2025

whatever it is that drives me to pick up the live action adaptation first out of all versions of a story when i make a poINT to always see the original material first so that i can experience the story the way it was intended (by the creator)—id like a name for it.

but anyway—this wasn't a bad movie! i do think that a movie format for any written media that's long-running will always have to sacrifice this and that to make it within the 2hr limit but eh. i dont think that like, rlly took away the core message of the movie and the mc, yatora's, growth through the lens of art. it does make the characters around him more so supporting tools than real characters w their own stories; they did try to give as much time as possible to fumiya's yuka but its true that they dont have the means to fully develop yuka onscreen. nvm mori and that limp hair meanie from the prep school.

i think every adaptation of a story deserves to be appreciated as its own media (i.e., movies are different to shows are different to books are different to comics are different to animation, etc. etc. etc.) and whether you like one more than the other is a personal opinion so with that said, i liked it! i thought it was fun and easy and even tho it didn't feel enough/fleshed out, it was still emotional and thought-provoking. honESTLy i feel like a lot of that also has to do w gordon maeda's performance here. his bored expressions have captivated me (genuine). found myself rooting for this guy and loved seeing his improvement. as a fellow art lover, this was just a joy to see regardless.

fumiya is also very very pretty. a part of me wishes the character's lives were a bit more intertwined so the character dynamics and relationships felt a bit stronger and more emotional when they come together or grow together but it was nice to see yatora and yuka form a friendship through their shared love of art (and how mori's art inspired yatora to find his own).

sick to my stomach the mental gymnastics i went thru trying to parse what the FUCK the agenda was in the making of this drama could be an olympic sport JUST for it to be the most unoriginal, boring, lacklustre, reductive Attempt at feminism i have ever seen in my life LMFAO. tell me, what new inspired fresh point does this bring to the discussion? don't give up your life and identity just to tend to your husband and kids? dont forgive cheating men? dont fight other women for men? stop centering men?? as a woman you should love yourself?? as a woman you should have your own thoughts and opinions and dreams and ambitions?? ?? if this drama was a search engine it'll be internet explorer.

ik feminism may be at an all time low and ppl Surely are flooring it backwards but these are things have already been said and done thru countless of mediums for YEARS and writing a drama like this in this RIPE age just feels like a cheap repetition of all of those (much more genuine) presentations and doesnt actually provide any new or nuanced perspectives. yeah, ik there are subgroups of women who might be hearing these sentiments for the first time but this drama is NOT the model for that LMAO like ok woman is betrayed by her husband and gains the courage to rebuild her career and do things for herself, where did she get that courage from? aNOTHER MAN TELLING HER. DONT MAKE ME LAUGH.

paired w the slapstick comedy and the story just comes across disingenuous and unserious. them trying to be meta w the swapped roles felt like a poor attempt at self-awareness and just came across as contrived and corny.  and to be very honest this felt like pro-cheating propaganda for 15 eps and anti-divorce propaganda for the last 5. they try to resolve everything in the last 5 mins w edwin crashing out and then a timeskip where jinny has a successful career and gets a new man like ??? ? must a woman always need a man to be realised. jeez.