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Watch: 女朋友‧男朋友 2012 123movies, Full Movie Online – When three rebellious students leave their hometown to pursue their lifelong dreams in the big city, their relationships start to face the pressures of real life as the 1980s Taiwanese socio-political reformation movement unfolds in the background..
Plot: Mabel, Liam and Aaron have been friends since childhood. Their bonds of friendship are tested when, years later, they realize their friendship is the only reason they have made it through emotional hardships and extreme tragedies.
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Ratings:

	7.0/10 Votes: 2,017
	62% | RottenTomatoes
	N/A | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 33 Popularity: 2.443 | TMDB

Reviews:

A coming-of-age love story tangled in life’s complexities
Those clued in to Taiwan’s much-hyped cinematic wave and new generation of auteurs will find Ya-che Yang’s new work familiar ground.

A blend of coming-of-age realities and a fair dose of human drama, it’s a formula that has been shown to work wonders.

Moderation, however, is often shown to be the achilles heel when following such proved plot formulas. And while the film touches many a raw soul rooted in the conundrums of unrequited love, it is also perhaps where Girlfriend Boyfriend flatters to deceive.

Set against Taiwan’s political wave of student uprisings in 1985, Girlfriend Boyfriend is a film about three school students coming to grips with their sexualities and self-consciousness.

Sean (Shu-Hao Chang), Liam (Hsiao-chuan Chang) and Mabel (Lunmei Kwai) are best friends who are bonded by the anti-establishment ideology of the time.

Each brings a different element and perspective but all three pieces fit into a perfect team picture of revolutionary prodigies staking their places in society.

Of course, the adrenalin-charging environment of the times can only raise the levels of raging teenage hormones, and the viewer is slowly thrown to question whether their friendship is defined by bonds, or by their own love agendas.

In giving each of his three leading characters a distinctive unyielding persona, Ya-che Yang sets the development of his characters in a natural motion as the years pass.

While the consistency helps the viewer take a liking to them and their unconventional ideologies, it also surfaces a rigidity that extends to their love interests. And that, while stemmed in the film’s main theme, is also what this critic felt was overscripted to the point of tiresome blabber.

All in all, the viewer leaves the theatre sharing the sense of resignation to life’s conundrums the film’s three lead characters convey through their complicated characters at some time or another.

The great Oscar Wilde penned “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life”

If it was pertaining to Girlfriend Boyfriend (2012), it might make sense to put away the tissue box readied for Hollywood-esque heart-rending moments, and bring a state of human consciousness into the theatre.

Casey’s Movie Mania: GF*BF (2012)
A well-made, coming-of-age drama that explores friendship, romance, sexuality and politics, Yang Ya-Che’s GF*BF (alternatively titled as GIRLFRIEND BOYFRIEND) is one of the best Taiwanese movies I’ve ever come across. No wonder the movie is well-deserved to earn 7 nominations at the 49th Golden Horse Awards (which later won Gwei Lun-Mei a Best Actress award as well as Audience Choice Award).

Told over the span of three decades (1985, 1997 and 2012), the movie begins with a brief prologue set in the present day before it goes back in time in 1985, where we are introduced to three Taiwan high-schoolers Mabel (Gwei Lun-Mei), Liam (Joseph Chang) and Aaron (Rhydian Vaughan). All of them are activists rebelling against the martial law during the turbulent period of 1980s Taiwan. On the personal side, Mabel loves Liam a lot, but Liam doesn’t really have a feeling for her. So she ends up falling in love with Aaron instead. Liam, in the meantime, is actually a closeted homosexual who’s been longing for Aaron. This is one complicated love triangle which will make your head spin upon watching the movie.

Which is why the trio’s love triangle is one of the unique selling points in GF*BF. All three actors delivered top-notch and remarkably convincing performances where you’ll feel emotionally involved with them. Gwei Lun-Mei is particularly excellent in what would be her best performance to date as a spunky girl with hidden vulnerability. Joseph Chang is equally captivating as a silent-type individual who loves to bottle up his emotion, and he’s especially good when he communicates his character through his expressive eyes. Rhydian Vaughan is perfectly cast as a playful and sweet-talking Aaron.

Yang’s direction is well-calculated and more than often, he successfully delivers a roller-coaster ride of varied emotions ranging from happiness to heartbreak with such genuine affection. On the other hand, Yang’s keen observation over the multiple themes he’s been exploring throughout his movie is passionately told, yet thought-provoking enough at the same time. Even the political aspect depicted earlier in the movie, which is actually served as a mere backdrop, has a certain impact served in his storyline.

The 1985 segment is easily the most memorable moment of all as Yang captures the sheer exuberance of what it’s like to be a rebellious youth during that particular era where rules don’t apply and freedom of speech is crucial for living a life to the fullest.

If there’s a flaw in the movie, I must say that Vaughan’s performance can be a bit underwhelming at times. Other than that, Yang’s complicated storyline can be a little convoluted.

Production values are ace, while the soundtrack hits all the right notes in term of capturing the essence of the three different eras as well as the overall context of the movie.

Other Information:

Original Language zh
Runtime 1 hr 46 min (106 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Ya-che Yang
Writer Ya-che Yang
Actors Gwei Lun-Mei, Hsiao-chuan Chang, Rhydian Vaughan
Country Taiwan
Awards 8 wins & 25 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix N/A
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex Gold II, Panavision C-, E-Series, ATZ and AWZ2 Lenses
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Panavision (anamorphic) (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm, D-Cinema