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Are we bound by our past mistakes?
Zenkamono deals with heavy subject matter. The main stories are split into 3 separate stories with some overlap. Each one takes a look at how difficult it is for criminals to reintegrate into society after crime.
Arimura is the most aggressive that I've ever seen her. She's also at the weakest I've ever seen her in a role. I respected that aspect about her character. It's really explosive sometimes. Sometimes almost comical. She goes through the most extremes I've seen her in terms of character personality.
The first story I felt was the most powerful. Midori and Kato have an amazing chemistry together. I thoroughly enjoyed their interactions and banter. Midori's character arc had an amazing setup and back story with a great payoff. I thought the inclusion of the her childhood trauma and friendships were a good addition to the layers of her character. I felt bad for her circumstances and thought her case was nuanced. I think the strength of this show is how it factors in reasonings for their crimes and how sometimes doing something for the right reasons in their minds lead to the crimes. Midori also added a good balance to restore faith in Kayo every time they interacted.
The second story I thought at first was somewhat odd. Kazu was introduced as a quiet fellow but then when they through in the other layer of his lust, I was surprised. This segment's actor had such amazing body language. He felt awkward and scary. I've met people in real life who have had his posture and mannerisms and it was exquisitely done. The framing of this one was very unexpected and was a good morality question. When we don't agree with someone's morality are we still able to help them? I thought this was an important question to ask in this series. When the end of his story began with the confrontation of his lust and his effect on the other victim, I thought this was some powerful drama. It forces you to understand perspectives on both sides of this story.
The third story was great too! The reframing of the criminal into a victim themselves is something that is a very real occurrence. Allowing Tamiko's character to make poor judgements due to her disposition was a smart way to show the human side of criminals. These people aren't perfect and they themselves know what they did was wrong. But they cannot be shunned from help because of this. Everyone deserves a second chance. Tamiko's fraility and dependence was well communicated in Kotone's acting and body language. They also did excellent work on her makeup to make her look sickly.
The drama on this show is done very well with respect to the subject matter. I would if looked to have seen more in the logistical side of how probation is done. But I think for the human side it was focused well. The cinematography was crisp and movie quality. I can see why they opted for a movie sequel with the series. Enjoyable watch with a little room for more.
Arimura is the most aggressive that I've ever seen her. She's also at the weakest I've ever seen her in a role. I respected that aspect about her character. It's really explosive sometimes. Sometimes almost comical. She goes through the most extremes I've seen her in terms of character personality.
The first story I felt was the most powerful. Midori and Kato have an amazing chemistry together. I thoroughly enjoyed their interactions and banter. Midori's character arc had an amazing setup and back story with a great payoff. I thought the inclusion of the her childhood trauma and friendships were a good addition to the layers of her character. I felt bad for her circumstances and thought her case was nuanced. I think the strength of this show is how it factors in reasonings for their crimes and how sometimes doing something for the right reasons in their minds lead to the crimes. Midori also added a good balance to restore faith in Kayo every time they interacted.
The second story I thought at first was somewhat odd. Kazu was introduced as a quiet fellow but then when they through in the other layer of his lust, I was surprised. This segment's actor had such amazing body language. He felt awkward and scary. I've met people in real life who have had his posture and mannerisms and it was exquisitely done. The framing of this one was very unexpected and was a good morality question. When we don't agree with someone's morality are we still able to help them? I thought this was an important question to ask in this series. When the end of his story began with the confrontation of his lust and his effect on the other victim, I thought this was some powerful drama. It forces you to understand perspectives on both sides of this story.
The third story was great too! The reframing of the criminal into a victim themselves is something that is a very real occurrence. Allowing Tamiko's character to make poor judgements due to her disposition was a smart way to show the human side of criminals. These people aren't perfect and they themselves know what they did was wrong. But they cannot be shunned from help because of this. Everyone deserves a second chance. Tamiko's fraility and dependence was well communicated in Kotone's acting and body language. They also did excellent work on her makeup to make her look sickly.
The drama on this show is done very well with respect to the subject matter. I would if looked to have seen more in the logistical side of how probation is done. But I think for the human side it was focused well. The cinematography was crisp and movie quality. I can see why they opted for a movie sequel with the series. Enjoyable watch with a little room for more.
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