Starlit

01May09

Due to my tiredness, this won’t be a full review. I really like writing drama reviews but of late, the weight on my shoulders just keeps getting heavier and heavier. A sign of trust in my capability, you might say…But seriously, I wonder whether I really have that ability to juggle everything that is thrust upon me.

Even then, life is too short for me to worry too much about work. So when I reach home, I make sure I spend time doing the things that I like most. And spend time with the people I love most. Cos they keep me going…

Anyway, a short of review of Starlit it’ll be for today. Been wanting to write about this drama since a couple of weeks ago but never got down to doing it. I’d say that it’s a heartwarming yet melancholic drama which got me tearing both during the happy and sad moments. I’m not exactly a fan of Jerry Yan’s and I didn’t even know who Terri Kwan was but well, gotta give them the thumbs up. I thought Jerry Yan’s has really matured since the Meteor Garden days haha. Sometimes his weird facial expressions crack me up but the acting has really improved.

In the beginning, I didn’t think that it would be such an emotionally packed drama. I had no idea what the title in Chinese means but Starlit looked like a nice title. Anything with the word ’star’ leaves me in a dreamy state, thinking that there’ll always be a brighter day (even though stars can usually be seen only at night hehe). I thought the story would just be about Cheng Yue (Jerry Yan’s character) and had no idea that muscular dystrophy would form the backdrop of the drama. The leukaemia days seem to be over. As in leukaemia being the disease in sappy dramas. When I found out what Xiaolu was suffering from, I immediately thought of 1 Litre of Tears. 1 Litre of Tears was already sad cos it showed the step-by-step process of the degeneration of the muscles, from limping with crunches all the way till the sufferer is relegated to the hospital bed. Starlit was not as detailed in following the development of disease, but the way in which the two leads tried to cope was heartbreaking enough. I dunno why people with disease always try to push their loved ones away when actually these are the people that they need the most. I pray everyday to the Almighty that my family, friends and I will be in good health for as long as we live but in the event that anything untoward happens to any one of us, I hope we can all stay together and not push each other away.

I do not want to dwell too much on the drama as it’d be best if you just watch it directly rather than read my boring review. I’ll just end off with one of the songs from the drama soundtrack. Lovely song…I understand only about 20-30% of the lyrics but somehow I can feel the love just by listening to the song:

P.S. The ending of the drama reminded me of the movie A Walk to Remember, cos the bride passed away shortly after the wedding. But at least they had the opportunity to live in marital bliss, even if their happiness was short-lived.

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