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I see the ambition, but was not set into action
Hi! To look at this objectively, here are the points as to why I think Sakristan has a good premise but bad execution.STORY: for me, it is one of those few BLs that are very brave in their narrative, which really happens in real life. I love how this story depicts what others seemed to be afraid of. However, it ends there. The srory has no progression at all, sticking with a lot of cliches. And cringey dialogues.
ACTING: Probably this what made me score this super low. A great story needs great story tellers and thisbis where Sakristan lacks. The acting is so bad that it fell flat for almlst the entirety of the series. The director seemed to be known to produce at least one box-office film, it is just nothing if they had conducted casting and acting workshops so the story wouldnt be put into waste.
MUSIC: Very good!! Prolly the best aspect of this series
REWATCH VALUE: id say it's low because the actors will make you wanna stop rewatching the episode.
IF YOU WANT A BRAVE SERIES WHICH TACKLE AN ASPECT OF (TABOO) REALITY, AND IF YOU CAN SEE PAST THOSE BAD ACTING ISSUES, THEN THIS SERIES WILL DO FINE FOR YOU :)))
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The story is not perfect for me. The foundation was pretty simple. What made me score it higher is the fact that they could take/transform that simple concept/story into a very interesting and heart-fluttering scenes, as reflected through the dialogues.
Acting was superb but not perfect. I feel like they're doing a really great job, but I know they could still give more. But hey, acting while just staring into the camera is super hard so I commend them for giving us superb acting.
Musical scoring is PERFECT!! Their OSTs are catchy and easy to follow. Even the sound fx are very on point.
I gave a 10/10 rewatch value since I always watch all of the available episodes while waiting for the next ep, and I am not getting tired of it!!!
AS THIS IS THE FIRST FILIPINO SERIES TO RIDE THE BL WAVE, IT SETS THE STANDARDS SO HIGH THAT OTHER SERIES NEEDS SUPER CREATIVE JUICES TO BE ON PAR WITH GAMEBOYS.
You all should definitely watch this series :)))
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It's Okay
Hi! Hello Stranger is a good starter BL for the PH (along with other BLs that are currently airing). I have heard this due to it's high promotions of the company in social media.STORY: it is a typical enemies-turned-friends type of stories, and while these kinds of stories excites me, I am afraid that they have become stagnant with that. There's no additional, out-of-the box something in the story itself and how it was presented.
ACTING: their acting was okay, but i feel like the acting of the casts do not meet even for a single episode. There is an ep where Xavier is superb and Mico fell flat. There is an ep where Xavier and Mico was good but the friends were flat. And there was an ep where everyone did a good job except for Xavier. I hope that they can be comfortable with each other.
MUSIC: good but nothing special. No original flavor. Though I feel lile the end-credit son represents the whole vibe of the series pretty well.
REWATCH VALUE: I scored it 6.5 because there are times when i say to myself "let's rewatch the past eps" and then another voice inside me keep saying "better not". And there are times when it is actually enjoyable to rewatch. It's not something that you can really enjoy for 6 days while waiting for the next ep (at least for me)
Hello Stranger is a good series! It's still in episode 3 so I hope that they can correct some issues. I wouldnt really change my rating because when I noticed xertain issues, it's hard for me to overlook at those for even the slightest. So this is prolly my rating for this series
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