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The negative review you didn't want
Perhaps this is way too harsh but I need to rant. I only watched 3 of the first 4 episodes because I need to take a break and sort out my expectations...
I'm writing this for those who share my opinion, not to make anyone avoid the show. Try it for yourselves because I'm sure a lot of others will not mind the same things as me.
So,
This was one of my most anticipated dramas of the year. Zhu Yi's book adaptations have always been great. I genuinely love Lu Yu Xiao. I read most of the book in advance just because I was too excited to wait.
However, this almost feels like a mini drama to me with some of the quality issues it has.
My first complaint is with the camerawork. I don't tend to have strong opinions on how a show is shot unless it's distracting. *This* is distracting to me.
The framing of the shots is awkward and almost suffocating in certain scenes. There's so much empty space in a lot of the shots and not enough scenery or beautiful views to justify this long of a shot.
The camera movement is so odd and shaky at different times and none of it seems intentional.
This might seem like an odd thing to point out - but I feel like there's something wrong with the amount of frames per second. It feels laggy and chalky.
Visually there's not much to see so far unlike its Zhu Yi counterparts. The most interesting part visually was the VR experience but it was overdone by the weird animations. A lot of the special effects look so off.
The sound quality isn't good either. (the way some of the audio overlaps, the volume differences, the dubbing, and even the music integration at certain times. it definitely feels like the dubbing was done on different mics.
Now I need to speak on the way LYX looks. Why is her makeup so pale? Her lips look faded. And her hair is curled forward so unnaturally I find it unbelievable that she's running around and not working on it all day. She's could've worn no makeup and put her hair in a ponytail and it would've looked much more authentic and beautiful.
Maybe I put so much expectations into this but I've looked forward to shows before and it was never this disappointing to me.
Anyway I hope it gets better because the source material is really good.
I'm writing this for those who share my opinion, not to make anyone avoid the show. Try it for yourselves because I'm sure a lot of others will not mind the same things as me.
So,
This was one of my most anticipated dramas of the year. Zhu Yi's book adaptations have always been great. I genuinely love Lu Yu Xiao. I read most of the book in advance just because I was too excited to wait.
However, this almost feels like a mini drama to me with some of the quality issues it has.
My first complaint is with the camerawork. I don't tend to have strong opinions on how a show is shot unless it's distracting. *This* is distracting to me.
The framing of the shots is awkward and almost suffocating in certain scenes. There's so much empty space in a lot of the shots and not enough scenery or beautiful views to justify this long of a shot.
The camera movement is so odd and shaky at different times and none of it seems intentional.
This might seem like an odd thing to point out - but I feel like there's something wrong with the amount of frames per second. It feels laggy and chalky.
Visually there's not much to see so far unlike its Zhu Yi counterparts. The most interesting part visually was the VR experience but it was overdone by the weird animations. A lot of the special effects look so off.
The sound quality isn't good either. (the way some of the audio overlaps, the volume differences, the dubbing, and even the music integration at certain times. it definitely feels like the dubbing was done on different mics.
Now I need to speak on the way LYX looks. Why is her makeup so pale? Her lips look faded. And her hair is curled forward so unnaturally I find it unbelievable that she's running around and not working on it all day. She's could've worn no makeup and put her hair in a ponytail and it would've looked much more authentic and beautiful.
Maybe I put so much expectations into this but I've looked forward to shows before and it was never this disappointing to me.
Anyway I hope it gets better because the source material is really good.
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