Ancient Love Poetry (2021)

Raised the bar for Xianxias

An absolute masterpiece that will move your heart with its amazing story, cast, ost and production. Each scene is asthetically pleasing yet filled with lessons and heartbreak about the upholding your responsiblity and fighting for your love.
The chemistry between the main leads was on fire, to the point that you'll feel the deep love they have for each other and the heartbreaks they gone through.

This drama was wonderfully written and produced. Its story was original and captivating, while the cast's portrayal made each character memorable. So far, this drama definitely has the best cinematography and CGI among all xianxias. Each soundtrack magnified the emotions portrayed by the characters with its melody and lyrics.

This drama will make you feel all kinds of emotions. There will be times when your heart may flutter with the sweet interactions and romantic scenes. On the other hand you may find your self crying from heary break and grieviance from deaths, sacrifice, and misunderstanding. Some scenes will also fill you with hatred and tension due to other's greed, jealousy, and wickedness, while it may also fill you with laughter and good vibes from the exchange of funny dialogues.

The plot shows us the price that gods pay for the peace and safety of all beings. It teaches us about the burden placed upon their shoulders as we pray and ask for their help. It talks about responsibilty, peace, love, loyalty, and justice. This drama manages to show us how each and everyone of us has their own difficulties, but no matter what we must learn to be selfless, protect our loved ones, stick to our principles, and never let oursevelves follow an evil path.

This was a highly-aniticpated drama and received a lot of high expectations before it was even aired. Fortunatley, it lived up to its hype and was definitely worth the wait. It is a must-watch and binge-worthy drama that will get you hooked right away.

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Not My Type But...

I don't like melodrama type of shows, especially those in fantasy genre because it means they can just add zeros behind the years to make it work (eg pining for lover for 60,000 years). My cup of tea is usually rom-com but this show really pulls me in and in spite of 49 episodes (another reason not to like fantasy genre) which normal has tons of fillers and unnecessary side characters that don't add to the story, it surprisingly works.
I shed tears in almost every episode after the midway, it was really that good. There is no 'boring' episodes and oh, the OST is simply amazing.
If you are into xianxia and you don't mind bittersweet storyline that span across a few lifetimes (and lives), this is an especially great show. The CGI really delivers and the fight scenes are really believable and at the level of some movies.

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Satisfied Audience Here :)

I actually put off watching this drama for months, and I'm so glad I finally finished it weeks ago. Well, despite some negative critics on the review section, of how they got bored..this and that...This is my opinion so for me, this is worth watching.

STORY
IT WAS GREAT. The plot grandeur I was looking for was there, the concept, the right amount of phasing, and the exact emotions. I cried buckets on 40th episode onwards, had to pause several times to pull myself together and rearrange my emotions. But of course, the drama has also several romantic scenes and bits that's definitely gonna make you smile like an idiot. ;) This had a happy ending, but I wished they added a few more scenes where Bai Jue and Shanggu enjoyed their time together with their son and the rest of the gang. And allowed at least 1 episode interval before they skipped 60,000 years in the future where both leads were reborn. It was a bit hurried for me when they did it right away on the next episode.


ACTING
The leads did justice to their characters, Xu Kai nailed all his four personas. But I really liked his Qingmu role better. Don't get me wrong, Bai Jue is so majestic and you can feel the sincerity as well from him towards Shanggu but he's a bit more reserved. As for the FL....well her acting is fine, except for her Houchi character. I know she's meant to be compared to Shanggu the chief god but, the writer could have at least thrown in a bit of Shanggu's personality in her. I dunno, she's so nerfed in that version.
I liked Tianqi too, his character gave a solid foundation for Shanggu to have someone as dedicated as Bai Jue to be relied on. He proved to be a true ally and a real friend. In dramas, its always good to have characters like Tianqi who did not really turned against them. Not at all impressed by Wuhuan's character. She's a walking red flag from the moment she showed up.


MUSIC
Okay. No words to describe. I added it to my Spotify playlist. So epic and always gave me goosebumps. Glad they chose Zhou Shen as one of the OST singers.


REWATCH VALUE
Definitely yes. Already downloaded the series!


