Romantic, Angsty, Cliche, Nonsensical
I had high hopes for this drama as I absolutely love the main leads but the scriptwriting left much to be desired. This drama is about the love story between a sexy, poisoned Prince seeking revenge and a courageous, beautiful girl caught up in between the chaos. Imagine, a republican era angst but in a historical style, that’s the drama you are getting here. The main leads are the star of the show and the only reason you want to watch more. The plot and writing is bad even for a mini drama and yet this is still an entertaining mindless watch (at least in the first half).POSITIVE:
- Sexy blindfold scenes and beautiful main leads.
- Morally grey male lead (he appears to be a red flag but is more green flag).
- Feisty female lead.
- Lots of nice kiss scenes, wrist grabs and sensual vibes between the leads (definitely the best part of the drama).
- Angst with lots of tension with over the top dramatic scenes.
- Romantic scenes and aesthetics.
- Enemies to lovers.
- Mystery plot. At the start you have no idea what’s going on which makes it intriguing.
- Second couple stole the show for me as they are better written than the main leads. Their story was short but heartbreaking and realistic for that area.
- Fantastic acting from the main leads Richard Li and He Xuan Lin. Seriously, these two need main roles in full length dramas at this point.
NEGATIVE:
- Cliche. My biggest complaint is that the writers have literally put every cliche ever known to cdrama watches here. There is nothing original and nothing you haven’t seen before. In fact, I suppose you could give them an award for putting the most cliche tropes and situations in one drama (there are literally in every single episode). But actually, it's not even the cliches that are the problem as much as that those cliches were put together in a way that made a lot of the emotional scenes feel very fabricated and the characters not real.
- Nonsensical. I usually don’t care much about logic and especially in short dramas as they have limited time but the world building, fantasy elements and basically the whole plot makes zero sense. You really need to completely turn off your brain for this one.
- Too dramatic. The characters turning into maniacs/psychopaths as a cheap and fast way to create tension and angst.
- Visuals. The main leads and costumes are great but the filter/colouring/lighting sometimes appeared too bright and made them look washed out. I feel in later episodes this gets better.
- Too fast-paced. Yes, short dramas are usually fast paced but here everything looks like it’s shot at 1.5x speed. People coming in and out of frame, people talking etc. The drama needed a breather especially at the start. Although this did improve in the later episodes.
- Second half is a snooze fest. Literally, the ridiculous situations, overused cliches and psychotic characters made me want to drop this but my NDD (Never Drop Disease) made me pull through the end.
- (MINOR SPOILER HERE) Unsatisfying ending of the Emperor. This guy. You will want to burn him, skin him alive and then feed him to the pigs. It’s been a while since I’ve hated a character so much I literally wanted to start throwing furniture in my room while watching his scenes. You will want this disgusting grandpa to suffer. But what happens to him in the end is NOT satisfying.
OVERALL:
If you want to see sexy main leads in a very cliche romantic story with many nonsensical but entertaining parts, oh and lots of nice kiss scenes, watch this drama.
TRIGGER WARNING:
This drama is heavy on abuse so bare that in mind (multiple attempts of r*pe, multiple scenes leading up to actual r*pe shown).
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The Emperor is so disgusting
This is the first Chinese drama that i watched until the end. Previously, every time i watched a drama, i always got stuck in the middle. I love this drama! I love when the female lead screams and cries, it reminds me of Lusi's drama ThelastImmortal... Even Lusi's drama, i mostly skip it even though she is my favorite... Dawnisbreaking gives something that other dramas don't have. I don't know either, but i really fell in love with this drama... And still hope it doesn't end so soon... :(Esta resenha foi útil para você?
True love never dies
Story - If you like fast pace storylines, strong main leads, strong supporting casts, then you have to watch this. The chemistry between the ML and FL, what can I say, they are so perfect and beautiful. Richard ML , he is so outstanding and beautiful . I watched all of his drama .
Whether it’s happy, sad, annoying, they nailed it . I must say you have to go for it . I wish they get better stories and lengthy drama in the future.
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Must not miss this great masterpiece
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
There is such an amazing twists in such a short drama...Of course actor nailed it but story and other casts were amazing as well....has a happy ending and every villains gets punished.
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una delle miniserie più belle viste finora
ho visto per caso Richard Li in una delle sue precedenti miniserie e ogni volta mi sorprende per le sue capacità recitative.Sempre più bravo, peccato vederlo solo in short drama, meriterebbe una serie tv tutta sua.
Questa miniserie è fatta veramente bene, adoro i loro costumi e la storia è interessante. per ora nessun colpo di scena ma non vedo l'ora di guardare gli ultimi 6 episodi per sapere come lo fanno finire. spero che almeno questa volta il personaggio di RL abbia un lieto fine. Kudos a sceneggiatori, costumisti, attori.. tutti bravissimi e soprattutto è girato con la stessa qualità dei telefilm lunghi. bravi, bravissimi!!
