Vivant, as it turns out, is the name of an underground informational and military organization that will do anything, lawful or unlawful, to fulfill its mission to protect Japan. As the story carries out, we learn of how powerful and relentless this organization functions, but more importantly, as each character's story and motivation unfolds, they each play a part in the film's retelling of the unique Japanese values of patriotism and loyality, of sacrificing between family and for your greater moral responsibility to your organization and country, of seeking revenge as well as seeking repent.
Can't say film's interpretation of these themes are original or especially inspiring. However, I thought one of the most incredible part of the storyline is the totally unexpected plot twists. Each plot twists uncovers hidden details in previous episodes that left me in awe of the storywriter's genius plotting. The amount of plot twists was a real surprise and enjoyment for me in watching this series, and I was ok with being proved wrong - for example, some performances of the main protaganist that I previously thought were much too exaggerated became reasonable as more details were unraveled. In terms of these plot twists, there is a lot of information being given as the story turns and turns, as enemies become allies and allies become enemies in a short amount of time, but the information is presented to the audience in a very clear manner.
The main actor definitely deserves an award, just due to the fact that he plays himself and his alternate personality in such distinct manners that you have to start reminding yourself they are played by the same actor due to the exact same face. Moreover, he strikes a perfect balance between being emotive and human when enacting strong emotions and being superhumanly intelligent and deceiving and merciless as his character demands.
Can't say film's interpretation of these themes are original or especially inspiring. However, I thought one of the most incredible part of the storyline is the totally unexpected plot twists. Each plot twists uncovers hidden details in previous episodes that left me in awe of the storywriter's genius plotting. The amount of plot twists was a real surprise and enjoyment for me in watching this series, and I was ok with being proved wrong - for example, some performances of the main protaganist that I previously thought were much too exaggerated became reasonable as more details were unraveled. In terms of these plot twists, there is a lot of information being given as the story turns and turns, as enemies become allies and allies become enemies in a short amount of time, but the information is presented to the audience in a very clear manner.
The main actor definitely deserves an award, just due to the fact that he plays himself and his alternate personality in such distinct manners that you have to start reminding yourself they are played by the same actor due to the exact same face. Moreover, he strikes a perfect balance between being emotive and human when enacting strong emotions and being superhumanly intelligent and deceiving and merciless as his character demands.