LtTawnyMadison

Nie Huaisang is my favorite Mo Dao Zu Shi character, and I love CQL's Nie Mingjue, so I'm glad I saw this. I expected it to just be some sort of adventure thriller (it has a very spooky horror Raiders feel, and if you ever do an escape room, NHS is definitely who you want with you). But it delved a lot more into the bond between the brothers, and the struggles NMJ was having due to Jin Guangyao's guqin poison and also the strain this caused on the brothers' relationship, aside from the strain already there due to their differing priorities/interests. They got pretty emotional. NMJ actually cried a few times (one time, even sobbed because of something he did during a qi deviation).

The special effects were meh and some of the martial arts stuff was over the top, but the story definitely added depth to the Nie brothers' relationship, and a deeper insight into why NHS was so determined to avenge NMJ. It made me feel like JGY's guqin spell was a symbol for depression... something invisible that takes over your mind and changes you in bad ways.

I wish I'd seen this closer to the time that I'd read the book and watched The Untamed/CQL, because I probably would have appreciated it more with all the details fresh in my mind.