Prepare something to eat while watching this series! It's a romcom! You'll love it! It's a dive into the rich Chinese cuisine and the role of meals and their social function of uniting, bringing people and families together through aromas, the beauty of the dishes, and the pleasures of the palate. Cuisine describes the soul of a people. It's a rare opportunity to experience this facet of Chinese art, where the task of preparing food is both a ritual and an artistic expression. The story is as delicious as the dishes! See you there!
And 8.6 since two days ago. This shows how good a drama it is. Most dramas drop their ratings at the end. This…
Thank you so much for the comment!! Indeed, what LS does is sacrifice herself, cutting off her own hand to nourish Jin An with the sap of life—a poetic gesture of extreme human beauty! I'm so glad you liked it! I hope to see you on other pages/series here at MDL. If you're interested, I wrote an article about The Double (The Presence of Arts in The Double) which was published by MDL. You can read it at the link below if you're interested. Once again, thank you so much for this rich exchange of insights. https://kisskh.at/article/the-presence-of-arts-in-the-double
And 8.6 since two days ago. This shows how good a drama it is. Most dramas drop their ratings at the end. This…
"Shadow Love has the flavor of Romeo and Juliet. It's a powerful love story that straddles the real world of the realms and the mystical world of Wulin Mountain.
The series is unforgettable: I laughed, I cried, I vibrated... I went through all the emotions and waited for each episode with a delicious anxiety.
I trusted the plot, and above all, I trusted the signs the story gave toward a happy ending.
All the actors delivered impeccable performances. I hadn't seen any series with Song Yi before, and I had just watched LOTFG (I loved it!), with Cheng Lei, whom I also hadn't seen before: now I feel like I can't live without them both.
The story is easy to understand, flows smoothly, and the plot and subplots are well-organized and fit together seamlessly. It evolves at a good pace, balancing happy, funny, tense, and sad moments. It manages to move the story steadily throughout its 38 episodes, keeping the viewer very engaged, until it reaches the totally satisfying climax. It explores human values and virtues amidst villainy and cruelty, all very well balanced.
The camera wanders, explores and expands angles and frames that enhance the aesthetics and support the wordless narrative, where only the image dialogues with the viewer, both in the amber luminosity of the love scenes, suggesting innocence and purity, and in the dark scenes, where the light-dark contrast emphasizes the focus on the character, amplifies the dramaticity, volume and depth of the environment, recalling works by Rembrandt characterized by the Chiaroscuro (light-dark) style.
In that regard, the cinematographic aesthetics offer a delight for the eyes with countless scenes constructed with art and lyricism that clearly allude to Chinese paintings. These scenes remain etched in the retina like sweet memories.
Song Yi gave greatness and humanity to the character, virtuously conciling femininity with the soldier's unyielding rawness , without losing elegance, always with her bow and arrow, reminiscent of the character Diana, from Roman mythology. She masters facial expressions and gaze from the subtlest to the most evident: I was overcome with sadness in every scene where she cried, and I found myself smiling at the soft light that bathes her entire face when she smiles. She has in her eyes the eloquence of the heart.
There's also a poetic beauty in the scenes where Li Shuang nourishes Jin An with her own blood, in no way resembling mere vampirism—that would even be in poor taste—but reminiscent of the legend of the pelican who, having nothing to offer her chick, pecks at her own breast until it bleeds and feeds her chick. This image symbolizes sacrifice and dedication, exactly Li Shuang's most striking virtues. Nurturing is such a feminine function, no matter the bond; it's a woman's trait, and this was greatly valued in the character of Li Shuang, a symbol not only of courage but, most especially, of self-sacrifice and self-denial for the greater good.
Cheng Lei overflows with charisma, his penetrating and indefensible gaze magnetizes and leads us to surrender. All three characters are impetuous, so passionately compelling, that he leaves us no choice: we fall in love with all three. They combine two forces that enchant women: masculinity and sweetness.
Finally, the songs... They are profoundly beautiful and frame love with hope, perseverance, resilience, and renunciation. The reward for this challenging pilgrimage faced by Li Shuang and Jin An could be none other than a Happy Ending, freed from the past to resignify the present. I will miss them so much!"
