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— All These Years/这么多年, Dir. Layla Zhuqing Ji (2023)

"It's not that I've fallen in love again. In reality, I've never stopped loving you."

A sweet love journey that started in their youth. Both of them are broken people who tried to give each other warmth. They were really each other's safe places. All their problems dissipated once they were together. But life does not favor them. The difficulty that they faced led to their separation. Their young selves couldn't save their love, but as soon as they met again, they knew all along that their love for each other never faded away. 

The story is simple yet meaningful. There's not much drama or big problems. They manage to portray the female lead's struggle, who lives in the patriarch's family. The feeling of being unwanted by her family made her a broken person who could trust no one in her life. That's why her only wish is to be separated from her family as far as she can. Her meeting with the male lead is the only light that she ever got in life.

When they reunited, they were still that same broken person who was tied to their own family problems. Nothing much has changed, as has their love for each other. One thing that changed is that now they are ready to face the problem together. They are ready to share their burden.

I love how the female lead didn't give validation to her mother's behavior, even after her brother explained that their mother always cared about her. The wound that their mother gave her badly damaged her, to the point that forgiving is not on her list.

Ngl, I am so afraid they will separate again, but I am so glad they decided to be together and are ready to face all the things ahead. This movie really gave me a satisfying ending that gave me a good feeling after watching it. Trully recommended!

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