Happy of The End - finale
10/10
While watching this finale a quote I had read some time ago came to mind. It goes, "Justice exists in the next life, in this life there only exists the law."
I found the ending to be quite powerful yet simple. Haoran having his photo taken by Chihiro and smiling showed growth but also a full circle moment. Happiness does not come easy and these two have definitely experienced hell to finally reach happiness.
Haoren has been through so much, from being a child prostitute, being abandoned by his mother, being sexually, physically and emotionally abused and even beaten to near death. Him going to prison for three years for stabbing his abuser is what I meant when I referenced the quote above. For spoiler reasons I will not go into the story-line as well as there are some tragic and traumatic themes and topics to unpack in this series.
This series, as short as it was, unpacked a lot emotionally. It exposed some horrible issues that plague societies all over not just in Japan. All the actors portrayed their roles in such a way that you could not help but feel the gravity of what was unfolding on screen; it was real, unfiltered and in your face. I do not think this series is for everyone as it can be triggering for some. We see the story told from the victims' side of things; how homophobia in the home can affect young boys, how the abusive actions of adults can shape the life of others and push them to suicide. We see how the main characters overcome all their trauma and find solace in each other to finally experience freedom of choice, freedom to achieve their dreams, freedom to live, freedom to enjoy the basic rights of any human being and freedom to love.
The production is good and created the perfect surroundings to bring this tragic story to life and make it realistic not just in the appearance of the setting but also the mood of it.
There is so much more I can say but I will leave it here. I think one must watch this series for themselves to allow for the thought provoking experience. Experience the grief and the sweet happiness at the end.
If you like cute and happy this is not for you, but if you want a watching experience that will grip you in the gut, and shove hard cold reality of the suffering of so many victims of societal atrocities then this is it; sit back and be made aware of this reality. It may touch you in a way that makes you want to help victims in your country in whatever way possible.
"Seeing the light at the end is easy to say, finding the will to keep going to see the light is harder."
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