The Violin/Cello was used perfectly thus saving this from a below 7 rating for me. The story is good, sometimes outrageous especially in the last two episodes but I've seen a lot of worse happen in other dramas. The acting was good and the food was delicious and isn't that the most important thing in a drama called, "Let's Eat."
Definitely one of those slice-of-life dramas that were mentioned previously.
The characters were very well developed as it was their strongest suit. The drawback for me was that not much was happening. Having to rely on feeling as opposed to being shown what was happening. They could've been a little more proactive in terms of developing an interesting story but it sorta just stays the same throughout which really bogs it down.
The ending does leave more to be desired especially with our lead characters. Still okay for what it was but could've been a lot better with more intrigue.
And i just found out there's still another 20 hours to go as opposed to the 16 I've grown accustomed to. Not that it's bad or anything. It feels like a never ending multitude of problems that continuously pop up in order for our main couple to solve. Like there's no time to breathe is what I'm getting at.
I have few question for those really understand the movie (or read the manga): 1) why Naho loves Kakeru? 2) why…
I feel like you've hit all the right points. It was missing that much needed plausibility for it to be believable and it starts at Kakeru's lack of character development. He's a sad guy, I get it but what makes him deserve all this attention? What makes him so special? Does he save the world in the future?
I wouldn't go so far as to say this was bad because it did have its moments but the characters were just very shallow in their actions toward one another but this was 2006 so maybe that's how it was back then.
It was a good movie but my only problem was the use of fake death and it had me hoping at the end, that the kid and husband were still alive somewhere. Like if they had faked the deaths of the bad guys, then surely the same could be said for the good guys. It just felt like there was a missed opportunity at a less depressing ending as opposed to the long reveal that the heroine of the story lost everything including her mind. I did like the unique camera setup but for some scenes it felt too shaky.
I'm up to Episode 16. It's really hard to finish. Know why? Because between now and the finale, there will be 200 flashbacks, 100 of which will actually bring something to the story while the other 100 is just filler. Seriously though, this whole flashback-flashback and another flashback is really annoying. Why couldn't they just tell the story chronologically then? Why because the present time (story) doesn't have enough legs to stand on without the flashbacks. And what's does that say? It was a plot that devoured itself.
Has anyone noticed the use of mirrors in some scenes? I found it very peculiar that they would need to show the other person's face in a strategically placed frame.
The characters were very well developed as it was their strongest suit. The drawback for me was that not much was happening. Having to rely on feeling as opposed to being shown what was happening. They could've been a little more proactive in terms of developing an interesting story but it sorta just stays the same throughout which really bogs it down.
The ending does leave more to be desired especially with our lead characters. Still okay for what it was but could've been a lot better with more intrigue.
Is anyone just exhausted at this point?
And i just found out there's still another 20 hours to go as opposed to the 16 I've grown accustomed to. Not that it's bad or anything. It feels like a never ending multitude of problems that continuously pop up in order for our main couple to solve. Like there's no time to breathe is what I'm getting at.
I am once again reminded that the origin of special abilities don't have to be explained.
It's really hard to finish. Know why? Because between now and the finale, there will be 200 flashbacks, 100 of which will actually bring something to the story while the other 100 is just filler. Seriously though, this whole flashback-flashback and another flashback is really annoying. Why couldn't they just tell the story chronologically then? Why because the present time (story) doesn't have enough legs to stand on without the flashbacks. And what's does that say? It was a plot that devoured itself.
*sad love memories coming back*
And now I'm crying.
Thanks.