Eventhough all of the seven people belong to different sector and have different background with bitter past but they overcome the difficulties together and support each other rather than fighting for a girl.
The all have their own aim.
Tang sa is inneed very intelligent . He has many idea to overcome difficut situation. The way he support Ma Hong Jin (Ao Ji Yi) or the master Da Shi and his kindness is very impressive . One of the suspense part I feel in this drama upto now was Ou Si ka martial soul but it has reveled .From the very first episode upto now every episode is able to maintain its interest and excitment with amazing visual effect.
Although Xiao Zhan played the main lead ,all the supporter role like Gao Tai Yu (Dai Mu Bai ), Ao Ji Yi,
...had contributed equally. The co-ordination ,team work and the way they express , were all perfect it .
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Light hearted show
The age range for this show is probably very wide. It reminds me of those shows you would put on a Sunday afternoon for the family to watch since it's so chock full of life lessons. It's lighthearted and laced with humor but it doesn't veer towards slapstick which I appreciate.Story - A very traditional xuanhuan story about a boy starting from zero and attempting to achieve greatness. What I appreciate is that the drama does not make the main character a Gary Stu simply geared for the fantasy of the straight man which is a tendency novels of this types of adaption fall into.
Acting - The actors and actresses for this are mainly amateurs sprinkled here and there with better known ones such as the beautiful Zhuzhu who plays Bibi Dong, so I guess put your expectations there. There were some standouts mixed in, and I especially liked Flanders, and Calvin. Xiao Zhan was able to handle his role well and deliver the emotional scenes.
Music - Now here is where most people's opinions will differ. The series attempted something a little different than most fantasies I've seen and instead of atmospheric ballad pieces, they went more for acoustic background ambience, so although at any scene, the bgm helps conveys the emotions of the scene, there aren't any musical pieces that stand out with any permanence in your mind. There are also some jarring modern pieces that break the forth wall, but it's done with a purpose to further the humor. The opening and ending are more poppish, the melodies you might find familiar in some youth show, but that's the overall "young people coming together to fight for justice" theme of the series I guess.
Rewatch - Very good for rewatch with kids, since the story has such a heavy moral line throughout the show. It's a light watch, nothing too heavy. The great CGI helps.
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The drama is really good
They trolled us with ending.(The following is just to get the character minimum)
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Whether you like this will largely depend on your preferences
If you like anime, this is a fun and light show I think you'll enjoy if you can get over the almost power ranger style CGI, costume/props. To give an example, there is a scene where an actress is supposed to be threatening using her nails, but you can see clearly it's made of a cheap rubber or silicone just from the way it bends anytime she tries to put any pressure on them. Prepare for a lot of cheese and theatrics.The story and characters are like any other popular anime. I don't know much about this show, but I kept wondering if it is based off of a video game. Some of the music especially is reminiscent of a lot of games. The characters and style of battle and power also reminds me a little of gaming too. The storyline and progression is just like the majority of generic type anime, and if you love that genre of powering up and getting stronger, this show might be great for you.
I can't rate this highly as it's not really unique, the graphics aren't great, and the acting style, while sometimes fun, is theatrical and silly at best. It is just like a lot of animes and cartoons I used to enjoy as a child. I definitely feel this was meant for younger audiences, and for the right person, I'd agree this was show was done just fine. Wouldn't recommend this to anyone who wants any kind of realism, seriousness in acting or visuals. I can't help but feel this was made for a specific audience in mind and unfortunately I am not it. I'm about halfway through, and I'm not sure I'll finish.
This show seems great for kids, and I don't mean that as insult. Genuinely I would probably have loved this when I was much younger.
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For the budget this was a success
I really like Xiao Zhan's as his eyes are so intense but this isn't his best work. I am anti voice dubbing (unless the actors have heavy accents) so happy he did his own voice dubbing. It just took awhile to get used to as it's a lot deeper. However the sound quality in general was a distraction. This is where budget shows, over drowning background music with some questionable music choices. CGI was not too bad since I didn't expect a lot.What's good
1. Xiao Zhan & FL had great chemistry right from the start
2. FL pulled off the ideal cute without being cringey
3. Storyline , from a person not familiar with the novel I really enjoyed the story. Feels like an adventure with some mysteries along the way.
