Pretty solid - amazing fight scenes and CGI that feels natural
Overall I really enjoyed the drama! I usually don't like how live adaptation of manga/manhwa/manhua turns out, they tend to be either overboard, underwhelming or too fake - but the drama adaptation of 一人之下 is solid.I'm impressed with a lot of things-
- Fight scenes (choreographed very well with 10/10 CGI effects that fits very well)
- Natural comical scenes (sometimes when funny scenes from manga/manhwa/manhua gets animated it can feel fake like they're forcing it to take a live action form and it just doesn't work - but in this case for 异人之下 it doesn't feel too forced, idk how to describe this, it's just done well)
- Well-styled characters (not too many fake-looking wigs, either they styled it to look natural, or they adapt to have more natural real life style than forcing the styles to look 100% like how they appear in the manhua)
- Acting (not 110% impressive but overall feels pretty solid and not awkward, Neo Hou did an especially good job in portraying Wang Ye and so did Wang Ying Lu in her role as Feng Bao Bao)
- Drama theme song (I love it! Super hyped!!)
Not so good parts, imo-
- Story flow (ending felt kinda rushed, some progressions felt a bit random and too convenient, that would make you go huh?)
- Kinda typical storyline (maybe cuz I used to watch A LOT of shounen anime so that whole progression is quite the norm for me, but still refreshing to see a live adaptation done so well!)
Understand it's not a full adaptation of the series so it's gonna be hard trying to tie up loose ends as there are many parts of the original story not included. But overall would have appreciate if it feels more... whole, idk? Gonna watch season 2 and see how it goes though, I'm hopeful and excited!
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one of the best fusion of modern and ancient adaptation
went into this show without knowing anything about it. it was in the last episode i knew it was adapted from a webcomic and subsequently an anime.and usually adaptations tends to be worse and not good but this show is one of those that do justice and right up amazing!
my favorite character: Feng Baobao.
damn, her weirdness is a vibe. haha. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE her.
my favorite CP: Wang Ye & Zhuge Qing
come on, who doesn’t? their onscreen chemistry was solid.
my favorite side character: Feng Shayan
I love badass female characters and even though she wasn’t the inheritor to her father’s power, she still prove to be badass.
other supporting characters were awesome too, include Lv Liang etc.
I have to admit some parts I have to FF because I just want to reach the climax part and they still keep talking. but other than that overall a very good and well done production.
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A promising start which turned into a exposition snoozefest
The humour of this show was top-notch and was probably what kept it alive for the first 8-9 episodes. And then the tournament saga began, and I was genuinely excited for it. But what came after was just endless exposition. I couldn't make even the head or tail of it, it was just endless rambling and dialogue with no logic behind it.It's just like those xianxia dramas that introduce new magic elements every 5 minutes with some weird ass name, it's like the writer is making up stuff as he goes, that conveniently solve all the plot problems. I still continued till episode 14, thinking it might get better, but I was fed up and dropped it.
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A Wild, Hilarious, and Heartfelt Ride!
I know! Im Late watching this! but! It’s so rare to find a live-action adaptation of a manhua that actually keeps the 'soul' of the original. The mix of comedy and serious action is perfect. Zhang Chulan is such a refreshing protagonist—he’s smart, a bit of a shameless 'loser' at first, but so loyal. And Feng Baobao? She’s an absolute icon. If you want a drama that is funny, weird, and has incredible fight scenes, watch this now!. even though Im here for Neo Hou! but now all of them are my fav... every episode will make you laugh!Was this review helpful to you?
This is one of the best Chinese drama!!
one of the best no doubt! The cast were superb as well as their acting, the fx was so good. It was fun watching, those 27 episodes was all worth watching. From the main characters to supporting characters were all superb. The intro was also Good! it was catchy. As for the story it was good as well but I think there's something missing in the plot , I still have a lot of questions that wasn't answered in the show, but still I would recommend this. Must watch! I badly need the Season 2 for real!!Was this review helpful to you?
This is how live actions should be shot!
Huge kudos to the director and the people behind the scenes because this production was amazing in terms of shooting angles and fight direction and CGI. It really brought forward the essence of fighting scenes that would have only existed in anime. All the characters had their moments to shine with their abilities and some were especially satisfying to watch (*ahem* Wang Ye)It's a rare moment for me to be so captured by a side character but Wang Ye is the type of character i love the most – unserious, lazy, sleepy but dependable when it counts. The main characters while unconventional are also amazingly casted and super interesting. Zhang Chulan is not your average main character. he's a charlatan – shameless, weak, incorrigible, money-minded.. until he isn't. You can see his true personality shine in rare moments when he gets serious and that makes him all the more intriguing as a character.
Feng Baobao is Feng Baobao, enough said. Wang Yinglu did a super amazing job with her.
Overall this show surprised my greatly. I love fighting shows but I usually turn my attention to wuxia dramas. This is one of the rare modern day dramas I watched and i loved it. The fight scenes were amazing, the music was great at setting the scene, the characters all had their own roles and were played well. There is nothing from this show I didn't like other than I wished I could have more episodes of it. Wang Ye's taijiquan looked legit and it was like watching a superpower charged ip man. Awe-inspiring stunts kept me at the edge of my seat.
