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Amazing acting and storyline, worth the time spent watching.
So this is my most favorite C drama and despite it being 66 episodes long, I've rewatched it because I totally loved it the first time.Story: The story is very well written, i don't remember any plotholes. The first part in Xuanyan sect where the ML and FL meet, and Taiyuan kingdom where they develop feelings was really the best part in the entire drama. Tiansha kingdom affairs felt a little draggy, especially the Yao City part was the worst to me. Xuanji kingdom was filled with evil lol. Tianquan was the centre of the major incidents. Well could've invested a little more time to the last episodes because they did feel a little rushed despite the show having so many episodes. I think the tiansha arc took a lot more episodes than it needed, thus making the ending this rushed.
Characters and acting: Yang Mi won my heart in Eternal love and this one just made me an even bigger fan. Her acting was on point and she was amazing. Ethan Juan was sweet, charming and caring throughout, except he was a little too kind to be a king. His acting was also great. They had mind blowing chemistry. I especially loved the character of Zong Yue. Yalan Zhu and Zhan Beiye.. their pair up seemed kinda forced, like yalan zhu did so much for him so he accepted her out of pity. And Fuyao's adoptive father was so good. There are quite a lot of evil b's like Feng Xuan, Folian and Pei Yuan. Qi Zhen was very evil but i didn't hate him more than Folian. I felt bad for Yang Jingchen as he was a pathetic character throughout. Yun Hen was so dumb and annoying. Zhangsun Pinrong was absolutely disgusting. Zhangsun Jiong was kinda pathetic though he was evil. I didn't like Wuji's mother at all. Everyone's acting was natural and felt great. Well that's it for the characters.
Ending: This is an open ended drama. So everyone who is disappointed with the ending, it was meant for viewers to imagine how they might have lived after the climax. Wuji and Fuyao standing together in a palace garden is already a hint. Well the ending was kinda bizarre because I wanted to know what happened to the others too. But from what i read, the novel which this is based on has a happy ending, so I'm just gonna go with that.
Others: The cgi was okay. Cinematography, costumes, sets and backgrounds in this drama were amazing. About the music, i especially loved the closing theme.
Would watch it again after watching twice already because i never get tired of it and highly recommend watching it.
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This is one of my favorites of all time.
(Standard warning: Likely spoilers below, read at your own risk).This was my gateway drug into Asian dramas. I have rewatched this one enough times that I have now set a limit on when I can watch it again, lest I get tired of it.
ML & FL probably have one of the healthiest relationships ever portrayed in Asian drama land. They always support each other's goals and achievements. They communicate, they do not manipulate (though ML tried it a little during the Deep Water arc). ML was never threatened by FL's abilities, never put her down, and was so proud of her when her true identity (in her birth country) was discovered rather than threatened.
The ending was a bit of a let-down. There appears to be debate as to what it actually represented. In my opinion, it shows them in Megrez, but others would likely disagree. I would have liked to have seen an epilogue that wrapped everything up better. There are some dramas that never seem to end and others that could use a bit more explanation.
I did not really ship the SML and SFL. She's sweet but this super crazy stalker-type and he clearly denigrates her intelligence (tells his mother so directly). I actually think the character portrayed by the same actress in "Ancient Love Poetry" was a far better fit for Ven Gao's character than the one she played of LofFY). At the least the love triangle was half-hearted at best and never a cause for angst.
There were some periods of illogic. Such as, why wouldn't they have disguised Fu Yao better as a man (like they disguised her as another person in Deep Water). I hate when the girl crossdressing is soooooooo obviously still a girl, especially when in a made up, magic kingdom you have plenty of options to make it work in a logical way. The show drags in the middle with an unnecessary drama over bandits in the desert, then it picks back up again.
There were some amazing fight scenes. Perhaps the most romantic (?) fight scene ever in the royal bath at Deep Water and then the most amazing fight for survival when she's kidnapped by Prince Assist in Megrez. The first arc and the Deep Water arc are my two favorites--my third is perhaps the arc in the country run by women.
