Yu Sheng You Ya (2025)

Hell is Other People..

An uncomfortable yet fascinating watch.. I do like stories that challenge me and this one certainly did.. It’s a heavy and difficult drama and every performance, especially Vin Zhang’s is so believable that it’s painful to watch.. The drama’s emotions feel real, not staged or exaggerated.. The story breathes, I mean it feels alive, honest and organic as it moves through its sorrow and exhaustion..

There might be quite a bit of ranting in my words here.. This drama had more characters to hate than to like.. There’s no contender for Parent of the Year, because I mean, you will understand once you see this drama.. The family isn’t very likable for most part of the story and after a while, you start hating other characters too.. Apart from the main leads and the two cops involved, everyone else falls somewhere between hate and love-hate..

I hated her mother right from the moment she came on screen.. Her daughter was looking for comfort and all her mother was concerned about hiding that heinous act.. And whatever her mother did in the hospital made my hatred for her only deepen to a point where I couldn’t forgive her, no matter what happens next..
The FL worked hard.. They didn't want her to study so that they could prioritize her brother's education.. Still somehow she made it through school and got into university.. Her family basically abandoned her.. But when she graduated and got a job, her mother dragged her back.. After what her mother did at her workplace to force her to return home.. I don’t know.. I felt nothing but hate for her.. Even after this they blamed her insulted her without having any right to do so, she faced every hardship alone and even after that they wouldn’t let her be happy, always pushing their burdens onto her..
Even her brother was sickening in the beginning.. He literally told her husband ' You are not her family.. You don’t know her pain ' All this while being silent about his own sister’s assault.. He saw her in the hospital, he knew what happened, still he said nothing.. The sheer audacity of that?? Forget being her brother, is he even human??

To be fair, his character did get better soon and may be worthy of redemption.. He realizes his mistakes and finally starts supporting his sister.. As for their father, I don’t even want to talk about him.. Just another spineless worm..

Her family, their minds, their thoughts, their entire way of seeing the world are poisonous.. Their deep rooted perceptions have rotted them from within.. Her mother especially, she couldn’t stand the idea of her daughter’s life reaching beyond her own..

The things the rapist and his family did to the FL and her husband were just too much.. I just hoped they would suffer a hundred times worse by the end.. He hid the USB drive inside his daughter’s trophy.. How could his wife still defend him after knowing what sort of trash he was.. What she did in court on day one only proved how rotten she is too..

I wanted to mention a few other things..

The scene where their neighbours helped them clean the insulting graffiti was comforting to watch.. Just how the society subtly supported them during such a painful time is something we don't see often..

I liked how their past connection wasn’t turned into some worn out childhood romance trope.. It was more than that.. There are other emotions besides love, it’s not always romance that drives people to act or care..

Not blaming them, but her plan for revenge and his attempt to act on her behalf so she wouldn’t completely destroy herself were both stupid.. But I guess that was necessary for the story to reach its tipping point..

" Do you think Qin Nan loves Ye Sibei??
If you think so, it would be difficult for you to understand Qin Nan's actions..
It is not just love.. Qin Nan sees Ye Sibei as a faith, almost like a religion.. "

Who is the antagonist in this story?? Is it just the perpetrator?? What about his wife and all those people who took his side, even though it was painfully obvious what he did?? What about the FL's parents, who for a major part of the story blamed her, insulted her and pushed her deeper into darkness instead of giving her the support she needed?? Isn't this the ultimate result of their constant meddling and their need to box her into a life she never wanted, when she could have achieved so much more and led a life much brighter than this?? And the sister in law, who changed her statement and lied in court to protect herself and cost them the case?? Even if it's just him who deserves the punishment and rot in hell, others are to be blamed too and they need to suffer the consequences of their choices..

Overall, not perfect by any means.. There are slight issues, some poor dialogue and a few unnecessary scenes.. But all of that is easy to forgive.. Yes, it doesn’t come without its flaws but what we got is good enough to watch at least once.. I should probably stop here because this has already gone too long.. So in conclusion, I liked this drama.. But it’s not something I would rewatch.. Not because it’s bad but because I wouldn’t want to go through those same emotions again..

