Monthly Magazine 202402 | Still a pretty good year

What I've Watched#

Movies#

Hundred Yuan Love

Jia Ling's "Hot and Spicy" successfully became the box office champion of the Spring Festival, relying on the gimmick of losing 100 kilograms. It also entered the top ten box office directors in the domestic entertainment industry, earning a lot of money. I naturally won't contribute to the box office for several reasons. On the one hand, I'm not interested in Jia Ling losing 100 kilograms, and I can naturally watch it after it's released. Secondly, the overwhelming marketing is annoying, and the large number of negative reviews after the release also proves that my choice not to contribute to the box office is correct. Out of curiosity, I still watched the original version of "Hundred Yuan Love". I thought it was a story of how the female protagonist easily won the championship by boxing, but it turned out to be completely different. It only tells the story of how the female protagonist transformed from a homebody loser to a normal person with a boxing hobby and an optimistic and confident attitude. It is a very warm and Japanese-style movie.
Moonlight Boy

I watched this movie at the train station during the Chinese New Year holiday. I didn't really understand it, and I can't empathize with black people.
Pegasus 2

This movie in the Spring Festival season has a decent reputation. I went to see it and it was really good. Compared to "Pegasus 1", Han Han has made a lot of progress in this one. Although there are plenty of internet memes, they are more suitable when combined with the plot, and the effect is hilarious. The part where Shen Teng competes is too full of twists and turns, and the overall feeling is too magical. It's been five years since he last drove, but he easily took sixth place. What does it mean to be a genius racer? Overall, the comedy is good, but there are many flaws in the plot. I would give it a 6.5 out of 10.
Let the Bullets Fly, Second Viewing

I found out that my sister who just started college had never seen "Let the Bullets Fly"! I quickly brought her to watch it for the second time! How can a person live without watching "Let the Bullets Fly"!
Gangster, First Viewing
The Annual Meeting Must Go On

I didn't expect it to be so funny. The roll call part is the funniest. The ending is too ideal, and the plot cannot withstand careful scrutiny, but let's just enjoy it for a laugh.

Anime#

MyGo

I can't fall in love with band-themed anime in this life. I don't like short hair, so I especially dislike Rokka, but I still have to check out the second season. I checked out this amazing camera work, stunning lighting effects, and the most infectious performance by the whole team! RAISE A SUILEN's crazy stage "UNSTOPPABLE" in 2019! I fell in love with RAS, Kurumi is so cute!
Deep Love, Rainy Mist

In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion about Ru Ping being a green tea and He Shu Huan being a scumbag. Based on the principle of seeking truth from facts, I quickly watched "Deep Love, Rainy Mist" and found that each character is very well-rounded. The marketing team used terms like green tea and scumbag to label the characters, taking fragments from the series out of context, disregarding the cause and effect of the events, and being one-sided and disgusting. A person cannot remain unchanged. Growth and reflection make a character more real. Many people say that Yi Ping was pua'd by He Shu Huan, but does a boyfriend have to indulge you unconditionally to not be considered pua? Many times, Shu Huan is reasoning with Yi Ping, making a person who has never enjoyed fatherly love and doesn't know how to handle the relationship with her father become gentle and learn to reconcile. Yi Ping may not be as sharp and rebellious as before, but who says a person must live in pain and oppose the whole world to be true to oneself? Shu Heng is said to be a scumbag, but in reality, he is just indecisive. It is clear that he doesn't love Ru Ping, but he is confused by her pursuit and briefly has feelings for her. Both the male and female leads have their flaws. When they argue, they say hurtful things, but deep down, they love each other. It's too real. Auntie Qiong Yao's storytelling skills are really high. Ru Ping, Meng Ping, and Shu Hao have all grown and changed. Criticizing the characters based on the mistakes they made under Auntie Qin's influence in the early stages of the series is meaningless. They have all recognized their mistakes and accepted the consequences. Anyway, this 49-episode TV series surpasses many current dramas in terms of pace, acting, and plot. It is truly despicable to use today's values to stigmatize characters and gain attention. We should objectively investigate and maintain independent thinking, avoiding being misled. But the little sheep still needs to be roasted. 🤭

Articles#

Random Thoughts#

I really didn't want to go home for the Chinese New Year, but many friends wanted to see me, so I went home. The high-speed train tickets this year were quite easy to buy, but a week before going home, I accidentally refunded the tickets because I was confused due to a high fever! I fainted when I was sick, and I was completely dumbfounded == Then I quickly bought a hard seat ticket for the evening of New Year's Eve and also put myself on the waiting list for the refunded high-speed train in the hope that some fool would refund their ticket. The good news is that I got on the waiting list two days before departure, and although there were some twists and turns, I still made it home.
When I got home, I unexpectedly saw my dad's WeChat balance. Well, it's still quite a lot, so I can imagine that there is still some savings at home, even if it has nothing to do with me. But my mom cries poor every day, and they always argue about various small amounts of money at home, which made me always think that my family is very poor and I feel helpless about anything beyond my abilities. It also developed a habit of pity and a messiah complex. No one has ever told me that our family's life is sustainable 😔 In the blink of an eye, I'm about to start a family, will this feeling of helplessness accompany me for the rest of my life?
I haven't been home for the Chinese New Year for many years. My cousins have all grown up, and there are four tables for the family dinner. Finally, it feels like the New Year.
I bought gifts for my sister and mom when I went home. It feels really good to spend money on people you care about, hehe.
Before leaving Shanghai, I had a fever and a cough, and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to eat during the New Year. Unexpectedly, my throat was fine when I got home, but I got a fever again on the day I returned to Shanghai. It's still a cough and a sore throat. This illness is quite considerate. I'll deal with it after the New Year. I don't know what virus is going around in Shanghai. The cough hasn't gone away, and I keep spitting every morning. Damn virus 🤬
The date for my wedding and honeymoon has been set, so I don't have to worry about it every day. There are still a lot of things to do next, but at least there's a progress bar now.