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Cross Fire chinese drama review
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Cross Fire
1 people found this review helpful
by Shane Moua
Aug 18, 2020
36 of 36 episodes seen
Completed 3
Overall 7.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 8.5
This review may contain spoilers

WOW. A surprisingly good drama with good casting. MUST SEE DRAMA

WOW, I was very skeptical about checking out this drama at first, because of LU HAN. Let's be honesty his last few drama has not been very good. But I have to say his depiction of his character Xiao Feng was wonderful. But La Han was not the only character who did a good job in drama. I believe that every member of the cast, from the director to the all the small characters did a wonderful job. The stories of each character was so well developed. From the four main character to the smaller characters role. Every character had a purpose to the story and it's development.

What was good about the drama: I loved how both the ML character had their own flaws and problems and how they were able to overcome it together. Despite the fact that they were living in different time loop that separated the characters by eleven years. The friendship that was build with one another despite only being able to communicate with one another for 2 minutes and thirty second a day was amazing. The brotherhood that they built over that short time span was magical. They became one another support and confidant despite only meeting for small snip-it of time. Not only were their interaction good, I also love how all the other characters grows up together and change as they all bond over the game and how it improved their lives.

Short summary of the plot. The story out with Xiao Feng a young lost man who is just living his life chasing video games in 2008 and seemingly going nowhere in his life. A time where video gaming was looked down upon for it's for a lack of better word inability to provide gamer with a proper career. His character goes through up and downs as he begins to question his future as a gamer and the disappointment he had caused his family. Afraid of disappointing his parents and despite hearing from Luo Xiao Bai that his team would eventually go one and win the torment for the game crossfire, Xiao Feng quits gaming all together and official disband his team, despite being one of the only two remaining members of a five member team. He began working and is even offered a full time position. Despite being offered what most people without a college education would considered to be a solid careers he quit and decided to follow his dream by reuniting his broken team members together and finally succeeding in winning the torment with the help of former high school class mate A-Lan who becomes his biggest supporter and love interest. Amazingly even with the knowledge of knowing that Luo Xiao Bei character is in the not so distance future, he fight with his own ability and achieve his dream without relying on information from Lou Xiao Bei.

On ward to Luo Xiao Bei character who is a young high school student in a wheel chair with a dream of become Pro gamer but is hinder not only by his parents from playing the game but also from person with high authority in the gaming world. Unable to join any official team in the gaming world he along with his best friend forms a team with three other misfits where they experience friendship and unity together for the first time ever. Along with his trouble making classmate who help him with rehabilitate, they experience love, hope and dream together as they help each other grow and overcome their life obstacle.

Upon meeting Xiao Feng in the game, Luo Xiao Bei set out to change his brother and destiny once he truly believes that Xiao Feng is currently living in a time right before the tragic death of Luo Xiao Bei's older brother. Unfortunately, and despite Xiao Feng best efforts, is unable to stop the tragic death of Luo Xiao Bei older brother and the accident that cause Luo Xiao Bei to lose his ability to walk. The Plot however thicken when the audience discover that the person who cause the accident was none other than Xiao Feng's best friend who flees crime of he scene leaving both brother for dead and also the person in high gaming authority in the future who is by all means trying to sabotage Luo Xiao Bei's gaming future.

Angered by Xiao Feng inability to save his brother, Luo Xiao Bei vent his anger and frustration on to a distress and remorseful Xiao Feng. Who eventually bring a young paralyze say goodbye to his brother one last time as the future Lou Xiao Bei was unable to say his finally good bye to his brother. Thus improving Luo Xiao Bei relationship with his parents in the future as they leave no words unspoken in the past.

United again. Xiao Feng and Luo Xiao Bei began to ponder about the future where about of the future Xiao Feng who is nowhere to be found. Despite his promise to remain by the young Luo Xiao Bei side, he disappears without a trace.

Okay, that pretty much my summary, do watch it to figure out the rest of story which is great and it has a great ending. Loved how the story fell together as the legendary gamer from the past meets the future player and become each other support and lifetime friends in the final few episodes.

Favorite acting scenes for me: When Luo Xiao Bei Brother died- the grief displayed by young Luo Xiao Bei and his father was so realistic that I cried with the characters. The Scene when Chue Gu read her story in class and all the classmate cried along side with her.( I also cried) The distress look on Xiao Feng face when he saw the accident he so desperately tried to prevent and his downward spiral for the next episodes in response to his failure.

This Drama by far one of my favorite drama from 2020. It is a bit slow pace, but it is well develop. This did not drag at all for me considering how all the characters and their personal growth reflected in the growth of the two main lead.
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