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Definitely a great drama.The story follows Bai Qian, who is part of the Fox tribe (they have a strong hold among the immortal clans). She is quite a naughty youngster so her family friend, High Immortal Zhe Yan, sends her to Kun Lun to learn martial arts and good behavior from High Immortal Mo Yuan (also played by Mark Chao). Bai Qian is then transformed into a young male fox diety, Si Yin. There are quite a few "love" plots that follow Bai Qian/Si Yin. Si Yin gets involved in a love story with prince of darkness, but it ends when her teacher passes away due to his father. Bai Qian dedicates her life to trying to restore her teacher's spirit, but ends up going into a heavenly trial as a mortal SuSu. SuSu meets Ye Hua, the imperial grandson and crown prince of Heavenly Lord's tribe. Upon, returning from her heavenly trial she descends to a high god but cannot handle the torment she goes through, so she erases her memory and goes into seclusion. Ye Hua also cannot get over his love for SuSu and tries to restore her spirit. Their love proves time and time again, that they're meant to be. I think it's cute because Bai Qian originally met Ye Hua but he was in the form of a golden lotus growing in Kunlun mountains, so it's like "fate" wants them to be together, but they always almost "misses" each other.
Overall, great cast and plot. One of my all-time favorites.
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Superb acting and beautifully filmed
This was my first cdrama I ever watched and I am so glad because afterwards I was definitely hooked. An incredible story that has you on the edge of your seat throughout. Stellar acting performances by Yang Mi and Mark Chao, showing what truly superb actors they truly are. Visually stunning with amazing special effects. The only thing I can find wrong with this series is the character and performance by Dilraba Dilmurat as Bai Feng Jiu. How this character got her own spin-off series is beyond me? Although I’ve watched numerous cdramas since then, Eternal Love will always be my favorite.Was this review helpful to you?
.... Even feng jiu n dijun's romance shook my heart soo much... It was heartwrenching! Made me want to kill of all the villains so dat my beloved main leads could have their happy end! If ye hua hadnt returned in the last episode i swear i wouldnt stop crying for him!! Yang mi is a beautiful actress who portrayed her role really well... N ye hua's love for both qian qian and ah li was heartwarming!!
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Bigotry is just an ignorant failure to see the divinity hiding deep within every person.
Eternal Love focuses on the perspective of a highly respected Goddess. She has a warm and trusting heart, yet is betrayed by those who she thought were closest to her. Eventually a bitter war takes her dear master from her and she retreats from the world in her depression. Disaster strikes and the Goddess is injured so badly that she forgets everything and becomes a mortal. The prince of heaven is also injured while fighting and becomes a wounded snake in the mortal realm. The goddess lovingly cares for the snake because she has no other family in the mortal realm to care for. The snake eventually transforms back into a man and they fall in love.The Prince of Heaven never knows his wife's real identity as the High Goddess of the wildlands. He loves her despite her lack of status. But the corrupt Gods and Goddesses in heaven are bigoted towards this new mortal gaining entry to heaven and plot her demise.
The message behind Eternal Love is to not focus so much on outward appearances and status, since those things are not true markers for inner beauty and character. Bigotry is just an ignorant failure to see the divinity hiding deep within every person. Love is put to the test as conflicts block their ability to see things from each other's perspective. In the end, the ultimate sacrifice is required to save the world. Who should die to save the world? Is saving the world more important than true love?
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First & Favorite
This was my first chinese drama and easily still my favorite. Xianxia genre is my genre of choice but not many out there that are worthy of a 10 star praise. TMOPB is the best. It has it all. Wonderful depictionof chinese mythology. The most amazing cinematography. Beautiful music that still gives me goosebumps. Gorgeous actors...Mark Chao is my all time Hollywood/Chinawood crush and favorite Asian actor. Best chemistry and skin ship in any drama I have seen. I have watched this masterpiece at least 5 times and know I will many more in the future. The kid actor is also the cutest child actor ever! If I had to make any complaintsit would probablybe the cheesiness of the ultimate villians being the head of ghost tribe and mer people tribe...makeup and acting of those were definitely wanting. My favourite villian was Sujin/concubine.... a story is only as good as its villian....and in my preference...in the justice that is served yo them.... and this was so satisfying. Applause to actress who played that evil jealous bitch. Standing ovation to all screenwriters , cast, crew, director and musicians who made such a magical world come to life.Was this review helpful to you?
My first xianxia and it did not disappoint me
LIKEI heart for Mo Yuan actually sigh...
