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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky chinese drama review
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky
9 people found this review helpful
by Didi
Apr 15, 2017
28 of 28 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 6.5
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 2.5
Rewatch Value 6.5
This is a difficult review to write. Here is why: 1.The show was clearly meant to be longer, but for reasons unknown, it was cut to 30 minutes. As a result, the editing isn't good and somethings do not make a lot of sense. 2.The actors clearly did their best but I think they need more experience. It didn't have that kind of effortless flow seen in other dramas 3.The costumes...were not good, nor were the sets 4.There so many plot holes....and it was very predictable Overview: Li Fuling/Ling'er is a young girl who is best friends with a guy, Tianjun. He is receiving education at the star court, along with another guy, Tianyi. There personalities are night and day. Tianjun is kind, honorable and respectable. Tianyi is ruthless and stoops to low means to achieve his ends. He seems like a bad guy. But there is a reason for this: Tianyi inherited the throne of wingkingdom at a young age. Worse, he was told he would never get wings (something needed to ascend the throne). His uncle, the regent, appears to want him dead. On the other hand, Tianjun's mother, the empress of humankind, is very ruthless however this means Tianjun never had to get his hands dirty... These are the central characters in the show. Everything goes back to Ling'er, who happens to be the incarnation of the shooting stars flower goddess. Legend says that when she is united with her mortal lover (also incarnated) she will release pollen, giving the wingkind the ability to fly but unfortunately she will turn to ash. As the story progeses, she and Tianyi fall in love. He also happens to be her incarnated lover. But because he wants her to live, he tries to put distance between them. On the other hand, because of a series of events, Tianjun descends into madness and becomes obsessed with forcing Ling'er to be by his side. This is the story of these people. There are a number of subplots, related to the empress and Ling'er's father, a young man named Yu, and a princess of the sky kingdom. What I liked: Excluding memory loss, so many dramatic plot devices are used in this series. And so many people die in this series. It was also a different story. So i gave it a shot. What I hated: The show did not have a lot of depth. The characters were pretty 1 dimensional, the villains weren't well developed. This is because of the script, I think. The actors did their best, but need a few years to improve. It is clearly targeting a younger demographic. What I REALLY hated: the ending song. It has absolutely no place in this series. I also hated the poor editing. My overall opinion: Watch this show for something light. If you don't compare it to other shows and don't expect much it can be a fun watch.
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