More than Words (2022)

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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Drama psicológico

Tenho sentimentos controversos sobre essa série. Só posso chegar à conclusão de que esse roteiro foi escrito e dirigido por pessoas muito capazes. A história superficialmente fala de dois amigos, Mieko, uma jovem que não encontrava seu lugar no mundo, tinha traumas de abuso sexual, e apesar de ter uma mãe que a amava, sentia um vazio, a falta de algo ou alguém que a fazia fugir do mundo. Makio, era um jovem alegre e cheio de vida, que por circunstâncias especiais conheceu Mieko e uma amizade improvável se desenvolveu entre eles. Mieko abriu as portas de seu mundo para que Makio entrasse, até que foram trabalhar juntos num café e conheceram Eiji. Eiji tinha tudo, era rico e mesmo assim trabalhava com eles, e e logo a dupla de amigos se transformou em trio, Eiji e Makio se apaixonaram e Mieko foi a grande madrinha desse amor.

Os fatos que se desenrolam depois daqui são muito contraditórios... o preconceito da família de Eiji, a forma como Mieko "resolveu" o problema e a forma como Makio lidou com tudo, são muito diferentes do desfecho que imaginei. Meu final perfeito seria a família de Eiji aceitando seu relacionamento, Mieko saindo do meio do casal e e Makio tendo seu final feliz... mas tudo que aconteceu na verdade (para mim) foi uma crítica à maneira como a sociedade japonesa lida com situações como essa. Talvez esse realmente fosse o desfecho na vida real e é péssimo imaginar isso.
Eu não sei se Eiji teve um final feliz... ele agradou os pais, teve um filho, mas e sua orientação sexual? Ficou trancada num armário empoeirado? Mieko teve seu final feliz? Um casamento onde não existia amor, apenas a disposição de dar uma família à sua filha, perdeu seu melhor amigo e não pode fazer uma faculdade, buscar seus sonhos. Makio talvez foi o que teve o melhor final, encontrou alguém que o ama e está feliz. Perdoou Mieko e seguiu em frente, mas Mieko jamais terá sua amizade de novo. Pra mim, tudo leva a uma segunda temporada, espero que seja isso.

Atuação perfeita, sem ost interessante mas com ótima filmografia. Enfim, os personagens e a história são bem complexos, não assista se vc gosta de histórias rasas e superficiais.

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