Vida - Amor em Jogo (2020)

Rational and Irrational Decisions. Character Development and Missing Information

This show gave me a strange feeling. It started out cute and sweet. Towards the middle, we started to see the cruelty of the real world.
A typical emotional, intense Japanese style drama.
Of course I liked the ending, but my instincts kept screaming that this couldn't happen in real life.

As logical as Itou's desire to leave Nishi and establish a normal life, it was just as illogical for him to defy his family and be forgiven.
When I looked at Nishi's character, no matter how emotional he was, he was generally a positive and full of life. Someone who can live his pain to the end and recover himself after a while. It's hard to believe that he hasn't gotten over Itou for years.

Of course, since the series was very short, we needed more information about Nishi's character. If they are predisposed to a dependent personality and haven't overcome it because of that, I understand, but they needed to show me that.

If this had been a longer series, something tells me I wouldn't have liked Itou. He seems like he could be someone who gets repulsive the more you get to know him.

He was cute and sweet again. I'm happy I watched it.

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No merece la pena

Dos chicose concen caminando sobre una linea en la carretera, donde se encuentran cada mañana. Es una mini serie, y cada capítulo tienen una edad. Se van a vivir juntos a la capital. Uno deja su trabajo para cumplir su sueño y le dedica menos tiempo al otro. Y el otro se agobia porque no está siguiendo el camino establecido, se separan y se casa con una chica, pero se da cuenta que no es feliz y se divorcian. Se pasa varios años buscando a su ex y al final se encuentran y se quieren.

Mira, la primera parte está bastante bien, es una historia linda, entrañable, la trama de la linea es muy linda, es diferente y a la vez, conecta con lo típico del hijo rojo y toda esa historia. Pero cuando empiezan con los agobios, las inseguridades, y uno decide dejarlo para casarse, para darse cuenta que el otro era el amor de su vida, y pasarse años buscándolo... Ahí ya si que no conecto. Por muy lacrimógeno que sea luego el final y me lo vendan como hiper romántico, si te dejan no vuelvas con él, fue un egoísta y punto.

Los actores no son especialmente guapos pero actúan bien, te crees su actuación, pero no solventan los fallos de la trama.

No te la veas, mirate Cherry Magic

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A story about making choices that will ultimately decide our happiness

From the very beginning, I was awed by the quality of the production. I couldn't help but compare to the trashy BL shows I have watched just to satisfy my guilty pleasure. This was clearly a show that tells us that the choices we make will determine our future...and our happiness. This show got me thinking of all the choices I have made so far that got me to where I am now...and evaluate if I am making the right choices at the moment. Sometimes, we are so caught up in becoming the kind of person the society wants us to be...that our parents, friends, and everyone around us expects us to be that we forget what living truly feels like. I was deeply moved by the message the show tried to convey. And I am somehow empowered by it.

As for other things, like Akira and Yuki, I have some grievances. Yuki was a darling. He was never afraid of his feelings and communicated what he wanted and that's a strong character. He loved Akira to his bones, so when Akira betrayed his love, I was heartbroken and angry for him. My thoughts while Akira was in the park with his monologue(at this point, I really cannot hold back my sobs that turned into wailing): It's so hard to hate you Akira, you pitiful soul. But when I think about Yuki, I felt so betrayed and heartbroken. Just because you lost to your insecurity, you sacrificed the person you loved and who loved you sincerely. That was just unfair and unforgivable.

We got a happy ending, but that wasn't the happy ending I was hoping for. I would have wished for Yuki to have found a person who can sincerely love and cherish him...openly. He deserve that kind of man. But I guess the show also wants to reiterate the importance of fate and second chances. It was because of fate that they first met, and fate that brought them back together.

Overall, it was a great mini series. I love the life lessons. And the OST. And the chemistry between our leads. Although their emotional scenes falls short of standard, the rest made up for it.

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You must watch this bl

At first I was really confused if I should watch this bl or not. I didn't know if it was worth watching or not but I decided to give it a go. I watched this drama and it was really great . While watching it, it reminded me of my great memories of my childhood and made me really happy. The way I used to play and all .

Chemistry between these two actors is really great, the way they look at each other made my heart flutter. Romantic scene and many funny scene, I really like it.

This drama has really unique story line, you must watch this drama. I am really glad that, I watched this drama. It taught me many lessons of life .i would have missed a masterpiece if I didn't watch this. Chemistry between these two actors is really good.

You will not regret watching this ,and you will learn many things about life too .

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I felt betrayed by its ending.

This series has a typical romance storyline; but the gap between this away from the other BL dramas is immensely wide conceptually. The title of the series itself proves that: the interpretation of love by making a line through connecting two dots may be somehow unrealistic. Unrealistic but if it's guided by true love, then nothing is impossible.

This 2-hour series has traumatized me emotionally. The unforeseen turn of events is truly heartbreaking for me. The scenes may not show overdramatized acting (which makes this series more natural and likeable); but the time frames of their relationship added with mellow instruments on the background and wonderful video shots bring out the heartfelt emotions.

One thing that I found unacceptable in watching this (but I will say this figuratively because I don't want to spoil those who haven't watched yet): the entire series really did give a justice to the title but the emotions I felt is a line from the first dot that missed the second dot. I can accept the way things ended ONLY IF the team has provided additional scenes that will leave me out of confusion. As far as I was seeing myself at the perspective of one of the main characters, I couldn't find any logical reasons aside from true love to make their relationship ended like that.

