the ending - your thoughts

I really enjoyed this drama. I will be looking out for more work from many of these actors, especially the ML.

The ending. I guess I didn’t really need the sugar coated bit at the end. I was ok with ML dying because it was reasonable given all his body had been through. And given that it’s a cdrama I was ok with him holding that little bit of soul to continue her life.

That final snippet was sweet though, and I’m glad I got to see him again. 💕

Its HE, :-

1. Concept of painting

-From the East,“The Wall-Painting” from the political satire and moralistic classic, “Strange Tales of Liaozhai” by Qing author, Pu Songling.It has 490 stories, 2 are famous. ”Painted Skin” and “Romance Of A Ghost Maiden” which was changed to “A Chinese Ghost Story” when it was made into that famous movie in 1987.

1. “The Wall-Painting”, about 2 scholars who visited an ancient temple in a remote place, tended by an old monk. They noticed that there were many wall paintings.of gods and fairies. 1 such fairy caught the eye of I scholar. He stared fascinated . The others wandered off. Suddenly, he felt himself floating up the wall and entered the painting. He met his fairy and confessed his love. The fairy reciprocated. They had a 3 days  love affair as on 3rd day, they were visited by her other fairies friends . She was teased for still having a same hairstyle.(Hair style for virgins are 2 buns at side.)They made her up and change hair style to a single bun on top of her head .Suddenly they heard a loud shouting.She told him to hide under the bed.The fairies went out to met an angry guarding shouting , looking for a mortal.Meanwhile he took a nap and woke when he heard his name being called loudly.Suddenly he felt himself floating down. Met his friend and the monk and told them his story.They looked up and saw that the fairy has changed hair style. (The painting is another dimension in time and space).

-From the West, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”,a Gothic, horror story by Victorian author Oscar Wilde. (An indestructible painting and another story of a different dimension in time and space).

2. Concept of souls.

Taoism.-believed that when a person dies ,separation into 3 souls.1 soul in  the entombed body at the grave, another moves to the afterlife and 1 at the ancestral tablet. Since the main leads don't have descendants to pray for them, they were at the scroll.

Also political satire have HE, as were many of “ Strange Tales of Liaozhai”. (Pu Songling lived under Manchus /Qing ,who conquered China and oppressed and suppressed the Hans).

And lastly, the writer and director, made it clear it was HE, with the main leads kissing in the last frame.

Was it coincidentally in Dec? When people made New Year resolutions ? 

 Push negatives out, so that new positivities can come in .,

Happy 2025!