#Sword Snow Stride

[guzhuangheaven]

sword snow stride :: Nan Gong Pu Ye

[hyog-blog]

Sword Snow Stride

Zhang Rouyun is definitely getting on my top Chinese drama actors list. After Joy of Life, I'm exploring his other dramas - and oh boy, they do deliver! SSS has the same scriptwriter and a few familiar faces from JOL, so I felt this show was going to be good, and I was totally right. First and foremost, this drama has outstanding visuals that give a heavy oldies wuxia vibe (especially with subdued colours). I didn't think I would love the green tint at first, but it gives a more natural look (along with the costumes, fights, and sceneries). This is definitely not a flashy cgi-packed idol-drama, at least, not in the visual and style department.

I love how the fights are choreographed and shot, there's something very intense and crisp about the way they're filmed. Being a wuxia fan, I just naturally paid attention to this part of the show, it was a pure delight, I also adore all the flying/twirling - it just looks badass, and in SSS it was depicted in a cool and elegant way - no silliness, not too much crazy CGI, only for the bigger fights which demand more grandeur.

The plot is extremely well-written, all the characters are well developed and the pace is slow enough to enjoy how each of them unravels. Zhang Ruoyun does a stellar job depicting Xu Feng Nian. XFN is not really a chess piece from the very beginning, but we see him grow and break free from his father's way of dealing with things. His values are different, but he is still his father's son when it comes to acting quick and making hard decisions (and he's ruthless enough to make his enemies wary). He starts off as a cunning smartass prince of the Xu clan ruling over Beiliang, who doesn't want to have anything to do with sects and actual fighting, but a certain event in his life makes him pick up a sword and follow in his mother's steps, as well as go on an adventure to find who killed her.

All the powerplay and scheming are smartly written and there wasn't a boring moment in the show. It does take quite a few episodes to get into what's going on because at first, we see the ML acting a bit, slowly showing his true face. His romance with Jiang Ni is very sweet and pure. He does have a harem of pretty ladies, but it was clearly stated in the show he only keeps them around and doesn't so much as even touch any of them. It was just to make everyone believe he's a careless playboy, when, in fact, he has always cared about Jiang Ni only. Romance is like 0,5% of the plot, but it's very engaging and classy in the way these two are portrayed (they bicker in a very endearing way but only give each other 'the look' and nothing more). It's not easy to create a believable romance story without actual dialogue to support it, but from their actions, glances, and the way they treat each other we get the full idea of what's going on.

The story starts off giving a vibe of palace/political drama but then does a 180 turn into a proper wuxia with fighting, grandmasters, martial arts schools, unusual creatures, and whatnot. I'm not even going into secondary characters right now - but everyone was beyond believable and interesting to watch.

I really recommend this drama - even without the season 2 it gives you some closure, and the show is too good and entertaining to miss it.

[mengziyifan]

[januaryisnotanartist]

Sword Snow Stride. A brief summary.

[yibennianyaji]

Janice Man as Xu Weixiong in Sword Snow Stride

[whydoyouaskmethis]

Strategy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Martial art ⭐⭐

😅😅

[heedodo]

just started sword snow stride and watched 7eps but couldn’t really get into it actually so for now switched to the long ballad

should say the pacing in the long ballad is much more better than sss. but i’ll be back for sure because its zhang ruoyun. i just love his acting that much

[birues]

"I want you to dismount."

[149panda149]

the historical title for a scholar who came 3rd in the imperial exams was "探花" - tanhua, flower-seeker, the same as in hua cheng's title, 血雨探花, xueyu tanhua, blood rain seeking flower.

i think of hua cheng, who bested the literary gods. perhaps in a kinder world, a softer one, hua cheng wouldn't have been dreaded calamity crimson rain sought flower, and instead been imperial scholar of xian le, hua-tanhua. or hong-tanhua, the red flower-seeking one, instead.

[nemainofthewater]

Best Character surnamed: Jiang

Come and vote for the best characters with the same surname!*

What does best mean? It's up to you! Whether you love them, are intrigued by their characters, love to hate them, or they're your '2 second blorbos whose personality you made up wholesale', these are all reasons for you to vote for your favs!

*note, the surnames are not exactly the same in all the cases, as often there will be a different character. I am, however, grouping them all together otherwise things got more complicated.

Propaganda is very welcome! If I’ve forgot anyone, let me know in the notes.

This is part of a larger series of ‘best character with X surname’ polls’. The overview with ongoing polls, winners, and future polls can be found here

[guzhuangheaven]

sword snow stride :: yu you wei 

[llycaons]

I do appreciate how quickly things happen tho. like xff is betrayed, almost dies, is taken in, taken on jl's identity, escapes zhennv, gets herself welcomed back by society, navigates various social hijinks and schemes, gets herself into a school, enters and nearly completes a competition, gets into a weird relationship with a member of the gentry who is maybe using her? and establishes herself as a Person To Know, all within 10 episodes. they're dense, but stuff happens and I really am enjoying the characters and themes and relationships and costumes and set designs

[januaryisnotanartist]

What are group watches like - No context edition

aka some edits I made for my group watch discord Long Ballad Long Ballad Snow Sword.... Snow Stride... Sword Snow Stride

[yibennianyaji]

Janice Man as Xu Weixiong in Sword Snow Stride

[whydoyouaskmethis]

He's become one of my favorite main character 🫡

[heedodo]

# just finished watching snow sword stride and i’ll give it 6/10 ( tbh i overrated it, it’s worse😞)

the team just tried to make another joy of life, i got the idea and concept but i didn’t buy it. for the things i like, cast is immaculate, ofc a lot of them from joy of life. secondly i liked the sets, it wasn’t built artificially. some shots were pretty cool.

shots were pretty cool but i didn’t like the greenish filter or maybe its the lighting was off. ig scrip writer tried his best to make another brainy genius who can see a few steps forward but it was boring for me. but zhang ruoyun did great as always, these type of roles suits him. should say that fight scenes were hilarious, sometimes i laughed out loud. i got the uxia thing but still it was meehhhh