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« Se vouloir libre, c'est aussi vouloir les autres libres. » – Simone de Beauvoir

Cruellement réaliste, Light Beyond the Reed est à la fois un crève-cœur et une libération nécessaire. Pour elle, et pour toutes les femmes réprimées, contraintes de supporter en silence le poids des injustices dont elles sont victimes dans le seul but de ne pas ternir l'honneur familial.

Blessée, malmenée et mal aimée par sa famille, Ye Si Bei (Mao Xiao Tong) a toujours vécu dans le sillage de sa mère, puis dans l'ombre de son frère. Le père ? Trop occupé à chanter les louanges des autres, il se souciait peu de sa fille. Travailler pour elle-même ? Vivre pour elle-même ? Quelle idée ! Sa mère ne supportait pas l'idée qu'elle puisse avoir une vie meilleure que la sienne. Chaque fois que Ye Si Bei essayait de respirer pour elle, sa mère finissait toujours pas tout détruire. Et pourtant, cette femme pleine de force et de courage n'a cessé de se relever, même lorsqu'elle était au plus bas. Malgré ses silences, sa voix faible et sa lassitude, elle luttait malgré ses souffrances et ses frustrations. Mao Xiao Tong a été une révélation pour moi. Elle n'est pas tombée dans la facilité avec son personnage, lui donnant de la profondeur, une dimension perceptible, et surtout de la vie et une âme.

Si personne ne lui donnait l'opportunité d'exister, Qin Nan (Vin Zhang) l'a fait ! Bien que meurtri, cet homme comptait bien se battre aux côtés de sa femme. Fort pour elle, il n'a jamais remis sa parole en doute. Pour moi, Vin Zhang a signé son meilleur rôle. Stupéfiant et poignant dans chaque scène. De son amour pour sa femme, jusqu'à l'apaisement de ses propres douleurs. Au-delà de sa personnalité, je me suis davantage attardée sur Ye Si Bei. Cependant, Qin Nan s'est révélé le pilier dont elle avait besoin.

Détestables, méprisables et infâmes. Voilà une façon de décrire la majorité des personnages. La plus haïssable reste la mère. Pour moi, elle n'a de mère que le titre, peu importe sa quête de rédemption. Tandis que le père n'a été qu'un ignorant. La belle-sœur était dépassée, quand au frère… Malgré un début déplorable, il s'est levé pour aider sa sœur alors que celle-ci était ignorée, insultée et accusée. Quant aux collègues de Ye Si Bei, ils n'étaient que des parasites, alors que les femmes n'avaient aucune pitié pour elle. En réalité, les personnages possèdent plus de profondeur, cependant, je ne souhaite pas m'y attarder pour être honnête. Ce serait injuste pour Ye Si Bei qui mérite toute l'attention grâce à sa force, son courage et sa résistance.

Prenante, l'histoire malmène les personnages et le spectateur. La réalité n'est pas édulcorée. L'agression dont est victime Ye Si Bei met en lumière les inégalités d'une société fermée. « Tais-toi. Oublie tout ça. Ce n'est pas grand-chose, tu t'en remettras. Tu ne vas pas briser une famille pour ça. » Comment osent-ils ? L'impunité de la justice, la haine qui devient une essence dangereuse. Derrière le calvaire qu'elle vit, son agression sert tout un propos.

Qu'en est-il de l'honneur des victimes ? Pourquoi doivent-elles accepter de vivre dans la honte et dans le pardon ? Pourquoi l'agresseur devrait s'en sortir impunément ? Light Beyond the Reed n'est pas qu'un drame réaliste. C'est un regard porté sur une société défaillante, coincée dans ses traditions au mépris de la justice et de la valeur d'une femme. Beaucoup verront des messages cachés, ils verront aussi la rédemption de sa famille. Personnellement, j'ai décidé d'y rester sourde et aveugle.

En bref, Light Beyond the Reed est un drame dur qui met en lumière l'inégalité, les injustices et la violence que les femmes supportent, au profit de l'honneur familial ou de l'image d'une entreprise.

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