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Romance historique simple et dynamique
J'ai passé un bon moment sur Dawn Is Breaking. C'est un drama court (30 épisodes d'une quinzaine de minutes (génériques exclus)) avec une intrigue dynamique et rapide comme tous les webdramas. L'intrigue est simple et cohérente, tandis que les personnages sont attrayants, dont le couple principal pour lequel on s'attache.Li Fei incarne un précepteur d'État cruel, sournois et diaboliquement beau. Attendais-je un autre personnage de sa part ? Nope. En soit, Li Fei est la raison pour laquelle je l'ai regardé. Cependant, cela m'a permis aussi de découvrir He Xuan Lin que je ne connaissais pas. Mention aussi à Wang Wing Wei en tant que prince héritier avide. L'ensemble de la distribution est excellente (principaux, secondaires, héros comme antagonistes).
L'action est présente tout au long des épisodes. Les décors sont bons, ainsi que les maquillages et les costumes. Quant à la musique, elle reste discrète, mais accompagne joliment les scènes.
La fin est comme beaucoup de webdramas chinois. Après tout, la valeur d'happy-end est plus faible qu'un drame populaire. Je pense que c'est aussi une raison qui fait que je les aime de plus en plus (les webdramas). Ils ne tentent pas de sortir une fin heureuse d'un chapeau magique, au contraire. Ce sont des fins assumées avec, parfois, une petite lueur d'espoir, mais rien qui ne soit pleinement concret, comme pour forcer le téléspectateur à jouer avec son imagination. Ici, c'est une fin partagée où chacun ira de sa propre idée (si vous voulez une HE ou un BE, en fait).
En bref, ce n'est pas une histoire qui renouvelle le genre, mais elle reprend les grandes lignes de la bonne façon sans trop en faire avec de bons personnages et une histoire bien amenée.
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I love Richard Li, and I almost never drop a drama halfway, but the story is just too heavy.
Started this drama for the ML, and because I have nothing left to watch rn.I liked the ML and FLs performances. The story pacing was brisk and smooth, it had a nice spicy kick, and I thought I was going to love it....
....but then theres some r*pe scenes, and thats not something I enjoy in my entertainment. Im not talking about some red flag ML feistiness, I mean 2FL actually gets tragically r*ped. She also has a beloved whos off in the army, so it impacts them both that this happens to her. And I'm like okay.... Ill just try to overlook that....
....until 2FL gets pregnant with a r*pe baby. Her beloved is totally distraught. She is trapped in a forced marriage with her r*pist, and the r*pist forces 2FL's beloved to live as her servant to shove his face in it. And I'm like, well maybe it gets better. So I continue....
But then the FL has to cut 2FL's baby out of her belly because of a dangerous labor. And then the 2FL dies in her arms, leaving her beloved a haunted, tortured, ruined soul.
So yeah.... I'm done here. This is just way way too heavy for a romance. Dropped at ep 18.
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Solid Richard Li in an ambiguous role
Solid Richard Li as mysterious Preceptor Dongfang Zui with foresight, wuxia skills, and tainted blood from being a bastard prince raised in hiding by his mother's Na family. Na Jianci's existence caused the whole Na family to be slaughtered, so he has grounds to seek revenge. He appears as quite ambiguous, at first, domineering, charming, purposeful with secrets to hide.Richard Li's smiles could dispel clouds and light up suns in a stormy night, and his kissing skills are famous. His roles in shorter dramas never disappoint, although they often have tragic ends; this one is not decidedly tragic, so it will be a positive point.
Good He Xuanlin (as FL Xie Wanyin) and surprisingly good SFL Luo Yutian (as Mingyue) who was wonderful as both sunny and respectful young lady of a military family, and as forced to palace lady in waiting with a tragic fate. The villains are very villainous (Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince).
There are triggering parts (in episode 9, and up till episode 16-17 with SFL story, so this is perhaps not for the too easily triggered young ladies... Better skip then and focus on the lead couple story, which also has dangers, but is less triggering).
The secrets make it so that the drama feels a bit like hopscotch from one base to another in some parts. But there are many beautiful pictures. The cranes flying over to help Dongfang Zui find his spouse make for nice flyby scenes.
The revenge is not easy to get, but the villains don't meet a happy end.
The drama has a possible open end, which most can interpret as happy since it looks like perhaps Na and Xie found the cure to his condition.
The music is nice. The MVs can be found in Discussion section, subtitled by MDL contributor Peachey Blossom, who has a YouTube channel for c-drama OST music and song lovers.
Overall, I found "Dawn is Breaking" satisfying as a good watch, even if much was quite expected, story-wise, and although I had left it on hold for various reasons, coming back to finish it in two sittings: the impressions from where I had left off were still clear enough that I did not need to go back to refresh memory.
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