.comments_section {
    position: relative;
    background: #2bace2;
}

.comments_section:before, .comments_section:after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    width: 150px;
    height: 100%;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
}

.comments_section:before {
    left: 0;
    background: linear-gradient( 90deg, #2bace2, transparent);
}

.comments_section:after {
    right: 0;
    background: linear-gradient( -90deg, #2bace2, transparent);
}

.comments_section>.prev, .comments_section>.next {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    background: #FFF;
    border-radius: 0 50% 50% 0;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    z-index: 2;
    opacity: .5;
    transition: .4s;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.comments_section>.prev:hover, .comments_section>.next:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}

@media (hover: none) {
    .comments_section>.prev, .comments_section>.next {
        display: none;
    }
}

.comments_section>.prev {
    left: 0;
}

.comments_section>.next {
    right: 0;
    transform: rotateZ(180deg) translateY(50%);
}

.comments_section>.prev:before, .comments_section>.next:before {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 60%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotateZ( -45deg);
    width: 15px;
    height: 15px;
    border-top: thin solid #281e1d;
    border-left: thin solid #281e1d;
}

.comments_section .title {
    padding-top: 30px;
    font-size: 32px;
    text-align: center;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    color: #FFF;
    text-shadow: 1px 0 #FFF;
}

.comments_cont {
    position: relative;
    padding: 50px;
    text-align: center;
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: auto hidden;
    -ms-overflow-style: none;
    scrollbar-width: none;
}

.comments_cont::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
}

.comments_cont .comment {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 20px;
    white-space: normal;
}

.comments_cont .comment:after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 8px;
    left: 50px;
    border-left: 20px solid transparent;
    border-top: 20px solid #FFF;
}

.comments_cont .comment .msg {
    position: relative;
    width: 300px;
    height: 160px;
    padding: 15px;
    border-radius: 15px;
    background: #FFF;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.comments_cont .comment .msg:before, .comments_cont .comment .msg:after {
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 16px;
    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.comments_cont .comment .msg:before {
    content: '❝';
}

.comments_cont .comment .msg:after {
    content: '❞';
}

.comments_cont .comment .name {
    display: block;
    padding-left: 80px;
    font-size: 16px;
    text-align: left;
    line-height: 26px;
    color: #FFFF;
    font-weight: 600;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

/* SMALLER SCREENS */

@media only screen and (orientation: portrait) {
    .comments_section:before, .comments_section:after {
        display: none;
    }
    .comments_cont {
        padding: 50px 0;
    }
    .comments_section .title {
        font-size: 25px;
    }
    .comments_cont .comment {
        vertical-align: middle;
    }
    .comments_cont .comment .msg {
        font-size: 20px;
        width: calc(100vw - 40px);
        height: unset;
    }
    .comments_cont .comment .name {
        font-size: 20px;
    }
}