True that. Dancers can do amazing wirework, but I have a harder time believing any of them could really deliver a head-on blow that'd knock someone off their feet. You have to have some level of heft for that, but ballet isn't designed for substantial bodies. A key aspect of ballet is defying gravity, after all.
I can get behind that body-shape when it comes to xianxia or fantasy, where no one's actually swinging a sword, they're mostly making hand and arm movements. But if it's supposed to be a real brawl, I'm not buying the female lead who weighs 98 pounds sopping wet holding a brick. While the ML has taken almost 10 episodes to grow on me, I had no problem believing his fight scenes.
Okay, maybe the story's already lampshaded this, and if so, tell me what I missed, but: has it ever been confirmed anywhere by JYY herself that she actually knows her father's recipe for that specific red? I mean, it seems like everyone assumes she must, but she's never really agreed (or disagreed) when anyone's made that assumption.
For that matter, when JYY asked for additional ingredients for the recipe, Mask Lady's assistant said none of those extras were needed for the recipe. So... if even some rando momo knows what is (and isn't) in the recipe, is it really all that secret? And if the recipe's known, why hasn't someone else already put time into figuring out the ingredient proportions, mordant, dye times, etc?
I thought the same thing! Why does FL brother look older than their mother????I am loving this so far so don't…
Yeah, pretty sure "messed with the imperial tributes" was one of those that meant the entire family was wiped out to the seventh degree. I sort of retconned that into "but if we kill the whole family, the recipe for that shade of red will be lost forever" excuse.
The only ones who can compare are those trained in ballet, which is also vast amounts of core body strength. He isn't built like a dancer and doesn't move like one, though, so after that shot where he's literally at tree-top height and sweeps down to hand -- in one continuous shot!! -- I was like, okay, he's an athlete of something. Martial arts makes a lot more sense than most of the sports I was thinking of, though!
Zhang Hao Wei is the original actor, but he is under accusations and investigations, so because of his scandal,…
I know in the US, if a director finishes a movie and refuses to put their name on it, there's a generic "directed by" name used instead. So when you see that name, you immediately know something happened behind the scenes so bad the director didn't want anyone associating the resulting disaster with them. (lolol)
Seven's face can still pass for young, but she doesn't carry herself like someone a decade younger. She doesn't have quite that restless energy you see in younger people. There are moments/angles where she can pass for 17-19, but most of the time, the way she stands and moves just feels older (late 20s at least).
The problem is she's playing a role that's clearly meant to be someone forced to grow up fast, so that playing-older fits the role... and yet at the same time, it just reminds me she's a legit adult, not a late teenager desperately pretending to be an adult. Not sure if that makes sense to anyone but me, though.
As for whether Seven always plays 'the same role', imo, no, she doesn't. I think the more honest way to frame that issue is there seem to only be so many character-types for chinese actresses to play. Whether it's Seven, or any other actress at her level, few of them play the same role every time. But it does seem like if the character has traits A, F, and G, then LuLu is picked to play it, but if the traits are D, F, and L, then it's Seven, and if it's A, H, M, it's Lusi. Almost every actress worth their salt has a role or two outside their comfort zones, but the core traits are still in that wheelhouse.
Right now actually the only actress I can think of who took on a role absolutely 180 from anything I'd seen from her before, and totally sold me on the role, is Yang Zi in LYF/LYF2. Personality-wise, there was almost nothing in that role that would've said to me, gee, perfect for YZ! But after watching as many dramas as I have, I'm coming to the conclusion that a role like LYF just might be a once-in-a-lifetime.
If 98% of the rest of the roles YZ (or ZL, or Seven, or ZZ, or anyone else) gets all seem to be cut from relatively similar cloth, I don't think that's the actresses' faults. I think that's the fault of screenwriters, directors, and producers, who won't get out of their own comfort zones when it comes to ever expanding the clearly-limited choices for female lead characters.
I thought the same thing! Why does FL brother look older than their mother????I am loving this so far so don't…
The guy playing elder brother could carry off mid-20s to mid-30s, depending on his posture and how he carries himself, but I'm struggling to see him at late teens to early 20s. His face is just too mature.
