So fun, visually stunning, emotionally deep and living up to its potential!
I always make my decision on whether a drama is good or not based off of my willingness to watch all the scenes and story in which the main leads are not in. If I just skip through, then the drama hasn't been done well enough to keep me interested in the other characters and story plot points. But I'm loving every part of this drama! It has been so much fun.
I've seen a lot of reviews criticizing the editing and storytelling and saying it is done poorly. But there are different variations and methods to directing and I think we should be careful before saying 'it is done bad', when really it isn't done the way you normally like it. Bad editing has to do with clipping shots, incomplete motions, going from one angle to another and not having the depth and angles line up so that it jars on the eyes. I haven't seen these things. The issue I think they really have is the story boarding, and this is referring to how the story gets told.
This drama is storyboarded more like a shounen than a romance drama. I think many people thought that it was going to be more of a romance drama than a heroes adventures drama. I really enjoy the heroes adventure type dramas which focus on painting a bigger picture than just the story between the main leads. The story is going to be moving from many different characters perspectives and often, and certainly in this case doing back storytelling. It can feel like jumping from one scene into another. I get that some people don't feel this flows well. I have noticed we don't get as many long scenes like in romance focused dramas do and I confess I would have liked many scenes to be a little longer. But I think they did a fantastic job overall. I was super interested in the older generation's stories just as much as our main leads story. They wove all of these generations together into one big story that was truly exciting to watch.
So our main leads are viewers themselves of the stories of the older generation, and we are getting told piece by piece as their present story unfolds. I swear, never has a title 'generation to generation' been so on point with telling us exactly what this drama revolves around. If you don't force the story into a box, you will absolutely enjoy it. The way the story has been given has constantly left me on the edge of my seat, wondering what will happen next without drawing things out too long. With long dramas it is normal to feel bored or just be trying to get through the episodes but I'm not feeling that way with this drama. I'm just wanting more!
For the directing, storyboarding and editing, truly it's rated at something like a 7-8. It isn't bad. But it's also not doing anything exceptional or new.
I think the main leads in this drama have so much chemistry that feels natural. This just makes watching them together a wonderful and fun experience. I love the characteristics of the main leads. They also feel refreshing and new. So many dramas really give the main leads the same temperaments and it can feel boring or trivial.
The sets are actually really nice. They feel new and expansive. The colour and toning is gorgeous, giving this drama a dark moody vibe yet also a with a bright magical vibe. The world feels fantastical and vibrant. So many gorgeous epic shots of this magical landscape. The costumes have a new feeling as well with the styling. And the fabrics and colours are wonderful. They play a wonderful part in setting the vibe and creating that 'this is new world' I've never seen feeling.
And excuse me! But Zhou Yiran were have you been all my life!!!!!! So happy for him that he is starting to get more lead roles and I believe and hope that this drama will and is setting his career on an upward trajectory. He is super talented! And literally looks like an anime character come to life! I went and did research, that is his voice! It isn't a voice actor, which a lot of dramas use. Oh! I'm a big fan of his now and just loving seeing him do his thing. Great acting, truly.
Bao sheng En is lovely as well. I really enjoyed her acting and bringing a new quality to the main female lead. She is not that overdone clumsy or bubbly girl, nor is she the overdone go getter, strong, I can do it on my own girl. She is very beautiful and is truly giving us a great character to fall in love with. She feels insightful and careful while being laid back. She is strong, and it naturally comes through but hasn't made that the main focus of her character.
Also, the main leads are, one from the demon sect and one from the righteous sect. The story also has a unfolding of uncovering the righteous sects' secrets and in turn seeing the demon sect in a different light. There is a theme through making the characters and viewers look at what is good and what is evil - it isn't about what sect you are in but the individuals intentions and actions. Can our MLs face dispelling prejudice from both sides and find a harmonious solution?
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this drama. It is my favorite so far this year. Episode 22 is the best!!!! I loved this drama. The ending was perfect. What a phenomenal job the actors and crew did! Thank you so much!
I've seen a lot of reviews criticizing the editing and storytelling and saying it is done poorly. But there are different variations and methods to directing and I think we should be careful before saying 'it is done bad', when really it isn't done the way you normally like it. Bad editing has to do with clipping shots, incomplete motions, going from one angle to another and not having the depth and angles line up so that it jars on the eyes. I haven't seen these things. The issue I think they really have is the story boarding, and this is referring to how the story gets told.
This drama is storyboarded more like a shounen than a romance drama. I think many people thought that it was going to be more of a romance drama than a heroes adventures drama. I really enjoy the heroes adventure type dramas which focus on painting a bigger picture than just the story between the main leads. The story is going to be moving from many different characters perspectives and often, and certainly in this case doing back storytelling. It can feel like jumping from one scene into another. I get that some people don't feel this flows well. I have noticed we don't get as many long scenes like in romance focused dramas do and I confess I would have liked many scenes to be a little longer. But I think they did a fantastic job overall. I was super interested in the older generation's stories just as much as our main leads story. They wove all of these generations together into one big story that was truly exciting to watch.
So our main leads are viewers themselves of the stories of the older generation, and we are getting told piece by piece as their present story unfolds. I swear, never has a title 'generation to generation' been so on point with telling us exactly what this drama revolves around. If you don't force the story into a box, you will absolutely enjoy it. The way the story has been given has constantly left me on the edge of my seat, wondering what will happen next without drawing things out too long. With long dramas it is normal to feel bored or just be trying to get through the episodes but I'm not feeling that way with this drama. I'm just wanting more!
For the directing, storyboarding and editing, truly it's rated at something like a 7-8. It isn't bad. But it's also not doing anything exceptional or new.
I think the main leads in this drama have so much chemistry that feels natural. This just makes watching them together a wonderful and fun experience. I love the characteristics of the main leads. They also feel refreshing and new. So many dramas really give the main leads the same temperaments and it can feel boring or trivial.
The sets are actually really nice. They feel new and expansive. The colour and toning is gorgeous, giving this drama a dark moody vibe yet also a with a bright magical vibe. The world feels fantastical and vibrant. So many gorgeous epic shots of this magical landscape. The costumes have a new feeling as well with the styling. And the fabrics and colours are wonderful. They play a wonderful part in setting the vibe and creating that 'this is new world' I've never seen feeling.
And excuse me! But Zhou Yiran were have you been all my life!!!!!! So happy for him that he is starting to get more lead roles and I believe and hope that this drama will and is setting his career on an upward trajectory. He is super talented! And literally looks like an anime character come to life! I went and did research, that is his voice! It isn't a voice actor, which a lot of dramas use. Oh! I'm a big fan of his now and just loving seeing him do his thing. Great acting, truly.
Bao sheng En is lovely as well. I really enjoyed her acting and bringing a new quality to the main female lead. She is not that overdone clumsy or bubbly girl, nor is she the overdone go getter, strong, I can do it on my own girl. She is very beautiful and is truly giving us a great character to fall in love with. She feels insightful and careful while being laid back. She is strong, and it naturally comes through but hasn't made that the main focus of her character.
Also, the main leads are, one from the demon sect and one from the righteous sect. The story also has a unfolding of uncovering the righteous sects' secrets and in turn seeing the demon sect in a different light. There is a theme through making the characters and viewers look at what is good and what is evil - it isn't about what sect you are in but the individuals intentions and actions. Can our MLs face dispelling prejudice from both sides and find a harmonious solution?
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this drama. It is my favorite so far this year. Episode 22 is the best!!!! I loved this drama. The ending was perfect. What a phenomenal job the actors and crew did! Thank you so much!
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