The Long Ballad (2021)

Why people make such a big deal about the main lead age difference is beyond me!! They are great actors & deserve all the praise for their work.

I started watching this series after Love Like The Galaxy. I became a fan of Wu Lei after watching him in Love Like The Galaxy. He is such a mature actor & good at expressing every kind of emotion at such a young age. It's astonishing.

Why were people so disappointed with the parrot scene? I mean not every C-Drama has a proper kissing scene. You can literally count C-Drama, which as a proper kissing scene. If you are so disappointed about not getting a proper kissing scene, then better watch Hollywood, they won't disappoint you, I promise.

Liked the idea of showing the comic illustration in between scenes. A unique & different screenplay. I like the cinematography.

Hated that they used voice over. Why in every Wuxia & Xianxia series has to use voice over. It's irritating.

Loved Li Chang Ge & Ashile Sun first met. It was so simple & casual. No dramatic eye contact, falling & catching nothing, just a simple look at each other. They have such a mature & understanding relationship. They didn't need to express their love for one another, they knew their love for each other. Love that Ashile Sun asked permission for Li Chang Ge's mother to marry her. Loved the scene where Li Chang Ge gets to know that A'Zhun is Tegin. Fall in love with the way Ashile Sun removed his mask with a style. Love their football game.

It was funny to see the scene where Ashile Sun holds Li Le Yan by the knife in her neck, where in Love Like The Galaxy, he is desperate to save her.

Li Le Yan is the opposite of Cheng Shaoshang. She is naive, doesn't know anything, can easily be fooled. But she changed a lot after being missing for a long time. She understood people's suffering & started on a journey to help people. Li Le Yan crying for Xiao Wu & Hao Du, becoming emotional. He fell in love with her after seeing the change in her.

A'Dor & Li Chang Ge's last scene was so emotional. Scene of Ashile Sun's mother dying was very heartbreaking, it was more heartbreaking after seeing Wu Lei's acting. He is phenomenal with his acting skills, he nailed it. The fighting scene he did after his mother's death was nicely choreographed.

Liked the fighting sequence between Li Chang Ge & Situ Lang Lang. It was funny to see Sun & Xu Feng fighting & Qin Lao eating without care & Luo Shi Ba is totally confused.

Surprised to see Du Ru Hui taking Hao Du feeling for Li Le Yan so easily. I thought he would be angry & oppose Hao Du's feelings for her, but he was rather supportive about it, even encouraging Hao Du to pursue her. The scene where Du Ru Hui included Hao Du in his family tree was so touching & moving. unexpected moment.

The look Sun gave to Chan Ge when she looked at him after finding out about the dancers.

The slap that Le Yan gave to Hao Du was unexpected & shocking. But her words were a true slap to him.

Li Chang Ge & Le Yan punishing the crown prince was a treat to watch.

Sun being jealous of Wei Shu Yu & ashamed of losing to him in front of Li Chan Ge is cute.

Sun & She Er have a complex relationship. They were close with each other & were each other's support system, but Ashile Chuobi ruined that relationship & turned it into a rivalry. But they also had love for each other deep down. Their last scene was so touching they come a long way. Their fighting sequence for Le Chang Ge was good.

On the other hand, Le Chang Ge & Le Yan have an awesome relationship. They were always there for each other. Even after Le Chang Ge's parents' death, she never blamed Le Yan nor hated her but always tried to help her.

Sun & Ashile Chuobi have a love-hate relationship. There is a lack of trust between them, but they have love for each other. Ashile Chuobi missed Sun a lot after he left & wanted to see him one last time & make amends with him. Sun also loved & respected him & saved him despite knowing he would be risking his own life.

The back story of Le Chang Ge's mother was heartbreaking.

The way Eagle Division came for Sun rescue & Situ Lang Lang, Xu Feng, Luo Shi Ba, Wei Shu Yu came to help Le Chang Ge shows true friendship.

Mimi Guli 's death was heartbreaking. Till the end she remained a loyal friend of Le Chang Ge & supported her

Love the songs, especially the tune that is played in suspicious or in fighting scenes.

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Nem tudo que reluz é ouro

Confesso que vim a assistir esse drama pelas excelentes criticas feitas a ele, pois se dependesse de mim provavelmente não assistiria pois dramas chineses não são muito minha onda e ainda mais com tantos episódios. Mas como eu precisava de algo para me distrair até os dramas em que estou acompanhando acabem de ser lançados eu resolvir dar uma chance.

