Love in Flames of War (2022)

Mal écrit, mal réalisé, mal joué....

Je l'attendais de pieds ferme. Depuis "Mr Sunshine", drama qui m'aura fait vibrer comme pas possible, j'attendais avec une telle ferveur un drama renouant la fresque épique d'une époque sombrant dans un chaos sans nom à des personnages sublimant justement le drame de cette période.... Après la déception de "Fall in love", c'était donc avec cette lueur d'espoir que je louchais vers "Love in Flames of War" (déjà le nom ne m'enchantait pas beaucoup...), La déception fut donc encore plus grande.
J'ai tenu bon.
22 épisodes. Chaque épisode qui passait, je me tançait inlassablement "allons, allons, les choses vont s'améliorer...".
J'ai serré les dents très fort, ne savait-on jamais....
Impossible de regarder jusqu'à ses 43 épisodes.
Impossible de passer mon temps à soupirer.
A garder mon doigt fatigué sur la touche "avance rapide".
A ne pas vouloir taper sur l'héroïne....
J'ai fini par capituler et arrêter la torture que je me suis infligée pour je ne sais quelle raison mystique....

Pour résumer les points ultra négatifs qui me font tourner le dos à plus de 20h de visionnage :
- L'héroïne : Une des pires de dramaland!!!!! Plus ennuyante, je n'en vois pas beaucoup pour la détrôner... Un visage inexpressif (est-ce dû au jeu de l'actrice? ou à l'écriture du personnage?), ce personnage passe son temps à rester soit coi devant les situations embarrassantes (comme le jour de son procès lorsque Xiao Bei Chen vient la secourir...) ou bien à juger notre héros à tort et à travers et donc à le critiquer sans vergogne. Pire, elle met Beichen et sa famille dans des situations plus que gênantes, comme lorsqu'elle décide de manière totalement immature de sauver Mu Zi Zheng, mettant ainsi la famille Xiao dans une situation dangereuse. Est-elle reconnaissante? Que nenni... sauf si bien sur son "je suis désolée" peut être considéré comme suffisant. Ou lorsque Beichen se retrouve blessé et jeté en prison ou doive s'agenouiller jusqu'à avoir ses genoux meurtris (pour elle, doit-on tout de même le rappeler). A-t-elle le coeur à venir lui apporter réconfort? ou ne serait-ce que son repas? ou un onguent?
Ahhhhhh j'avoue que je n'ai pas compris, pas une seule fois, comment Beichen a-t-il pu s'enticher d'une femme certes jolie, mais tellement fade, ingrate à la voix aussi morne qu'un bâton de réglisse...
- Si le protagoniste féminin est aussi mal écrit, il y a peu de chance que la romance soit intéressante. Zéro alchimie. Zéro passion. Zéro papillon au creux du ventre. Rien. Si ce n'est un ennui interminable. Leur altercation ne dégage rien, contrairement à ceux de Gorya et Thym par exemple où c'était tout feu tout flamme avec une telle intensité que l'on en avait parfois les larmes devant la passion de leur dispute.
Je ne suis absolument pas contre un personnage qui prend plus de temps pour aimer l'autre personnage (bien que cela ne soit pas non plus ce que je préfère), mais bon Dieu, ici, aucune étincelle ne vient allumer un potentiel bûcher amoureux....Lin Hang Jing n'en a cure de Beichen, et elle nous le fait bien comprendre. A partir de là, aucune chance d'avoir une romance qui bouge les montagnes. Alors oui oui, Beichen n'était pas des plus sympathiques, mais soyons clairs, il y a bien pire comme harcèlement. Ici l'attitude de Beichen fait penser à ces gamineries de récréation que certaines d'entre nous avons connu. Ces garçons immatures qui jouent faussement les durs et qu'on ignore superbement ou qu'on remet à leur place sans vergogne. Rien de dramatique (je ne dénigre pas le harcèlement, loin de là, mais selon moi, dans ce drama, il n'y en a pas vraiment). Lorsqu'on compare à ce qu'a vécu Gorya par exemple, ici c'est un peu du pisse au vent. Il m'est alors difficile de compatir et de comprendre ce mépris envers quelqu'un dont elle n'a jamais cherché à comprendre. Arhg.... je sais, je m'emporte, mais difficile de faire autrement avec un tel personnage, horriblement écrit.
- Les personnages secondaires, terriblement mal joués et mal écrits, sauf pour "7ème tante" qui tire son épingle du jeu. Alors, oui je vais encore citer les F4 version thaïlandais, mais il faut avouer que Kavin, Ren et MJ en jettent tout de même? Beau, classe, intelligent, drôle et sexy, voilà ce qui me reste collé en tête. Alors quand on a des potes comme ceux de Beichen, on ne peut s'empêcher de grimacer. Le second lead masculin?? Il devrait finir avec Hang Jing. Leur duo est juste à rire jusqu'à s'en étouffer!
Mu Zi Zheng est d'un pathétisme incroyable et manquant de virilité si je puis dire. Un extra peut-être, mais surement pas le rival dont on s'en méfie.
- Un réalisation qui n'est sûrement pas des plus mauvaises, mais qui ne brille pas non plus d'ingéniosité. On oubliera donc très vite l'OST par exemple. Les scènes d'actions, sans surprises, sont mauvaises. Les costumes sont correctes, j'ai plutôt apprécié ceux de 7ème tante et de Beichen. Mais rien de marquant.

