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An amazing show is all I can summarise this as.
This was such a cohesive plotline with an actually interesting storyline. The entire show was embellished with priceless comedy, but what really spun me for a loop was how serious it got in the final quarter. It wasn't done abruptly, but it was rather that the innocence of the show got more.... well... less innocent.Stuff got serious, and real problems like deaths of innocent lives occurred. This forced Xu Qi' An to take a more serious role.
What was really intriguing to me was the continuity of the use of a poem that got him a place with the Guardians; "You're paid as a court official. You live off the people's resources. You can easily oppress the common people, but you can't fool the heavens". The gravity that this had within the show became more and more apparent, the more that matters unfolded. It also reflects the sad truth of real life tbh.
All in all, great scriptwriting, great acting and a great OST.
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Every aspect of this show is good
I finished it today and I won’t ever get tired of praising this show. The story is entertaining, the pace never lacks and it’s even fast at moments. the actors are well cast and everyone shines (even minor roles) and Wang Hedi proves to everyone doubting that he can not only carry a drama but that he’s SO GOOD at it. Adventure, Fantasy, lovable characters, an intriguing storyline, humor and comedy. this show has everything and something for everyone. Gladly watch more seasons/movies -and wish for them to be made, as the IP has 5 books worth of story-Was this review helpful to you?
one of the most talked-about drama on Tencent Video
At its core, "Guardians of the Dafeng" tells the story of a group of unlikely heroes who band together to protect their realm from dark forces threatening to plunge it into chaos. The narrative is woven with intricate world-building, drawing viewers into a universe filled with mythical creatures, ancient prophecies, and moral dilemmas. The plot unfolds at a brisk pace, keeping audiences on the edge of their seats with unexpected twists and turns. However, while the overarching storyline is engaging, some subplots feel rushed or underdeveloped, leaving viewers wanting more depth in certain character arcs.
The characters in "Guardians of the Dafeng" are a mixed bag. The protagonist, who embodies the classic hero's journey, is relatable and well-acted, showcasing a range of emotions as they navigate the challenges ahead. Supporting characters, however, sometimes fall into predictable tropes, lacking the complexity that would elevate them beyond mere archetypes.
One character who stands out is the enigmatic mentor figure, whose wisdom and backstory add layers to the narrative. The dynamics between the characters are often compelling, with moments of camaraderie and conflict that resonate with viewers. Yet, there are instances where character motivations feel unclear, leading to moments of frustration as audiences try to understand their choices.
Visually, "Guardians of the Dafeng" is nothing short of breathtaking. The cinematography captures the beauty of its fantastical landscapes, from lush forests to sprawling castles, immersing viewers in its world. The special effects used to bring mythical creatures to life are impressive, enhancing the overall viewing experience. The production team has clearly invested time and resources into creating a visually stunning series, which is a significant draw for fans of the genre.
The series explores themes of friendship, sacrifice, and the struggle between good and evil. It delves into the complexities of morality, challenging characters to make difficult choices that test their values. While these themes are commendable, there are moments where the execution feels heavy-handed, with moral lessons presented in a way that can come across as preachy. Balancing these messages with subtlety would have added depth to the narrative.
"Guardians of the Dafeng" is a visually stunning drama that offers an engaging story filled with adventure and fantasy. While it has its flaws, particularly in character development and pacing, the series succeeds in capturing the imagination of its audience. With its impressive interaction metrics and dedicated fanbase, it’s clear that "Guardians of the Dafeng" has made a significant impact in the realm of contemporary drama. For those who enjoy epic tales filled with magic and heroism, this series is certainly worth a watch.
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Dylan Wang's Performance
The show is a compelling addition to the fantasy drama genre, delivering a rollercoaster of emotions across its 40 episodes.Dylan's acting and accent fit Xu Qian perfectly, making him a standout in the series.The comedy can come off as a little too exaggerated for some viewers, making it a love-it-or-hate-it kind of show.While the drama isn't bad, certain character decisions were hard to watch.the series offers a unique blend of fantasy elements, time travel, and historical context.Dylan Wang's portrayal of his character, Xu Qian. bring's depth and charm to the role.Was this review helpful to you?
My admiration for Dylan Wang rose to a certain level
This drama is one of those that are already popular before its actual airing, including me I am eagerly anticipating this. Opposed to other’s disappointments after seeing a couple of episodes, I am enjoying the show and am currently half past the entire episodes.It is a mix of everything – from drama, romance, comedy, thriller, mystery, fantasy, and action that Dylan Wang acted so impressively. The refined characterization of his portrayal can be seen in how he talks, walks, and all the nuances of his facial expression and body language. He managed to affect me when shifting from a comedic to an emotional atmosphere in the scenes. The show has good humor and the level of its hilarity is different from what I’ve seen in other dramas. The executions will not make you laugh out big, but rather injecting you with a series of good-feel smiles. I’m just a little upset that the romance thing between him and Tian Xiwei was lightly placed in the story with limited interactions between them. But more episodes are left and my hopes are still up for a satisfying turn of events in their romance.