I wouldn't dare to spoil anyone who's interested to watch this if this has a happy/sad ending. Let your imaginations run wild. Be curious and watch this!

I finished this today, the same day that I finished watching Make Our Days Count. It fueled my emotional heartbreak while seeing those main leads from that other series. I thought for a second without realizing they are just guest actors: "Am I flipping around? Am I watching a Taiwanese drama but the main actors speak Japanese?".

ALTHOUGH I RANT TOO MUCH, THIS IS A MUST-WATCH (ALMOST PERFECT but *sigh*). ALMOST REALISTIC. HEARTBREAKING. WORTH THE WATCH.

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This series may not be the best series but it will always have a special place in my heart.

I've watched this series when it was freshly released in streaming platforms but I just really want to leave a review. This series is just too perfect in my standard, they give a painful scene which literally makes me cry so hard but it still a happy ending. This whole series gave justice to the manga. The cast fits perfectly to their roles and the really did a great job in portraying their characters. I remember watching this 4 times in a day. I dont really want to give a spoiler so I'm just giving my thoughts. I really love the lessons we can get in this series, the production is amazing too! tbh japanese bls never fails to amaze and shock me. up to this day, Im still rewatching this series everytime I feel bored or smth. This is so worth it to watch, I highly recommend this series.

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Different than most shows ive watched

I love how it shows a different story than other shows and cover topics of not accepting yourself until you’re later in life. It’s more realistic than other love stories ive seen. It was emotional and also has an easter egg in the end :) iykyk
I think the characters fit the actors well too. It’s easy to like the characters throught the show but also maybe not sometimes. It also shows respect for eachother in some scenes with consent. It’s just a really sweet show :) Would reccomend it to people who want something not too dramatic to watch but still interesting!

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Sweet & Simple, Summarized Story

The story and the setting are very sweet with the story progressing quickly in years.
The story is again a bit realistic and shows how people from the LGBTQ community suffer and go through self-acceptance and go above and beyond to get into the normal that is defined by society.
I loved the acting of both the leads and the way how their character progressed as years go by.
Nishi Yuuki's character played by Raiku is just adorable and clear in his mind, I immediately liked the character and loved that the character stayed as it is till the very end.
Ito Akira played Shirasu Jin showed every emotion, him getting tense about the "Normal", his worry, his love, everything was portrayed perfectly.

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Nishi & Ito--A Beautiful and Realistic Love Story

Ito and Nishi are two high school students who meet and fall in love while playing a balancing game on the white line of the street. Throughout their courtship and lives, this line always brings them to each other. Ito lives a reliable yet boring life, and has no true ambition straying from that path. This goal is further reinforced as his free spirited older sister continues to frustrate their parents by not following a more traditional path. Despite falling deeply in love with Nishi, Ito struggles throughout his relationship and his life trying to fit this "non traditional" relationship into his reliable, "normal life." Shirasu Jin does a wonderful job conveying a man living at odds with heart. His struggle becomes the viewers struggle. Even when he makes errors in judgment, we empathize.

Nishi is all heart and imagination compared to his lover. Although Raiku plays Nishi with wide-eyed innocence and social awkwardness, the character never lives in a fantasy land. His ability to eschew society's expectations makes him one of the bravest and most fulfilled characters in the show/movie. Nishi and Ito have excellent chemistry and balance each other, making them one of my favorite TV couples to root for.

The writers don't give the couple an easy path to their happily ever after, but the brevity of the series guarantees that the viewers won't have to sob into their tissues for very long.

My only complaint is that the haircuts for the actors never changed during the course of their years together, which made it difficult to mark the passage of time.

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Beatiful — but watch the Director's Cut instead

Title. I had watched the drama version before realizing there were extra scenes and going back to watch those. It's only about 10 minutes more but WOW, that cut added a bunch of scenes I had been craving and wrapped up a few loose ends. I'd definitely recommend just watching that instead of this drama.

All that aside, however, wow. This was just beautiful and it had stole my heart from the beginning. 10 minutes in and I was sold. The chemistry between the leads, the little bits of nervousness and secrecy — it was all done so well.

The second half got a little cliche (The director's cut does explain it better than the drama does) but even though it had a twist I didn't love, I felt like it was understandable and it made the later climaxes worth it. Would definitely recommend this, it's going to give me a hangover for a week.

The OST was great too, especially a really nice beach scene with a song called Don't Turn Away by 5 Alarm!

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Yuki is baby (p.s. claps for the seesaw scene!)

i cried…a lot more than i was expecting and will most likely continue to cry especially for Yuki due to the simple fact that he is baby. loved each episode and resonated heavily with Akira’s sister’s remarks about living one’s life honestly rather than remaining overly cautious (looking at you Akira, and also myself in the mirror bc same) could use a bit more smiley Yuki and Akira moments but still love the dramatic bits that pierced my aching heart after every line. overall, a great drama to watch for a decent cry (for a person who has designated crying times, this did wonders for my emotional output this evening!) and as a hopeless romantic who loves love as much as the torturous heartache that comes with it, the softer scenes shared between the two leads warmed my heart (Yuki going out before sunrise to look for Akira’s favorite lighter; the forehead-to-forehead contact; the literal first interaction on a white line; could we get anymore affection. i will definitely read the manga that this was adapted from (as it appears to have a different ending) sooo i look forward to reading more about this couple as they take a significant amount of my tears :’) #smilethroughthepain

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