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   Katztronaut (katztronaut@treehouse.technopagans.de)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 20:29:40 JST Katztronaut

   Watched the first episode of Blossom and it looks really, really good, but also very high on the pain and suffering scale. #cdrama

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 20:29:27 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @Katztronaut I am waiting for the ending just to spare myself of possible 💔

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 10:09:12 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • AnnaAnthro

     @AnnaAnthro @Katztronaut I am refusing to be stabbed in the heart this time haha. I had a much nicer experience watching Snowy Night knowing how it turned out for some reason lol. So no matter how this drama turns out, I will enjoy it if it's a properly done ending - sad or happy 😆.

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     AnnaAnthro (annaanthro@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 10:09:13 JST AnnaAnthro

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     • Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

     @Katztronaut @liztai The start was roughest!
     Am at midpoint and it is still working for me - script is strong still, acting holding up! Not to jinx it, of course…
     Been burned by cdrama collapses/endings before!

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     Katztronaut (katztronaut@treehouse.technopagans.de)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 10:09:19 JST Katztronaut

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     • Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

     @liztai First and second episode are already ... phew. Very painful. But also very good storytelling so far, and a nice basic idea - not new, but well implemented. So I'm torn... let's see how far I make it. 😅

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 12:36:53 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • AnnaAnthro

     @AnnaAnthro To me, it was a very beautiful story. I loved it ;)

     @Katztronaut

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     AnnaAnthro (annaanthro@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 12:36:54 JST AnnaAnthro

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     • Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

     @liztai @Katztronaut I have Snowy Night on my watchlist ( I liked the ML in Blood of Youth) but having enjoyed others you’ve liked and recommended, I will probably bump it up!

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 19:07:35 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • AnnaAnthro

     @Katztronaut haha funny. A lot of international folks seem to like Fangs of Fortune. I couldn't take their slow talking style. It was just too pretentious for me. (If you understand Mandarin they will sound super odd). It just kept taking me out.

     Snowy Night - I really related to the theme of regret & not being able to let go of obsessions. I theorise that one really needs to understand/appreciate this deep philosophical Buddhist worldview to love and appreciate it

     @AnnaAnthro

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     Katztronaut (katztronaut@treehouse.technopagans.de)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 19:07:40 JST Katztronaut

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     @liztai @AnnaAnthro I'm the other side of the coin in this one. I gave it up. 😅 I love Fangs of Fortune, which has admittedly all kinds of flaws that you have to look the other way from, but I couldn't in Snowy Night... it's strange how it's so personal that some dramas just click and others don't. ^^

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 22:24:31 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • AnnaAnthro

     @Katztronaut I suppose I could appreciate Fangs of Fortune... If only I could get over the stylistic choices. Unlike most fans of the drama I hated it 😆🤣. It's just a preference guess. The slow way if talking, the crying, the overly dramatic way of doing stuff, the hazy filter and dark shades.... Yea I just didn't like it haha. One day, perhaps when I am in a better mood 😆 I loved Snowy Night cos it reminded me of the old wuxia dramas eventho it's not a very typical wuxia.

     @AnnaAnthro

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     Katztronaut (katztronaut@treehouse.technopagans.de)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 22:24:34 JST Katztronaut

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     @liztai Ha! I cannot let this go unchallenged! ;-)
     Plot twist: Fangs of Fortune is about the same topic. It contrasts the two main "opponents"* by this - one is able to rid himself of obsession, self-importance and hatred, even if it is meant to be his fate to be the vessel for the 'malicious energy' of the world - the other is destroying everyone and everything in his path because he can't give up his obsession with being slighted by the human world.

     *(opponents in "..." because they also used to be best friends who still feel deeply for each other)

     I also want to humbly say that there *are* people in the West who understand and value the Buddhist worldview. ^^

     I think I feel drawn to the style of FoF because I like mannerism in art and movies, aestheticism is not a slur in my book. ^^ My understanding of art/movies was shaped among others by David Lynch's films and I learned to decode symbolism as deeply meaningful - while to others it may seem artsy nonsense. Yet, symbolism and style is also still deeply personal.

     While we still get a set of specific cultural norms in our education in different parts of the world, our age is so full of access to knowledge and material from around the world that I think it's not easy to determine why a certain style appeals to people from a certain culture. For example, droves of 30-somethings in Germany grew up with Manga and Manga/Anime culture and Japanese video games. They have a completely different understanding of Eastern culture than people just 10 years their seniors. I guess I'm an outlier being 20 years older even and still started reading Manga and getting interested in Asian culture around my 20s. 😆 But we're here, we definitely exist. 😏

     @AnnaAnthro

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Dec-2024 08:22:24 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • AnnaAnthro

     @Katztronaut even if you try the darnest it prob won't succeed lol. I know myself too well 😆. But anyway, don't worry am not the slightest bit offended etc! So many Cdramas to enjoy by everyone @AnnaAnthro

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     Katztronaut (katztronaut@treehouse.technopagans.de)'s status on Friday, 13-Dec-2024 08:22:28 JST Katztronaut

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     @liztai
     You're making me want to take another look! xD
     Btw, I don't want to talk you into liking Fangs of Fortune. ^^ If we'd all agree on everything, there would be no interesting conversations. ^^

     @AnnaAnthro