It didn't do the book justice
I can understand how difficult it is to depict the actual He Yan character from the book to the one we get in the movie. Somehow somewhere corners had to be cut. Rebirth, which I understand, is a concept frowned upon in the censor department, had to be ditched. This unfortunately made the movie skipped the crucial story of the book of how He Yan was reborn in abject poverty. Also missed out the wonderful secondary family she has and how she had to relearn how to survive being dirt poor and physically weak in a second body. This is the bit that made me love He Yan as a character - she was smart, cheerful and caring despite being pitiful and had all the difficult circumstances thrown unto her. And there were some absolute crazy survival scenes. Her relationship with her rebirth brother was so lovely I am sorry this was not in the story. It is THIS He Yan whom will make you want to root for her survival and success for the rest of the story.
The fight scene in this movie is amazing. Kudos to the director.
The fight scene in this movie is amazing. Kudos to the director.
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