Completed. Very good series, which I recommend pairing with a chilly winter. My wife and I loved watching this sipping tea under fleece blankets, lol.
Viewers may resent that the LOVE ON banner flies on iQiyi for this series, and yet it's more Shakespeare than Disney. Now that you know this, it's otherwise a great love story where one poor girl can't help loving more than one man.
They do not. There is only one couple in this story, but it's not why you watch this series. And this is high…
By the way, I watched something called FORTUNE WRITER which is a very short series of short length episodes. I knew Daisy Li but not the ML. It felt like a practice series but there romance was great if you like romances. Soon they will be in a REAL show and we fans can't wait.
I'm a Westerner in the US. I'm watching this show now and when done I'll have completed 20 Chinese series since Covid -- when I desperately needed new programming. I wouldn't have watched this many if laced with annoying propaganda. I was actually surprised at how little -- if any -- there is.
What I've noticed --
1. There are lots of shows aimed at the young which say, hey, if you just work hard in school and pick a career -- you'll be rich and end up with nice clothes and living quarters. That it's super easy. (Yeeeeaaaahhh riiiiight) But then that's in America too, where one of the biggest hit shows (FRIENDS) suggested a bunch of young people could live in NYC in a huge apartment for nothing. (Wrong!)
2. More than once I've seen the message that IF WE SACRIFICE AND WORK TOGETHER THINGS WILL ALL WORK OUT. This show screams that message. But then I ask what's wrong with the message ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL? In America these days it's EVERY FASCIST FOR HIMSELF.
3. I've been stunned at how little Western bashing their is -- which is next to nothing.
4. The most 'preachy' moment I've noticed in all these series is here in SHE, where our lead kinda took a swipe at transgenderism and basically suggested it's not a thing. The message was directed at a girl who was strapping in her chest. She was told she's a girl, deal with it, stop strapping yourself in -- and if she feels boyish and wants to live more boyish, fine -- but don't get carried away. In America this message is verbotten and so I'm wondering who is brainwashing who.
I just completed a longer series (LOST IDENTITY) and wanted to watch something short and fun. I didn't know Daisy Li until she stumbled into A DREAM OF SPLENDOR where her character quickly started stealing the show. Here she has a character almost as fun and I'm pretty sure she should become the lead in a 'real' series. She's great. On Ep 10 and enjoying this little bit of fluff.
Can I ask you exactly what happened to the tiger that was released? In Western Culture all hell would have broken loose. Here the resolution of doing so wasn't even provided. Do you believe it just wondered off?
"is there a rule that forces Chinese screenwriters to specify their period dramas as pure fiction?" It's not a…
REBEL PRINCESS has one giant fault: all sorts of actors are either too old or too young for their roles. Like a daughter and Dad are roughly the same age in real life, lol. And a Mom looks like a grandmom. Now that I've warned you it won't be as bad.
What's wonderful with REBEL are the characters, the music, the plot twists, the romances -- and some of the battle moments are great.
If it's not your cup of tea you'll know fast, but trust me -- it improves as you go.
i was also flabbergasted by how stupid the whole modern days opening was. I've seen this act of blew tf up the…
"is there a rule that forces Chinese screenwriters to specify their period dramas as pure fiction?" It's not a Chinese issue because America does it too. It's called: bad writing.
The specific name I gave it in my teaching days was WRITERS WRITING ABOUT WRITING. If you ever start a movie and it's about a lonely writer who isn't appreciated, this is where writers writing about writing starts. Like a disease.
You see -- the bad writer sits at a computer and says, "What will I write about?" After 15 seconds of thought, they start writing about how hard it is for a writer to come up with an idea. Then they see a romantic interest who's with someone beautiful and sighs, and they wish their interest would look past appearance and value a writer who thinks they are witty. Towards the end of the story, the romantic interest has inspired a book or screenplay out of the writer, they read it, and they say the writer is the best writer ever.
If you think I'm making this up, I'm not. It's EVERYWHERE. And to my frustration, even in China. Try REBEL PRINCESS for a few episodes. If it takes its a long ride, but a really fun one.
