Though I really liked the FL in Blossom, I feel her acting range is somewhat limited, especially in this drama.…
I was just rewatching previous episodes and I noticed that MZY uses her body well to express her emotions when she needs to, even if she really falls short in comparison with He YiQian's hysterically funny and adorably endearing facial expressiveness as HuaYong.
When XiHe was attacked in the street and HuaYong was fighting off the assassins behind a wall of flames, he did get cut, and XiHe's care for him was evident in an 'unguarded moment'...MZY did the physical acting well: she writhed around in the grip of her maids, rushed over, 'flustered', grabbed HY's arm and checked him out at the right speed, her shoulders and back were not stiff.
The same was true in Blossom, she managed to convey her feelings using the other tools of acting.
Her voice seems pretty good too although I am not sure where she uses voice actors or dubs herself -- still the coordination of the facial muscles and involuntary movement of the neck and shoulders with the voice is necessary to produce the feeling of realism.
I agree that the facial bit is sort of off-putting. Lead actresses however do get caught in the trap of being rewarded for being immobile in closeups -- yall can probably list the adjectives production companies adore, which praise beauty rather than expressiveness. Eyes must be wide, mouth of a certain shape and size.
Any natural individual deviation from perfect symmetry of mouth/eyebrows/cheekbones can be masked by camera angles and facial muscles temporarily, but in movement few can completely control the habitual patterns of their mouth.
The strictness of the 'beauty' standards that actresses face in dramas is crazy. It limits their expressiveness. It limits the amount of solid acting practice and coaching that they actually receive. It also limits the people who get to try out for leading roles to those whose body size and shape, and facial features fit the current desired mode. (Male roles are somewhat more varied so the physical types needed are more varied, although also restricted per genre)
If HuaYong is the son of the original legit heir, Prince Qian, then the Princess Yun An, who died in Le tribe and was also the child of the late Emperor, she would be HuaYong's aunt.
What if she didnt die and is hiding out in some bandit stronghold?
Or worse, what if the raging Prince Munuha from Le Tribe is related to the royal family? Or something more complicated.
I am not putting the spoiler bec the topic of the legitimacy of the current Emperor and HuaYong's paternity has been thoroughly spoiled already.
19-20 I wept my way through the beginning of the wedding as if it were for real. This little show is absurd, sentimental cheesy and ineffably adorable. He YiQian's HuaYong is a wonderful character.
Ep18 Prince Xin is attempting to influence the narrative!! He is trying to drag the shoow back into the redo/revenge fantasy storyline, where Qing Zhi would return and fix her marriage and the world!
I like the ALMOST breaking of the fourth wall. Really delicious.
But this is not that show. I am really enjoying the soul-meld between Qing Zhi and Xi He, and interested in whether one side will suppress the other and how.
Ep17 beginning The absurd and endearing battle scenes! I am definitely just here for the ride, even a few poisoned arrows which magically hit only two guys dont faze me!
Being silly aside, I have been dying to see the CP's martial arts skills be appreciated by someone at least. Tired of him telling her that it was someone else who rescues her.
Well, she probably has figured it out episodes ago. Sneaky girl.
I have been wondering how such a burly guy as He YiQian can give the impression of 'willowiness', and hope what must have been a harsh diet is now over.
Because of the frequently noisy soundtrack, minimal dialogue and darkly organic visuals this is more of an occult thriller than a supernatural whodunnit..
So, not my taste. 8 hours left me feeling rattled.
However because it is Kwak Dong Yeon, Roh Yoon Seo and Nam Joo Hyuk, the plot still works emotionally. I cant help feeling that this is a waste of that trio's talents, but given that I cant visualize what the masterpiece would be that would show case them better, we just have to wait until somebody invents it.
This is a decent watch if you like thrillers, the actors do a great job and the visuals are sometimes pretty and sometimes nightmarish, which I think was the point.
Win one for moving the visual depiction of psychological inner and intra-space further along.
