TW: homophobia, pedophilia, cheating, suicide
The first quarter of the move was fine. The actors were good actually. But when the older Phop appeared, the story started to become inappropriate. First, why was Dew reincarnated as a girl? The first part of the movie is a commentary about how wrong gender conversion was and that one must accept people regardless of their gender/sexuality. Then, the gay character was reincarnated as a girl and his gay lover now fell in love with the girl and suddenly he is heterosexual. That is very ironic. Second, a teacher falling in love with a student is not right even if let us say that the student was a reincarnation of an old lover. No! And considering that Liu is just a minor (grade 10)! The age and power dynamics of the teacher-student relationship is just plain wrong. Another issue is infidelity; Phop is married man and he cheated on his wife. Lastly, the jumping into the river in the end. I don't know if I am the one who interpreted it as suicide; and that was their plan to escape their faith? To end their lives? This is awful.