I recommend this one if you like the fantasy genre (my personal favorite) or are just getting started with Asian dramas. I apologize in advance for any lost sleep and lost study time. :D
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I want to thank all the cast, the producers, the directors, the visual effects, the musicians and music creators, the makeup artists, the costumes... All of it! I give you your due respect! Awesome!
I want to thank the screenwriters for bringing awareness to rape.
I think I already wrote a review for this already, but don't see it.
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Plus - storyline pace kept me engaged and wanting to see the next episode [induced binge-watching all 66 eps)
Thats a good sign of a good series
Minus- inconsistencies with the logic of some plot storylinex - there were better options for some actions to follow in a story
Plus - costumes and scene sets elaborate, ornate and intriguing .... great portrayal of asian culture
Minus - the lack of detail to the main characters origins and purpose from the beginning to set the context
Plus - Main lead female was par excllence Yang Mi is an outstanding actress who i hope well see in western movies and same with ethan Juan both characters filled the screen with mean as emotion theyd rock in western movies
“Minus - the lack of connectedness from the opening scene to the ending and the way the ending was executed the main LETDOWN for me was the ending it had no connectedness to the opening scene out of the millions of ways this series could have ended this one did not do justice to Fuyao’s journey and achievements or to Wuji’s role in her life either....i would have given 2 episodes to lead in an epic ending instrad was left hanging and wondering why that ending
Overall im a fan of this movie but the ending spoiled it for me
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High recommend this drama.
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I however, was more drawn to the chemistry between the two leads. The story line seemed all over the place to me, and confusing. At times, I'm still not sure who Fuyao is, and where she comes from. After reading the reviews, I finally realized there are moments where Fuyao blacks out = breaking seals, but there were times where she blacks out and it was more than 5x. When the last seal broke, I thought it was like the 6th or 7th time.
I pretty much just enjoyed the cast.
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I dropped this (milder spoilers ahead)
Few days ago I asked chatgpt to suggest me some ancient dramas where there's brave, heroic, smart and cunning or in one word a strong female character as the main character. And it recommended me Legend of Fuyao with few other great historical dramas like the long balad or the rise of phoenixes which I loved and unfortunately already watched. So I thought of giving Legend of Fuyao a try and here we go.The first few episodes were good. Even if our main character needed some savings time to time at first(which was understandable cuz she wasn't too good at martial arts at that time and didn't had much knowledge about a lot of things) when she kicked her senior brother's arse in that fight it felt very satisfying and I thought this one is worth watching and anticipated a great character growth from her where she can stand equally with her male counterparts. But no. Everything started to turn upside down after that. That great character(fuyao) I had so much hope of suddenly started to turn into a typical damsel in distress who needed constant saving. I was very disappointed and dropped this drama few times but started to watch again and again because I thought that this will change and fuyao will be strong enough to at least to save her own arse one day. But no it didn't change and it got worse. I can't even count how many times she got knocked out ( martial artists tend to have heightened awareness and reflexes compared to an average person) or how many times she needed saving from the male lead and others or how many times author dragged her into random unwanted romantic entanglements. And I think romance weakened her too like many other female characters in cdrama and kdrama. And the male lead is not even worth mentioning. This drama started with a good potential but it got worse and worse later on so I dropped this around ep 25.
This is only just my personal opinion and looking at the other reviews I saw that a lot of people enjoyed this (good for them). After all not everyone think alike and everyone has their own opinions. For me it's not my type of drama.
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A must see top reference for C-drama!
An amazing chemistry between the renowned talented actors, an excellent director, choreographers, writers.
Fascinating characters with an entangling superb balance of women and men roles.
The script is captivating to the extent of overwhelming.
Excellent production and special effects production!
All in all an emotional rollercoaster and an aesthetic pleasure!!!
Thank you!!!
