Love of Nirvana (2024)

Drama focused more on theme

I liked the beginning of the story where the male protagonist, with his face covered by a mask, infiltrates a place to carry out an attack. The female protagonist unknowingly intervenes in his mission, putting him in a tough spot. He even considers killing her because he doesn't want any obstacles, even innocent ones, in his path.
This plot twist gave me goosebumps. Why? Because moments like this add spice and elevate the story.
As the story progresses, we see that the three main characters are all battling their personal struggles, each with a painful past. Their conflicts stem from these heart-wrenching histories. Initially, all three are suspicious of one another, dealing with each other cautiously. But later, we learn that two of their pasts are connected, and they then face emotions like revenge, hatred, jealousy, and love.

The drama doesn't have many romantic scenes, as it focuses more on the main theme. Except for two characters, the rest have happy endings.

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An awesome epic weeper

A really awesome watch. An epic 2-tissue-box weeper. A love triangle which will make you feel that all other love triangles are but shadowy caricatures of the real thing. The script overall is truly powerful, but this is a 10star watch because the plot, character arcs/characterization and the acting power of the leads are so magnificent that an 11stars would have been a nice option for them alone. Pay careful attention to the prophecies of the blind face-reader and the three cat metaphors (kitten, shameless and genuine/false clay). The lyrics of songs in a chinese soundtrack always carry extra clues to the plot -- I loved the opening credits particularly.

The magnetic and charismatic Ren Jia Lun (as Wei Zhao/Wu Xia) can really act, even with his face in a half-mask for 1/4 of the movie -- watch him fall in love with his eyes. Landy Li (as Xie Jiang Ci) is the best actress I have seen in a long time -- across her face roll waves of love, fear, happiness, sorrow and the best glare ever. Jeremy Tsui (as Pei Yan) with the mellifluous voice (a separate v-actor?) has amazing stature and dignity; he also carries off beautifully a fine transition between obsessive love to facing reality; I also have never seen an actor do this so well.

The actors playing the most important 'supporting' roles, Zhang Feng Yi as the Emperor (Xie Che) and Wen Zhang Rong as the mother of Pei Yan (Rong Yu Die) give powerful, finely understated and magnificently ambiguous performances as the two poles of the "interesting times" in which our 3 true lovers are caught. Here is a question for you: how would the lives of Pei Yan and Wu Xia been different had Jiang Ci not left her master and mountain village behind to go see the world of 'rivers and lakes'?

I enjoyed the finely detailed and solid structure of the provincial corruption. I dont like battle scenes or overly confusing palace intrigue generally; less melodramatic and stereotypical than usual, these here held my attention. There were some very fine moments visually, but overall I think the battle scenes do not match the expertise of the rest of the series. The imperial intrigue, less claustrophobic than usual, was run from the outside of the palace. Wait for the most nerve-wracking 24 hour build-up to a wedding ever seen!

There are moments where the soundtrack, cinematography and script do not mesh well, marring an otherwise masterfully written and structured show. A few cheesy or schmaltzy moments during the two wars, mainly due to an out of control soundtrack which did not match the action. The impressionistic storyline of the wars was closer to a realistic experience than the usual easy-to-follow narrative. Many other minor sequences also had interesting, more modern storytelling structures. I think this might make the show a rewatch possibility.

The costuming was really intensely beautiful, very little of the standard pink and blue filmy drapery. The cinematography was overall excellent and professional with many really great shots. The director is only eight years into the business and was able to pull off this cast-of-thousands epic, so I look forward to his next shows.

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The last few drama for Jeremy Tsui

I am watching this because of Jeremy Tsui and Li Landi. I love both these two actors.
The beginning is interesting though still somewhat slow … I believe CP is Ren JL and Li Landi.
I really like what I see of Jeremy Tsui thus far …
Wei Zhao (REN) seemed to be the nephew of the emperor as his mother was the emperor’s sister. Likely some conspiracy that implicate the Emperor…. Pei Yan ( Jeremy) is a Lord who seemed to be entrusted with managing some talk with another neighboring country…
However, during the talk, Wei Zhao tried to kidnap or believed to try to assassinate the delegate for talks nd was foiled by Li Landi ‘s character, more a wrong place at wrong time situation….

There is a lot of angst and fights between the 2 MLs and FLs in the first 10-12 episodes. Initially, 1st ML and FL fought quite furiously… until about ep 14/15 where their relationships became closer due to common case interests. Ep 17 has got to be the highlight of all the episodes I watched thus far….the dynamics between FL changes from being supportive of Pei Yan to Commander Wei. I do like how nuanced the interactions are between all 3 leads … I see Jeremy Tsui and REN’s role as both leads … there is a “reverse “ harem with the doctor, Wei Zhao and Pei Yan all liking FL ( Li Landi’s role)…

Definitely a good drama to watch … the story and characters all have complex personalities and nuanced storytelling…

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O roteiro não é ruim, mas a maneira em que o casal principal se conhece é questionável, como é possível se apaixonar por alguém que lhe apunha-la 'a primeira vista'? Algumas vezes os roteiristas/escritores testam a paciência daqueles que vão ler/assistir suas criações. Tirando algumas incongruências do roteiro e algumas falhas da direção, o drama é muito bom, principalmente, graças ao elenco que entregou atuações brilhantes. Os personagens são dúbios, mas gostáveis, fazendo com que ora torçamos por um, ora por outro. Não é apenas um roteiro sobre intriga e luta por poder, mas sobre o quanto cada um está disposto a perder para garantir a segurança e o bem estar do outro. A direção poderia ter se esmerado um pouco mais para dar uma finalização que estivesse a altura do drama, mas, mesmo assim, ficou bem emocionante. O 'gato sem vergonha' é aquele personagem que deixará saudade e será lembrado por muito tempo.

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El primer ML es psicópata. No es broma.

Es un sádico que lastima a la FL sin ninguna razón en absoluto. Es demasiado espeluznante y demente pensar que esos dos son la pareja principal. ¡Me da escalofríos! En cada episodio él es violento con ella. No aporta nada a la trama.
Casi mata a la FL al menos 3 veces, la apuñaló, la envenenó, la torturó, la ahogó con agua. Y ella decide hacerle papilla a cambio.
Tambien hay muchas inconsistencias en la historia, me surgen interrogantes:
¿Por qué la chica es experta en intrigas y tácticas, aunque fue criada en aislamiento? ¿Por qué la chica se preocupa por la autoconservación pero se niega a renunciar al extraño que no conoce y que está tratando activamente de matarla? ¿Por qué le tiene miedo un momento y al siguiente está alegre y animada?
¿Por qué traicionaría al hombre que la salvó solo para proteger al hombre que la quiere muerta?
El ML puede entrar en la mansión fuertemente custodiada del Marqués cuando quiera, pero ¿corre el riesgo de que la chica a la que intentó matar cuatro veces espíe para él?
Lo lamento mucho porque los actores son brillantes, pero qué desilusión este drama, es muy frustrante. Basta para mi.

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