This was just too uneven, too stilted, too melodramatic...it's pretty and I did like the characters, but ultimately…
I totally agree with every word you've typed @_@ I waited to watch this after it finished airing and I'm glad i did so, otherwise I would have dropped it.
I have to say~ it took 4 episodes, but I am totally in love with this show now :)
To everyone who was a fan of the movie~ this is just an adaptation. You have to watch it as you would a LA adaptation. Otherwise you will endlessly compare it to the movie and won't enjoy it at all. I had that mindset in episode 1 and I couldn't even get through it the first time around.
Yes...the authorities... I've read about that censorship and I just don't understand why they are doing this.…
Couldn't they air the original version on Netflix though? D: I don't understand the censorship issues sometimes~ it's not like there is anything about the government or anything pornographic, etc.
I wish I could read the book~ is there an English translation.
It's sad to know that they shot almost 100 episodes worth of footage but cut it down to 70 because of censorship issues. I think we would have gotten a different story if there were no censorship issues. You get the weird inconsistencies with the plot when a story is cut short or rehashed from a bigger episode count. Very thorough review though!
I waited to watch this after it finished airing and I'm glad i did so, otherwise I would have dropped it.
To everyone who was a fan of the movie~ this is just an adaptation. You have to watch it as you would a LA adaptation. Otherwise you will endlessly compare it to the movie and won't enjoy it at all. I had that mindset in episode 1 and I couldn't even get through it the first time around.
I don't understand the censorship issues sometimes~ it's not like there is anything about the government or anything pornographic, etc.
I wish I could read the book~ is there an English translation.
So much chemistry~~~
I would never watch this raw~ I don't understand any Chinese so I'll patiently wait for the clean screen releases with subs from Netflix :D