Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin (2017)

Great drama! Judge on it's own merits

Probably like most people, I judged and compared this drama to NIF1 on my initial watch and found it to be some what lacking, but the more episodes I watched the more I was invested in it, especially in our main family. I absolutely love the brotherly bond between PJ & PZ, the loving relationship between PZ & his wife, and the different yet loving ways Ting Sheng treats his sons. They are the heart of the drama!! PJ starts off very immature but learns throughout the story to be a great man, just like his brother and father! I love his journey. I also like that the Lin Xi is true to her profession, she wants to be a better doctor and doesn't put that above her romantic feelings. The plot is intricate enough culminating into great scenes towards the end of the drama. I love the opening theme song too, instrumentals work so well here. I've done a re-watch and still enjoy this drama!

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I haven't fully watch Nirvana in Fire 1 but I can still follow this 2nd season series. The story has relation to the previous season but has a completely different story but still based on the up and down of Changlin Army. This drama is one of a kind. A masterpiece. The cinematography is breathtaking. The setting and the cruelty of war were shown properly. The story as well is amazing. It's not like a typical historical drama with a complex love story like usual that you would find (Empress Ki, Princess Wei Young). No. It is more focus on different kinds of love. Love for your family, friends, lovers and your country. The story is really beautiful especially the brotherhood between Ping Jing and Ping Zhang. It also shows that love and trust is the only thing that will sustain a country. It needs to start with your family and it will extend to other people which surround you.

One great thing about this drama is the fact that most of the characters are brilliantly smart. Even the female characters are smart too. (I die hard for smart character). The villain as well, you can even relate and took pity on them. It's not like the villain are born to be a villain. But sometimes circumstances made them do what they do. In the end, this drama has become one of my most fav drama ever.

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Perfectly watchable as a standalone series with great casting and story.

Just finished it today and although it feel slow some time in the second halft, the overall story and plot feel interesting enough with good acting of both the old actors and the young ones especially Liuhaoran.'s. There's a balance of palace drama, wonderful fighting scenes and some grand war act here and there. The old emperor and his brother relationship make up for a very strong first half while the young actors took of the second half pretty well.

Story:
Less intrict then the first one but well developed and not feel rushed anymore.

Acting:
There is Huangxiaoming being Huangxiaoming most of the time but thankfully other actors doing really good though some of the female cast pretty much being one dimensioned.
Also fighting scenes is really good.

Music:
Nothing memorable but it feel soothing and just aligned with scenes.

Costume and Setting:
One of the most important thing of chinese palace drama is of course the costume and setting and everything look perfect here. It definitely showing the budget you can't find in 99% of the palace drama out there.

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I think it was most beautiful visually than NIF1, the only thing I didn't like it was Ping Zing romance. My god the girl cried,crier and hit up pans. Nothing else
I don't believe women from families could walk "looking for herbs" without being raped.
I would delete the whole romance of the show if I could.
My favourite scene was when the father died. The shaking of his clothes calling him back. I cried.
I cried when First or Senior brother died.
I was in love with the First Prince. He was truly a prince....
Between the father and him I can't pick the best person in the show.
Great acting... After you take away the crying nun.
I don't believe the ending. He won't be happy being a hippy

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Everything was great about this drama series. The storyline had its ups and downs but it was consistent and stayed true to the story being told. Martial arts visual effects were on point. The costumes were not overly done but perfect for that time era. The romantic chemistry was there between the actors and actresses. Huang Xiao Ming who played Xiao-Ping Zhang was strong, very strong, I wished he would've not been killed so early., but it is what it is. Liu Haoran who played Xiao Ping Jing, wow, he domineered his role. Wu Hao Chen who played Xiao Yuan Qi, had me hating him if that was the case, he succeeded in playing the role given to him. The Female actress who played Huang Xiao Ming was very convincing in her role and she brought most of the chemistry. There was a happy ending in this drama which grabbed my heart the most. Thank you to Hai Yan for the writing of this storyline. Thanks to Kong Sheng and Li Xue, the Directors for making the story believable. Thanking the rest of the cast and team, well job done!

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It's not as good as the first season but it's not bad either

I've watched this drama just after finishing the first season that made me obsessed over the story and the characters ,,, I just watched it because my friends said it's good and has family bonding story the kind I like most
The Chang Ling family are amazing all of them I felt their pain ,,, their love for each other ,, their love for their country ,, they are the best all of them ,, I cried a lot in this season I loved their story so much but
As a lot of reviews stated this drama is split in half to two stories ... they aren't really attached to each other as they killed off the main character then his father then the first main lead went into sanctuary grieving without being part of the second story most of the time
I didn't like the second story at all ,, it seemed forced and slow paced ,, i felt bored mostly in the second half but it picked up the pace in the finale episodes again when the main lead returned to save the young king
this drama is worth watching but don't expect much from it ,, it's not even remotely as good as the first season

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Drama name Nirvana in fire 2: the wind blows on changlin

Even though it's related to the 1st installment but it surely delivers a consistent story line and beautiful characters with a nod here and there to the old characters and how they're all connected together. I loved how a young capricious man turned great leader the strict father who in fact loves his sons unconditionally even though one of them isn't of his flesh and blood. The brotherly love the wife and husband completing each other nicely strong female characters to some extent also how each villain wasn't totally black and white classically evil because they're just evil but because of their humanity they're weaknesses. Except some hiccups it's a really highly acclaimed and recommended drama it's smart, witty and will certainly engage you in its lush lore.

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Beautiful and Encouraging Drama!

