This is a shocker. Never ever have I seen such a brilliant tongue-in-cheek comedy, such a self-deprecating scenario, taking down the very industry it belongs to.
And with such wit, and careful balance between humour and outright sarcasm displayed against the production teams, marketing gurus, writers, directors and diva-status actors making up the drama movies industry.
It's a gem.
May it rise to 10 out of 10 approval rating points, for it stands easily at 20.
How about the music?
Another gem. So often in Chinese dramas the music trashes over dialogue at impossible high volumes, making impossible to follow or even hear what the actors are saying.
Here, the music is a character in itself. It comments, it pokes fun at the situation, script or characters. It reinterprets classical scores, it goes down on you with heavy metal rings. It has it all, but mostly, I think it has brains.
It is a feast for the ears, soul and mind.
And please, where have you ever seen top actors deriding their own status on camera, while winking at the audience?!
Acting skills are never a problem in the dramas I have seen. So many a boring script and forgetful directing I endured for the sake of the brilliant actors picking up the production from the trash bin.
Here I hope that the beautiful cast had as much fun poking fun at their real life status as I had watching them acting.
Oh, and I forgot: yes, it is about an actress "falling" into a different dimension, and into the script of the period drama she is cast to play in.
But, boy, after this overly done premise, everything else was turned on its head with sheer wit of scenario, of directing, of acting.
Have I said it already?
It's an absolute best!
And with such wit, and careful balance between humour and outright sarcasm displayed against the production teams, marketing gurus, writers, directors and diva-status actors making up the drama movies industry.
It's a gem.
May it rise to 10 out of 10 approval rating points, for it stands easily at 20.
How about the music?
Another gem. So often in Chinese dramas the music trashes over dialogue at impossible high volumes, making impossible to follow or even hear what the actors are saying.
Here, the music is a character in itself. It comments, it pokes fun at the situation, script or characters. It reinterprets classical scores, it goes down on you with heavy metal rings. It has it all, but mostly, I think it has brains.
It is a feast for the ears, soul and mind.
And please, where have you ever seen top actors deriding their own status on camera, while winking at the audience?!
Acting skills are never a problem in the dramas I have seen. So many a boring script and forgetful directing I endured for the sake of the brilliant actors picking up the production from the trash bin.
Here I hope that the beautiful cast had as much fun poking fun at their real life status as I had watching them acting.
Oh, and I forgot: yes, it is about an actress "falling" into a different dimension, and into the script of the period drama she is cast to play in.
But, boy, after this overly done premise, everything else was turned on its head with sheer wit of scenario, of directing, of acting.
Have I said it already?
It's an absolute best!
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