Handsome Siblings (2020)

Top notch bromance !!!!!!1

Hua Wu Que and Xiao Yu are non-identical twins separated twins. Hua Wu Que is manipurated by his masters that xiao yu is their enemy and he has to kill him personally.
The main story line was pretty good however it was less interesting in the middle I would have dropped the series if xiao yu was not this cute!!!!!!!!!!
The chemistry between the leads was not that great however it cam be compensated by the bromance within the male lead. Xiao yu was very charming, clever and cute whereas Hua Wu Que is handsome, powerful and strong.
You can watch this series for the male leads both are great actors and have done their best in their roles.

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Can love transform into hate?

What happens when your lover disappoints you? Can love turn to hate? What is the limit of that hate? That is what the Chinese drama “Handsome Siblings” explores, as an evil princess, obsessed with her entitlement to the man she wants, is outraged when he has the audacity to elope with her humble servant maid. She kills both her ex-lover and the mother of his twins in her jealous rage and curses their twin boys to a fate of rivalry. Separated by the princess at birth and not allowed to know that they are brothers, one boy grows up in the palace and learns wind style kung fu from the elites, the other twin grows up in a city of criminals, learning all sorts of lies and magic trickery. The evil princess attempts to brainwash them into believing that they are from enemy clans and that their life goal is to kill each other, so that the ghosts of their dead parents can watch in horror as their sons torture each other in pure evil spite for their dead spirits.

The twins face difficult fates that are destined to collide. But what happens if they are able to realize that they are brothers?

Handsome Siblings teaches meekness, care, brotherly kindness, a respect for karma and the universe, empathy for people who fall into evil ways, and the virtue of not lusting after power, money, and pleasure. It teaches that in the end, the universe will reward the just and punish the unjust.

More philosophical reviews: https://transcendentphilos.wixsite.com/website/post/the-philosophy-of-chinese-dramas

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The Best Handsome Siblings Ever!

I am a true Gu Long fan, especially after watching The Legendary Siblings in 1999. It was a great drama and I ended up reading his novels. But I discovered that the novel was way better than the 1999 drama. In the novel, Xiao Yu Er is really smart, but in the drama he is constantly being saved by other people. The 2020 version is perfect. It stays true to the novel and depicts Xiao Yu Er the way he should be. Chen Zhe Yuan's portrayal of Xiao Yu Er makes the drama even more enjoyable. We see him grow from believing he is the smartest man on Earth to actually becoming the smartest man on Earth. The interactions between Hu Yi Tian and Chen Zhe Yuan make you want to rewatch it again and again as you notice how they both change and grow from being enemies to the best of friends.

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[CONTÊM SPOILERS, só leia se já assistiu!]

(Essa review contém meus pensamentos finais depois de terminar o drama, assim, há spoilers.)

O drama, como o próprio nome revela, é sobre dois irmãos. O plot é simples ao nos dizer nos primeiros episódios que ambos são separados no nascimento e serão obrigados no futuro a se matarem.

Enfim, a primeira crítica plausível a se fazer é que o drama tem como personagens principais dois irmãos, e particularmente, eu comecei a assistir esperando ver as cenas das interações dos dois, de inimigos forçados a irmãos gêmeos. E sim, eu estava muito ansiosa para isso.

Contudo, apesar do plot proporcionar diversas possíveis histórias interessantes sobre amor fraternal, isso não acontece muito, e sinto que essa foi minha maior frustação com o drama (Isso fica evidente como a última cena do drama não é do futuro dos irmãos mas sim de seus interesses amorosos).

Outro ponto interessante a se destacar foi o final das irmãs do Palácio de Yihua, principalmente da Yaoyue. Apesar de todo maldade, sempre gostei dela lá no fundo, mais como meu eu interior amando ver uma personagem foooda feminina. Ela era poderosa, mas se deixou levar por uma falsa ilusão de um homem que ela pensava gostar dela. Isso é no mínimo triste, pensar no rumo que sua vida levou por conta dessa desilusão. Entretanto não fica claro porque ela acreditou tão seriamente que o Jiang Feng a amava, ou se ela apenas possuía um grande sentimento de possessividade (que se pode ver um pouco que ela tem em relação a sua irmã). No decorrer da história ela alcança o nível mais alto na Palma de Jade Yihua, habilidade que se diz necessitar se desprender dos sentimentos mundanos, mas é um pouco difícil acreditar nisso quando analisamos a mente da personagem. Por fim, fico apenas esperando que houvesse uma reviravolta no final que desse um final mais justo as irmãs.

