Life Senjou no Bokura: Director's Cut (2020)

Un BL tranquilo y realista.

¡Hola, gente bella! En esta ocasión les voy a estar hablando de un Jdrama BL súper cortito que me gustó un montón: #LifeSenjouNoBokura.

La historia gira en torno al romance entre dos hombres a lo largo del tiempo. Ellos se conocen en la adolescencia, de pura casualidad, volviendo a casa de la escuela. Con el correr de los años, su relación va cambiando a medida que atraviesan algunas crisis y se empiezan a plantear cuestiones que no habían tenido en cuenta con anterioridad.

Voy a empezar diciendo que me sorprendió un montón lo mucho que compré el vínculo entre los protagonistas desde el minuto cero. Literal iban 15 minutos de la película (porque sí, es un dorama, pero hay una película recopilatoria con un par de escenas extra) y yo ya sentía que se gustaban. O sea que sí, los actores tienen mucha química, y eso es algo que siempre se agradece. A ver, es una historia que en total dura menos de dos horas, hay que vender un vínculo creíble en ese tiempo.

Otra cosa que quiero resaltar, que también me gustó mucho, es que la pareja que forman los protagonistas es muy bonita. Se comunican súper bien, se relacionan de forma sana, etc. ¿En un momento uno de los dos toma una actitud que nos molesta como espectadores? Sí, pero en contexto es bastante entendible, así que la serie no es menos buena por eso. Lo que sí me hizo ruido, y creo que es lo único que me dejó con un sabor de boca raro, es cómo retratan al otro chico durante las consecuencias de la actitud chota ya mencionada. ¿Confuso? ¡Perdón, pero no quiero hacer spoiler!

Además, no hay muchos personajes secundarios, pero los que hay tampoco están mal. De hecho, me gusta que se usen para tocar algunos temas relevantes: la visión de lo que es tener una familia "normal", por ejemplo.

Los actores son buenos, los mensajes que se dejan son súper positivos, el concepto del dorama está buenísimo, el romance es muy disfrutable y la serie está bien filmada y tiene una música bastante agradable. Hace rato que estaba con ganas de ver un BL de este tipo y por suerte "Life" no me decepcionó para nada.

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What a difference an extra 10 minutes can make

Whether you've watched the original mini-series or if you're considering checking out this version, look no further because this is the version you should watch if you can. Why?

1) Because this version has the entire content of the original mini-series. Not a single scene or dialogue or soundtrack has been changed or omitted. So, if you watch this version you'll miss nothing from the original mini-series. The only difference for those who watched the mini-series is that you will become extremely well-versed with the opening and ending theme songs because you'd have heard them 4 times within the 4 short episodes, while in this movie they only turn up once.

2) There is a 2-minute extra scene in this Director's Cut [it's at the 1:02:06 to 1:03:58 mark] not in the mini-series which provides additional context and explanation to the decision and action of one of the main leads.

3) There is an extra 8-minute ending in this Director's Cut which isn't featured in the mini-series. The extra 8 minutes were really what the whole show needed to round it off properly. The original mini-series felt a bit too rushed and cut-short at the end and while I still loved it, the ending never really properly satisfied me. But here... what a difference an extra 8 minutes made.

Personally for me, this show is the most balanced and complete BL show I've ever seen so far. I really liked it for its adorable beginning and subsequent realistic depth of struggle. It provided an introduction to our main characters from an early part of their life, and it tracked the growth of their relationship throughout the years that followed.
The show also efficiently depicted their ups and downs, whether it be internal insecurities, societal & familial pressure to conform, and the hurt and pain of bad decisions and mistakes. It's actually a surprisingly realistic and reflective representation of the everyday normal pressures of the average LGBT person living in society.
There are also not many BL shows where one can truly visualise or see the couple really outlasting the distance but here, it's all that and more. The ending here is one of the most satisfying endings ever and it will leave you with tears in your eyes but with a smile on your face.


ACTING/ CAST
Both actors did well in their roles but I was particularly impressed with Shirasu Jin in his portrayal of Itou Akira in this show. Itou Akira had the heavier weight and the bigger character development & personal growth in the show and I'm so glad Shirasu Jin was able to wonderfully portray Akira's nervousness, fears, anxieties, worries, sadness, pain, joy and happiness (it had not escaped my notice that all of Akira's biggest smiles were for Yuki) all in the right place and time.


MUSIC
Can I just say that I LOVED the soundtrack in this show. Some scenes were made extra memorable simply because they came paired with an amazing and catchy song whose lyrics were also very meaningful and fitting for the occasion. To me, the music score was one of the best things in this film, along with the story itself.


RE-WATCH VALUE
Considering that this Director's Cut is just under 2 hours long this movie is so very easily rewatchable.
But it's ultimately the realistic, moving and heart-warming love story, and the lovely couple, that really keeps me coming back to it again and again and again.

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