1 Litre of Tears

During my moments of room/bed arrest, i relied a lot on dvd's to keep me occupied. I swiped one from Li Yee that i had never heard of before, and turned out to be a Japanese drama, 11 episodes long.

The title alone gives a clue that its sad, and boy is it sad.

Its based on a true story about 15year old girl Aya who suffers from an incurable disease, where slowly over the years, she loses the ability to do everything- walk, talk, stand, move, swallow... The script is based on the diary Aya kept writing until she could no longer hold a pen.

Wah- sad oh some of the scenes. It showed how she struggled to stay positive through everything. I think one of the lowest points she found herself in was when she went to go to the toilet, fell and wet herself on the floor, because she could no longer walk. Even worse was watching her family, the helplessness and conflict that goes on when someone you love is suffering. Loved her family, the dynamics and their interactions.













Of course, there's the romance element in it. Her first love interest is a jerk, its the same actor that played L in Death Note, kinda funny to see him in a different role. He ditches her when he finds out about her illness... When the going gets tough... Jerk!

She later develops an interest in Haruto. Although somewhat cold, Haruto was still kind to her through all the years. Some time later on, she writes him a love letter, and i didnt expect what she said in it.Very sad la, very sad...













So yeah, i didn't cry 1 Litre of Tears, but i did get caught up in it and i guess these kinda shows serve as reminders about not taking things in life for granted.