Je ne sais si le drama s'améliore. Sincèrement, je n'ai ni l'envie, ni le courage de continuer après 22 épisodes.... Mais d'après les quelques avis glanés à droite et à gauche, cela ne s'améliore pas du tout, renforçant ainsi mon avis....
Sincèrement, j'espère qu'un jour un réalisateur nous fera le plaisir de nous créer un drama à la hauteur de nos attentes pour cette période de l'histoire de Chine que l'on voit peu et qui a pourtant tellement de chose à nous conter.

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INDEED

I'm not going to say much more than "CAN WE HAVE SEASON 2????" THE ENDING IS LITERALLY ??? LIKE DUDE!!! They wasted so much of their time together. I swear the director makes 5 years seem like 5 days!!!. Why can't they be reunited as a 3 instead of showing us a ship of Hangjing and the son only??? ALSO, THE TWO BFFS DIED!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE DUDE WAS Very EXTREMELY EXTREMELY ACTUALLY HAD A CHANCE WITH SHUYI AND IT JUST ENDED LIKE THIS. They must do a season 2 where they all reincarnate in a modern style, live a cool life, and meet each other.

p.s: I didn't mean to write this much or to spoil but I can't submit reviews with less than 500 words TT

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Masterpiece!

To anyone who got lost here, I want you to know that this is one of the best Military Chinese dramas I've ever seen! I thought I'll be disappointed but it was great. I never thought that I'll fall in love again with military dramas after watching too much military dramas like Arsenal Military Academy, Arrange Marriage with Bossy Marshall, Autumn Cicada, Circle of Love, Operation Special Warfare, and more. It's been a long time since I got bored and nothing caught my interest until last week, I just searched on Youtube, Chinese military drama and I was scrolling down I was caught by the title and I felt like I found a gem. I started watching it then. It gave me satisfaction specially on how the story unfolds. I love all the characters because they gave justice to it. They nailed it! The casting was amazing because they portrayed it accordingly. There were a lot of twists and I have predicted some of them but it still gave me a surprising reaction because each actor delivered their lines and emotions naturally. The main protagonists, Beichen and Hangjing were very natural and I could really feel them especially when I looked at their eyes. Very expressive! Superb!
My most favorite male protagonist is Beichen because of the fact that he portrayed his character professionally. It's like I'm watching a real childish guy who got inlove and was changed after he entered military. He became a wonderful and disciplined man. A man with values and principle. He didn't disappoint the people he love. He became the best and was sorrounded by a beautiful and supportive family. He was faithful and willing to sacrifice things even if it means he has to die. He was a good friend and leader. A faithful husband until the end! I just love him! And for my favorite female protagonist, my favorite one was Aunt Qi. She was so dear and loved her family. She was understanding and never meant harm to anyone. She was an instrument to let anyone in her family be connected. She was a wind who let everyone sleep peacefully. She was an amazing woman, a mother, aunt and wife. She's my fav!
To anyone who wants to watch this, don't let your guard down! This drama will play your emotions! Other times you feel happy, kilig, and laughed so much but other times, you'll get sad, cry so much and get depressed! You'll get your blood boil! There were parts that will let you stop breathing! They really portrayed their characters so well that you will have mixed emotions especially the climax part. Though this drama hurts me so much that I have to cry, I assure you guys that this was really one of the BEST Chinese Military drama! Their lines were touching and you can feel the heartaches of the soldiers and their family. It was not easy to protect the people you love, the country , your motherland.
Salute! to all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the protection and peace for humanity!
PS: The drama wasn't perfect especially the character of Hangjing because of misunderstandings and contradictions of her words but I assure you guys, she nailed it! She's a great actress! She gave life to Hangjing as what the writers wrote!

