Immortal Samsara: Parte 1 (2022)

Let's observe a minute bow worth of respect for Cheng Yi's eyes (Watched all 61 EPISODES. )

Well, there are a whole lot of appraisals I have for this very beautifully woven piece of art that consolidates the typical as well as atypical Chinese Wuxia drama and its essence.

Regardless of the fact that I have been an ardent admirer of the acting prowesses of our two leads, Cheng Yi and Yang ZI who gave us a mouthful chunk of brilliance in one of their previous sensational and critically acclaimed independent movies (were the former casted unbelievably beautifully as Si Feng, alongside Yang Binguan, another breathtaking actress in Love and Redemption, and the latter, Jin Mi in Ashes of Love, alongside, De Lung), the chemistry between these two surpassed our expectations and it felt nothing short of real, there were clearly scenes that were too painful and excruciating for me to take in and it hurt for each episode tailed on the suspense flank, it was torture to wait for subsequent episodes and during those very suspense thrilled nights, I would find myself imagining possible plots and giving explanations to the things that hurt and why they did, all in futile efforts of easing my pain. It felt so real. The suspension of disbelief reached its peak and every one of us hurt and empathized with every character.

This drama is the quintessence of a well invested in, choreographed and directed drama, all things were done perfectly. I can reference this fact to the BTS (Behind the scenes ), a very beautiful and unburdening series.

The drama is rich and sopping-wet with themes that are well exemplified through a beautiful interrelated complexity of plots and storylines and the aboveboard chemistry among the casts. The well emphasized themes are love, sacrifice, and responsibility.
The OSTs are perfect and I listen to them every time, particularly, Agarwood sung by Jane Zhang and Jason Zhang.
Listening to the OSTs are no different from watching those scenes that hurt.

This is a drama I will never be weary of watching.
I am rewatching this drama of 61 episodes for the third time and watched and rewatched hundreds of clip-scences.

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Not very good, but still watchable

This review is about part 1 only.

This drama was a typical xianxia drama, with the quiet sacrifices of the main leads, love-you-but-cannot-be-with-you angsts, heartbreaking scenes and lifetimes of love.

I had always liked watching this genre and had watched numerous of them, so tropes and clichés were not surprising to me.

Yang Zi’s and Cheng Yi’s acting definitely brought the drama to a higher level. Yang Zi was as always playing the bubbly role and Cheng Yi was as always spitting lots of blood, but they played their roles well and that to me was enough.

I think this drama had beautiful natural sceneries. I was always in awe of the natural surroundings, so much so that I would sometimes even focused more on their surroundings than the characters themselves and I think the director really knew how to capture the correct angles to portray the most beautiful scenes. As for cinematography, many people commented that it was bad, but I had no negative comments about it, it was ok to me.

What I did not quite like about the drama, a little nitpicking included:

1. I did not shed tears nor feel particularly touched by the love of the leading couple when they were in the immortal realm in the first 20 episodes. I was just too used to the tropes and clichés in this genre that there was nothing surprising, but more importantly than being too used, I felt that their passion for each other was shown too early in the drama, without a strong built-up. Not that I like slow-burn romance, but I would feel more for a couple if they had gone through some life-and-death situations together or done at least something worthy for each other and then circumstances caused them to separate, etc., but in this, they realized they liked each other and then in a short span of time, they were willing to make huge sacrifices for each other to the extent of giving half a heart to the other. It was hundreds of years in the drama, but in reality, it was a mere few episodes that viewers saw the transition which was just too short and nothing of significance that had happened for me to feel for the couple.

2. Many a time, I felt that the immortals in the heavenly realm did not behave like immortals in this drama. They were supposed to be immortals who had lived thousands of years with magical powers, so they should not have to sleep or cook or eat egg fried rice, or use a broom to sweep the ground, at least that was what I imagined. I would think that even a junior immortal like Yan Dan (Yang Zi) would be able to execute a little magic to sweep away the dried leaves or whatever in the yard without actually needing to use a broom. And, the heavenly realm had day and night when immortals had to sleep. It felt a little weird and unconvincing. I recalled in the drama Ten Miles of Peach Blossom, there was no day or night in the heavenly realm and this sounded more 'logical'. I know such things sound rather trivial, but heavenly realm is a place unique in a historical fantasy drama, so I would appreciate some meticulous details to have been thought of when creating such a realm by the scriptwriters.

