Ben X Jim (2020)
Benjamin lives alone, with his family living in America pressuring him to move there with him. He learns his old neighbor and childhood friend, Jimson, is moving back home to spend Enhanced Quarantine with his family. BenXJim follows the story of two people who turn from strangers, to friends, to lovers, back to strangers with memories.
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We see Jim, working in a coffee shop, deprived and a has been. He is in continuous search for Ben, who has been missing after he sent the “truth” video to Jim six months ago. Jim, together with Flo, Yana, Olan, and Ben’s college friends Francia and Bogs are looking for Ben’s whereabouts, but to no avail. He meets Val, a person who may or may not be an ally to his journey.
In a funny coincidence, Jim learns that Val is the owner of the coffee shop he works for, and a number one hater. Val makes life difficult everyday, but Jim is patient and lets everything slide.
Jim begins to open up, and Val begins to understand Jim’s story. He helps him to move on and start anew. Jim gives in, without realizing that Ben may have been doing the same with Roy.
Though Jim tries to deny it, he begins to get closer to Val, who has an entirely different perception and views from Ben. Ben on the other hand, begins to reconnect with his old self, something Roy has been fearing in a long time.
The cake Ben makes gives a big possibility that he and Jim will be reconnected again. What could have been a simple gesture would open up possible reconnections, and there complications to the lives of Ben, Jim, Val, and Roy.
Tension rises as Jim and Ben reconnect again, especially for Val and Roy. The whole gang set up a birthday party at the beach, where it becomes more apparent that issues need to be faced and resolved, before it’s too late.
As Jim realizes that Ben is now a losing battle, he begins to face another antagonist, his own Father who has been disapproving his relationship with Ben from the very start. With the help of friends, and a new ally, he makes another attempt conquering barriers to get back Ben, even if it’s Ben himself.
Ben and Jim are now at the edge of what could be and what could be not, and Jim has to lay down everything he has, and take chances for Ben to return to his life. Is it a good ending for both of them? Or will one suffer in the end.
The cake Ben makes gives a big possibility that he and Jim will be reconnected again. What could have been a simple gesture would open up possible reconnections, and there complications to the lives of Ben, Jim, Val, and Roy.