chenmatt
as the previous commentor said, it's a bit too much emphasis on the childish brat
which is also a bit unreallistic in an army academy.
but that is lately the problem with new dramas ... romance of condor heroes, swordsman, etc
they don't know what they want it to be. or as if they have different script writers,.
so, they start out very captivating and in the middle it's all stupid comedy with no correlation to
the full movie. but since you are a fan of the actress(es),actor(s) .. you skip the silly episodes
and go to the ending.
that should not be the case as it should be well-done and focused...
like Cruel Romance, Lady and Liar, Prince and Frog, Shanghai Bund, Best Get Going...
you either decide it is going to be a comedy (Hot Mama) or you stay your course
as a period movie (Beauties of the Empress, Song of the Desert, City of devastating love).
... not flip-flop and going nowhere, distracting the viewer.
In this one, thankfully, the cast is strong, and the stupidity is subdued by the other characters
like the infatuated sister and the grudging nurse seeking revenge. also the real instructor,
and the tomboy military lady. all of them are strong actresses as with most chen qiao en movies,
the supporting roles are good actresses.
but for this one, there is too much eye-candy. if you want eye-candy, you must also have a strong
male character... Lady and the Liar , Cage of Love, Lang Lin Wang
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the story line is going from one main cast to another, mostly hinged on the lady in the plot,
which is very strongly attached due to her excellent charisma...
lin yuan .. reminds me of zhao wei in her youth, strong acting as well as beautiful .
the other girls are all strong acting too... the characters of song ning, qi qi,zi yan,
and even if it was diverted in the middle by the appearance of the assassin (guo zhen ni)
..who i think is a very strong actress as well. she plays the dual role so convincingly...
flipping beauty and sinster , powerful and weak...
i watched other roles by guo zhen ni before, but she never got to show her acting skills until now
with a strong main supporting role.
mu rong an , the mermaid, is even more enchanting. even i would fall in love with one look :)
this is the best of the new dramas to date, other than sun li (beauties of the emperor)
and zanilla zhao (best get going) and tiffany tang (lady and the liar).
i give it top marks simply because i am not familiar with the lead actress lin yuan,
who as i said before, is impressive with qualities (beauty + powerful acting ) of zhao wei
gong li, betty sun li, chen qiao en , jing tian,etc...
i hope lin yuan will get a new drama soon. btw, i think song ning had too little part in this movie
which is a pity. they should have given more episodes on the warrior lady, also zi yan the bodyguard.
they should have done more with these two fighting ladies. maybe a new sequel with
resurrected song ning and zi yan .
lastly, too much emphasis on the silly emperor... who although is funny, but once again, the comedy weaken the plot of a period movie. either go all comedy like another pandora box,
or go mostly serious like song of the desert, or stay magical like this one ... with less emphasis
on the silly side.
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