Farewell to Arms (2022)

Underrated War drama ,, Amazing brotherhood fast paced story with little romance

This drama is so underrated ,, not a lot of people watching it may be because the leads aren't that famous or it's a war drama heavy topic or because of the lack of romance but still there are plenty of romance in it ,,may be all I've mentioned above are the reasons not many watching it here on MDL

I decided to watch it because I liked how it started also I learned that it's about the journey of the male lead not the military or the war itself ,, the drama is about fighting Japanese occupation and revenge also it shifts from place to place ,, it doesn't stick for long in one story ,, it's a journey of fighting in many ways and on many fronts against the Japanese
also there is a traitor who took what the male lead cherished most
the male lead suffers from a lot of loss in the first half of the drama ,, he lost a lot of people that became close to him but in the second part the drama shifts to kind of happier place and not many people dying as before so it's not all war and gore
Also
it has Bromance ,, not BL but Actual Brotherhood between the male lead and later on secondary male lead ,,, they became brothers in arms ,, they love each other and said it out loud ,, they have their own female love interests so no gay love but actual pure brotherly love
their relationship is amazing and it shows on screen ,, yet the other male lead isn't as handsome and as charismatic as the male lead but his character is amazing and his love story also is good
this drama doesn't care about handsome people ,, it shows men as brothers and as warriors
The second half of the drama has so many happy scenes that will make you breath easily and get more scared about what's coming at the end ,, it's a war story after all
I'm sorry I forgot the female lead ,, she didn't show up until the twentieth episode or so ,, she's so cute and really adorable not annoying but very naive ,,, the male lead treats her as his younger sister at first as he had another love but I think he will love her at the end ,, it's story of growth
really worth watching
I really recommend it to any one

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Preview Review - storyline notes that differ from the description

So far so good! Four episodes in and this is an interesting drama. It really is a showcase for the lead actor Zhang Han, but has strong secondary roles for Liu Haikuan (as childhood friend Peng Xue Wen) and Liu Chang De (as another childhood friend Liao Wen Hua)

Another delight is veteran actor Chin Shih Chieh (a former Opera Star) who becomes a mentor to the lead character.

The story goes at a fast pace, the costuming is fairly good and the cinematography better than your usual drama fare, they took their time in filming on location and battle scenes.

A new synopsis to the series should be as follows - Zhang Songling is a student in a rural village, he and his best friends, brother and sister Peng Xue Wen and Peng Wei Wei and Liao Wen Hua are filled with patriotic fevour at the beginning of the Japanese invasion of China in 1937, their attempts to leave the village with fellow students to fight in the war are met with tragedy. The four friends once separated, have to find their own way through the crisis.

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