Floresce na Adversidade (2024)

O diretor Chu Yui Bun entregou ao público um drama emocionante, com cenas bem elaboradas, boa fotografia e edição com poucos erros. As cenas iniciais eram instigantes e cativou nos primeiros minutos do drama. O recurso da imagem refletida no olho do cavalo, que ele já usou em Story of Kunning Palace, apesar de não ser algo inédito, foi muito bem utilizado. As cenas de luta convenciam e a coreografia era na medida certa. A escolha do elenco foi magistral. Ver o ator Hu Yi Tian, com seu tipo físico delgado, executando as cenas de ação, de um personagem quase invencível, foi um deleite. A finalização não deixou arestas e todos os personagens, devidamente, têm seus desfechos na trama. O diretor soube usar o talento do elenco e equilibrou risos e lágrimas na proporção ideal.
O roteiro é ótimo, as escritoras que arrasaram em Till the end of the moon, novamente, acetaram o tom para contar a história incrível de Blossoms in Adversity. Os personagens eram apaixonantes, até mesmo os "vilões", em vários momentos, eram lastimáveis. O imperador, que não tinha nada de bom, exceto seu amor doentio pelo sobrinho, atrapalhou a vida de muitos personagens, mas, desde o início, tinha prazer em prejudicar a família Hua. Um personagem paranoico que queria lealdade e sinceridade de seus ministros, mas não conseguia ouvir o mínimo da verdade.
Os romances são fofos, o segundo casal (Shao Yao e Shen Huan), é de uma doçura que contagia e os atores que deram vida a eles foram extremamente sensíveis na composição desses personagens. O primeiro casal emociona pela cumplicidade e confiança que um tem no outro. Hua Zhi é uma mulher forte que enfrente as adversidades sem esmorecer e Gu Yan Xi, apesar da brutalidade que o cargo que ocupa lhe impõe, ele é meigo e leal ao seu amor, aos amigos e, infelizmente, também ao imperador. Os atores Hu Yi Tian e Zhang Jing Yi vestiram seus personagens de forma apaixonante e conseguiram transmitir as emoções que seus personagens viviam durante o drama. A "química" entre eles era no ponto exato.
O ator Fu Bo Han, mais uma vez, deu um show de atuação. Ele é um jovem ator que não consegue passar despercebido nos dramas em que atua. Nesse, ele como o sexto príncipe encantou e ganhou minha torcida para subir ao trono no lugar do imperador paranoico. Foi prazeroso, no capítulo final, vê-lo como jovem imperador e manter seu lado o mestre que lhe ensinava na escola da família Hua.
Os figurinos eram bonitos e adequados ao tema do drama.
A trilha sonora era agradável e usada, com exito para embalar as belíssimas cenas do drama.

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This couple killed it

This drama is about a whole lot more than romance, but I will start by showing some love in honor of the lead couple, Gu Yanxi and Hua Zhi. They were classy in their cuteness and made our hearts flutter with every interaction. The chemistry was undeniable; whether they were adorably close or longingly apart, they were always in tune with each other. They understood each other, supported one another, and sacrificed for the other. From potential enemies to friends to lovers, they became each other's greatest allies. What I appreciate the most though, is the strong communication and the unbreakable trust between them. This delightful duo embodied how love can endure, even in the face of conflict and circumstance.

Apart from our leads, the other couples have also left a memorable impression on me, and I truly enjoyed watching how the relationships developed and blossomed. Even when romance did not always lead to the happiest of endings, the stories were touching and, at times, really tugged at my heartstrings.

When Blossoms in Adversity started airing, I had high expectations because of the director, Chu Yui Bun, and the cast, and the show delivered more. There was a strong theme of female empowerment, and a quote by Goethe came to mind, "The Eternal-Feminine draws us upward". Almost all the women characters had character development for the better, but sadly, most of the male characters did not. Save for a handful, most of the male characters were a disappointing lot.

Zhang Jing Yi's Hua Zhi was solid, and she proved again to be an excellent actress. ZJY portrayed an FL who was plucky, intelligent, precocious, quick-witted, but also very human. With her entire family thrown into chaos when a power-tripping Emperor exiled all the men, HZ had to grow up quickly. Through HZ's struggles and triumphs, the show provided a lesson: in times of need, we can step up and be the kind of person others need us to be.

I threw shade at Hu Yi Tian in the beginning saying that ZJY was carrying the show, but in the end, I was won over yet again by our handsome ML. He shone in his fight scenes, and his usual stoic expression fit his role as Gu Yan Xi. This ML was also brilliant and was a skilled fighter. As the Commander of the Security Bureau, he was savage with everyone who deserved it but so gentle with the FL and the ones important to him. GYX started out conflicted, torn between gratitude to his uncle and his affection for Hua Zhi. Ultimately, he became a source of strength for HZ as he gradually determined that any amount of gratitude did not warrant the blind loyalty demanded of him.

GYX had background music dedicated to him, one that played whenever he turned up, ready to take the bad guys down, and it was just so bad-ass enjoyable. HYT should consider more historical dramas since this role is my favorite of his to date.

The supporting cast was terrific too, notably Lu Yu Xiao, who showed off how versatile she was. While Caesar Wu did not appear as often as I would like, he nailed his character as the overly earnest, idealistic Shen Qi. Bian Cheng as Shen Huan is someone to watch out for, and as the Emperor who demanded nothing less than everything, Hai Yi Tian delivered a great performance that had all of us wanting to see a painful death for him.

Apart from being amazingly acted, this drama was well-written and nicely executed. I applaud the show for keeping most of us engaged until the very end, throwing in something unpredictable just when I thought I figured out what would happen next. That said, the show didn't fall into the trap of using plot twists for the sake of creating last-minute melodrama.

The pacing was interesting to me in a good way. The plot went through the ups and downs of the characters lives so smoothly and quickly that angsty moments were not that dramatic and happy moments were more like normal events. No one really has an opportunity to dwell on the good or bad.Even with 40 episodes, the show never felt draggy, and best of all, it stuck its landing. I for one, am satisfied with how the show ended. It wrapped up the characters' journeys nicely and sent them off in such a way that left me feeling that this drama was well worth the watch.

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