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Bad acting, bad plot, bad everything
A lower class FL with amnesia and a super important destiny to be discovered? Check. FL having a childhood crush on a sect leader's studly son? Check. A jealous side chick who likes the sect leader's son and hates FL because the son likes FL? Check. Side chick keeps bullying FL because of her jealousy? Check. An adoptive uncle giving FL a super important artifact to help her find her identity? Check. A mysterious ML who is so much better than the sect leader's son and who falls in love with FL? Check. FL going on a quest to uncover her destiny and meeting a slew of side characters to help her on the way? Check. Want something new and interesting? You won't find it here.Some acting was just terrible. I wasn't sure whether Zhan Beiye was a serious character or a caricature because of Gao Wei Guang's extreme overacting and dramatic staring. Lots of characters yelled a lot instead of just speaking. There were also long periods of time where ML and FL were separated. At those times, Yang Mi didn't have the acting chops to carry the story on her own because of her consistent stiff acting.
The plot was repetitive and kept recycling itself. ML and FL met up briefly, got separated, then they met again, then got separated again. Pei Yuan was unintelligent and completely uninteresting as a villain. She had no personality outside of her superficial hatred for Fuyao and an endless pursuit to kill her. Again and again she would act out to try to kill Fuyao and fail, just to try again and fail again. There was zero entertainment in that.
Overall, the drama started out interesting but the plot quickly frizzled out into bland and repetitive tropes.
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Too much misogyny
Tried to push through but dropping this because there is just way too much misogyny for my tastes. At first it's the 2nd ML and I think to myself "okay maybe this is just to illustrate that he isn't a good fit for her". But even then it KEEPS going on for way too long, and she's not even portrayed as being bothered it? And while this keeps going on, we introduce the actual ML and he's JUST AS BAD. Just constant groping against her will, and ignoring and overruling her decisions, just really unpleasant stuff to watch and especially to have it be presented as romantic. Strangely the FL is portrayed as strong and independent, but any time a man shows up that all is just forgotten.Was this review helpful to you?
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Un amour unconditionnel✨
Lors de ce drama, j’ai expérimenté toutes sortes d’émotions, du confort, de l’amour, tristesses, espoir, désespoir, amitié, fidélité, filialité, trahison, fatalité,destin.Une des choses qui m’a marqué le plus dans ce drama est l’amour entre WUJI et FUYAO.
Cet amour grandissant profondément épisodes par épisodes, obstacles par obstacles.
Ce type d’amour pure, sincère , désintéressé, indestructibles.
Mais surtout l’aventure qu’ils ont traversée ensemble. Qu’elle que soit l’obstacle, WUJI & FUYAO le surmontent ensemble main à main , coeur à coeur. Je ne peux le décrire avec les mots. Allez regardez le drama sur dramacool , ytb ou autre platforme.
J’ai regardée des centaines de drama, mes favoris sont les dramas historiques, de part l’amour pure qu’ils détiennent.
De ce que,personnellement, j’ai regardée LEGEND OF FUYAO est le meilleur de tous/
Toutes les caractéristiques y sont représentées. De la sagesse, de l’amitié, de la gratitude, de l’amour, de la justice, de la compréhension des uns et des autres.
Lors de cette 3 ème re-visionnage ou peut-être
Grace à l’ensemble des dramas que j’ai regardée, j’ai pu comprendre le pourquoi du comment des actions des uns et des autres, quelque soit la personne. Chaque personnage a une histoire né avec, grandissant avec une autre et mûrissant avec d’autres. Se mettre à la place de chacun des personnage et essayer de comprendre leur décisions puis finalement les comprendre. Ce qu’on considère comme les « méchants », les « gentils » dans un film n’est que relatifs. Lors de ce drama, les actions immoraux de certains peuvent être expliquée par des contextes . Je ne dit pas que cela justifient leurs actes mais favorisent leurs actions.
Ce drama m’a apporté beaucoup sur la notion de bonheur.
Le bonheur est juste devant vous, sous votre nez, essayer, apprenez à apprécier les choses devant vous, sous votre nez, et non pas à attendre le jour de votre succès pour atteindre le bonheur
Car vous serez ainsi, dépendant de l’instant future non certain.
Le succès ne signifie pas le bonheur .
Appréciez l’instant avec vos personnes chéries, car on est certain de rien
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