Love and Lies (2017)

I watched this as a part of the 2018 watch challenge, and because I was enticed by the plot.

Imagine a government choosing the person who you are supposed to be completely compatible with because of genetics, isn’t that cool?

Well of course you can always choose to follow your heart but what are the odds that you’d actually fall in love with the person chosen for you?

I loved how the story unfolded though I kind of cheated by jumping to the end of the story so I can see how it’s going to end. LOL. Some people do not like the ending while me on the other hand actually liked it. It was a peaceful and fulfilling ending for me. They left no opening for questions.

Longer review with a little spoiler at https://elijahmaliksmom.wordpress.com/2018/07/14/love-and-lies/

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This movie has its own ingredients and highlights despite having the old clichés. Each of us may have different preferences but setting that aside, the movie ended well. I'd say it was actually satisfying. Also, it did not leave you with questions to ask so having such closure actually feels good. I hate it when something ends with still so many questions to ask like what happened next? How about that? How about this? It just doesn't feel fulfilling when that happens.

I love how the plot summary did not really give us clue on who's going to end with who. It gave me that push and pull feeling which I thought was fun. I think even if you have your own bias, you'll still be going back and forth. Haha.

On the casts, they all did well ^^

***Watch 'till the end because there's an after credit scene.***

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As I started watching this "Koi to Uso", I must confess I was a bit skeptical. Part of me, in fact, was expecting (the proper verb would actually be "fearing") that it would turn out to be one of those "fake distopies" which abound in Western fiction (you know, those crappy stories whose equally crappy message ends up being "OMG we're so lucky that the society we live in isn't like that!" - whereas REAL distopies - from "1984" to "Brave New World" to "Fahrenheit 451" - are supposed to be the exact opposite, showing us WHERE our society will head if no action is taken).
I was underestimating Japanese writers, of course, and I publicly owe them an apology. Because here the "distopian" aspect is just an original pretext to produce an incredibly delicate but at the same time tragically romantic story, very well scripted as well as acted out by the cast. Particular mention, once again, for Morikawa Aoi, who's been my #1 favorite actress for quite some time (and I don't see anyone taking her place anytime soon).

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