axelle judges non bl shows > Project S: Skate Our Souls
shitty summary: Boo is a teenager who struggles with depression. He meets an intern psychiatrist while trying to get help and also stumbles across a group of skaters who both fascinate and scare him. Somehow, he ends up their friends.
- the cinematography. everything is on point. the camera effects, the shots, the lighting... everything fits in the aesthetic of the show and is beautiful to look at.
- the acting. James Teeradon, man. he slayed it. he’s truly incredible and it makes me want to see him in other roles, because damn. all the other actors are also amazing! there’s not one single bad performance, everything is perfect
- the story. it truly touched my heart in a way no other has done before. you cry a lot, you smile a lot, and the whole conclusion of the story is probably one of the best lessons you could learn
- the way it deals with depression: amazingly. there’s no flaw, it shows the point of view of the depressed superbly, but also shows the reactions of those who are not directly affected by it
- Tony Rakkaen. man his character design for this show is crazy good. he looks like he just came from a cool ass comic or something. I guess that bullet point is more about character design, universe design, all that shit: it’s done wonderfully as well. as I said previously everything fits together
- the characters. all of them are endearing, and both Simon and Boo’s dad have great character development
- contrarily to Spike and Side by Side, the ending is entirely happy. all three shows have a hopeful ending but Spike and Side by Side are sort of bittersweet whereas Skate Our Souls is just plain happiness
would I rewatch it: 1000% yes.
