Loving this new wave!
There is a saying in this drama in the first episode that had me quite gobsmacked and it comes from Hikaru : "after 20, being ugly is a choice! Don't get the wrong idea, I am not talking about your appearance. A self-deprecating smile isn't cute."
Like??????? hello????? this is iconic AND so needed??????
This drama has quite everything imho when it comes to a self-discovery/acceptance story...it has strong characters, each more unique than the other and yet they somehow feel quite casual and common and I believe the strenght of the story reside in that. In how their uniqueness and differences feel so normal and comfortable because the characters ARE confident (or learn to be more confident) and so as an audience, we can just feel great and positive about it all even if it might be foreign. It even pushes you to question yourself soemtimes. Cinderella closet is, to me, the embodiment of self-worth and confidence, portraying characters that loves themselves, that are proud of who they are and characters that learns to be more confident and embrace their pecularities, acknowledging that they are their strenghts!
I love the respect they have toward make-up in this where it is seen as a tool, a magic trick to enhance your outer appearance and yet it is not portrayed as a way to hide yourself but rather just to make you feel prettier, so much so, you end up acccepting yourself more, with AND without make-up! Like, It's okay to love pretty clothes and make-up and it's okay to have short hair and be a tall woman and still wear high heels if you want or be a man that cross-dress because he loves feeeling pretty because at the end of the day, what makes you really beautiful isn't all that but your confidence and self-love. Make-up, fashion, hairstyles are just means and paths to get there!
I love how accepting Haruka's mother was of Hikaru, embracing both of his side just like her daughter did <3
This drama is, imho, much more deep than what it seems and I gotta admit that I'm very happy with this new wave in jpn dramas that depict without shame various people that are parts of our societies but I also appreciate how they do not forget to highlight and celerate the various type of loves out there, all leading to a more open and accepting world and isn't art all about that??? Pushing the limits.
Like??????? hello????? this is iconic AND so needed??????
This drama has quite everything imho when it comes to a self-discovery/acceptance story...it has strong characters, each more unique than the other and yet they somehow feel quite casual and common and I believe the strenght of the story reside in that. In how their uniqueness and differences feel so normal and comfortable because the characters ARE confident (or learn to be more confident) and so as an audience, we can just feel great and positive about it all even if it might be foreign. It even pushes you to question yourself soemtimes. Cinderella closet is, to me, the embodiment of self-worth and confidence, portraying characters that loves themselves, that are proud of who they are and characters that learns to be more confident and embrace their pecularities, acknowledging that they are their strenghts!
I love the respect they have toward make-up in this where it is seen as a tool, a magic trick to enhance your outer appearance and yet it is not portrayed as a way to hide yourself but rather just to make you feel prettier, so much so, you end up acccepting yourself more, with AND without make-up! Like, It's okay to love pretty clothes and make-up and it's okay to have short hair and be a tall woman and still wear high heels if you want or be a man that cross-dress because he loves feeeling pretty because at the end of the day, what makes you really beautiful isn't all that but your confidence and self-love. Make-up, fashion, hairstyles are just means and paths to get there!
I love how accepting Haruka's mother was of Hikaru, embracing both of his side just like her daughter did <3
This drama is, imho, much more deep than what it seems and I gotta admit that I'm very happy with this new wave in jpn dramas that depict without shame various people that are parts of our societies but I also appreciate how they do not forget to highlight and celerate the various type of loves out there, all leading to a more open and accepting world and isn't art all about that??? Pushing the limits.
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