September Wrap Up – What I Watched this Month

Netflix, Cinema, or even DVDs borrowed from friends. September has been a pretty rich month moviewise, and I really liked them all. The list is rather long, so no more babbling, let's talk about what I watched this month.

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Atelier, Netflix

Atelier is a Japanese durama (Japanese word to describe a “drama”, or most simply a TV show), made of just one season, composed of 13 episodes.

If I have to describe it very simply, I would say it is the Japanese version of The Devil Wears Prada. The main character is Mayuko, a young girl just graduated from school, and ready to join the working world. She adores textiles, fabrics and materials, and she is over the moon when she finds a job in Emotions, an atelier specialised in homemade luxurious lingerie.

CEO of this place is Mayumi Nanjo, who also is the producer of the luxurious lingerie. Give a look at her, and tell me if her hairstyle is not a clear reference to Anne Wintour, and if her character (initially, at least) resembles the arrogant, powerful, Miranda from The Devil Wears Prada.

The story is all about how Mayuko will find her place in the atelier, how her ideas differ from Ms Nanjo's, and how much she will need to work to make their point of views match.

Nice drama to watch if you like fashion, and if you especially loved The Devil Wears Prada, because the initial relationship between Mayuko and Mr Nanjo is exactly the same between Miranda and Andy.

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The King 2 Hearts, DVD

I borrowed this Korean drama from a friend, who told me that I absolutely had to watch it. As you might know, I really am into Korean drama lately, and the ones I watched so far didn't disappoint me. I talked about one of my favourites, A Korean Odyssey, in this post here, go and have a look if you like.

The King 2 Hearts is made of 20 episodes, and its main character is, funnily enough, the same of A Korean Odyssey, Lee Seung-gi. This drama though doesn't have any supernatural elements. It is set in a fictional reality, where South Korea is a monarchy, and North Korea is ruled by a military government. The two are split anyway, and relationship between them is not easy. The prince of South Korea, Jae-ha has to join the military, according to the mandatory laws of the Country, for a couple of years, which he does. His brother, and ruling king, forces him to join a program according which he will be trained with some soldiers from North Korea; his plan is to make the two countries reunite again, and stop threat of war between them. Part of the North Korean group is a girl, Kim Hang-a, with whom, after a while, the prince will fall in love with. Will the love between the two be easy and smooth, in a world where the countries they come from hate each other? Of course not, but none of them will be willing of giving up that easily. I absolutely recommend this one, I loved it!

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Iron Man I, II, III, Netflix

Netflix also released the Iron Man trilogy this month, and I was over the moon. I did a marathon, watching them all during a rainy day off, and I fell in love with Tony Stark once again XD

Super suggested to all Marvel fans, I still think that Iron Man is the best Marvel movie so far.

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The Secret Life of Pets, Netflix

Another recent release by Netflix, I absolutely adored The Secret Life of Pets! I watched it when it was first released in the cinemas, but I was delighted to watch it again, because its just oh so funny. Suggested to all pets lovers, and then please let me know if you think they might actually behave like that when we don't watch them!

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Bad Moms, Netflix

First time I watched this comedy, which I have to admit, made me laugh more than I was expecting. Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn are hilarious in describing how hard being a mum is nowadays. People expect you to be perfect, sweet, goddes of the kitchen and the house, to never miss an appointment at school and be impeccable at work... but what if you cry out in despair at night because you're so tired, and everything you dream of is having a quiet breakfast by yourself while reading a newspaper? Well, you can always start a revolution, like those three did.

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Tokyo Midnight Diner, Netflix

Another Japanese series, made of just 10 episodes of roughly 20 minutes each. It focuses on a little diner in Tokyo, that only opens overnight, from midnight to 7.00 AM. Its owner is the chef of the place, and his customers are simple Japanese citizens, each of them with their lives, sorrows, hopes and dreams. They go to the diner to have a chat with its owner and the other customers, to look for advice, to look for a family. The stories are of every kind, focused on love, family, work, and they all have a happy ending. Each episode is titled after a dish (which becomes also a main character of the episode, in a way), and if you love Japanese food, this series will make you feel very, very hungry!

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Crazy Rich Asians

I watched this one a few weeks ago, because there's such a massive hype about it, and I was curious. I went to the cinema with my friends, and we all liked it, even if it is obviously not the movie of the year. It is funny, although I thought it was more a comedy than a romance, but it focuses more on the love story between the main character than the craziness of those super rich Asian. Main characters of the movie are Nick Young, a super rich boy coming from a super rich family, in love with Rachel Chu, an Economic professor. Nick wants Rachel to meet his family, but he never told her of how rich his family is... or how difficult to be accepted by them might be.

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The House With a Clock in its Wall

The last movie I watched at the cinema, and for which I maybe had too high expectations. It is inspired by a book, although I never read it. Main character is 10 years old Lewis, who goes to live with his uncle after his parents die. He soon finds out his uncle (Jack Black) is a worlock, and he, Lewis, can become one too. Obviously that will mean that a powerful enemy will arise, and both Lewis and his uncle will need to defeat him. Now, does it resemble to something you know already?

It might just be me, but everytime I hear of a child who enters the world of magic I think of Harry Potter, and I can never find a single original element in it. The House with a Clock in its Walls is an enjoyable movie, but I don't think I would watch it again.

And that's it for this month! Hope you might find some of those TV shows/films interesting, and that you might decide to watch them. Let me know what you think if you do, and let me now what you've been watching, cause I'm always looking for suggestions!

Take care, and talk to you next time.

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