That yellow with the blue hem really stands out among the other women. It makes them look pale. That pale apricot yellow overdress she wore to the garden party was pretty too.
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When XiHe was attacked in the street and HuaYong was fighting off the assassins behind a wall of flames, he did get cut, and XiHe's care for him was evident in an 'unguarded moment'...MZY did the physical acting well: she writhed around in the grip of her maids, rushed over, 'flustered', grabbed HY's arm and checked him out at the right speed, her shoulders and back were not stiff.
The same was true in Blossom, she managed to convey her feelings using the other tools of acting.
Her voice seems pretty good too although I am not sure where she uses voice actors or dubs herself -- still the coordination of the facial muscles and involuntary movement of the neck and shoulders with the voice is necessary to produce the feeling of realism.
I agree that the facial bit is sort of off-putting. Lead actresses however do get caught in the trap of being rewarded for being immobile in closeups -- yall can probably list the adjectives production companies adore, which praise beauty rather than expressiveness. Eyes must be wide, mouth of a certain shape and size.
Any natural individual deviation from perfect symmetry of mouth/eyebrows/cheekbones can be masked by camera angles and facial muscles temporarily, but in movement few can completely control the habitual patterns of their mouth.
The strictness of the 'beauty' standards that actresses face in dramas is crazy. It limits their expressiveness. It limits the amount of solid acting practice and coaching that they actually receive.
It also limits the people who get to try out for leading roles to those whose body size and shape, and facial features fit the current desired mode.
(Male roles are somewhat more varied so the physical types needed are more varied, although also restricted per genre)
When HuaYong turns the knob and the section of the imperial bedroom wall pivots, did anyone else giggle and say "Imperial BatCave!"?
beginning
He remembers to undo her headress and then kisses her on her ?hair?
She then pulls that utterly hateful, and when will dramas stop using it, awful face, "ooh I am so surprised that we have physical contact".
She was married before. Are we going to find out that she refused to let her previous husband into her bed too?
What if she didnt die and is hiding out in some bandit stronghold?
Or worse, what if the raging Prince Munuha from Le Tribe is related to the royal family? Or something more complicated.
I am not putting the spoiler bec the topic of the legitimacy of the current Emperor and HuaYong's paternity has been thoroughly spoiled already.
I wept my way through the beginning of the wedding as if it were for real. This little show is absurd, sentimental cheesy and ineffably adorable. He YiQian's HuaYong is a wonderful character.
Oh no, the aphrodisiac ambush!!!
Prince Xin is attempting to influence the narrative!!
He is trying to drag the shoow back into the redo/revenge fantasy storyline, where Qing Zhi would return and fix her marriage and the world!
I like the ALMOST breaking of the fourth wall. Really delicious.
But this is not that show. I am really enjoying the soul-meld between Qing Zhi and Xi He, and interested in whether one side will suppress the other and how.
beginning
The absurd and endearing battle scenes! I am definitely just here for the ride, even a few poisoned arrows which magically hit only two guys dont faze me!
Being silly aside, I have been dying to see the CP's martial arts skills be appreciated by someone at least. Tired of him telling her that it was someone else who rescues her.
Well, she probably has figured it out episodes ago. Sneaky girl.
I have been wondering how such a burly guy as He YiQian can give the impression of 'willowiness', and hope what must have been a harsh diet is now over.
So, not my taste. 8 hours left me feeling rattled.
However because it is Kwak Dong Yeon, Roh Yoon Seo and Nam Joo Hyuk, the plot still works emotionally. I cant help feeling that this is a waste of that trio's talents, but given that I cant visualize what the masterpiece would be that would show case them better, we just have to wait until somebody invents it.
This is a decent watch if you like thrillers, the actors do a great job and the visuals are sometimes pretty and sometimes nightmarish, which I think was the point.
Win one for moving the visual depiction of psychological inner and intra-space further along.
That pale apricot yellow overdress she wore to the garden party was pretty too.
The music in the background of Bu Shu lin and stone cui fighting over his confession!