What Su Su told Ye Hua during their days at Dong Huang - so touching even as a female I also fell in love with her
The part where Su Su said she was leaving and she "J" - omg so so sad
When Ye Hua saw Bai Qian - that moment wow...
DISLIKE
Su Jin, Li Jing and Xuan Nu - omg this trio driving me crazy
Selfish Hao De I guess
MUSIC - personal fav
三生三世 San Sheng San Shi - 張杰 Zhang Jie
凉凉 Liang Liang - 杨宗纬 YangZhong We, 张碧晨 Zhang Bi Chen
思慕 Si Mu - 郁可唯 Yu Ke Wei
就算沒有如果 Jiu Suan Mei You Ru Guo - 香香 Xiang Xiang
繁花 Fan Hua - 董貞 Dong Zhen
REWATCH VALUE
I have re-watched at least 3 to 4 times - like the most re-watch drama on my list!
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Watch for Ye Hua and Bai Qian
There are already a lot of reviews explaining the story, so I am going to concentrate on what I feel and my scores.The story for me is 2 scores really. The story of the main characters Ye Hua / Mo Yuan and Bai Qian, and then the other people. The story and writing for the main story is well done and one of the best written around. The other storylines are all over the place, I love all the Kunlu brothers and their stories (16th brother and demon princes, love the demon tribe stories with crazy Xuan Yu and Li Jing., 4th brother and Zhe Yan, and even the hateful Sun Jin and heavenly Lord. The part of the story I could not stand was Bai Feng Jiu and Emperor Dong Hua. I started of thinking they were ok, but I ended up cringing every time they were on and hoping the scenes didn't take too long and we could get back to the other characters.
The acting was again hard for me and depended on who you were talking about. I will say all of the cast was great from Sun Jin and Heavenly Lord, who did so well at making me dislike them, to demon princess, the kunlun boys all really top notch. I adore 3rd Uncle and Chen Lu. I thought Venmo Gao was good as the Emperor Lord playing the stoic but I still feel character. My biggest issue was with Dilraba Dilmurat and the character of Bai Feng Jiu. I found her acting to grate on my nerves. I'm not a big fan of the whole I am young and innocent and the way she played it made the character annoying, I have a hard time watching her in other dramas now cause she just seems to annoy me. Ying Mi as Bai Qian is great, she does not have the widest range but there are times she impressed me and she really captured the difference between Su Su and Bai Qian, and even when she played "Xuan Yu". The perfect actor score really comes down to Mark Chao as Ye Hua and Mo Yuan. His acting is incredible. Watch the changes in Ye Hua before he meets Su Su, while he is with Su Su, after he loses Su Su, and then while wooing Bai Qian. His facial expressions and his eyes are even different. The scene when 2nd prince is trying to save his Snake love, he just looks on with a passive I do not get this. When he is with Su Su he seems like a young kid in first love with such a happy and easy smile. Then there are the heart wrenching scenes losing Su Su and afterward. Gone are the passive I don't get it stares and they are replaced with stares to burn a hole through Su Jin (but she is too dense to see it). Finally is the more cautious Ye Hua with Bai Qian, he's smiles are there but there is almost a sadness and less freedom than with Su Su, You know an actor does a great job when you feel worse for ye Hua than Su Su / Bai Qian after he takes her eyes away and she jumps off the terrace. If you are not sure watch episodes 27 when Ye Hua wakes up and refuses to drink the amnesia liquid to (best scene) stabbing Su Jin, then episode 28 when heart broken Ye Hua burns Su Su's cloths to make a fake Su Su but then is clearly an amazing but sad father to A-Li, and then episode 29 when he sees Bai Qian. In 3 episodes that was an amazing range of acting,
The music is great. I listen to the OST all the time. Remarkably my favorite piece of music is after Ye Hua meets with Heavenly Lord (having stabbed Su Jin) and he is walking back to his palace, is not in the OST. The haunting music along with the world weary expression and slow gate of Ye Hua make the scene so moving.
Rewatch value for me is I watched the entire show, rewatched it again in its entirety, and now I continually re-watch but just the parts I like. I find it more enjoyable skipping all the scenes with Bai Feng Jiu! I basically watch all the scenes with Si Yin and Mo Yuan, Su Su and Ye Hua, and Bai Qian and Ye Hua. Anything with A-Li, who is adorable, 3rd Uncle, 4th brother, well pretty much every scene not related to Bai Feng Jiu and Emperor Lord.
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A MASTERPIECE. Don't miss it....
