A love story can be messy, toxic, and yet beautiful❤️
The Early Spring is not for people who only enjoys a nice love story as this drama isn't. The leads aren't nice either. They are flawed and have their shortcomings. But they want to love and be loved. It's just their flaws and their insecurities are the main hurdles. And that made their love toxic. But their love is true, and for their love, they are ready to grow.
You don't always need to be better to deserve love. Along with love, you can become better.
Before the drama premier, I have already read the novel and enjoyed it. But as the drama is different, I'll mainly talk about the drama. Firstly, 24 episodes are not enough to express the characters, their relationship and their flaws. In many of the leads' misunderstandings, I felt it could be more slow and shown more deeply. I wanted to understand them more, but there was not enough material. And therefore, there was a disconnection with the characters. Or, I had to put effort myself and analyze the characters so that I could understand them. And let me tell you, you can misinterpret a lot here. However I still want to give a big applause to Jing Boran (Luan Nian) and Sun Qian (Shang Zitao), they had done a remarkable job in this drama. Their acting, chemistry, and their own understanding of the characters, deserves appreciation. At some points, their chemistry was the one saving this drama.
Still, the makers did a good job covering everything in just 24 eps. The direction, lightning, cinematography and music came out perfectly. Even with the fast pace, you find yourself lost in the story, and waiting for the next eps. All the supporting cast, they were perfect. No actor made me feel that they could have been better. I also loved, they gave quite a lot of screentime towards Shang Zitao's ambitions and her journey from an employer to starting a startup. It really inspired me that for a woman who comes from a small town and have no connections, her career is the most important. And at the same time, they rightfully showed that this journey can be brutal too.
About editing, I found it too inconsistent. I would love if there were time skips mentioned directly. I found it too confusing about how many years have passed. Also the scene changes felt too abrupt, as the mood changed too, and I didn't have enough time to go with it.
But overall, I enjoyed watching the drama, it was fun. Also we don't find this type of dramas often, and i don't think it's wrong to enjoy a toxic love story. Rather than glorifying it, you can just learn what you must not do in your own relationship. Many of chinese novels have complex characters, but on drama, they change it to green flag, perfect ones. I don't have anything against of it, but in reality, we are not perfect. Also, otherwise, all the dramas will have the same template. The Early Spring brought a different spice on the pallet, and we can enjoy it simply without getting too involved. Maybe take some lessons and go with our life.
You don't always need to be better to deserve love. Along with love, you can become better.
Before the drama premier, I have already read the novel and enjoyed it. But as the drama is different, I'll mainly talk about the drama. Firstly, 24 episodes are not enough to express the characters, their relationship and their flaws. In many of the leads' misunderstandings, I felt it could be more slow and shown more deeply. I wanted to understand them more, but there was not enough material. And therefore, there was a disconnection with the characters. Or, I had to put effort myself and analyze the characters so that I could understand them. And let me tell you, you can misinterpret a lot here. However I still want to give a big applause to Jing Boran (Luan Nian) and Sun Qian (Shang Zitao), they had done a remarkable job in this drama. Their acting, chemistry, and their own understanding of the characters, deserves appreciation. At some points, their chemistry was the one saving this drama.
Still, the makers did a good job covering everything in just 24 eps. The direction, lightning, cinematography and music came out perfectly. Even with the fast pace, you find yourself lost in the story, and waiting for the next eps. All the supporting cast, they were perfect. No actor made me feel that they could have been better. I also loved, they gave quite a lot of screentime towards Shang Zitao's ambitions and her journey from an employer to starting a startup. It really inspired me that for a woman who comes from a small town and have no connections, her career is the most important. And at the same time, they rightfully showed that this journey can be brutal too.
About editing, I found it too inconsistent. I would love if there were time skips mentioned directly. I found it too confusing about how many years have passed. Also the scene changes felt too abrupt, as the mood changed too, and I didn't have enough time to go with it.
But overall, I enjoyed watching the drama, it was fun. Also we don't find this type of dramas often, and i don't think it's wrong to enjoy a toxic love story. Rather than glorifying it, you can just learn what you must not do in your own relationship. Many of chinese novels have complex characters, but on drama, they change it to green flag, perfect ones. I don't have anything against of it, but in reality, we are not perfect. Also, otherwise, all the dramas will have the same template. The Early Spring brought a different spice on the pallet, and we can enjoy it simply without getting too involved. Maybe take some lessons and go with our life.
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