Sobre os relacionamentos amorosos dos protagonistas, sinto um enorme e concluinte vazio. No começo, amava a relação do Xiaoyue e da Tie Xinlan, eles tinham muita química e a construção da história fazia muito sentido. No decorrer da história foi se adicionado o temível triângulo amoroso, decorrente da insegurança do Xiaoyue, vendo o interesse amoroso junto com alguém que considerava perfeito (e que sabia que o queria morto) e da Xielan que, desiludida de seu amor que considerava não recíproco, encontrou alguém cheio de qualidades que era devotado por ela. Sobre a Su Yer, gostei da personalidade diferenciada dela, que combina perfeitamente com a do Xiaoyue, e confesso que fiquei felizinha com algumas cenas deles. Contudo, ao final, fiquei feliz pela felicidade dos personagens em si, mas não por shippar os pares formados.

Ainda possuo muitos mais pensamentos conflitantes sobre outros personagens que me incomodam, e poderia escrever muito mais sobre cada um.

Comecei a ver o drama pelos irmãos e apenas terminei por eles. Ainda assim é interessante a forma como o drama retrata a presença do bem e do mal, e como nem sempre aqueles que se acredita ser bom ou mal, realmente assim o são por inteiro.

É um bom drama, indico que assistam, mas fica aquele sentimento que poderia ter sido muito melhor.

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I enjoy this drama overall. In the beginning I watch this drama because of Hu Yitian. The plot and acting were good not bad.

I don’t understand why a lot of people are saying that Tie Xinlan is not a likable character, okay you can have your own opinion. But Tie Xinlan’s material art was never good before. In the beginning she can beat Jiang Xiaoyu is because Jiang Xiaoyu never really practiced material arts. Instead he use to play trick. First of all, in the beginning Tie xinlan also asked Taohua if a girl that wears a red dress was there. When taohua said no she immediately calmed down. That’s because she knew that she can’t beat Zhang Jing. Overall, if you watch this drama multiple times you will understand why I said Tie xinlan is actually a likable character.

Moving on with Xiaoyuer, honestly for me. Xiaoyuer is not a likable character at all. He played with the woman’s feelings like I can name a lot of them. Even though he didn’t liked them he used Duan San to find out more about the murder mystery that happened in Shuang shi biao ju. He knew that Duan San liked him so he is using her. Of course, xiaoyuer know he liked Xinlan but just wouldn’t admit it. So they are not supposed to be together anyways.

I really hated the character su ying. Just because she likes Jiang xiaoyu doesn’t give her the chance to set people as their enemy. For example, she said Xinlan would be her enemy if she likes hua wuque and she will still be her enemy if she likes Jiang xiaoyu. She also made Tie pinggu stayed away from Jiang xiaoyu. She also decided to poisoned hua wuque at the end so Jiang xiaoyu can win the race which is UNFAIR. The fight is against Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua wuque not Su Ying and Wuque. This also made me feel bad for Hua wu que because every one he know all wanted Jiang xiaoyu to win the battle between him. They all begged Wuque to not killed Jiang xiaoyu but why nobody begged Jiang xiaoyu to not killed wuque? Overall, I just find suying this character useless.

For Hua wuque played by Hu yitian, I really liked the character that was played by him. A lot of people said his acting are not good but I think it’s okay. He is a new actor at that time. Since this movie was filmed in 2018 and his first cdrama was released in 2017 which is (a love so beautiful). Yes, I know he needs more practice on his acting skills, but hey it isn’t that bad.

Overall this is a great drama. I recommend you to watch it if you like wuxia.

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It had an interesting start, but a little confusion around the betrayal was quickly cleared up and had me hoping for a positive ending for the couple. But then tragedy ... and that hard hit was well played out. Was hoping for the same raw but compelling drive after the main couple but came across some parts of this series that was a bit rough around the edge. I saw it all by watching it on/off and boy is Chen Zhe Yuan adorable!! Look at that smile! When brothers find out the truth between them...the best moment throughout! They did good! Hu Yi Tian good job sweetheart! If I did rewatch this series, it would be likely for the parts I loved most.

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I saw the trailer for this on Netflix, and was like YES! I love watching Hu Yitian, and ended up loving Chen Zheyuan in this as well.

I thought the story of this was really interesting, and love a historical drama, so I thought it was really cute! - a few things I did find a little annoyed was the character Vicky Liang, who was Tie Xinlan. She was a little annoying for me, She seemed a little needy in this, but I think she's a really pretty actor though!

I loved the bond between the two brothers, and how they were just there for each other! And I thought the plot was so interesting and just keep be wanting to watch more and more as I continued it!

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A fine adaptation of a classic

Story:
Twins separated at birth due to a conspiracy, and their journey of discovery and growth will unfold towards a devastating end.

Characters:
The main characters’ arcs, relationships and trajectories of growth were written very well, in my opinion. Whether one will prefer or like a character more is a matter of preference, as I think writing and arc wise, none of the characters were shortchanged too much. Having a solid base of the original novel to derive from, and willing to be faithful to it had been beneficial.

Performance:
Performances by the veterans were solid. A bit of a mixed bag when it came to the younger actors. Personally, I thought some of the casts performed better than others. Still, in terms of character portrayals, nothing much was amiss, and each was executed brilliantly.