Porem logo no inicio me deparei com um enredo bom, uma protagonista feminina aparentemente inteligente e forte e fui logo gostando e me afeiçoando pelo drama , porém esse hype foi indo ladeira a baixo lá pelo episódio 22, nesse ponto já estava ficando desmotivada e achando tudo muito arrastado e lento.

Os protagonistas principais não me convenceram , não tinham quimica nenhuma em cena e a atuação também ficou a desejar em alguns aspectos, eu particulamente não achei a protagonista feminina tão incrivelmente intelgente , como todos falavam a todo momento.

O que me fez continuar e terminar foi assistir o crescimento da personagem da segunda protagonista (Rosy Zhao), foi bem interessante ver como ela conseguiu absorver todos seus aprendizados e mudar com isso, uma pena ela não ter ganhado tanto destaque e tempo em tela, mais mesmo assim gostei de acompanhar.

Não me arrependo de assistir, afinal é apenas um drama comum, mediano, bem produzido porém não vi nada demais ; mas te digo algo com absoluta certeza : a ssistir a isso uma só vez foi mais que suficiente.

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Riveting, interesting and well executed!

This has blown me away! I really loved the story and I enjoyed the the way they had blended the manhua in. I felt that it dragged a bit towards the end, but that was mostly because Changge seemed to lose her smarts. Her quick wit was a large part of why the show worked. But I think that it is something that unfortunately often happens in dramas, once the FL and ML are established they tend to lean into being taken care of and apparently can’t remember their ingenuity that kept them alive till now ? Be prepared to have your heart broken, but also healed again. 2ML and FL are forever favesz

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Recommended

What can I say. Excellent story line, directing, casting. The characters development are well-done.
None of the 40 episodes is boring. Which is quite an achievement by itself.
No excessive romantic scenes.
Great acting from Dilraba, Leo Wu, Yuning & Zhao Lusi. Even the supporting roles are doing great acting.
Dilraba is so cool as Li Changge.
But the charm of this drama is Leo Wu’s acting. He delivered that maturity aura despite his young age during filming. If I didn’t know his real age, I would have thought that he actually few years older from Dilraba.
The actor who played Khan is exceptional - I pity him, his character is not easy ?. The actress who played Khatun is also excellent.

Worth my time. Recommended.

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Best Chinese Historical Drama

Beautiful story, powerful portrayal of characters, amazing chemistry between leads and soothing music. Rewatched several times and fell in love with it. I really loved everything about this drama.
If you like powerful female protagonists, this is a must watch for you. Dilraba rocked with her portrayal of the FL. Also ML and all other characters have their one of a kind stories. The story flows like river so you won't realize before its over. Also the drama highlighted different aspects of good and bad for peace which was really mature. Surrendering in a war does not mean defeat as long as prosperity and peace can be achieved. This type of people-centric leaders are rare in these type of chinese historical drama. This drama carries a very powerful message. So, I will give it a perfect 10!

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Da vedere e rivedere molte volte

Un'ottima produzione, con una magnifica coppia di interpreti e dei comprimari eccezionalmente bravi. Ma prima di qualsiasi altra cosa vorrei spendere qualche parola per la magnifica colonna sonora. Se Cocoon di Zhou Shen è alle solite vette dell'interprete che ormai tutti conosciamo e amiamo, e altre canzoni tolgono parimenti il fiato, è nelle musiche strumentali che questo drama eccelle. Una OST indimenticabile, con alcuni brani che si potrebbero solo definire geniali e che contribuiscono non poco alla riuscita del titolo. Sono diventati la colonna sonora che mi accompagna al lavoro.

Togliamoci subito il sassolino dalla scarpa: ci sono alcune scene, soprattutto di battaglia, che ci vengono mostrate a disegni (il drama è tratto da un manhua). Che sia stato fatto per risparmiare o per problemi tecnici in tempi di Covid, a me non ha disturbato. Preferisco un bel duello coreografato ad una scena di battaglia d'insieme. Se puoi tirare una tenda su due che vanno a letto, puoi anche disegnare una battaglia. Non disturba la storia, non mi ha dato fastidio, anzi. Si potrebbe dire che la scelta abbia aggiunto carattere e originalità al titolo.

La storia in sé è di ampio respiro, se pure a tratti soffra delle solite esagerazioni e ingenuità che servono a mandare avanti la trama della maggior parte dei drama in costume. E' inutile lamentarsene, quando sappiamo benissimo che fa parte del genere. Prendere o lasciare. Il finale ci lascia fortunatamente un buon sapore in bocca, e anche questo è importante.

