True character development
When this show was announced, I wasn’t sure on what to expect because the leads have acted before and I didn’t really like it. However considering it’s been directed by the same director who has directed several shows which have all been phenomenal, I decided to give it a try.
The setting— spectacular. From the costumes to the makeup to everything, it was really impressive.
The acting is what has blown my mind. Ancy Deng has improved so quite a lot. She looks matured and her acting shows drastic change from her previous roles. Ding Yuxi has always been a promising actor to me but again he too looks mature now.
The small details played an important role in this show. I love how they showed how the couple have matured, not just by their dressing but also the body language. Zhao Lings walk when he was still working with salt was entirely different. He was young and carefree and his body language spoke for his personality and now that he’s actually an official, his walk is refined, and it actually feels like the military has changed him. The same goes with Tingyun, her open hair and girlish personality changes rapidly as she grows into a woman of nobility and respect. Her hair style changes from one of a young woman to of a respectable capital lady with that bun. Huge respect to whoever has actually put in so much effort in these details.
My personal favorite- Wen Zheng Rongs acting is phenomenal. I’ve admired her for so long over her acting bcz she doesn’t get a lot of screen time or lead shows but whatever she plays– she’s actually seen as that character. In The Glory I actually hated her in the start (the character), but I ended up crying at the end bcz SHE IS such a good actress that the emotions are actually seen in her acting.
Though a great show, I felt like it wasn’t balanced. The starting was good, the middle not boring but it was light so by the time the ending episodes came, it got really heavy, it gave me a headache.
Also a side observation— almost all the side characters have been played by actors who’ve worked in some or the other popular show 😂
The setting— spectacular. From the costumes to the makeup to everything, it was really impressive.
The acting is what has blown my mind. Ancy Deng has improved so quite a lot. She looks matured and her acting shows drastic change from her previous roles. Ding Yuxi has always been a promising actor to me but again he too looks mature now.
The small details played an important role in this show. I love how they showed how the couple have matured, not just by their dressing but also the body language. Zhao Lings walk when he was still working with salt was entirely different. He was young and carefree and his body language spoke for his personality and now that he’s actually an official, his walk is refined, and it actually feels like the military has changed him. The same goes with Tingyun, her open hair and girlish personality changes rapidly as she grows into a woman of nobility and respect. Her hair style changes from one of a young woman to of a respectable capital lady with that bun. Huge respect to whoever has actually put in so much effort in these details.
My personal favorite- Wen Zheng Rongs acting is phenomenal. I’ve admired her for so long over her acting bcz she doesn’t get a lot of screen time or lead shows but whatever she plays– she’s actually seen as that character. In The Glory I actually hated her in the start (the character), but I ended up crying at the end bcz SHE IS such a good actress that the emotions are actually seen in her acting.
Though a great show, I felt like it wasn’t balanced. The starting was good, the middle not boring but it was light so by the time the ending episodes came, it got really heavy, it gave me a headache.
Also a side observation— almost all the side characters have been played by actors who’ve worked in some or the other popular show 😂
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