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Hong Kong
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Realistic portrayal of a disabled person
Two sisters, Zhao Xiu Fang (Xu Di) and Zhao Xiu Li (Chen Xiao Yi), are both middle-aged women who are also single parents because they have both left by their husbands. Zhao Xiu Fang, as the older sibling, has a happy, easy-going and relaxed personality, in contrast to her younger sibling, Zhao Xiu Li, who always manages and interferes strictly in her children's affairs.
Zhao Xiu Fang has a daughter An Xi (Zhong Chuxi) and Zhao Liu Li has 2 children, a daughter Chen Ruo Hua (Yang Chao Yue) and a son Chen Ruo Xuan (Liu Heng Fu) as the younger one.
An Xin is a ballet dancer and also a famous dance teacher. She often tells her mother to live a healthy life, have a good balanced diet and lose weight. Right on Zhao Xiu Fang's 60th birthday, a tragedy occurred, when returning home after the birthday celebration, the car driven by An Xin and occupied by her mother and Chen Ruo Xuan had an accident, An Xin lost her leg caused of that accident.
This drama tells about mother and daughter relationships, and how Xiu Fang helps An Xin to recover from the tragedy she experienced. Xiu Fang, who initially didn't care about her weight, ended up working hard to lose weight, assisted by Liu Tian Yu (Huo Wen Yuan), a fitness trainer who turned out to be a former ballet dancer who had a dark past that caused him to stop dancing. Xu Di is a veteran artist whom we may know from the drama Love Like The Galaxy who plays Niao Niao's grandmother, she had to wear a silicone prosthetic for her character as a fat woman which I thought looked so strange. What's interesting is Zhong Chuxi great acting and how An Xin character looks so stressed and depressed because she suddenly lost her 2 legs and became disabled. Her chemistry with Hou Wen Yuan is really good and I can't deny that they are a real-life couple. The special effects are smooth and really good, especially when you see An Xin with her prosthetic leg.
On the other hand, Xiu Li always manages her two children's lives excessively even though they are starting to grow up and become adults. Chen Ruo Hua is a graduate student who is looking for work, Chen Ruo Xuan is a teenager in his final year of high school. Chen Ruo Xuan often felt pressured by his mother's behaviour against his desire to study art, often felt cornered and had suicidal thoughts, one day his older sister was frightened because she found him standing on the roof of the building alone, another time he secretly recorded a video of his last words. Chen Ruo Hua did not escape her mother's terror who always interfered in her personal affairs, including when she had a crush on a boy, because her mother's outrageous behaviour resulted in them having to break up. The acting of the entire cast is very good, Yang Chao Yue's acting has improved a lot in this drama, I'm sure every artist can act optimally if they get a good script, even though the crying scene is still a bit lacking, but she has worked hard.
A life drama that is quite realistic because it happens in real life, there are many lessons that can be learned and remind us not to become toxic people. Overall, I'm quite satisfied with this drama, there's only one thing that doesn't seem necessary, namely the affair plot. If you're bored of watching other genres, you can try dramas like this.
Zhao Xiu Fang has a daughter An Xi (Zhong Chuxi) and Zhao Liu Li has 2 children, a daughter Chen Ruo Hua (Yang Chao Yue) and a son Chen Ruo Xuan (Liu Heng Fu) as the younger one.
An Xin is a ballet dancer and also a famous dance teacher. She often tells her mother to live a healthy life, have a good balanced diet and lose weight. Right on Zhao Xiu Fang's 60th birthday, a tragedy occurred, when returning home after the birthday celebration, the car driven by An Xin and occupied by her mother and Chen Ruo Xuan had an accident, An Xin lost her leg caused of that accident.
This drama tells about mother and daughter relationships, and how Xiu Fang helps An Xin to recover from the tragedy she experienced. Xiu Fang, who initially didn't care about her weight, ended up working hard to lose weight, assisted by Liu Tian Yu (Huo Wen Yuan), a fitness trainer who turned out to be a former ballet dancer who had a dark past that caused him to stop dancing. Xu Di is a veteran artist whom we may know from the drama Love Like The Galaxy who plays Niao Niao's grandmother, she had to wear a silicone prosthetic for her character as a fat woman which I thought looked so strange. What's interesting is Zhong Chuxi great acting and how An Xin character looks so stressed and depressed because she suddenly lost her 2 legs and became disabled. Her chemistry with Hou Wen Yuan is really good and I can't deny that they are a real-life couple. The special effects are smooth and really good, especially when you see An Xin with her prosthetic leg.
On the other hand, Xiu Li always manages her two children's lives excessively even though they are starting to grow up and become adults. Chen Ruo Hua is a graduate student who is looking for work, Chen Ruo Xuan is a teenager in his final year of high school. Chen Ruo Xuan often felt pressured by his mother's behaviour against his desire to study art, often felt cornered and had suicidal thoughts, one day his older sister was frightened because she found him standing on the roof of the building alone, another time he secretly recorded a video of his last words. Chen Ruo Hua did not escape her mother's terror who always interfered in her personal affairs, including when she had a crush on a boy, because her mother's outrageous behaviour resulted in them having to break up. The acting of the entire cast is very good, Yang Chao Yue's acting has improved a lot in this drama, I'm sure every artist can act optimally if they get a good script, even though the crying scene is still a bit lacking, but she has worked hard.
A life drama that is quite realistic because it happens in real life, there are many lessons that can be learned and remind us not to become toxic people. Overall, I'm quite satisfied with this drama, there's only one thing that doesn't seem necessary, namely the affair plot. If you're bored of watching other genres, you can try dramas like this.
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