Doramas + Pondering about bad endings

[alexandral]

+ I am feeling a little bit tired because I am watching doramas (Asian dramas) like crazy. I have almost watched through the half of "It started with the kiss" . And this Taiwanese drama is truly lovely. It has an absolutely adorable main female lead (Ariel Lin) and an absolutely gorgeous main male lead (Joe Cheng). Plus abundance of fresh and hitting-home jokes. Plus important questions about finding your way in life. And it is also full of love , friendship, family relationships and all other things.

Small photo essay of the lovely stolen kiss from It started with the kiss:

Adorable Xiang Qin just rescued Zhi Shu's little brother. Xiang Qin /Zhi Shu are in the hospital near little brother's sickbed:



Zhi Shu looks at Xiang Qin and says that she is "Adorable hardworking idiot". He really means he loves her :) . He just doesn't know it yet because he is so clever and his brain is so big that he doesn't know how his own emotions work



And he just feels he must gaze at her a little longer:



And he feels that must lean forward and be close to her



Awww! KISSSSSSSSSS!



And he doesn't just jump away, he lingers



Meep - His little brother awoke and saw everything!



+ But I did all the ironing plus all the tidying and all such things. I just slept less.

+ Tomorrow I have to go to the doctor to do my regular cervix cancer check-up ( Everybody in UK does it every 3 years). I am not particular looking forward to the procedure, but well –one has to things one has to do :)

+ I have started watching a wonderful drama with Takyua Kimura – "Beautiful Life". I hope it has a good ending!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Pondering about bad endings in films and literature

I used to think that Asian dramas always have a good ending. I was very wrong. Last week I was thinking that my tolerance for the bad endings became very low since I have moved to UK. For Russian films or books bad or uncertain endings are very common. But over 8 years I got used to predictability, to good endings, to Hollywood and TV.

I must say openly – I DO NOT LIKE BAD ENDINGS! Especially when someone dies or does mentally ill or else. I get so immersed into the fictional world that when my favourite character dies it is like a death of my good friend. I can’t accept it whatever the author was trying to say!!

Some book’s endings are so bad that I will never agree to accept them:

1. “Idiot” by Dostoevsky
2. “Jude Obscure” by Thomas Hardy
3. “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy
4. “Gone with the wind” by Margaret Mitchell

But it also crossed my mind that when my heart is hurt by someone’s fictional dying it could be that this makes my heart better somehow. More compassionate. More understanding of people’s hurts. ** Sigh **

Comments

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEE! I just spoiled myself for the last two episodes. The rain kiss is fantastic!!!!!!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Isn't it so amazing? And he is so angsty and GUUUUUH.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Angsty Joe Cheng is GUUUH indeed. I am very close to ordering "Magic Ring" on e-bay. And the way Zhi Shu holds her after the kiss - "I am not letting you go. Ever".

And did you see the last episode ???? ** Much glee **

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I suggest you hold off on MR until I verify the subs are OK. The subs for e.g. ISWAK that catdecember is talking about are literally incomrehensible and you don't want to get that :P

"I am not letting you go. Ever".

And he keeps holding her throughout, afterwards in the house, in her room, etc etc. AWWWW.


Didn't see the last ep, trying to be at least a bit unspoiled :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I see. I have never come across anything as bad. Plenty of grammatical errors but everything makes sense.

And he keeps holding her throughout, afterwards in the house, in her room, etc etc. AWWWW.

And he says "I really love you". I notice that these exact words cros in different dramas. Also "do your best", "long time no see", "I am home/welcome home".

EEE! I can just say that the ending is fabu, but I guess this can't be counted as a spoiler.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

That, or the official box set of Goong are horrifying. Magic ring doesn't look to be as bad because the summary on the back makes sense, unlike with those two. But you never know.

If you want to see how bad, check out this summary on the back of my official Spring Waltz DVDs (btw, the subs on those DVDs are just fine, go figure. Not that I am complaining):

http://dangermousie.livejournal.com/501617.html

Eeeee, can't wait to see the ending!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

O my poor heart! That is horrible! It seems like they just used electronic translator.