Molti si sono lamentati della differenza di età tra Dilraba e Leo. Leo Wu, che avevo conosciuto ragazzino in Nirvana on fire, una manciata di anni dopo si è rivelato un giovanissimo adulto di talento e di bellezza meno convenzionale di tanti altri, ma non per questo meno affascinante. Sinceramente, l'ho trovato il candidato ideale per vestire i panni del principe di una tribù "barbara", che ha interpretato in modo molto convincente. Della bravura di Dilraba non c'è nulla da dire: un nome, una garanzia. Anche la chimica fra i due non era certo così carente come ho visto in molti commenti, probabilmente di persone che non erano in grado di dimenticare la differenza di età fra i due. Differenza che non era affatto visibile. Se non ci sono stati baci fra di loro a causa dei limiti nel contratto di Leo, non posso dire di averne patito una gran mancanza. Tanto, diciamocelo, considerato che i baci che ci fanno vedere di solito (salvo lodevoli eccezioni, per esempio Mark Chao in Eternal love) sembrano quelli delle penitenze fra i bambini dell'asilo, non è che ci abbiamo perso molto.

Quella che invece si è rivelata molto soddisfacente è la crescita dei personaggi, a partire dalla protagonista femminile che passa dall’essere una ragazzina assetata di vendetta ad una adulta consapevole delle proprie responsabilità è di ciò che è importante per il paese che ama. Il protagonista maschile è stato magistralmente reso in tutto il suo carisma, onore, rispetto, intelligenza e nobiltà, a maggior ragione perché spicca in mezzo ad altri personaggi che di queste qualità umane sono carenti. Che un personaggio così complesso sia stato così ben interpretato da un ragazzo di vent'anni non può che fargli onore e far ben sperare per la sua futura carriera.

I personaggi di spalla sono stati ampiamente sviscerati, e magistralmente interpretati. Non sono mancati diversi colpi di scena ben condotti. Là dove ‘cattivi’ si sono rivelati essere ‘buoni’ e viceversa, non si è mancato comunque di offrire, per ognuno, solide motivazioni per il loro modo di essere e diventare. Tutto sommato, non si può fare a meno di commiserare il great boss di turno, specie se si pensa alla sua controparte storica realmente esistita, che deve aver avuto una vita infernale. Le interazioni familiari sono molto ben descritte, sia tra le tribù che nel regno.

Aggiungiamo a tutto questo un’ottima cinematografia, splendidi costumi e scenari e ambientazioni, e abbiamo un titolo a mio parere imperdibile, che non raggiunge la perfezione solo per alcune ingenuità e forzature, come detto sopra. Ma sono peccati veniali. Vorrei dimenticare di averlo visto per poterlo riguardare con gli stessi occhi.

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Need to WATCH THE LONG BALLAD!

The story Was really great! I love all the CHARACTERS, the OSTS, Especially the STORY itself.
In the First Episode, we could see that LI CHANG GE ( Princess Yong Ning) ( DILREBA), LI LE YAN (Princess Yong Gan)
( ZHAO LUSI) , ASHILEI SUN (LEO WU), HAO DU ( LIU YU NING), WEI SHU YU (FANG YI LUN). This story is well-known as CHANG GE XING it talks about the life of LI CHANG GE. In the first episode was the soccer fight but in the first round of the game, Wei Shu Yu ( Shu Yu Ge Ge) got injured so in the second round of the game Li Changge become the substitute for Wei Shu Yu. After Winning the game Chang ge go to her second uncle's house and give him the precious dagger. And she returned home to the EAST Palace and meet her mom and dad but her dad got angry because Chang Ge Gave the dagger to the second uncle but not to him. Li Change should be the real crown princess but her family was murdered by her Second Uncle ( Ep 2-3) and she was removed to be the crown princess. Her Cousin LI LE YAN got the title of Crown Princess. In order to know who murdered her family, she will have revenge. She stoled the Crown Prince Stamp. But she didn't know that she would meet Ashilei Sun. Their feeling for each other got deep and deeper.

JUST GO AND WATCH IT TO KNOW THE STORY!!

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Swords and Promises

**INITIAL THOUGHTS OF THIS DRAMA, REVIEW/RATING SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS DRAMA PROGRESSES*
This drama is off to a great start. There's a strong plot desperately attracting you into the story. The first drama I've watched in 2021 and one of the first historical dramas I've watched that held my attention. I'm really a goer for historical dramas with political struggles.

