Review of 'As Long as We Both Live' also known as 'My Happy Marriage' / わたしの幸せな結婚
I first watched this in October of 2003. Later I watched the anime, then I read the first two light novel volumes covering the events of the anime and the movie, and then watched the OVA, which covers the final chapter of the second light novel. Finally, I rewatched this movie. I can tell you that it's a lovely story.I wrote the following in my thread in X last year after watching both movie and anime:
'@akm_ag先生の「わたしの幸せな結婚」がとても好きです。
Both the movie and anime are one of the best things I've watched this year. It's basically patterned after Cinderella, but what I like about it is discovering midway that it's also an Ugly Duckling story. ....'
see https://x.com/patkarunungan/status/1741487343046119869 for more)
It is a very emotional story. It is touching how she later discovered her gift and became the beautiful swan that she is instead of the ugly duckling the people around her thought her to be.
I believe many people have already written on the merits of the movie itself. I will just list some of the differences between the mediums.
*If you first watch the movie, which was the case in Japan — the movie was released before the anime — you might get confused about what's really happening, but it's good enough as an intro.
On a rewatch, you will appreciate some of the details that you missed on your first watch, but you will inevitably get annoyed at some of the omitted material.
*Whilst the voice actors of the anime did well, the chemistry between this movie's couple is better. It's worth watching just for that alone.
*The ending of the movie is cinematic and in my opinion better than what actually happened in the anime. Both the anime (first season and OVA) and movie covered the events of the first two light novels. I reckon that the producers of this film made this as a stand-alone and that no sequel will be made, which is probably why they made such changes in the film.
*Since the movie had to delete certain scenes and did not elaborate, I recommend that anyone who loves this movie and wants some more start over at the beginning of the anime and/or the light novels.
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Good Enough
Japanese Movie " My Happy Marriage " is a fantasy melodrama based on a popular light novel.The movie does a great job pacing the story and presenting it wholly, even though the ending needed more time to properly develop, leaving the viewer to believe that there might be a second movie to follow this one.
The film also fleshes out the characters, giving them time to properly unfold and giving them enough background to make it easier to sympathize with.
Also, the CGI was perfect, without awkward special effects that would have ruined the mood of the movie. Rather, they were nicely arranged along with the action scenes. The costumes were also great.
Finally, the performances were enjoyable by everyone in the cast.
So, overall, eight out of ten.
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My Happy Marriage est une romance fantastique très prometteuse, avec ce magnifique film, et avec une histoire qui mérite amplement une suite, voire plusieurs… que je me ferais un plaisir de regarder si cet espoir devient réel !
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Avis Complet:
https://lamagiedeshistoires.wordpress.com/2024/01/30/en-rafale-dramas-films-janvier-2024/
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Apprezzabile
Prima di scoprire che esisteva anche una trasposizione cinematografica mi è capitato di vedere la versione anime (una decina di episodi in tutto). Il film ne ricalca fedelmente la trama, qualche scena - eliminabile - eliminata per questioni di tempo.Se devo dare un giudizio alla trama, gradevole la storia tra i protagonisti, mentre invece il fantasy che fa da background andava curato meglio, non si evince un chiaro senso logico, succedono delle cose ma resta un po' tutto buttato lì, senza grandi spiegazioni. Bravi e belli gli attori protagonisti, rispetto ai personaggi interpretati ho apprezzato molto la figura di kiyoka, mentre in Miyo ho riscontrato lo stesso, pesante difetto che presenta anche nella serie animata: troppo remissiva, il suo approccio risulta chiaro anche se non si prosta ogni cinque minuti scusandosi per ogni minima stupidata. Diciamo che il tratto è stato un po' esasperato, senza una reale necessità, anche perchè l'unico effetto ottenuto è quello di renderla un po' fastidiosa nei suoi piagnistei continui. Detto questo, ho apprezzato il film nella misura in cui avevo già ben chiara la vicenda. Va però detto che se non avessi visto prima l'anime, il solo trailer del film avrebbe generato aspettative davvero troppo elevate.
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Btw, ini pendapat aku tanpa nonton animenya ya. Waktu pertama nonton yang bikin aku kaget berkali-kali adalah sound effect-nya wkwkw padahal bukan scene serem atau gimana gimana, tapi aku kaget banget plis wkwk. Mungkin pada review kalo mereka sampai nangis nonton ini, tapi aku biasa aja sih. Lebih ke terpukau pas adegan adegan actionnya gitu wow banget menurut aku. Sejujurnya agak penasaran sama orang yang ngobatin kaisarnya itu, soalnya dia ga di mention banyak di film ini tapi pas di scene awal kayak ngasih tunjuk kalo dia ini adalah biang keladinya juga. Hmm sepertinya akan ada kelanjutan ceritanya di season nanti.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
