2 hours) works better as a movie than a series and manages to satisfy because it utilizes a cinematic approach that strongly relies on manga filming techniques. Thus Color Rush (with a total run time of c.
Style: High concept, skewed reality, single POV, small castĭespite being a typical Korean-BL short run, Color Rush was given more legs than most with a STRONG core concept and 8 episodes of 15 minutes each. So, here it is a proper pop critique essay on one of my favorite BLs of all time… All my love for Color Rush
I’ve been asked why I love this show so much and usually I direct people to the episode by episode post I did where you can watch me go from “this is cute” to “OH it’s an allegory” to “this is blowing my tiny mind.” But I think it deserves more from me. I was doing a comp post of the BLs I believe honestly represent the queer experience (for Pride obvs), and the first one I thought of was Color Rush.Īnd then I thought, no, I have to just talk about Color Rush for a while.Īnd then I rewatched Color Rush and now… here we are, together, staring down the barrel of yet another super long post from moi.