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Not dropping it yet..........but its close

Lets first start by saying the acting is great. I have liked Shawn Dou for a while but never seen the female lead, Chen Du Ling in anything before. She was pleasant surprise but I feel could have been more so if the script had let her be. Which leads me to my main problem so far with the show and the reason I am struggling to keep watching. Although I am not dropping it yet its a close run thing at times.

Call me silly if you like but after 16 episodes I expect some type of character development in the main leads. Our ML, the third Master Bei Chen has had alot of character development. He began as a irresponsible playboy and has become a high ranking soldier who who is more than capable of using his mind to stand up not only to the warlords of the era but also protect his family. However the same can not be said for the FL Hang Jing, which is were the drama gets annoying.

Hang Jing joined Bei Chen's family when the show began as her father and his were good friends. Hang Jing's father has basically treated her as his own daughter for years, and yes she did get bullied by the ML and his sister early on which didn't leave a good impression, but the FL has always had a sense of 'i know what's right and no one else does' about her. She even allowed the very family who had protected her for years to get in serious trouble because she was protecting a rebel friend of hers who tried to kill someone in their house! Then when she found out the ML had gotten into serious trouble for rescuing her she instead chose to trust the rebel, who she knows is lying to her, over the man who has done nothing but protect her. where is the logic? Plus she says she will take responsibility for her actions but only wants to do so on her own terms, that isn't taking responsibility! The girl has not moved forwards in 16 episodes, very short-sighted and only thinks about her own needs, constantly getting people around her in trouble and seemingly not bothered that she does until she is forced to face it, even then she faces it as least as possible. Over all the actor is good but the character is not likable and has had no growth.

The costumes and the cinematography are great in this show, so are the actors. But the one badly written lead serves to uproot the whole drama if it isn't solved soon.

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Stereotypical Republican Love Story

War has broken out all over. The girl has two options: the rich bully who has an icy heart or the poor but warm-hearted loving rebel. Just GUESS which one she'll pick? lol Seriously though, it's super obvious because of who gets more screen time.

Everything is extremely predictable. The filming is lovely (even though at times the green screen was really obvious and horrendous), the soundtrack was typical. However, the fact that she just doesn't age throughout and the front cover is super misleading due to that -- the bangs/fringe look typically makes the women look younger, but it just wasn't as complimentary on this actress and it kept bothering me. So the male lead becomes a grown man, while she's permanently stuck in this weird child-like look. It's irritated me enough that I'm going to stop watching. Each episode is 45-46 minutes, and there is a lot of character building and the love triangle doesn't kick in until episode nine and that's just the beginning of it. It truly kicks off in episode ten.

If you're looking for a literal 'stereotypical' and 'everything is predictable' show, then this is it. It was so fitted with your obvious tropes, that I wasn't going to finish watching it. The description of the show was so much more impactful, and felt like it would be much more enticing and interesting, but it just isn't.

EDIT: So I've looked at the photos because I don't REALLY want to drop the show, but was hoping she grew up, and she DOES -- so I'm going to give it a couple more episodes in hope! If it finally takes off and something actually starts to happen aside from the predictable storyline, then I'll change my review. P.S. I swear I've seen this somewhere already, that's how predictable it is.

EDIT 2: So I'm still watching. Of course, even though the FL doesn't love him back, the 1st ML will do anything, even putting his own life on the line. I think as long as you don't binge the show, it's okay in doses. The characters are truly built right out of a romance book's tropes.

EDIT 3: Things carry on. She's starting to love him back. They have another misunderstanding. Predictable.

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a predictable but lovable trope (I'm only on ep 10)

as someone who loves republic era cdramas, love in flames of war was bound to be on my watch list...the storyline though presictable (spoiled rich ML falling for stoic selfless FL adoptive acquaintance during war filled republic ch1na) its a lovable trope of mine...also, the fact that Shawn Dou is the ML sealed the deal for me...this man is just *fans-self*

Shawn Dou: plays the role of spoiled rich fuxk boy Xiao Beichen...he has it all; money, prestige, education, and a beautifully handsome face that brings all the girls to their knees...

Chen Du Ling: plays the role of stoic, selfless, and loving Lin Hangjing...becoming a new member of the Xiao family due to her father's absence during the war, she becomes dotted on by the Xiao patriarch & matriarch, gains the jealousy of the young women, and the love of Beichen to later become a form of obsession for him.

a story about war, hatred, jealousy, misunderstandings, and above all, love.

im still on the early epiaodes but loving it so far...will post regular updated for my watch ?

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