What a beautiful article, with some really beautiful quotes. I'd like to share one of my personal favourite quotes from this powerful drama on mental health called Kokoro no Kizu wo Iyasu to Iu Koto -
"I like to think that the peculiarity of people with mental illness simply lies in their ability to read even the smallest of signs. In other words, we shouldn't try to damage their beauty."
Lol just saw your message..busy with school so no drama this week lol..I watched long ago but it was depressing…
I agree. The focus is more on human emotions (both victim & perpetrator) rather than crime and punishment / justice.
It's both a good & bad thing. Good because they never try to paint anyone as white or black, & depict the fragility of human emotion so so well to the point that you empathize with a rapist. I did empathize with him too, though I didn't forgive him & wished for him to be punished deep down. Bad because sometimes we, as humans, want to see justice prevail. Doesn't help that Western media has caused many of us to grow up with the whole 'hero culture'.
I think that's why it is important to watch the Japanese dramas (especially the darker ones) without bringing in your own judgements/values/morals but to see it for what it is (which many people can't do unfortunately)
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"I like to think that the peculiarity of people with mental illness simply lies in their ability to read even the smallest of signs. In other words, we shouldn't try to damage their beauty."
It's both a good & bad thing. Good because they never try to paint anyone as white or black, & depict the fragility of human emotion so so well to the point that you empathize with a rapist. I did empathize with him too, though I didn't forgive him & wished for him to be punished deep down. Bad because sometimes we, as humans, want to see justice prevail. Doesn't help that Western media has caused many of us to grow up with the whole 'hero culture'.
I think that's why it is important to watch the Japanese dramas (especially the darker ones) without bringing in your own judgements/values/morals but to see it for what it is (which many people can't do unfortunately)