Li Yun Rui is doing a nice work as the ML. The youthful sadness he brought to his character makes him more interesting than just a pitiful badass hero.
This having the rythm of a short length drama is great actually. It is not that I don't like long scenes, I love that in c-dramas, but here the fast pace of scenes sequences suits the story and sets a thrilling atmosphere as we were in a dream. Everything is happening fast, we know something bad can happen but the mystery is still there. I don't know how to explain it well....
These CCP propaganda dramas are gold😂... No one watches them, likes them or follows them yet they all have…
In Hollywood production we can find a lot of propaganda dramas and movies too. Difference is that censorship comes from the private sector and finacial investors.
Acting from leads in this drama is so poor. I have nothing against both actors, but it was so disappointing that I dropped after 10 episodes. Maybe the screenwriter or director also did a bad job for giving them such childish characters. Sorry, terrible experience.
I hope dramas like this, and In Between, Fake Til You Make It, etc keep being produced. They are great to watch!! I am on episode 5 and I just want her to make that boyfriend disappear.
Although I agree that tragic or realistic final end is not a reason to downvote a drama, I don't agree with your…
I'm very sorry for the loss of your beloved ones. But I am not saying that it is wrong to be sad, or that no one in China mourn the death of living beings, a person, either family or friend. I've cried my eyes out in the last episodes of Snowy Night Timeless Love, for example. Just to name the more recent ones, like Fangs of Fortune, Love of Nirvana and Kill Me Love Me, they were all sad for me. The point is that people come to My DramaList to downgrade an excellent drama just to vent their frustration. I think more people should be encouraged to watch this kind of production, but many lose their enthusiasm because of ratings. And I disagree that "it is not our place to scold audiences". I am being critical of infantile audiences, although I know it is one of the main characteristics of cultural industry. I do not work in the entertainment industry, but many authors have being doing this kind of criticism since last century.
what in the woke is this? sad endings are fine if executed well but this was NOT executed well at ALL. what do…
Hahahaha yes I am ultra liberal for criticizing immature audiences. Whenever we talk about prejudice (the fear/hate of the different) against a culture, religion, state, region etc it means it is about xenophobia. But hey you are the expert, please enlight me!!
It is ok if you watch dramas to escape reality, but demand that cdramas must have happy endings is just childish and kind of xenophobic. Low ratings because of the death of a character you fancy or a couple that you ship is an expression of the colonizer mentality. If that is your case, all you want is to westernize the cultural production of a country where, in some aspects, death is just a fact of life and not the end of everything. Grow up or go watch Cinderella as someone already said it here. This drama is so historically rich and well produced, directed and written that how it ends is just a minor detail. I feel like LuSi , YuNing and their crew took me to an unapologetic journey with Dawu and Zijing showing the life of low/working class in Tang Dynasty. It was beautiful!!
Huo Zhan Bai what a green flag you are. Instead of kissing and romance (and I believe there is a lot of romance in this drama), we should talk more about Xue Zi Ye, the kind of woman she is, and how both changed and developed feelings for each other during the drama.
Amazing drama!! One of the best of this year, a 10/10 for me!! Dialogues and cinematography are beautiful. I have no words , thank you writers from China for giving us such a great story full of philosophical lessons. If you are not watching cdramas just for the romance, cute faces, cliches and happy endings, this is for you.
I liked this drama. It has a good character development. But I need to point out that Ning Meng should have a stronger reaction after what Su Wei Ran did to her. She was too lenient saying he had a good and a bad side. Physical abuse should not be tolerated by anyone in any case. ML was excesively toxic at the beggining, but at least we can understand that they were trying to portray the patriarcal environment of finance.
And I disagree that "it is not our place to scold audiences". I am being critical of infantile audiences, although I know it is one of the main characteristics of cultural industry. I do not work in the entertainment industry, but many authors have being doing this kind of criticism since last century.
This drama is so historically rich and well produced, directed and written that how it ends is just a minor detail. I feel like LuSi , YuNing and their crew took me to an unapologetic journey with Dawu and Zijing showing the life of low/working class in Tang Dynasty. It was beautiful!!
Instead of kissing and romance (and I believe there is a lot of romance in this drama), we should talk more about Xue Zi Ye, the kind of woman she is, and how both changed and developed feelings for each other during the drama.