Originally Posted by
limeic
Aww... That's such a pity. ZWJ and ZM looks really sweet from the stills.
They also cut away the scene where ZM chances upon ZZR behaving intimately with ZWJ (when he's comforting ZZR after she confessed to him all that she did) and leaves with a broken heart, making ZWJ realize that he loves and cannot live without her. I remember reading an article where Ady briefly describes the filming of this particular scene- ZM runs away after seeing ZWJ hugging ZZR and hides somewhere to cry.
Originally Posted by
j2j2j2
I think he does it in several episodes...
click to show/hide spoilers1. The first time is after the Snake Island Incident where XX is telling ZWJ to marry ZZR. As ZWJ is being hesitant, ZZR mentions that if it was Zhao Min he would definitely agree.
And then there's this ZWJ voice-over where he agrees that if it was ZM he would have immediately agreed.
2. The second time is when they are in the old couples house that's near Shaolin. They have some lovey-dovey scenes there.
And on that note, whatever happened to the old couple?
3. The third time is near the end when ZZR forces ZWJ to confess who he loves the most and after he does you see that ZM is tied up on a tree behind him.
4. And the last time (that I remember) is at the end, right before ZZR monster-pops up.
click to show/hide spoilersThe old couple were supposed to be killed by ZZR, who also made an unsuccessful attempt on ZM's life while ZWJ was away in Shaolin but they didn't show it in this series. Probably due to lack of screen time again, or perhaps to also lessen ZZR's sins and make her less "evil" (like the 2003 version).
There's also another scene where ZWJ reassures ZM of his love for her- right before the very last scene, when ZWJ and ZM were looking down at the clouds from Mt Wudang. ZM asks ZWJ whether he is really willing to give up his Ming Sect leadership status and ZWJ replies that he would rather lose all he has in the world than to lose her (ZM). I actually find this particular scene the sweetest of all the ZWJ/ZM romantic scenes. A pity the mood was destroyed by the silly scene which came right after it.
Despite all the lovey-dovey scenes b/w ZWJ and ZM in here, I actually find ZWJ less "in-love" with ZM in here as compared to the 2000 and 2003 adaptations. In the previous versions, it was very obvious that ZWJ had chosen ZM and only felt guilt towards ZZR after the wedding scene. In this version however (before the scene where he admits to ZZR that the woman he truly loves is ZM) ZWJ still seems somewhat in conflict as to whether he loves ZM or ZZR. I thought ZWJ looked extremely heartbroken and somewhat devastated during the Shaolin scene where he learns from ZZR that she has "married" SQS. He just kept looking at ZZR with sorrowful eyes and refused to budge even when Zhou Dian tried pulling him away.
Originally Posted by
loislane
Btw, so what is ZWJ's reason in this version to marry ZZR, since it seem like it's clear and he know it himself that ZM is the one he loves from the beginning? In the novel and previous adaptations, ZWJ had feelings for ZZR too, so its easier to understand.
Even though ZWJ is less romantic and less mesmerized by the women in this adaptation, its apparent that he has feelings for ZZR but he loved ZM more. Like past adaptations and the novel, he agrees to marry ZZR because:
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1. On snake island, because ZZR was also poisoned, ZWJ had to help heal her and to do that, he had to physically touch her body which was an inappropriate act in traditional times. Hence, XX requested for them to get engaged so that ZWJ could heal her without any worries/restrictions. Being the obedient and filial godson, ZWJ had to cater to XX’s requests.
2. Worried that ZWJ might go back on his promise to marry her, ZZR constantly used emotional blackmail on him to voice out her insecurities. To put her mind at ease, ZWJ promised that he’ll marry her once they find XX.
3. ZZR returns to E’mei in anger after she spies on ZWJ behaving intimately with ZM at the inn. The Ming Sect members are worried that their leader might put their sect in jeopardy if he ends up with ZM. Hence, they advise him to quickly marry ZZR, reasoning that it’ll be an advantage to Ming Sect if they alliance with E’mei. To put pressure on ZWJ, they get ZSF and the Wudang Heroes to support the marriage too.