I don’t hate it but I don’t love it
Nothing wrong with the acting, the leads are great, supporting cast did their thing. The story or perhaps the execution, Mehhh!I just really couldn’t get into the story. Lots of unnecessary things going on or a few episodes could of been condensed into one. It felt drawn out and stale. I’m a Lusi fan so I felt inclined to finish it even though I was struggling to keep interested. I ended up skipping episodes and just jumped to 29 and 30. I even skipped the romantic scenes. That’s how frustrated and disinterested I became.
With that said,. This series could be your cup of tea. It just wasn’t mine. But give it a go, maybe 5 episodes and see if it’s for you.
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Drama with beautiful OST.
This drama is really beautiful and full of magic. The shot, espicially until the first 10 episodes (imo) are lovely and i feel like watching movie. The color and setting, also CGI don’t bother me much from enjoying the drama.The selling point of the drama is absolutely ZYC (male lead). Something about his acting really make me fell for his charm and he can carry off of different type of characters to live (as Hao Mei in love2o2, Xue Yao in sleepless princess). He is not just pretty face, but he can act. Also, he has a deep and low voice that i as a viewer, really love (first heard in sleepless princess, wonder who the voice actor is and suprised when knowing that it is his own voice :)). I wish he can involve in a bigger project and still maintain his humble personality. Wish you all the success!
But, unfortunately this drama is suffering from its storytelling. Sometimes, it’s confusing if you don’t know the whole story from the original novel. Also, there’s too much screetime for the supporting characters that makes the leads don’t have much time to really develop their characterization and get understanding from the audience (some viewers see FJY for being creepy T_T).
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Watched million times and never got tired of it
Perfection! I just love the chemistry of the main leads. I may skip the other characters but can't get enough of the male leads. It does not disappoint. I highly recommend this drama. I love the settings, impeccable sceneries and the actors and actresses. It was well done in my books but I have to admit to some flaws I chose to overlook. I replay the scenes I love over and over and the main leads do not bore or tire me. I am surprised this did not break records yet. I hope the main leads will have modern drama together.Was this review helpful to you?
Best read between the lines/suspense drama for me
I understand the spoilers of this drama because like them, I also dropped because of the reviews I've read but when I was watching Zhao Lusi's Love like the galaxy, I was enticed to look for more of her dramas and I remembered this again. It was my paid annual leave that I was so bored and don't know what to do so I took patience watching every episode in details and alas! It got me hooked in episode 4 until the last episode. I even rewatched it for the nth time, can't remember how many times but every time I have free time, I watch it again and honestly, I lost interest to watch other chinese dramas, I only watch Zhao lusi's dramas but this is the drama I watched countless times, second the LLTG along side Leo Wu and the Hidden love 2023 along side Zhen Zhe yuan, I only watched her drama with Yang2 2 times but this Love of a thousand years was the most I rewatched because I can feel the intense look on ZYC's eyes that I haven't seen with ZYC's other dramas with other Leading ladies.I assure everyone who will give time to watch this won't regret it.
For the ending explanation based on my understanding:
Since it is a love between immortal and mortal, I think from the spriritual lamp being broken and scattered in the universe, Fu Jiu Yun(ZYC) gathered his energy and made another universe for ZLS and with her family to live in peace since he is a Deity.
I concluded this based on their conversation in each episode about ZYC's wish for ZLS. He wants her to live in peace without suffering and heartaches, spoil her with the richest in the world.
I would appreciate any comment or feedback but this is my analysis after all we are watching a fiction drama here.
But the best about this drama is the chemistry and how the main lead carried his part as the deity to spoil the mortal who he loves very much
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How To Sabotage A Wonderful Story
Story is more important than casting, CGI, acting, setting, or directingThis original story was special, unique, fantastical, and everything I would want in a Chinese fantasy costume drama. It had a bit of everything, comedy, tragedy, romance, fantasy, adventure. It had the potential to be the best Xanxia drama ever made. Unfortunately, some choices were made that really spoiled things.