4. Good friendships are formed along the way
5. Funny side characters
What's not so great:
1. Audio in general
2. Bad hair days and lots of them
3. Over acting in quite a few scenes
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Everything was so good until the last episode
I started to watch this drama because of the main lead(Xiao Zhan) and when i first watched it, this drama completely caught my attention. I was really immersed into the drama deeply. I like everything from the storyline, the climax, the evolution of the main lead. However, everything started to fall down when the drama nearly end. The ending was really bad and incomplete in my opinion. Rather than explaining everything, they spend the last episode on useless speech. There are many mysteries that they haven’t solved or explained. If i were to choose the ending, i would ended where xiao wu died (the anime watcher or novel reader will understand) because ending at that, i felt like the story has more a complete feeling to it and most of the mysteries would have completely solved( for example: tang san’s mother, the soul beast, the twin soul, where master came from). Although the ending was really bad in my opinion, there are some part i like it better than in anime (for example: the interaction between dai mubai and zhuzhu qing, the side story of ma hongjun, etc). Finally to those who are not satisfied with the ending of the drama like me, i highly recommend u guys to go and watch the anime, u will have a more understanding of the storyline better than just watch the drama.Was this review helpful to you?
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Adaptation from Soul Land anime…95% different story meant for young audience.
I've noticed that the same scriptwriter is behind "Joy of Life," "Sword Snow Stride," and this drama. It seems that he consistently uses only 5% of the original story to create an entirely new storyline. As someone who has read the novels, I find it disappointing. However, I understand that viewers who haven't read the novels may have a different experience. While the first 5 minutes of the drama are identical to the original story, everything else is different. Characters have different personalities, backstories, and even relationships.This story is intended for a young audience and fans of light fantasy novels. While that's okay, the level of believability is low, and it feels quite childish.
The "Soul Land" anime consists of 265 episodes, each 20 minutes long. It tells the story of a young adult soul master who is reincarnated in another dimension and uses his knowledge from his previous life to advance his power. Throughout the episodes, we see him grow from a child to a man alongside his friends. I also miss the clarity of the "levels" mentioned in the anime series. For example, 10 represents the 1st ring, 20 represents the 2nd ring, and so on. It provided an easy way to understand who had power and who didn't. The screenwriter decided to alter this essential aspect of the story. In the anime, every soul master aims to reach above 70 levels.
Some characters are different, like the teacher. In the drama, he appears weak and gets kidnapped, while in the novel, he is knowledgeable and strong and does not get captured. I didn't recognize the character of the 7 devils team. Wu was playing her character well, but I felt no chemistry with Zhao Xian.
I wasn't impressed with the acting, possibly because it seemed childish. For instance, the teacher faints, wakes up, immediately stands up, and then realizes he's supposed to be in pain. I admit that I fast-forwarded a few times after episode 9. At times, it felt overly childish.
In my opinion, the screenwriter and director failed to capture the essence of the anime. The special effects were well done and the only praiseworthy aspect.
The choice of actors is average. I decided to watch this drama because of Zhao Xian and my fondness for the anime series, but I don't think it's his best role. It doesn't compare to "The Untamed" where his performance was exceptional.
Regarding the OST, I was surprised to hear the same music as "The Love Like a Galaxy." It's a 2-year difference, and maybe the composer thought nobody would notice or remember?
On a side note, it's amusing to discover an actor who played a supporting role in "Joy of Life" (Prince Jing’s son) in a new role in this drama. Same mannerisms. Liu Run Nan.
