instant ICON: Raising the bar for historical cdrama!
updated after finishing it , no spoilers :)
it starts with waw! not a single detail is missed!
from the first second, we are invited into the warm world of fan chang yu , despite everything cold around her.
it takes a lot to execute a story so perfectly... huge respect and shoutout to the director of this show!
nothing was left behind: amazing light, angles, audio design, its slow when it should, fast when it should, fights scenes are not neglected nor too much, script is amazing, storyline is classic but so well done! nothing is overly explained, the flow of this show is insanely good! mind you, there are some tropes, but the actors have pulled them off brilliantly so far that it doesn't feel scripted.
the Main leads are very talented but i think they truly shine in this one ! Fan chang yu is really a beautiful and raw character that is already so nuanced, fl is portraying her so well! XZ is also so nuanced but we havent seen everything about him yet.
this show is great journey !
watch how pursuit of jade will become an instant classic!
UPDATE:
Was it perfect? oh no... the plot got weaker by the last arc and screentime becomes questionnable for some characters! i am left with wanting to see more of the greatness of general FCY and the marquis...
despite everything, in the drama and real life drama around the production, main leads shined through and the story started off so genuinely attaching.
in the comments i read how, compared to other ZLH roles, this story can look less mature... more childish. it's a relevant impression I also had. but it's definitely because of the last arc and underwhelming plot tension.
All the negative elements got nothing on our main leads (and main villains although qi min couple very toxic and it was put forward more than main couple sometimes)
it starts with waw! not a single detail is missed!
from the first second, we are invited into the warm world of fan chang yu , despite everything cold around her.
it takes a lot to execute a story so perfectly... huge respect and shoutout to the director of this show!
nothing was left behind: amazing light, angles, audio design, its slow when it should, fast when it should, fights scenes are not neglected nor too much, script is amazing, storyline is classic but so well done! nothing is overly explained, the flow of this show is insanely good! mind you, there are some tropes, but the actors have pulled them off brilliantly so far that it doesn't feel scripted.
the Main leads are very talented but i think they truly shine in this one ! Fan chang yu is really a beautiful and raw character that is already so nuanced, fl is portraying her so well! XZ is also so nuanced but we havent seen everything about him yet.
this show is great journey !
watch how pursuit of jade will become an instant classic!
UPDATE:
Was it perfect? oh no... the plot got weaker by the last arc and screentime becomes questionnable for some characters! i am left with wanting to see more of the greatness of general FCY and the marquis...
despite everything, in the drama and real life drama around the production, main leads shined through and the story started off so genuinely attaching.
in the comments i read how, compared to other ZLH roles, this story can look less mature... more childish. it's a relevant impression I also had. but it's definitely because of the last arc and underwhelming plot tension.
All the negative elements got nothing on our main leads (and main villains although qi min couple very toxic and it was put forward more than main couple sometimes)
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