2017 C-drama Eternal Love 三生三世十里桃花: Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms

Hi friends, Happy Lunar New Year! May this year brings much luck and happiness along the way. Stay positive that your life will go smoothly this year ^.^

After the dinner reunion last Friday, my cousin had me in her drama land and told me that I really had to watch this one C-drama, those type of classic Chinese Kungfu & Kingdom story. It's been a really long time since I watched C-drama, the last one is Bu Bu Jing Xin 步步驚心, which scores a real deal for me. 

I always like a Chinese historial, kingdom and literature drama because of its complex nature of political issues, hidden plots, beautiful traditional dresses and complicated romance due to the status - remember about the famous Princess Returning Pearl 还珠格格, which focused on the romance of those with different social status. This time, it's about a story set in historical period, about the story of Sky Kingdom, which is adapted from the novel created by Tang Qi, 三生三世十里桃花 (lit. Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms).

This C-drama is quite famous in China during the first half of 2017, which also staring Yang Mi & Mark Chao. The story tells about an immortal woman, Bai Qian (played by Yang Mi), the youngest daughter of fox deities and also the rulers of the mystical land, Qing Qiu, who became Heavenly God of War, Mo Yuan's (played by Mark Chao) disciple after disguising herself as a man, named Si Yin. 

Mo Yuan knews that Si Yin is actually a woman and they both develop a deep relationship between Master and disciple which seems more than just a teacher and student relationship. After a devastating war, the immortal tribe paid a heavy price to seal the ghost lord Qing Cang with Mo Yuan's soul was scattered and cannot be back. 

70,000 years later, in an attempt to re-seal the ghost lord who was about to break free, Bai Qian's memories and goddess identity were sealed by the ghost lord (Qing Cang), and she was sent to the mortal realm to undergo a trial in order to become a High Goddess. In the mortal world, she meets Ye Hua, the reincarnation of Mo Yuan's soul (also played by Mark Chao - I would take it as the reincarnation of Mo Yuan's soul rather than taking him as Mo Yuan's twin siblings) and the two fell in love, and Ye Hua gifted her the name of Su Su because Bai Qian lost her memories. 

In order to prevent the same tragedy that happened to Sang Ji (Ye Hua's Second Uncle) and Shao Xin (Bai Qian's maid) from befalling, Ye Hua attempts to fake his death while hiding Su Su from the Nine Heavens. However, Ye Hua's plans were eventually thwarted and Su Su was brought to the Nine Heavens. Su Jin (played by Maggie Huang), the Heavenly God's Consort, who is jealous of Ye Hua's love for Su Su, intentionally creates a series of misunderstanding between then and causes Su Su to lose her eyes. Thinking that Ye Hua has betrayed her, the devastated Bai Qian jumps off from the Zhu Xian Terrace, returning her back to her goddess status. At her request, all her memories of the happens after her powers were sealed are erased and she forgets Ye Hua.

Three hundred years later, the two meet again as deities. Another lifetime another world, Ye Hua recognizes Bai Qian as the woman he loves but the latter remains indifferent. Ye Hua begins to pursue Bai Qian for a second time to regain her affections, and eventually succeeds when his love is requited. 

From beginning to end, time continues to flow and the lines of their fates continue to cross: an entanglement of three lives and three worlds and a road of peach blossoms.

I was very reluctant actually to start watching this, but here I am, to say that this drama is quite addicting because of its storyline. I would even want to jump to this drama time, to say the truth that the mortal girl was actually the same girl. It was up to that crazy attempt to fix everything. But I would say, what I like most is the destiny. Even though with three lives, in three worlds, the affection is still the same and the pre-destined story is still going to happen no matter what. It's beautiful isn't it that the story becomes a legend. 

I would say, this drama is completely bullshit romance story because it will only happen in the dramaland. But to meet your pre-destined other half in such a way that even from three lives, three worlds, you would still fall for the same person, that's just too beautiful isn't it?

I am so emo these past few days just because of this drama. It's beautiful and feels so unreal, but that makes me even more hopeful to meet my destiny as well. But again, just be realistic that you cannot expect the same treatment or whatever it is called for such a romance like the one in the drama land, because it's completely bullshit and unreal. Be realistic!

Anyway, recommended to watch! I would also like the Korean Adaption for this drama. But well, sometimes Korean adaption of the historical Chinese drama is worse than the original version. But who knows right?

One thing I don't like the most in this drama is about the CGI for the monster and beast. It is so bad till I feel as if I watched Indonesia's soap operas. In terms of CGI, I would say that Korean drama is way better. But their historical clothes won't be comparable with the silk clothing of Chinese tradition.