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"it took the useless father 40 episodes to realize what a filial son he had"
Every time I think of the father, I can't help but laugh, good actor.
in ep. 26, he said to his son Jun, "you think I'm a fool?" For once, he was not stupid and believed Li Ni had the evidence to incriminate his brother. For once, he was not duped. For once, he believed Li Ni instead of his brother. I was waiting for something stupid from the father. It shocked me.

Douban is China audience only, so they have different taste and requirements. They probably don't like the whole gaming thing. I read somewhere that if the movie is dubbed, points will be deducted. You have to be "young at heart" to watch FIYS.

SML is a character with a complex and troubled past. His childhood was marked by constant sickness, living as a shadow for Ying, and a delusional state of mind, fueled by his unrequited love for Ying. The arrival of Li Ni shattered his already fragile emotional state, and he was disowned by the Cui family, leaving him with no past or future identity. As an adult, SML has become increasingly unstable, dangerous, and violent. His mental illness has made him deranged, delusional, and obsessive. It is unlikely that he can be cured easily.

Unlike Li Ni’s father and brothers’ comical roles, SML’s role is serious and pivotal to the plot. His character creates twists and turns that keep the audience engaged and guessing. This kind of role has the potential to be an award-winning performance, but Gao Han’s portrayal of the character falls short of its potential.

I just watched episode 26. Watching one episode a day is agonizingly slow and painful but that is all that is available to me. Now I have to wait two more days to see episode 27. Next week, I will finally get to the epic heart-wrenching, visually stunning tragedy in ep. 30/31 that has moved many. WoL is well structured, consistent throughout, a tight plot, focused narrative, cohesive storyline, a unified plot that is light-hearted, fun, and funny, will I cry? There are no boring episodes so far, each episode goes by incredibly fast, intelligently moving from one thing to another thing, giving viewer more insights into the characters mind and heart and foreshadowing of things to come, easy to watch, every episode, every scene is so well connected and consistent, seamlessly weaved together, like following "the yellow brick road" to its ultimate destination, so you just go along with the ride, while it absorbs and maintains your attention with conflicts, love, romance, and comedy, and before you know, it's over. Despite watching the movie over a span of many weeks, one can still easily recall past scenes due to the movie’s simplicity. The story is engaging, the production is beautifully done, and the romance is sweet. You just want to keep going to find out what fate lies ahead for Li Ni and Ying.

WoL should be an easy binge movie because it is weaved together so seamlessly, and each episode moves fast.

If only there was a female leading lady who is also good at fighting, using weapons, and martial arts in real life to pair up with Xu Kai for a movie. She doesn't have to be professional or expert but just an amateur who enjoys physical activities and action, similar to Xu Kai. That could make for interesting chemistry.

Li Ni is a very perceptive and understanding man. He not only loves her for her intelligence and wit, but he truly understands her emotions. Of course, there are misunderstanding along the way, but it doesn't take long for him to figure her out. I really love the episodes where she is mad at him and overwhelmed with grief that her brother died, and he goes out of his way to help her out of her emotional wreck. It was truly amazing to watch such depth and empathy from Li Ni. If Xu Kai cannot act, then how did I feel this about LI Ni?

the "stupid" act is part of the comedy for me

I get the movie is not your cup of tea.

Oh I see. His movies are boring. He's only moderately popular.

same here. I am only on episode 25 and have watched all the spoilers, but since I want to truly watch the movie, I will patiently (since only one episode a day is available to me) watch each episode. I get that this movie is not everyone's cup of tea. The plot is straightforward and maybe not intriguing or exciting enough for some, or it's too much romance. Some audiences seem to really take the characters personally and dislike them so much, like the female lead, father, the second male lead, then there are some Xu Kai haters out there, I don't see other movie reviews that garner this kind of hate for an actor. People who are romantic and sentimental will truly enjoy this movie.

OK thanks for clarifying

Ying wants Li Ni to be crown prince because she feels that is his only way to survive in this life.
Ying 's motto in life is to stay alive because only the living can save the people in this world from tyrants. She sees Li Ni's greatness to do good in this world. He is rare person.

Li Ni: Do you love me?
Ying: One day, I met this man who was capable and pretty smart. I never met such a man. Though we fought when we first met, then I kicked him into a well at the second time we met, but I know I love him ever since that. Although, I didn't love anyone before, nor did I know the feeling of love, I'm pretty sure I love him. Whether he's Ni of Laolan Pass or Prince of Qin, a peddler or a prince, I just love him.

she is being resourceful and cunning. she is a commander of an elite army. she knows how to survive and win. you have to know your enemy well. in a way, she is superior to him because she can manipulate him to her advantage. this movie is about strategies. she is not evil person, just a cunning woman who fights in a man's world. a woman is physically inferior to a man, so she has developed needles and poison to her advantage. Somehow, I think the actress may not have done a good enough job portraying the character, so the audience sees on the surface they don't like her character, but actually her character is one of high moral conscience, a person who knows right from wrong and is willing to die for her people. Her whole life is fighting. She sees the world and situations as chess game. She is not a bad person. Ying and Li Ni complement each other very well. in episode 25, Li Nii asked Ying, "Did you ever love me?" She says it very eloquently and clearly that she knew she liked him the day she kicked him into the well.

how did he survive those arrows? you can say that about a lot of dramas. how do they fly through the air and jump off buildings and land like a bird? I've learned to ignore these dramatic effects for impacts that are not realistic. If I want to watch realistic movie, I might as well give up on Chinese costumes dramas. I watch a movie for entertainment what makes me laugh or cry or feeling sentimental. I like light-hearted movies and innocent and sweet romance, no nudity and profanity, some watch movies for action, horror, shock, or dark and eerie, controversial topics, and hot kisses, etc. Everyone has their own taste.

Since it is the 7th Xu Kai drama you dropped, yet you said you watched it because of him. Do you think you were biased and just wanted to see how bad another Xu Kai movie is by sampling up to episode 8? You said you feel bad for him. Were you hoping this movie will save him or just wanted to see how bad it will be since you had a string of disappointments from this actor. It is understandable you only watched up to episode 8 if you don't like this actor. I've done the same thing. There are actors out there that people rave about. I just want to see what the rave is all about, so I will sample their movies skipping a lot of episodes to just watch the specific actor to see but keeping in mind that this method of sampling is a bit misleading. Anyway, everyone has their own taste and reasons to watch or not watch.

don't you want to understand the characters? most chinese dramas are too long, not just WoL.

in an interview, Xu Kai says the original novel is way more tragic , either Li Ni dies or else Ying dies, Chang'er and Taozi not only go separate ways, but can't even be together in the next life (that bad), and LCF will never find love again in this life or the next life.

in episode 25, we find that Ying relies on her intuition and wisdom to make decisions while Li Ni relies on logic and reasoning. Intuition is a sense of knowing or feeling while logic is the process of reasoning that draws conclusions based on evidence. Is the writer stereotyping that intuition is a female trait ("women's intuition") and logic is a male trait?

Actually, they complement each other well because both intuition and logic are skills that are used to make decisions.

Li Ni has his plans to protect the rightful heir, does not believe his brothers are that vicious, and that he can persuade his father. Ying tells him that it won't be long until he gets the evidence he is looking for that will prove her right.