3. I did not quite enjoy the mortal realm, starting from around episode 22 onwards. The two leads lost their memories and just when they met each other and me hoping that soon they would recall each other slowly, they went around together with Yu Mo (Ray Chang) looking for and collecting the magical artefacts to cure Tang Zhou (Cheng Yi)’s heart issue, but this looking around took such a long time that it started to get boring, new faces kept appearing, new information, new things totally unrelated to the original xianxia angst kept appearing in new episodes and leading to nowhere. All these from about episode 25 to episode 38.

4. This is trivial, but I just have to mention because it was so obvious. She was supposed to be a princess, but the hair decorations worn by her, a princess of the Eastern Sea, Zhao Lan, looked glaringly cheap. They looked like some hair decorations one would find in a marketplace or a thrift store...

I have to mention OST because they are so crucial in a xianxia drama to build up the emotions. Fortunately, 偏星 (Partial Star) sung by 张靓颖 (Jane Zhang) is sweet and romantic for me to keep listening to this song. The rest were simply forgettable.

All in all, I would not say that this part 1 of immortal samsara was very good, I do not see it as 'THE xianxia drama of 2022', but it was still watchable partly because I like watching this genre, enjoy all the angst and heartbreaks of this genre, though I do not think I would re-watch this, like what I have done for some xianxia dramas.

Leia Mais

I LOVE IT

Okay initially I was excited for this but had no high hopes and I was right they rlly did my girl yang zi dirty in order to give the other casts some limelight but one thing that was more annoying is that lamp thats stupid lamp who had more screen time than the support. Anyways if ur a fan of chengyi don't worry he did exceptional here and although this is just the first season i'm gonna say I'm satisfied with the story as I loved the heavenly realm and mortal realm. One disapointment is that the leads don't have much intimate scnes and even if they did IT WAS A DREAM. damn they had like 6 dreams at this point. I'm not rlly looking forward to part 2's focus on Chengyi's other love story which is kinda pistaking since why would u make it the same actor like it just ruins the vibe? If you rlly wanted to show chengyis versatility then u didn't have to create a love story for him coz impov it looks like the hes cheating on yan dan lol. And plz yand dan and ying yuan already has less romance scenes and ur gonna introduce another whole storyline in part 2 forgetting all abt yan dan to show him with another woman. That is messed up although I must admit he is hot. I'm giving it a 10 for my girl yang zi tbh and the ml is hot. I repeat hot. Anyways don't trust my review 100% since I'm biased specifically for this drama.😏
Edit: PART 2 IS AMAZING I TAKE BACK EVERYTHING I SAID

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Best Xianxia ever

A story that became a legend
The legend of love It turned into a fabulous story
A love story that turned into immortality.
Immortality that embraces eternity

I've been watching dramas for 13 years now. we almost grew up in the place. I watch dramas for relaxation. For me, actors and their acting are important. and so 5 years ago I tried to watch a Chinese drama but it was a bad experience. then years passed and their production improved. and I have appeared two favorite actor cheng yi and liu yuning ❤❤Cheng Yi plays too well. he played well before, but this is a completely different level. this guy plays with facial expressions and eyes, he simply masterfully controls his body. he is one of the best Asian actors for me. his acting gets better and better with every new drama. he surprises me. he plays on the edge of emotion. and yes i recommend it to everyone IMMORTAL SAMSARA . Amazing acting ❤❤❤☺

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Even surpaases Ashes of love in terms of plot. This show has totally blown my mind !❣️

Usually I dont like shows with such length. But Thank God I watched it and my time was totally, totally worth for it.

Although you may find 8th to 14th episodes a bit draggy but trust me first 15 episodes are the foundation of the future events and are crucial for the upcoming episodes.

And once they come in Mortal realm you will watch the episodes by replaying it again and again. Such is the storyline, execution, cinematography, casting , their sizzling chemistry and superb acting.