And 8.6 since two days ago. This shows how good a drama it is. Most dramas drop their ratings at the end. This…
Yeah!!!! I'm following it daily!! I was so happy! The series is wonderful!! I wrote a long comment when the series ended. I'll post it in the Reviews section, but I'm sharing it here with you. Thanks for the comment!
Shadow Love has the flavor of Romeo and Juliet. It's a powerful love story that straddles the real world of the realms and the mystical world of Wulin Mountain.
I've been following all the comments here, every day: a pulsating universe of feelings, visions, dreams, desires. But today I want to leave my own comment.
The series is unforgettable: I laughed, I cried, I vibrated... I went through all the emotions and waited for each episode with a delicious anxiety.
I trusted the plot, and above all, I trusted the signs the story gave toward a happy ending.
All the actors delivered impeccable performances. I hadn't seen any series with Song Yi before, and I had just watched LOTFG (I loved it!), with Cheng Lei, whom I also hadn't seen before: now I feel like I can't live without them both.
The story is easy to understand, flows smoothly, and the plot and subplots are well-organized and fit together seamlessly. It evolves at a good pace, balancing happy, funny, tense, and sad moments. It manages to move the story along steadily throughout its 38 episodes and reach a climax. It explores human values and virtues amidst villainy and cruelty, all very well balanced. The cinematographic aesthetic offers poetic, delicate scenes that clearly allude to Chinese paintings. These scenes remain etched in the retina like sweet memories.
Song Yi gave greatness and humanity to the character, virtuously conciling femininity with the soldier's unyielding rawness , without losing elegance, always with her bow and arrow, reminiscent of the character Diana, from Roman mythology. She masters facial expressions and gaze from the subtlest to the most evident: I was overcome with sadness in every scene where she cried, and I found myself smiling at the soft light that bathes her entire face when she smiles. She has in her eyes the eloquence of the heart.
Cheng Lei overflows with charisma, his penetrating and indefensible gaze magnetizes and leads us to surrender. All three characters are impetuous, so passionately compelling, that he leaves us no choice: we fall in love with all three. They combine two forces that enchant women: masculinity and sweetness.
Finally, the songs... They are profoundly beautiful and frame love with hope, perseverance, resilience, and renunciation. The reward for this challenging pilgrimage faced by Li Shuang and Jin An could be none other than a Happy Ending, freed from the past to resignify the present. I will miss them so much!
Oh gosh what a ride…. I was complaining that am I watching a Marvel movie? Worrying if I ever get use to watching…
He was dubbed by Wai Wai, even though he has a beautiful voice. Sometimes it's necessary because of some actors' accents. China is a very complex country with a language and regional peculiarities, as well as multiple dialects. Dubbing often aims to optimize comprehension.
Muy interesante! El drama The Double realmente es una obra de arte que resume muchos datos atrayentes de la historia…
¡Hola, AnnCastle! ¡Muchas gracias por tu comentario tan sensible! The Double sigue siendo única. Ninguna otra serie ha igualado su valor artístico y cultural. Es una producción impecable que da vida a la narrativa a través de un vasto simbolismo chino, combinado con una estética visual conmovedora, creando escenas que reproducen el teatro y la pintura chinos, así como la refinada filosofía de esta civilización extraordinaria. La música es sublime, un aliado clave para expandir la percepción y el disfrute visual y emocional. ¡Muchas gracias !
💡💡💡I'm just curious: for those of you who said THE DOUBLE was your favourite back then , is it still…
Unsurpassed so far. I visit The Double's page frequently, as if it were the home of a dear friend. I feel deeply marked by The Double as if I had just watched it. The Double has the irremovable seal of quality, a characteristic of eternal works.
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The series is unforgettable: I laughed, I cried, I vibrated... I went through all the emotions and waited for each episode with a delicious anxiety.
I trusted the plot, and above all, I trusted the signs the story gave toward a happy ending.
All the actors delivered impeccable performances. I hadn't seen any series with Song Yi before, and I had just watched LOTFG (I loved it!), with Cheng Lei, whom I also hadn't seen before: now I feel like I can't live without them both.
The story is easy to understand, flows smoothly, and the plot and subplots are well-organized and fit together seamlessly. It evolves at a good pace, balancing happy, funny, tense, and sad moments. It manages to move the story steadily throughout its 38 episodes, keeping the viewer very engaged, until it reaches the totally satisfying climax. It explores human values and virtues amidst villainy and cruelty, all very well balanced.
