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Fighting for the greater good
Luminosity behind the palace is a short-drama with a long heart.
The premise is recycled with staged coups, a pretend muppet puppet emperor with a savior complex, villainous court officials lusting for power to control the state and manipulating their created human pawns, sacrificed for the 'greater good. ' While this can put viewers off, tired of the same-old story mold , the series is rather refreshing, with strong three-dimensional leading characters and actors who carry the drama forward.
It's lonely at the top , but if one is really lucky, he or she will find someone to share the burden and the gift of responsibility with, and that makes up for everything. In life, it's enough to have just one person who understands how one truly is and feels.
Between the people, the state, and the ruler, the population comes first, then the nation, then the emperor. The greater good is more important than personal feelings , which must be sacrificed if needed in favor of the collective. In this way, one fulfills his destiny like Emperor Yin Chang Yan. In this way, one embodies it like Empress Su Ley Yu.
While the ending was poignantly sad, it showed that fulfilling one's destiny and contributing to the greater good so that future generations can live freely and in peace is , in itself, an act of great love that can often be forgotten amidst the wish for a happy ending.
The premise is recycled with staged coups, a pretend muppet puppet emperor with a savior complex, villainous court officials lusting for power to control the state and manipulating their created human pawns, sacrificed for the 'greater good. ' While this can put viewers off, tired of the same-old story mold , the series is rather refreshing, with strong three-dimensional leading characters and actors who carry the drama forward.
It's lonely at the top , but if one is really lucky, he or she will find someone to share the burden and the gift of responsibility with, and that makes up for everything. In life, it's enough to have just one person who understands how one truly is and feels.
Between the people, the state, and the ruler, the population comes first, then the nation, then the emperor. The greater good is more important than personal feelings , which must be sacrificed if needed in favor of the collective. In this way, one fulfills his destiny like Emperor Yin Chang Yan. In this way, one embodies it like Empress Su Ley Yu.
While the ending was poignantly sad, it showed that fulfilling one's destiny and contributing to the greater good so that future generations can live freely and in peace is , in itself, an act of great love that can often be forgotten amidst the wish for a happy ending.
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