I am absolutely guilty of watching episode 7 multiple times 🤣 🤣 and yes, multiple scenes where he just slams her on the floor or the bed and I keep wondering how has she not broken any bones yet 🤣
BTW Love your review! It is perfect for this show 😁😄😃
It would've been a 10/10 for me but it lost half a point when they used the drone to attack the bad guy. I yelled immediately "that's an expensive device!" The friends were regular civilians and could've just called the police. It's not like the ankle monitor office is the only team on the force.
Both MLs performance is absolutely brilliant 👏 The direction👏 The cinematography👏 THE DANCE! 🤯🔥 I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this movie 😍🥰 My first-ever 10/10 in a movie !
They have been through a lot. You don't expect them to really be over each other like they were in Lian right?I…
See......what you're describing, I absolutely loved reading your take. It's something an author would've described well. But in theatre, you've to show it too.
Changyu's love was easy to understand. My problem is with XZ. That thing you said, "He knew the life of politics and battlefield where even a kin can kill you." I never understood when was this shown. Assuming I'm the dumbest viewer who doesn't understand nuance, why am I being forced to interpret all this? A 1-2 minute flashback would've helped. Or just XZ thinking to himself. Anything that would help put me in his mind so I can understand what he's feeling. Because I never saw any of this. I was only told he's a hotshot thick-skinned Marquis who is slightly sad about losing in the battlefield. The balance of character development weighed more on Changyu.
From what I'm understanding now, there are 2 opposing views on their chemistry (like the 2 of us). It's not hitting the viewers evenly. It's sad but it's true.
They have been through a lot. You don't expect them to really be over each other like they were in Lian right?I…
Back in Lian (village arc) it felt more like a crush from Changyu's side. XZ is supposed to be this thick-skinned cunning warlord who can never melt in front of any woman. He should've been annoyed by FCY in the beginning but he just automatically fell in love with her. There was no tension depicted in them from the get-go. Only some scenes where they were forced to sleep beside each other. And because of XZ poor character development, we never understood what are his thought. When did the love start? That's why it feels off even now.
This kiss scene certainly improved their chemistry a bit but we'll have to see how it goes from here on out.
It’s really sad how the chemistry between the main couple has fizzled out. This is what happens when you don’t…
Agreed on the chemistry. The kiss may be a sizzling passionate exchange. But.... there's no twinkle in their eyes. The moment just before the kiss, when you take a deep breath in... Feels like their exhaling instead. Thinking to themselves, "okay here we go, let's move our lips like we practice, pose your body so the camera gets every angel." It's sad because there was never a build-up 😪 they just fell for each other's face card.
Ideally, you are right, and I also believe that, unfortunately, this is the current situation. Women with children…
While the show influences people, it's also the other way around where the staff working on the show are influenced by their own life and people around them. In general, ideology takes 2-3 generations to change. So we might see the same clichés now. I'm sure 50 years later, there's gonna be an ideological shift where we may get to see a whole different set of clichés 😃 who knows!
Am I the only one who thinks that the actor who played the role of Emperor did a fabulous job? His expressions and actions are so exact of someone who's a puppet emperor while trying to pretend he has power and wants to have a say.
You have written this review very well. Just 1 thought on the statement you made "why is it that female characters don't want to have children and get pregnant?" This is not a rant, it's just an FYI:
In most Asian countries, a woman having children means your career goes down the drain. Even if you are a very high potential candidate, you will always be considered second-best because "women will not work extra due to their household duties." Working "above and beyond" your job description is expected by employers. It is not that they don't want children, but having them will set you back 10x fold in the career ladder. Even if you are not ambitious, you still need to earn money because cost of living is so high and social policies to support women and children does nothing to help. That means, you end up being dependent on the husband/family. Not the most ideal situation if you're in a bad marriage or a divorce-like situation or have bad in-laws, etc. Basically, our society structure is patriarchal in nature so women end up sacrificing one way or another.
If you meant something else then do let me know. I may have misread your comment.
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This show is like a guilty pleasure
BTW Love your review! It is perfect for this show 😁😄😃
The friends were regular civilians and could've just called the police. It's not like the ankle monitor office is the only team on the force.
The longest I've ever seen
Wait for all episodes to come out so you can get a proper review
I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this movie 😍🥰
My first-ever 10/10 in a movie !
Changyu's love was easy to understand. My problem is with XZ.
That thing you said, "He knew the life of politics and battlefield where even a kin can kill you." I never understood when was this shown. Assuming I'm the dumbest viewer who doesn't understand nuance, why am I being forced to interpret all this? A 1-2 minute flashback would've helped. Or just XZ thinking to himself. Anything that would help put me in his mind so I can understand what he's feeling. Because I never saw any of this. I was only told he's a hotshot thick-skinned Marquis who is slightly sad about losing in the battlefield. The balance of character development weighed more on Changyu.
From what I'm understanding now, there are 2 opposing views on their chemistry (like the 2 of us). It's not hitting the viewers evenly. It's sad but it's true.
This kiss scene certainly improved their chemistry a bit but we'll have to see how it goes from here on out.
The moment just before the kiss, when you take a deep breath in... Feels like their exhaling instead. Thinking to themselves, "okay here we go, let's move our lips like we practice, pose your body so the camera gets every angel."
It's sad because there was never a build-up 😪 they just fell for each other's face card.
I think I compare all psychopaths with Old Boy. Everyone else seem like normal psychopaths to me 😂
Just stab your diaphragm like a normal psycho 😭
In general, ideology takes 2-3 generations to change. So we might see the same clichés now. I'm sure 50 years later, there's gonna be an ideological shift where we may get to see a whole different set of clichés 😃 who knows!
This is not a rant, it's just an FYI:
In most Asian countries, a woman having children means your career goes down the drain. Even if you are a very high potential candidate, you will always be considered second-best because "women will not work extra due to their household duties." Working "above and beyond" your job description is expected by employers. It is not that they don't want children, but having them will set you back 10x fold in the career ladder. Even if you are not ambitious, you still need to earn money because cost of living is so high and social policies to support women and children does nothing to help. That means, you end up being dependent on the husband/family. Not the most ideal situation if you're in a bad marriage or a divorce-like situation or have bad in-laws, etc.
Basically, our society structure is patriarchal in nature so women end up sacrificing one way or another.
If you meant something else then do let me know. I may have misread your comment.