In order to appropriately answer this question, you have to understand the context of China before the West, during…
That was fantastic. THANK YOU! (When I'm less tired I'm going to re-read a few times.) Two quick thoughts --
1. Last night wifey and I saw episode 26ish, where the Nationalist people were in a meeting and someone said, hey, "some sort of very big American bomb was dropped on Hiroshima". Instead of them cheering, they were like, hmm, that could help us. lol
2. I believe America and China underestimate our ally potential.
What's tough for me here is that most of these dramas have all new young faces. THE FORTUNE WRITER is the only one I noticed a familiar face, Daisy Li (from DREAM OF SPLENDOR).
I'm not opposed to new faces, since Daisy was new to me in that drama. It's just I like to have at least one familiar face in the mix. It's like seeing an old friend somehow.
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Viewers may resent that the LOVE ON banner flies on iQiyi for this series, and yet it's more Shakespeare than Disney. Now that you know this, it's otherwise a great love story where one poor girl can't help loving more than one man.
I disagree, because I know of two shows she helped me find that I prefer.
TO THE WONDER was my Best Drama of 2024, but to be fair it only had like 8 episodes and so really it's like the Best Long Movie of the year.
I haven't completed SHE yet, but I really liked THE TALE OF ROSE. Like A LOT. I sense these two will tie for second.
"A drama, such as a play, film, or television program, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts."
I don't mind melodrama if it's properly disguised. When it's not, a proper C-Drama trope is the hospital scene, where melodrama is free and easy.
What I've noticed --
1. There are lots of shows aimed at the young which say, hey, if you just work hard in school and pick a career -- you'll be rich and end up with nice clothes and living quarters. That it's super easy. (Yeeeeaaaahhh riiiiight) But then that's in America too, where one of the biggest hit shows (FRIENDS) suggested a bunch of young people could live in NYC in a huge apartment for nothing. (Wrong!)
2. More than once I've seen the message that IF WE SACRIFICE AND WORK TOGETHER THINGS WILL ALL WORK OUT. This show screams that message. But then I ask what's wrong with the message ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL? In America these days it's EVERY FASCIST FOR HIMSELF.
3. I've been stunned at how little Western bashing their is -- which is next to nothing.
4. The most 'preachy' moment I've noticed in all these series is here in SHE, where our lead kinda took a swipe at transgenderism and basically suggested it's not a thing. The message was directed at a girl who was strapping in her chest. She was told she's a girl, deal with it, stop strapping yourself in -- and if she feels boyish and wants to live more boyish, fine -- but don't get carried away. In America this message is verbotten and so I'm wondering who is brainwashing who.
What's wonderful with REBEL are the characters, the music, the plot twists, the romances -- and some of the battle moments are great.
If it's not your cup of tea you'll know fast, but trust me -- it improves as you go.
The specific name I gave it in my teaching days was WRITERS WRITING ABOUT WRITING. If you ever start a movie and it's about a lonely writer who isn't appreciated, this is where writers writing about writing starts. Like a disease.
You see -- the bad writer sits at a computer and says, "What will I write about?" After 15 seconds of thought, they start writing about how hard it is for a writer to come up with an idea. Then they see a romantic interest who's with someone beautiful and sighs, and they wish their interest would look past appearance and value a writer who thinks they are witty. Towards the end of the story, the romantic interest has inspired a book or screenplay out of the writer, they read it, and they say the writer is the best writer ever.
If you think I'm making this up, I'm not. It's EVERYWHERE. And to my frustration, even in China. Try REBEL PRINCESS for a few episodes. If it takes its a long ride, but a really fun one.
1. Last night wifey and I saw episode 26ish, where the Nationalist people were in a meeting and someone said, hey, "some sort of very big American bomb was dropped on Hiroshima". Instead of them cheering, they were like, hmm, that could help us. lol
2. I believe America and China underestimate our ally potential.
I'm not opposed to new faces, since Daisy was new to me in that drama. It's just I like to have at least one familiar face in the mix. It's like seeing an old friend somehow.