General and I

I just finished this today. ! Yey! ?

I finall gave this drama a shot despite the heavy bad reviews and comments. I mean of course everyone is entitled to their opinion. If you are not the historical period type then skip this. If you don't like seeing violence, blood and death then skip this. If you have a frail heart and could not take how everyone is plotting to kill each other then skip this.
If you like watching beautiful chinese traditional battle scenes with war horses, drums and chariots then watch now. If you enjoy intricate storylines and scheming villains then watch this. If you are a crazy romantic who loves the "one woman man guy" definitely start watching now.
Binged watched for 3 days straight due to quarantine.
hahaha I always do love battle scene dramas and I love how scheming everyone was. My mind always gets excited with Art-of-War Tactics.

Okay so there are lapses on this drama, like there are scenes you can't bear to watch (then skip it hahahaha) and are really really boring. There are also characters that are totally annoying. As an avid kdrama cdrama jdrama fan, there are some scenes which are really predictable. LOL trust me, if you have watched kdrama cdrama and jdramas for too long, this is nothing special. ?
I was touch by how beautiful it was strategically made.
Their selfless love for one another. Their hell bent trust and their courage even when facing death. I love how pretty both the female and male costumes are made. I always did admired historical fight scenes in different locations. Though I know most of it are CGI or green screen effect and may need a little more editing, but still the crew made it possible to be amazing. Congrats

I love the entire cast they fitted their roles well, however I would have wished a FL that would express more. Don't get me wrong, I like Angelababy but no matter what her expressions were, theny seem to be lacking. Unless there would be tears running down her cheeks I would not understand if she is hurt, angry or annoyed. Ohh well prolly due to too much botox. lol

Now on to the ML. Many finds him unattractive but lemme tell you, don't let William's looks fool you, he will charm you all throughout with his love and devotion. His cleverness will trap you. You might wanted someone else in mind for his role but his maturity suited his part well.

P.S. The OSTs are on point in evey scene.
I would definitely recommend this drama for those who love romance in war scenes.

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the story is actually not bad, it is like rollercoster. BUT there are some moment which will make you mad when watch it. it feels like you wanna curse the the one who make it. its when how they are being apart because of small matters again and again. their acting is great that can bring you feel it. what i like the most is their music. because i like guzheng music.  this drama has many episodes. so i just recomended you to watch it only when you have many time and if you feel bored.  
overall this drama is tragic.  beacuse there is little happiness. but more hardships.

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An amazing love story

Listen....this drama is not a rom-com and it has a very slow paced set of events but the love story between the leads are amazing and it's definitely worth it. Specially the male lead is a great man who can't love anyone else except the female lead and he turns the world upside down for the FL. He is a fabulous individual himself. He is loyal, kind and caring, he loves people and care about them deeply and he is insanely in love with the female lead. I personally thought that ashes of love had an amazing male lead but this one is far more better than the Phoenix god in ashes of a love...like if you tell him to die he dies for her no question asked without a doubt. Female lead is a little edgy at first...she struggles with her feelings but eventually gives in...i mean who wouldn't...if i ever find a man like that i might fall in love so much faster than her tbh. The only thing that bugged me was the repetitive events. She gets lost, he gets lost...she sacrifices...he sacrifices....bad guy can't leave them alone. Even the bad guy has a valid reason to be the bad guy. Overall it was great. I personally liked this so much that i finished it in three days. Of course you can find negetive sides but i liked the overall story so much that i didn't care. Looking forward to see more dramas like this one.

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The opening song's very first scenes are the leads playing musical instruments in a place with cherry blossom trees and misty forests. Before commenting on the drama i would have to say that I love the locations. I have never been to China...but if there are places like that i would definitely want to go there.

Having said that ......General and I is a historical romance that really kept me hooked. I might have skipped a bit in the middle because it was tedious to watch the leads moping about when there was absolutely no valid reason except for the usual "I left you for your own good" line of thought.

The romance was sizzling. It was great to see them so devoted to each other throughout the drama with so many obstacles in their way . Ping Ting might have irritated me sometimes with her escapades but she made up for it on other situations. No complain on Bie Jie! He is so romantic!!

The political aspects was well executed and wasn't as boring as some dramas. He Xia awed me with his cold-hearted cunning and with the way he climbed the political ladder. But that also led to his downfall.

The thing that made me cringe was the exaggerated fight scenes. The actors almost seemed to fly.... way too much superhuman abilities.

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This drama is something that I cannot make sense out of. I didn’t like the storyline because there are many pieces that a viewer cannot emphasize. With so much of the production cost, it could have been more intellectual and gripping. The series seems to drag itself too long with meaningless love and separation stories. Also, the characters themselves seem to be prescribed and confined to their destined roles and I don’t see much of dynamic, evolving characterization over time. Overall, it didn’t grip me that much and none of the characters themselves were very charming. I do like some of the acting like Sean Sun even though he became evil, he portrayed the emotions and the character very well in the drama. CBJ as main lead is supposed to be charming, but I didn’t find him much charming but the fact that the drama made him so invincible like a god of war in any battle made it so unrealistic. BPT’s character is also hard to understand in a sense she fell for the enemy’s general so quickly right after she witnessed the massacre of HX’s family and was sworn to his parents’ grave that she would avenge. Her make-up made her look so pale and frail all the time, which didn’t fit well with her characterization as a brilliant strategist. All in all, there is many flawed storyline but music and some of the scenes were shot very nicely, but more attention could have been paid to storyline, plot, and characterization. I would not watch it again.

