I am cautiously optimistic about Meet You At The Blossom. It looks a bit low budget, but it has been too long since the last wuxia/guzhuang bl. I'll take anything at this point.
That eye contact is on point. I will be seated.
The leads posted character teasers on their Weibo accounts. Yessss there is horse riding, flutes, fans and bamboo forests. PERFECT.
There's a lot of excitement that we're going to get an uncensored wuxia because this will be produced/released by Taiwan and Thailand. I hate to be a Debbie Downer but as long as a series uses mainland Chinese actors, I can't imagine there will be any on the mouth kissing. Doesn't mean it won't be a bl, just that it'll rely more on dialogue, body language, and eye contact to convey love rather than kissing. I would love to be proven wrong though!
i’m not sure if anyone has pointed this out before, but the laundry and taxes line in eeaao actually translates more accurately to “if there is a next life, i would still choose to do taxes and open a laundromat with you” (instead of just “i would’ve really liked”), and the distinction is so important because it emphasises the gravity of the each minuscule choice we make, and how it is the significance of these choices that makes our seemingly insignificant lives have meaning. choosing to do laundry and taxes with her conveys a sense of certainty and assuredness that he would still actively make that decision in another life, as opposed to “i would’ve liked” which implies that he is merely a product of his circumstances with no agency over them instead of a result of his individual autonomy. it also reinforces waymond’s own philosophies about optimism as a choice we must constantly make and hold steadfast to despite despite despite. the act of choosing begets sacrifice, but choosing love, choosing kindness, choosing to believe that the darkness is transient and surmountable is the most important thing we could do in a world where succumbing to despair and hopelessness is so easy, and i think the way this film navigates this subject of choice is so beautiful