Continente Douluo (2021)

Good drama, still waiting for season 2 !

The only thing I didn't like is the rushed ending and the utterly short confrontation between his dad Tang Hao and the chief of Martial Soul Hall, Bi Bi Dong. It would've been better if they had shown a bit of showdown between the two most powerful Grand Soul Land Masters. that could explain how they got away instead of immediately showing the last scene of Xiao Wu's farewell to Tang San. As for the ending, it was a damn cliffhanger. I wish they could have made Tang San wake up, recover from his injuries and allowed some of them to have a chat about what Xiao Wu needs to do and why she needs to leave temporarily. That would've been the perfect finale towards season 2.

Well apart from those things I mentioned above, this was a good drama to watch. I liked the character development and their adventures. This is the kind of story that I'm fond of in terms of how a hero progresses with his extraordinary skills and how his friends mature along the way. I loved how Tang San was totally protective and devoted to Xiao Wu that he would be in a towering rage whenever she gets hurt or in danger. The loyalty and passion is there. Tang San's master, Xiao Gang was a fine character too. He had noble characteristics, despite having two soul rings only. He had served as Tang San's father figure, guiding him along the way and helped other students understand their true potential and value teamwork. Truly a good teacher.

Not sure if there will really be a season 2 for this, as Xiao Zhan's schedule for drama projects is fully booked. I saw in MyDramaList a season 2 teaser poster, but the female lead is no longer Betty Wu. No other casts are shown. I hope they do consider doing the 2nd season.

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This is such a good drama!

When i watch the trailer, i plan not to watch this because i think it's boring. But when i watch it i did not regret it, because the plot is amazing and the characters are played well. From episode 1 till episode 40 i'm into this drama because it's not boring at all. However, this drama left us hanging, I'm so curious to what will happen next to the characters. I wish they would make a sequel for this drama. You should probably watch this drama if you like fantasy / wuxia historical drama. This drama also have light romance, if you like that without so much romance and cheesy couple.

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Dropped. Did not do the donghu justice

I watched this because the Soul Land donghua is literally my fave donghua of all time. I had high hopes because I’m also a HUGE fan of cdramas. I literally live to watch it. But I could not get past episode 4. I disliked that they decided to change that he reincarnated and instead let his dad teach him the skills he learnt in his previous life. It actually entirely defeats the purpose of Tang San being overly smart and talented and then using that knowledge in that world. It didnt make sense for either of his parents to hand those techniques down because in the world of soul land, only Soul Masters and Soul beasts are a way of power. I felt that it didn’t bring out how unique he really is in the fact that he actually lived another life. I’m not even sure if he has the ambition to create the Tang sect like he did in his previous life but I didn’t stay to find out. The forest was lacklustre.lt looked like a normal forest. I’m not even sure if I’m the later episodes they entered the forest deeper and the trees and plants looked different ( I know in his dreams the forest looked how it did in the donghua but when he went to get his first soul beast it was just a plain bland forest). Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu from the start was not giving anything. She was definitely not the same like the donghua and I actually got irritated with her at one point. I felt that they way too quickly forced them to be together. Sure in the donghua it’s different but they were small kids and she just seemed better and he even seemed more mature as a kid in the donghua than he did in the drama. I have no other way of saying it. I felt she was too childish and he just immediately accepted her for the sake of the plot. that’s what it looked like to me. I have no hate towards Xiao Zhan. I like him as an actor I just felt that they didn’t do the donghua justice by making this.

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Layak ditonton!!! CGI bagus banget

Aku gak baca novel ataupun komiknya, tapi aku nonton donghua (anime). Emang kalau dibandingkan dengan donghua (anime)nya jelas beda banget. Alur cerita di drama ada beberapa yang baru, tapi menurutku plot ceritanya masih bagus dan menarik untuk ditonton... Mungkin karena episodenya yang singkat dan agak bertele2, jadi masih ada beberapa cerita yang tergantung dan endingnya pun agak kurang memuaskan.
Walaupun begitu, drama ini masih layak ditonton karena ada beberapa unsur komedi, CGI (Special Effect) yang bagus banget!, dan yang pastinya aktor/aktrisnya ganteng2 + cantik2.

