mmm... hehe, I really liked Liza acting in Period Dramas cuz she really captures the spirit of the girls in that era, her looks, moves, matches her characters really well...
Among all her period dramas, I liked Love and Passion, and it can be considered as one of her bests... though I'm not yet done watching it...only half-way thru, I can already judge that it would be great, cuz of some of its elements w/c can't be found again in the series of today:
1. Liza, and other characters growing old: Something new for me, cuz now, TVB seldomly produce series featuring the leading character from young, middle-aged to his/her golden years, Love and Passion was able to do this...
2. Liza as an activist: the country-loving spirit... less and less TVB series dare to focus on this topic to adjust to the taste of the younger generation. The unforgettable "Brave Chinese" accompanied by a "music video" within the series, will forever be one of the classics
Though the activist here may seem to be similar with the activist in Qiu Jin...but i think the one in Qiu Jin was too much obvious...Liza was being too much of a feminist in there that to a point it becomes quite annoying...but as a whole, A Woman to Remember was an ok series...
3. Need I to mention the wonderful melody and lyrics of the themesong? It blended well with the series, relating love to the greatness mountains and waters, to the might of the wind, and the gentleness of the clouds, which exactly brings out the power of love and hatred among the characters in the play, thanks to the wonderful work of Wong Jim and Koo Ka Fai, it makes my heart melt whenever the instrumental of this song was played in the series, and it wasn't annoying at all
Hehehe...I hope I didn't made a misjudgement on this series, ok, it can never be final until I've finished the whole thing...hope it won't dissapoint me!
Contrary to what I thought, Yesterday's Glitter wasn't that great at all..maybe I'll tell more in the series' individual threads...