MASTERPIECE:A league of its own!!
UPDATED REVIEW after completion, no spoilers :)
I started this with low expectations, I've watched LOTS of wuxia so far but this one takes you by surprise in how it tells a story! It took me a while to adjust to the way this cdrama unfolds its mystery, i thought it was just beautiful scenes concatenated randomly together but oh no....
diving into this world is a big jump but oh so worth it!
This show pushes you to accept the world veil of shadows as a standalone one of a kind. dialogue is often concise, short but so effective. the main cast and production WOW!!!
-CINEMA: how come every scene is a visual statement? I feel i am watching a live manga/anime. the wind, light, angles, action, costumes... so satisfying! I never saw a live actors drama with so many attention and dramatic effects for every scene. too much? NAH!! its such a vibe!! and until the very end. a lot of scenes have become iconic for me!
-ACTION &DRAMA balance, lots of actions while keeping the story going is tough mastery!! the episodes are very well paced and separated! choreography amazing till the end!
- STORY is genuinely AMAZING!! although some tropes here and there, it's super well done. Until the end, the story is tight and super creative! sometimes it takes a while to understand but the show always clarifies the mystery later. Always keeps us guessing!! genius complex and nuanced story.
-MANY MAIN ACTORS: It's so hard to give so much attention to many actors/characters at the same time, but waw! this show does it brilliantly! the main cast have a great evolution and each of them have purpose! all of them shined here and had the chance to play even different roles. the only character that i think could have had more to give was wu shqwan. he did have his moments but sometimes his character's presence was taken dor granted !! all 4 main actors + yuan were a great cast and carried the story amazignly!!
-MUSIC : oh man the music is so energetic and perfectly added throughout! also very diverse collection!
-CGI: sometimes with wuxia you have to turn a blind eye to cgi... but this one is spotless! the effects are really seamless and super creative.
-ARCS & PROGRESSION: the story is tight!! 29 episodes was a great number and the story did not loose the plot, on the contrary, it flowed beautifully till the end, connecting the arcs together!
hard to believe this is not based on a novel!
I started this with low expectations, I've watched LOTS of wuxia so far but this one takes you by surprise in how it tells a story! It took me a while to adjust to the way this cdrama unfolds its mystery, i thought it was just beautiful scenes concatenated randomly together but oh no....
diving into this world is a big jump but oh so worth it!
This show pushes you to accept the world veil of shadows as a standalone one of a kind. dialogue is often concise, short but so effective. the main cast and production WOW!!!
-CINEMA: how come every scene is a visual statement? I feel i am watching a live manga/anime. the wind, light, angles, action, costumes... so satisfying! I never saw a live actors drama with so many attention and dramatic effects for every scene. too much? NAH!! its such a vibe!! and until the very end. a lot of scenes have become iconic for me!
-ACTION &DRAMA balance, lots of actions while keeping the story going is tough mastery!! the episodes are very well paced and separated! choreography amazing till the end!
- STORY is genuinely AMAZING!! although some tropes here and there, it's super well done. Until the end, the story is tight and super creative! sometimes it takes a while to understand but the show always clarifies the mystery later. Always keeps us guessing!! genius complex and nuanced story.
-MANY MAIN ACTORS: It's so hard to give so much attention to many actors/characters at the same time, but waw! this show does it brilliantly! the main cast have a great evolution and each of them have purpose! all of them shined here and had the chance to play even different roles. the only character that i think could have had more to give was wu shqwan. he did have his moments but sometimes his character's presence was taken dor granted !! all 4 main actors + yuan were a great cast and carried the story amazignly!!
-MUSIC : oh man the music is so energetic and perfectly added throughout! also very diverse collection!
-CGI: sometimes with wuxia you have to turn a blind eye to cgi... but this one is spotless! the effects are really seamless and super creative.
-ARCS & PROGRESSION: the story is tight!! 29 episodes was a great number and the story did not loose the plot, on the contrary, it flowed beautifully till the end, connecting the arcs together!
hard to believe this is not based on a novel!
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