Cang Lan Jue (2022)

Uma surpresa inesperada.

Para ser sincera nunca tinha assistido um drama chinês por inteiro, mas já assisti muitas coisas de vários lugares do mundo. Vi o pôster de Amor entre Fada e Demônio no Viki e fiquei curiosa. Comecei a assistir sem pretensão, só pela diversão e para ver onde dava. No final do primeiro episódio eu já estava totalmente apaixonada e cada episódio ficava melhor. Quando achava que não teria mais nenhuma novidade, acontecia algo novo. O drama começa de uma forma simples e vai ficando maior e mais complexo a cada episódio. No final tudo termina amarradinho.

Amor entre Fada e Demônio é com certeza uma das melhores coisas que saiu esse ano. A atuação dos atores principais está excelente, os figurinos são lindos, o cenário é majestoso, os efeitos especiais são bem legais, a direção e roteiro também são ótimos. Sem falar da trilha sonora e abertura que são deslumbrantes!

Os personagens são extremamente cativantes. A protagonista Orquídea (Esther Yu) é ótima, extremamente chata e irritante no início, mas você vai se afeiçoando a ela, uma personagem que vai crescendo e ficando cada vez mais esperta. Já DongFang QingCang (Dylan Wang) é extremamente carismático e adoravelmente vilanesco. Uma das coisas que mais gostei no desenvolvimento desse personagem é o fato dele ser extremamente inteligente e estar sempre um passo a frente. Eu adoro personagens malvadinhos que no fundo possuem um bom coração e DongFang QingCang certamente é o melhor desse gênero. Os personagens secundários também são ótimos, o expectador vai se envolvendo nas histórias e não tem como não torcer por eles também. Todas as histórias são muito bem desenvolvidas e amarradas no decorrer da trama.

Sobre a história, logo no início já se tem uma ideia de como vai ser o romance, mas a trajetória dos personagens e todas as aventuras que eles vivem é extremamente gostoso e satisfatório de acompanhar. Um drama para rir, chorar, se sentir satisfeito e sair com o coração quentinho.

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true love

such an amazing plot and good casting with perfect acting and visuals. Anf the way tgey expresses how the love works between a devil and angel it was so nice and tgat unexpected mysteries of female lead also a nice turning point for the story that it makes the viewers more curious and interested to watch it even more and again. And damn their way of selecting costumes and their makeups alll looks so perfect for their character. And the graphics and background for suitable situation and the back ground musics are even more so suitable for its situation and with good vocal.

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A Love Story Like No Other

If you love Xiaoxia or Wuxia this is definitely a must watch, I've watched many Wuxia and Xiaoxia but this show stands out completely against Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms, Ashes of Love and Love and Redemption.

Story : Dong Fang Qing Cang and Xiao Lan Hua love story is a beautiful journey, it will make you laugh, cry, give you butterflies and warm your heart. Many who watch the show may find Xiao Lan Hua a little immature/childish in the beginning but as the story continues her character grows and so does their love. You must give this show a chance to understand the story and I promise you that you won't regret it. When I finished the show I was blown away by how amazing it was, I cried for a half hour and felt so sad that it was over. This show touch my heart in ways that really made me enjoy the show at the fullest, the show has a unique charm to it like no other. The love between Dong Fang Qing Cang and Xiao Lan Hua is one told in a very poetic way. What also stood out is that all of the side characters also have such a beautiful and painful story being told at the same time, which drew me in even more because it helped me feel for all of the characters and not only the main characters.

Cast: The two actors that act as Dong Fang Qing Cang and Xiao Lan Hua are amazing at their roles!!! I promise you that you will not be disappointed in the actors, you can see every emotion through there eyes, they absorb you into the show with their acting. The other actors as well did a wonderful job in their roles,

Music : Now the ost and music for this show it out of the world, the way they direct the show with the music makes you feel every emotion. The scenes become so much more intense and sad, they have a beautiful variety of background music. They produced the best sound track for this show without a doubt, I was honestly astounded how they managed to fit every song into the show appropriately. The soundtracks add into the story and the emotions of the show, making your heart clench every time a song comes on. Each song is so beautiful and well written.

Overall I can't get enough of this show, I hope those who watch it enjoy it as much as I did. If you watched and loved "Love and Redemption", I would recommend this as a watch 100%. I honestly wish I could erase my memory and rewatch this all over again. TT

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Lenita Mariah

É uma obra de arte! Fantástico! Sem palavras para descrever, das músicas aos atores! Estou apaixonada! Gostaria de aprender mandarim para assistir ele no original e muitos outros! A história é envolvente, os atores dão show de interpretação é tudo muito mágico e nos transporta à história de forma leve e nos faz prisioneiros dela, sem poder largar um minuto se quer, a cada episódio ficava mais difícil esquecer a história e as músicas, ainda as tenho na cabeça. A China representada por estes autores fantásticos cada dia mais me surpreendem, parabéns à equipe!

