Honey and Clover Live Action Movie Review

[Hachimitsu To Kuroba]

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(yamada and mayama walking)
mayama: yamada miteru to...jibun miteru mitai de nanka itai katta. Demo sunochi, kakkou ii tearu ka, itsoitukasa, modo demo naka sonna koto.
(Watching you... was like watching myself; it was painful. But eventually, being uncool, or being stubborn, didn't matter anymore.)

(yamada toppled on the ground)
mayama: yattende?
(What are you doing?)

(leading mayama to carry yamada on his back)
mayama: gomenai, yamada. demo yappari akiramenakatta.
(I'm sorry Yamada. I still can't give up on her)

mayama: yamada, temashte!
(Hey you drooled!)
(mayama thought yamada drooled but she's actually crying)

yamada: mayama... ski
(Mayama... I like you)

yamada: mayama... ski
(Mayama... I like you)

mayama: un
(yeah)

yamada: daiski
(I love you)

mayama: un. arigato
(yeah. Thank you.)
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kahit ba sobrang kabarok barokan ung translation ko, at mali pa ata talaga ung words, pinagpilitan ko pa rin! hahaha. kung may mali ako, i stand corrected dahil ako'y sobrang beginner! hahaha

anyway, this scene is my fave in honey and clover live action. grabe nadala ako dito. sobrang nalungkot ako para kay yamada. T___T

honey and clover live action focused on the season 1 of the anime. ok sia kaso pag live action ng anime, mejo mahirap talagang gayahin ung mismong takbo ng story kaya some of the details are different. Hindi mo naman mapagkakasya in 2 hours ang lahat ng nangyari sa series. Pero it's good na nakita sa movie ung romantic scenes na inasahan kong makita.


Plot

Honey and Clover revolves around five art students (Takemoto Yuuta, Mayama Takumi, Morita Shinobu, Yamada Ayumi and Hanamoto Hagumi), wherein the three guys live in the same housing complex that is run by an art teacher, Hanamoto Shuuji. During a party at the complex, Hanamoto introduces a new member to the building, a relative of his named Hanamoto Hagumi. Both Morita and Takemoto fell in love with Hagu and both showed it in diffent ways. Another love story between Mayama and Yamada is also presented. Yamada likes Mayama but Mayama doesn't return her love and secretly loves an older women named Harada Rika.


Review:

The live action only settled on the two love triangles. As in eto lang. Walang masyadong nangyari compared to the anime version where student life, friendship, and career were also depicted. Konting twists chaka inde masyadong nakuha ung personalities ng main characters sa anime. Feeling ko, sina Ayumi at Yuuta lang ang nakagrab ng complete personalities sa anime version. Pero ayus ang skills. Ang galing ng acting in terms of their art skills. Parang sila talaga ang gumawa ng mga masterpieces dun. And super the best ung dramahan mode ni ayu at mayama. ^__^ Nice theme song din from spitz entitled mahou no kotoba. aayuusss.

Major differences with the anime version:
-di masyadong over protective si shuu-chan kay hagu.
-nagsstalk si mayama kay rika! wooot! inde ko to kinaya. hahahaha. sobrang natawa talaga ako. nangongolekta pa ng kung anu anong gamit ni rika amf.
-nagpalit ng mature personalities si mayama at morita. sa anime kahit senpai ni mayama si morita, sobrang mature na mature mag-isip si mayama. pero sa movie, si morita ang sobrang mature.
-umiiwas si morita if ever nabbrought up ang something nia kay hagu. pero sa movie, inde. nagulat nga ako nung si hagu ung tumakbo when morita kissed him sa movie. sa anime, si morita ang sobrang kulit na tumakbo. hahaha
-never nakipagaway si morita sa anime. si hagu lang talaga ang inaasar nia. hahhaa. sa movie may sinuntok sia amf.
-interested na si takemoto sa mga temples from the beginning sa movie. sa anime, chaka lang nangyari yun sa kanyang soul searching.
-inde sia nagwork sa temple sa movie during his bike trip. hahahah. at inde sia umabot sa northest point in japan. hanggang beach lang waaa.
-ang naghanap lang ng four-leaf clover eh si ayu lang at takemoto. buhhu. sa anime silang lahat. T__T
-60% ng plot eh naiba. sadness, pinagkasya ang buong story sa 2 hours eh.


Major similarities with the anime:
-Kuhang kuha ung get up ng lahat ng characters sa anime. The hair, the clothes as in ung whole physical package nakuha. except lang siguro sa height ni hagu na sobrang liit sa anime.
-the talent of morita is still exemplar.
-the plot about takemoto's soul searching, and ayu's confession to mayama eh evident.

Recommendation:
Go for the anime pa rin. Mas malalim ang story. Pero sa mga curious, ok lang din. galing ng art nila. artists ata talaga ung casts nila. hahaha.

Viewer Rating: 7/10 :D