The camera wanders, explores and expands angles and frames that enhance the aesthetics and support the wordless narrative, where only the image dialogues with the viewer, both in the amber luminosity of the love scenes, suggesting innocence and purity, and in the dark scenes, where the light-dark contrast emphasizes the focus on the character, amplifies the dramaticity, volume and depth of the environment, recalling works by Rembrandt characterized by the Chiaroscuro (light-dark) style.
In that regard, the cinematographic aesthetics offer a delight for the eyes with countless scenes constructed with art and lyricism that clearly allude to Chinese paintings. These scenes remain etched in the retina like sweet memories.
Song Yi gave greatness and humanity to the character, virtuously conciling femininity with the soldier's unyielding rawness , without losing elegance, always with her bow and arrow, reminiscent of the character Diana, from Roman mythology. She masters facial expressions and gaze from the subtlest to the most evident: I was overcome with sadness in every scene where she cried, and I found myself smiling at the soft light that bathes her entire face when she smiles. She has in her eyes the eloquence of the heart.
There's also a poetic beauty in the scenes where Li Shuang nourishes Jin An with her own blood, in no way resembling mere vampirism—that would even be in poor taste—but reminiscent of the legend of the pelican who, having nothing to offer her chick, pecks at her own breast until it bleeds and feeds her chick. This image symbolizes sacrifice and dedication, exactly Li Shuang's most striking virtues.
Nurturing is such a feminine function, no matter the bond; it's a woman's trait, and this was greatly valued in the character of Li Shuang, a symbol not only of courage but, most especially, of self-sacrifice and self-denial for the greater good.
Cheng Lei overflows with charisma, his penetrating and indefensible gaze magnetizes and leads us to surrender. All three characters are impetuous, so passionately compelling, that he leaves us no choice: we fall in love with all three. They combine two forces that enchant women: masculinity and sweetness.
Finally, the songs... They are profoundly beautiful and frame love with hope, perseverance, resilience, and renunciation. The reward for this challenging pilgrimage faced by Li Shuang and Jin An could be none other than a Happy Ending, freed from the past to resignify the present. I will miss them so much!"
●Rating: from 8.2 to 8.5
●Ranking: from 1.458 to 636
SL deserves all this success!
I've been following all the comments here, every day: a pulsating universe of feelings, visions, dreams, desires. But today I want to leave my own comment.
The series is unforgettable: I laughed, I cried, I vibrated... I went through all the emotions and waited for each episode with a delicious anxiety.
I trusted the plot, and above all, I trusted the signs the story gave toward a happy ending.
All the actors delivered impeccable performances. I hadn't seen any series with Song Yi before, and I had just watched LOTFG (I loved it!), with Cheng Lei, whom I also hadn't seen before: now I feel like I can't live without them both.
The story is easy to understand, flows smoothly, and the plot and subplots are well-organized and fit together seamlessly. It evolves at a good pace, balancing happy, funny, tense, and sad moments. It manages to move the story along steadily throughout its 38 episodes and reach a climax. It explores human values and virtues amidst villainy and cruelty, all very well balanced. The cinematographic aesthetic offers poetic, delicate scenes that clearly allude to Chinese paintings. These scenes remain etched in the retina like sweet memories.
Song Yi gave greatness and humanity to the character, virtuously conciling femininity with the soldier's unyielding rawness , without losing elegance, always with her bow and arrow, reminiscent of the character Diana, from Roman mythology. She masters facial expressions and gaze from the subtlest to the most evident: I was overcome with sadness in every scene where she cried, and I found myself smiling at the soft light that bathes her entire face when she smiles. She has in her eyes the eloquence of the heart.
Cheng Lei overflows with charisma, his penetrating and indefensible gaze magnetizes and leads us to surrender. All three characters are impetuous, so passionately compelling, that he leaves us no choice: we fall in love with all three. They combine two forces that enchant women: masculinity and sweetness.
Finally, the songs... They are profoundly beautiful and frame love with hope, perseverance, resilience, and renunciation. The reward for this challenging pilgrimage faced by Li Shuang and Jin An could be none other than a Happy Ending, freed from the past to resignify the present. I will miss them so much!
●Rating: 8.2 to 8.4
●Ranking: 1.458 to 807
And I think it deserves more!