The Rebel Princess

One of the best scripted Cdrama with a great production and cast performance. I liked how for once the excessive length of Chinese TV series did not go to waste, in that it is part of the flow and the timeline of this war for the throne and family politics epic. A monumental cast that includes moments of outstanding performance and some really genuine study characters; I liked the soundtrack and visuals that were well tuned and in sync with the storyline and everything else.

Finally geisha ziyi zhang did a 64 episodes film production drama, what a treat from her, one of the best production, makeup dresses camera production are all world class film term, really great performance from her, a must watch if you into Asian history drama.

The plot is really impressive and the cast is totally appropriate with the characters. They talk about Zhang Ziyi's age a lot but to me, she perfectly reincarnates Wang Xuan and she looks really really young and beautiful in her 40s so it seems negligible for me about her age. And nonetheless, the appearance of Zhou Yiwei also entirely fit with Xiao Qi, a really charismatic and righteous-looking character. I would rate this 10/10, I just wish they could develope more of the storyline in the end. The end is just too short and I wish I could enjoy it more.

This one is Ziyi's first TV drama. Amazing acting as always! Lightning, shooting, background settings, costumes and art design are as excellent as best class movies. The art director for this drama is Yim Kam Tim who won Oscar for art design in film Crunching Tiger and Hidden Dragon. Cinematographer is Phillippe Le Sourd who was nominated for Oscar. Must try if you are interested in Chinese culture.

First off, Yiwei Zhou was the roof that kept this contained, Zhang Ziyi was the foundation and the other actors were blocks that built life into this incredible story. ZY's performance was transcendental. Geezus, the man is gorgeous. I don't even know what to say but I can tell you that this series will blow your mind.

Shout out to the cast, crew and members of the production team, especially the casting director.

Lastly, the MUSIC!! Goodness, my heart melted every time I heard the intro score.