Talking about cast :-
• Cheng Yi - Oh his eyes do all the talking. He has perfectly act 3 different roles in this very single show. And I am totally in love with these 3 different characters.
• Yang Zhi - She is fabulous, charming, adorable, pretty, smart, bold, funny, great actress as always. She is like life of the show. She balances the seriousness of this show with her charms.

Story:-
As the name says it all, Immortal life's tragic love story. Their story holds you even though sometimes it is painfull to watch. But not that painfull that you wanna drop it instead you long for more. That kind of show is this.
MUST WATCH for XIANXIA FANS !

Leia Mais

Immortal samsara the besr drama

the story is very good, the ost is good, the scenery is good, the performances of yangzi, chengyi, zhang rui, and many more are all great, i really like the drama immortal samsara, very unique, funny, good...specially yangzi's play is very funny and entertaining, and i really like yangzi yandan clothes especially when disguised as a man, yangzi yandan is very beautiful even though she wears men's clothes, I hope there will be a good drama like this again...thank you for immortal samsara, the story is very good, the ost is good, the scenery is good, the performances of yangzi, chengyi, zhang rui, and many more are all great, i really like the drama immortal samsara, very unique, funny, good...specially yangzi's play is very funny and entertaining, and i really like yangzi yandan clothes especially when disguised as a man, yangzi yandan is very beautiful even though she wears men's clothes, I hope there will be a good drama like this again...thank you for immortal samsara

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YOU'LL SURELY BINGE WATCH IT TOO! IT IS WORTH IT

Worth watching. You'll binge watch it for sure. If you enjoyed watching other xianxia cdramas like ashes of love or love and redemption. You will enjoy this too. Plus, I love the main leads. They're perfect for the role! and also the voice acting is also very good.

I'm currently watching the part 2 of immortal samsara and I still love it. I'm watching it on VIU app because I have existing subscription there. You can also watch it on Youku app. Both apps have english subtitles.

Note: DON'T WATCH THIS BECAUSE YOU MIGHT FALL IN LOVE WITH CHENG YI TOO🤩💘

Leia Mais

I don't understand why netizens or citizens who watched rated this low. This fantasy was great. It's everything that I hoped for watching Yangzi and Cheng Yi play the main leads in this Chinese Drama. Y'all are afraid to give it a rating of 10. I'm not. If you were dissatisfied with the Chinese Drama because of the last episode, you should know there is a Part 2. Yangzi with her perky self played this character phenomenally great. Yangzi and Ren Jialun are two of my top actor and actress. I loved Yangzi in Ashes of Love and she has continued to be that actress I look for in dramas. Cheng Yi also played his part with excellence, he is everything. I advise all those who rated this less than 10 to go back and rewatch it again after you see part 2. I applaud all the other actors/actresses in this drama. The costumes, martial arts, fantasy, all of it is the type of fantasy I love to watch.

Sorry everyone, I apologize, I must have Allen Ren or Ren Jialun on my brain. I love them both what can I say.

Leia Mais

So I wanna begin with the story line. The story is honestly poorly constructed, love is forbidden in the heaven realm, and no one is supposed to fall in love, however the whole point of this show is for the for two main leads to fall in love. Like that’s kinda messed up, and it’s usually things like “love is forbidden between immortals and demons” or “love is forbidden between immortals and humans” but in all fantasy shows I’ve seen this is the first show to have this such strange rule. Like if love isn’t allowed in the heavens then where did all of these immortals come from.

The story line doesn’t get any better after they forget their memories. When they go into the mortal world, all of a sudden Yan Dan is considered a “flower demon”, like no, she’s was once a part of the heaven realm and now all of a sudden she’s a demon. And why didn’t she reborn, like she literally just fell from the sky, she was never a baby and she had all her powers.

The only good thing about this show is costuming, and the cast. Obviously people watch it for Yang Zi and Cheng Yi (that’s why I’m here). Honestly not really worth your time.

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I have watched over 40 chinese drama , but this is the best . Highly recommended.

i really like this drama , overall cast , story , editing and background music are the best . the emotions on their faces are fabulous . i can not stop myself from crying . The drama completely justify its name . side characters also plays their characters fantastically . i Highly recommend it . 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

I don ' t want to spoil the movies so just watch it . 😉😉😉

I have watched over 40 chinese drama , but this is the best . ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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