Firstly, the FL started off strong and looked every inch like the beautiful and capable princess FL we all hope for when watching a costume drama, only to be literally AND figuratively defaced by Zhao Lu Si. Zhao Lu Si being an actress that either has no desire to embody any character that isn't a comic one, or she just doesn't have the skill to be a serious actress. Either way, the FL went from being a cultured, beautiful, intelligent and complex princess character, to being a reckless and overexaggerated character for the sake of comic relief. The ML, Zheng Ye Chen, is perfectly cast here, however, the director pretty much ruined his character for us, as in one scene he is seen full-on groping the FL, and she barely even knows who he is! He sexually harrasses her like a perverted creep, even using other female attention in order to gain the FL's attention. I don't know in what universe the screenwriters or directors thought this was OK, but it isn't!
The rest of the series is basically the FL being a rash idiot, and the ML has to come bail her out if every situation because she is too stupid to work with him instead of against him.
Also of note, is one of the secondary characters said something the Chinese government didn't like, so they had to replace that actress's face with a superimposed face of another actress using horrific CGI.
Truly, it's a so sad that such a great storyline had to be ruined by bad scriftwriting, CGI, and casting of the FL, but it's all really a reflection of the industry. A place where not very attractive actresses get cast out of popularity alone, sexual harrassment is written into a script for absolutely no reason, and an actress becomes a political victim and gets replaced through bad CGI. It's all in there.
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Just average for me
I honestly started watching this series because of Zhao LuSi and I really watched majority of her shows - except movies so far. However, sadly I have to say.... this is one of the series I am not really fond of nor found the energy to go through a 2nd time. I wouldn't say her acting is stiff or bad in this series - like some of the comments / reviews left for this series. But I feel that it is kinda lacking of something. Firstly, I had a slight confusion moment at the starting of the series because LuSi wasn't playing the princess from the get go. I had to pause, re-read the synopsis a couple of times to better understand the series and then continue watching.However, I (personally) find that this series is too much jumping here and there, too much petty fights etc. The "2nd female lead" or also known as LuSi's cousin in this series is abit too much with her insecurity"ness" and her "I need to be better than everyone especially the main female lead then only I am happy" attitude. The chemistry between LuSi and Zheng Ye Cheng (the male lead) is somewhat stale and not "sparkly" like many of LuSi's other series. There are many sweet moments or funny moments throughout the series that helps brighten the mood but I feel the negative parts are just too overwhelming. Although the lack of interest for the series, I have to say that all of the casts did a good job making this series become a reality.
I, personally, will not fully recommend this series... unless you have read and take a liking to the synopsis of this series yourself. But the music / soundtrack paired for this series is amazing. I really love the songs in this show! <3
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Very typical Zhao Lusi
To give credit to this drama, I really did enjoy it... after I filled in all the holes.It's a good story but has too many things unexplained. Things just happen without reason just to make the story move forward.
The cast and acting was pretty good too. I would have enjoyed Zhao Lusi more if she departed from her typical character. Granted, she is a good actress, but this drama did not call for a silly FL; so it would have been better if she left behind the silliness that characterized her in all her previous dramas. The ML was ok good, not superb.
It was fun, but I would not rewatch it.
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disappointed
strong start but the writer got lost after chapter 15. it became a task tp to finishe the episodes.can we talk about the FL causing 70% of issues due to her attitude. if i had a dollar for how many times i wish i could knock some sense into her.
also justice for the main male lead it feels like he gets the short end of the straw. i didn't care for the 2nd couple at all.
on the good side i loved the acting 2nd demon prince character ?.
i usually rewatch drams after but this one is not one i would.
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Ending is Mehh..
Story, visual & acting is all really good but the ending was soooooo very meh..It's confusing you have no idea what's going on. You're left guessing and assuming things.
The ending of the story wrap up in the last 15min of the last episode. So it truly is really bad for a good show.
I give it a 7 because the ending was really bad but all up until the ending last 15min of the drama it was good.
So if you are someone who can watching something good and don't mind getting super disappointed for the ending then this is for you. haha
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Watched it for the main leads
Basically watched it for main leads and rewatched clips of the whole drama showing just the main leads scenes. Loved this drama. I did not mind all the bad reviews as i have a lot of time to spend. The cinematography is gorgeous, the costumes are wonderful except for a few pairs I was not fond of. Most common complaint on this drama is the excessive scenes given to the second leads that dragged the drama but i really don't mind this. The music is definitely incomparable! I don't know what else to write about but full disclosure is that I love any dramas of Zhao Lusi. I thought this should be said here.Was this review helpful to you?