"Is it a sustainable love?"
Kei-san said that it has been a long time since he acted in such a pure love drama, and it has also been a long time since I watched such a pure love play. XD
Overall, it gives a very soothing and calm feeling, very everyday, very life-like, without intense excitement, but with a subtle and elegant fragrance.
There is a sense of aging and settling, just like the age of the characters in the play, even moving towards old age. It is not the passion of youth, but the stability after years of accumulation, which can be said to be suitable for people in this stage to watch.
The significance of the identity of "dictionary compiler" will gradually become apparent in the second half, and many interesting word definitions appear in the play. For example, about what it means to "be alive (生きている)", it says, it is "to change (変化していく)". It makes me want to try to interpret words in my own way. It reminds me of the "Second Universe Dictionary" 1 and its "literary experiment". I find it very interesting. I think in my dictionary, love, faith, happiness, and life are inevitably synonymous. Love is eternal faith, infinite happiness, and immortal life, and they can be interchanged.
Finally, there is a quote that made me admire, explaining what "sustainable love" means. It's very profound. Just like its explanation of "being alive", I don't actually think that being alive means changing, and I don't necessarily think that what it says is the so-called "sustainable love", but its perspective is very interesting and can attract me. For me, "love" should first be elevated to "love", and as mentioned earlier, "love" to me is originally boundless. Love originates from self-belief, becomes self-belief, and belief is absolute.
It says that language exists to express emotions. Language is precisely the fundamental connection between me and the world. I am glad that it also tries to make good use of language to convey the preciousness of language.
As someone who loved reading and even memorizing knowledge from dictionaries when I was young, I really appreciate this drama's cherishing of words.
As for the characters, I quite like Hareta. I just like this kind of clumsy type. XD Moreover, Kei-san's portrayal of this character really makes me feel overflowing with motherly love. XD So Kei-san's weekly efforts to criticize the character he plays, which I find quite cute, really disturb me a bit. XDDDDD
But I can also understand why he wants to support Sora. XD Sora is really a great guy, living up to his name with his heroic and refreshing appearance. It's not often that I see a supporting male character who is so straightforward that he overwhelms the male lead. XD
However, I still prefer a child with a complex inner world. XD
Speaking of the whole drama again, I think it actually tries to depict the "unusual" aspects of love, love, and family, and invites viewers to explore more imagination. It presents it in a simple and ordinary way, naturally conveying the message of "this is normal", which I think is its refreshing and satisfying aspect.
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