Let me start off by saying that this had potential. im not the type to just settle for the bare minimum and say oh this is good simply bc they worked on it even if its bad. and im going to give my honest opinion. i am A BIG fan of mo dao zu shi and i knew this series existed but never watched it bc i thought the clips were cringy. and i still do altho ive warmed up to them. im going to rate everything except plot bc obviously its 10/10 aand imma give u the total breakdown k.
1 - acting the acting is.. fine. if u read the novel u know the actor of wuxian had no other choice but to act in such an annoying way. its just how the character is. all the main leads delivered a pretty decent performance. obviously humans arent natural born zombies and ghosts so when they act like that its going to be awkward, but that doesnt mean they couldnt have done better
2 - camera work the camera work omg yall its so weird. sometimes its rlly good when theyre showing the landscape and area but they zoom on the faces and sometimes theres rlly weird angles and theyre too close to the actors that it gave me secondhand embarassment.
3 - props the props are so bad. they look like pieces of plastic. listen if u dont have the budget altho u know that this series is going to need a lot of expensive looking props then dont take it up! do better!!
4 - cgi theres a lot of cgi bc this is based in a world where magic exists. sometimes it was good and then oh god it was just so bad. shouldve got a better team. the scenes where theyre flying gave me second hand embarrassment .
5 - hair and makeup worst part of this show is going to have to be this category. its not HARD to apply extensions and wigs and have them look good, but they failed to do that. it distracted me so much. idk why theyre heads look so thick making them look ugly probably bc of ur musty wig. these actors are so good looking yet ur stylists managed to make them ugly. Xiao Zhan was the only one who still looked good despite the horrible hair..and makeup? is it rlly that hard to find good artists? the cuts, wounds, scars and blood yk they just look so fake and poorly done. do better miss girl..
6 - setting omg whoever decided on the shooting locations deserves a raise bc theres some beautiful locations that blew my mind and look exactly how i imagined them too. the cloud rec and gusu in general was beautiful honestly. good for the person that picked these locations
7 - costumes this. this is the one. i have nothing to say other than i hope whoever designed and was in charge of costumes is sleeping well rn because they look so fkn good. saved the show and made me forget abt the other flaws.
in conclusion ummm watch this show with caution. the characters are relatable and u will become emotionally attached. byeee
1 - acting the acting is.. fine. if u read the novel u know the actor of wuxian had no other choice but to act in such an annoying way. its just how the character is. all the main leads delivered a pretty decent performance. obviously humans arent natural born zombies and ghosts so when they act like that its going to be awkward, but that doesnt mean they couldnt have done better
2 - camera work the camera work omg yall its so weird. sometimes its rlly good when theyre showing the landscape and area but they zoom on the faces and sometimes theres rlly weird angles and theyre too close to the actors that it gave me secondhand embarassment.
3 - props the props are so bad. they look like pieces of plastic. listen if u dont have the budget altho u know that this series is going to need a lot of expensive looking props then dont take it up! do better!!
4 - cgi theres a lot of cgi bc this is based in a world where magic exists. sometimes it was good and then oh god it was just so bad. shouldve got a better team. the scenes where theyre flying gave me second hand embarrassment .
5 - hair and makeup worst part of this show is going to have to be this category. its not HARD to apply extensions and wigs and have them look good, but they failed to do that. it distracted me so much. idk why theyre heads look so thick making them look ugly probably bc of ur musty wig. these actors are so good looking yet ur stylists managed to make them ugly. Xiao Zhan was the only one who still looked good despite the horrible hair..and makeup? is it rlly that hard to find good artists? the cuts, wounds, scars and blood yk they just look so fake and poorly done. do better miss girl..
6 - setting omg whoever decided on the shooting locations deserves a raise bc theres some beautiful locations that blew my mind and look exactly how i imagined them too. the cloud rec and gusu in general was beautiful honestly. good for the person that picked these locations
7 - costumes this. this is the one. i have nothing to say other than i hope whoever designed and was in charge of costumes is sleeping well rn because they look so fkn good. saved the show and made me forget abt the other flaws.
in conclusion ummm watch this show with caution. the characters are relatable and u will become emotionally attached. byeee