In my TOP 5 of Xianxia, addictive, with a bunch of star actors.I hesitated to embark on this great epic with 58 episodes, with stories (complicated turns) between a celestial universe, tribulations among mortals, court intrigues among immortals,... I was wrong because you should not this MASTERPIECE drama!!
The story is complex, but coherent and well written. The characters are well developed (even the worst ones).
The production is dynamic and the special effects of high quality (although we often feel the shooting on a green screen;). Even the OSTs are epic and emotional...
I also have to praise the actors:
- The interactions in the 2 main couples (Ye Hua & Bai Qian + Dong Hua & Fengjui) are SWEET, intense and emotional, and even sometimes funny.
- We hate evil characters, very frustrating for the viewer because we are dying to see their horrible end for so many episodes!
In short, they make us experience heaps of emotions (a real roller coaster) during this magnificent story. KUDOS !
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Dans mon TOP 5 des Xianxia, addictif, avec un paquet d'acteurs stars.
J'avais hésité à me lancer dans cette grande fresque de 58 épisodes, avec des histoires (tours compliquées) entre un univers céleste, des tribulations chez les mortels, des intrigues de cour chez les immortels,... J'avais tort car il ne faut pas passer à côté de ce drama CULTISSIME !!
L'histoire est complexe, mais cohérente et bien écrite. Les personnages sont bien développés (même les pires).
La réalisation est dynamique et les effets spéciaux d'une grande qualité (bien qu'on sente fréquemment les tournages sur fond vert ;). Même les OST sont géniales.
Je dois aussi faire l'éloge des acteurs:
- Les interactions dans les 2 couples principaux (Ye Hua & Bai Qian + Dong Hua et Fengjui) sont savoureuses, intenses et émotionnelles, et même parfois drôles.
- On déteste les evil characteres, très frustrants pour le spectateur car on meurt d'envie de voir leur fin horrible pendant tant d'épisodes !
Bref, ils nous font vivre des tas d'émotions (un roller coaster) au cours de cette histoire magnifique. BRAVO ! Je le regarderai certainement à nouveau, car l'histoire est tellement belle....
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Eternal Love/Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms
I had put off watching this drama for the last 4 years. Why? I have no idea. Maybe the 58 episodes scared me a bit.Absolutely recommend it 100%. It helps a lot if you are already familiar with Chinese mythology and cultivation system. However, as long as you don't start trying to find logic in the myths, then you can watch with no worries and enjoy a very good story/drama.
This is based on a very popular book. A lot of dramas have taken a few bits and pieces from that book, so you will find a few 'familiar' plots. However, this drama puts it all together nicely. It's funny, romantic, tragic, awe inspiring. It has it all.
Acting. Ahh... sorry, this is where a few fans will get upset with my comment. However, if I leave an honest review, I have to say this.
Yang Mi: She is considered to be a great actress, however, she falls short for me on every single drama she is in. Is like she has facial paralysis or something. I can't get the facial expressions from her. However, the story here compensates a little and didn't make me stop watching.
Mark Chow: Truly good acting. You could tell from his facial expressions the difference in the characters. (no spoilers)
Dilmurat Dilrabat: I loved her on "The King's Woman".... so disappointed in this one though. This role was not good for her. She does not do goofy/innocent girls well.
As for the rest.. everyone did a very good job.
Story: One could follow the different lives and how they connected with each other with ease. On some dramas I have to keep notes on the side to connect the stories. However, on this one I didn't need to take notes. The story occurs over a span of 70,323 years.
Ending: Happy.
Twists and turns: Ahh... the infamous misunderstandings. Lots of it in here.
In the end. I don't want to give anything away. I would say highly re-watchable. May find something I missed every time I watch it.
CGI: yeah.. it sucks... but it is not as bad as other CGI.
Similar to Journey of Flower.
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Electrifying Chemistry!!
Another of my all time favourite wuxia which I watched last year.Mark Chao encapsulated his character so well that I felt his pain and love so vividly. The way he looks at Yang Mi made my heart melt.
The unique story line drew me in to this fantasy world. As the story progressed from one life to another, the leads looked more handsome & beautiful. Yang Mi was a plain looking student disguised as a boy in her first life, a simple mortal in her second life and a cool beauty in her third life.
Most dramas have young skinny actors as the male lead so I happy to see this was not the case here. Even with long flowing hair and a loose fitting black robe, Mark Chao was the epitome of the God of War that he portrayed.
A classic that should not be missed if you are into Chinese mythical gods and demons.
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