Editorial - on a still from movie "Next Station I love"

When I first saw this pix their embrace just looks ..weird...totally awkward, not at all touching or  aesthetics (as it hopes to elicit?). See their totally contrasting expressions: one - nonchalantly expressionless; the other - full-out unrestrained emotional breakdown expression. The contrast in their emotional displays just feels ...off.  Female is 'obvioulsy calmly' consoling a heartbroken male BUT her expression does not depict calmness, instead her face looks incomprehensibly bland and nonchalant  (as opposed calm), shouldn't she at least show a flick of concern for the male's emotional breakdown?

But weirder still is -- their embrace position is just ... awkward, and their stark black-white clothing only emphasizes that 'position'  awkwardness of her bended knees placed snugly between his straddling legs with his knees up.  Also, sorry to say but the male looks much diminshed, all curled up clinging against the female, who, conversely, looks huge. Moreover, the position is not a good shot for Steven's really skinny legs. Or, the image can also be viewed as a 'mother' comforting a 'child' in her arms.  Anyway, just not a good pix for me to behold - neither moving nor aesthestic!

I later read some SM baidu fans' comments on the awkwardness of their embracing position too - guess we have similar impression of the pic.  Their observation of the pix:  "shouldn't the man be on top ma?"  "the female seems to revel (陶醉) in the embrace",  "guess, the male is forced into that subjugating poisition?", "the female looks huge against the diminished, clinging man" etc.  Sorry to say, none was moved by this image presented on the pix.

Goto say that embrace position is most unfortunate indeed! Maybe with movement on the screen, their embrace would not look so ..awkward? Which is why I never take a screen cap at face value - a split moment in time capture is indeed deceptive.

Heehee! My apologies to Sandy Lau, who has so kindly uploaded this pix on SM official fb page. Just different opinions!

Anyway, what do you  all think of the above pix? Moved by the pix or find the image awkward?

pix source: sm fb