Diary entries forMy Broken Mariko
My Broken Mariko
Though it follows the manga very closely, this adaptation fails to catch the frantic energy that makes the original a great read. The main reason for this lies in the medium and one of its main characteristics - the creation of a sense of time and action through the sequential rendering of images into sequences or scenes. So, obviously, a scene of the movie has to be more than one frame, usually hundreds of frames. Things don't work like that in comics. A scene there can be as short as a single panel, with the next one taking place somewhere else, spatially or temporally, or both. That's precisely how the majority of My Broken Mariko the manga works. The panels jump from place to place, showing us fractions of actions or bodies and spaces. This creates the impression that everything moves in hyperfrantic speeds, overblown emotions, loud screams, and a touching human drama underneath. It is this juxtaposition that makes it a good manga, in my opinion. In the movie, these ingredients are watered down a bit. It's still not a bad one, for example, it manages to explore the relationship between Shiino and Nagano in more detail, so things that were only hinted at in the original are explained here. But this makes it more of a movie that smacks you while watching it and then you kind of forget it, while the manga is an incredibly short and condensed read you can't stop thinking about long after you've finished reading it. I think I prefer the second one.
My Broken Mariko
I want to have a best friend like Shiino so people will assume or think we are same-sex couple when them see us.
My Broken Mariko
I wish I didn't go blind watching this because everything in it is graphic but it is light, and yet heavy.
My Broken Mariko
I think the only way to meet someone who is gone is to continue living, both in your memories and yourself. Even a stranger can be a light and a story for others, right?
My Broken Mariko
❝Mariko. Even as ashes, you never change. Sparkling, impossible to hold, and swept away by the wind. And then... unable to defy gravity.❞ · · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · · My Broken Mariko was a heart-wrenching story of grief, loss and redemption, and crafted very well. Considering the relatively short run-time, I was surprised by how skillfully the film dealt with its sensitive themes and issues without being inappropriate. The characters of Shiino and Mariko were painfully realistic, so it was a little difficult to watch at times because I was overwhelmed. The flashbacks showed how appalling Mariko's childhood was: going through the years and watching them grow up while her life just kept getting worse, how even after escaping her vile and disgusting father she couldn't break the cycle of abuse now in the form of boyfriends, Shiino standing by her through everything, but in the end being unable to save her, all of it was heartbreaking. The journey of atonement Shiino took was beautiful, and it was so moving to watch her finally break the cycle and save the girl. Mei Nagano did brilliantly as Shiino, and her slightly rougher personality contrasted Mariko, portrayed excellently by Nao, very well. The entire cast did so good, especially the child actors playing young Shiino and Mariko. The cinematography was absolutely gorgeous, with some stunning shots of the natural locations, and I loved that the bleak colour grading in the beginning gave way to brighter colours the closer Shiino got to the cape. I thought that the score was soft and fragile, much like Mariko herself, and it weaved in and out of the film gently. It's very easy to tell that My Broken Mariko was written by women, directed by women, for women, and it will stay with me forever.
My Broken Mariko
on pride month, yeah i get it JFF.. kidding aside, i’m still wondering what Mariko wrote on that letter
