Love In Buff , same sense but different feeling

You may say that Love in Puff is a story about romantic and it is full of shady relationship that it is about the protagonists’ lives before they have a relationship. The difference between Love in Puff and Love in Buff is that how two normal people have passion towards each other (Love in Puff) and how they deal with problems in the reality which they realize that love is not as simple as they thought (Love in Buff ).

The story of Love in Buff is about Jimmy and Cherie facing more difficulties in their romantic relationship and as soon as they split up, both individually end up in Beijing following their jobs to China’s capital city, and both begin new relationships there

. However, despite they try hard to forget about each other, they can’t seem to escape away from their pasts.

After breaking up, Jimmy meets YouYou, who is a beautiful young woman. Jimmy is interested in this young woman because she is a beautiful flight attendant and she is active. Comparing with Cherie, they are of two different types. As YouYou is elegant and young, Jimmy cannot find one similar character of Cherie in her. To Jimmy, she is a very good choice for him after breaking up. However, the director’s intention is not to ask Jimmy to enjoy a new relationship with the new girl, he is trying to use this relationship as a reflection for Jimmy to find out that he loves Cherie so much and he is used to the things he did with Cherie and he cannot change anymore.

As a sequel to the movie, the director, Pan Ho Cheung did a good job using the same scene and keeping the character of the role unchanged, but changing their positions instead of developing a new story. As a viewer, I find it very interesting. In Love in Buff, Cherie tried to conceal her boyfriend of what she had done with Jimmy. In Love in Buff II, Jimmy tried to conceal his girlfriend of what he had done with Cherie. They are of the same scenario and both betray their partner, Cherie’s betrayal seems normal yet Jimmy’s betrayal seems like he is inconstant in love. The reason why the viewers will generate this feeling is because the director did a very good job to tell the audience what is suitable for us and what is not. 

Playing dry ice in the toilet is used in both Love in Buff and Love in Puff and this action is a key point to remind Jimmy who he really wants. Watching dry ice floating in the toilet, YouYou said it is very dirty and she didn’t like it but Jimmy clearly likes it as it reminds him of Cherie, who thinks it is beautiful. At that moment, YouYou only concerns that ice will block the toilet and she consider Jimmy’s action is childish. It can express that this girl is not suitable for Jimmy because she is not enjoying and appreciating what he thinks it is fun.

Love in Buff is no longer a local film because it was filmed in mainland and it was film cooperation between Hong Kong and Mainland China. Some people may be angry that the characteristic of Love in Puff may disappear because they think that some other elements have been added in the film in order to cater the mainland viewers. Therefore, local people were not expecting too much since the trailer revealed. However, it is still a good movie; the director keeps characteristic of the original’s role and keeps the story going.