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The fever dream of fever dreams

Ok, so its been a while since I watched this drama, but I want to write a review now, so here we go....

For context, I binged this drama nonstop for a few days almost immediately after it ended. I mean it. I spent about three days with no sleep because I was sucked into this very weird drama, and therefore neglected by educational obligations, which definitely came back to bite me.

Due to watching this drama as a substitute to sleep, once I had finished, the thought of it genuinely felt like one big fever dream. I remember it, but gosh it was so weird, and definitely not my preferred genre.

THE STORY:
The plot of this drama runs on the found family trope, in which a group of strangers meet, and gradually grow into the closest people to each other.
I believe that the most addicting aspect of this drama is the world building. This detailed, and completely separate from reality, world was built with its own rules, problems, and concepts. in Douluo continent, the people spend their entire lives cultivating themselves, in the hopes of becoming soul masters. there are also rules dictating how you gain soul rings, how many you can have, and when you can collect specific types. all these rules make the plot more addicting and interesting to watch because you are always learning, along with the cast, about their very different capabilities and accomplishments.

one annoying thing is that the ending was annoying. after bingeing so many episodes, the ending just gave me more questions, which isn't an issue at all if there was already a season 2 released. but there isn't, and the questions therefore remain at the back of my head.

THE ACTING/CAST:
now that I think about it, the acting was pretty bad across the whole cast, but whilst watching, it went over my head. in the whole main cast, the acting ability was pretty weak, but that being said, they all did perfectly embody their characters. so at the end of the day, it still worked.

the main male lead, Tang San, played by Xiao Khan was probably my favourite character. He was kind, humble, genuine and of course attractive. He had the typical story of a male lead that began as a weak, unacknowledged character, into a strong, powerful soul master, because of his refusal to give up. He makes mistakes, is not conceited or arrogant ever. the perfect male lead honestly.

An issue I had would be a combination of his voice dubber, and the sound quality. His voice just sounded off, like it was recorded in an empty room.

the main female lead, Xiao Wu, played by Wu Xuan Yi was my favourite female character, which I understand to be an unpopular opinion. this character is perfectly defined by the phrase 'you either hate her, or love her'. she is clingy, very bubbly, and has this almost childlike naivety to her. these qualities can pass of as annoying or endearing depending on how you view the story as a whole.

I loved her pretty much from the start, and never saw her as annoying once. her clingy nature never felt forceful and was definitely reciprocated by Tang San. he was just as attached to her, and had a deep bond with her. Her childlike naivety was also endearing as her intentions where genuine, and honestly introduced a reasonable and controversial question; is it right to kill animals for your own personal gain, to become a soul master?


THE MUSIC:
Not much to comment on the music.

REWATCH VALUE:
I don't typically rewatch dramas, but I definitely see myself going back to a lot of enjoyable scenes.

to conclude, I really enjoyed the experience of watching this drama, although I don't necessarily understand it.

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Mereka saling melengkapi

Very recommended to watch !!!
Aku juga melihat film kartunnya Dunia Roh, dengan itu aku juga bisa mendapatkan gambaran lengkap tentang ceritanya untuk yang tidak pernah baca bukunya.
Well ... kalau tidak sama dengan novel atau kartun itu wajar karena setiap media pasti ada kelebihannya sendiri-sendiri.
Tapi kalau melihat living drama bisa benar2 puas menikmati karakter masing2 karena bener2 kliatan tapi tetap bisa bersatu dalam1 tim yg kompak dengan mulus ... tanpa kelihatan dipaksakan aktingnya. Bravo buat semua 👍
So much fun to watch and enjoyable 🥰🥰🥰

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Watchable if you have nothing else to watch.

