DRAMA REVIEW | Blossoms in Adversity (2024)
I was in the mood for a historical romance story and Blossoms in Adversity seemed like a good idea since it features some of the actors I like. I was pleasantly surprised by this drama. I really thought it was going to be yet another run of the mill romance but what I found was so much more.
The story it's not about romance per se, that's a side story, the main plot of Blossoms in Adversity it's a family torn apart when their patriarch crosses the Emperor in the wrong way (for the right reasons). As a consequence the men, including the children, are exiled to the north and the women, find themselves without the family's fortune and no men to support them. So, out of necessity, they create a matriarchy and end up finding agency of their own for the first time ever with incredible results as they slowly rethink the "rules" they have been living by so far. Slowly, each women starts to show their true self, their personal interests and strong characteristics, they start business, struggle and succeed, the road it's never easy but their bond it's stronger.
I will be honest, you will have to push through at first. There’s some catty behaviour but it’s important to understand that most of these females characters never thought they would be anything other than brides or mothers, as set for the society, but these women prove to be mature and sensible enough to hold proper conversations with each other and realize why they need to work together.
The male lead's story it's also very interesting and it complements well the main characters but I found the women's story far more compelling. This drama is very uplifting and consistent in its characters's development, never betraying them.
I recommend it!
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what strikes me about Lighter and Princess is that Zhang Jingyi and Chen Feiyu are both young actors without a ton of experience, but they're very effective at what they do, especially for the standards of an idol romance drama
and i do think it matters that the creators decided to cast two promising movie actors
because they have the freshness of newcomers, but they also have cinematic qualities to their acting: they have strong line delivery, and they understand shot framing and how to emote onscreen, and they obsess over details, and they inhabit their characters’ worlds, and they’re used to a filming environment where you play around with multiple takes so they’re not afraid to improv and change things up! there’s also a surprising realism to their acting, because even though idol romances have cartoonish plot points, these two never resorted to cartoonish acting.
another thing is that movie actors tend not to rely so much on filters, so the filters in this drama are honestly pretty mild. you can actually see when an unshed tear wells up in the corner of someone’s eye (compared to other dramas where the actors might be bawling their eyes out and you’re still not sure if you can see tears)
& without getting into specific rumours, there's a strong possibility that both have been in relationships before. i do think it's beneficial when actors have real life experiences, and it's a problem for cdramas if romantic stories are being told almost exclusively by idols who aren't allowed to actually experience romance.
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Cdrama: Blossoms in Adversity (2024)
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