GrnGrnTmt
I had such high hopes for this drama... wait so long for it... and... it's SO bad. Now I see why there was so much delay in the release. I am so disappointed.
First, I don't know if they were trying to be creative but setting the start of the drama 2 years in the future and not at the chronology time is not only incredibly confusing but you have 0 connection to the characters because there was no build-up to the characters. You are not given a chance to invest in the characters so you end of just not caring or getting annoyed at the characters because you don't know or understand their motivations or backstory. Just throwing the viewers into the middle of some battle and expecting people to understand the character's personalities and dialogue as if it were in the middle of the drama was a huge mistake. I get that this type of storytelling technique can be unique and add to the drama IF done RIGHT (ex: the drama Signal), BUT they UTTERLY FAIL here.
Second, if Episode 1 is supposed to act as a pilot then they failed because it was the most mundane and boring episode where nothing happened. If I had never seen their trailers then I would not have continued to watch this. Even at Episode 5, the storytelling is all over the place, you are still not involved with the characters - they're all just getting annoying more than anything else - and you don't even know or care what they're fighting about.
Third, why are the dialogues SO boring. I just don't get it. They spend so much of the dialogue on formalities (ex: "mr. x has died. It's a shame he has died. He will be greatly honored that you will remember him. We will all remember him. He has fought by your side so long. Mr. y so have you. Oh no, please I cannot compare to mr. x. Yes, mr. x was a good man. etc. etc. etc. for 5 minutes!). Every Chinese (especially historical) dramas are so filled with these formal speaking that it's just hard to wade through it all to get to the crux. What's the point? Can we have a few witty conversations?? They need to take a page out of the Korean historical dramas. They used to be boring as sin too. Then they realized hey let's just make the dialogue more modern and witty and dispense with the formalities. The result? Shorter episodes, wittier dialogue, faster story progression. China, c'mon. You have great ideas! Let's execute on them better!
I've always been such a fan of Chinese dramas. Always waiting for the comeback of their Golden Years. But now I realize that Chinese dramas have SO far to go still. The best thing about this drama is the trailers and MVs on YouTube. Basically, it works best as a 3 minute musical montage than a full blown 50 episode drama. I'm so disappointed at this drama. Don't bother watching. Not worth the time or energy.
First, I don't know if they were trying to be creative but setting the start of the drama 2 years in the future and not at the chronology time is not only incredibly confusing but you have 0 connection to the characters because there was no build-up to the characters. You are not given a chance to invest in the characters so you end of just not caring or getting annoyed at the characters because you don't know or understand their motivations or backstory. Just throwing the viewers into the middle of some battle and expecting people to understand the character's personalities and dialogue as if it were in the middle of the drama was a huge mistake. I get that this type of storytelling technique can be unique and add to the drama IF done RIGHT (ex: the drama Signal), BUT they UTTERLY FAIL here.
Second, if Episode 1 is supposed to act as a pilot then they failed because it was the most mundane and boring episode where nothing happened. If I had never seen their trailers then I would not have continued to watch this. Even at Episode 5, the storytelling is all over the place, you are still not involved with the characters - they're all just getting annoying more than anything else - and you don't even know or care what they're fighting about.
Third, why are the dialogues SO boring. I just don't get it. They spend so much of the dialogue on formalities (ex: "mr. x has died. It's a shame he has died. He will be greatly honored that you will remember him. We will all remember him. He has fought by your side so long. Mr. y so have you. Oh no, please I cannot compare to mr. x. Yes, mr. x was a good man. etc. etc. etc. for 5 minutes!). Every Chinese (especially historical) dramas are so filled with these formal speaking that it's just hard to wade through it all to get to the crux. What's the point? Can we have a few witty conversations?? They need to take a page out of the Korean historical dramas. They used to be boring as sin too. Then they realized hey let's just make the dialogue more modern and witty and dispense with the formalities. The result? Shorter episodes, wittier dialogue, faster story progression. China, c'mon. You have great ideas! Let's execute on them better!
I've always been such a fan of Chinese dramas. Always waiting for the comeback of their Golden Years. But now I realize that Chinese dramas have SO far to go still. The best thing about this drama is the trailers and MVs on YouTube. Basically, it works best as a 3 minute musical montage than a full blown 50 episode drama. I'm so disappointed at this drama. Don't bother watching. Not worth the time or energy.
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