I am someone who either read the novel or watch the drama, for this one what do u suggest?? Like if u compare…
Yes there were some cliché parts that I didn't like, but we also miss a big chunk of her character profile from the novel that make Chu Zhao shine and different from other revenge characters.
She's not the generic reborn character that is defined by her thirst for revenge. She's also very resilient, very thick-skinned, and elusive. (e.g. the poetry tournament, her changing the perceptions of other girls on what women can do, her understanding of and changing her uncle's family's nature, her stubbornness at resisting prejudice against women in power).
- I agree that ML's personality has been slightly changed. In the novel, the ML is like a tsundere who snaps at everyone he doesn't like. Grumpy and rebellious. But the drama softens his sharp tongue a bit, which is a welcomed change for me personally. - In fact, Xie Yanfang's personality is also different. Xie Yanfang is very subtle with his schemes and knows very well at how to win the public's favor. ML can see through his brother's persona clearly, but he couldn't do anything about it.
How did they change the story? Will it be a spoiler to know?
Yes. They haven't explained it yet, but I think we'll see it after when the brothers have a "talk" with each other. In the novel, ah Jui was always on the Xie clan's side up until almost at the end.
I am someone who either read the novel or watch the drama, for this one what do u suggest?? Like if u compare…
I've read the novel first, so I'm biased and prefer the novel. BUT the drama has not finished airing yet, so I can't say it's better or worse. So for now, I consider the drama a different version of the story and fill out all the holes that are missing with what I read from the novel . So far, I find it also enjoyable.
That said, if you ask for my recommendation, I say you read the novel to get the full experience then watch the drama for the visual. Just like how I did with "Legend of the Female General" and "Princess Royal".
How did they change the story? Will it be a spoiler to know?
They changed alot actually. - In the novel, Chu Zhao and Fu Jui didn't meet nor know each other at all in their first life. And Fu Jui didn't work for the General at all. He was just a half brother of Xie Yangfang (The Prime Minister), doing whatever he was ordered to. - Even in the second life, Chu Zhao and Fu Jui (in the novel he went by Ah Jui) only accidentally met while she was running away to the border to meet her father right after her rebirth. And Ah Jiu was just one of the messenger crew on their mission to the border. - Also, Chu Zhao came back before she "met" Xiao Xun in the novel. So they were supposed to be strangers in their new life. - They also skipped a lot of the early arcs in the novel, jumping straight to the "rebellion" by the princes. There were quite a number of chapters to set up the setting and characters before the plot started rolling.
They changed the story from the novel a bit, but I'm loving it still. The visuals are incredible. I'm always fascinated by the Han dynasty inspired visual.
Yes! If you like a rebirth with smart (and rather ruthless) main characters, you'll love this.
Haha well then, I'll just say the ML and FL won't be officially "together" until the end cuz the FL is the empress while the ML is still a general confined by his family (the Xie family that are very powerful and sometimes work with and against the FL in stabilizing the kingdom during a civil war vs Xiao Xun's father).
Yes! If you like a rebirth with smart (and rather ruthless) main characters, you'll love this.
If they follow the novel (which I wish they will), she will become the Empress at around midway of the story. But the empress to whom, I won't say cuz that's a spoiler.
So Ping Shu killed her husband to complete the whatever method right? So WHY didnt Qi Yun Ke kill his wife in…
No. Cai Pingshu suffered fatal injuries that eventually led to her death because she used 'Disintegration' (which she got from Yin Dai, the previous evil Sect leader) to boost her power tenfold against Nie Hengcheng.
It were Nie Hengcheng, Mu Zhengyang, and Master Qi that tried to acquire the Ziwei method (which requires the sacrifice of a close relative).
Mu Qingyan tried to learn both techniques. Cai Zhao tried to stop him, but he still secretly learned 'Disintegration' and managed to use it against Master Qi. He would have suffered the fate as Pingshu too, but in a twist of fate, it countered and cleansed his poison instead, saving his life. That was attested by Uncle Lei at the end.
Looks like the drama is following more or less the plot of the novel, with some characters being introduced earlier.…
yes i remembered the opening arc in the novel was very slow-paced i almost stopped reading. But once it picked up pace, it really picked up pace, and the story hooked me back in.
Ranting and discussing later, but I confirm this remake is way far superior than the original. Considering acting,…
I don't want to start a comparison war cuz I think the two versions have quite a different vibe. The original inserts comedy in an attempt to lighten up the depressing tone it conveys while the remake dives deeper into its genre and tries to seek the light from the other end of the proverbial tunnel. Both version accomplish their mission.
But I do agree that the remake did better at the microacting and script, NOT because the original sucks, but because the remake has the advantage of improving on something that is already good fundamentally.
She's not the generic reborn character that is defined by her thirst for revenge. She's also very resilient, very thick-skinned, and elusive. (e.g. the poetry tournament, her changing the perceptions of other girls on what women can do, her understanding of and changing her uncle's family's nature, her stubbornness at resisting prejudice against women in power).
- I agree that ML's personality has been slightly changed. In the novel, the ML is like a tsundere who snaps at everyone he doesn't like. Grumpy and rebellious. But the drama softens his sharp tongue a bit, which is a welcomed change for me personally.
- In fact, Xie Yanfang's personality is also different. Xie Yanfang is very subtle with his schemes and knows very well at how to win the public's favor. ML can see through his brother's persona clearly, but he couldn't do anything about it.
In the novel, ah Jui was always on the Xie clan's side up until almost at the end.
BUT the drama has not finished airing yet, so I can't say it's better or worse. So for now, I consider the drama a different version of the story and fill out all the holes that are missing with what I read from the novel . So far, I find it also enjoyable.
That said, if you ask for my recommendation, I say you read the novel to get the full experience then watch the drama for the visual. Just like how I did with "Legend of the Female General" and "Princess Royal".
- In the novel, Chu Zhao and Fu Jui didn't meet nor know each other at all in their first life. And Fu Jui didn't work for the General at all. He was just a half brother of Xie Yangfang (The Prime Minister), doing whatever he was ordered to.
- Even in the second life, Chu Zhao and Fu Jui (in the novel he went by Ah Jui) only accidentally met while she was running away to the border to meet her father right after her rebirth. And Ah Jiu was just one of the messenger crew on their mission to the border.
- Also, Chu Zhao came back before she "met" Xiao Xun in the novel. So they were supposed to be strangers in their new life.
- They also skipped a lot of the early arcs in the novel, jumping straight to the "rebellion" by the princes. There were quite a number of chapters to set up the setting and characters before the plot started rolling.
Edit: Not a bit. They changed quite a lot xD.
I know Zhou Yiran will fit 'Xie Yanlai' role perfectly. The rebellious, lone-wolf, and self-deprecating type.
It were Nie Hengcheng, Mu Zhengyang, and Master Qi that tried to acquire the Ziwei method (which requires the sacrifice of a close relative).
Mu Qingyan tried to learn both techniques. Cai Zhao tried to stop him, but he still secretly learned 'Disintegration' and managed to use it against Master Qi. He would have suffered the fate as Pingshu too, but in a twist of fate, it countered and cleansed his poison instead, saving his life. That was attested by Uncle Lei at the end.
Changning is SOOOO CUTE
I don't know if I will rewatch this cuz I don't want to go through the rollercoaster again, but I will remember the journey that it took me on.
But I do agree that the remake did better at the microacting and script, NOT because the original sucks, but because the remake has the advantage of improving on something that is already good fundamentally.