The story mainly focuses on the character of Dylan Wang, the chosen one who travels back to the Dafeng dynasty while playing a mystery game one night during their office staff dinner party. His innate exceptional skills as a modern man led him to kick a role in a group of protecting warriors and expand his connection to powerful sects and individuals whom he met along in the story and from whom he wisely sought refuge when he was at a disadvantage situation. Now running on its 3rd half, the show is giving me an agitated state of suspense about whoever the master villain is behind a strong dark power, and somehow already sensed the ML as his unbeatable opponent. And for this, I’m resolute to recommend the show for its refreshing mystery tone! Taste the twist and the cliff hanging revelation save to unfold in Season 2 - preempting it might happen because it leaves us hungry for more.
*** This is an updated review after completing the series.
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The guy’s got some serious talent, I tell ya!
Hey there, folks! I just finished binge-watching "Guardians of the Dafeng," and let me tell ya, it’s an absolute gem, eh? From the get-go, I was hooked! The storyline is a wild ride full of twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat, eh?Dylan Wang, oh man, he really stole the show! His performance as Xu Qian was top-notch, eh? You could feel every emotion he portrayed—whether he was fighting off baddies or having those heartfelt moments. The guy’s got some serious talent, I tell ya!
The visuals? Stunning! The cinematography is like a postcard from a beautiful Canadian landscape, but with a fantasy twist, eh? The action scenes were choreographed so well that I found myself cheering for the characters like I was at a hockey game, eh?
And can we talk about the supporting cast? They brought so much energy and humor to the show, making it feel like a big family gathering, eh? The chemistry between the characters was palpable, and it made the emotional moments hit even harder.
Honestly, I can’t recommend "Guardians of the Dafeng" enough! It’s got everything you want in a drama: action, romance, and a sprinkle of comedy. I’d give it a solid 10/10, no question about it, eh? So grab your popcorn and settle in for a fantastic ride!
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Dylan aka Xu Qian carried the show!
This show is a lighter version of Joy of Life and Sword Snow Stride mixed together, with a whole lot of laughs, drama and nice fight scenes. It has politics, lessons on cultivation, the justice prevails over all else theme and a bit of romance here and there.Dylan Wang with his cute family and gang of bronze, silver and Gold Gongs won over my heart. I also like that the underlying theme of the drama is consistent throughout the show, also the writers take on what it truly means to live your life. The part where Xu Qian has to defeat the Heaven sect avatar and when he is stuck in the formation with never-ending cycle of his sad life and stuck in hospital, that part was great, also those were the scenes that I laughed at the most. I'm pretty sure it was Dylan more then Xu Qian character throwing questions at the Heaven sect guy and making him so confused that his Avatar was split in half lol.
Even though the show is focused on Dylan, there were some great side character growth arcs. Xu Qian relationship with his teacher/ master was shown really well, the genuine love between Mr Wei and his naughty disciple and the teacher saving Xu Qian arse everytime the Majesty/King tried to take his head 😆
I did skip some of the romantice bits cause I was way too invested in the part about the mysterious robe guy and Mr Jiang having a fight of their own, and the last reveal!
Episodes 38-40 were really EPIC! Truly broke my heart and made me cry fr! Awesome acting from Dylan, the Gold Gongs and Mr Zheng. As Xu Qian said - he was there to redress the wrong, to serve justice to the fallen people of Chuzong and Mr. Zheng and his family and let the people of Dafeng hear the truth that idiot Emperor was trying to cover up.
Really good cliff hanger and ending to a good series !
Fingers crossed we get a Season 2 soon!!
Rewatch value - 10/10 !
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So far so good.
This series is a breath of fresh air after a string of heavy, melancholy dramas. It weaves together suspense, humour, poignant moments, a yearning for justice.Aside of XuQian who will fight for injustice fearless, I also like the supporting casts, especially gong gang, Wei, and Xu's family. Although princess LiAn's character may not appeal to everyone, she definitely has her own imperfections, I am fine with it as it is about time for a difference from the typical clever, scheming protagonists(mainly to protect themselves) . I, for some reason, find someone simple minded like princess Lian could have been a better partner for him, just like like his family, can bring warmth and happiness to him, Someone he actually likes, someone who likes him as well.
Overall, even though it has few fillers (e.g. misunderstanding on princese identity, which was like taking 2 episodes?) which can be used for more important story line, I still enjoy it a lot, especially I do need a break and some lighthearted amusement after a series of deep melodramas. It can be comedic at times, but not the over the top siliness, it evokes both tears and laughter. I find this show so captivating that I am refraining from watching other series concorrurrently until final episode, to dedicate my full attention to its story line and emotional journey that this series can offer. My youngest has also become engaged, a rarity among the other series I had followed before.
