ACTING/CAST: Quite excellent. I think Ma Ke (Du Yun Xiu) did a great job and is much more capable and versatile of an actor than the part required, which was a shame; most of the series he was simply scripted to be broody.
MUSIC: The music was good. The main song was English subbed.
REWATCH VALUE: I probably won't, but I will recommend this to my friends.
OVERALL: A very intriguing show, kept me interested the whole way. The pace slows in later episodes. The English subtitles were adequate, but could have really used a fluent English editor.
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So in my humble opinion the most enjoyable parts of the drama are the story and the friendship between our three main characters : Yun Xiu, Feng Jing and Liu Yi :
1. I really found the story interesting and quite intriguing, firstly the revenge part where our lead is reborn as a new man with a new face, then his path to become a popular and acclaimed actor not for his look but only for his acting and at the same time getting his revenge, secondly the other important element is about the entertainment industry and how it works; what the actors have to go through before being accepted in an agency, how they are selected for their first project, it also deals with the internal battles between agents and last but not least the harsh competitiveness between actors, I found all of that fairly well done and realistic except for one or two things but nothing can be perfect.
2. The intense friendship between our main characters, I found it so real, pure and honest. It's true Yun Xiu isn't without faults but he knows how to value friendship, he is such a loving and caring man. He always gives support to Feng Jing and Liu Yi in most difficult times and the fact that it is reciprocal for them was very beautiful to see. It was mostly hard for Yun Xiu and Feng Jing to trust again after what happened to them in the past but when they met they knew they were meant to be good friends and that they could trust each other unconditionally and yes those who love bromance I can tell it's one of the deepest I've seen, it kinda startled me at first ^^. The strongest point of this drama definitely and what I loved the most about Revive. Surely for me they were the only attractive characters of the drama but they were just purely amazing and made this drama 100% worth watching for me.
My mind was only focused on Ma Ke, Xu Joe and Zhang Viann's characters the other actors weren't enough interesting to me and didn't add any savor to the drama that's why I won't say anything about them, but I need to say the twin brothers (whom I already saw in The Journey of Flower) had important roles here and I appreciated they weren't there just to block the two male leads' way even though I wanted to know more about them but they were not boring villains at least for me, just too stubborn at times.
Ma Ke delivered his part very well and was very credible in these different roles, I couldn't tell it was the same actor playing those various personalities, he was such a delight for the eyes, really well done. Both Xu Joe and Zhang Viann did really great too and surprised me in a good way, I loved how Xu Joe made his character so cold, meticulous and yet very heartwarming and vulnerable. A guy full of inner charms and principles ^^
Zhang Viann what a radiant actress and wow her black hair *.*, I really had eyes only for her, she's so beautiful and lovely as Liu Yi, a very understanding person, her best trait.
The music wasn't impressive unfortunately and didn't leave a great impression on me, only two or three BGMs caught my attention, the songs were just boring and not so much present in the drama.
There are other bad points and things I didn't like such as the dubbing which was very bad and disturbed me all throughout the series, I never complain about that as I'm used to it but when it's bad it's simply bad! Secondly I found the other characters so bland and very unappealing, for most of them I didn't like their acting and they were very frustrating (cf: Amanda, Qin Chu, Zhu Feng, Xie Yi ...) to be frank Lin Xuan was useless as well. There are other flaws but I'm a little bit lazy so I will stop there for now ;p
I would still recommend it for those who wanna watch something short and addicting, actually that's how this drama made me feel. Just if like me you start this drama with some apprehension you might end up liking it!
As for the ending, it was fine like that, I personally don't need a second season and I even think it would be a waste of time, so no complaint from me.
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Chemistry between Feng Jin & Yin Xiu is phenomenal and their trust for each other is worth praising. And Yin Xiu just confessed his love Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ (๑♡∀♡๑) you probably won't see in any other just bromance drama. often. This is an exception for me definitely.
Acting : Everyone did justice with their role, Kyle Ma he is versatile actor no doubt. Joe Xu I don't know how he was able to keep that poker face, still could do so well with his eyes. Amazing
I like female leads as well, but at some point I got little irritated because one is always crying and other one always chasing Mu Ziche aka Yin Xiu.. anyway both also Amanda is really beautiful.
And all other actors are great, happy with their acting skills. I laughed out at so many scenes which I didn't expect at all.
I really like the OST, it's so soothing and beautiful.
Overall, It is much more funnier that I didn't think. Story is unique & interesting. Execution was good but some time it was little off.
Lastly, I would surely recommend this to everyone. Who are thirsty for bromance drama hahahahh including me. Keep aside the bromance part, their is a pure friendship and mother's love which is really heart warming (♡˙︶˙♡)
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The story makes you wonder... how co
Xu Haiqiao hair style gave the character an air 'out of reach' superiority that combined with his expressive eyes it was something else! I just don't give 10 because those long scenes of mambo-jambo of the girl whining and imploring and bagging to be loved forever by the main guy, present in so many Chinese dramas, is rather irritating... Beautiful photography too, really thinking in visiting the city when on vacation!
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It was good for the young me
I used to remember that I shipped the hell out of the main leads, probably because the young me through it was a Bl but I was left dissapointed when they didn't get together and it was only bromance but I liked nonetheless to the point where I used to draw them and creating OC out of them. The character that stood out the most for me was FengJing he's really a unique character and if you want to watch something like a bromance between 2 handsome leads this is the one for you, you can watch it as a filler for when your others series come out.Was this review helpful to you?
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Super produção
Já começo com uma confissão bem constante: só comecei a assistir pois pensei que fosse um BL, ou pelo menos um bromance, já que estamos falando da China. A sinopse me passa uma imagem totalmente errada da série.Enfim, de cara podemos ver que é uma produção cara, com um roteiro muito interessante e bem dirigido. Demorei a entender o porquê do transplante de rosto, mas a ideia era fazer com que todos pensassem que o ator estava morto, para assim ele ter a chance de recomeçar sem riscos. Infelizmente isso implicou no sofrimento de sua amada, e de seu agente que aparentemente o amava.
A atuação é inquestionável, digna da super produção da série. Ost impecável e traduzida (amei esse detalhe). A história é envolvente e nos deixa instigados a continuar assistindo para ver como tudo vai terminar.
Eu realmente não retendo rever, pois apesar de ter gostado, não é meu estilo preferido, mas com certeza indico essa série.
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