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The beautiful Angelababy...

It won't be fair that the beautiful Angelababy was stumbled on the acting because of her breathtaking beauty < female genius military strategist. She's more up to modern setting FL than centuries ago heroine...but here I am apparently stereotyping or even misogynistic although can't help it when concerning show business - all about acting, presentation and appearance. Anyway, her delicate beauty appearance might not be representing rashness reality of 'Military. Strategist' which predominantly men....at front line of war(s). Imagine if you will, the beautiful Angelababy in a war with her glamorous delicate white or pastel flowing gown tell bloody-slashed exhausted soldiers what to do, I couldn't take her part convincing enough. She might be genius, brilliant, but rival General Chu BeiJie wasn't a fool either. He retreated and lost soldiers but came back strong, he knew what he's up against. The little boy (General) Chu fallen in and promised himself to marry a little girl when she helped him and Mom, way back then. Luckily, he recognized in adulthood and pursued her...took her as a wife. Her loyalty laid to someone else...divided between a husband (from opponent kingdom) and where she's from (sweetheart). Heart wrenching scenes supposedly but...I waited and did not drop a single tear...what's going on??? No...it's not about Bai PingTing....I don't know I didn't finish the drama...62 episodes was way too long and by episode 19 I lost interest.

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Having a hard time to continue

I’ve only watched 9 episodes and I have a hard time with Angela baby acting skills. Her eyes don’t show right emotion and at some point it even became frustrating. Wallace Chung is doing a good job.
The story for the nine first episodes is basically Chu Bei Jie running after Bai Ping Ting because he met her once as a child and wants now to marry her!
The role of the noble consort who is the jealous vile woman is the usual female role for a vilain and it’s also frustrating as it’s very limited.

I don’t know if I should continue. Is the rest of drama worth it or it will unfold as I’m expecting it?

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Adventure, Angst and Romance!

As I have only watched three episodes and there are still fifty-nine to go it is going to be a long journey, but with dashing fellows wielding their trusty swords and leaping high off the ground to attack their enemy, it doesn’t get much better than this! Pure drama, escapism, and entertainment. Love the costumes. I wouldn’t like to have to make all that battle gear ~ imagine the state of your fingers!
Historical dramas are my passion and this is another good series. The usual story men wanting power fight each other etc.

Obviously writing more than one review for a show/series/movie isn’t possible - I know because I tried it. This site only allows me to add to my original review. So…..with that in mind…..
And so, I am now watching episode 12 and I heartily dislike Ping Ting and am disgusted with this traitorous woman who has betrayed Chu Bei Jie aka Prince Zhen Bei so many times, yet he never betrayed her once. In my current mind’s eye, Ping Ting is a murderous b**** who cannot decide where her loyalties lie. It seems she will stay true and loyal to everyone else, just not her husband. Even if he did force her to marry him, he never betrayed her and would give up his life for her.
…..I am just so over her.
And then there’s the one in the palace who, with her father, plan on killing the king. She too is another murderous b****. Men killing each other in battle is fine ~ women poisoning people is not. So insidious.

46 Episodes in…
And my estimation of Ping Ting has sunk even lower. What a selfish, thoughtless, cold-hearted b**** she really is. She knows her husband is prostrate with grief and suffering badly and she lets him go on thinking it. No matter how she words it to herself, she is not pretending to be dead because it is best for him, she’s doing it because it is best for her and she no longer has to take responsibility for her actions. The fact she has his son and keeps it secret is the worst betrayal - a child growing up in the time this show is set, is disastrous for a fatherless child, but she don’t care. And her friend’s husband - well I understand he doesn’t want to go against his wife, but I do think he should have tried harder to convince his wife to convince ping ting to let her husband know she is still alive.

At the moment I’m so over this show, I really want that damned woman to surf a bit, well let’s be honest, I want her to suffer lots! I want Chu Bei Jie to find his son … and not lose his son either but have him by his side.

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I dont like it and here is WHY

Scripts/ Story:
Trailers looks like its maybe good.... but after first episode or 2nd or 3rd, it didn’t help. I love the idea of the story but they way it was made ..... just falls apart.

Basically Characters building in this series is not well done. It is kind of sloppy slapping together. There is no little moment, that make audience feel attached to the characters, or cheering for them. Everything is too easy. Like this is a story about politic, power struggles , love struggles but the conflict doesn’t feel like a conflict if every one in the story just say so.... you have to show us their struggles but we didn’t see that. I dont want to rang too much just because I dont like it but I believe it could have been done better.
Look at : Nirvana in Fire, or Love and Destiny, they way they builds characters’s conflicts and political struggles.... there was so much more Layers.... or Red Cliff .....
I mean the Bei Ting Ping is basically Zhuge Liang(Romance of the Three Kingdoms ), woman version no?


Acting/ Casts:
I dont know how talented these actors are because the script is so badly written.... even if they are good they cant really show their full skill... sadly. Even if the main actress is very good looking.

Production Values:
It’s not great. Costume could have been better. Camera/ lighting and yea.... everything could have been better.


I wouldn’t recommend it...

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