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i think i have to preface this with the fact that i was and still am very much attached to the original from two years ago & when i found out about this at first i felt .. extremely indifferent towards it especially bc of the extended length of the drama but nevertheless i still ended up watching it .... and finishing it today! & i have some thoughts!starting with the negative and ending it with the positive
one change they made that i strongly disliked is that they turned the girl who in the original was mostly just in the background and kept her crush on huainan a secret into a literal menace .. in the 2019 drama her story even though seemingly insignificant added a nice layer towards the end which i really appreciated but in the remake .. to be frank i wanted to strangle her and i’m honestly glad they completely discarded her at some point bc again ... menace to society but also with that said in general i think they did a lot of the female side characters extremely dirty ... aside from the fact that yes some people are just .. bad people and have no desire to redeem themselves some of it just wasn’t necessary at all especially when it comes to riqing i wish they hadn’t made her embarrass herself over and over again during the first half bc it would’ve been sm easier for me to like her which i really wanted to and actually do now that i’ve finished the drama but thinking back on how she used to be .. it’s just sad that she also had to be the one to make a complete fool of herself bc of huainan .. and speaking of huainan it will forever be a mystery to me how he managed to wrap all of these people around his finger like .. he’s kind of smart well read and good looking ..... ok ..... and .....??????? makes no sense but thats the universe the drama is set in and also kind of the world we live in i guess *shudders* .. one more thing: the treatment of mingrui by huainan especially towards the end really got on my nerves .. again i don’t get why he would do so much for someone who hasn’t rly given him anything in return you’d think mingrui is also in love with huainan (pls watch waiting for you in the future) but i digress ... on that note: MINGRUI
mingrui is ... and i rly don’t believe this can be argued .. The best character and one of if not my favorite part of the drama bc as much as i love luozhi and baili .. mingrui rly has my heart and i wish he had gotten a better more fulfilling ending to his story and growth like the other three (luozhi, baili & huainan) did actually this entire review could’ve just been one sentence “mingrui deserved better” but where’s the fun in that! anyway i think he’s perfect and i love love Love that they didn’t make him fall for luozhi like he did in the original .. i was so sure they would go the same route but they didn’t and for that i’m so grateful bc i genuinely appreciate his and luozhi’s friendship so so much and i really didn’t want it to end .. also speaking of friendships luozhi’s friendship with baili and with mingrui are probably my favorite parts about the drama next to just mingrui’s existence i really really love how through everything luozhi and baili kept supporting each other and never stopped caring for each other i love those two together so much and i’m so glad that they used the added time to explore their relationship and show instances of them being close and being there for each other which is also why in the end i really can’t say my concerns about the additional episodes were confirmed ... i enjoyed most of it ..... like the predatory old guy turning out to be mohan’s uncle who she used to get revenge on baili ????!!!!! talk about a plot twist (i’m so glad they didn’t end up together thank you jesus) and just in general like i already mentioned i really appreciated them exploring luozhi’s relationships with baili and mingrui and not just huainan!
so lastly i have to speak on my girl .. the one and only !! luozhi ... tbh i see a lot of people who give her shit for the way she handles things throughout the drama and i just .. don’t agree i think her character is so refreshing and intriguing she’s smart witty caring NOT a pushover knows what she wants aware of the world around her ... frankly i have no reason to dislike her and neither should you. case closed.
as for my final conclusion .. despite its faults and errors i think it was a good drama and remake and i’m glad i watched it bc it introduced me to similar yet different versions of my favorite characters so if you’re someone who’s seen the original and isn’t sure about watching the 2021 version i’d say definitely give it a chance bc i think you might appreciate the new and different aspects to it and if you’re completely new to the luozhiverse hii and welcome the original is on netflix pls do check it out and once you’re done wait a few weeks maybe even months and give this one a try as well!
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Satisfying Drama with Cliffhanger.
This review is from my point, I will try not to spoil hard.The Story : Story was well improvised by the scriptwriter, it's really better than the 2019 version because it got a lot improvisation but the whole improvisation is just about things that I will listed here :
1. Luo Zhi chasing Sheng Huainan and vice versa for 34 episodes of watch.
2. Jiang Baili and Ge Bi with complicated relationship with almost about envy and crying.
3. Ding Shuijing and Luo Yang with their "secret" relationship one another
4. Ye Zhanyan with the new added character
5. Zhang Mingrui with Luo Zhi most of the time
The Whole story was about crying and crying with nothing but about Luozhi, Zhang Mingrui and Jiang Baili, it was so good but it's just like we watch a whole season of chasing one another.
Music was the best part of the drama!
Cast and Acting is really great, they got their emotion amazing.
Overall : Quite Awesome Drama but the ending was satisfying, I was waiting for a few days just to watch Sheng Huainan and Luo Zhi didn't date or marry but just meeting up at Zhenhua. DISSAPOINTED!
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The lead actors's fame saved the drama from ruin
As I don't like watching ongoing dramas, I decided to watch the 2019 version first. I was excited knowing the old one was so good, so I was kind of looking forward to the new one. Yet, here is a couple of reasons why I dropped it :1) The opening lines failed to capture the essence of what and how unrequited love is
I personally believe that the first episode and even the first minutes are critical because you're either going to pull or push the audiences.
The opening scene, we were greeted by Luo Zhi monologue about the low chance of finding someone who was in sync with her among 6.5 billion people. It was lower than finding two Gingko Biloba leaves with identical notches. And then she went on…
"I know that we might run into each other anytime. However, I'm afraid that even the greatest mathematician won't be able to calculate the exact timing when that will happen."