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My Fave Chinese Drama Ever!

This drama is perfect to me on all levels. I wasn’t that into Chinese dramas at first, especially the fantasy genre, but this one single-handedly converted me! I love the chemistry between the leads and how their relationship gradually progressed from friendship into a romance against all odds. The kissing scenes were amazing - out of all the dramas I’ve watched recently, this has the best kissing scenes. I was thoroughly convinced of how deeply they care for each other, making it impossible not to root for them until the end. I also love the fantasy worlds created here, and it makes you want to live in them. The music was also incredible and is on repeat in my playlists.

It also made me a Dylan Wang fan (although I hated his first drama, Meteor Garden), and I secretly wish he’d take on more similar roles. I could tell his acting improved so much in this drama. I didn’t like Esther Yu in the beginning episodes, but that had more to do with the character rather than her acting. As the story progressed, she really grew on me, and I started to find her character so adorable and emotionally brave. It’s funny how I missed this version of her character when she later got reborn into that 'boring' goddess! Ugh.

The only thing I didn’t like was the ending, but that’s just me wanting more of this couple, hoping to see their wedding and future together. After all the tribulations they went through to be together, they at least deserve it! I also think the Heavenly King should have been punished, but I guess that’s left open to interpretation.

Overall, an amazing drama that I would re-watch numerous times.

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Good but did not tug at the heartstrings

This was a good fantasy series, typical tropes, but a decent watch. The main issue I have w/ this is that this type of love story has to really tug at your heartstrings and leave you w/ lingering feelings long after watching it. I did not get that feeling like I did w/ other love stories (i.e. Ashes of Love, Rise of the Phoenixes, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms, Goodbye My Princess).

Pros:
- ML lead (Dylan Wang) this was the first time seeing him in a series, he absolutely nailed this role. He was convincing in all the various stages of his character development: cold & powerful, funny & bubbly for the body swaps, tender & emotional. His facial expressions made you feel every emotion he felt.
- 2nd ML (Cheng Heng role) - first time seeing this actor. I liked him - usually I tend to really root against the 2nd ML, but his character was likeable.
- Support characters - usually the support characters are rather annoying, but most were likeable except for Jie Li, she was super annoying. I had zero sympathy for her plight. I special shoutout to Danyin. She character seem to start off as one of those psychotic love-obsessed women that would do anything to steal a love she feels entitled to, but Danyin was an upstanding character rational logic and ethics. She was my favorite support character. I loved the relationship w/ her and the Chang Heng in the mortal realm - her undying/selfless devotion to Chang Heng was sweet and funny.
- production quality was impressive

Cons:
- FL was just ok. I think she was overshadowed by the ML's screen presence. She did not seem to match up to his acting/screen presence. Her cuteness was a bit over the top that it was annoying at times, and came across like a complete fool. And when she did the body swap, she could not pull off the cold/domineering effect. She just looked silly.
- the chemistry between the main couple was just ok, not terrible, but not great either. The chemistry for this type of love story is crucial.
- some of the costumes looks really silly. The headgear of the gods looked very plastic. And the gold flower wrap around the FM character as the Goddess of Xishan looks so cheap.
- the ending was confusing. They never explained why/how Dongfang Qing Cang came back to life suddenly.

Overall it was good. Not one of my favorite dramas but still good. I may rewatch it if I'm bored.

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Love saves the world

Omg how beautiful 😍😍😍. When i started this i had my doubts, specially with the FL. Her personality was a little to naive for me and when she change her soul with him the second time without thinking how that could get him into big trouble it was pissing me off.

But talk about character development. The moment she save him on episode 13 was the clear change of her character and also when she started to loving him.

I will never get over that scene in episode 26 when Changheng is offering Orchid everything she wanted (Going to Shuiyuntian again, being with her plants and friends) and she said all this:

"I miss the flowers and plants in Siming Hall, the nagging of aunt Sansheng, the loud voice of Fairy Danyin. IF I HAND'T MET HIM, how wonderful it would be, i could be leaving at peace in Yujing, gradually turning into and old fairy. I'm sorry, Lord Chagheng"

After this she protects Dongfang with her own body agains all that army of inmortals. Of course, lets not forget, when she is decided to go to fuju cave to prove she deserved to be Donfang Quingcang's wife. What a queen tbh.

