ENJOYABLE AND QUITE FUN. if you love xianxia, this might be right up your alley

first of all, i am fan of zhao lusi and xianxia genre itself. i watched ancient love poetry and when i found out that they were making the continuation of the story in the same universe, i was particularly excited. since it was handled by the same producer (yxp), i was even more eager to watch, even though after reading the novel, i didn't have much expectation for a unique story since it has pretty much cliche plot like other xianxia which honestly didn't matter for me since i love xianxia. i also heard it was pretty big budget drama and has the same art director as alp, i got big hope for cinematography and cgi.

BUT, ever since they released first trailer, my hope for cgi dropped immediately. i know it must have something to do with the short post production period where usually it takes at least one year for xianxia. the base plot of xianxia itself is mostly recycled so basically people are expected to be served with visual that represents a world that doesn't exist in real life. but this drama failed in that department. the way it was edited, cut, directed, it was roughly and badly done like the post production staff didn't put any care and sincerity in it at all. or again, it might be because they didn't have time (honestly, that penguin company is to blame). it came out like it is small budget drama which doesn't make any sense given big name actors and big production team behind it.

the positive take for me, despite weak writing, the episode did get better and better as the story unfolded and plot thickened, it could be better though and it honestly did have potential to do more than that. and honestly, the performance of the actors definitely saved this whole drama even though their characters weren't best and layered written, but they did give their best which is why it is such a shame that they wasted such good actors.

after all, i had quiet big expectation at first but fell disappointed later. but IT WAS ENJOYABLE AND FUN RIDE THROUGHOUT. there were fun, heart-warming and heart-breaking moments that i might watched back again time to time.


side notes : I LOVE ZHAO LUSI AND WANG ANYU TOGETHER. LETS PRAY TO DRAMA GODS SO THEY REUNITE IN MODERN DRAMA.

also, i'm praying hard for production quality of the legend of jewelry because the plot seems really interesting

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