Definitely rewatching this!
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Quirky, Clever, and Far Deeper Than It First Appears
I can’t praise this drama enough, and I was fortunate not to have to wait long for Season 2 after finishing it. It stands out from others I’ve come across in our community, but its uniqueness isn’t what makes it a great watch. Personally, I had a great time watching this drama for its witty dialogue and quirky humor. I also found the narrative dynamic. For beneath the humor, the story explores darker themes centered around a multi-generational mystery involving hidden identities and foreboding prophecies. I’ve already watched the sequel and I hope there is a Season 3.Was this review helpful to you?
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Funny, funny, funny
Never seen a modern day wuxia (idk if it falls into this category since some of them uses a lot of spells) It was just pure comedic without forgetting the plot. They still achieve and able to found out the truth and I like how they achieve character developments later on. But they didn't tell how BaoBao still a immortal. Does the 8 eight supreme skills gave Baobao immortality or not. But kinda sad where Baobao never had her memories back and kind fell bad when she forgots everything.I hope on the s2, she'll be able to remember everything.
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is series had an attractive script
This series had an attractive script with a wonderful characterization of Wuxia. The first two episodes, but one seems strange until you get to the fifth episode and fully connect with the world of the series. This was new to me as I was seeing modern Wuxia. the comedy was great. In some places, the story was serious, but most of the time we had a story that was not serious at all and you just burst out laughing. I want to say that this season was an introduction to the beginning and the series has a second season that they want to start filming, but they did not give any news about the names of the main cast, which will be announced this month.The actors of the series who gradually fell in love with their characters. So you are going to face a professional team with talented actors. It is obvious that the director studied the story completely and tried to choose the best actors for each role. This is why I like Chinese live action. Their choice of actors is wonderful. On the contrary, Koreans always go for the strangest choices. let's move on..
It had wonderful music and songs. For such a style, he wants an emotional song that will stick to the whole song.
by the way series is extremely attractive.even though it is the second season, it will not leave you with nothing, A story arc is over and we have to wait to enter the new arc of the story and explain some things that are left. I heard that they are going to make my film. Anyway, it's an interesting series. I want to say that the violence of this series is not a joke. They kill me, they kill me. You can see that they are cutting hands and oars, and some places may not be bearable for some people. But there are ambushes.
Thank you for reading my review
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Goated Rewatch despite initial thoughts
"The rewatch was so goated, coming from someone who ditched after first two episodes during initial rewatch"Given how popular this series seem with the number of reviews ill keep mine short. I remb starting this couple years ago and thinking it was boring but upon trying again those years ago it was good. Jumping back to it nowww, i see that this story is super goated. Good story development, + great main duo chemistry and comedy.
I love all the chulan and baoer jie, specifcally the later, scenes. But its not only these that make the story enjoyable. HUGE THANKS TO THE MAIN ACTORS. They did SPLENDID. All supporting casts have a great story and really make the drama enjoyable and engagin. Music was great during scenes of impact. That pipa or whatever string instrument that plays during high intense scenes carries the effect really well.
THE WHITE HAIR MAN IS SUCH UGLY HAIR STYLING but the shorthair is cute
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Nothing special
Too much focusing one particular charecter. Like football match everyone running after football. But in this case they don't know why they running after football. Because name football.Main female lead protect him from childhood . This indicates like his parents or mother. Relationships with her is nonsense.
A lot of main characters but it only focusing one charecter. Story name should be changed like bodyguard of a nonsense idiot
It os like tiger and crane. But that Story is 1000 times better than that . At least Story present in it.
I don't like the main lead .
Disappointed with the Story specifically morality.
Story should be at least morality little story. action.. romantic etc.. means all in balance
As dr Strang full movie is based on protecting of that girl
In here all series with focusing nonsense act of the main lead
I don't like the drama
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Une surprise étonnante.
Supers héros ?Soit je les boude, soit je passe mon temps à critiquer.
Il doit y en avoir. Des supers héros que j'ai tout de même apprécié. Mais pour tout vous dire, pas assez pour m'en souvenir maintenant. Si j’ai donc commencé ce drama, c’est en grande partie la curiosité de voir un Cdrama traiter ce genre-là. C’est un thème qui se démocratise un peu ces derniers temps comme chez les coréens avec « the uncanny counter », qui n’est pas mauvais en soi (mais pas mémorable) ou « L.U.C.A » (qui là, pour le coup était mauvais). Mais peu de ce genre chez les chinois. Juste par curiosité. Et par ce que « Lost you forever » m’a laissé sur ma faim. Et aussi par ce que le trailer m’a bien fait rire.
Alors ? le verdict ?
Vous aimez les super héros, avec des super pouvoirs de la mort qui tuent ?
