A classic tale of emotions in the majestic SNOW!!
This is probably the first time I am really impressed with the snow backdrop in which the drama is presented to us.Plot-The show is all about Huo Zhanbai,a martial artist from the Sword sect and Xue Ziye,who fall in love after Zhanbai insists the chief of Apothecary valley to treat his martial brother son who suffers from an incurable disease.Their relationship grows stronger over the eight years ,which Zhanbai spend to gather 5 rare herbs for the treatment.
Pros-I would really give a thumbs up to the snow scenery and background.It was serene,calm,impressive,classical,in my opinion.
Probably,if not for the snow backdrop as the main premise,this drama would be a regular watchable one.But,the ice theme has definitely elevated the mood and made it much more beautiful.I really loved the sceneries.They were perfect.I must say the snow scenery is the biggest asset of this drama.Never knew snow could be so beautiful!!!
Action-All the actors were good.Li Qin,Joseph Zeng,Wang Hongyi,Jenny Zeng,Edward Chen and Kim Jin were perfect in their characters.All.the other cast were also good.A special mention of Kim Jin and his acting ability.He was the perfect villain in this beautiful snow.His action was top notch.
Music, costumes, sets, locations,plot, screenplay,pace,everything were good.There were no deviations from the main plot.
I suggest to watch this timeless, emotional,classical love set in a snowy valley and a snowy night!!
A must watch drama if you like dramas withba classical touch!!
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Beautiful drama! Amazing cinematography and acting
This was beautiful, I could watch it just for the cinematography, it blow me away.The actors are great, every feeling and emotions greatly represented. It was a joy to watch.
The story is pretty interesting and consistent. I know it can be repetitive (his search and constantly being healed by her), but it was enough for me, much better than those confusing dramas with messy plots. The beginning of the story is more active, but the rest of it have such interesting pace, is lovely to what their feelings deepen, their live obsessions change, the importance of very little moment together. If you appreciate a poetic life of honor and commitment, this drama is for you.
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Got better towards the end
This drama took a long time to warm up and I could only sit through the first 15 episodes while multitasking on my iPad.The first 5 episodes left me unsatisfied:
Night and day.
After finishing a K period drama that was on point with the story telling, dialogue, cinematography and acting (despite the usual unbelievable storyline), I am struggling to connect with this drama that is lacking in all this aspects.
While both the K drama and this drama have far fetched storylines, the K drama wrote convincing plots with smart dialogue and actions. This drama is lacking so much logic and common sense that even switching off part of my brain doesn’t enough.
Flighting sequences so far are only so so. Acting is also a bit lacking and stiff - perhaps due to direction and camera work? I’ve seen the actors perform better in other dramas. Thankfully, it improved towards the last few episodes.
I enjoyed the episodes after the SML managed to convince the FL to go with him to cure the villian. The chemistry between them picked up faster than when the FL was with the ML in the beginning episodes. The storyline then was a bit more entertaining and I enjoyed how the villian was dealt with. This pulled up my rating from 5.5 to 7.
If you need a sweet closure between the ML and FL, make sure you watch the end credits as there is a short sweet scene right at the end. I am thankful there wasn’t an unrealistic miracle cure. Though sad, it was fitting.
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The farwell of snow (Snowy Night Timeless Love)
I start to watch this drama, In ep 1, in my opinion, Huo Zhan Bai is too pushy and disrespectful of the Medicine Valley's rules. Therefore, he has no respect for himself, as such, would be unable to earn the respect of Ziye (Owner of the Medicine Valley). In my opinion, the love story between them is unsustainable.Was this review helpful to you?
Ver hasta el final de los creditos del capitulo 32
Una serie trágica sin desencuentros, excepto en los capítulos finales. Eso si, se me hizo un poco lenta y pesada, en ciertas partes aburrida porque la sentía repetitiva. Me llamo mucho la atención que excepto por la primera vez y no recuerdo si segunda o tercera, que jamas nunca se mostró como, donde y a que se enfrento el ML para encontrar los ingredientes de la receta para Mo, quizás por eso no hubo tantas escenas de acción.... Ya de camino con el ingrediente siempre sucedía lo mismo.... si se entendió que le llevo casi 8 años...Este tipo de series no es de mi favoritas porque luego termino con un nudo en la garganta en los episodios finales y tampoco me agradan mucho los personajes que se muestran débiles muy seguido. Así y todo por costumbre veo las cosas hasta el final, sino, no puedo tener una conclusión...
Sin embargo, me gustaron mucho los ideales y la manera de transmitir enseñanzas o conocimiento de FL usando la ironía y las mentiras piadosas, a pesar de esto era un personaje que sentí que si bien era obstinado con respectos algunos puntos, también era muy racional y maduro en cuanto al tema de los rencores perdidas y el pasado para encontrar la paz simplemente en la búsqueda de la verdad sanear las perdidas y reconciliarse con el presente. También me gusto que para planificar no era impulsiva, excepto cuando le caía algún paciente, ahí si que no podía con ella misma, es decir con su genio....
En cuanto a escenografía, producción, tomas y efectos no me pareció muy buena la serie, solo vi dedicación en todo lo que sucedía en el Valle de los Boticarios y la mayoría de las cosas transcurren allí, pero el resto estuvo bastante descuidado como cuando corre el caballo con la avalancha detrás, hubo un problemas de proporciones que hizo que se viera para nada real la escena.... también la escenografía de varios lugares estuvo bastante floja.... Y así vi varias cosas bastante descuidadas....
El vestuario modesto, pero lindo.
La música a mi personalmente no me gusto y hasta aveces me pareció muy repetitiva....
No volvería a verla
Sobre el final de los créditos en la capitulo 32, no me quedo muy clara la intención.... quizás para a los espectadores....
En resumen, creo que el punto mas fuerte esta serie es el reparto de los actores, su actuación y lo que pretende dejar la historia al publico, pero aun así me sigo preguntando como se hubiera visto si no flaqueara en otros aspectos. Porque me lleva a pensar que si tenia un libro que no estaba mal y buenos actores, se trabajo con el Valle de los boticarios, pero que paso con el resto... es como si no se le hubiera puesto atención o dado importancia...
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