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A Tale of Two Dramas...and a preview...
Pimpin' yet again.
MAOU Ep4 Hardsubs. You know you want to...
Toma's Scoop: TOKIO. This guy is so loved by his senpais. You can tell.
Again, image-heavy. Click images for hi-res view.
You either have to be really twisted or totally consumed with anger to attend the funeral of two people whose deaths you so cunningly orchestrated.
But then again, the stirrings of that anger already appeared in that one encounter between the younger Naruse (Tomoo) and Eisaku, Naoto's father.
This scene was so nicely done, and I am thankful there was none of that 'standing in the rain' treatment. That would've been so cheesy.
You can feel the young Tomoo's anger, and I wondered if this was his last verbal expression of his hatred, because what he turns into - Naruse - was now contained, very much in control.
Some people are actually surprised at the Naruse-Shiori chemistry. I'm not.
For one, the characters called for a bond between the two. In an earlier ep, Shiori made a note of them being something like kindred spirits.
Two, the two actors have natural chemistry. You can't deny that. But what surprises me above all else is that they can actually sustain such chemistry. And for sure it'll escalate. Which I look forward to.
And this look has seemed to become Naoto's "when-I-see-that-angelic-lawyer" look.
Did he ever ask for forgiveness? Did he ever say sorry?
In this scene, he was not apologizing for almost running over someone, or for scaring Shiori. His thoughts still lingered on his juvenile crime, and I think this is the first time he openly expresses any sort of repentance.
A new reporter. I gotta hand it over to this actor. He embodies "sleazy" so well he only had to grin to look it.
You can practically see the wheels in his mind turning.
Let me talk about the dialogue.
Syd Field would be so proud. And it doesn't matter that he might not understand one whit of Nihonggo.
The dialogue of this drama is rich with double entendres. At face value, they can be everyday talk, but as the audience -- armed with the knowledge of the motivations of these men, Naruse in particular -- the true meaning of his words are not lost on us.
This drama does not mince on words. Notice that there are no unnecessary dialogue, each line helps move the story along. Using dialogue to move a story is probably one of the nightmares of every scriptwriter.
Flashbacks are a main tool used in this drama, which, IMO, is the best - and only - way to go about it. Using expositions would have been awkward, as in most cases that they are used in films or dramas.
I only have a problem with how often they had to use the same flashback over and over. To drive in the gravity of Naoto's past misdeed? We get that already. I won't be surprised if I see the same flashback of the stabbing in the next ep.
Ok. This scene creeped me out, and for a brief moment I thought I was transported to a viewing of some horror flick. FYI, I don't like the horror genre very much. I'd pick twisted human psychology ANYTIME.
Here's my take: As in the last sequence in Ep3, I saw Naruse as some sort of an all-seeing, all-knowing puppeteer. This shot simply drives that in. Without alluding to any Masonic concept of All-Seeing Eyes, I'd say Naruse here represents that eye. More than seeing everything, he oversees, he controls, he manipulates. And Yamano's back being turned against its glare is letting us see how he is totally unaware, unwitting that he is being used.
Somehow I still cannot forgive this Yamano guy for 'using' Sora.
The references are glaring. Faust. Dante's The Divine Comedy. The Gates of Hell is now fully used.
I'm kinda relieved they did not use 666 as the number of that locker-like thingy Shiori saw in her visions. :D
I want Naoto totally guilty. I want to see him completely helpless. More than he is right now. It'll make Toma shine even more.
From what I hear, Episode 5 will give Toma shining moments. I look forward to that.
A sign of things to come.
OK. Who else is starting to ship Ohno and Yuuka?
I am patient. So I waited for the hardsubs of this one. By SBK. :) Hardsubs are up to ep2 still...
This is funny. But what I liked about it is that beneath the humor and the crack, it has a heart. :)
Maybe it's just hitting me that way coz I am an only child and whenever I was asked what I wanted for a sibling, I always say "an older brother", which is an impossibility.
Tabe Mikako-chan is at it again. Pining over a JE boy. LOLZ!
