We need more stories like this!!!
You need to watch Seven Days: Monday-Thursday first, and then Friday-Sunday. I hope that they put the two together sometime because it should be watched as a longer movie. I'll be referring to both movies as just one in this review.This is not your typical BL story, and that's good. What this is, instead, is an exquisitely and breathtakingly beautiful story about two young men in high school who, almost accidentally, realize a love that they didn't know existed or was even possible. There isn't any fanservice here, thank goodness, only phenomenal - and age-appropriate! - writing and acting. They actually act and speak like high school boys and their shyness, embarrassment, and halting actions were all backed up by their inner thoughts, which the audience was thankfully privy to. We got to listen in on their doubts and lack of self-confidence even when their outer appearance was the opposite. I had never seen either main lead before and my goodness, they both delivered 100%. Also, the OST was the perfect accompaniment to the story, and it was shot really well, from lighting to the filming angles.
But the importance of this story lies well past how well-done it was. It lies in the fact that two people, who happen to be the same gender, find a love in each other. Yes, most of us have seen BL stories before, and many of us have seen a lot of BL before. And reams of type have been dedicated to the more problematic aspects of BLs, like the lack of consent too often portrayed as normal, the often-toxic nature of the relationships, again portrayed as not only normal, but expected in these relationships, and the ways BLs cater to the female gaze, making that more important than the other stories of LGBTQ+ men and women that deserve to be told. So we need more stories like this (and maybe less problematic BL!)
The beloved LGBTQ+ folks in my life experience the same kinds of fears and hurts as straight folks do in relationships and many of them want to get married and have a family and live a stable, settled life with their love. And they deserve that chance. Hopefully stories like these Seven Days films, Life-Love on the Line, and others, will help change public opinion enough in Japan to help pass marriage equality laws and normalize LOVE. Because that's what it is. #lovewins.
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A pesar de que en un principio me chocaron esos espacios tan largos entre conversaciones, los largos minutos gastados en silencios que no parecen llevar a ninguna parte, los tramos vacíos y aparentemente innecesarios...al final, comprendí que es parte de la esencia de la película, de alguna manera, cuyo desarrollo es lento y extremadamente pausado.. Pero la dinámica entre los protagonistas está muy bien representada. Las elecciones de fotografía son muy buenas y logran captar la emoción de cada escena.
Aun así, siete días se pueden hacer muy largos, y más cuando el guion se vuelve algo antinatural a ratos. Supongo que, revisitando esta historia, he sido más crítico con los estereotipos del género que cuando tenía 14 años. Los celos excesivos y la falta de comunicación directa entre los personajes puede volverse muy frustrante.
En general, disfruté de la película, aun con sus puntos flojos. Es una historia genuina, sencilla y entrañable.
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Resolvi escrever apenas um review de "Seven Days: Monday - Thursday", and "Seven Days: Friday - Sunday".É um puta filme. Curti muita a premissa do namoro que dura uma semana para saber se realmente se gosta da pessoa com quem está saindo ou não. Assim como Yuzuru Shino também fiquei muito curiosa como funcionava, e quase cai pra trás quando ele colocou em pratica sua curiosidade.
Eu gostei dessa descoberta que acompanha os personagens, desse amor que não se importa com o gênero e sim com aquilo que realmente importa: o que se sente quanto ao outro. Acompanhei com muita sensibilidade os momentos até admitirem o que sentiam
Me passou muita emoção. Fiquei encantada e me alegrou muito. É um filme que te dá uma certa esperança no amor.
Valeu muito a pena.
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