OVERALL
I would recommend this. Its like the prequel story long before the worlds of Ten Miles of Peach Blossom and Eternal Love of Dream. The existence of the god realm that predates all others. Congratulations to the cast and entire crew cause this was a hit overseas. Xu Kai is sooo right for this drama.

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DON'T BE FOOLED BY HATE COMMENTS AND THE FIRST FEW EPS

Months of wait came to a bear a fruitful end. The story was heart touching, with great cast, good production. Everything about it was pure perfection. Haven't really seen any cdrama that resolved everything this well.

Characters: Be it supporting characters or mains, there was a lot of character development. My most favourite characters were Baijue, Tianqi and Yuemi. Baijue, oh what do i even say about him? He looked cold but was soft inside, and his love was purer than water. As much as i loved him, Qingmu was more lovable. He and Qingmu were total opposites. He did so much for Shanggu in silence that it hurt me. Tianqi was hands down the best character. He was the most precious little bean, just like Yuemi. They looked like Shanggu's parents lol. I loved the two of them very much. But such a pity that she died so early, and i teared up when in that ep her statue called to Houchi... so many of the dead characters came back to life why not her? Then even my Tianqi would've gotten his well deserved happy ending. I feel so bad for them. Gujun.. i loved him as Houchi's dad and tbh he suited the heaven king position more than that stupid Muguang. Hongri (matchmaker), Fengran, Zihan and Jingjian (how could he be Wuhuan's son? He was adopted i bet!) were some other good characters that i liked. Fengran and Jingjian's love was sad like Yuemi's. Thankfully Jingjian was reborn, so one day they'd be together again. Xuanyi was a complex villain, it took me a long time to figure him out. Xueying was straight up annoying and i felt like she set fire to the wick of vileness in Wuhuan. Wuhuan was a f-ing disgusting and horribly evil bitch, like i can't even explain in words how much exactly i hated her, to think i pitied and liked her when she first appeared. In the first few eps of Wuhuan i couldnt understand why she'd turn that horrible but then i did. She was too greedy and jealous and didn't know her place. Jingzhao was better than her, but i hated her. But she wasn't as vicious as Wuhuan. She was a spoiled and bratty princess used to having things her way and blindly loving her mother. Sometimes I'd just feel like getting inside the screen and kill wuhuan. Ugh.

Acting: I think Liu Xueyi outdid all his previous performances. Never watched Zhou Dongyu before but her portrayal of Shanggu and houchi was perfect. Xu kai.. his Baijue was different from all his previous roles that I've seen, and i loved him as a serious, calm and mature character. It's just that he looked too young as Baijue, but perfect for Qingmu, and his acting was on point. Although the two roles here were opposite to each other, he nailed them both. They had a cute chemistry, not a burning one. Lai yi was as always great. Jenny Zhang had that blood boiling thing about her acting as Wuhuan and she looked really good. Zhang Yaqin is a really good actor and she did a good job here too as Fengran. Everyone's performance actually felt really good and convincing.

Story: The story was beautifully written and well executed. It had 3 arcs:
1. the falling in love phase where the FL also attains her full power,
2. the reincarnation of the leads post destruction of god realm and their love in full bloom with the villains running rampant,
3. the god realm is back and the main leads are back in power, but trouble in love and the final sacrifice.
It never bored me for even a minute. It kept me interested and wanting more throughout. I cried buckets while watching it lol. Shanggu and Baijue's love was really touching. Starting from their falling for each other to him protecting her with his life, it was wonderful. Their love bloomed beautifully as Houchi and Qingmu. As Qingmu, he did everything that he couldn't as Baijue, and they could resolve a lot of their old regrets. True that it started off really slow in the first 15 eps but that was necessary as it was setting the plot. But it was beautiful too, i personally loved their falling in love phase. Oh and how the tables turned when they incarnated lol. It explained most of the important things in the later eps. Tianqi finally moved on from Shanggu but kept being the best to her. It was soooo satisfying to see Wuhuan punished like that, better than death. The ending was beautiful. All loose ends tied up, and everything explained.
Something that I didn't like is that he kept hurting her after getting back his memories, to be a sacrificial lamb to save her, unlike Qingmu and Houchi who were a really well coordinated couple. Why was Jingzhao kept alive? I wished Yuemi came back but she didn't didn't appear as such. Apparently she was reborn as a mortal (bai shuo) and her story is in progress ;).

