Japanese drama classic "101 marriage proposals"
The classic pure love TV series "101 Marriage Proposals" was remade in 2013, starring Lin Chiling and Huang Bo, with the blessing of the film emperor and goddess, the film received a huge response. But for me, who is more nostalgic, there is also the best first version starring Takeda Tetsuya and Asano Wenko. In that youthful years, the classic faces were almost all eternal classics.
As time goes on, maybe the years are gone. Some have changed from young handsome guys to muscle uncles, some continue to be active in the Japanese film and television industry, of course, some have faded out of the screen. In the play, the greasy and rustic Takeda Tetsuya has already white hair, and the pattern of time has also crept up to Asano's cheek. But in any case, I believe that they have left the beautiful moments of their lives in the classic "101 Marriage Proposals".
The heroine, Asano Wenko, was already a four-year-old child at the time, and most of them played comedies, "101 Marriage Proposals" was her first challenge to pure love idol dramas; and the male protagonist Takeda Tetsuya was over forty years old at the time, and based on his appearance, it was really not acceptable for ordinary people to play this kind of pure love idol drama.
Therefore, at the beginning of the release, almost no one was optimistic, even Takeda Tetsuya could not believe that he could play the male lead of the love idol drama, but after the broadcast, the ratings were like the miracle of the male protagonist, and surpassed the "Tokyo Love Story" broadcast in January of the same year. Later, together with "The Whirlwind of Love" and "Tokyo Love Story", it was jointly called "Pure Love Trilogy" by Fuji Television.
"The Hero and Heroine of 101 Marriage Proposals"
Now let's go back to the classic encounter of the hero and heroine! When the last note stops in the air, the heroine Kaoru Yabuki (Played by Wenko Asano) playfully grimaces at Shangjin, another concert she participates in. She has studied music since she was a child, and is currently a cellist, with "a thin body, bright eyes, and a beautiful face", and the instrument in her hand seems to be to set off her beauty.
Through the crowd, she quietly returned to the apartment. However, a phone call made such elegance stain a little dust. The mother on the other end of the phone is furious with Kaoru, who is reluctant to go on a blind date. In fact, it is difficult to blame the mother's anger, 32-year-old Kaoru is still alone, although she has talked about a vigorous love, but it is also this relationship that makes Kaoru stagnant about love.
About three years ago, Kaoru, who had been dressed in a snow-white wedding dress, stood at the door of the church, waiting for the arrival of the groom. However, it was not the groom that Kaoru was expecting, but bad news. Mr. Mabe, who went to the wedding, had a traffic accident and has been separated from Kaoru from then on, leaving her alone. Although the passage of time has been three years, the scene of a pair, in Kaoru's mind, is still that indelible memory, as if reaching out, but quietly slipping away from the fingertips.
On the other side, at the construction site, the noise of knocking filled the air, and an unassuming uncle ran toward the office with clumsy steps. He is the male protagonist, Tatsuro Hoshino (Takeda Tetsuya), a middle-aged man who works as a team leader in a construction company. Today, she received another rejection call from the blind date, and this time it was his 99th blind date failure.
From the first heartache to the habit after that, and the habit becomes natural, as if every blind date is decided after the other party sees his appearance. Although Dalang very much wanted to get married, he also had to tell himself to give up this idea, so his feelings repeatedly failed, and his work was not accomplished.
One night, after dinner, Kaoru returned to her room and looked at the score next to her cello and thought. Suddenly, Kaoru walked to the closet, where the wedding dress of the wedding day hung. Her mind suddenly returned to the past, as if she had figured it out, and wanted to try a "blind date".
The encounter between the two
Kaoru and Tatsuro's blind date had finally arrived. Kaoru and her sister Chie giggled, and Tatsuro, who hadn't paid much attention to them, was a big crab in their eyes. Unexpectedly, the place where Dalang arranged to eat was the crab restaurant, which made Kaoru, who had not smiled for a long time, almost laugh out of anger. After dinner, Kaoru and Tatsuro walk alone on a quiet road.
A thin, elegant goddess and a greasy, rustic, somewhat obscene looking uncle walk together, the dim background, the goddess and the uncle set off a particularly disharmonious. The contrast between the two is like a father who works as a farmer in the countryside and walks with his daughter who works in a big city. However, Dalang is self-aware, and his previous experience has taught him that it would be a big joke to be able to match such a beautiful woman.
As if Dalang suddenly thought clearly about something, Dalang plucked up the courage to confess to Kaoru that he was not the minister he had lied about at all, he was already in his forties, and he was still just a team leader. And this is already his 100th blind date. Growing up, no good luck happened to me. So this time, I was satisfied to be able to go on a blind date with such a beautiful Miss Yabuki.
Seeing Dalang's attitude of only promises, Kaoru had an inexplicable anger and began to teach Dalang a lesson: If it is not a minister, is there only a promotion in life? What about 100 blind dates? Aren't there girls who don't know how to appreciate you? Who said we weren't compatible? Maybe we might be a good match? There are also girls who do not pay attention to appearance.
