Dennine
Australia
Look past the surface
If you get really triggered by infidelity, don't want this show. But If you dig deep and look past the surface of these wives lives you'll see more than woman just cheating on their husbands. I'm not condoning cheating because no matter what the circumstance is, infidelity is just wrong in my opinion. But having that said i did not go into this show having that perspective as my main focus. You can still understand the character's perspectives without condoning their behaviour. You watch the journey of Sakura throughout the show with new woman and their stories being introduced in each episode and it all comes together at the end.
The writer and director have showed that these women are flawed, like every other human, whether it was their loneliness, insecurities, being exploited or their vulnerabilities that caused them to take the decisions they did. You can still empathise with them. This show clearly emphasized that women have needs too and settling for whatever is provided is not enough and shouldn't be. The continuous sex scenes focus was to show the viewers pleasure from the perspective of a woman and how often flawed characters still end up living a life depict not taking accountability for their actions. To really enjoy this show, you have to look past the storyline and feel each characters emotion, that they just wanted to be loved and cared for, to understand every decision they make. They face different problems, whether it's physical insecurities, emotional or physical abuse, lack of intimacy, past trauma etc. The woman have this connection, they all feel as if their trapped in a fishbowl, similar to a goldfish which is foreshadowed throughout the show. The question now is, can they escape it? To find out, give the show a try. It's worth it.
The actors, every single one of them did an amazing job in portraying their characters, the ambience and cinematography just added to the story and helped carry the emotions of the actors onto the screen smoothly. Overall, an refreshing watch that needs an open mind and perspective to really enjoy. If anything we need more shows like this, where women and their perspectives are the focus.
The writer and director have showed that these women are flawed, like every other human, whether it was their loneliness, insecurities, being exploited or their vulnerabilities that caused them to take the decisions they did. You can still empathise with them. This show clearly emphasized that women have needs too and settling for whatever is provided is not enough and shouldn't be. The continuous sex scenes focus was to show the viewers pleasure from the perspective of a woman and how often flawed characters still end up living a life depict not taking accountability for their actions. To really enjoy this show, you have to look past the storyline and feel each characters emotion, that they just wanted to be loved and cared for, to understand every decision they make. They face different problems, whether it's physical insecurities, emotional or physical abuse, lack of intimacy, past trauma etc. The woman have this connection, they all feel as if their trapped in a fishbowl, similar to a goldfish which is foreshadowed throughout the show. The question now is, can they escape it? To find out, give the show a try. It's worth it.
The actors, every single one of them did an amazing job in portraying their characters, the ambience and cinematography just added to the story and helped carry the emotions of the actors onto the screen smoothly. Overall, an refreshing watch that needs an open mind and perspective to really enjoy. If anything we need more shows like this, where women and their perspectives are the focus.
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