I think we all agree that those lines are good. But the problem is, they sound more like a description of a destined love story instead of unrequited love. Let's compare it to the 2019 version. The FL made the introduction with the story about her college life. Then she described how it'd be like to secretly love someone ; being observant of what he did, knowing the little things he wasn't aware of, purposely walking slowly behind him. I could feel the sadness and the longing just from hearing the narration.
"Have you ever secretly loved someone? Be it in the past or in the present. You only dare to look at him from behind. During high school, I always followed him from behind. As if a flower would bloom from his back. Each encounter with him didn't happen by accident. I made it happen. "
Spot the difference?
2) They did a poor job with the background music
I can't believe they put cheerful music when Huainan talked to his girlfriend while Luo Zhi was there writing on the blackboard (I think it's on episode 2). It was supposed to be a painful scene watching your crush talking to another girl, for heaven's sake! I wasn't aware of how good the background music for 2019 until I watched the 2021 version, they made funny lines became even funnier with a touch of comical music here and there, and made me weep with the gut wrenching melodies. They should know better that background music is playing a significant role to toy with the audiences' emotions and yet, the 2021 version failed to make the best of it for their advantages.
3) Lack of Remarkable Scenes and Great Dialogues
Where do I start? There are so many powerful scenes in the old version that the new one can't compete. The windowsill scene, their first encounter in college, the raincoat scenes, the hot water scene, the list goes on…
24 episodes were already too much for me, so I couldn't believe this one has 38 episodes. And somehow along the way, you can feel the conflict is too much, draggy and unnecessary. I mean, it's quite tricky for a predictable drama where we know for certain that the hero and heroine will end up together. It's not like mystery or thriller dramas where audiences tend to stay because they want to understand the mystery. It is important to have good scenes to keep us attached.
4) Cast and Characters :
Again, couldn't help but make a comparison. I'm not going to list them all, just my two favorite characters, Luo Zhi and Zhang Mingrui. I like both the 2019 and 2021 FL, though there is a huge difference since the latest version made the girl more girl-ish. She is elegant, calm and soft. Whereas the 2019 is more witty, outspoken and sarcastic with boy-ish looks (I don't recall her wearing shorts or dresses). But I prefer the old cast, because her facial expressions gave more nuances to her character and made me feel her emotions.
Zhang Mingrui is still the Zhang Mingrui that I like. A cute, nice and funny boy that will make you both laugh and cry for him. But, the 2019 actor was just so great at playing his role, idk how to describe it. Totally a scene stealer! Go watch him.
Overall, I gotta say the 2019 version is far better than this one. I was hoping to see something great since there is Hu Yui Tian! I'm a fan from A Love So Beautiful. But again, a good drama isn't just about having pretty actors with great acting skills, other aspects are no less important.
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How is it possible to drag on for so long?
While I like the casting for each of the characters, all of the actors' performances, and the music/atmosphere of the drama, I greatly disliked the story as well as its overall flow. The biggest problem with the story is how much it drags on. Other reviews mention how terribly long it takes for the main characters to get together, but I think that that's only part of the problem. If there were legitimate issues standing in the way of the main characters being together, I think a slow burn could've been really enjoyable and worthwhile. But, because each issue felt so manufactured and of little consequence, every new conflict that brought them further apart just made me groan.It's safe to say that I didn't even like the interactions between the main characters enough to completely root for them -- in fact, I found a lot of their conversations genuinely boring, and I wished I could just fast forward or skip, but I didn't want to miss anything that might've been important. On top of that, I found Luo Zhi very unlikable. I did like her when she was interacting with her friends, but a major problem for Luo Zhi was being deceitful (even if it wasn't with bad intentions), and this was something she hadn't taken responsibility for. Perhaps, later on in the story, this comes into play and she does take some responsibility for it, but I doubt it as the story treats this as something almost trivial. She shows no remorse for it, and then she becomes angry at Sheng Huainan for not fully explaining his distance but refusing to explain her own lies. Her lying, her coldness, her demanding of an explanation while also conveniently not explaining herself -- these are all major problems for her character.
But the biggest issue with the narrative from what I could tell after 26 episodes is that, other than the part about not explaining herself, it basically treats her as if she's in the right. Her own mistakes of lying to Sheng Huainan is basically overlooked after an episode or two following its reveal, while Sheng Huainan's distancing of himself is basically thrown in his face for an entire string of episodes. It doesn't feel proportionate, and throughout my viewing of this drama, I just wondered how in the world Luo Zhi would ever progress as a character. Especially since, barring the few times that she comes in to save the day, she's largely being pulled along by the narrative rather than pushing it along herself. If anything, the times that she lied and purposefully created coincidences were probably the only occasions where the narrative was centered around her own action rather than someone else or some outside circumstance forcing her hand. The only other actions that she does tend to just prolong conflict. It makes watching the drama so much more difficult because, if you're able to view the situation between the two main characters with any level of objectivity, you realize how unfair it is that Sheng Huainan has to jump through hoops to win Luo Zhi's favor when Luo Zhi herself didn't make any attempts to rectify the fact that she had been lying before, during, or even after being exposed for those lies.
And when a main character is passive, obstinate, cold, and boring, and the narrative basically doesn't acknowledge these things as flaws, getting through all 38 episodes is an uphill battle, and it was an uphill battle that I unfortunately (or fortunately) could not withstand any longer.
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"How to hurt other people or yourself" is a more appropriate title
If you're not accustomed with Chinese cultures like me, you wouldn't enjoy watching such an illogical behaviors of the characters in this drama. I honestly dunno whether it is normal to force a guy to accept crushed feelings from several female supporting roles who are shamelessly obsessed with the male lead, bordering to insanity.Therefore, I truly don't recommend it; do it only when you have nothing else to watch, or just wasting time of your boredom.
I'm well aware that one-sided love happens all the time to all us, but such senseless behaviors in the story of this series is just too much craziness and/or stupidity.
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