The new Netflix original To All The Boys I've Loved Before came out just yesterday with much hype around it for staying true to the original book it was based on for the casting. I have seen the trailer before and was mildly interested. However based on a recent few Netflix rom-com I watched, I didn't exactly have big expectations. So only when at the end of the day, I was left with nothing else to do, I decided to give the movie a try.

Man am I happy that I did. It was a movie, I was dreaming that one day will be made in the English speaking world!

Yes, it was the type of movies/dramas that I prefer over the movies or drama you will find in Hollywood, romantic movies where everyone jumps to bed at every moment or blood gushing out from everywhere or body parts flying left and right.

I have moved on from those types as soon as I was introduced to them and eventually fell into the world of Korean dramas. Though after watching Korean dramas for almost 10 years I am very familiar with Korean culture and language (disclaimer: as familiar as you can be for a foreigner watching something on TV for a long period of time), it is still nice to watch something in the language you speak.

To All The Boys I Love Before had the exact format of a Korean drama and I didn't mind that at all. It had beautiful moments between lovers, friends and family, a family that deeply cared about each other and put their loved ones before their own shallow needs. It didn't have a message about how you should follow your heart and do whatever you like as long as you are happy. Rather it portrays care and compassion between family, a strong bond that can't be exchanged with nothing else in the world.

It told the story of a not so popular teenager who's lack of fame didn't translate to her being just straight out weird or bullied. The main character was just in between, an average high schooler who is neither being chased by all the boys in the school nor being tripped in the cafeteria with a food tray in her hand. And I am pretty sure more people can relate to Lara-Jean than any other teen movies or dramas out there. An everyday not so popular girl, who is actually normal. Can you believe it can happen in the fictional world ?

But the author made it happen and the actress portrayed it flawlessly. No matter how you write a character, if the actor isn't in on it, they will never come to life. Lana Condor did such an amazing job as LJ and I can't wait to see her in her next movie. I say all the main actors did a fantastic job playing their roles but I can't help but also give a special props to Anna Cathcart for her portrayal of the cute little devil with her heart in the right place: Kitty or Katherine since I don't know if I have the permission to call her Kitty yet.

There is one other movie that is in my radar right now, and it had much hype around it before the release for pretty much the same reason. The movie's cast is all Asian. I read the summary and it does sound like a soap opera complete with birth secrets and evil in-laws. But the reviews are raving, so can't wait to watch it.

The new Netflix original To All The Boys I've Loved Before came out just yesterday with much hype around it for staying true to the original book it was based on for the casting. I have seen the trailer before and was mildly interested. However based on a recent few Netflix rom-com I watched, I didn't exactly have big expectations. So only when at the end of the day, I was left with nothing else to do, I decided to give the movie a try.

Man am I happy that I did. It was a movie, I was dreaming that one day will be made in the English speaking world!

Yes, it was the type of movies/dramas that I prefer over the movies or drama you will find in Hollywood, romantic movies where everyone jumps to bed at every moment or blood gushing out from everywhere or body parts flying left and right.

I have moved on from those types as soon as I was introduced to them and eventually fell into the world of Korean dramas. Though after watching Korean dramas for almost 10 years I am very familiar with Korean culture and language (disclaimer: as familiar as you can be for a foreigner watching something on TV for a long period of time), it is still nice to watch something in the language you speak.

To All The Boys I Love Before had the exact format of a Korean drama and I didn't mind that at all. It had beautiful moments between lovers, friends and family, a family that deeply cared about each other and put their loved ones before their own shallow needs. It didn't have a message about how you should follow your heart and do whatever you like as long as you are happy. Rather it portrays care and compassion between family, a strong bond that can't be exchanged with nothing else in the world.

It told the story of a not so popular teenager who's lack of fame didn't translate to her being just straight out weird or bullied. The main character was just in between, an average high schooler who is neither being chased by all the boys in the school nor being tripped in the cafeteria with a food tray in her hand. And I am pretty sure more people can relate to Lara-Jean than any other teen movies or dramas out there. An everyday not so popular girl, who is actually normal. Can you believe it can happen in the fictional world ?

But the author made it happen and the actress portrayed it flawlessly. No matter how you write a character, if the actor isn't in on it, they will never come to life. Lana Condor did such an amazing job as LJ and I can't wait to see her in her next movie. I say all the main actors did a fantastic job playing their roles but I can't help but also give a special props to Anna Cathcart for her portrayal of the cute little devil with her heart in the right place: Kitty or Katherine since I don't know if I have the permission to call her Kitty yet.

There is one other movie that is in my radar right now, and it had much hype around it before the release for pretty much the same reason. The movie's cast is all Asian. I read the summary and it does sound like a soap opera complete with birth secrets and evil in-laws. But the reviews are raving, so can't wait to watch it.

The new Netflix original To All The Boys I've Loved Before came out just yesterday with much hype around it for staying true to the original book it was based on for the casting. I have seen the trailer before and was mildly interested. However based on a recent few Netflix rom-com I watched, I didn't exactly have big expectations. So only when at the end of the day, I was left with nothing else to do, I decided to give the movie a try.

Man am I happy that I did. It was a movie, I was dreaming that one day will be made in the English speaking world!

Yes, it was the type of movies/dramas that I prefer over the movies or drama you will find in Hollywood, romantic movies where everyone jumps to bed at every moment or blood gushing out from everywhere or body parts flying left and right.

I have moved on from those types as soon as I was introduced to them and eventually fell into the world of Korean dramas. Though after watching Korean dramas for almost 10 years I am very familiar with Korean culture and language (disclaimer: as familiar as you can be for a foreigner watching something on TV for a long period of time), it is still nice to watch something in the language you speak.

To All The Boys I Love Before had the exact format of a Korean drama and I didn't mind that at all. It had beautiful moments between lovers, friends and family, a family that deeply cared about each other and put their loved ones before their own shallow needs. It didn't have a message about how you should follow your heart and do whatever you like as long as you are happy. Rather it portrays care and compassion between family, a strong bond that can't be exchanged with nothing else in the world.

It told the story of a not so popular teenager who's lack of fame didn't translate to her being just straight out weird or bullied. The main character was just in between, an average high schooler who is neither being chased by all the boys in the school nor being tripped in the cafeteria with a food tray in her hand. And I am pretty sure more people can relate to Lara-Jean than any other teen movies or dramas out there. An everyday not so popular girl, who is actually normal. Can you believe it can happen in the fictional world ?

But the author made it happen and the actress portrayed it flawlessly. No matter how you write a character, if the actor isn't in on it, they will never come to life. Lana Condor did such an amazing job as LJ and I can't wait to see her in her next movie. I say all the main actors did a fantastic job playing their roles but I can't help but also give a special props to Anna Cathcart for her portrayal of the cute little devil with her heart in the right place: Kitty or Katherine since I don't know if I have the permission to call her Kitty yet.

There is one other movie that is in my radar right now, and it had much hype around it before the release for pretty much the same reason. The movie's cast is all Asian. I read the summary and it does sound like a soap opera complete with birth secrets and evil in-laws. But the reviews are raving, so can't wait to watch it.