He Yan didn't use her real name. She used a different Chinese character for "He" when registering for…
Yes, original scripts like A Dream within a Dream seems more on-the-ball with viewers. Lots of tropes used in a way as a parody and giving subtle hints at similar dramas made famous by their iconic scenes, so it's engaging and also speaking to the audience through subtle hints like music to evoke certain genres/dramas. But ultimately, they more or less told us how the industry works like a backhanded slap and a gotcha moment at the very end. It's definitely a drama setting a benchmark for me.
I think the problem here is trying to re-hash lots of en-vogue at the time re-birth dramas and here, getting it wrong. It's created more issues which may have been avoided. With so many similar themes, it can become unoriginal.
Sometimes, I feel they're better off starting from scratch if they're making so many changes to get round censorship. The issue is, the money people are too frightened by that because they ultimately are trying to cash in on the novel fandom and the name brand author.
He Yan didn't use her real name. She used a different Chinese character for "He" when registering for…
These issues are getting more common, especially from novels. We have got to remember many of these novels are really targeted to a core audience and these continuity issues are not their priority since they come for romance and pure escapism.
Many stories do not care much about details. I feel too many drama makers are getting lazy and just literally picking off the peg novels they think will have a ready waiting fanbase and they can make a quick buck at the expense of other general audiences that deserve a half decent drama that doesn't reek of greedy people in the background hoping to dupe certain fandoms/novel groups.
Recently, original scripts have been more refreshing or dramas part taken from novels that haven't even finished.
Douban cannot wait to rate this drama low even before the drama finishes airing or Weibo gives its rating 🙄I…
From what I was told they are actively measuring and monitoring accounts, bot behaviour usually set up as water armies as you mention. Depending on the volume it can take a long time on some dramas whilst others less so.
If the ratings have come out quite quickly, they probably feel it's stable or the volume for checking is quite low. These ratings can continue to go up as well as down.
It's quite common to be honest. I guessed it would be around this range. The drama has nothing new. Audiences…
I think MDL is more a fan group site and often dramas with popular actors get more higher scores. The ratings may come with a filter and less about storylines & acting. Romance is number one. Anything else just tends to fade on the wayside.
It's quite common to be honest. I guessed it would be around this range. The drama has nothing new. Audiences are not easily swayed. The drama format and storyline is tired and dated. Offensive to modern audiences. It may appeal to a small section of readers (inside the circle), but when it's made into a drama, it can expose issues more to a wider passerby audience.
i think he yan enjoyed being one of the girlies for a little minute, particularly because the jiyang women have…
This is just a fake performative speech often only for upper middle class.. I dare the drama makers to have that speech on peasants which probably make up 96% of the population. All nice when C-drama land only latch onto history through the eyes of the noble class. This sort of message is firmly for a teeny part of society and they love using it because it's easy and lazy. Don't want to tackle the root issue.
We need to understand this is a big novel squeezed into a 35min 36 episodes drama. So they can't show everything.…
Even if it's a long or complex novel, the people that chose it should have known what to prioritise on and leave out. For me they spent too much time on ML & FL and did not bother with her family dynamics, her master and even SML's background. 22 episodes have passed and still it's full of gaps not filled. How can we be invested in her relationship with her master or even the FL's story so far.
The adaptation makes her more obsessed with ticking other women off for being dumb and not like her. Whilst she plays with the ML in her down-time. But sorry, what does that mean? Being s solider is more important than sewing and cooking? That's lowkey unsisterly. This choice thing is also a tool. If women don't have a choice, then don't tick others off. It's a totally disingenuous message.
Maybe some are influenced and worry this is piling on too much pressure on women in general. They need to do male…
The issue is, romance novels are primarily aimed for women or teenagers growing up. Very convenient tool when the hormones are raging.
They are often influenced by how the author has been conditioned. It's not uncommon for female authors or writers to be male-identified. By that, I mean they are centred around men, and what pursuits they do. Women often need to gain approval from the men in that circle or even behave a certain way to gain their attention.
Examples in this drama are, be in men's spaces (army, scholars and jianghu), and when they do talk about "women" pursuits, it's subtly laced with something inferior. They are often cheer leading the "drop the needle work and fight for our nations" approach to conveniently side-eye what cooking at home or sewing means, like it's not the same as serving as a soldier. Hence, FL here goes to the army because it's more heroic than stay-at-home work! When she's cooking, it's a choice. Choice only for those that can afford it though.