First of all, I do not find it hard to finish the drama if I keep it to 1 ep per day. I didnt have the patience to sit through 2 ep at one go even though I was a fan of XZ. Maybe it is the screenplay and execution, most eps are draggy and lacklustre. There are some good or comedic moments but you lose interest easily by end of the ep and find yourself unable to tolerate another one. The idea of binge watching or rewatching the whole thing is painfully unbearable to me. I think his dedicated fans were rewatching at 2x, 3x speed to bump viewership so I dont think they were rewatching properly as well. Based on the cn popularity charts, XZ seems to lead by a huge margin, but putting away his 'achievements' in endorsement deal, I dont find his acting skills or singing skills that outstanding. Standalone, is ok but when comparing with pros, is average at best. To me, he is too overrated and is famous for the sake of being famous like the Kadarshians.
Pros:
The CGI is good and definitely a bonus. Decent Fight scenes sometimes like when TS and XW fought a battle as an entry test. They are not that many and I would love to have more.
Actors visuals are very high. There are no excessive or ridiculous costumes or styling.
Some actors are good and bring real comedic or entertaining moments, just not the male and female leads.
Lots of characters so you get a variety of conflicts rather than just 1-2 villians.
Some characters development can be seen which is good

Cons:
Many Slow mo and boring fights even with CGI. Guess we are spoilt by too much Marvel heroes movies or just craving old kung fu Jackie Chan style fighting.
FL is given too much screentime and was put in any scene with ML regardless of plot logicality
Bland execution with lots of draggy moments

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One of Most Favorite C-Drama 2021

I watched this series because the trailer looking so promise. Xiao Zhan also one of my fave chinese actor.

Some episode sometime boring but after that more addicted.

I can say for CGI effect really good like we are watching hollywood action movies. Acting all cast so far so good tho.

Because i'm not read the novel and not also watch the anime, i dont want compare this series with them. I hope everyone who watching this series, please dont give them hate because the storylinemaybe different than novel.

My fave character of course Tang San & Xiao Wu.
Ou Sike character also my fave.

Just enjoy this drama. Action, Comedy, Friendship, Teachers-Students relationship & shy shy cat romantic love :)

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Interesting drama for such budget cast

Actually xianxia costume drama based on anime is not my interest. I prefer more serious drama with heavy acting skill (comedy only in modern rom-com). At first I was pessimistic with this drama as I had experienced in other anime-based fantasy drama like Martial Universe and Fight Breaks Sphere. Too many CGIs, silly scenes and blurry story are some negative factors. However, because I really like Xiao Zhan acting, therefore I give this drama a try, just see how far Xiao Zhan can give this drama privilege points for audience.

Story: Before I watched this drama, I've heard that Soul Land is a very popular animation series in China, have been aired for 4+ years and still ongoing. At the beginning I thought the story will be simply like another animation, but I found out that this one was different. The fast pace plot makes this drama addicting and you can get hooked easily after 5-6 episodes. And what I like about the story is the development of the characters and the reveal of the mysteries layer by layer. 40 episodes really not enough, now I craved for season 2.

Acting: You can say this drama depends a lot of Xiao Zhan's efforts. He is the soul of this drama, because his acting really gave this drama more emotions, not just CGI fantasy drama. For Betty Wu's acting, as this is her first drama act, is qualified enough. She nailed the cute acting, some emotional scenes but still lack of chemistry with Tang San character. Other actors are standard for me, special mention for Headmaster and Ou Si Ke. I like their characters, make this drama more hilarious. The production is very well done, specially the CGI, I think it's beyond other fantasy drama on that time.

Music: I hate to say that the music is the one and only factor that bothers me. OST is not bad, but the BGM is not match with the scenes at all. I can tell that the music producesr are either obsessed with pop and folk music or they just thought these kind of music were suitable for youth drama. But it sucks.

Overall: I guess this drama is a little bit overrated, however for youth drama and fantasy drama, this drama has a good story line, many morals and lesson value and suitable for youth generation.

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I am really enjoying watching this drama .
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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