Dentro da Mari (2017)

I thought I've seen all the clever twist in any movie or drama, but boy I was wrong, this drama has one of the most original and well executed twists in any drama. The last time I had this goosebumps was in the movie Pink and Gray, that one also has one hell of a twist. This drama is based on a manga of the same name so I guess I shouldn't be surprised because seriously these mangakas are geniuses coming up with original and crazy plot.

Isao komori is a college dropout who spends his days playing video games and watching porn. He is living a carefree life. Every day he go to this convenience store just to see Mari, she has this angel like feature that made Komori decide to make Mari his idol. He became obsessed and his sole pleasure in life is to stalk Mari. One morning Komori wake up in Mari's body. Another Komori inhabit his old body, but it is not Mari. Mari has disappeared. Komori struggles to maintain Mari's ordinary life and starts to investigate Mari's disappearance.

If you think this different take on body swap genre is what I mean when I said original, then you are wrong. The essence of the story remains though like trying to find where Mari went, and that's why this story is genius. A combination of mystery and character study, mystery is very gripping while the character study is what draws you in. If you are into psychology you would really love this drama, it conveys all the pains and struggle of every teenagers. Everybody could relate because in the first place identity crisis is classically adolescent.

Technical-wise the acting is surprisingly strong. These three young actors did their part well, but what I'm more surprised about is Ikeda's portrayal of Mari. She manages to give this character authenticity by giving the character intensity if needed but by not making the character looks exaggerated. Very complex character that I imagine most young actress would fail to portray. Both songs are catchy too, nice touch to give the drama fun vibe.

Overall a different take to a trope (body swap) that you would think it is so clever but then you would realize there is more clever twist than that and you won't see it coming at all. Twist after twist is basically in this drama, so I wouldn't be surprised if most will find it complicated and may end up confusing to them, even at the very end.

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Leia Mais

Well, well, well...story is slightly different than manga but both are good...
Because this is drama review ill focus on it without making paralels!
Short without any space to bring some boring and meaningles moments, if you are into psyghology this is drama for you, fast developing of story could mislead you in many moments but in my opinion its a beautiful story of growing up pains, which is individual and inner struggle whille trying to find your true self. At first i was not satisfied with the end but when i think its kind of an open ending which bring its wievers to make they own jugment.

Leia Mais

Okay so this ain't supernatural if you are going in for that!

And this ain't romantic if you are going in for leads.

This is a messed up psychological thriller with the most amazing twist.

Also I noticed the tag lesbian, I don't think this drama come under the LGBTQ+ theme but yes few scenes somewhat support the tag. But still I can't approve of it as gl since there was just some physical contact in sudden moment without any emotional investment.

I truly admire the performance of female lead! As mentioned in synopsis, the soul get swapped and now male lead is in the female body, she did a spectacular job to made us believe that there's a boy in her body.

Overall I recommend this drama if you're looking for short with happy ending.

Leia Mais

First of all, the performances of all the actors and actresses of this drama were exeptional. I wanted to note this as a starting point of this review. Actually, I found the performances, and epsecially the leading lady, the best part of Boku wa Mari no Naka. So, other than that, the story is unique and leans towards the psychological rather than the fantasy genre. At some point, it was confusing and the ending did not help set things straight, unfortunately. Rather, it created more questions than answered them. Overall, it was an interesting story, with some interesting camera work. So, seven out of ten.

Leia Mais

This was really fun and intriguing!

Yes, actually. Go watch it!

It's amusing how I was having so much fun even while getting confused >.< What makes this even more fun and exciting is the mind-blowing feels you get because of how crazy interesting the story gets. IT'S TRULY AMAZING!

I love the screenplay. You'll appreciate it better after watching all episodes-- looking at the big picture and at how the pieces were placed.

I'd recommend this specially if you're into psychological dramas!

I think the only way you might end up confused is IF you never had interest in psychology. BUT, don't let this stop you from watching this crazy good drama! I watched this on Kissasian. If you ever found yourself confused after watching, there are helpful informative comments there (I've only seen the comment section on the main page and on the last ep).

Leia Mais

Amazing! Totally worth a watch!

I really reaaaally liked this one! And I thought the ending was actually really good, I thought it came very naturally to the story and tied up everything very well. All the performances were great, the plot and the direction were great, there was tension and mystery, it was bold and wonderful all around!


(I'm just writing it again because apparently it's too few characters)
I really reaaaally liked this one! And I thought the ending was actually really good, I thought it came very naturally to the story and tied up everything very well. All the performances were great, the plot and the direction were great, there was tension and mystery, it was bold and wonderful all around!

Leia Mais