Ambition, Revenge, Redemption, In A Form Of Shogi
A brutality ambition that set aside the beloved one, then slowly build a grudge. Depict a revenge into a chess played. On the other hand. Leading a self-discovery and empowerment against social issue.
Nonen Reina was delivered the emotion so well. I love her performance, her micro expression was detail and realistic. Her frustrate, depressed, and mentally unstable were well-portrayed. I love her chemistry with her co-actor. So good and felt natural.
If you love revenge and chess, this one is for you. Not gonna lie, some scenes just reminds me of The Queen's Gambit. I felt dejavu while I watching this. Also both of these series was highlighting chess and woman empowerment, using chess as a life force agains social expectation.
A bit miss, Miss King ain't giving the detail explanation of shogi. Because, eventho the concept is nearly similar like chess, but the overall game was totally different. It would be perfect if they showing us the detail of shogi such as strategy, the shogi's board, or even the shogi's pawn.
The revenge was good enough. But, I wanna highlight the 'redemption' part. Oh, Japan was masterclass at this, tbh. The way she's forgiving them, and moving on was heartwarming. I knew it. Also, she got the best way of hers, her new life path, her own dream, her own freedom. This series was clearly serving the best redemption. A man could destroying the women's life, but as a women, we could stand up by our own feet. Awesome one!
Well, once I knew this is Abema's production, so as always, the cinematography was peak. So pretty, yet noir vibes really hit different. The angle placement was take precisely. I love those unique shots, eye-pleasing. Just reminds me of Nevertheless : Shape of Love
But, honestly, Abema, might you forgot to put some lighting in it so I could watching it brighter. Typically Abema production, yes, the lighting in some scene looks majestic, but some scene looks hella dark. I swear I already increase the brightness of my screen. Awful to enjoy. Anyway, the scoring were bops.
All in all, if you love The Queen's Gambit, you might like this one. Just give it a try!
Nonen Reina was delivered the emotion so well. I love her performance, her micro expression was detail and realistic. Her frustrate, depressed, and mentally unstable were well-portrayed. I love her chemistry with her co-actor. So good and felt natural.
If you love revenge and chess, this one is for you. Not gonna lie, some scenes just reminds me of The Queen's Gambit. I felt dejavu while I watching this. Also both of these series was highlighting chess and woman empowerment, using chess as a life force agains social expectation.
A bit miss, Miss King ain't giving the detail explanation of shogi. Because, eventho the concept is nearly similar like chess, but the overall game was totally different. It would be perfect if they showing us the detail of shogi such as strategy, the shogi's board, or even the shogi's pawn.
The revenge was good enough. But, I wanna highlight the 'redemption' part. Oh, Japan was masterclass at this, tbh. The way she's forgiving them, and moving on was heartwarming. I knew it. Also, she got the best way of hers, her new life path, her own dream, her own freedom. This series was clearly serving the best redemption. A man could destroying the women's life, but as a women, we could stand up by our own feet. Awesome one!
Well, once I knew this is Abema's production, so as always, the cinematography was peak. So pretty, yet noir vibes really hit different. The angle placement was take precisely. I love those unique shots, eye-pleasing. Just reminds me of Nevertheless : Shape of Love
But, honestly, Abema, might you forgot to put some lighting in it so I could watching it brighter. Typically Abema production, yes, the lighting in some scene looks majestic, but some scene looks hella dark. I swear I already increase the brightness of my screen. Awful to enjoy. Anyway, the scoring were bops.
All in all, if you love The Queen's Gambit, you might like this one. Just give it a try!
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