**All of these are listed in my opinion**
This drama includes a strong + smart male and female lead. However, I'm not feeling the chemistry between the two main leads. It isn't a big problem in the drama though because both are visually appealing. At least the second leads have good chemistry (Hao Du and Leyan) imo.
Battles and some other parts are illustrated as cartoons. I'm not liking this fact because it is live-action after all, not donghua. This catches me away from the plot, it's quite disturbing imo. At least it's better than a war scene with horrible CGI and little effort.
Also, it's sort of hard to figure out who is who (Li Shimin's officials (there are 3 I keep mixing up)).

The music is this drama is superb. I'm really enjoying the sound effects in the drama. The opening and ending OSTs are so heartwarming. That's what I love most about historical dramas, the OSTs are amazing!!!

**I will most likely add more to this review**
**Also note that my ratings for rewatch values are always lower because I'm not a fan of rewatching dramas, even if they're good. It ruins the drama if you ever rewatch it despite knowing the entire plot. I might watch snips and clips but definitely not the whole drama**

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This whole time I want to cut the FL’s fringe hair

This whole time I want to cut the FL’s fringe hair - It’s too long, needs to be at the chin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adding a lot of pointless exclamations and words because you need a minimum of 500 chars to post. But I only have comments about her hair and it irks me sorry.

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This whole time I want to cut the FL’s fringe hair - It’s too long, needs to be at the chin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adding a lot of pointless exclamations and words because you need a minimum of 500 chars to post. But I only have comments about her hair and it irks me sorry.

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The Ultimate Mary Sue

According to my dictionary, a "Mary Sue" is a female character who is unrealistically lacking in flaws or weaknesses. There's little else to add to this when using it to describe Changge. I don't mind (and rather like) a hero who does less than acceptable things and even terrible things, and then slowly grows and evolves. I'm not sure how many episodes I made it through, ten or so. Changge most emphatically had no weaknesses. What was so much worse, however, was that her many (many) flaws were depicted as not her fault. Within those episodes that I watched, she did so many truly selfish, selfish things and every time she, and other characters, shrugged it off as somehow her right given her situation. And again and again she was treated like a godlike entity of ultimate, singular, isolated perfection. I felt like I was reading a Nancy Drew book.

I simply couldn't tolerate her. Enormously unlikable character completely wrapped in Mary Sue-level armor to a point that created a plot comprised exclusively of deus ex machinas. Her storyline is predictable, flat and made dull by her general unlikability. I have no interest in her sorrows or sufferings given her scoldy moralizing and petty, immature self-righteousness. Her anger and pain are robbed of their weight by her need to place herself – as victim – in a place of greater importance than anyone else in existence. I can't abide a hero who uses their own pain to justify causing pain to others. Nor can I abide a story that refuses to acknowledge such behavior as selfish to the point of iniquity, but rather portrays it as if it's some vindicable complexity. And I can't tolerate a character who is treated like a hero despite the fact that they do not behave like one. If she's meant to grow, perhaps that will make up for this, but from what I can glean from the reviews, what growth occurs doesn't happen till late. I'm uninterested in sitting through dozens more episodes of her current behavior when there are too many other things on my list.

I would consider watching only the parts with Hao Du, as he is arguably the most interesting character, but I'm not sure it's worth it. And as it stands right now, the thought of watching one more frame of Changge makes me want to chew glass.

If the story had been worthwhile I might not have even minded those truly, truly dreadful cuts to animation at the moments of big action scenes. But that was really the horrible icing on the pain cake. What a terrible decision.

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Um dos poucos dramas que dá reassistir e se apaixonar mais

Gosto muito de assistir dramas diferentes, e dorama por ter uma pegada histórica voltada a acontecimentos políticos poderia ser difícil de entender e até ser enjoativo de assistir, mas me surpreendeu sendo um dorama cheio de emoções e bem clean, dando pra entender com mais facilidade.
E ao contrário de muitos doramas chineses, que tem muitos relacionamentos tóxicos (eu gosto até certo ponto) os relacionamentos tem um desenvolvimento mais natural e os personagem são muito compreensivos uns com os outro.
Sem falar nos personagens que foram muito bem construídos de uma forma não forçada. Amo o fato da Li Chengge ser uma personagem forte e decidida, e que mesmo sendo poderoso suficiente o Ashila Sun não interfere de forma invasiva nas decisões de Li Chengge. Os atores então zero defeitos, a atuação perfeita e o cast são meus preferidinhos agora ♡
As ost instrumentais em cada cena até me arrepiavam (principalmente aquelas que tocavam na entrada do grupo Ashila).

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