No complaints with her performance. I mean, I think she perfected that character stereotype in YamaTaro already, and in that one she was with Nino and Sho, so I'd guess she had a lot of practice.
I haven't seen Mabo in any other drama before...well, 'cept for his role in Marathon. After this, I just might check his earlier works. I wonder what's good.
Plus, I think this kind of drama calls for nothing but over-the-top performance. They HAVE to exaggerate, they have to OVERACT to make this drama work. I find it rather cute.
And I see her again! That little girl! (I ought to research her real name. Seriously.) She made me cry countless times as Shingo's daughter in Bara No Nai Hanaya....I was pleased to see her again here, albeit in brief flashbacks only.
Tacchon...ACT, damnit! :)
But there are still 8 eps to go, and really, in the first two eps, I think he really has to do nothing but be attractive in Yasuko's eyes. I have high hopes still.
I want my TRUTH DVD NOW!!!!!!!
It's just the preview. Sheesh.
Ohno sings in Naruse Ryou mode. *sigh*
You already know how I adore these three, right?
...but you wouldn't catch Domyouji sporting this look. No wonder Arashi said Domyouji has better sense of style of MatsuJun. Aherm. Still, adorkable.
I repeat. I want the single and DVD now.
Damn. In this interview Ohno says he likes Bon Jovi. Holy....!!! I love the guy!!!!!!!
In RL, gotta run, drop my Prisonbreak box sets over at my pal's (I'm looking to make her a Scofield-convert), then go to the supermarket to stock up on stuff. For the first time in six weeks, I won't go to work on a Saturday. Will come back later to watch Maou ep5, catch up on Iljimae and finish Moonlight. Ah yes. Today, ladies and gents, will be my SATURateDAY. (Unless, I get THE CALL and go off to watch The Mummy 3 instead. Which is highly likely. Oh well. Jet Li? Michelle Yeoh? Brendan Fraser? John Hannah? No complaints!)
MAOU Ep4 Hardsubs. You know you want to...
Toma's Scoop: TOKIO. This guy is so loved by his senpais. You can tell.
Again, image-heavy. Click images for hi-res view.
You either have to be really twisted or totally consumed with anger to attend the funeral of two people whose deaths you so cunningly orchestrated.
But then again, the stirrings of that anger already appeared in that one encounter between the younger Naruse (Tomoo) and Eisaku, Naoto's father.
This scene was so nicely done, and I am thankful there was none of that 'standing in the rain' treatment. That would've been so cheesy.
You can feel the young Tomoo's anger, and I wondered if this was his last verbal expression of his hatred, because what he turns into - Naruse - was now contained, very much in control.
Some people are actually surprised at the Naruse-Shiori chemistry. I'm not.
For one, the characters called for a bond between the two. In an earlier ep, Shiori made a note of them being something like kindred spirits.
Two, the two actors have natural chemistry. You can't deny that. But what surprises me above all else is that they can actually sustain such chemistry. And for sure it'll escalate. Which I look forward to.
And this look has seemed to become Naoto's "when-I-see-that-angelic-lawyer" look.
Did he ever ask for forgiveness? Did he ever say sorry?
In this scene, he was not apologizing for almost running over someone, or for scaring Shiori. His thoughts still lingered on his juvenile crime, and I think this is the first time he openly expresses any sort of repentance.
A new reporter. I gotta hand it over to this actor. He embodies "sleazy" so well he only had to grin to look it.
You can practically see the wheels in his mind turning.
Let me talk about the dialogue.
Syd Field would be so proud. And it doesn't matter that he might not understand one whit of Nihonggo.
The dialogue of this drama is rich with double entendres. At face value, they can be everyday talk, but as the audience -- armed with the knowledge of the motivations of these men, Naruse in particular -- the true meaning of his words are not lost on us.
This drama does not mince on words. Notice that there are no unnecessary dialogue, each line helps move the story along. Using dialogue to move a story is probably one of the nightmares of every scriptwriter.
