Destiny (2024)

"Destiny" wants to be a romance-mystery-thriller drama where the mystery pulls together the romantic leads in such a way that the watcher is spellbound into their story. Unfortunately, "Destiny" is not this and it truly is a shame because it had a great deal of potential. From the amazing cast led by Ishihara Satomi and Kamenashi Kazuya to having the backing of Netflix broadcasting it worldwide with English subtitles, clearly there was a lot of hype for this drama, but it is a let down. The story and the mystery plot are rather predictable, formulaic, and dry at times. Ishihara and Kamenashi light up the screen in their flashback moments together, but feel a bit bogged down by the heavy drama and awkward writing in the modern timeline (which is most of the drama). Shiina Ringo's "Ningen to shite" feels very misplaced as a theme song from the start, and even at the end, it doesn't feel tonally appropriate. I'm a huge fan of Ishihara Satomi and Kamenashi Kazuya's acting, so I stayed knowing that they would keep the drama afloat for me, and they did. The two did what they could with the material given, but I don't know how much I would recommend this to viewers who aren't huge fans of their work.

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A Good Story

I liked this drama.

I can identify with these characters... the heart wants what the heart wants .There isn't much a person can do to fight how the heart feels. Also, once a relationship happens, parental or love, it is hard to move on, particularly if you are used to a certain level of love or romance. The past gnaws at a person to find satisfaction.. Of course in this story the FL was focused on somehow curing her loses as felt she would never see either person again. What do you do when they just disappear? You have to move on at some point and do what you have to heal.

The music at thrilling points and at the end of each episode felt like they were part of some Broadway musical number. While very interesting, it didn't enhance the action like I think it should have. The music at times was guilty of upstaging the actors because it was so surprisingly odd. I would love to know the composer's intentions for writing it and the Directors reasons for accepting it.

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