From his part, the most epic scene will be when he defend her before all his people:

"If i had never meet Orchid, no one will teach me how to forgive. If you irritate me, this is how you would have end up (dead). I love her. I will not only meet her on mountain and moon festival, but also prepare the grandest wedding within the three realms for her. You said since she is from the fairy realm, she must be wicked. But you don't know she is nice and gentle. You said she is a jinx, but you don't know she saved my life. She looks weak and delicate, but you don't know how brave she is. She is the bravest woman within the three realms. Only she deserved to be the moon queen of the people in Cangyan sea"

lets not forget the powerful Moon Supreme lord taking care of the Orchid plant so she will be back and then acting like her servant when she is back at the goddess. It was super cute ♥♥♥

I didn't expected this to have a happy ending so i'm pretty please with it. I will miss them and this world 🥲🥲🥲

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A nice Xin Xia Drama

The Drama "stars Yu Shu Xin as Xiao Lan Hua, the orchid fairy who is the reincarnation of one of the young women from the defeated army, Dylan Wang as Dong Fang Qing Cang, the Lord Devil, who wants to conquer the three realms, Zhang Ling He as Lord Cheng Heng, the God of War.

The female Lead's personality was annoying. Usually I don't make a fuss about a character being annoying as long as it's consistent and logical. But she was too much. The high pitch voice irritated me. She was so bubbly it seemed like she had no dimension. But it wasn't so. She wasn't easy to be deterred from her path once she has decided. I like smart female leads who can keep their word. It would have been better for her to have retained some sort of resemblance to her previous incarnation personality. Her peculiar things irritated me. How she always interrupted in places she had no business in. Like Dong Fang QingCang's Court room/throne room (idk). She was always dressed in that white bright costume. I would have liked if she had blended in, not completely but a little.

The ML was coolest, strongest, unfathomable being with cold on the outside, mushy on the inside, cute for FL personality in the drama with the only weakness being FL. Your usual Chinese Novel Male Lead. FL and ML had their own dynamic. It went something like this: My weakness is you. Oh no I can heal you. You were hurt the whole time You were with me. Now I have to suffer to prove my competence. Am I betraying you? Maybe, will you trust me? It was a bit chaotic to be honest. But it was set when there was war brewing between two greatest factions. So emotions are bound to get out of control/

The second ML was your usual Chinese Drama second male Lead. But I did like that even though he had responsibilities, he wasn't like "I don't deserve your love", "I am letting you go" or "I have responsibilities so I need to fulfill them." He was like, "That's the woman I love and I am gonna protect her at all cost." He might not have gotten the FL but he got my respect as a (S)ML. FL made the choice on her own. On the Other hand, FL did that "I have responsibility and I need to fulfill them" thing. Except she's the character to do that and it's perfectly logical she'd do that.

The story did have content but it got boring as it moved further. So rather than anticipating the ending I got bored. I was OK with whatever is gonna happen to the characters. That's not what I expected. I want to feel emotions as the story is entering into the grand Finale. The Visual FX were really good. I mean Watch the drama for the VFX if nothing else. They must have spent a lot on it. I mean you really have to see them. I especially liked the scene where the two friend were having wine on a river except it is shown like a painting. They really decreased the depth and it seemed such a new thing to do. The FL's abode was very pretty. I didn't like the trope where reason behind the greatest war was obsessive love. I would have loved some creativity.

It is one of the better XinXias I have seen. You should give it a try.

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Le Sigh Part 2 - The Power of Love

Rated= 4.5~ 21.5/50 ~ 4.3
RPG Scene // Troll stalking me through the Mountain Pass. Not sure the short sword is enough.

My original review 27th April 24 -

Le Sigh

I really, really wanted to like this but I just couldn't get into it. I tried 3 times but my brain just won't let me accept a romantic relationship with a lead who basically acts like a child. If it was meant to be friendship I'd be fine but I'm expecting romance from a character who is basically a 5 year old in an adult body and I just can't move past that. Also, the harem of fairies. Oh please. My first, 2 months now as of writing this, adventure into chinese dramas, I'm starting to see a pattern of shows that just aren't for me.

Visually, this show is stunning. A lot of green screen LOL The sets are glorious. It even just looks like a chinese fantasy. Palaces floating in the sky. Ornate head pieces etc The opening credits were actually my favourite thing LOL the artwork had my mouth open and I think that's why I just really wanted to like this.

It's one of those shows, I think this is my 3rd one now, where everything looks so grand but I just don't like the characters. This time I at least liked the ML but that was it. You can't force yourself to watch a show that you're just bored to tears watching. It's like a christmas cookie. All visual, no flavour.

My updated review on 15th June 24

I wrote the above review after I had initially dropped the show but because I can't write two reviews, and people had like the previous review, I just had to delete and write this instead.