Pacing and subplots:
Pacing and action did pick up as the show progressed, but don’t expect this to be an action flick full of mind-numbing thrills. It is not. Expect dialogues and lots of expositions, as well as detours into other subplots and mini-stories, though all will be tied up with a neat bow by the end. The hallmark of a great WuXia-cum-mystery.

Cinematography:
Beauty and prettiness permeated the whole show, and it’s an entertaining romp amongst lofty architectures and sceneries (aided by copious amount of CGI), one worthy of our imaginary JiangHu. I also found the imageries to be more realistic and seamless than the ones I saw in Legend of the Condor Heroes (2017).

Choreography:
Quite blown away by the seamless action and elegance displayed in the martial art moves in this show. Most action scenes were amazing.


The main plot of this show was one already familiar to me, and I was finally willing to give it a try because I love Hua Wu Que as a character, and was highly interested in how they will develop him and his relationships, especially with Tie Xin Lan. The knowledge that this adaptation was relatively faithful to the source material was also a major factor. Even more of a HWQ and TXL fan now than before I started.

Jiang Xiao Yu, as in all adaptations, stood out.

This was a classic tale of “heroes vs villain”, less so a “good vs evil”, as both the heroes and villains exhibited various good and bad traits. What made one a villain and hero are also ideas one needs to ponder on. Spiritual lessons, if one is receptive, also abounded. What I love about WuXia has always been the fact that at its best, it adds to that debate and understanding. This adaptation, I think, is a worthy addition to the genre. I am just glad I loved it too.

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Too long

I really found this series to have to much unnecessary drama and was way to long.

The basic storyline was there twins that got separated and had different up bringing in two different sectors.

I tend to lead more to Second ML just because he seemed to experience more once he was let out, basically survival skills or street smart. The first ML for me was too proper and just didn't get it.

Even though they eventually found each other it wasn't the whole brotherhood love.
This series could have been simple and to point, but that wasn't the case.

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Don't let the first episodes cut you off from this masterpiece! Theater play meets a polished Chinese production = an incredible adventure.
This is the story of two brothers separated at birth. The series shows us the evolution of the two young men and how, despite their fundamentally different upbringings, they come together at all cost.
A bit of romance, humor, action and satire here and there, and a bit of a plot hole despite the absurdity of certain situations.
It's a good serie, like you're watchin a theater play but on a screen, and with cute main lead.

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How to avoid the obvious for 43 episodes

I will start off by saying, I was pleasantly surprised by this drama. The reviews were not bad, but I had expected to find it difficult for me to watch based off previous attempts to watch the first episode.

I loved the acting by Chen Zheyuan, Hu Yitian and Vicky Liang. I really enjoyed the dynamics and chemistry the three shared despite circumstances pulling them apart. I liked how feelings came and left and that they did not automatically abandon their aims for each other. Whether for right or wrong, you could really see how their different upbringings drove their decisions and priorities, and why they could or could not accept certain sacrifices.
I also really enjoyed how a 'righteous' upbringing did not make the characters more feeling or make better/more morally correct decisions.
It has also been a while since I have sat on the edge of my seat screaming in desperation for a character to be killed.

But this is where we get to the but. I did not enjoy Su Ying's character (likely due to her vicious nature) and could not bring myself to like her relationship with Xiao Yu'er (he had more chemistry with almost every other female character imo).
Also, I don't understand how they could drag the rivalry out for that many episodes without them finding out the main secret... I began to get sick of the diversions... I also felt that all the villains (except for one) got off too lightly... but maybe that is my craving for revenge, and I can accept the brother's decisions.

Honestly, with the dragging out, if it had not been for Hei Zhi Zhu and Muroung Jiu, I'm not sure I could have gotten through this drama.

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Terribly forced unwatchable love triangle that ruins story

So I’m really enjoying this show for like the first 10 episodes, then they start trying to force it towards a direction that it just didn’t make sense to go. The MC builds a strong relationship with the female MC like they put a lot of effort to making their romance really bloom and it worked, I was fully engrossed in how they would grow together with the martial arts aspect of the story. It was VERY INTERESTING! Then they introduce his brother whose mission is to kill him even though he doesn’t know why and he doesn’t know that he’s his brother. This is where it gets IRRITATING! For some reason they pluck the main female MC from the main MCs side and has her continue the journey with his brother. So we never see the romance really bloom again because plot separated them, then they’re trying to make her and his brother have some romance by literally just having her with him the whole time and having the MC go on a solo adventure with really dumb shit happening along the way. Like what? They would tease us by having the MC run into her again every few episodes for a “coincidental” run-in, then there’s a slow motion emotional memory scene, he runs away and they don’t see each other again. I literally could not focus on the rest of the plot because the romance was so goddamn annoying until I had enough. I couldn’t even make it halfway through. What a waste of a good 1st 10 episodes. Instead of 44 they should shorten it to 16 episodes like Korean dramas so they don’t try to squeeze in too much CAP.

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