It's an okay-ish movie. In fact the acting was brilliant and kudos to the actors who played their respective instruments…
The big mood-spoiler
1. The music choices was lacking on the ML (Kiyosumi) part. FL (Ushio) said she was feeling something the first time she heard it, but the music they used was simply generic, non-arousing, ambient-lo-fi-like, background music you could hear at random place.
2. Same for everyone who saw the clip of ML playing outdoors. The music was just generic and his "showmanship" was nothing interesting (like Fuji Kaze LoL) that it would go viral. The ML was portrayed as a genius that the record co. boss would confine him to make more musics, but his songs were not that amazing.
3. The chemistry between ML and bassist (Riku) was simply ZERO. They just play a JAM on looping chords, which could be played by any other musician. Why must Riku? Similarly there was no strong reason for them to include drummer (Misaki) in the band. It's not like their music was super complicated that only certain top musician can do. I mean, I understand this was the story-line from manga, but there was no actual audio file in manga. The film production team should come up with something convincing!
4. I imagine ML-FL relationship played a big role in the story-line. Unfortunately, this was not conveyed sufficiently neither did they have a convincing chemistry....it's understandable a 2 hour movie so maybe a drama series format could work better?
It's an okay-ish movie. In fact the acting was brilliant and kudos to the actors who played their respective instruments convincingly, especially Marui Wan. But it could have been better IMO. It felt like something was missing.
It's a delinquent drama so yeah you know what trope and cliche to expect. However the fight action was less here, so if that's what you're looking for, give this a pass.
Didn't plan to watch this because of overly simple premise that could turn into something repetitive. But I was wrong since this drama was well made. Yes it's simple but the writing was good and the reminiscent of the school days was refreshing. It feels like watching coming of age drama but in a retrospective way...LoL. Other than that, the choices for the actors that play the teenage-adult counterpart were very spot on. I highly recommend this to anyone who's looking for something light, simple, a bit episodic, with some funny moments of youth.
It's a pure slice of life but with a pinch of human drama on its main plot if that makes sense. It could have been amazing if that afro guy (the person who wrote this) took care of the small details especially on wrapping up some of the side stories that otherwise felt like fillers to elongate the number of episodes.
Liked this one better than the first....maybe because Mahiro was less ignorant in here. Not the fan of the gun handling direction of the whole franchise anyway...and that's another reason why I didn't like the first as much.
IMO the best thing about this movie turned series is how real the Ruka character is. Even the consistency between the younger and older Ruka is remarkably well done by both of the actors, Yayama and AinaTheEnd. It's so believable that they are the same person from different age.
Not bad drama...but they only have 3 cases over small number of episodes. If you need something quick with opposite characters kind of police buddy drama, this is a perfect choice! The focus is more on the crime cases though so there will be not much backstories for the main characters if that matters to you.
I think this one is as good as S1 if not better. My only complain is that it makes me feel I did not get enough of it because it only focuses on 2 cases...lol
Pretty well done IMO. I like the psychological aspect of the writing while not being anything psycho...if you know what I mean. However if you want to watch this please bare in mind that the pace is painfully slow and the camera tracking is a bit unsmooth at certain parts.
That katana looked super long than usual though...lolBTW, I think Genshin was probably just a generic representation…
Okay thanks! Need to check those titles.
Sorry if any of my responses to you earlier throughout this long discussion sounded rude or disrespectful. English is not my main language, so sometimes I might have accidentally used the wrong words that can potentially hurt anyone.
That katana looked super long than usual though...lolBTW, I think Genshin was probably just a generic representation…
Man, that term didn't tell anything about the items on the list...although the term itself means authentic historical or something I can't read hangul so you got handicap on that. I personally strongly still believe though that Japanese historical tend to be more closer to facts than let say the counterpart Korea and Chinese....it's hard to explain until you watch them yourself.
I give you an easy example, the Japanese film Baragaki. It's 2 hours movie I guess you can bare with it. https://kisskh.at/33297-moeyo-ken
I personally not a fan of this movie. Entertainment-wise it has poor dynamic. But you can see my point if you watch this. It's sort of biopic (well most of J-historical are biopic anyway) about the actual historical figure as the main character (instead of the fictionalized one).
The movie is full with chronology of events as well as the informational facts related to the events. The people that Main Character meets in the movie are also real existing people in history (well of course the passerby and town people aren't real). I mean do we have anything to this extend in other historical movies/drama? The most often we see are the so called "Inspired from true event"....but heavily wrote off a fictional character surrounding by fictional supporting characters. Maybe they will include 2 or 3 real people as cameo like the runaway King in this Uprising movie.
I personally don't recommend this movie for entertainment, but simply because I don't know how to explain my claim (historical accuracy) to people.