My personal favorite scenes would be:
1. XuQian vs the Avatar - it is brilliant
2. XuQian vs Zhou Li
3. XuQian vs Chu and the gong gang who tries to plead for him
4. Emotional moments of him trying to seek justice for bloody mascare and Zheng.
5. Funny moments and interactions especially from the Xu family members
*Spoiler*- please make sure you stay until end of the song for credit, extra
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Colossal Chinese drama with each different episode of themes and dynamic plot
The detailed story details are packed with epic, all series, mystery one by one is revealed and not yet known who must be blamed in the drama plotHonestly, if you want to watch a colossal drama with many beautiful women, this drama is very recommended, in every scene every plot there are always many beautiful and elegant women, from the top circles, daughters to the bottom, criminals all consist of beautiful women
Good quality acting is also felt in this drama. Every face and situation conditions in the drama like you can feel directly. Some flashback scenes are also neatly packaged so as to build emotional viewers
This drama combines various genres such as entering the world of animation and magic, and also the mystery that is combined into one, each episode we will be introduced to various plots and mysteries that various kinds, even the plot twist at the end will be very astonishing so I don't feel bored at all When you see it
A good drama is accompanied by a good music, this drama is no exception. Music quality is very pleasant in my memory, it's like integrating with the story and emotional of the players
Expect season 2 or immediately read a follow -up book: honestly the sequel of their story is very interesting to discuss, from the point of view of the drama details there is still much that can be developed in season 2 to be able to create a plot that is related to season 1, but like other dramas, we can only wait Clarity
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Guardians of the Dafeng has had quite the journey!
Initially, I found the first few episodes a bit slow, but I agree that the story really starts to pick up as it progresses. The pacing improves, and the plot becomes more engaging, which is a relief!One of the highlights of the show is definitely the humor. There are plenty of hilarious moments that had me laughing out loud, which adds a nice balance to the more serious elements of the story. It’s great to see a show that can mix action and comedy so well!
Dylan, in particular, had me praised for his acting chops. As fan I have noticed his growth and improvement, especially in comedic scenes. It’s always nice to see an actor evolve and really find their stride in a role.🌟
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Dafeng is worth it!
Guardians of the Dafeng is an amazing drama.It shows the importance such simple yet vital values as relationships, camaraderie, fairness and love for life. And what I like best is that they manage to show it through the action and characters. It’s not pompous and they never actually articulate that, but you feel it through comedy, sentimental and tragic moments.
The plot is intricate. The story starts off in a very entertaining way. There is so much humour. I smiled and laughed almost every episode. I loved all the allusions to the modern world. Like, human nature doesn’t change no matter whether you live in a real world, or fantasy one. All the incidents that happen and characters that appear matter, as they will have to play their role later in the show. All things connect and matter. As the story progresses, things get grander and more menacing. The last episodes were heart-breaking. I cried a lot although I don’t often do that watching films nowadays.
Dafeng is a universe where there are various tribes and creatures although we are introduced to only a portion of them in comparison with the novel. But I believe that later we’ll learn about them as well. There are many characters in the drama, but all of them are distinct and there are so many bright ones. In the drama they showed the key feature of every character written for them in the book. Literally, I wasn’t bored by anyone. There is an amazing quirky family of the main lead. There are the guardians and Lord Wei. The jade mirror group – fun and cool at the same time. The alchemists. The bad guys were as atrocious as they were supposed to be. I think the cast is excellent. Also, they all got along so well, no wonder we have such a result on the screen.
The main lead, Xu Qi An, is the core of the story. He finds himself in this strange world and tries his best to navigate his way here. He’s such a lively character. He’s smart, but not a genius. He’s flexible, but has his principles. He can be cheeky and boastful, but played by Wang He Di, it looks funny and adorable. His aim is simple – make enough money using his knowledge of the modern world to live a quiet and comfortable life. However, he finds himself drawn in multiple events and becomes a key figure. Through the series we see his growth. He becomes stronger physically and his personality undergoes changes too. He is not someone who can tolerate injustice towards common or innocent people. His revenge is not personal, it’s done in the name of justice. I love the poem he often quotes. It’s really suitable. Wang He Di, you are amazing! What I feel about his performance is that he is so unrestrained. He is not afraid to look ridiculous and not to look perfect all the time. His transformation into Xu Qi An’s older self is awesome. His emotional scenes, especially, in the last episodes are his best in his career. I cried with him and for him!
Other things that are worth mentioning are good quality of production, good picture and CGI. The costumes are attractive but not over the top. I like the soundtrack. At first, it was quite unusual to hear such tracks in a costume drama, but later having read the lyrics I got to like the OST and never missed the opening.
I do hope we’ll get season 2 as the novel is very long. I hope we’ll get the same cast. Fingers crossed.
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