Wang He Di's great comic timing, physical skills and now in his true voice!
Great watch for fans of adventure-fantasy. I liked it a lot without being totally on top of the plot all the time, but I was happy to tag along for the ride. Great cgi etc, wuxia/time-slip/superhero, with a well-balanced script (from a webnovel, so with pretty good structure) and cast.
In the opening 21stC scenes, when I heard He Di as the ML clap back at his co-worker dissing his provincial accent, I was all in. I really loved the comic actors who make up The ML's family, and especially that his (We He Di/Dylan Wang's) performance with them was just right, not over the line of the heroic personality of his character but drawing on the actor's own innate skills: comic timing, excellent physical skills and now, his real voice! Which turns out to be a great comic instrument, a little hoarse, a little opinionated and down to earth.
And also, just romantic enough to feel honest.
One of the great duels, with a humongous semi-transparent Vajra avatar, ended up being partially conducted in the minds of the combatants where the ML drew on that voice and some truly annoying persistence to break through a 'negative mental formation'. It is very very very funny.
There are lots of other cool little scenes. And a motley band of martial arts master-allies to boot. One of the coolest things is that the hero does not become the king...metaphorically speaking. More I cannot say...
In the opening 21stC scenes, when I heard He Di as the ML clap back at his co-worker dissing his provincial accent, I was all in. I really loved the comic actors who make up The ML's family, and especially that his (We He Di/Dylan Wang's) performance with them was just right, not over the line of the heroic personality of his character but drawing on the actor's own innate skills: comic timing, excellent physical skills and now, his real voice! Which turns out to be a great comic instrument, a little hoarse, a little opinionated and down to earth.
And also, just romantic enough to feel honest.
One of the great duels, with a humongous semi-transparent Vajra avatar, ended up being partially conducted in the minds of the combatants where the ML drew on that voice and some truly annoying persistence to break through a 'negative mental formation'. It is very very very funny.
There are lots of other cool little scenes. And a motley band of martial arts master-allies to boot. One of the coolest things is that the hero does not become the king...metaphorically speaking. More I cannot say...
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