Production: The production was extremely well done. The backgrounds, cgi, sets everything was absolutely breathtaking and magical. The osts were so soothing and the timing when they were played made it even more emotional. The lyrics synced perfectly with the story and were very meaningful and touching. This album was also one of the best that I've heard in the cdramas. The costumes were wonderful and grand, not dramatic. And why is nobody saying anything about the opening theme visuals? THEY WERE MESMERISING.

I'd definitely come back to rewatch it. I just finished it and my emotions are still raw. I laughed and cried with the characters, it was that emotion invoking. And i highly recommend it.

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One of my fav!!!! watch it!!!

ANCIENT LOVE POETRY

PLOT:
The story of this series has a flavor of Ten Miles Of Peach Blossom type of series but a short version of it. I know the plot is not that unique but then again I find it really good on how they did the scripting and how they tell the story with no difficulty. It was easy to digest and there's was a heart breaking scenes but then again it is a mellow/mild type of drama. I don't have any complain about the story all in all it was good.

CHARACTER:
Hands up to both lead character for giving us a solid interpretation of their role. One of the reason why I invest my time finishing this one it is because of Xu Kai. I first saw him in one of his project Arsenal Military Academy and I was addicted after that I binged watch his other drama like Story of Yanxi Palace. Hands up to all staff and crew for making this drama!!!!

OST:
NO WORD TO SAY I SAVE THE SONGS TO MY CELLPHONE!!
AND IT'S ON REPEAT.

RE-WATCH VALUE:
I will watch it again

thank you and have a great day!!!!

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Fantasy but addictable heart touching..

No words to explain how much this story is heart touching.I would like to thank the author for such a limitless affectionate ,soulful, unique love story.if it is a fantasy but I insanely love with this story. best of luck to the author..and thank u soooo much to the all staff and cast for bringing us such a drama..
-from Sri Lanka-

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Wow! 2021 Has fed us a rare genre!?? The xianxia of the year is!

I'm not a person of too much word so I'll keep it short.
This is simply wonderful.
Love the story line....the twists is beyond my expectations!! Wonderful
The fighting scenes and magic scenes are Great and the acting is superb.
If I wasn't strong, this drama would have stolen tears from me!??

I mean what I love most about this drama is the plot, storyline and OST. Simply unavoidable!

The characters did a wonderful job that I even commended the villain. She was so good in it!

Overall I love this and can't express how much I love this...
It's just.....just....

What are you waiting to? Yes you reading this!

Quit scrolling and go experience this wonderful rollercoaster of fun
The best xianxia of 2021 I'm proud to say!

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One of the best wuxia since  Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms.

Really good story, good acting, good soundtrack... one of the best wuxia movie. I like xu kai since The Legend, but in this movie, his acting has improve to another level. And plus super handsome.. the FL also has a very good acting. They portrait a perfect shangguan/ baijue, houche/qingmu. All the suporting actor/actress also did a very good job. The saddest characters in this movie are houche and qingmu. Especially seeing the ending of houche. Till the end she doesnt know the reason why baijue was very cruel to her and did get to say goodbye to qingmu. But everyone got their happy ending except tianqi. So sad that yuemi did not come back. But overall worth to watch 2nd time

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Ancient Cure For Insomnia

A snoozefest that is sure to put you to sleep. Don't bother looking for a plot, there isn't one.

The FL was considerably less annoying than I am used to in these Chinese costume dramas. I would even say I would like to have the opportunity to see her again in a well-written drama sometime in the future. I couldn't help but like her, even though, well, it's not nice to say, but her appearance isn't one I will easily remember. Not her fault, but I did have to mention that even though I genuinely thought she did a good job, and she is good-looking. I'm not sure I'd recognize her if I saw her again in anything else.

Xu Kai's character was written as an emotionless icicle, so I can't really blame him for portraying exactly that.

It's a melodrama, so sometimes the characters get hurt, and then they recover, only to yet again get hurt by the antagonists. That's a recipe for complete boredom.

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