In my own personal opinion I went into this drama fully expecting to see Chinese culture and history told through the view point of three different generations of a same family. However what I got was a Communist propaganda instead. While it’s true that the story was well written and the acting was beyond compare, without even speaking of the really awesome production, however throughout all the episodes there’s one thing that didn’t falter and that the politics. Honestly I really tried to enjoy the drama and ignore it, however it is basically impossible when all the drama talks about is how the Communist party is the party of the people. Does it really talk about the struggles of the people during these years, not really. Instead the drama attempts to constantly blindside the people true situations with the excuse of the greater good of the Chinese people being the communist party. Anyways I was expecting great things from this drama as there are a handful of my favorite actors in it, but instead I was highly disappointed. I am aware that China’s authoritarian government has control over what gets released, but I feel like the drama literally just tries to show the “supposed” great that the political party brought to the people instead of actually showing how the people lived throughout each period of time.