That katana looked super long than usual though...lolBTW, I think Genshin was probably just a generic representation…
Thanks for reply in 1 big essay...LoL
You first claimed I tried to downplay Korean film because I was the fan of Shogun...which I was not. That's why I said you used the wrong example....which means you didn't understand why I made my comment that you first replied to!! I.e. the lack of historical accuracy in Korean historical.
But then you clarified you use Shogun for the EPIC-ness...which in a way correct...so I am sorry for being misunderstood you on this!
But you must know Shogun was based on a total fictional novel written by western writer while this Korean film is based off real events! Either way that wasn't my point. I was just replying to comment above me and I simply stated the fact that Korean rarely produced anything highly historically accurate....and to be clear I don't expect this Netflix movie to be historically accurate too because you know, for the reason above...
"I have tried to watch J-dramas but the acting or production are often really poor. I very much prefer J-films as a medium, but if you recommend one with good production and realistic, subtle acting, I will take a look."
This is the reason why you come to conclusion that all historical are not meant to be accurate... which is why I said you never watched a REAL Japanese historical. You're right about the production value of Jdrama that is a bit lacking for the person who are visually reliant like you...so in this case unfortunately I can't recommend anything that will meet your standard as I know "certain people" won't stand the Japanese drama production style....but if you don't mind that, there's a lot of Taiga Drama to choose from. https://kisskh.at/list/VLQmXOqL
"It is called, "정통사극," which is probably equivalent to our docudramas, and there are a long list of dramas if you Google that."
Okay thanks for the term! This is what I want to know! But it would be great if there's MDL list or some sort or at least article in English.
"If you had cared to have read the keyterms I had posted below, the complaint about Japan is its indifference to CULPABILITY, that Japan OMITS or CHANGES key events to best fit Japan's narrative."
I was answering directly to his/her respond about the ancient Korean Invasion which is exactly similar to the event in this Korean movie, Uprising. He/she made assumption that Japan tried to hide this event, which is exactly my reply was about. The original discussion between me and him/her was only about movie or drama but for some reason you brought in the Japan narrative about war?
"Can you even imagine a well informed German to say such a nonsensical thing? It's clear as day you don't understand Japan's brutality and its inhumane philosophy during this period."
I don't know how you came to this conclusion but I feel I would waste my time explaining since the original discussion isn't about Japan war crime in the first place but historical accuracy in movie/dramas.
It looks like you confused between your personal hatred towards Japan with anyone making comment about Japan as a person who are normalizing whatever cruelty Japan did in WW2.
Interestingly the original discussion isn't about WW2 to begin with and so the timeline for this Korean movie....LMFAO
That katana looked super long than usual though...lolBTW, I think Genshin was probably just a generic representation…
lol thanks for the info I did not check that specific term...in that case who will be crazy enough to show that scene on movie/dramas since it involved people of other countries? Unless the affected country make the film themselves.
I am not that crazy to consider that as horny if that's what concerning you lol I was just referring to the "general sex trade" done by the Japan during that time...I hope I make things clear so someone who will read my comment later would not report me in the "spam forum"...lol
BTW Japanese cruelty isn't something new to me who lives in the country that once colonized by the Japan Empire. I have been told from older generations all the time.
Light and fun drama using the proven Jdrama formula, i.e. It will be a nice weekly watch with its semi episodic structure but at the same time it is also binge-able due to its simple to follow, less-conflict plot. Some of the comedies were a bit idiotic, but the characters will grow on you
That katana looked super long than usual though...lolBTW, I think Genshin was probably just a generic representation…
The ancient Korean war was always mentioned if the drama/movie is involving Hideyoshi era....and it was always portrayed as the negative/unnecessary action.
WW2 is slightly a different case and I haven't watched Japanese produced, occupation movies/dramas. Although the Japanese might not explicitly show anything, it's an open secret anyway....but apart from the sexual acts, as far as I know their involvement in WW2 was never portrayed as a good/heroic thing in general.
As a side note, the horny side of WW2 Japanese army often appeared on Japanese Porn Stuffs. In some countries, the porn director would have been sent to jail for doing that.
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1. The music choices was lacking on the ML (Kiyosumi) part. FL (Ushio) said she was feeling something the first time she heard it, but the music they used was simply generic, non-arousing, ambient-lo-fi-like, background music you could hear at random place.
2. Same for everyone who saw the clip of ML playing outdoors. The music was just generic and his "showmanship" was nothing interesting (like Fuji Kaze LoL) that it would go viral. The ML was portrayed as a genius that the record co. boss would confine him to make more musics, but his songs were not that amazing.
