Disney's Mulan 2.0 ... Yawn
I know that the girl boss and Mary Sue archetypes are the hot trend nowadays, but this drama takes the cake. They amped it to absurd levels. At one point the FL lifts up two baskets full of rocks, each weighing 250-plus pounds (>100 kg). Once I saw this roughly 130 lb (59 kg) girl lift more than four times her weight, something that not even the top 1% of men can do, it jumped the shark for me.
Sorry, but not even Disney's Mulan or Star Wars' Rey was that over the top. I guess she's the C-Drama equivalent of the overpowered Ms. Marvel in all her girl-boss, I can-beat-men-twice-my-size glory. So it comes at no surprise that the drama is peppered with the repetitive "women are equals" / "women can do whatever they want" PSA. That is, of course, the same recipe for pretty much every historical drama these days, but none as in-your-face as this one.
What about the ML you might ask? Is he also as strong and capable? He's pretty much a lanky ken doll who gladly accepts to be a matriarchal husband. No tension. No debate. It is quite obvious this oh so mighty and "battle-hardened" ancient general is wearing heavy make up. Enough said.
I couldn't take this drama seriously despite the strong effort of the otherwise likeable actors. I just couldn't. On top of that, the plot was fairly predictable and dragged, especially after the first third of the drama. There was no emotional payoff, hardly any humor and all too brief battle scenes. The other two secondary couples lacked originality. I basically fast-forwarded to the last episode. In the end, if you are desensitized to over-the-top Mary Sues and just want to see horse-riding pretty boys slathered with foundation, then this is for you.
Sorry, but not even Disney's Mulan or Star Wars' Rey was that over the top. I guess she's the C-Drama equivalent of the overpowered Ms. Marvel in all her girl-boss, I can-beat-men-twice-my-size glory. So it comes at no surprise that the drama is peppered with the repetitive "women are equals" / "women can do whatever they want" PSA. That is, of course, the same recipe for pretty much every historical drama these days, but none as in-your-face as this one.
What about the ML you might ask? Is he also as strong and capable? He's pretty much a lanky ken doll who gladly accepts to be a matriarchal husband. No tension. No debate. It is quite obvious this oh so mighty and "battle-hardened" ancient general is wearing heavy make up. Enough said.
I couldn't take this drama seriously despite the strong effort of the otherwise likeable actors. I just couldn't. On top of that, the plot was fairly predictable and dragged, especially after the first third of the drama. There was no emotional payoff, hardly any humor and all too brief battle scenes. The other two secondary couples lacked originality. I basically fast-forwarded to the last episode. In the end, if you are desensitized to over-the-top Mary Sues and just want to see horse-riding pretty boys slathered with foundation, then this is for you.
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