Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
Perfect Adaptation!
starting this series by watching the first season, reading the manga (while waiting for s2 to drop) because i was curious about all the questions regarding borderland, and i would say that everything in s2 is up to my expectation (or better).i noticed some differences compare to the original story such as;
- jack of hearts; chishiya wasn't on the list of players in the manga but they included him in the live adaptation which is GREAT!! because he is my favorite character and i appreciated the director for giving him more screen time. my man always slayed every game he is in ♡
- queen of hearts; in the manga, mira put some kind of drug in the tea to give a hallucination effect on arisu so that he won't be able to finish the last set of croquet game whereas in the live adaptation, arisu just started hallucinating due to mira's words & psychological attack, which is also GREAT!! because she has the 'queen' role, it would be lame if she was depending on some medicine to beat the challenger.
each game has its own uniqueness, but i personally think these three were the best; jack of hearts, king of diamond, king of spades. especially king of spades, this arc is so intense you could feel how each character desperately trying to survive + nice choreography for these girls fighting scene 👏👏
overall, this is what i called 'perfect adaptation' so i enjoyed every bit of it.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
I don’t want a third season
I just have to say that I hated seeing Chishiya on screen this season. All of his games were stressful to watch and almost always relied on luck at the end of it. I suppose it was only right that he got split from the group, and I can’t see any of the other characters playing the games he was in. I think the Supreme Court game also featured one of the worst ways to die. I wish the character could have developed a bit more, though he did seem ‘mellower’ as Arisu said, and I found his dialogue during the Niragi/Usagi bullet moment amusing.As for the rest of the characters, I grew very fond of all of them. The stakes very certainly raised this season and I came away from some episodes feeling depressed. I think that’s why I didn’t mind the ending. I felt a great deal of relief. Honestly, I’d love to see the characters work together again and see how their lives have changed, but I also don’t think there needs to be a season 3, despite the Joker at the end.
My favourite moments had to be:
- Arisu/Usagi hunting rabbits and going shopping
- Kuina at the hospital in the last episode
- Ann driving in Ep1
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
There are spoiler warnings for when i give spoilers so dont be afraid to read the rest.
Before i start complaining i have to say that it was beautiful. All the gamemasters were a nice part of the story. The cinematography is amazinggg. Special effects really pulled through. I loved all the characters. Especially the complicated ones.Im gonna keep it short and simple and give a list of things that could´ve been different in my opinion:
-Plot armor was too much during the king of spades and ESPECIALLY on episode 7. I was convinced things wouldnt end well for a lot of them and started laughing out of trauma response since it was all so shocking.
-My girls Kuina and Ann deserved a longer scene during the games. Cheshiya, love him, but he got two whole games worth of screentime. Kuina and Ann were cut short which was dissapointing. I wouldve especially loved to see Kuina's game of queen of spades. Woulda been a sickass fighting scene
-*spoiler skip forward* I was relieved when my girl Ann suddenly woke up. Who knows how? Was she somehow still alive? Or did Kuina's will to bring her back to the real world save Ann? Either way im still upset that they lost all of those momories.
-Started getting funny when the game masters started giving long dialogues after the game was over. *skip to next point if u dont want to know how players die after u losing a game. minor'?' spoiler* The lasers rly waited on them to finish their story lmao. Some would take long to die and others short. The laser was also perfectly timed for the queen of clubs which was funny considering how she decided to go out cuz that couldve gone wrong if it wasnt for the timing of the laser.
-NIRAGI GOT ON MY NEEERVES simple as that altho a part of me still liked him. Would've liked him a lot more if it wasn't for the king of clubs. He scratched out his redemption arc real fast lmao.
-*huge spoiler not recommended to read* The one time i sobbed was at the end. Nobody remembered eachother. All they had left of eachother was a feeling of recognition and a connection which they didnt understand why. After all of that. The risks they took for eachother. The battles they fought together. After all of that we swap back to our real world. The plot twist starts making sense. And you realise no memories are left of the borderlands. That broke my heart. I couldnt stand the scene of Arisu and Usagi at the vending machine. Altho at the same time it doesn't feel right for the borderlands to be remembered. But i still like to imagine a world where they do remember eachother and get to be friends.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
Better than S1 imo
I found the characters veryy interesting this season specially the bosses bc they were clever. At some point i was bored with the whole aguni plot. I didn't like s1 bc i think the beach plot made the show boring, specially bc the games were forgotten.Now, i didn't understand the ending at all because everything was fast(? but the way how everyone was there at the end got me rlly shocked. Finally, i was very into this season so thanks to that i rlly could enjoy the show.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
Second part
Let's continue our journey with this second part... Yeah this part a lot more dark, gore & sadistic than the first part. In this part we meet all the face card in their own game. And turn out some of them we actually already met in the first part. Yeah so just like Risa that we found out at the end of part one is someone that have important role, in here we also meet some hidden characters in the first part that turn out also has more important role...In this part we also learn that almost every game play big physiological & mental more than just physical. And that's in my opinion that make this part more interesting than the first part. Especially the last game with Risa that we finally known her as the "Queen of Spades". That's really one big mental game that we really can't think lightly...
