I'm not trying to be rude or a smart ass, but seriously, wouldn't this be a great cause for some deep reflection…
Hey, Flypyde, I, for one, am fucking tired of you throwing in SJW whenever someone says something you don't like or disagree with, especially around issues as personal as sexual violence, assault, and consent. By this point you've probably written a ten thousand word thesis (on this drama's thread alone) on how you feel about these issues and I've seen you use SJW as an insult more than once. I get that in that US now it's the new tag to get thrown around at folks who are tired of getting run over by unfair systems but I actually AM what you might call a SJW - like it's the actual job that I hold, in a real field of employment, that I get paid for, in real life, working for justice and preventing real violence and death in various communities around the US. So just fucking stop. I'm sure you can think of other ways to insult people on here - I mean, we've all seen that ability on display for a while now. And maybe just be grateful that there are still some of us who care about justice in this country, because it just might even save your rude ass one day too, (or someone that you care about.)
OHMYWORD, this is the BEST. If I wasn't already obsessed with Ryusei, it would be a done deal by now, no question. The two leads are so precious together I can hardly stand it. The food looks amazing, and that view of Mt. Fuji?! #iwanttogotothere
You should pick it back up, if you haven't already. This is one brilliantly written and acted drama.
Actually, no. Yes, there's some change that happens and yes, there is some character development that happens, (because there's supposed to be or it's not worth it), but no, you're off on at least one of your assumptions.
You should pick it back up, if you haven't already. This is one brilliantly written and acted drama.
To each their own! It's interesting that you think that it's better without the romance - if you knew how it ultimately ended, you might like it more...but it's up to you, of course!
I was the last person to comment here and now I'm commenting again. :-) I just re-watched this, to see if I could understand it a bit more this time and I think I do. This is a film where we get to see how certain characters gradually lose their numbness and learn to feel something. So much of their actions seem to be grasping for feeling, and that's why they make so many of the decisions they make - often with consequences that will last forever. One of the characters says at the end that they will live on by being "wounded [and] forgetting [and] remembering." I think that's the crux of the film. It's no less unpleasant to watch in places, but that's the point. I can't say I "liked" watching this film but I now have respect for it, if that makes sense.
This is my new favorite drama!! Why must we wait a whole week between episodes?!?!? (The pain of becoming obsessed with a currently airing drama!) LOL! :-) This wonderful new show has exceeded any expectations I might have had going in, and introduced me to incredible actors I hadn't seen before. If it continues in the excellent way it's started, this will be a very high-scoring drama...
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And maybe just be grateful that there are still some of us who care about justice in this country, because it just might even save your rude ass one day too, (or someone that you care about.)
I just re-watched this, to see if I could understand it a bit more this time and I think I do. This is a film where we get to see how certain characters gradually lose their numbness and learn to feel something. So much of their actions seem to be grasping for feeling, and that's why they make so many of the decisions they make - often with consequences that will last forever. One of the characters says at the end that they will live on by being "wounded [and] forgetting [and] remembering." I think that's the crux of the film. It's no less unpleasant to watch in places, but that's the point.
I can't say I "liked" watching this film but I now have respect for it, if that makes sense.
This wonderful new show has exceeded any expectations I might have had going in, and introduced me to incredible actors I hadn't seen before. If it continues in the excellent way it's started, this will be a very high-scoring drama...