Pretty solid - amazing fight scenes and CGI that feels natural
Overall I really enjoyed the drama! I usually don't like how live adaptation of manga/manhwa/manhua turns out, they tend to be either overboard, underwhelming or too fake - but the drama adaptation of 一人之下 is solid.
I'm impressed with a lot of things-
- Fight scenes (choreographed very well with 10/10 CGI effects that fits very well)
- Natural comical scenes (sometimes when funny scenes from manga/manhwa/manhua gets animated it can feel fake like they're forcing it to take a live action form and it just doesn't work - but in this case for 异人之下 it doesn't feel too forced, idk how to describe this, it's just done well)
- Well-styled characters (not too many fake-looking wigs, either they styled it to look natural, or they adapt to have more natural real life style than forcing the styles to look 100% like how they appear in the manhua)
- Acting (not 110% impressive but overall feels pretty solid and not awkward, Neo Hou did an especially good job in portraying Wang Ye and so did Wang Ying Lu in her role as Feng Bao Bao)
- Drama theme song (I love it! Super hyped!!)
Not so good parts, imo-
- Story flow (ending felt kinda rushed, some progressions felt a bit random and too convenient, that would make you go huh?)
- Kinda typical storyline (maybe cuz I used to watch A LOT of shounen anime so that whole progression is quite the norm for me, but still refreshing to see a live adaptation done so well!)
Understand it's not a full adaptation of the series so it's gonna be hard trying to tie up loose ends as there are many parts of the original story not included. But overall would have appreciate if it feels more... whole, idk? Gonna watch season 2 and see how it goes though, I'm hopeful and excited!
I'm impressed with a lot of things-
- Fight scenes (choreographed very well with 10/10 CGI effects that fits very well)
- Natural comical scenes (sometimes when funny scenes from manga/manhwa/manhua gets animated it can feel fake like they're forcing it to take a live action form and it just doesn't work - but in this case for 异人之下 it doesn't feel too forced, idk how to describe this, it's just done well)
- Well-styled characters (not too many fake-looking wigs, either they styled it to look natural, or they adapt to have more natural real life style than forcing the styles to look 100% like how they appear in the manhua)
- Acting (not 110% impressive but overall feels pretty solid and not awkward, Neo Hou did an especially good job in portraying Wang Ye and so did Wang Ying Lu in her role as Feng Bao Bao)
- Drama theme song (I love it! Super hyped!!)
Not so good parts, imo-
- Story flow (ending felt kinda rushed, some progressions felt a bit random and too convenient, that would make you go huh?)
- Kinda typical storyline (maybe cuz I used to watch A LOT of shounen anime so that whole progression is quite the norm for me, but still refreshing to see a live adaptation done so well!)
Understand it's not a full adaptation of the series so it's gonna be hard trying to tie up loose ends as there are many parts of the original story not included. But overall would have appreciate if it feels more... whole, idk? Gonna watch season 2 and see how it goes though, I'm hopeful and excited!
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