In this part we also learn many of the main cast past life or their life outside this world. And that's quite interesting to watch. Although yeah this part also much more talking than the first part where action in most of the time...
Aside from all the good thing this series can offer us, like ApolloDipity I also have 1 problem with the whole series. Quote ApolloDipity write: "The characters were beaten, stabbed, shot and even burned alive and still got the chance to look at the beautiful sky full of fireworks." Why it's always like this in most of superheros series, where all the main cast seem like immortal... And until the end the writer just don't ever kill the main cast... Haha...
Overall this just another drama to watch. Good enough, but still like i wrote in first part. Not too memorable for it's genre....
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
Superestimada demais!
Não sei se gostei desse final, mas pelo menos algumas inconsistências tiveram sentido, note-se que eu disse algumas, porque eu não tankei de jeito nenhum a resistência dos personagens principais, e a burrice conveniente do rei de espadas.No geral a série não conseguiu me cativar, e os dramas e atuações não me convenceram.
Quer dizer então que quem escolheu residência permanente ficou tipo em coma?
Enfim né, acho que acabou por aqui.
Esperava muito mais, é isso.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
Charm of Season 1 with Added Complexity
TL;DR: Riveting plot with a satisfying conclusion and an overall good message? Damn, what a great show.The games were just as interesting as the previous season but this time with even more complexity since we got to learn more about the psychology of the game makers.
Every character has fairly fleshed out motives or views. These played directly into their actions during the games. Even antagonists are multi-layered.
The treatment of women in this show is once again questionable. The male gaze is definitely present and there is more than one panty shot lol. I guess you just have to roll your eyes and ignore it. Also, a seriously questionable relationship between a high schooler and a much older man. A little less ignorable…
Regardless, the characters were interesting.
That ending was crazy and I’m about to get into major spoilers, so be warned.
They fake you out like 5 times with what the true essence of what the games are. For a minute they really did nearly trick me with the psych ward thing and I was so annoyed because it was so cliched lol. Clearly, they knew that and the aha moment when you recall that this was the Queen of Hearts game was pretty solid.
The true reason behind the games has been done before, but honestly it was probably the most satisfying conclusion they could make with the circumstances. Any other ending would have made the decisions throughout the entirety of the show feel pointless. This made sense, while also proving that their choices had consequences.
Anyway, would I recommend? Yes, it was super entertaining and somehow also managed to be a little thoughtful along the way
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
wtf
conseguiu superar minhas espectativas, tudo nessa série é ótima.o final conseguiu quebrar tudo que eu esperava, um puta plot que apesar de confuso, ele foi muito bom! sem falar das atuações impecáveis, todos os atores se entregaram muito bem ao personagem e conseguiram transmitir as emoções/energias que o personagem passava.
extremamente comovente a maioria das cenas, somente o cabelo do mini querido (chishiya) me fez dar gargalhada de tão ruim que era! fora isso, série 10.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
Life is a game. You lose if you give up.
Simply amazing.I must say I had low expectations given I was not impressed by the first season. The whole thing did not make sense, the majority of characters with the most screen time felt 2 dimensional and shared the same two personality traits: unlikeable and boring.
Season 2 was MUCH MUCH improved in terms of acting, character development, plot development, the storeytelling was solid with much better pacing. LOVED the games this season. Although the queen of spades was a bit weaker than the other compared to king of clubs or king of diamonds, it still was quite thrilling.
