More than Words (2022)

Poignant.

There's an underlaying sense of realism to this series. For instance, the dialogue: as in life, when things are spiralling, there's a lot more said in the silences between people than in the words between people. Kudos to the actors for their restrained and layered performances. A thumbs up for the taut script. Also, I'd add a nod to the directing. This series will leave you thinking after the credits roll. I found myself thinking that peoples lives rarely follow a straight line, and it's not the roadblock that tumbled us to our knees that defines us. It's what we do after the fall.

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Lovers of drama will love this

A stand out drama from beginning to end. Not one scene is wasted or out of place; the end credit scenes alone are worth watching for the innovative treatment. Hard to believe this is Hashizume Shunki’s first drama; his direction is sure throughout, even allowing for his lead cast being highly experienced actors and a screen-adaption from the mangas by Asano Taeke who has 60 scriptwriting credits to her name.

Heart-breaking and gut-wrenching in slow motion as this story of friends and lovers plays out over 8 years of their lives together, and apart. A piece of LGBTQ+ storytelling so good it merits an exceptional quality award.

But a word of warning: those who wish for clean tidy resolutions should know that “More Than Words” is true to life, and aspects of the story could easily yield a follow-up. Instead it ends with the certainty that while we live there is no end point to the emotional knots these characters have consented to being in. And yet, over 340 minutes, their story held me captive with their love and care and desire to not let go of each other.

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Mieko hate page

Mieko is so fucking annoying it isn't even funny,, I get their like a trio but dang girl give the guys some breathing space,, she just HAS to be apart of everything I think she forgot that she's not apart of their relationship,, this girl is so infuriating, ain't no way she suggest she has their child then marries her bsf boyfriend bffr and the way they tried to back out of the whole impregnating her thing and she says there's no turning back like girl tf you mean,, you single handedly ruined their relationship and the writers have the nerve to make her look like some sort of good girl victim. She was nothing but selfish yeah she might have had some good in her actions but the choices she made only benefited herself and somehow it seemed like that was her goal, I saw her as an egotistical and selfish girl and I don't understand how people like her ngl. And I don't understand how they had a threesome but she lied and told makki it was his cause she's 13 week but it was eijis cause the doctor said she was eight week?? Did she and Eiji continue to have sex behind makkis back?? Cause he did say he saw how eiji’s feelings towards her changed and that's why he left. But even if why did they get married?? Eiji loved makki and mieko wanted to make him happy or so she said so why would she marry the love of his life? It was a good show tho,,

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A Tender Meditation on Life, Love, Friendship, and Change

More Than Words initially left me, well, speechless. This is not some cookie-cutter BL or escapist fantasy. It is a masterfully written, lovingly crafted, beautifully shot, wonderfully acted, and deeply affecting story that spans years. It is not about one character or couple; it is not even, ultimately, about just three friends, as it really lets us, as viewers, inhibit many POVs throughout, which in turn fosters sympathy for very different (and all decidedly imperfect) people.

I can't say anything to reassure those who seek reassurance in fleeing reality. All I can say is, This series affirms life and love because it doesn't deny the challenges and changes they bring. It ends hopefully, and that feels far more earned, and far more consoling, to me than impossible promises. A masterpiece.

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