I think it's still the same reason, but can we talk about how pretty it is???
they look almost like xianxia hair, if you know what i mean, but in like a good way. ik she probably will only have it for a few eps though, what a shame
I think it's still the same reason, but can we talk about how pretty it is???
they look almost like xianxia hair, if you know what i mean, but in like a good way. ik she probably will only have it for a few eps though, what a shame
100%. Even the character used for China (中国) means "the middle kingdom" or "the center state."
I don't think it's much about delusion but more about geography. As I said before, China was pretty secluded with vast oceans on one side and land too far to see on the other side. Japan was also a island pretty secluded from the rest of the world.
When the characters in the series talk about their kingdom as the world, I can not help but laugh. Like Romans…
Generally, China was pretty secluded from countries like Europe, not to mention the vast lands in Asia. Study a map of the territories of Ancient China, most are towards the East, where it's vast oceans on one side and land too far to see on the other side.
@Titania I have read somewhere, maybe it was Twitter that Diliraba, Gong jun and Lui Yuning had to promote this…
There's no way they invested that much. Nothing makes sense if they did. The CGI is honestly pretty bad, not to mention how little the show was promoted. If they did invest that much, why wouldn't they promote it more? The money didn't go to actors either. If I had to guess, they spent a max of about 800,000 yuan for the main actors, basing it off of Reba getting about 200,000 yuan per drama.
@Titania I have read somewhere, maybe it was Twitter that Diliraba, Gong jun and Lui Yuning had to promote this…
I've watched TBW too and I honestly really liked how much it deviated because it gave me a new story to read after the drama. The ending, I think, was fast paced but it wasn't rushed. The only thing is I wish they didn't spent so much time on the endings of others and gave us the full scene of YunHe and ChangYe on the cliff at the end.
The Flames Daughter was one I tried but dropped, I'm not sure why, so I can't speak on that.
The King's Woman was also one I dropped. I really couldn't stand the painfully bad CGI but ig for the time it was filmed in, it's understandable. What I really hated was how toxic the relationship is but the ending was everything. Prolly the only thing I loved about it.
@Titania I have read somewhere, maybe it was Twitter that Diliraba, Gong jun and Lui Yuning had to promote this…
I suspected that YouKu wasn't promoting it. I was pissed when I looked at their TikTok. Last time I checked, 18 posts for TLOA in total. That was towards the beginning of it airing. All the other posts was promotions for Hidden Love, when it already ended for more than a week, and the werewolf and princess drama thing because the male lead of hidden love was in that drama. Pissed me off to no ends but I let it go cause I thought the billboards and stuff was from YouKu. They really wasted so much potential.
Not to mention the sudden episode drop?? Like absolutely no hyping it up, no promotion, no nothing. Just a "warning" on the day it was going to air. What was with the release schedule not being out until like halfway through too?
TTEOTM was good. Yeah they had to leave out some stuff due to the new episode rule, but it was still logical.
Agreed. I tried out TTEOM and ended up dropping it pretty quickly. I couldn't stand the make up on the male lead and I felt as though the characters didn't have really anything special that pulled my in.
wow youku really buchered TTEOTM and this drama. So much potential and with great leads too. never watching a…
I'd say YouKu did a pretty good job with this drama? I mean, if there's any complaints or confusions, I'd be happy to clear it up. To me, this drama is genuinely really good and enjoyable to watch, it just requires a careful eye and interpreting/analyzing characters.
I suspect that drama companies might opt for "adaptations" for legal reasons. If the source material (novel) ends…
Yes, I'm pretty sure that's what they meant. If the novel is a under fire for plagiarism, then the show, if they copied the novel exactly, would also be under fire for plagiarism by extension.
I'm pretty sure the reason why adaptions are not exact are not because of stinginess, I listed two reasons (out of many) under the original post. I can read Chinese and in the theme, it does indeed give credit to the original novel and author.
