Personally, I think, you do not have to know anything about chinese culture, to appreciate this drama. After all,…
Hmm thank you for your input! I do agree that the morals and underlying themes are very modern indeed. As for my review I personally don't believe the "plot holes" are significant enough to even count as plot holes but I added that in case other people's definition of "plot hole" includes all unanswered aspects that may contribute to the plot. But now that you say that yea that edit was a bit unnecessary.
Worried that most Netflix viewers can't appreciate The Untamed. I just saw a "foreigners watch the untamed music video" (Wuji) and it was so cringe lol. I get that you can't understand the story just based off the music video, but I just wished their comments were not just "oh cool sword fighting" or "why are they dressed in long robes". But they did get the WangXian vibes lol. I doubt many Netflix viewers watch Chinese dramas on Netflix, so even if they do watch The Untamed, they will be diving in without any Chinese drama background (or maybe even Asian dramas in general). I just think that The Untamed isn't something that you can watch on a surface level, and I fear that most people will not understand the underlying meanings behind literally everything.
For me, I went into this drama blind with no background knowledge of the story, but I have the advantage of being native Chinese and a watch history of many Chinese dramas. Even when I paid attention to every detail the first run through, I had to consult discussion posts and rewatch in order to piece together the entire story.
Anyway I don't want to make generalizations about Netflix viewers either. I'm curious if there are any of you that also watched The Untamed with little to none knowledge about Chinese culture/dramas and if you found it hard to understand and also if you think the same way.
Does anyone happen to know any of the filming locations for this? I'm curious as to whether some of the buildings…
I can't fully answer your question about physical locations, but here's a link showing the CGI of the landscapes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pjGDH-yQxE. I was surprised to see that so many landscapes were actually CGI LOL
Yeah, the first time when Wei Ying saves the Wen's remnants and asks Lan Zhan to let them go. Lan Zhan does and…
Yea I realized that but I was just shocked because it’s so true. Wei Ying probably thinks Lan Zhan is stronger emotionally than he really is, but us, the audience, knows of this softer, more emotional, side of Lan Zhan. This just shows how much emotional pain Lan Zhan had to endure on his own.
I came across a comment somewhere and it said something along the lines of "Lan Zhan cried for Wei Ying only twice in the whole drama but both times Wei Ying was not aware of it" and that just hit me so hard like damn
I have a question about the original novel plot. Note that I haven't read the novel yet, but just want to know some basic facts first:
I heard that in the original story Wei Wu Xian is hailed as the founder of demonic cultivation whereas in the drama he technically was not because of the whole Yin Iron plot. Can someone give me a brief explanation of how exactly did Wei Wu Xian "invent" demonic cultivation in the novel if the Yin Iron was not the catalyst? Also I've heard that he is actually more powerful than depicted in the drama so I'm curious what were the skills that made him more powerful in the novel? Thanks!
Severe second male lead syndrome guys...especially at the very end scene where he showed just what he was willing to sacrifice in order for Shi Jian to be happy. My heart breaks for Yi Pei
Maybe the car accident part and whatever came after up until the Jieyou flower shop was just a dream because 007 misses him so much? Note she is wearing the same outfit as she was on their last date. Maybe Bohai's business call during their last date was to go to Europe? Maybe the car accident was real and he died and the proposals were dreams??
For me, I went into this drama blind with no background knowledge of the story, but I have the advantage of being native Chinese and a watch history of many Chinese dramas. Even when I paid attention to every detail the first run through, I had to consult discussion posts and rewatch in order to piece together the entire story.
Anyway I don't want to make generalizations about Netflix viewers either. I'm curious if there are any of you that also watched The Untamed with little to none knowledge about Chinese culture/dramas and if you found it hard to understand and also if you think the same way.
I heard that in the original story Wei Wu Xian is hailed as the founder of demonic cultivation whereas in the drama he technically was not because of the whole Yin Iron plot. Can someone give me a brief explanation of how exactly did Wei Wu Xian "invent" demonic cultivation in the novel if the Yin Iron was not the catalyst? Also I've heard that he is actually more powerful than depicted in the drama so I'm curious what were the skills that made him more powerful in the novel? Thanks!
Maybe the car accident part and whatever came after up until the Jieyou flower shop was just a dream because 007 misses him so much? Note she is wearing the same outfit as she was on their last date. Maybe Bohai's business call during their last date was to go to Europe? Maybe the car accident was real and he died and the proposals were dreams??