Flashbacks are a main tool used in this drama, which, IMO, is the best - and only - way to go about it. Using expositions would have been awkward, as in most cases that they are used in films or dramas.
I only have a problem with how often they had to use the same flashback over and over. To drive in the gravity of Naoto's past misdeed? We get that already. I won't be surprised if I see the same flashback of the stabbing in the next ep.
Ok. This scene creeped me out, and for a brief moment I thought I was transported to a viewing of some horror flick. FYI, I don't like the horror genre very much. I'd pick twisted human psychology ANYTIME.
Here's my take: As in the last sequence in Ep3, I saw Naruse as some sort of an all-seeing, all-knowing puppeteer. This shot simply drives that in. Without alluding to any Masonic concept of All-Seeing Eyes, I'd say Naruse here represents that eye. More than seeing everything, he oversees, he controls, he manipulates. And Yamano's back being turned against its glare is letting us see how he is totally unaware, unwitting that he is being used.
Somehow I still cannot forgive this Yamano guy for 'using' Sora.
The references are glaring. Faust. Dante's The Divine Comedy. The Gates of Hell is now fully used.
I'm kinda relieved they did not use 666 as the number of that locker-like thingy Shiori saw in her visions. :D
I want Naoto totally guilty. I want to see him completely helpless. More than he is right now. It'll make Toma shine even more.
From what I hear, Episode 5 will give Toma shining moments. I look forward to that.
A sign of things to come.
OK. Who else is starting to ship Ohno and Yuuka?
I am patient. So I waited for the hardsubs of this one. By SBK. :) Hardsubs are up to ep2 still...
This is funny. But what I liked about it is that beneath the humor and the crack, it has a heart. :)
Maybe it's just hitting me that way coz I am an only child and whenever I was asked what I wanted for a sibling, I always say "an older brother", which is an impossibility.
Tabe Mikako-chan is at it again. Pining over a JE boy. LOLZ!
No complaints with her performance. I mean, I think she perfected that character stereotype in YamaTaro already, and in that one she was with Nino and Sho, so I'd guess she had a lot of practice.
I haven't seen Mabo in any other drama before...well, 'cept for his role in Marathon. After this, I just might check his earlier works. I wonder what's good.
Plus, I think this kind of drama calls for nothing but over-the-top performance. They HAVE to exaggerate, they have to OVERACT to make this drama work. I find it rather cute.
And I see her again! That little girl! (I ought to research her real name. Seriously.) She made me cry countless times as Shingo's daughter in Bara No Nai Hanaya....I was pleased to see her again here, albeit in brief flashbacks only.
Tacchon...ACT, damnit! :)
But there are still 8 eps to go, and really, in the first two eps, I think he really has to do nothing but be attractive in Yasuko's eyes. I have high hopes still.
I want my TRUTH DVD NOW!!!!!!!
It's just the preview. Sheesh.
Ohno sings in Naruse Ryou mode. *sigh*
You already know how I adore these three, right?
...but you wouldn't catch Domyouji sporting this look. No wonder Arashi said Domyouji has better sense of style of MatsuJun. Aherm. Still, adorkable.
I repeat. I want the single and DVD now.
Damn. In this interview Ohno says he likes Bon Jovi. Holy....!!! I love the guy!!!!!!!
In RL, gotta run, drop my Prisonbreak box sets over at my pal's (I'm looking to make her a Scofield-convert), then go to the supermarket to stock up on stuff. For the first time in six weeks, I won't go to work on a Saturday. Will come back later to watch Maou ep5, catch up on Iljimae and finish Moonlight. Ah yes. Today, ladies and gents, will be my SATURateDAY. (Unless, I get THE CALL and go off to watch The Mummy 3 instead. Which is highly likely. Oh well. Jet Li? Michelle Yeoh? Brendan Fraser? John Hannah? No complaints!)
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CDJapan sent this notification about the release of the single being forwarded from September to August 17 instead and I was hoping it's 'cause they'll release it sooner....it gets exhausting, opening the Friends Page and hoping to see the PV released already. XDDD