Of course, this statement was just kaoru's instinctive reaction to seeing a cowardly man. But listening to Dalang's ears became an encouragement to him. This also made Kaoru cry and laugh, but the words were all about this. Originally, he rejected Dalang in person, but it created the opportunity for the development of the relationship between the two in the future, and also became the source of motivation for his unremitting pursuit of the goddess.
Lovers who are not matched like this "beauty and the beast" are actually not common. A deep dissection of the fairy tale shows that the beast was originally a prince, and the ugly duckling was originally a swan, and initially they had a noble nature, which was completely different from Hoshino Tatsuro.
No matter how hard he tries, he may still not be able to change his identity background, after all, he is an inconspicuous man. However, even if it is ordinary, every man still hopes to meet beautiful women in his heart. Although I am a little superficial in my expression, this is by nature.
The screenwriter has to arrange some coincidental bridge sections, so that the two want to separate but have a silky connection, in the process, the two gradually shed the outer skin, see the true face of each other. Although the play is hailed as a love classic, I think that the real theme of the plot is not love, but self-image and identity.
Dalang's affectionate confession
The male protagonist is five short in stature and has an unflattering appearance. The heroine is a tall, flowing player with long flowing hair and musical talent. At first, it was a combination of beauty and beast, but after a series of events, the character and appearance of the two people showed the opposite direction: the male protagonist was sincere, positive, did not give up easily, and the attitude of giving everything for the heroine was eye-catching; and the heroine experienced the death of her fiancé, and her body could not let go of arrogance, and her half-hearted attitude towards love turned out to be a person full of regrets.
The heroine has too many shortcomings inside, the subconscious mind magnifies her misfortune infinitely, sees herself too high and too important, so at one time she was half-hearted, obviously agreed to Dalang's things, and even finally knew that she was wrong, still couldn't pull down her face to go back to Dalang. In the end, he listened to his sister's advice and plucked up the courage to apologize to Dalang.
The various shortcomings shown by the heroine are in stark contrast to Dalang, who never forgets his original intention, maintains integrity, and does not blame others, and also weakens the incongruity of the "beauty and the beast" combination, because this beauty is not perfect, but the beast has an upright and beautiful heart.
The screenwriter is a modern version of the fairy tale "The Frog Prince". What he wants to express is that in the search for love, the other party is actually a mirror that can reflect what you lack, what you are good at, what you need, what you fit and what you can give. Hoshino Tatsuro slowly opened the atrium of Yabuki Kaoru's long-closed heart with an indomitable spirit.
Love is a trial process, and most of the time, we have to examine not the other person, but ourselves, and then we can find the emotional destination we need most.
"101 Marriage Proposals" portrays one classic plot after another, such as the story in which Taro heeds Kaoru's sister Chie's advice and confesses to Kaoru, "I swear, in fifty years, I will still love you as much as I do now"; or Taro's 100th marriage proposal, rushing to the truck on the street at high speed, shouting in a hoarse voice, "I will not die, because I love you".
Finally, Kaoru wore a wedding dress and ran to the construction site where Dalang worked, begging Dalang to accept her, and then picked up the nut on the ground as a wedding ring, let Dalang help him put it on, and the two entered the palace of marriage together and walked hand in hand to the future.
"101 Marriage Proposals" finally returned
And I personally feel that the most touching dialogue is what Dalang said, "Because I like Xiao Kaoru, I also gradually like myself." The so-called liking a person is to change with the person you like."
Dalang continued to grow and try to make himself better and more valuable, although in the end many of the things he seemed to do were fruitless, even his work and savings were lost, and he did not pass the judicial exam. But in the process of changing himself, he has learned to love, cherish love, understand the meaning of love, and then know to love himself, have a deep understanding of himself, and have confidence in himself.
In many things in society, in addition to the established or original basic conditions, we will observe each other's attitude, effort, sincerity or not. When a person does not behave well, but his attitude is sincere and he is very energetic, this is desirable in the eyes of the boss and the supervisor. Although the overall evaluation may not be very high, but the positive evaluation of this person, in the eyes of lovers and friends, even if the conditions are very good, but many other behaviors are negative, then it will be greatly discounted in the other person's mind.
The complete self comes from our acceptance of all of our selves, seeing ourselves at our best in an imperfect life. The reason why life is worth looking forward to is that it is not destined to be perfect, but it is full of possibilities. In an imperfect life, use your true and complete self to find the way of life you love.
Those who think of the past that will hurt, although they bring negative emotions, but also remind themselves of how they came to be, and these traces are not perfect, but they make us complete. Life never needs to be perfect, and the meaning of life actually depends on its own choices. May you be a complete self between good and bad days; may you outline the future you like in the company of time.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > our life is like an imperfect circle, as long as we affirm ourselves, it will bloom only with its own light. </h1>