise the audience to be cautious about if you don’t like those time of theme and scenes. A Round Trip to Love feels like a pilot of a series. You know where you are trying to get to know the main plot of the series. The ending is a cliff-hanger because they came out with a part 2 for the movie. Would I watch it again? I feel like I don’t have enough information from the film to know if I can answer that question correctly and trustworthy.

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Part 1 of A Round Trip to Love

Mr. X and I- Us Against the World

Episode Summary

Chinese BL series with four different gay love stories based on real-life events.(Source)

Two schoolboys start dating and are faced with harassment, bullying, and violence. (Source: I got this summary from KainGuru’s review)

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Us Against The World shows the relationship between two schoolboys that started by admiring each other and fall in love with each other. We see what gossip does to a group of people. It makes people so hateful and breaks relationships off. One of the characters had someone force come out before he could be comfortable with his feelings and accepting himself. We see that the couple at the end are still together even though one of them will lose his popularity to the fact he fell in love. I wish there are more series like this where we see stories of the struggle of a group of people whether it the LGBT+ community, by the color of your skin or your gender. Us Against The World shows the innocent love between two people and the fights of the relationship. I like that fact that this is all true stories. The acting is suitable for people who are still so young. Would I watch it again? Yes, it only 10 minutes long and make you feel happy that their love is strong enough for the struggle they will face.

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Part of Mr X and I Season 1

I Go To School Not By Bus

Movie Summary

A coming out of age story of 2 secondary school students who study in a Christian school. Ming, is in the closet and Hei is openly gay, “I go to school, not by bus” is a story of self-discovery, struggle thru love, loneliness, religion in the no-regret-rebellious-moment. (Source)

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I Go To School Not By Bus is a cute story about young love. It’s 35 minutes long and makes you want more of Ming and Hei’s love. The ending can signify in two different ways. I would watch it till the end of the video; it has an extra scene after the credits. The movie does have the whole Homosexuality is a sin talk in the film. The movie is very innocent, like in the way they show the characters. This movie has a significant meaning to it. Would I watch it again? Yes, it has just the right message, and the actors are awesome with making the theme go through.

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Summerdaze

Movie Summary

Love can be confusing, but it’s never wrong.
The Authority presents its first ever fashion film: a journey of discovery through Jeju Island in search of themselves, and ultimately love. (Source)

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Summerdaze is 4 minutes video about a friend falling in with their best friend. It quick but shows the stages a relationship goes through when falling in love with someone you have always had in your life. It shows the realization about oh crap I’m in love with my best friend. The courage you have to make a move finally. The shock that your friend has when they realize you like them more. The struggle of being separated from each other to think over what has happened. Then the feelings that you have for your friend recuperate back to you. It is lovely and innocent love that we all wish we had. Would I watch it again? Yes, because of it being short, you understand the feeling that these characters have. The actors acted in these scenes naturally. I would recommend watching it for yourself.

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