This story is a palace love and intrigue set in China. It is the fictional account about the History of the first Emperor. Who was an arrogant, bad tempered, insidious, vicious, ruthless, cunning and obsessive tyrant and more negatives. He did everything to get his own way after he had been bullied during his own childhood. He abducted the woman he desired and held her captive cage like in his palace enticing her to fall in love with him. He trusted no one and continuously put the family under stress because of his distrust. His main love interest is intelligent, warm, compassionate, caring and and all round wonderful woman and yet he treats her terribly. She tries so hard to to be the woman he needs but in the ends he betrays her again and again and then finally she tricks him into killing her and hopes as she dies that this would teach him the lesson that he needs to be a great King. Parts of this movie is so totally sad but often you don’t cry but feel furious about the circumstances of what is happening. The lead actors do a wonderful job acting. Zhang Binbin being the main reason I started watching this his portrayal of this unlikable man is epic and keeps you watching despite the cruelty and violence and the contrast of Dilraba Dilmurat is supreme. She is everything he is not. Loved her martial arts skills. The fighting is much like a well coordinates dance routine and keeps you mesmerised. There is an unexpected twist at the end but you feel it coming and think yeah I thought as much. I love the costumes and much of the scenery and settings. I recommend that you watch this and stay to the end it will still your heart and stir your mind and senses and make you feel grateful that you live in this day and age especially if you are a woman. The end just justifies everything according to myself.
I’m watching this again and it even better. I may have sped through some unsavoury parts coz I couldn’t handle it but now I know whats going to happen I can relish the end and accept the middle.
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the acting skills with our actress Dilraba wasn't that impressive there were some scences where i was yelling to the screen "really, that's it!! " i was so dissapointed on the other hand actor Zhang vin he did deliver the typical alpha male but i don't like it when the role is alpha and ruthless but weak when it comes to his woman i find this quiet hard to believe. the plus point in this drama was that i really enjoyed the martial arts fights scenes
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I liked the initial episodes of this story and watched it all faithfully, but the drama rushes through some of the relationship between Li and her senior so that the audience can't totally buy into her strong romantic emotions toward him...at least I couldn't. I get what they were doing because drama does have King in the title after all. Unfortunately, because time wasn't spent on this early relationship, I never really bought that she passionately loved senior.
I could nitpick a lot of the drama, but my main issues were that I was totally uninterested in the secondary story and quickly started to fast forward through these parts. The three characters I cared most about were the king, Li and Han . Also, a lot of the drama is spent on the political shenanigans, and I was totally uninterested. To compare, I found The General and I flawed, but the political maneuvering was actually done quite well.
My other main complaint is that several times Li does things in what I would say was "for his own good" i.e. the king/a prince/senior. Sitting down and having an honest conversation might have actually worked better. They make her a bit of a too perfect martyr and in one case have her do something that makes no sense and puts people in danger. We are let to believe that's something she would care about but she doesn't give it a second thought.
The end is pretty much how I thought it would go and, though overly convoluted, I appreciated some late twists and turns. I also appreciate that the relationship between the leads was quite complex, and the drama writers did not sugarcoat the reality of the king being a tyrant. The mixture of the writing and the actor's talent really makes for a nuanced performance which I liked.
The first half of this drama, I would rate a solid 7.5 to 8 so it is the second half which brings me down to 6 or 6.5 range. I can't honestly say full steam ahead when I felt the need to fast forward through a lot of the drama; however, for the story about the king and Li and with some judicious fast forwarding I found it a compelling watch.
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The general storyline was good, but I can see where they failed to bring this story to life. There were some parts that I felt were incredibly boring and irrelevant, but thankfully your girl pulled through. The costumes were stunning, which is to be expected in a historical drama; but the cinematography will blow you away, especially where there is action. If I had to point out one thing I disliked, it would have to be all of the unresolved misunderstandings found way too common in a drama. God, I hate those.
