Eternal Love of Dream
2020
Original language: Chinese
- drama
- sci-fi & fantasy
The story
Having been saved by Emperor Dong Hua from a vicious monster attack, Princess of Qingqiu, Bai Fengjiu becomes immensely indebted to him. To repay him, Fengjiu follows Donghua around on his adventures to eliminate evil but unwittingly realizes that her feelings of gratitude towards him has turned to romantic. However, after a hundred thousand years of fighting evil, Donghua has long forgotten the meaning of “love". To protect Fengjiu, Dong Hua sends her to the human world but accidentally causes the death of Fengjiu’s friend. Fengjiu enters the dream of Ah Lan Ruo to search for the fruit that will be able to resurrect her friend. However, Fengjiu ends up getting trapped in the dream. Dong Hua comes to rescue, and realizes he has fallen in love with Fengjiu…
What it’s like
Soft, saturated xianxia fantasy: sweeping wide shots of misty mountain ranges, peach-blossom groves and lantern-lit palaces, with glowing spirit effects and bright, painterly costume colour against pale skies. The mood is whimsical and warm at its heart, with a cool, austere male lead softened by a playful, lively heroine. Sword fights are stylised and bloodless, built on flowing wirework and flashy light effects rather than gore, and the fox-spirit transformations are charmingly silly. Pacing is episodic and sometimes unhurried, with comic beats and quiet tender scenes alternating with action. Emotional register sits somewhere between sweet and wistful: a proud, ancient being slowly learning what tenderness means, and a bright-spirited young woman whose gratitude turns into a first love. Romantic tension is gentle and slow-burning, though the age gap between the leads is a notable element of the dynamic. Violence is present but largely cartoonish, with monster attacks and battles and a few sorrowful deaths that land more as sadness than horror. Suited to fans of romantic fantasy who want a long, comforting escape with a pretty look, a lot of charm and a slow-building love story.
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