I've been seeing many complaints, not just on MDL, but on Chinese sites, about how boring this drama is because it's just like other Xianxia dramas.
I would like to say that the novel in which this drama was adapted from, Shang Gu (上古), was published in 2012. The novel and drama are very very similar, if not almost the same. Their similarities actually astonished me as I didn't think that they would be so alike.
Now let's think about Journey of Flower, which is deemed as the Xianxia drama that fueled the rest to come by many people. Its novel was published in 2014.
Love and Redemption's novel, 琉璃美人煞, was published in 2019.
Besides Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms and Ashes of Love, all other Xianxia drama's original novels were published AFTER Shang Gu.
These recent Xianxia dramas have all been revolving around reincarnations, star-crossed lovers, and a lot of magic, so it's inevitable for some to think that this drama is just copying tropes used in other drama, but this is not the case. It just took longer for the novel to be adapted into a drama. Yes, it is absolutely true that some may start to find these similar details in these Xianxia dramas a little boring, but it doesn't do both the novel or drama justice at all for some to think that this drama is just reusing Xianxia tropes that have already been used before. I just wanted to make this clarification. Thanks for reading. :)
This is a great article! My parents are from Sichuan, so I've been lucky to go to Chongqing before. It really is a mountainous place! So mountainous that it can get soooo hot in the summer because of it. I didn't know that Better Day was filmed in Chongqing, that's so cool! And the hot pots, yum!
I just read someone comment said that based on the novel "Tragic Ending"
Actually, it's a very sudden happy ending. I read the last chapter, and they reunited at the very end. Some people are still calling it a sad ending because of the sudden and quick reunion, but I would disagree.
What's with the rush to write reviews? 7 reviews and only 20 episodes have been aired. You don't know how much your opinion can change from now to the end of episode 49.
Is Donghua here the same as Donghua Dijun? I see he also wears purple robe and has silver hair, but seems like…
Kind of. The two dramas are not related, but in Chinese mythology, Donghua is a god (Dijun), and he's in many stories, and now dramas. It's hard to explain, but there indeed is a Donghua in the Chinese Immortal Realm.
Here's what I wrote in my Xianxia article about Donghua Dijun: Di Jun (帝君) - In Chinese mythology, Di Jun is the Supreme Emperor, or the most powerful deity in the Immortal Realm and possibly even the Three Realms. Di and Jun are two separate titles for rulers, so to have both words in his name, he must be very prestigious.
Lmao, some fans of the novel were hating on the drama because they claimed that the drama was much more different from the book. I can confidently say that the drama is following the novel's exact path, proving that these haters really have nothing to do with their life even more.
For those who are judging this show...and dropping it because they feel it is boring let me tell you this historical…
Rather than historical dramas, I would focus more on the Xianxia genre, which includes Ancient Love Poetry. For those who have watched the majority of popular Xianxia romance dramas, you will notice that the first few episodes are always kind of boring, but only because the episodes are slowly building up to the angst and deep story to come. This may apply to Wuxia, Xuanhuan and historical dramas as well (I classify historicals as costume dramas in real ancient China, but terms may vary), but this has always happened in all the Xianxia romance dramas I have watched. Without knowing the different characters, different realms, and the important backstory, how will you continue?
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I would like to say that the novel in which this drama was adapted from, Shang Gu (上古), was published in 2012. The novel and drama are very very similar, if not almost the same. Their similarities actually astonished me as I didn't think that they would be so alike.
Now let's think about Journey of Flower, which is deemed as the Xianxia drama that fueled the rest to come by many people. Its novel was published in 2014.
Love and Redemption's novel, 琉璃美人煞, was published in 2019.
Besides Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms and Ashes of Love, all other Xianxia drama's original novels were published AFTER Shang Gu.
These recent Xianxia dramas have all been revolving around reincarnations, star-crossed lovers, and a lot of magic, so it's inevitable for some to think that this drama is just copying tropes used in other drama, but this is not the case. It just took longer for the novel to be adapted into a drama. Yes, it is absolutely true that some may start to find these similar details in these Xianxia dramas a little boring, but it doesn't do both the novel or drama justice at all for some to think that this drama is just reusing Xianxia tropes that have already been used before. I just wanted to make this clarification. Thanks for reading. :)
I have officially died. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Here's what I wrote in my Xianxia article about Donghua Dijun:
Di Jun (帝君) - In Chinese mythology, Di Jun is the Supreme Emperor, or the most powerful deity in the Immortal Realm and possibly even the Three Realms. Di and Jun are two separate titles for rulers, so to have both words in his name, he must be very prestigious.
I'm done. Goodbye, world. I will go into seclusion now.