THE drama to watch out for
i first watched this in 2023, when my parents suggested us to watch this during one of our movie nights. initially, i can skeptical, because it is such a old film and i thought that i might not like the visual quality of the film, but i am deeply mistaken. i love the visual of the film, and the old and slightly messy quality and places in the drama fits perfectly. i love this in contrast to the picture-perfect/makeup perfect c drama nowadayssendonly, the story is really gripping and easy to follow, and follows the novel closely. i think thhat the pace of the drama is really good, and the occasional funny moments had me laughing. the fighting scenes are brillliantly done, and not what you can see in cedramas nowadays, where the characters just wave their hands and the enemy are magically defeated. LOL.
the actors are AMAZING and, especially the actress playing huang rong by athena chu. she captured huang rongs, bold, and cheerful characteristics perfectly.
i think that this might not be what most cdrama watcher want to watch now, but honestly, give it a try and yall would love it. although is doe snot have the perfect makeup and a 'clean' look where most cdrama nowadays emphasis, i think that this adaption of jing yong's condor heroes is the best verison yet and a true classic, like how i deem lord of the rings as one of the best western films ever too.
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okayish just has no wow factor
firstly, i have to say that i didnt read the original chinese book or the manhua, so this is my first time watching this kind of stuff.secondly, the plot:
honestly, i have to say that this drama is perfect for younger audiences,like 8-16 yo (not that i am old lol, i rewatched his for the third time already)
the plot is really straightforward and predictable, although there are some things that are quite interesting, such as the plot of xiao wu's poison. there are a lot of dialogue in this drama, and i have to skip some of the dialogues to continue. what i really look forward to in this drama are the fighting scenes and the characters. i absolutely loved the academy's friendship and the humor together, espcially the scenes with ou si ke and ma hong jun. them acting on stage to earn money in ep 26 was really funny and amusing, including there fight with xue beng.lol
acting/cast:]
it is my first time seeing all of the actors other than xiao zhan(the untamed) and i have to say, the director really picked the right actors for the roles, and i cant imagine anyone else acting the role. the acting are on pare except for some scenes ( crying scenes where i cant feel sad because they arnt acting like they are sad)
character:
i love all the characters with all my heart, however, my fav have to be ou si ke, ma hong jun, dai mu bai and finally zhu zhu qing. loved the team dynamic and they all had some sort of character development (dai mu bai being proud and arrogant to being a gd grp leader) i also really love the teachers and the other characters, like both of shi lan ke's teachers, and du dou luo, with his honest and blunt replies. i honestly think that all the characters had equal screen time and it is really enjoyable
i really liked xiao wu at first, thinking that she is naive and really cute, and really liked to fight, at aorung ep 30, i started disliking her, she wanted to heal the rivarly between the beast and the hun shi, yes, and she loves tang san to a point it is annoying and make her seem weak af. she kept saying,' where tang san is, where i am' literally every fucking time and im so annoying. like pls STOP. and tang san,OMG, i dont really dislike him, but the problem with him is that he is to perfect, he is too kind, honest, righteous, and it makes his character flat af. and whenever, he is talkign to his elders about 'if its my father i dont know what to do''you cant do this' blah blah blah. like boy, i dont want to hear your pep talk.
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comfort drama
i first wathced soem eps when my grandmother was watching it to pass time. i remember she asked me if the ml was 帅, and i said no lol. anyways, after a few years, i finished this drama, and till now, its my third time rewatching.although this drama is really clique and has all the plots you can think of (kidnapping, memory loss) etc, i love the similcity and its is just the show to watch when you are mentally drained. although some scenes are unrealistic, i owuld say it is still a good watch. the visuals and colthing choice are also good. i love lusi's clothing fits, they are all really cute.
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underwhelming
i was originally really excited to watch this because of the numerous good reviews it has. i really love watching fantasy, but this is nah. esther yu... what to do i say. her acting is always fluctuating, sometimes good, and sometimes horrible, her voice is like a baby's, which i am not a fan of. and dylan wang. even though he has many fans, i really can see why. i feel like his acting here is so wooden, and he is always sucking his cheeks in to make his face seem skinnier? idk. i also dont get how they suddenly fell in love. like no way they would fall in love like this. if the ml is super old, super powerful guy, then why would he fall for a girl acting like a child ? his actions are so different from what he is supposed to be like. and why did they start kissing at some random ep when they dropped into the water to avoid being seen? i know this is fiction, but this is so absurd and wierd .Was this review helpful to you?
best season ever (1/2 dthr i watched)
after watching dthr 6, while i love the content of season 6, some incidents really made me question why i am still watching. plus with the fans bring up petty problems all the time, i decided to drop the show as it was genuinely too tedious for me to finish. however, i decided to watch season 5 as everyone seem to love that season. i watched the first ep months ago,but decided the put it on hold as i could not get past the fist eps. after months, when i was watching the chinese beauty shop (really reccommend) i realsied that zhao zhaoyi wasalso in dhtr 5, so i decided to try watchign this again.firstly, for the cast, i only know wang anyu, zhao zhaoyi, jin chen and hu xian xu. the other member's names drew a black in my mind. however, as i continue to watch, all of the members captivated me with their different and charmign personalilties.
for qin hailu, although she is the oldest memebr in the group, she has the youthful energy with her and i find her really cute sonetimes (if u get what i mean), especially when she realised that she wrote her husband's hanyu pinyin name wrong. also she might 'nag' constantly, i know that she is worries of the younger members of the group. i also really love that she would confront the guys of the things that she feel uncomfortable with (the hotel) immediately, she is blunt and doesnt beat around the bush.
for zhaoyi, i watche dthe show for her lol, because of her funny character in the chinese beauty shop. here, although the screen tiem for her is far less compared to the other more well know memebrs, she would always shine through with her constant witty remarks to lift up the groups spirits.she is also responsible and caring. and her fits ate
for wang anyu, contrast to the netizens comments that he is bad, i think that he is just a perfectionist, where everything has to be on plan, even to the specific timing. from his perspective, i can see why he is so anxious during the first part of the trip. i like the he chose to change himself gradually to be mare relaxed with the planning, and workign well with his lil bro. he is also really charamatic and lively person
for xiaohu, he is extroverted? , funny and has an expremely high eq. he can crack funny jokes a any time and make everyone laugh. he is also very mature and can handle problems well. his friendship with zhaoyi, anyu and zhilei is really endearing to watch. i really really LOVE how he handled the situation where anyu is anxious, where he sat down with him and talked about what went wrong and waht can be improved, and anyu was also really understanding. i was really suprised when this happened cuz maybe from watching season 6. aside form that, i think that it is also rare to see these types of truthful conversations in real life because many people lack the maturity or the courage to bring up these topics. kudos to xiao hu.
overall, the group dynamic is amazing, where everyone would work together with a common goal of making the trip a one to remember. they would also go an extra mile to do stuff for others, like the beachside picnic by dilireba and qin lan (unlike s6).overall, they are a bunch of witty and kind people.
this season definetly set the standard highhhh for dhtr
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