Vous ne serez pas déçu. Loin de là. Des personnages extravagants en passant par des protagonistes classes ou de super grands maîtres qui déchirent tout sur leur passage (en fait, UN maître, qui me fait furieusement penser à Fu Zi « d’Ever Night », sa puissance est tellement grandiose qu’on en reste bouche bée !!!), des personnages dont les pouvoirs sont tout aussi intéressants qu’extraordinaires et uniques vont de par des scènes grandioses d’actions vous en mettre plein la vue ! La réalisation est d’excellente qualité, plus élevé que ce que nous pouvons trouver en temps normal chez les chinois et c’est un pur régal de voir tant de feux d’artifices durant les scènes d’action. Mon préféré ? Les pouvoirs de Wan Ye (normal c’est Neo…)! Ce sorcier a juste une classe de dingue, et son pentagrame durant ses invocations me rappellent les pentacles « d’Ever Night ».
La rapidité et la fluidité durant les combats sont maitrisés et on prend un plaisir fou à suivre les pirouettes et les coups d’éclat, tout cela au milieu d’un humour décapant….
Vous aimez rire ? Vous ne serez pas déçu, si l’humour absurde ne vous dérange pas bien sûr.
L’originalité de ce drama réside notamment dans le traitement de l’humour. Un humour hilarant dont les actions loufoques côtoient joyeusement l’émotion. Chapeau !
Le spectateur passe son temps à rire, lorsque soudainement, une scène émotionnellement forte vous prend à la gorge. Et rebelote, on repasse en mode « charlie chaplin » et on se remet à rire. Sans pour autant oublier de suivre avec passion un scénario prenant….
Ah oui, le scénario. L’intrigue est distillée au fur et à mesure, vous obligeant à sautiller sur place, en échafaudant toutes sorte d’hypothèses toutes plus douteuses les unes que les autres, pour finir par un « AH… quand même ». Si le scénario ne brillera pas au côté de « Joy of Life », il n’en reste pas moins que c’est intelligent et dont la finalité ne fut pas, loin de là, une certitude pour nous. Une intrigue autour d’un seul et unique personnage, le reste gravitant autour de ce personnage…
La multitude de personnages, extraordinaires, incroyables, touchants, drôles, absurdes, uniques…Malgré le nombre de personnages qui font leur apparition, le réalisateur réussit un tour de force. Chacun a une histoire, même minime. Chacun a son parcours. Ses choix. Et une évolution étonnante pour autant de personnages. Chapeau, encore une fois. Ce serait prendre trop de ligne que de vous parler de tous les personnages mais je les ai tous aimé, du plus insignifiants aux plus importants. Du plus sympas au plus psychopathes.
Chacun apporte sa pierre à l’évolution du drama et l’épilogue nous le montre d’ailleurs sans détour ! C’est une magnifique amitié qui nous est dépeinte ici, une amitié qui a grandi pendant le tournoi, un lien qui s’est créée à partir d’une rivalité somme toute banale pour devenir l’arme la plus puissante du drama. Rien que de repenser à la scène de fin, j’en ai encore des larmes aux yeux. Derek Hui est doué pour ce type d’amitié qui défie le temps et les obstacles, rappelez-vous, « Cross Fire »….
Pour finir….BaoBao est LE personnage du drama. Je l’ai juste ADORE. Elle est tout sauf banale. J’ai adoré sa façon de parler, sa façon de penser, sa façon de se battre (juste phénoménal). Elle est nous présentée d’une façon comique, apportant avec Chu Lan, un duo épique, un duo dont l'alchimie est juste explosive!
Mais à travers son passé, nous sommes touchés par la fragilité de cette femme à la force surhumaine et c’est avec avidité que nous souhaitons que Chu Lan la sauve, elle l’invincible, qu’il lui redonne son passé, ses souvenirs, son humanité.
J’ai vraiment adoré ce lien tangible entre elle et Chu Lan, et je croise les doigts pour qu’une saison 2 voit le jour. Cela serait dommage que l’on n’en sache pas plus. Il y’aurait encore tellement à raconter….
C’est donc une perle rare, un drama étonnant de par son mélange d’humour et ses scènes d’actions dynamiques, nous plongeant dans une intrigue de super héros dont le monde n’est pas forcément tout rose, mais dont l’optimisme ne se démentira jamais. Et c’est ce qui fait la beauté de ce drama. Malgré les épreuves, malgré les préjugés, malgré ce sentiment d’être à part, malgré tout cela, les protagonistes se relèvent et toujours avec bonne humeur, avec humour, avec espoir.
La scène de fin! La scène de fin peut paraitre un peu « bisounours », mais j’ai adoré le message. Seul, nous ne sommes rien. Tous ensemble, nous pouvons vaincre. Tous ensemble, tout est permis !
Je n’ai qu’un mot à dire : foncez.
Je regrette déjà cette bande de pote, unis dans le malheur, unis dans le rire, unis dans la conner*e.
Espérons revoir cette bande de délurés aux pouvoirs extraordinaires. Un monde de super-héros super colorés.
Aujourd’hui, nous en aurions bien besoin.
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