Better Days (2019)

Raw & Necessary

This was hard to watch, not in any other way than the real and rawness of everything portrayed in this movie.

This is a movie that deals with the subject of bullying in the most blatant and shocking way possible. There is blood and bruises, humiliation and nastiness. This is young humanity at its darkest and it's all displayed on a tiny screen for your viewing tears. And there will be a lot of them.

This depicts the story of Chen Nian who is in her senior year and just trying to prepare for her exams. Her dream is to get into the college of her choice. Right off the bat, this is emotional. A girl that she knows and avoids is getting bullied and jumps off a building at school. Then we see the bullies shift their focus onto her because of her moment of care.

Like I said, this was hard to watch. It was painful and I cried for most of it, because the reality is sad. They didn't pull the punches and show the repercussions of bullying at its worst. This is dark but it makes the spots of light all the more impactful. We do get those happy moments where she shares a newfound joy with Liu Bei Shan. They rescue each other and continue on together. Their relationship surpasses friends or any simple romance to the purest kind of love. It's beautiful and heart wrenching.

All in all, I highly recommend watching this. It is painful but worth the watch.

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WOW - I don't know what other word would describe this film besides this one

I came into this film without any high expectations and after 30 minutes passed by I was confused as to where the narrative or story line was going but after sitting through more of it I could tell. Not only is it about bullying and how detrimental it can be but it is also a story about life and other hardships.

One thing I got from this film was to live in the present and to not judge other people as you do not know what they are going through or what they have been through. The male lead did an exceptional job at making us doubt him but in the same light have an ounce of empathy for him so that we knew not to give up.

There was also an aspect of parental neglect in this and I hoped they dived into that portion more but other wise I give this film a 9.5 - beautiful story about life, love and hardships. Life is not always beautiful but there's always some light at the end of the tunnel.

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it was a good experience for me to see it and it is good to see it once

It was a good movie and it was able to show a painful and difficult love
The acting of the actors, especially the leading actress, was wonderful
But there were some problems that could not be overcome
One was the characterization of the character of V Lai, the same psycho and bully girl. Bantam did not spend much time on his character and it would have been much better if they had given us more information about him and showed his character more deeply.
Most of this character was an excuse to show the love of the two main characters of the film
Another negative point of the movie was the lack of balance between the first half and the second half of the movie.The first half of the story was a melodrama and calm, but at the same time beautiful and spectacular, but in the second half, the story took on a criminal theme and became chaotic, and this complicating the situation by the author did not create a good result in the film process.
If the second half was as smooth and calm as the first half and at the same time showed off its beauty, it would have become a better work.
But overall, it was a good experience for me to see it and it is good to see it once

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must watch!!!!!/ต้องดู!!!!!

it a few month ago i watch this movie.now i just miss many scenes and i had to do a review to say this is good to watch. although the story is about bullying but in another side they have a heartwarming and romance story.I admire staff, directors, writers, actors everything in the movie have a massage.i love the ml they both doing great job when they show they lost everything i feel it too actually after i watch this i become a fan of jacson i thinks he is good actor and has potential in acting his facial expression was very good make me believe he is xiao bei .The music is also very good. At first, I didn't understand the meaning of songs (林俊傑 JJ Lin - 我們很好 Better Days/《念想》我们一起守护【Jackson Yee) but after watch it again i searching the meaning of songs so touching and fit with thing that happen to their life.if anyone comes through here, please do not hesitate.WATCH IT!!!!!