I can understand the frustrations and disappointments of book readers with the series. I also get frustrated if…
Same, I understand frustrations and disappointments of book readers when a series don't line up with the book, however, I'd like to bring up some points.
1- A lot of the time, especially with CDramas, there's a limit of the amount of episodes, like most are finished in 40 eps, give or take, unlike other shows that have many seasons. This means the writers have to take out some scenes and add some others to speed up the plot line.
2- Sometimes, there's just not enough resources to make drama adaptations exact to the novel. For example, there may be some things like sets that would take too long to make or too hard to create in CGI. There could also be scenes that would take really long to film too that may be cut. Additionally, some things may also be taken out for the sake of the actors' safety like long underwater scenes. I know this point doesn't exactly correlate with The Legend of Anle but I'd like to bring it up anyways.
At the end of the day, I think book readers should generally just look at the novel version and the drama adaptations as two separate beings, as you said. It would save a lot of disappointment.
In my own opinion though, I actually prefer it if a show greatly deviates from the novel but keeps around the same plot line. That way, when I'm done with the drama and want more, I can always read the novel as kind of a fresh look on things. This was the case with The Blue Whisper and I honestly loved how much they deviated from the novel.
I don't think LMX died with that poison. My guess is HY gave him a fake poison and sent him back to the city.…
I don't think LinLang suicides. She might've gotten stabbed or injured because I saw a behind the scenes where LinLang is fighting off assassins on the terrace/balcony. Also, I don't think we've seen the scene where Mingxi is on the terrace playing the guiqin and LinLang is dancing for him in the pink dress. I could be wrong though so take my words with a grain of salt.
Is this drama any good? What is the favorite right now? I haven't watched any dramas since LLTG last year.
This drama is absolutely worth watching. I'm loving it, especially the small details put into the story and set that would probably slip past the naked eye. While other people like to say it drags, it really doesn't. Almost every scene, especially the front half, either reveals a character's traits, motives, or it acts as a building scene for future events. That's not to say there aren't filler scenes though. Don't mind the ratings. The show has really popular leads, which also brings in a lot of haters to start rating episodes that haven't even aired yet really low. Some people also might not like it because they had really high expectations for it and felt let down.
The Flames Daughter was one I tried but dropped, I'm not sure why, so I can't speak on that.
The King's Woman was also one I dropped. I really couldn't stand the painfully bad CGI but ig for the time it was filmed in, it's understandable. What I really hated was how toxic the relationship is but the ending was everything. Prolly the only thing I loved about it.
Not to mention the sudden episode drop?? Like absolutely no hyping it up, no promotion, no nothing. Just a "warning" on the day it was going to air. What was with the release schedule not being out until like halfway through too?
I'm pretty sure the reason why adaptions are not exact are not because of stinginess, I listed two reasons (out of many) under the original post. I can read Chinese and in the theme, it does indeed give credit to the original novel and author.
1- A lot of the time, especially with CDramas, there's a limit of the amount of episodes, like most are finished in 40 eps, give or take, unlike other shows that have many seasons. This means the writers have to take out some scenes and add some others to speed up the plot line.
2- Sometimes, there's just not enough resources to make drama adaptations exact to the novel. For example, there may be some things like sets that would take too long to make or too hard to create in CGI. There could also be scenes that would take really long to film too that may be cut. Additionally, some things may also be taken out for the sake of the actors' safety like long underwater scenes. I know this point doesn't exactly correlate with The Legend of Anle but I'd like to bring it up anyways.
At the end of the day, I think book readers should generally just look at the novel version and the drama adaptations as two separate beings, as you said. It would save a lot of disappointment.
In my own opinion though, I actually prefer it if a show greatly deviates from the novel but keeps around the same plot line. That way, when I'm done with the drama and want more, I can always read the novel as kind of a fresh look on things. This was the case with The Blue Whisper and I honestly loved how much they deviated from the novel.