It's frustrating when a show has a sad ending, especially when it was supposed to have another season. The ending was meant to be bittersweet and show the main character becoming a god master in season 2. Unfortunately, the show had low ratings or a limited budget. This is the only plausible explanation, as it aired in 2021, and after 3 years, there are no rumors of another season. It's a complete disregard for many viewers who expected a happy ending! Another major difference from the anime series: Wu and Tang San got married, as well as the other two couples. The Phoenix guy got a girlfriend, and all the antagonists died, while the protagonists lived happily ever after with Tang San, a god soul master protecting the world.
In conclusion, it's a disappointing drama with a sad ending.
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What ! Drama ends with suspense
When I was at last episode I didn't realised it was the last one ,after completion I found that there was not any next episode then I came to know this drama had only 40 episodes. I looked for next episode not because I was obsessed with the story actually it had incomplete ending .My last expression after ending of last episode was "what", what is this , DRAMA is overed .
So there is a need of second season of the drama otherwise " A big disappointment with the drama".
Each actor's acting was good . Second episode was little funny . My favourite character was played by female lead (the one who has power of rabbit somey like that) ,her character is true,purify ,no bad attitude towards anyone ,ready to help, so pure soul and she looked cute all the time . I think this character has some secrets . If there is second season so I think her secrets will unfold. I hope if there is a second season so same actors I like to see because while watching any drama I think viewers deeply connected with characters. It is hard to accept new characters .
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as someone whose a huge fan of the novel series
I actually saw this drama first a year ago maybe..
I don't even remember how I came across this story... I was just looking to watch something to kill my Time so I ended up watch the anime version of this and later the whole novel series upto the 3rd book and a few chapters here and there of 4th and 5th book ...
So as a huge fun I definitely had quite a few expectations from this but was sadly disappointed not much tho I did watch the whole thing from start till finish but definitely won't re-watch since it's so long ...
the anime had a lot of details and beautiful setting .. it makes sense the show was not able to match that level as it would require huge amount of money probably... so I was initially ok with that but as a fan I definitely expected some set to match with the animated version but unfortunately it did not and then we have the changed storyline...like his background..his past life .. I definitely would have loved if they kept it but instead it was some idk magic book types which gave him knowledge on his mechanical weapons..
the casting was not bad and this was definitely the show that made me a fan of the ml xiao zhan ..
Ig the overall acting could have been better maybe?
in the novel as well as anime the fl was sure a little childish but that's because she was a child they were probably hardly 14 .. but the actors are definitely older than the characters they r supposed to portray
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very entertaining!
I have to say that i enjoyed the series immensely and hope that a second season will manifest. It was light-hearted and fun to be entertained by this group of young actors. Being American, I actually prefer watching Chinese movies and streaming series like this. The sets are always magnificent and the stories similar, they tend to be heroic and good messages abound. However, it would be nice to see the romantic couple live happily in the end. More often than not the protagonist loses his love interest at the end of story. Wu and Tang San had great chemestry and it was sad to see them have to separate at the end of season 1. LoL. I recommend it. Good Formula Film. As an American, I find the Chinese movie industry very refreshing.Was this review helpful to you?
Waiting for season two please..
If you have watched the anime version which is still ongoing, then do lower your standard for drama version. Drama version is more compact and skipped quite a lot of nitty gritty and straight to the main story. I have not watched the anime but my hubz is watching it so I kind of peeped at his screen at times. Lol..LIKE
Everything as this is Wu Xia mixed with fantasy and I love the story about soul masters, soul beasts and soul rings. Everything soul interests me.
DISLIKE
40 episodes are too little for this amazing drama while some crappy ones get 70 episodes?!
I remembered cursing at the last episode as it ended too soon.
MUSIC
Rated standard five stars as not even one song is to my liking though there are Lala Hsu and Liu Yu Ning. *rolled eyes*
REWATCH VALUE
Quite like the story, shall re-watch again
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Good i like it
Good drama very fantasticOsam drams vry nyc
Vfx very good and content vry nyc totaly very goid
Acting fiting super writing
Is the any chanes to release ' second season'?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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