Prepare tissues!!
I've been looking for somewhere to watch this drama as I saw the trailer and it looked really nice, once I was able to watch it I did not stop. I was addicted. Although I cannot say it was the best or mind blowing(Fangs of Fortune took the spot this year lol) but this drama was definitely still really good and worth the watch. Not many episodes but each episode is packed with so much detail and plot, definitely recommend watching.
Story :
The story was really unique. I haven't seen many dramas that have the concept of tribulations and going through different lives over and over again but the meaning of this drama was so cute. The fact that the main couple was with eachother since the beginning to the end. Every lifetime they manage to find eachother and fall in love. Their story was for sure tied with a red string. The plot twist throughout the drama was soo good, it definitely kept me on the hook. This drama is quite different from other XianXia dramas, it does not use the same repetitive plot which tends to bore viewers. The amount of tears I shed for the main cast is crazy, I feel like i was crying every two episodes.
CGI:
Of course in any XianXia dramas, there is a ton of CGI but the CGI in this drama was really good. I loved the backgrounds and all the sets as they were beautiful, especially the heavenly kingdom, the different colour clouds, and the pretty building structures with white and gold! Perfect. The costumes were magnificent, actual works of art. I so badly wanted to wear all of the main female lead's clothes.
Music :
The music was so beautiful! The OST is genuinely sooo pretty of a song. OMG I want it ingraved into my skull. It's so pretty and sweet but also packs a lot of emotion and whenever it played, you could feel the emotion the song gives.
Acting:
The acting was really good. Yang Chaoyue's acting improved soo much. She really managed to perfect her facial expressions very well. Compared to the first drama I saw her in, she has definitely matured. Her crying scenes feels a lot more real and authentic and her acting has become less childish which made this drama so much better. Dance of the phoenix, the first drama I saw her in, it was alright but her acting made it really uncomfortable, her being so childish even during scenes where it should be serious really ruined the drama. So seeing such big improvement was so satisfying. Ding Yuxi did an amazing job portraying his character, I loved when he went through a tribulation and became Lu ChangKong. He was so cute obsessing over Song XiangYun. He did an amazing job. All the actors in this drama did amazing, I loved how there was no toxic/annoying character who is so obsessed with one of the main leads cuz that gets repetitive and boring.
Ending:
The ending was bittersweet, made me cry. I loved how every character got what they deserved and had a good ending. Something that bothers me a lot and this happens in a lot of dramas with very heavy plots is when they rush the ending. although the ending in this drama was not too badly rushed, you could still feel a little bit. I feel like the producers shouldn't have spent so many episodes focusing on their 2nd tribulation as it took up most of the drama leaving less time and room for the other 4 tribulations. Some of the tribulations I wanted to see ore of but was unable to do to the time difference. If the tribulations were evenly split between episodes, it would have been a lot better in my opinion. Overall though, this was an amazing drama and definitely worth the watch. I cannot wait to rewatch this when I have noting else to do.
Story :
The story was really unique. I haven't seen many dramas that have the concept of tribulations and going through different lives over and over again but the meaning of this drama was so cute. The fact that the main couple was with eachother since the beginning to the end. Every lifetime they manage to find eachother and fall in love. Their story was for sure tied with a red string. The plot twist throughout the drama was soo good, it definitely kept me on the hook. This drama is quite different from other XianXia dramas, it does not use the same repetitive plot which tends to bore viewers. The amount of tears I shed for the main cast is crazy, I feel like i was crying every two episodes.
CGI:
Of course in any XianXia dramas, there is a ton of CGI but the CGI in this drama was really good. I loved the backgrounds and all the sets as they were beautiful, especially the heavenly kingdom, the different colour clouds, and the pretty building structures with white and gold! Perfect. The costumes were magnificent, actual works of art. I so badly wanted to wear all of the main female lead's clothes.
Music :
The music was so beautiful! The OST is genuinely sooo pretty of a song. OMG I want it ingraved into my skull. It's so pretty and sweet but also packs a lot of emotion and whenever it played, you could feel the emotion the song gives.
Acting:
The acting was really good. Yang Chaoyue's acting improved soo much. She really managed to perfect her facial expressions very well. Compared to the first drama I saw her in, she has definitely matured. Her crying scenes feels a lot more real and authentic and her acting has become less childish which made this drama so much better. Dance of the phoenix, the first drama I saw her in, it was alright but her acting made it really uncomfortable, her being so childish even during scenes where it should be serious really ruined the drama. So seeing such big improvement was so satisfying. Ding Yuxi did an amazing job portraying his character, I loved when he went through a tribulation and became Lu ChangKong. He was so cute obsessing over Song XiangYun. He did an amazing job. All the actors in this drama did amazing, I loved how there was no toxic/annoying character who is so obsessed with one of the main leads cuz that gets repetitive and boring.
Ending:
The ending was bittersweet, made me cry. I loved how every character got what they deserved and had a good ending. Something that bothers me a lot and this happens in a lot of dramas with very heavy plots is when they rush the ending. although the ending in this drama was not too badly rushed, you could still feel a little bit. I feel like the producers shouldn't have spent so many episodes focusing on their 2nd tribulation as it took up most of the drama leaving less time and room for the other 4 tribulations. Some of the tribulations I wanted to see ore of but was unable to do to the time difference. If the tribulations were evenly split between episodes, it would have been a lot better in my opinion. Overall though, this was an amazing drama and definitely worth the watch. I cannot wait to rewatch this when I have noting else to do.
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