This show is actually one of the most artistic shows, the way this is shot is actually incredible, the whole show has a nostalgic atmosphere to it,its like watching a story in photographs ,they made the saturation of the scenes super high making it look more yellow than it is and more blue than it is,makes you remember your past days,this is what makes it more impactful than it is. They include so many scenes that I actually remember from the past like doomsday, which was such an original concept!
This show depicts so many types of relationships a person may have in thier life, in the most realistic way possible. It shows friendship, love life,relationship with parents and grandparents. It is so relatable,so many of the scenes look like actual life of a College student which makes me miss College :(
The story of the 4 friends is so well written, its beautiful to see 4 EXTREMELY different people come together in one room and share thier beautiful memories together. The way they handle life and relationships is also super refreshing. I also love how none of the girls are average they all are fighting and struggling over something in thier life. The four friends character development is fkn incredible! Even when they become frustrating, the way they grow out of it is beautiful to watch. All four characters are very new and refreshing, they take problems head on and confront people when needed,especially the girls xue tong and xiao tang ,thier characters are especially well written.
The acting of the characters are so top notch I cant even begin to talk about how well each character was portrayed, such a good job,it still gives me goosebumps.
This show addresses issues such as animal protection, which introduces another incredible character called chen yan,she is one of the most beautiful characters I have seen in drama land,nobody is better than her. It also shows how when an earthquake happens in the neighbouring city and how the others in College come together to help,this level of relatable is never shown in any of the dramas I have seen before.
The chemistry between the couple is also so cute,one of the realest relationships I have seen portrayed on screen, so incredible how they show every scene!
The story has so many symbolic references and dialogues that actually makes you think so much,which is again one of my favourite aspects of the show.the last scene,before the extremely baffling epilogue, actually blew me away,this is the only drama to make me so impressed.
The only thing that makes me reduce 1.5 points is STORY GAPS and the ending. The writer introduces so many issues and problems but doesn't take care of any of them properly especially for the male lead mu chenge, we dont get to see anything about the process of his character development and reasoning for his actions (I read synopsis for the special episodes which really helped fill the gaps but I literally cant find anywhere with subs). There are so many holes in the ending too,we dont get to see the story endings of the other characters, which was really sad. This makes me so upset considering how good the show is they let us down with the ending,even though it was a happy one.
But let me say that one of the reasons people may not watch the show may be because it's a teacher-student relationship, which is not true at all the leads are far from that,if that's the reason stopping you dont worry as it is one of the most cutest stories I have seen!
This show considering everything still impressed me to a level where I didn't regret watching it at any point. I savored everything and completed this show in a week wondering how beautiful every scene is (I replayed so many scenes too,I have a thing for beautiful direction), A MUST WATCH