THE STORM WITHIN

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Apr 04, 2021 (PST) | Translate to English
  話はスムーズ
  The story is smooth
  This review contains spoilers. 小娘をからかうにしては随分と失礼な仕打をしたヒーロー。ヒロインが思い通りにならなくて一人で空回りしています。

  This review contains spoilers. A hero who acted in a very rude manner when he made fun of a young girl. The heroine doesn't turn out the way she wants, so she's going around idle all by herself.

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  Posted by Readers in Japan

  Aug 04, 2016 (PST) | Translate to English
  もう一度、光を得るピアニスト
  Once again, the pianist who gets the light
  何故かひかれあってしまう。孤島で世間に背を向けて暮らしていた伯爵に光を感じさせたヒロイン。彼女は考古学者として島にやって来て恋に落ちた。まるでそこに来ることは運命付けられてたかのようだ。少女の頃に直感した想いは正しかった。再び巡り会うことが出来たのだから。ストーリーがとてもロマンチックな骨格でありながら、伯爵の傷跡や物語はじめの頃の彼の性格の面倒臭さと偏屈ぶり、書物保管場所の不気味さ、といった要素で、考古学を研究してるヒロインでなければ耐えられない舞台。冒頭の、子供の頃のヒロインの初恋の思い出、ピアノを弾くアポロンの周囲にはたくさんの光の滴があったと見ていた、彼女のとても印象的な出来事の描写があるから読み進めることが出来る。伯爵として一番はじめに登場する場面の絵が私的には最も素敵に見えるのはどういうことだろう。話の進行からいって、素敵に見えるシーンは、後半に進むにつれ輝きを増すくらいが良いと思う。でも、それほどの大きな感動、しかも、初恋の自覚あった彼のことを、かつては名ピアニストと聞いた伯爵を目の前にしても、想定年齢から少しも思い起こすことがないほどに、忘れることはあるのだろうか？風貌があまりにも変わったのなら、その後が続かない。傷跡は別として。たとえ、年数が20年経とうと彼の残像が薄くなろうと、初恋の人をピアノを聴くまで思い出せないとは、物語性はそこで過去の記憶と結び付いてドラマチックになるが、普通そこまでは、と思う。島での滞在期間中の恋人関係の甘さがもっと欲しかった。ピアノという、不可欠の小道具の描かれ方も、音楽のインパクトか、弾いている姿の存在感かいずれを表すにせよ、ここのドラマをもっと味わいたかった。プロポーズの後のストーリー、良かったが、ちょっと脇・モブキャラの扱われ方が軽々しくて、特に、結婚披露のときの、「すてき」と言っているシーン、せっかくその後のあれこれを描写してるのに勿体ない気がした。

  For some reason, they are attracted to each other. The heroine made the count, who lived on an isolated island with her back on the world, feel the light. She came to the island as an archaeologist and fell in love. It's as if coming there was destiny. The instincts I had when I was a little girl were right. That's because we were able to meet again. While the story has a very romantic framework, it is an unbearable stage unless you are a heroine studying archaeology due to elements such as the count's scars, the bothersome and eccentricity of his personality at the beginning of the story, and the creepiness of the book storage area. At the beginning, I can read on because there are memories of the heroine's first love when she was a child, and a depiction of a very impressive event where she saw that there were many drops of light around Apollo playing the piano. Why does the picture of the scene where he first appears as a count look the most wonderful in private? As the story progresses, I think it's good that scenes that look wonderful increase their brilliance as you advance in the second half. But is it possible to forget about him, who was so moved, that he was aware of his first love, so much so that even in front of an earl who had heard he was a famous pianist in the past, he doesn't even recall it at all from his expected age? If the appearance has changed too much, then it won't continue. Apart from the scars. Even if his afterimage fades after 20 years, and he can't remember his first love until he listens to the piano, the storyline is linked to past memories there and becomes dramatic, but I think it's usually up to that point. I wanted more sweetness in my romantic relationship during my stay on the island. Whether the way the piano is drawn, which is an essential prop, shows either the impact of the music or the presence of the person playing it, I wanted to enjoy this drama even more. The story after the proposal was good, but the way the waki and mob characters were treated was a bit light, and in particular, I felt that it was unfortunate even though it depicted the scene where they said “wonderful” during the wedding ceremony.

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