littleMonk

You've made my point for me. You proudly state you'll never watch Lust, Caution or The Grandmaster films that shaped the global perception of Chinese cinema. You defend a director without a Wikipedia page. You equate marketing metrics with artistic craft. This isn't about 'different tastes.' This is about a generation of viewers who have been trained to accept less and call it 'enough.'

The industry regulator itself just held a symposium calling out exactly these problems: 'appearance worship,' 'traffic-driven popularity,' and the need to prioritize acting skill over face cards. They didn't name names. But everyone knows which dramas they're talking about. The standard fell. It's time to raise it back up.

Don't be 'fans of the product' for glamour and foundation makeup. Otherwise, you'll end up like a frog in a well-suffocated by your own narrowness, never knowing what real cinema and acting even looked like.

And your cafe analogy? Cafes don't destroy restaurants. But when every kitchen in town serves sugary milk tea and calls it cuisine, something has been lost. You don't have 'both.' You have a monoculture. And pretending that's just 'different tastes' is how the frog stays in the well.

Chinese DRAMAS needs actors, not idols. Real acting. Real training. Real physical commitment.

Look at the legends: Lau Kar Leung, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Jet Li. These men didn't rely on soft filters or foundation. They trained for years. They broke bones. They understood martial philosophy—the 'why' behind every movement, not just choreography for a pretty edit.

But let's be clear: you don't need to be a martial arts master to deliver great action. Tony Leung doesn't have a black belt, but watch The Grandmaster or Lust, Caution. Watch his eyes. Watch his stillness. That's acting. Eddie Peng trained like a demon for Rise of the Legend and Operation Mekong. Philip Ng is a legitimate Wing Chun practitioner who understands the art form. Chow Yun Fat didn't come from a kung fu school, but his gun-fu in John Woo films is poetry in motion because he committed to the physical language of the character. Chang Chen in The Assassin and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2 brought a quiet, lethal grace that no traffic idol could fake. Takeshi Kaneshiro in House of Flying Daggers and Wuxia proved that screen presence plus rigorous preparation equals unforgettable action.

These actors whether martial artists or not share one thing: craft over glamour, discipline over traffic rankings.

China should be making feature films INCUDING DRAMA with this caliber of performer. DRAMAS with philosophy. DRAMAS where action serves story, not an actor's /ACTRESS FACE feed. NOT IDOL WORSHIPPERS FANS (These are the kind of fans who mistake glamour, good looks, and ‘false dreams’- all this rubbish for ‘acting.’). Films where the sweat is real and the bruises are earned.

Enough of the foundation-wearing generals. Enough of web dramas built on face cards and shipping bait.
Bring back the old standard. Or better yet: build a new one on the same foundation of skill, suffering, and soul.

Pan Yueming is, in fact, an GOOD actor; I cannot fathom why he is working in CDRAMA series! His acting is VERY GOOD that he deserves a place at film festivals like Cannes or Busan. It is truly regrettable that he does not receive more opportunities to act in feature films, as his acting style IS ACTUALLY GOOD( Here, I am talking about acting—not about glamour, or "He is so handsome," "She is so beautiful"... I am not talking about such nonsense.). There are other good actors in China as well, but I don't understand why they only choose to work in "traffic-driven" shows.

Fanfiction stuff is always brain_rot.
Ghost is just better written. The prose is witty and sharp, packed with clever sayings and vivid descriptions. One reviewer perfectly captured it, saying reading Ghost is like listening to "a veteran storyteller who's really lived through the society." Daomu, on the other hand, can feel like "a high school student trying to "BLA BLA" their way through a story"

This series is Good , visuals are good , every actors /actress acting natural , story philosophy (world peace), action , vfx very good.

The plot story is a bit dull (I haven't read the novel so I can't say how good the original story is). everything is actually good .

No over makeup, no idol worshipers kids robots like like actors/actress with cringe acting and useless face expression. Don't call this series xianxia (garbage genre), it is urban fantasy.

Cringe should be called cringe, if by saying so you define it as "ragebait", then that is correct.lol

Ghost Blows Out the Light novel is actually good, but daomu biji only chinese drama kids like oh my god i cry so much these feelings like cringe kids nonsense , lol.

You did not understand properly what I had written, if you want to make live action of manhua or anime then make it properly. A series is not made just by adding CGI, VFX and so called handsome kids type actors and actresses (such kids actors and actresses whose acting and action do not even coordinate with their bodies), first see the animation of "Hitori no Shita"(season 6 curently), and this is not some magical martial arts, it can be called a mix of Wuxia and Xuanhuan (just like Kung Fu Hustle: watch Kung Fu Hustle carefully, the body coordination of the entire cast matches so well with their actions), "Twilight of Warriors; Walled In" this movie is also based on a manhua ("city of darkness" by Andy Ceto), first see how well it is made, and this year Yuen Woo Ping also brought Blades of Guardians live action movie whose manhua and animation is top notch Similarly, if you want to make something, then make it by respecting the proper source. Just taking kids actors, actresses, idol worshippers and then adding CGI and VFX does not make a series. But what should I say. In China, fans are crazy about beautiful faces and CGI makeup, make anything and then give it CGI, VFX and a little emotional touch and it becomes famous in China, lol.

when release?lol

yes yes I am also saying the same thing.

bro I am not talking about the so called handsome face, I am talking about the coordination of acting and action, Shu's character is cold blooded and that is evident from his brutal fight and appearance (he is shown perfect in manhua and donghua/anime) but this actor does not fit that role properly, most importantly Yuen Wo has chosen him, that is why my trust on Yuen Wo Ping is much more than on these so called handsome actors, now if Wu Ping chose him then it must be after seeing something, that is why otherwise remember what Tsui Hark had made, he made Wuxia to handsome xia lol.

yes

that actor does not fit for the role "shu", shu or jade faced ghost is emotionless like stone, cold , deep blood feud character from manhua and anime but that actor cannot fit for the roll. Now that Yuen Woo Ping has already selected him for the role, nothing can happen now.

