This is actually another review of Meteor Garden. Not just
the Chinese 2018 version but overall. But more of the examples and point
come from that version as I am in the middle of watching it.
So the main theme of this story is teenage love. Between a
middle class girl and a heir of a big company. They are like the Romeo and
Juliet in a modern era without neither one of them get killed to protect their
love.
What’s wrong with this franchise of Boys Over Flowers?
1.
In reality, it is difficult for people from
different caste to be in love and having a happy life. Well, yeah, in history
there are many Cinderella story happen especially in the royal family. Like
nowadays, Prince Harry marry Megan (sorry I forgot her full name), a mere
girl from ordinary class. Same as his brother, Prince William who married a
commoner Kate Middleton.One thing that differentiate Megan and Kate Middleton is their caste.
In real life, Kate and even Princess Diana
suit to be heiress because of their family background is a noble and educated.
We can’t deny that both Camilla (the evil stepmother of Prince Harry and Prince
William) and Megan not having the same reputation like Kate and Princess Diana just
because they are a lower class commoner.
Back to Shancai & Daoming Shi, an
ordinary girl who want to challenge a ruthless rich kid, she actually had to
loose many things. One is she can’t deny that if the boy continues to hate her
and want to destroy her future, he can easily do that with the power of money. Look
at how Malala, a Pakistan girl experience once she try to fight for her people justice
in a community full of powerful man. Even her family is quit educated and high
class, she have to endure never-ending challenge just because she is a woman
who be seen as a threat to the community.
So for me, okay, a girl can Shancai can be
with a boy like Daoming Shi. But she will lose many things as she also receives
many things from the relationship. Things that she loose is more than what been
show in the drama and including many aspect, not just economical. Not believing
me? Just read Princess Diana story.
2.
Apart from love of two different worlds, this
story emphasis on teenage dating life. As we can see, the love relationship
between man and woman takes high responsibility. It is not just wooing each
other, but taking care of each other.
And to take care of another human being, is
not easy. Especially when they are not family related. Why? Because if one walks
out from her partner life, he or she would be a stranger, just like everyone
else in the world. If we fight with our brother or cousin or any family member,
the relationship still has a name no matter how far we go or how time flies.
Islam pay importance of precaution before
something bad happen. So in Shancai & Daoming Si cases, she is a good and naïve
girl who don’t believe in having intercourse with man before marriage. But I
oppose on how she let herself to be in a danger situation. Spending time with a
man in his room, go vacation and sleep in one room, actually lay in his bed,
let him crush into the toilet while she is using it….man, in reality 90% of
girl who caught up in this situation will no longer have virginity.
The idea of this story is the pure love
between two innocent teenagers would bring happiness till the end, no matter
how the world challenge them. And that’s a very dangerous thing to teach the
teenagers out there.
It is not okay to let some random guy touch
or kiss you without your willingness. And actually even if you willing to, it
is still prohibited.
It is not okay to spend time alone in a man’s
room, even if you are his maid. You think man is innocent enough to let you go
when you give them chance?
I am against couple relationship at the
first place, so of course I don’t agree with the term of rewarding you
boyfriend and girlfriend with skin ship and such.
Dear teens, I am not trying to scares you.
I know, maybe the guy you are dating is your true love. But it really doesn’t
hurt to take good care of yourself. No matter how much you love you boyfriend,
please, have some love towards yourself first. Don’t easily fall for their
sweet words, I know it hard to resist. I am a woman, myself.
I know at most time I am being paranoid
with man. But that paranoid and the shy feeling I have is actually save me from
being in a dangerous relationship. What the series don’t show you is out there,
there are many woman been lied and trapped in a toxic relationship. Worst case,
they are being tool of sexual that benefit their partner. This is also happen
among marriage couple. So, please, I begged you to take care of yourself.
I know part of me is rooting for this story,
but being 29 years old, I think I can see the ugliness side of this kind of
story. It is not purely naïve love story, but more to propaganda to let teenagers
be in love and drown by it. They know our fantasy about love between man and
woman, so they exploit it and make profit.
This kind of love story have been repeated
over the years, through many approach but with the same agenda. I know I am not
the right one to forbid you from watch it but even if you watch it, try to read
between the lines. Don’t just take it deliberately.
My final word is, good luck for me to finish
up another less than 10 episode.
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