Means again in 2022 (what?? It’s 2024. I can say that!), an incredible time journey romance drama hit iQIYI. Shining for One Factor was crammed with self-discovery and longing and the most effective sort of angst. Karlina Zhang and Qu Chu Xiao turned in memorable performances, so I used to be HIGHLY intrigued once I heard a film model was coming to theaters. Come see if I assumed the expertise was definitely worth the time!
(Drama Geek wrote a superb publish on Shining for One Factor the drama — test it out HERE.)
Within the drama, the main focus is on 30-year-old Lin Bei Xing as she travels again in time to her senior yr. Steadily she learns why she’s been despatched again and what she should do. There have been mysteries to unravel, previous mates to see in new methods, and a love she didn’t know she had ready for her.
What the film does BRILLIANTLY is shift the main focus to Zhang Wan Sen, the male lead who’s heart-rendingly candy and shy. We’re launched proper into his highschool life, and when he does bounce again, it’s just a few months as a substitute of a decade. This shift in perspective and tightening of the timeline make the story really feel contemporary as a substitute of a re-tread over acquainted floor. Pointless facet characters had been reduce, although fan favorites Gao Ge and Maizi remained within the film. To anybody who hasn’t watched the drama, their facet story will appear criminally brief, but it surely felt extra like fan service to me.
Are you able to perceive the film with out having seen the drama? Completely, and the ending could be very satisfying. For these of us who HAVE seen the drama, there’s an in-credit scene that resolves what the drama left open, and it made me SO HAPPY.
I give Shining for One Factor 9.5/10 stars. The principles for leaping had been slightly unclear, however within the face of the profound connection between the 2 leads, it actually didn’t matter. I’ll fortunately watch this one once more on the subject of a streaming platform.
Till the following cinematic decision, I stay —
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