KID TRASH

Writing won't change anything either. Society doesn't want to accept HARD Thing; people want to live in their dreams. For them, face value, a beautiful wife, a beautiful face , HANDSOME ,, ETC all these things matter. And since money is also being made from all this, no one will leave that safe place, understand?

yes, better than other tomb raiding series(other tomb raiding series Where people go to old places like tomb and fight, running... but somehow their makeup stays perfect and they don't sweat. Lol.)

People admire Jet Li for different reasons, and not all of what you said is true or fair.

Hurting stunt people: There’s no real evidence that Jet Li intentionally hurt stand-ins. That sounds more like an internet rumor. Hong Kong action films in the ‘80s and ‘90s were risky for everyone actors and stunt crews alike.

Divorce ≠ cheating: He did divorce his first wife, but calling it ‘cheating’ oversimplifies their personal life. Relationships end for many private reasons. It is true he divorced his first wife while she was pregnant, which he has publicly called his "fault". However, they had a formal agreement for their children's care, and he has worked to maintain relationships with all his daughters. And again regarding this matter concerning their personal lives, Jet Li's first wife, Huang Qiuyan, has never publicly expressed her displeasure about this issue. In fact, there are reports that she has continued to support him.

It's not necessary that someone born in China cannot live outside of China, and if they do live abroad, it doesn't mean they hate their homeland. Moving abroad ≠ betraying China: Many Chinese celebrities live overseas for family, career, or education. Jet Li has contributed to China through his films and charity work (like The One Foundation). Calling him a traitor ignores his ongoing cultural impact ,

You’re entitled to your opinion ,but keep your toxic patriotism to yourself. Patriotism shouldn’t mean spreading hate or false claims about someone’s character.

Yuen Woo-ping directed it, and Jet Li is in it, so I'll watch it without hesitation. Otherwise, most live-action adaptations of manhua are rubbish, full of excessive makeup, and instead of real action, they just throw in colorful CGI. The animation of this one is also very good.

Finally, I'm getting to see some proper manhua-based live-action adaptations.
First, Twilight of Warriors, and now Blades of Guardians - Epic!

Regarding to chow yun fat he has knowledge about fight choreography and his body ( physicality) support his movement, for you knowledge highly skilled martial artist Zhang Jin OR MAX ZHANG (master z ip man legacy) during the filming of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang Jin, who served as a body double for other actors and a martial arts instructor, was responsible for teaching Chow Yun-fat the specific movements, including Tai Chi and also Chow Yun-fat underwent intensive training to perform the sophisticated Sword Technique and wire-assisted movements under the guidance of the renowned choreographer Yuen Woo-ping .

Now, if you don't know about Yuen Yu Ping's training, let me tell you, Yuen Yu Ping trained actors who didn't know martial arts so intensively for his movies so that the choreography would be very good. Not only Yuen Yu Ping, there are many other choreographers who have done very good choreography with actors who didn't know martial arts. If you watch Tsui Hark's other movies, you will understand that the choreography of this movie is not very good compared to his other movie. And most asian female viewers like you don't watch anything except romantic , cute , handsome things, so these normal fights will seem very big to girls like you.

xiao zhan body much thin when he doing those kung fu stance looking so odd and funny( not only xiao zhan other idol or costume dramas acotrs and actress also) . For an actor to portray a powerful martial arts master, their physicality must suggest that capability. A physique that appears strong and conditioned supports the character's backstory as someone who has undergone rigorous training . This makes the character's skills more believable to the audience, even if the specific style is fictional.

Comparing Guo Jing to Superman is a false equivalence(I've read Jin Yong's novels long time ago. So Wiki won't be of any use to me.). Superman's power comes from solar radiation and alien biology. Guo Jing's power, as defined in Jin Yong's novel, comes from his mastery of specific, named fictional martial arts techniques the "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms" . The authenticity of these martial arts is fundamental to his character's identity in a way that it isn't for a superhero. The "Wu" (Martial Arts) in Wuxia is not optional; it's half of the genre's name.

Regarding Your Wikipedia Source , When director Ronny Yu says wuxia should not be confused with martial arts movies, he is distinguishing the stylized, chivalric fantasy of wuxia from the grounded, realistic combat of films like Bruce Lee's. He is not saying that martial arts skill is irrelevant. He is saying the style of the martial arts is different more poetic and exaggerated. This stylized movement still requires a deep understanding of martial arts principles to be executed with authenticity and power. It cannot be faked with wirework alone.

Again , Comparing Guo Jing to Superman is a false equivalence. Superman's power is alien biology. Guo Jing's power, as defined in Jin Yong's novel, comes from mastering specific, named fictional martial arts like the 'Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.' The martial arts are fundamental to his character's identity. Wuxia is 'historical fantasy,' but its fantasy is an extension of martial arts, not a replacement for it. Another thing is that fights depend a lot on the fight choreographer. If you watch any of Yuen Yu Ping's , corey yuen ,kenji tanigaki .... movies, you will see how high-level the fights are.

And you said above that I hate actors by making fake accounts, no I don't hate, I criticize actors like them. Martial arts are a core component of the Wuxia genre, so actors need to have knowledge of martial arts or they must be skilled in choreographed fighting(chow yun-fat), which is a distinct skill from actual martial arts and often requires "intensive training" with a production fight director. If those actors learn Gong Fu, train hard and do Wuxia movies, then those movies will be even better.

If the director is good, he can get good acting even from bad actors.