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good guys never win
no matter what and no matter how much you try be a good guy in the end you'll you never win , instead treacherous toxic narcissistic people all around wins, in the begging it was interesting to watch until the end where the one who supported cared and actually gave a Fk was dumped like a piece of shiet. i know this show is from 2013 where flip phones were a thing , but come on , this show reminded me from my past when i was a caring person , no matter what i did to show women that they deserved better , ( someone like me who was generous kind and caring nowadays i dont give a F could careless to hold a door to a B) the cast were good the stunt doubles werent noticable dialogues were good , but the story itself was bad.Was this review helpful to you?
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2024 Updated Review:I understand why I liked this drama so much the first time I watched it. One, it's a noona romance, and I love noona romances. Two, I really like Shinohara Ryoko as an actress, and she plays this character really well. Three, I find messy, awkward, insecure, goofy female leads charming. Four, it's a noona romance, lol. (And there are some legitimately swoon worthy moments in this noona romance.)
But...
There are elements of this noona romance that are problematic. I hate using that word, because it's been so overused the last so many years that I honestly hate the sound of it. But this romance...kind of fits the bill.
To start off, I'm much older now than when I first watched this, much closer in age to the female lead now, and that gives me a very different perspective. I understand the implications now of a much older woman dating someone as young as the male lead. I openly admit that one of my favorite dramas is High School King of Savvy which has a similar age gap, and I love that drama to pieces. But if that drama had cast an actually significantly younger male actor in the lead, I would feel very differently about it. Casting Seo In Guk is what saves Savvy for me.
When you step away from the age gap, however, you find other problems. Such as the dynamic between the male lead and his stepsister. They have a frankly bizarre and unhealthy dynamic, and there's one scene specifically that makes the whole thing feel super weird. I actually remember thinking during my first watch through that it might be indicating some degree of incest. After a rewatch, I understand what the scene was intended to convey, but...that was not the way to go about it. But even outside of that moment, and that dysfunction definitely bleeds into the female lead's relationships with both male leads on somewhat uncomfortable ways.
Then there's the fact that so much of the male leads motivation for going after the female lead for so much of the drama is just pure selfishness. And then when he starts to develop feelings for her, you don't really know why. Why is he attracted to this much older woman who is honestly kind of a mess? A charming mess, but still a mess. At times, she almost felt like a maternal figure for him, which definitely felt weird.
The main complaint against the second male lead is that he rags on the female lead a lot. This turns a lot of viewers off. But it's obviously that 'I just like to give you a hard time, I don't actually dislike you' and 'I sort of have feelings for you that I don't really want to admit' kind of ragging, which I don't personally mind in dramas. He's that kind of friend you know so well that you just tell each other what you really think. And when he starts to realize his own feelings, it feels very natural and believable. Truthfully, in a better written drama, the female lead would have ended up with the second male lead. Given her desire for marriage and children, how open they are able to be with each other, and how they both have genuine feelings for one other, he really does make the most sense.
Now that I've rewatched it, I find this drama to be kind of meh. It does have its own charm in its own way, so if you're looking for something fluffy where you can turn your brain off and just have a good time, this is a decent drama to go to. But I would definitely recommend turning off your brain.
Original Review:
Ten out of Ten. 2 Thumbs up. All the stars in the sky. I really don't think there are enough superlatives in existence to describe how good this drama is. If it isn't on your must watch list, then Put It On There Right Now!
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For a while, I genuinely couldn't decide who I wanted her to be with.
Then I has no idea who she would ultimately choose.
This is my first Jdrama, after a long history with Kdramas, and I have to say, I'm really pleased with this one! I was really happy with the outcome, and I still loved every character in the end. I can definitely see myself watching this one again!
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¿Acaso es posible no enamorarse de Haruma Miura interpretando a Hiroto?
✨¡Hola, gente bella!✨ Hoy me paso por acá para hablarles de #LastCinderella, la causa de mi reciente obsesión con Haruma Miura (obsesión que se hará obvia en los próximos días, ya van a ver).La historia gira en torno a una mujer de 39 años llamada Sakura que, a pesar de ser estilista, no cuida mucho su aspecto. Ella tiene un comportamiento que se aleja mucho del que tendría la "mujer japonesa ideal", razón por la cual parece no llamar la atención de nadie... hasta que en una fiesta se encuentra con un chico de 24 años llamado Hiroto que parece tener un interés particular en ella.
Partiendo de una premisa súper básica (y contando con un poster que confunde bastante), Last Cinderella se las arregla para aportar algunas ideas originales a lo que podría haber sido una típica comedia romántica. Los conflictos que se van presentando están bastante bien, me gustó cómo se fueron desarrollando las relaciones entre los personajes, no sentí en ningún momento que el ritmo de la serie cayera y un largo etcétera.
Además, los personajes, tanto principales como secundarios, me parecieron bastante bien escritos. Eso sí, si nos ponemos a hablar de los actores... Ryoko Shinohara, quién interpreta a la protagonista, peca un poco de exagerada. A ver, si están acostumbrados a ver doramas japoneses, por ahí no les molesta tanto (yo no tuve muchos problemas con ella, me hacía reír), pero si son más de los kdramas... no les puedo asegurar que vaya a gustarles. Ahora, Haruma Miura y Naohito Fujiki están súper bien, ahí no tengo comentarios.
¿Hay cosas que me hicieron ruido? ¡Obviamente! A una de las amigas de la prota había que denunciarla al inicio de la historia(? Pero en este caso siento que pesa más todo lo que disfruté: la historia de amor está buena, no me disgustó el triángulo amoroso, la relación de la prota con sus dos mejores amigas es todo lo que está bien, hasta el final no podía estar del todo segura de con quién se iba a quedar Sakura, etc.
En fin, una serie tranquila, dinámica y muy divertida que los va a hacer enamorarse de Haruma Miura (100% real, no fake). Además la vi con mi mamá y ella también la recomienda(?
•IG de reseñas cortas: @altoplottwist
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