everyone is talking about that jun guy. i watched the movie and he’s honestly the least attractive actor in…
I think the point is, because of his appearance in the film, his fans, who might not normally have known about or cared to check out this film, are discovering it, and that's always a cool and a good thing. I doubt anyone is going into this movie with the mindset that it's a beauty contest. Besides, there is nothing wrong with supporting who you like. I went in with a friend who is a fan, but I was unfamiliar with him and didn't know anything about the film. I am not a Jackie Chan fan, but do know Ci Sha, so it was a pleasant surprise to see him in it.
I liked both about the same overall if you are comparing S1 of JoL, even though I found ZH much more gripping in terms of pacing. Zhang Hai feels significantly heavier, whereas JoL has a lightness to it, so a bit different in tone. But both focus on extremely smart and strategic ML leads navigating a treacherous court and both try to be grounded in science despite initially giving viewers the impression there are mystical origins. ZH does not have any martial arts skills though by design. My only caveat might be that I guessed the final villain very early in ZH, whereas I struggled to guess where the plot was going with JoL. The acting is comparable too - both MLs did a stellar job, but felt a bit mismatched with their respective FLs (even though I really like ZJY and LQ in general). Hard to compare with JoL S2 though for me, as that is one of my all time favourites.
It might be that he too like Zang Hai realised it was an illusion by seeing some flaw, like Zanghai noticed from…
If he noticed the flaw right away, then he could have realized it was an illusion sooner. (It wasn't a lack of shadow, Zhang Hai noticed that the flames didn't move despite the sword swishing closely, meaning there was no air/wind from the blade.)
I've watched far too many vertical dramas, probably over 50 -- many of them so terrible -- but this is probably one of the best ones I've seen. The actors can actually act, the story doesn't have 5,000 nonsensical plot holes and other silliness, it avoids some of the most popular tropes, and for a vertical, the ML toxicity level is actually surprisingly low (toxic MLs seem to be almost a requirement in most verticals)! If you like your stories angsty and smoldering, this one is a good one.
How is this related to the above mentioned drama : the lost tomb, tomb of the sea and the other two
It's completely unrelated and considered an original script, so I submitted an edit to have those titles removed. Looks like the request has gone through as I don't see those titles anymore.
Definitely one of the best verticals I've seen. The couple has more smoldering chemistry than some full-length drama couples. It had all your typical vertical tropes without any of the crazy gropy/choking abusive toxicity. The ML was clearly passionate about the FL but still respectful towards her. And there was no need to "park logic at the door" or any wild plot holes, lol.
Sure, we need to suspend our disbelief when it comes to verticals (more so than normal, haha), but this version of this story killed me with how they didn't recognize each other. They somehow never once thought to look at their marriage licence photo, even though they were carrying it around for a year? 🤣🤣I saw another version of this story that was a little bit more believably executed...
Xiao Bai is such a loathsome villain, I can't stand him. I can deal with straight-up villains, but he is a special breed of evil who pretends to be nice and instead is the one instigating everything to get what he wants, including justifying hurting the people the FL loves and then blaming others for it...that is selfishness, not love.
Given how this drama cut down a bazillion episodes, this is actually not a terrible hack job in terms of story flow, but it's still noticeable sometimes. I would have loved to have seen the back story of how the three tailed fox became the ML's disciple, for example, and right now, I'm at the scene where the aunt was possessed...and then next thing she's in a coffin? Or was that his mom?! Did I miss how she died? The scene where the Immortal Maiden hit her when she was strangling the brother did not suggest she was killed....
Edit: I guess they implied that it was the Emperor/Minister Xian who harmed her, but it wasn't super clear...
I just started the arc where Jin Xiu and Kun Lun have descended for their trials and Red Camillia is now a human child and Jin Xiu is the guardian of the mountain region. There was a white dog that entered Midheaven and spied on the mom, and is now a disciple/servant of Jin Xiu, but I am completely blanking on where this character came from. I feel like he was introduced as though we should know him, but I'm drawing a blank. Not a big deal, but it's bugging me if anyone else remembers? Thanks!
Just starting this for LXY, HYX, and ARP, despite the meh reviews. For those still watching, do you think people were just invested in the previous FL and can't get used to the recasting or is the drama really lacking something? I liked HYX from her previous dramas, but I was impressed by the behind the scenes clips -- it can't be easy to reshoot everything on a green screen with the vast majority of the cast not even around to help set the mood and tone, and it was also nice to see LXY come back to reshoot some of their scenes...
Given how this drama cut down a bazillion episodes, this is actually not a terrible hack job in terms of story flow, but it's still noticeable sometimes. I would have loved to have seen the back story of how the three tailed fox became the ML's disciple, for example, and right now, I'm at the scene where the aunt was possessed...and then next thing she's in a coffin? Or was that his mom?! Did I miss how she died? The scene where the Immortal Maiden hit her when she was strangling the brother did not suggest she was killed....
Edit: I guess they implied that it was the Emperor/Minister Xian who harmed her, but it wasn't super clear...