Hello, movie lovers...
In this review, I'm showing you an 18+ Taiwanese romance film starring Austin Lin, Chloe Xiang, and Nikki Hsieh at the centre.
SUFFOCATING LOVE
This Taiwanese film released in 2024 tells the story of a man who meets a controoling and possessive girl. Initially, the man feels that the woman, Pai Chia Chi (Chloe Xiang) is an attractive girl. They meet at a book club that organises an old book swap event. It was here that the main shop boy met Pai Chie Chi and fell in love. Apart from the books, Pai Chia is also an environmentalist, and of course for men, a woman who cares about the environment is cool. From here, the two grow closer and decide to have a romantic relationship.
The third character is Kurosawa Yuri (Nikki Hsieh), an ifulencer model who, according to the male protagonist, is a woman who is almost perfect and suitable as a life partner,
In the course of his romance with Pai, the male character feels depressed because everything about his life is regulated: communication, sleeping, bathing, even his food is restricted, and makes the male character feel very depressed and want to run away. So, how did the man finally escape from Pai Chia Chi? And what is the relationship between them and the appearance of Kurosawa Yuri?
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PROJECTORS
Male lead (Austin Lin)
As a male lead, in my personal opinion, he is an indecisive, awkward character. He doesn't even really know what his own interests are. He seems like a character who is easily carried away and lacks respect for his partner.
Pai Chia Chi (Chloe Xiang)
Pai can be categorised as anti-social. Her whole life is just spent inside the house that her parents bought for her. When she gets a partner like the male protagonist, Pai controls her partner's entire life for fear of losing her. Pai's obsessive nature is very likely to lead to toxic relationships. Pai also feels that everything can be controlled.
Kurosawa Yuri (Nikki Hsieh)
As a model and influencer, Yuri's superstitious character makes viewers may find this character unexpected. Yuri is equally toxic in her interest in controlling those around her, one of which is through clairvoyant practices that are far removed from the minds of modern people.
SUMMARY
I think this film is very relevant to the title. How the story of the suffocating love story between human relationships and other humans is so very complex. However, cinematographically, this film deserves a thumbs up. Made with dinngin colour tones, in harmony with the setting which is indeed the rainy season.
Suffocating Love can be your watch list when you are with your partner, so that you can appreciate each other's feelings more. So, prepare your popcorn, and let's start moovie time!
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