At the time, I was fairly new to c-dramas in general so I was just going on instinct at the time. I have now, thanks to Immortal Samsara, have learned that Xianxia's spend a lot of time laying out groundwork for the world building and characters before they give you the plot, which seems to be happening around episode 7 or 8. I dropped this show in the first minute or 2 of episode 8 and realised that I had probably dropped this minutes before the plot arrived. So out of curiosity, I went back to it, and if I had kept watching for another 5 or 10 minutes, I'd have seen the FL's bully get a glorious smackdown LOL
And I was right. The plot arrived with that event.

So I said, ok, I will give this one more chance. For the most part, my original review still stands. It was like Harry Potter all over again. The logical part of my brain can see why this is popular. It looks good, the characters, most of them redeem themselves, really love that Danyin's conclusion, that's awesome. It's a pretty cohesive plot through out, no major plot holes, all the characters had legit reasons, even if it was just obsession and had a really sweet message under it all.

But I just didn't like it. There was a cog in brain refusing to move and unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about that. I just didn't like. It was boring. I think it was around episode 20 when I really started to skipped scenes. I just wanted it to end.

Like I said in my first review, the ML made this show for me. He was the only one I was interested in. I love an anti-hero and to be honest, even as a villain, I loved him, he was hilarious. Everyone else who might have had a reason to stand out to me just faded into the background as the plot hooked them up in a side pairing I didn't care about.
That dragon. My man. How they wronged you by dampening down your potential.
And once again with Xianxia Immortals, the Emperor is the biggest A*hole and everyone is so self righteous without logic they make me support the villains.

My original rating was -
story -3 moved to a 7. I don't think the writing was too bad. It flowed well, it was understandable, the characters had their reasons and the narrative was very plain and simple - the power of love and obsession, and what it does to us.

Acting- went from 2- 6, this all because of Dylan Wang's portrayal of the ML. That's literally, he was the only reason I managed to finish the show. This was the Moon Supreme show for me. He gave good passionate kisses. I appreciate that for a chinese show that seemed to be scared of showing any lip movement whatsoever.

Music- 2-3 -Not much change to the music, I didn't really care for it and found it a little intrusive and loud over romantic scenes.

My rewatch remains the same though, at 1. I am unlikely to watch this again.

Overall, I can only give this one extra point simply because I loved the ML character. Everyone else, meh. I just didn't care.

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An entertaining xianxia

This drama is not perfect by any means, but it is an entertaining xianxia with some elements that make it stand out from some of the more bland offerings in the genre, so despite its flaws, for me it’s worthwhile. However, I’m speaking as someone who read the novel and has been looking forward to this drama, so that may make me somewhat biased in favor of the drama.

Unfortunately the biggest flaw may be the writing of the female lead. In about 40% of her scenes, she’s either pathetic or annoying. The actress playing her doesn’t help by making some truly bad choices—lots of flouncing, pouting, etc.—but these things are in line with the way the character is written, so I’m not sure I can blame the actress.

The male lead is better but the actor playing him is rather limited in his abilities. He does well when the male lead is being fearsome and majestic. He becomes bland and boring in most scenes when the male lead is interacting with the female lead.

The costumes for the drama are puzzling. The male lead’s costumery is fantastic. The female lead’s gowns are frumpy, baggy, dumpy, and ill-fitting. Headpieces for many male characters are ornate and interesting, going far beyond the usual bun holder crown style. You get the sense that the costume designer cared a lot about what the male characters were wearing, and then maybe wanted to keep the female characters well covered up? I don’t know, I’m hoping the costumes improve.

Production values are VERY HIGH, to rival any other big budget xianxia you have seen when it comes to effects and sets. If you can watch this drama in 1080p on a very large screen, DO SO.

In terms of plot…I don’t want to say much b/c I want to avoid spoilers. So I’ll put it this way: it seems like the drama may have cut out some of the best parts of the novel, or maybe is saving them for later, it’s hard to tell. It has certainly diverged from the novel, and not, in my opinion, in great ways. BUT the writing is very cohesive and the storytelling is highly competent.

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Absolutely love it. Its been by far the best love story ive come across. I felt every emotion alongside the characters. When they loved, i loved, when they cried, i cried. Ive been on the edge of my seat from beginning to thus far. I cannot wait to see how it all ends, but at the same time im terrified to know. I am praying for love to conquer all in this. This is a series i will definitely watch again once all episodes are released. The leads were perfect, the support roles on spot. Though at times i wish they could see the truth staring at them in their faces, i understand its a work of fiction and portrays an era of magic and fantasy. Like i said, its an amazing series to watch. The roller-coaster of emotions that one goes through from beginning to end is absolutely worth it. Im not one to write reviews on movies or anything, but some are definitely worth the cause. Love between fairy and devil, was definitely worth it.

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