Didn't like the lengthy monologues however or the very obvious god like protagonist halo and plot armor many of the characters were sporting but that's to be expected. Also the part of Ann just wandering around but not getting any real answers was also disappointing. Niragi should have been shot dead. I know they wanted to be realistic but he didn't deserve a second chance but then again the borderlands are not about good or bad, right or wrong but who has the most urge to live. The ending was unpredictable and one of the best parts of the show. All it mattered was not the games or the truth about the borderlands but what message you are taking from the experience.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Una continuación que mantuvo el nivel.
¡Hola, gente! Hoy me paso por acá para hablarles de la tan esperada segunda temporada de "Alice in Borderland".Arisu y Usagi han estado intentando resolver el misterio de cómo volver al “mundo real”, sobreviviendo a lo que tal vez sea la última ronda de los juegos mortales en los que se vieron forzados a participar.
El final de la primera temporada me dejó lo que le sigue a manija bajo la promesa de peligros aún más grandes y de juegos muchísimo más épicos y complejos, cosa que no siento que se haya cumplido. Literal las expectativas me jugaron en contra, porque en sí esta continuación no estuvo mal, solo que se sintió como "más de lo mismo". Lo único que posta me jodió un poco es que sentí que la producción por momentos perdió un poco de calidad, sobre todo en los efectos especiales.
El hecho de que los capítulos fueran considerablemente más extensos tampoco me terminó de gustar (hablando de forma súper subjetiva, obvio). Lo curioso es que no sentí que los alargaran innecesariamente, simplemente los sentí largos y eso hizo que me diera un poquito de fiaca mirar más de uno por día. O sea, el factor "maratoneable" se perdió, al menos para mí.
Otro aspecto que hizo que esta secuela no superara a su antecesora es que en ningún momento temí por la vida de los protagonistas. No sé por qué, pero en todo momento tuve la absoluta seguridad de que no les pasaría nada (al menos no antes de llegar al final), cosa que no me pasó en la temporada anterior, donde tenía la impresión de que todos, menos Arisu, podían morir en cualquier momento.
¿Esta segunda temporada es mala entonces? No, para nada, solo que no siento que la promesa de "más epicidad" se haya cumplido. Eso sí, el final me dejó extremadamente conforme y hizo que mi opinión mejorara de forma casi inmediata, cosa que no es fácil de lograr.
Hubo juegos que obvio me gustaron mucho (a pesar de que la dificultad en sí no me pareciera tan elevada), los actores son todos buenísimos, a los personajes ya les tenía mucho cariño y tampoco siento que la espera no haya valido la pena, solo les recomiendo bajar sus expectativas un poco a la hora de sentarse a verla para disfrutarla mucho más.
•IG DE RESEÑAS CORTAS: @altoplottwist
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
onde o filho chora e a mãe não vê...
se eu pudesse definir em uma palavra essa temporada 2, seria: intensidade.todos os acontecimentos são extremos, tanto em emoção, quanto em ação e reação, os jogos? não são apenas joguinhos, são os jogos mais difíceis de todos os tempos, super desafiador, as relações pessoais foram tão relevantes quanto na temporada 1!
um adendo: a atuação excepcional do tomohisa yamashita, ele fez com maestria meu personagem preferido dos mangás, foi lindo de ver!
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
Unforgettable masterpiece!
I loved loved loved the first season and was so excited for the second. It did not disappoint! The games were as fun as the ones in the first season. They are one of the best games I have seen in a survival show.Things I love:
-face cards characters. They all were interesting.
-Chishiya and Ann. They were my favorite characters last season and tis season too Chishiya stole the show.
-All the girls' fight scene in the 7th episode. Hands down my favorite fight scene ever. I can watch it non stop many times.
-Last episode. The number of times they fooled us! Each time I was like so yeah this is it. Text my friend who already watched it only to delete if after a minute when it was revealed to be a bluff haha.
-Ending! First I was like really? this is pretty meh but as they kept showing us the hospital scenes and Arisu's brother dropping the word "borderland". It was pretty smart how they all were fighting the for life because at the end of the day life's a game. That ending left an even bolder imprint on me.
-The whole talk about whats the meaning of my life? I ask this question to myself a lot and whenever I see a show or movie discussing about it, I find it interesting as how they answer these questions.
-The games.
Things I wish were better:
- Niragi. After finding out he was alive, I was wishing for his redemption arc but he became even worse.
-Arisu's flashbacks with his friends. They were just too many. I started finding them boring after an extent and skipped them.
Overall, I love this show. It took some time to get used to watching Japanese acting. I watch anime a lot and it's reare for them to have good live actions but this one was certainly amazing.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
