callis213
Philippines
Rooftop Prince promises a new breed of storyline, which it manages to pull-off until the end. Rooftop Prince started kinda slow for me, but it finally started to get its business going upon reaching Episode 7, from which, it manages to make the best roller coaster ride until the finale. Though it kinda felt that the last episodes were rushed, the last few episodes won't fail to surprise the drama fans in us.
It's a good thing, RP is a story-driven drama. It does not care if a well-loved character must die, as long as it fits perfectly to the story.
Acting/Cast
The whole cast was phenomenal. The villains are wickedly evil and keeps getting evil as the story progresses. At first, I see no chemistry for the 2 main leads, which actually bothered me from the start. But as their love story unfolds, loving them is not an option anymore.
Music- The music was good.Though, there were some scenes that could have used some music, but all you hear is NOTHING. Still, Rooftop Prince's music is sure to be a song in everyone's ear.
Rewatch Value- After watching the finale, I don't think I would be able to see it again. One of the reasons why I watch the next episode of this drama is because of the cliffhangers and the different mysteries it post at the end of each episode. Upon figuring out everything, there is no reason to rewatch anything. Besides, there are more scenes that are heart breaking than heart-tickling.
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It is quite annoying to find that the story of this particular special focuses on a story that is supposed to happen somewhere in the middle of the original-run, which further ruins some plot details of the original story. Though it is a good thing that it gave conclusion to some of the "unfinished" details in the drama, including Nakatsu's Love for Ashiya.
Seeing the whole Hana Kimi 'gang' on the screen, and seeing them act together, would surely put a smile on every viewers on this show. Somehow, it clearly manifests in their scenes that everyone is comfortable acting with everyone else, which further gives the drama an advantage.
Though this particular special, tries to close any loose end of the drama, which I believe it successfully did, watching it for the second one would be quite a challenge - taking into account that a 2-hour special can never reach the hype the whole series attained.
Nevertheless, this special would be like a "dessert" for all of the Hana Kimi Fans out there.
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After watching its pilot episode, I felt that this particular remake of Hana Kimi is something. It managed to capture some of 'Hana Kimi Japan' & 'Hana Kimi Taiwan' and managed to encapsulate it one show.
While watching it, I'm quite happy that it's humor is not that over the top, due to this, it retained some of its "seriousness" which is needed to make the chemistry work for all of the characters.
I'm also delighted to see some interesting plot changes, subplots and the current pace this drama is taking. (I hate to see dramas drag too much). Trying to explain certain things that the previous remakes failed to tackle. I also like the fact that I actually saw some real 'high jump' stance, and even recording it with "105 high-speed cameras to film the high jumping in bullet time"
I guess the music and the cast has some more goodies to show in the next episodes.
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Though the concept of "girl-pretends-to-be-a-boy" is not a new concept after all, this drama manages to pull-off some neat "cheesy" tricks that would make some fanatics drool. It also managed to clean-out some blurry elements in the Taiwanese version, which helped out the whole version.
The cast of this show, individually, would never surprise anyone. But I must say, once you put the whole ensemble together in the screen, it's almost next to impossible not to be persuaded. I also found Nakatsu's character as somehow the life of the drama - being able to pull-off funny scenes just by doing some weird movements. Though pulling-off humorous scenes was easy for him, most of his serious ones are some of the most memorable scenes. A great character, indeed.
The drama has also created or branded particular scenes just by playing specific background songs. Every viewers would love to jam along as the drama progresses.
There are particular scenes in this show, that you would love to see over and over - but not the whole show. For some of its scenes, losses its' "magic" for some unknown reasons.
In general, the show is good - but not something that you would be thinking in your dreams.
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