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Great dynamic from a period ensemble family drama~
Maybe many people who read the synopsis thought the drama would only focus on the romance of the main lead, in fact this drama is more than that. Each character that appears on screen is not only a tool, they all have their own story. The storyline is slowly built, making us understand how each character is connected, how they behave and so on. The main example is our female lead. In the first 4 episodes is shown how Cheng Shaoshang, a little girl who was bullied almost her whole life and left alone behind made her unconsciously always in ready mode to defend herself and doesn't care about manners also what she'll receive after that because she was never taught before. The most important thing for Shaoshang is to defend herself first.The harsh of reality is shown, especially ancient time as the main setting for this drama. Shaoshang has a typical Asian mother who is strict and has a high pride in educating their children, unfortunately what she did unconsciously hurts her daughter. Maybe some people don't understand, but many people also can sympathize because they've seen and felt it by themselves. There is also Ling Buyi, a young general whose emperor's favorite, in several scenes showing us those who have power can do much more than commoners. The bittersweet of reality is shown by the diversity of this drama. I personally think that there are no filler episodes in LLTG, every scene makes me understand more about what it's like to be the character. Full of laugh and tears enjoying their stories building up. Can't wait things unfold more in part two~
For the cast of this drama, obviously I have no complaints at all. They born to play these characters in LLTG. I can't imagine if just one character was replaced by another actor, especially Ling Buyi and Cheng Shaoshang. No young actor imo can represent how strong general Ling Buyi is other than Wu Lei, his body proportions and aura perfectly match with 081. For CSS, perhaps the cunning and stubborn side can be done by other actress, but the adorable and glutinous side of CSS as a 15-year-old girl who is still innocent and doesn't know the cruelty of the world, no one can do this except Zhao Lusi. These two makes a perfect combination. Cnetz even nicknamed Yishang/Wulu couple as "God's chosen couple" "Heaven chosen couple" because of their overflowing chemistry.
The BGM of this drama is chef kiss, because there is no OST (only instrumental/bgm) makes the audience more focused on the story. Cinematography? Masterpiece indeed. The months of hard work that director Fei, screenwriters, casts and other staff have put in is clear to my eyes, they show me a great dynamics and I'm super satisfied with it.
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Super recommended If you watch for the casts
The story/plot... quite disappointing. For the romance part, I honestly don't have much problem, but some scenes in the drama doesn't make much sense to me (Not the martial arts/fantasy parts, okay). Like how they made Hanpu quickly 'moved on' from what happened to him, and many more. I was kind enough with the scores because the romance plot between the two main leads was more acceptable to me compared to the novel.For the actors I want to applaud first for the two main leads of this drama. Yang yang micro-expressions are getting better and better, although there are still some parts that looks uncomfortable at least for me but overall his acting is good. Also Lusi!!! I'm surprised by her progress!!! Especially with all the action scenes she did, I'm waiting for your another action projects! I've no comment for the supporting roles, all the cast fits perfectly with what I imagined when I read the novel. In terms of acting no doubt, maybe the most bothersome acting is only a few parts of Hanpu also there's some but I think the story is the big influence of their acting here...
SUPERIOR OST. I like all the songs, it's overused sometimes and it's little bit annoying but it doesn't stop me from loving all the songs in their ost album XiXi. This drama has the potential to be one of the best dramas, especially with the casts and osts.. but scriptwriters ruined it.... TY lol
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Good prequel but it doesn't matter If you don't watch this!
In this prequel there are 7 parts of the story where 8 actors are the main leads. Every couple of minutes, the story will only focus on one/two leads (with some supporting roles also). Mostly looks like a monologue rather than dialogue between the casts. Compared to the drama, I much prefer the cast in there also Im Siwan, he was born to play Jang Geurae!!!!! I'm quite surprised that there is Moon Seyoon here. Imo his acting in here is the most unstable(?) among the 8 leads in this prequel, I would rather to see his live acting for Comedy Big League (He was a permanent member in 2013).Was this review helpful to you?
A flawed gem that everyone hates but I LOVE
Actually, I finished watching this a while ago aka following when it was aired, but I only just got the chance to leave a review. Acting and cast? 100% perfect, no debate. OST? Absolutely the best in my list this year, especially since they collaborated with my favorite music director. Cinematography? Not the best, there are some flaws, but overall I love the design. Story? There are some parts where the logic doesn’t quite fit, especially after episode 14, which was a bit of a downhill turn. However, this doesn’t diminish my love for the drama, so I’m giving it a 10/10 overall score because I’m being biased 😹Was this review helpful to you?