Equally great and engaging to the original Nirvana in Fire, but this sequel I actually liked it more than the original. This focuses on Family and how your elder generations actions and decisions influence current generations. I am more invested on this because it’s comforting and more personal.
All the actors did a great job portraying their characters but I just have to make a special mention of Liu Hao Ran. A phenomenal actor in the making! He was only 19 or 20 when he did this drama and he was able to portray a very convincing multiple stages of emotions and character development.
I highly recommend this drama!

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Bisogna prima vederlo e poi valutarlo! non ha nulla da invidiare a Nirvana in fire 1

Un drama assolutamente splendido che nulla ha da invidiare al precedente! Entrambi di caratura e valore, con storie di riscatto e giustizia di pregio. Locations, comparse, cavalli, abiti, tutti degni di ottimo giudizio. Avessi potuto avrei dato 11 stelline. Le ultime due puntate sono state connotate da un pathos crescente, molto coinvolgente.
Passiamo ai protagonisti e agli attori: qui a mio avviso i protagonisti sono 4, gli uomini del casato Chang Lin e il cugino Principe di Layang, tutti ottimamente interpretati. Fra gli uomini del casato di Chang Ling non si può non ammirare l'interpretazione del padre, uomo giusto, intelligente ed integerrimo, del figlio maggiore Pizhang dotato di grande intelligenza ed acume, ottimo stratega, ed infine quello che sarebbe dovuto essere il protagonista, Pingjing, forse il + sbiadito fra i tre. dal momento sebbene durante l'evoluzione del drama maturi e diventi finalmente un uomo adulto rivelandosi coraggioso e forte, vive soprattutto della fama della sua casata militare che da generazioni difende i confini settentrionali. Una figura di spicco è quella che è andata via via crescendo, soprattutto nella seconda parte del drama, ovvero quella del principe di Layang, il quale matura la sua vendetta, il riscatto e l'ambizione, Epocale il discorso durante l'ultima puntata nella sala del trono, aveva le sue ragioni, non c'è dubbio. Sebbene quell'attore non abbia una gran mimica facciale, devo dire che l'ho apprezzato veramente tanto. Bravo! non me lo sarei aspettata. L'unica figura decisamente sbiadita è quella di LI Xin, una attrice decisamente incapace di esprimere emozioni, con un aspetto impalato ed insignificante. La storia fra lei e Pingjing è stata un di più, se non ci fosse stata, non sarebbe cambiato nulla, anzi, è stata solo fastidiosa, senza pathos, empatia. fra i due attori zero chimica. L'unico appunto che faccia ai drama cinesi dove vengono impiegati i cavalli, è che usano cavalli anziani e spesso magri e poi questi cinesi, non sanno assolutamente cavalcare! Ogni volta che devono cambiare direzione, strattonano malamente la bocca di quel povero cavallo, non oso pensare al dolore che gli procurano. Altrettanto quando si fermano, tirano in bocca. Da italiana, patria della monta all'italiana ingiustamente detta all'inglese, sebbene i cinesi considerino i cavalli animali da compagnia, non li sanno montare. Avrebbero bisogno della nostra scuola di equitazione, allora sarebbero perfetti. Ho apprezzato però che molti attori in questo drama sanno cavalcare (a modo loro) Una ultima cosa: il giovane imperatore, doveva essere interpretato da un ragazzo meno bamboccio.

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Is this supporting democratic govt ??

The message was v clr but given in a wrong way
Should king be selescted as per his ability or just cause he is son of the king
Ny way story is about the Xiao family father an dhis two son , they r loyal to the kingdom , brave strategic but in palace teher are peole who are jelaous and scared and they think that this family can revolt and take the kingdom so tehy plot against them all the time
Story till episodes 36 is awesome acting of Huang xing and Turbo liu is awesome they both made me cry so much
But my hert was taken by father Sun Chen such a great actor , his acting his body language will make u believe in him
there are v few female character but three main females are strong independent Meng xiao is beautiful and act well her charcter is well written but director didnt use her after he husband died she was just left to be on her own
I read lots of criticism about Lin xi but I liked her character she is different she is not in sword fight she is a dedicated healer and she is strong she doesnt want to change for any one as her passion is to heal people actress was v beautiful and one regret she got v less screen time with the main lead they did had chemistry and when they r talking to each other u can see the trust and love for each otehr
third female is the empress I know she is the negative character but her acting is good she over power every scenes she is in , she is helpless mother she was always scared for her son's life and she does all these foolish thing for her
but the only disappointment was Yuan qi actor was good but his character was given too much of screen time which was not needed we wanted to see Turbo but what i see his story if that would have cut down the series would have got 9.5 from me. specially even in the last scene director gave him more dialogues to explain why he did what he did. It was not shown that he knew his mother was killed by the same person whom he takes as master and learn all tricks so that scene at the end is really doesnt explain his character as he said he knew it .
ny watch it , its really good it kept me hook for three dyas I binged watched will look forward to this director and Turbo drama

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Messy and underwhelming

The writers had no idea how to start or end the story or any of the different arcs throughout the series. What this show provides are some good acting from the main characters aside from the female lead, sometimes poignant quotable dialogue and a piece of story after its predecessor if you really, really want more of that world.

Most of the show is really boring, slow dialogue from the heroes to the villains. The villains aren't intriguing and the protagonists are wholesome but don't have plot to shine. They are always betrayed by poor writing.

The worst offense however is the female lead's acting. Her acting can be compared to a very bad robot. Hope she has improved on her works that followed this one.

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