Mi yue zhuan

With increased irritation, I'm trudging through this dense and boring historical drama hoping something remotely interesting happens, however, it's taking for-fu@king-ver to get plot advancement. It doesn't help that I seem to have developed an intense dislike for, Sun Li, the lead actress who- with all apologies- can't act her way out of a paper bag. I'm sorry but Ms Li's acting is the same in every period drama she's been in. She always does a doe-eyed ingénue who, despite being unfairly treated, goes through life singing kumbaya and has never met a potential enemy she didn't love. Also, she looked her age- mid 30s- and was hardly convincing as some teenager...the men were all old as well. Seriously, who wrote this screenplay? Sigh.

I'll give it a dozen more episodes to see if the pacing and story development move faster otherwise it goes in the dropped category pronto.

In the past decade, The Legend of Mi Yue has been the only Chinese drama I followed, when it aired locally in Canada. I wasn't able to record it, so every night for six months, I watched it as it aired. I was drawn in by the opening theme song. Every episode maintained the same level of intensity nearly to the end. For a fictional historic epic, it had all the characters were intriguing. While Mandarin is not my mother tongue, I would have given up watching it all together. Despite that, it was not that difficult to keep up with the narrative in the important parts. I have seen enough to understanding it.

As an American Born Chinese, I don't often watch a lot of Chinese drama, but this one, the legend of Miyue, I have to say is one of the best one I've seen in years. I've seen way too many other reviews about how bad this drama is, I recommend those people thats brain dead, should take your time, watch this drama and rethink about it carefully. In China, this drama is counted as the best drama is 10 years, with more than 30 billion view counts on the internet, about 20 percent of Chinese watching this drama every night. I really don't understand why would someone talking sh*t about this drama without even watching a single episode. If you are someone thats interested in Chinese culture, the love and hate between man and women, or even ancient war in China, I recommend this drama to you. I promise, you will not regret your choice.

The legend of Mi Yue can be criticised for not being very accurate but as an enjoyable story it hits the spot. Plot is sometimes slow and stilted but it did manage to retain my interest enough to want to watch the entire story. Bottom line is that there are better dramas out there but this one isn't as bad as a lot of people seem to think.

Really conflicting reviews. I love Asian dramas. Of course, some are better than others. I'm craving a new historical drama right now, so I guess I'll have to try watching this one to see what I think of I--then adjust my rating accordingly.

(If you want to watch a really amazing Chinese movie, you must watch "Red Cliff" Parts I and II. I was truly impressed. It's now one of my favorites.) Take care!