i am sorry, but i don't give two shits that "...Kanda is also a victim..." he - as the adult - didn't…
It's wrong to analyze taboo topics? Also, I said exactly what you said in your last paragraph already in my post. What Kanda did was wrong, but there is also a reason he did what he did. A society that condemns can make otherwise well-ordered people do gross things. It's not lifeless evil. I'm trying to say that the directive choices taken clearly shows that. Kanda gets nervous when Akira says he's going to tell Kanata about their relationship; Kanda clearly knows what position he holds, and its not a good one. Usually in BL, there's not much regard to the "sleeping with older guy" trope by the characters in the story themselves, but they show it here. They SHOW that everyone surrounding them knows something just isn't right between Kanda and Akira.
Kanda is also a victim of a society he cannot conform to. He takes advantage of Akira because he knew, too, at that age he would have also been able to be taken advantage of. There is also the fact that Akira was the closest thing Kanda could get to the guy he actually wanted, his older brother. They are both outcasts, looking for something to fill the void; neither of them even like each other. The relationship (if you can even call it that) ends plainly... nobody goes back to beg for forgiveness or the other back. I think that's what makes it so miserable. Kanda knows that what he did was wrong, because he tries to talk Akira out of telling Kanata the truth. It's an awkwardly, desperate plea that sticks out like a sore thumb; Kanda knows he can't keep Akira, nor did he ever really plan to... after everything he's done, the least he finds himself able to do is push Akira to true happiness.
Ahhhhhhh! And don't even get me started on Kanata hurriedly wiping away his tears during the confrontation scene. It's betrayal, anger, disgust, relief... all of those emotions are coming from Kanata at once. What brilliant directing!!!!!
Somewhat annoying that the only sub-plot line that received no ounce of hope at the end was the gay pairing. A very miserable movie, but the choice to show US-troops as rapists was, in my personal opinion, a brave thing to do.
The perfect embodiment of adolescence. A film I'll support until the day I die. Back when I was closer to the age of the characters, I burnt the soundtrack onto a CD and wrote the title on it in sharpie. I still listen to it, with my discman.
So many of you force yourselves to watch shows that aren't to your tastes and then complain relentlessly. Just because it's BL and YOU want to see men fondle each other doesn't mean all shows have to follow your standards... or that you have to force yourself to watch every single thing that's deemed BL. Go rewatch KinnPorsche or something.
The instant I read "boring, sexless, and passionless BL" in this post, the instant this post becomes an invalid argument. Sex does not make a BL. Sex does not equal love and love does not equal sex. If we are referring to passion from an emotional standpoint, this show has a plethora of passion. The music, the lighting, the acting, their friends, both of their families... there is a multitude of passion, both from the story itself and from the directive choices. But no, this show does not center around lustful passion. It is about emotion. And emotions involving love do not need to involve sexual nature to be valid.
How is the main theme of photography an ad placement by including the camera? Both of the main characters have a love for film photography, why wouldn't they show the camera? If they didn't show the camera or actually any general knowledge of film photography, then the series would probably fall flat and bland... like they're only using cameras for aesthetic purposes. But here, you can really feel that whoever adapted the manga to screenplay CARED about one of the central themes: photography. And that photography is a vice for love and coming to terms with your feelings.
This season is kind of letdown compared to how strong the first one was. Even the camerawork is mediocre. Season one worked because it was MESSY and broke the restraints of typical thai BL, starting from the very first episode. Episode three and all I can get myself to say when watching is: ....that's it?
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Ahhhhhhh! And don't even get me started on Kanata hurriedly wiping away his tears during the confrontation scene. It's betrayal, anger, disgust, relief... all of those emotions are coming from Kanata at once. What brilliant directing!!!!!
How is the main theme of photography an ad placement by including the camera? Both of the main characters have a love for film photography, why wouldn't they show the camera? If they didn't show the camera or actually any general knowledge of film photography, then the series would probably fall flat and bland... like they're only using cameras for aesthetic purposes. But here, you can really feel that whoever adapted the manga to screenplay CARED about one of the central themes: photography. And that photography is a vice for love and coming to terms with your feelings.
And I kind of get it.
My heart was racing like Duang