my humble opinion: Adieu Marseille by Flower Troupe (2007)

I decided not to write some experimental names of my further posts. it does have no meaning.

what I loved about the performance
and what seemeth to be a feature of the Flower Troupe in general, is the 'straightness' of it all. how shall I explain this term...

meseems, even the funny moments which are destined to introduce some comedy into the show are not the ones which you hear/see and laugh out loud until your stomach acheth, like the ones frequently used by my favourite Moonies, but the ones which make you slightly smile, because they are the 'calm' ones, the 'nice' ones, if you let me call them this way.

Sumire-sama herself seemeth to radiate some kind of confidence and calmness, too. the very first time I watched some short parts of her performances I felt how 'dependable' she is, though actually I can use the same word to describe all of the siennas, but the 'dependableness' of hers is quite different from that of my adorable Moon siennas, it is much more 'solid' and 'firm', and it seemeth to belong to a LSE which I prefer to call Stirlitz (or ESTj in Myers-Briggs terms), if someone is aware of what I dare to speak about.

 

what I dislike about the show about the plot in particular, is its ending. call me a childish person or whatever you want, I love the happy-ending scenarios, or the ones which have a sad ending justified by some circumstances, but not the ones where people spoil their life with their own decisions. it is silly, in my opinion, for a lonely man to leave a woman who is saying she wanteth to share his life and go with him, as it is an unnecessary sacrifice based on delusions. I can see no reason why Marianne could not go to the USA or Gerard could not come back to Marseille, if not the same moment when the case was solved, but at least some months or years later. that they parted forever is clear from the words by Gerard: 'thou movest towards your future, and I move towards mine'. it is obvious they had no intention to meet again, though they decided to stay in touch. it is great if people can be happy with their work or something like this, but it does seem impossible for me to be happy without a person whom you love by your side.

that is why I prefer Edward VIII, who stated that he could not carry the responsibilities of a king without the support of his beloved. that is why I prefer the Moon Troupe, as for now.

at the same moment I was very happy for Simon and Jeanne, who seem to be such great people and such a good couple, if only I can consider them a couple. as far as I remember it was never officially stated, but I hope I am wright in my impression. at first, Jeanne seemed a little arrogant, but then she proved to be very supporting, inventive and caring, so I actually liked her even more than the main female character. the fact that she was portrayed by an otokoyaku also adds some charm to her. though, their parts did not show me much of their artistic skills, so I am still unsure about how I like or dislike their style of performing.

I tried very hard to find anything good in Sou-san
but I could not. she seemed quite average to me and no line of hers made me notice anything special about her. I can not be sure my opinion would not change, but I still think it would be a waste if she by any chance becometh the next Moon Top.

I feel I should say a couple of words about something apart from the plot itself
but what can I say? the singing and dancing is perfect, as ever. by the way, I heard Sumika-chan's voice for the first time and I should say I did not like it. the more I listen to different kinds of voices, the more I like the Yuki-chan's type, though it seemed to be a little strange in the beginning. still, it is much more attarctive for me, as it is not too tragic and not exessively cheerful, not too sweet and not too impassive.