Episode 7 marks the end of Miyu’s Cinderella story and the beginning of a new journey into the unknown.
Highlights
- Miyu and the Saimori finally find closure and resolution, leaving behind the painful past and starting a new journey with happiness.
- The story of My Happy Marriage draws inspiration from the classic fairytale of Cinderella, but adds unique elements of feudal Japan and fantasy.
- Unlike Disney’s Cinderella, My Happy Marriage takes a slower and more grounded approach, showcasing mundane but relatable aspects that make the story feel mature and realistic. The series moves on from the Cinderella storyline towards a more intense and exciting new chapter.
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Warning: The following contains spoilers for My Happy Marriage Episode 7, “Modern Lady of Summer Flowers”, now streaming on Netflix.
After the fiery explosions in episode 6, we shift through the rubbles in episode 7, literally and figuratively. Here we see that Miyu and the rest of the Saimori finally get the ending that they deserve. The house and the people that have been the source of Miyu’s pain and suffering for so long are finally gone.
She has to go through literal torture in order to get past her traumatic experience, but now that everything is finally resolved, Miyu and her future husband, Kiyoka Kudou, can finally begin their new journey with a smile on their face. However, now that we get the chance to examine the last seven episodes as a whole, the origin story of Miyu Saimori seems oddly similar to the story of Cinderella.
A Cinderella Story
Not many people talk about this, but a large part of the story told in the last seven episodes contains the DNA of a fairytale that is known by everybody around the world. The story of the tragic princess with high heels made of glass, Cinderella.
An innocent girl who lost her mother and has to bear the pain of living with an evil step-mother and step-sister while her father is either oblivious of her suffering or actually contributes to her suffering. She lives like a servant while the rest of her family lives like relatively-wealthy nobles. But then, she meets a kind man who holds a high position in the region who appreciates her gentle and beautiful heart. She finally finds true love. There are lots of obstacles along the way, but the girl finally gets to live happily together with her prince charming. So as you can see, Miyu Saimori is the feudal Japan’s Cinderella.
By the way, this is not a criticism of My Happy Marriage. On the contrary, this is a praise on its ability to adapt a familiar story and blend it together with the settings, the customs, and the values of feudal Japan while still presenting elements of fantasy in the story in order to create something new and interesting. That’s right, this series manages to make Cinderella feel unique and refreshing.
More Than Just A Cinderella Story
Cinderella was conceived as a fairy tale for children, at least that is the case for its most popular version, Disney’s Cinderella. As such, it abides by the storytelling rules that are commonly used in stories for younger audiences, such as fast-paced story, easy to understand concept, funny and lighthearted moments, and lots of other things that fit this style of storytelling.
In this regard, My Happy Marriage is the complete opposite of Disney’s Cinderella. This series has a much slower pacing than Cinderella, but it still manages to somehow capture the viewer’s attention from start to finish. Not only that, despite its fantastical elements, the story still manages to be grounded heavily on reality.
Because alongside the telekinesis and the pyrokinetics, My Happy Marriage also displays mundane things such as Miyu preparing to cook rice, how she sew her clothes quietly in her room, or how Miyu wants to express her gratitude towards Kiyoka but doesn’t have enough money to buy a gift, so she decided to craft a custom-made one instead. All of these things contribute greatly to this series’ sense of reality and believability.
And then there’s Miyu’s introspective thoughts that allow us to see the world through her eyes. How she keeps blaming herself for her continuous misfortunes, how she always expects the worst possible outcome for herself, or how she has a hard time adapting to a new environment.
Those are the kinds of things that make the story of My Happy Marriage feel so much more mature than Cinderella. So while it’s true that Miyu and Cinderella share a similar origin story, the way they live their lives and how the story is told are the reasons why My Happy Marriage is much more than just a simple retelling of Cinderella.
The End of Cinderella Story
As mentioned earlier, episode 7 marks the end of Miyu and My Happy Marriage’s Cinderella story. As Miyu shuffled through the rubbles of the place where she grew up and said goodbyes to the terrible experiences that she had in that place, she finally earned the long awaited closure.
As Miyu moved on from this chapter of her life, so does the story of My Happy Marriage move on from the Cinderella story and enter a new story arc. And from what we’ve seen at the end of episode 7, it seems like what’s coming next will be a lot more intense than the first part of the series. It goes without saying that we’ll keep following My Happy Marriage till the end, so hopefully the next phase of this series will be as good as Miyu’s Cinderella story.
Fuente: successacademy.edu.vn
Categorías: Anime