Zhang Hao Wei is the original actor, but he is under accusations and investigations, so because of his scandal,…
Hold on, there's an actual actor named Zhao Hua Wei? I thought that was the dummy name for AI, like the way in the US you had to use '555' as a phone number prefix (which made it clear the # wasn't real).
So happy to see Chen Xiaoyun, have loved her since NLB, and so glad she's also dubbing herself. Such a distinctive melodious voice. imo, she's overdue for a lead role.
Is anyone else twigging on the (present-day) mother possibly being played by Sui Jun Bo (Sword Snow Stride, JoL2)? She's not listed on the credits (yet), but she has such a distinctive profile that either that's her, or someone who could pass for her sister. Anyone know for sure?
Who compared it to Minglan in the first place?? Nonsense
Well, obviously the OP here, and entirely for the purpose of knocking down a story that has nothing to do with tSoM, based solely on the similarity of a (actually often over-used chinese version of a) single word, which in turn was based on a novel published the same year tSoM's original novel was published.
short version: your final word is a good summary of the OP's entire claim.
Because of course. Can't let LYN break his winning streak of always dying before the credits roll. Just surprised nobody's cast him in an adaptation of Hamlet yet.
Another thought on ep.30: Lady wu is indeed a true friend, lesson learned here, only a true friend will stay with…
Lady Wu is the kind of friend who doesn't ask questions. She just shows up with a shovel, a bottle of bourbon, and some solid ideas on where to hide the body.
Okay, I give up. Could someone tell me who Li Kui is? Because they're getting discussed like everyone else knows who they are and that means something to them, while I'm absolutely baffled. You don't have to spoil me as to their 'true' identity (if they have one) or anything after ep29 -- I'd be fine with what we'd know of them (as viewers) as of the desert battle. TIA!
At some point in eps 26 to 28 (somewhere in there), YYX attends a jade competition (or exhibition, it wasn't real clear). Next scene, YYX is back at the shop, with no mention of anything related to the competition. Was there an explanation somewhere that I missed? Or was that story point just dropped completely?
I can get behind that body-shape when it comes to xianxia or fantasy, where no one's actually swinging a sword, they're mostly making hand and arm movements. But if it's supposed to be a real brawl, I'm not buying the female lead who weighs 98 pounds sopping wet holding a brick. While the ML has taken almost 10 episodes to grow on me, I had no problem believing his fight scenes.
For that matter, when JYY asked for additional ingredients for the recipe, Mask Lady's assistant said none of those extras were needed for the recipe. So... if even some rando momo knows what is (and isn't) in the recipe, is it really all that secret? And if the recipe's known, why hasn't someone else already put time into figuring out the ingredient proportions, mordant, dye times, etc?
The problem is she's playing a role that's clearly meant to be someone forced to grow up fast, so that playing-older fits the role... and yet at the same time, it just reminds me she's a legit adult, not a late teenager desperately pretending to be an adult. Not sure if that makes sense to anyone but me, though.
As for whether Seven always plays 'the same role', imo, no, she doesn't. I think the more honest way to frame that issue is there seem to only be so many character-types for chinese actresses to play. Whether it's Seven, or any other actress at her level, few of them play the same role every time. But it does seem like if the character has traits A, F, and G, then LuLu is picked to play it, but if the traits are D, F, and L, then it's Seven, and if it's A, H, M, it's Lusi. Almost every actress worth their salt has a role or two outside their comfort zones, but the core traits are still in that wheelhouse.
Right now actually the only actress I can think of who took on a role absolutely 180 from anything I'd seen from her before, and totally sold me on the role, is Yang Zi in LYF/LYF2. Personality-wise, there was almost nothing in that role that would've said to me, gee, perfect for YZ! But after watching as many dramas as I have, I'm coming to the conclusion that a role like LYF just might be a once-in-a-lifetime.
If 98% of the rest of the roles YZ (or ZL, or Seven, or ZZ, or anyone else) gets all seem to be cut from relatively similar cloth, I don't think that's the actresses' faults. I think that's the fault of screenwriters, directors, and producers, who won't get out of their own comfort zones when it comes to ever expanding the clearly-limited choices for female lead characters.
short version: your final word is a good summary of the OP's entire claim.