ザラ Notes: プロポーズ大作戦 Proposal Daisakusen

10 April 2008

プロポーズ大作戦 Proposal Daisakusen

Title: プロポーズ大作戦 Puropōzu (Proposal) Daisakusen
English Title:

Operation Love
Operation Proposal

Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 2007
Episode: 11
Cast:

山下智久 Yamashita Tomohisa
長澤まさみ Nagasawa Masami
藤木直人 Fujiki Naoto
榮倉奈々 Eikura Nana
平岡祐太 Hiraoka Yuta
濱田岳 Hamada Gaku

SYNOPSIS
Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei have been friends since elementary school. Ken is obstinate and unskilled in love, but he fell in love long ago for the lively and cheerful Rei.

But Rei is about to get married to another man. While Ken and other friends from high school attend the wedding ceremony, a fairy appears and sends Ken back in time, giving him a second chance to win the girl he loves.

REVIEW
I can't get behind the lead characters Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei. Their story seemed interesting because they are childhood friends and childhood sweethearts but unfortunately, they are both afraid to confess their true feelings to each other and they are both wary of ruining their close friendship.

Sometimes, we don't know how important another person is in our life until the time comes wherein we lose that person but Ken really took things too far. Although he is aware of his real feelings for Rei, he did not do anything until Rei was marrying Tada Tetsuya. His character is fortunate because he has a sort of godfather in the drama who helped him change things but it is not really practical to expect fantastical beings to suddenly appear and help us solve our issues in real life.

I'm also disappointed in Rei because she could have confessed her feelings first to Ken. Although it's possible that she really did have feelings for Tetsuya, the fact that she's troubled should have been a red flag for her and she should have taken the time to assess her situation and try to figure out who it is she really loves and want to be with for the rest of her life.

I feel bad for Tetsuya because he deserves better. I feel bad for people who are so invested in their relationships but their partners are just settling in said relationships because no one really deserves such treatment and no one wants to be in such a pitiful position.