ไม่รู้มีคนไทยเล่นเว๊บนี้บ้างไหม เห็นเม้นมีแต่อิ้ง แต่มีให้เลือกภาษาไทยอยู่ เลยเม้นไทยด้วยเลย อยากแนะนำให้ทุกคนดู หลายเดือนที่ผ่านมาได้มีโอกาศดูเรื่องนี้ แล้วชอบมากๆค่ะ ตอนนี้ก็ยังคิดถึงหลายๆฉากเลยคิดว่าควรมารีวิวหน่อยว่ามันดีมากๆ ในเรื่องจะเป็นเรื่องเกี่ยวกับการแกล้งกันแต่มันมีหลายฉากมากที่แบบอบอุ่นใจอ่ะ คือมีมุมให้เรายิ้มอ่อน แบบเห้ยไม่สังเกตก็จะปล่อยผ่านแต่พอดูปุ๊ปแบบใจหน๊วยย อยากจะชมทีมงาน ผู้กำกับ คนเขียนบท นักแสดง คือทุกอย่างในเรื่องมันมีความหมายไปหมด ชอบนักแสดงหลักทั้งสองคนมาก แสดงรับส่งอารมณ์กันได้ดีมากๆ เรากลายเป็นแฟนคลับของเชียนซีเลย คือแสดงสีหน้าแววตาได้ดีมาก เพลงก็ดีมากๆ ได้ไปหาความหมายเพลงมาคือยิ่งฟังยิ่งซึ่ง ยิ่งคิดไปถึงเนื้อเรื่องเหตุการที่ตัวละครต้องเจอเออแบบมันใช้เลย ปกติคือเป็นสายซีรี่จีนนะ นี้เลยเป็นหนังจีนในรอบ 10 ปีของเราเลย เอาเป็นว่าจำไม่ได้แล้วด้วยซ้ำว่าหนังจีนเรื่องล่าสุดที่ดูคืออะไร ประทับใจมากๆๆ ใครที่อ่านมาถึงตรงนี้ก็ขอแนะนำเลยค่ะ ดูเถอะ

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I recorded this movie in my heart.

This movie is made in such a way that if it has not even happened to you or you have not been wronged, you will notice the damage that has been done to this girl and you will feel it. At one point, an officer said that maybe it is not like this for us, but they are teenagers, and yes, it means Everything is honest and loyal, a huge love has been shown in the boy's face, he wanted the girl to experience things or dreams that he didn't have, even his heart wanted to die and let her live, and it would be nice to have such people in our lives now. They don't exist or they are few. I wish movies weren't just for watching and forgetting, and we could change our behavior. I recorded this movie in my heart.

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good dark romance story with realistic visuals

Better Days -9/10 -cmovie
its dark romance story between bullied girl and small time thug.
Whole movie got quite dirty dark vibe... I liked how actors looks unkempt and quite average looking.
This movie got :Parasite[movie]: like feel though story is very different.

Ending of movie makes it looks like its based on real case, but its based on novel, which I may read later on[its jsut how good this story was+ novel aint long].

plot - FL is student in her last year of high school preparing for exams. One day she gets to see suicide site of one of her fellow student quittance. Police starts to investigate and ask her questions which makes her next target for bullying. One day FL meets ML which is being beaten up by gang and tries help him. Its how FL and ML meets.

genre - romance, bullying, school

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You can feel the pain through her eyes.

The movie portrays the cruelty of bullying and its impact on the victims.
After watching the movie, you wonder why or how the kids can be so cruel, how it is possible it is still happening nowdays.

The acting is just incredible, and you can feel the pain through the main female's eyes. I love the relationship she has with ML and how he is always there to protect her.

I am happy to see they got a happy ending after everything they've been through, although it may not reflect real-life scenarios. It gives you a sense of hope.

This movie will leave a lasting impression on you.

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Bulling is very common in our age and has been for a very long period of time. This movie was one of the many examples of what can happen to someone because of it. The movie is about a girl named Chen Nian that has just lost one of her "friends" due to suicide because of bulling. As Chen Nian was too afraid to do anything, she wasn't able to help/save her friend. After Hu Xiao Die's death (Chen Nian's classmate/friend) the bullies wanted to find a new person annoy and the one they chose was her, Chen Nian. After that, Chen Nian finds Liu Bei Shan, a boy who is only good at fighting and getting himself in trouble. After another event (of her getting bullied, again) , Chen Nian asks Liu Bei Shan to protect her. As the story continues, their relationship gets better and better and they start having feelings for one another (I mean, have you seen them both? They're gorgeous how could they not fall for each other?).

This movie also shows us how different teenagers and adults act in situations like these. It's very rare to see movies of this kind nowdays and that's a very negative thing. A love story of a 'bad boy' (who is actually a HUGE softie and a HUGE green flag) and a girl desperate to succeed in order to live a better life with her mother. I truly loved this movie and I definetly recomment.

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