3. The chemistry between ML and bassist (Riku) was simply ZERO. They just play a JAM on looping chords, which could be played by any other musician. Why must Riku? Similarly there was no strong reason for them to include drummer (Misaki) in the band. It's not like their music was super complicated that only certain top musician can do. I mean, I understand this was the story-line from manga, but there was no actual audio file in manga. The film production team should come up with something convincing!
4. I imagine ML-FL relationship played a big role in the story-line. Unfortunately, this was not conveyed sufficiently neither did they have a convincing chemistry....it's understandable a 2 hour movie so maybe a drama series format could work better?
Sorry if any of my responses to you earlier throughout this long discussion sounded rude or disrespectful. English is not my main language, so sometimes I might have accidentally used the wrong words that can potentially hurt anyone.
I give you an easy example, the Japanese film Baragaki. It's 2 hours movie I guess you can bare with it.
https://kisskh.at/33297-moeyo-ken
I personally not a fan of this movie. Entertainment-wise it has poor dynamic. But you can see my point if you watch this. It's sort of biopic (well most of J-historical are biopic anyway) about the actual historical figure as the main character (instead of the fictionalized one).
The movie is full with chronology of events as well as the informational facts related to the events. The people that Main Character meets in the movie are also real existing people in history (well of course the passerby and town people aren't real). I mean do we have anything to this extend in other historical movies/drama? The most often we see are the so called "Inspired from true event"....but heavily wrote off a fictional character surrounding by fictional supporting characters. Maybe they will include 2 or 3 real people as cameo like the runaway King in this Uprising movie.
I personally don't recommend this movie for entertainment, but simply because I don't know how to explain my claim (historical accuracy) to people.
You first claimed I tried to downplay Korean film because I was the fan of Shogun...which I was not. That's why I said you used the wrong example....which means you didn't understand why I made my comment that you first replied to!! I.e. the lack of historical accuracy in Korean historical.
But then you clarified you use Shogun for the EPIC-ness...which in a way correct...so I am sorry for being misunderstood you on this!
But you must know Shogun was based on a total fictional novel written by western writer while this Korean film is based off real events! Either way that wasn't my point. I was just replying to comment above me and I simply stated the fact that Korean rarely produced anything highly historically accurate....and to be clear I don't expect this Netflix movie to be historically accurate too because you know, for the reason above...
"I have tried to watch J-dramas but the acting or production are often really poor. I very much prefer J-films as a medium, but if you recommend one with good production and realistic, subtle acting, I will take a look."
This is the reason why you come to conclusion that all historical are not meant to be accurate... which is why I said you never watched a REAL Japanese historical. You're right about the production value of Jdrama that is a bit lacking for the person who are visually reliant like you...so in this case unfortunately I can't recommend anything that will meet your standard as I know "certain people" won't stand the Japanese drama production style....but if you don't mind that, there's a lot of Taiga Drama to choose from. https://kisskh.at/list/VLQmXOqL
"It is called, "정통사극," which is probably equivalent to our docudramas, and there are a long list of dramas if you Google that."
Okay thanks for the term! This is what I want to know! But it would be great if there's MDL list or some sort or at least article in English.
"If you had cared to have read the keyterms I had posted below, the complaint about Japan is its indifference to CULPABILITY, that Japan OMITS or CHANGES key events to best fit Japan's narrative."
I was answering directly to his/her respond about the ancient Korean Invasion which is exactly similar to the event in this Korean movie, Uprising. He/she made assumption that Japan tried to hide this event, which is exactly my reply was about. The original discussion between me and him/her was only about movie or drama but for some reason you brought in the Japan narrative about war?
"Can you even imagine a well informed German to say such a nonsensical thing? It's clear as day you don't understand Japan's brutality and its inhumane philosophy during this period."
I don't know how you came to this conclusion but I feel I would waste my time explaining since the original discussion isn't about Japan war crime in the first place but historical accuracy in movie/dramas.
It looks like you confused between your personal hatred towards Japan with anyone making comment about Japan as a person who are normalizing whatever cruelty Japan did in WW2.
Interestingly the original discussion isn't about WW2 to begin with and so the timeline for this Korean movie....LMFAO
I am not that crazy to consider that as horny if that's what concerning you lol I was just referring to the "general sex trade" done by the Japan during that time...I hope I make things clear so someone who will read my comment later would not report me in the "spam forum"...lol
BTW Japanese cruelty isn't something new to me who lives in the country that once colonized by the Japan Empire. I have been told from older generations all the time.
WW2 is slightly a different case and I haven't watched Japanese produced, occupation movies/dramas. Although the Japanese might not explicitly show anything, it's an open secret anyway....but apart from the sexual acts, as far as I know their involvement in WW2 was never portrayed as a good/heroic thing in general.
As a side note, the horny side of WW2 Japanese army often appeared on Japanese Porn Stuffs. In some countries, the porn director would have been sent to jail for doing that.