The main reason why I decided to watch this drama in the first place is because of the main leads. They've both really impressed me in their past roles, and definitely didn't disappoint in this one either. The antagonists also did a really good job of riling up my emotions. One thing I wanted to point out—and I know this isn't the actor/actresses fault but I felt like some of the supporting characters were poorly portrayed. Again, this isn't always their fault, as a character is only as good as its script.
If you couldn't already tell by my ratings, original soundtracks are my biggest weakness. But I definitely have a preference when it comes to these. I'm kind of obsessed with soundtracks in historical dramas. I don't know what it is, but I just find them way better. I feel like they're filled with more raw emotion and I somewhat enjoy the feeling of getting my heart wrenched out of my chest (kidding, but not really).
Overall, I think I would recommend this drama BUT with fair warning, as it may not live up to everyone's expectations. So watch at your own discretion. As for whether or not I would rewatch this, the only reason why I could bring myself to do so would be to relive the romance between the two main leads.
With that said,
Llama out.
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Connected to the Legend of Haolan
If you watched “Legend of Haolan” that’s the story of yin zheng’s mother. In the legend of haolan it said that the father is the hostage prince of Qin, but here his father is Li Bu Wei. In the Legend of Haolan, there’s a rumor that her mother has relationship with Lao Ai and it proves here. Li Bu Wei and Haolan are from Zhao state, Li Bu Wei wants Haolan to be the queen of Qin and it really happened. I think this is the story of their son. It means Ying Zheng is really not the late King’s son. In the legend of haolan, Yin Zheng has a lover named Li Ge, i think it is Gongsun Li in this drama.Was this review helpful to you?
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Nunca tive tanto ranço de um personagem principal como tive nesse dorama
Eu comecei o dorama julgando os efeitos especiais, mas relevei por ser antigo.A história te prende logo no início, os personagens são interessantes e a trama flui bem. Porém, nunca tive tanto ranço de um personagem principal como tive desse rei.
Confesso que shippei a protagonista com o seu “irmão mais novo” durante todo o dorama. O rei ao invés de conquistar ela, escolheu o pior caminho: sequestrando-a. Isso me fez não shippar os dois. Até porque, ela só passou a “gostar dele” porque ele tratava ela “bem”, ou seja, desenvolveu ali uma síndrome de Estocolmo com seu sequestrador. Esse “amor” que Li achava que sentia pelo rei foi porque ela colocou na cabeça dela que ela nunca iria conseguir se livrar dele.
Foi uma forma dela aliviar toda a dor e medo que tinha dentro dela e aceitar seu destino infeliz.
O rei era completamente obcecado e doente por ela. Eu costumo gostar de casais com uma pitada de dark romance, mas a forma como esse se desenvolveu, não me conquistou.
A realidade é que o rei nunca amou ela, nunca pensou no bem estar e nos sentimentos dela. Ele foi apenas egoista, manipulador e possessivo e visou só o que favorecia e fazia sentido para ele.
Pra mim o ápice foi quando o rei mandou os guardas espancarem Li. Como que ela ainda poderia gostar de alguém assim? Ou melhor, ainda se rebaixou dizendo que ela que magoou ele. Ela não tem nenhum amor próprio.
Eu fiquei o dorama todo querendo que a Li acordasse dessa farsa e abrisse o olho com esse rei. E isso só aconteceu quando ela viu que ele não amava Tian Ming como ele demonstrava. Infelizmente foi tarde demais e quem realmente acabou sofrendo com tudo isso, foi a criança.
Enfim, por mim esse rei tinha que ter sofrido bem mais. As únicas pessoas que realmente permaneceram fiéis aos seus sentimentos e essencia ali foi Jing e Han. Eles não mereciam o final que tiveram.
As minhas cenas preferidas durante todo o dorama foram da Li com Jing, Han e companhia. Eles eram muito melhores e mais fortes juntos. Minha esperança era que Li conseguisse sair daquele palácio e viver a sua vida feliz ao lado de quem a amava genuinamente. Infelizmente, o oposto aconteceu.
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