Dangerous message. Many of the forum users don't see this, they are unaware they're slowly being brainwashed all under the banner of performative feminism. This isn't an accident.
Maybe some are influenced and worry this is piling on too much pressure on women in general. They need to do male…
Don't tell me. I was once told, if men had periods, they'd lobby to make sure they don't have to pay for tampons/sanitary pads and let someone make money from something.
All I can say is (I haven't seen these scenes yet) it's a can of worms. A portion of viewers see this as a sell-out and against what it means to be empowered, and a portion feel choice is the key and nothing to do with "female pursuits" it's just an expression of love.
My take is she does what she wants. The issue is more the writer or novelist may be accused of being male-identified. There are signs that women need to be more like men and men's approval in their spaces to get ahead. That sort of mindset tells women, they cannot be recognised or respected if they don't do these things. But why? Women are not the same as men. Women don't need to act or copy what men do to get places. Here, it feels like that's the underlying message.
To all people who have problem with her cooking and sewing let me just say something.She is cooking and sewing…
Maybe some are influenced and worry this is piling on too much pressure on women in general. They need to do male things to get recognition, and now she also need to be good at female things too. Just speculation.
Didn’t she also fake her handwriting in the same scene? I feel like she purposefully was bad at it so he wouldn’t…
I don't know, it just feels forced just make ML get more jealous or cause more friction. For her, it's out-of-character. She's guarded and suspicious by nature, but suddenly with him, she's gifting him stuff and saving him.
We know he's going to hang onto any little thing she does for him and it will end in tears. It's almost like some writers are trying to make it seem like women bring problems on themselves. In a drama like this, it feels wrong.
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I think the problem here is trying to re-hash lots of en-vogue at the time re-birth dramas and here, getting it wrong. It's created more issues which may have been avoided. With so many similar themes, it can become unoriginal.
Sometimes, I feel they're better off starting from scratch if they're making so many changes to get round censorship. The issue is, the money people are too frightened by that because they ultimately are trying to cash in on the novel fandom and the name brand author.
Many stories do not care much about details. I feel too many drama makers are getting lazy and just literally picking off the peg novels they think will have a ready waiting fanbase and they can make a quick buck at the expense of other general audiences that deserve a half decent drama that doesn't reek of greedy people in the background hoping to dupe certain fandoms/novel groups.
Recently, original scripts have been more refreshing or dramas part taken from novels that haven't even finished.
If the ratings have come out quite quickly, they probably feel it's stable or the volume for checking is quite low. These ratings can continue to go up as well as down.
The adaptation makes her more obsessed with ticking other women off for being dumb and not like her. Whilst she plays with the ML in her down-time. But sorry, what does that mean? Being s solider is more important than sewing and cooking? That's lowkey unsisterly. This choice thing is also a tool. If women don't have a choice, then don't tick others off. It's a totally disingenuous message.
They are often influenced by how the author has been conditioned. It's not uncommon for female authors or writers to be male-identified. By that, I mean they are centred around men, and what pursuits they do. Women often need to gain approval from the men in that circle or even behave a certain way to gain their attention.
Examples in this drama are, be in men's spaces (army, scholars and jianghu), and when they do talk about "women" pursuits, it's subtly laced with something inferior. They are often cheer leading the "drop the needle work and fight for our nations" approach to conveniently side-eye what cooking at home or sewing means, like it's not the same as serving as a soldier. Hence, FL here goes to the army because it's more heroic than stay-at-home work! When she's cooking, it's a choice. Choice only for those that can afford it though.
Dangerous message. Many of the forum users don't see this, they are unaware they're slowly being brainwashed all under the banner of performative feminism. This isn't an accident.
All I can say is (I haven't seen these scenes yet) it's a can of worms. A portion of viewers see this as a sell-out and against what it means to be empowered, and a portion feel choice is the key and nothing to do with "female pursuits" it's just an expression of love.
My take is she does what she wants. The issue is more the writer or novelist may be accused of being male-identified. There are signs that women need to be more like men and men's approval in their spaces to get ahead. That sort of mindset tells women, they cannot be recognised or respected if they don't do these things. But why? Women are not the same as men. Women don't need to act or copy what men do to get places. Here, it feels like that's the underlying message.
We know he's going to hang onto any little thing she does for him and it will end in tears. It's almost like some writers are trying to make it seem like women bring problems on themselves. In a drama like this, it feels wrong.