This comment needs to be pinned 📌 at the top of the chat. It sums up what's so special about this drama. Even…
~ "This is a drama where everybody in the cast has to carry weight. That is a big part of why "Key To The Phoenix Heart" is riveting" ~
Another great point. Competency throughout the production. Something that always bothered me about latter-day Hollywood, particularly from the mid-blockbuster era, was the diminishing quality of support and bit-part performers. Especially when compared to the old days. It's quite jarring to see really poor acting by a minor character. It's like someone playing the wrong notes in an orchestra. Kills the immersion. KTTP has great depth in the quality of its performances.
Ai Mi auditioned, passed and played the role of 16 years old Jiayu, so she was the perfect choice and brought…
~ "perfect choice and brought the freshness, actual naivety and young vibe only young actress would deliver more naturally than some 30ish-year old actress" ~
Preach. The patience of the audience matches the patience of the Xiao Wuyi for exactly this reason. I'd already be mad at Xie Jiayu if she was older. But my mindset here is give her room to grow.
Indeed - there is zero respect for her agency and free will and her parent's right to support her. All these people…
The bad parents and bad agency thing blows my mind. One glance at what she's achieved in her young life and just how far her acting has developed before she's even entered the BFA points to the exact opposite.
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Another great point. Competency throughout the production. Something that always bothered me about latter-day Hollywood, particularly from the mid-blockbuster era, was the diminishing quality of support and bit-part performers. Especially when compared to the old days. It's quite jarring to see really poor acting by a minor character. It's like someone playing the wrong notes in an orchestra. Kills the immersion. KTTP has great depth in the quality of its performances.
Preach. The patience of the audience matches the patience of the Xiao Wuyi for exactly this reason. I'd already be mad at Xie Jiayu if she was older. But my mindset here is give her room to grow.