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Beautiful yet tragic, as expected from GJM
Storyline:Kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole drama with the endless plot twists. I like how all the storyline starts adding up and truth slowly unravels as the drama progressed. Every character had their own backstory and each and every backstory was really well written.
Acting:
GJM really did a good job casting all the actors for their roles. The character’s anger, grief and happiness were really well portrayed by every actor. You can really hear the desperation in their voices when they are unable to save their lovers from the cruel fate. The crying scenes really evoked a sense of sadness when watching too.
Music:
In the first few episodes, they might have overused the BGM a little too much that I got a little annoyed. But no worries, it was cut down as the drama progressed. As for the respective OSTs, they are in my daily Spotify playlist now so that speaks for itself.
Cinematography & costumes:
I gotta say the costumes are one of the best of I have seen in recent cdramas. Their hairstyles and headpieces were really intricately done and fits each of the roles perfectly. The fight scenes and settings are really well put together and visually appealing too.
Will definitely rewatch this soon
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Spectacular display of friendship
When I first started watching TBOY, I dropped it after the first episode as it did not appeal to me. A year later I stumbled upon this show again and decided to give it another try and I am glad I did. Storyline was amazing for the front half of the show but it starts slowing down a little in the later half when politics and palace affairs start playing a big role in the plot. It is still watchable as there are still incorporations of fight scenes and martial arts. There is a balance of humour and seriousness in the show. One thing about the show that I find it amusing is Wuxin is supposed to be around 18 years old in the show but I keep forgetting about it due to the casting of the actor that plays this role. He looked more 28 than 18 years old. Other than that TBOY is a good watch and would definitely rewatch it when I have the time, can’t wait for season 2 to start filming and hope to see more of the group exploring the martial arts world in the second season.Was this review helpful to you?
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A drama about youth, friendship, family
What started off as a drama about youth and friendship utterly broke me in the last 3 episodes. This drama highlights almost everything that happens in real life from making friends to family issues like divorce. In the later episodes there are mentions of death, the scriptwriting and way the scenes are filmed really brought tears to my eyes. The emotions they manage to evoke in just episode 29 alone is amazing.Overall, this drama perfectly displayed events of our youth and growing up. It also shows that no matter how perfect our childhood was, it will end one day. We will eventually grow up and have to face the harsh reality of the adult World but we have friends right beside us and families that have our back to face these difficulties.
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