山河令 Word of Honor
Mar. 14th, 2021 02:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
issenlloSo who signed up to read Priest's 天涯客? Me. Okay, I'm still figuring out the ins and outs of the website (http://www.jjwxc.net/oneauthor.php?authorid=145956) and I really, really find it annoying to read novels on my screen and/or phone and my eyes don't thank me. (If a fanfic gets long I save it to my kindle.) But I guess it's bearable. Priest's writing style is pretty solid so I'll go with it for now. The novel was finished in 2010 (I think) and has been translated; those who are interested, google is your friend.
As for the C-drama, am I the only one who notice the numerous scenes that all take place under a full moon? *g* I think they pointed out that the show had a very small budget, and many of the sets are repeated, and it's cheaper to film by the riverside... >_>;;; But it doesn't matter all that much in the overall scale of things - look, the 1980-1990s HK wuxia were rather... budget-constrained too but some of the best shows came out. So a good story, good pacing and acting, and character development are all the big things that the audience takes away.
Someone (yes, I'm watching a lot of China-based commentary on the series) highlighted a lot of meaningful details that are included, e.g. the various little moments that show Zhou Zishi is gradually losing his senses of taste and hearing: he eats less, and when Wen Kexing approaches, he doesn't respond until WKX is directly in front of him. It's pretty heartbreaking to watch. I'm told Gu Xiang's romance will end badly, and I'm not looking forward to that. But the m/m relationship is still going on strong. <3
As for the C-drama, am I the only one who notice the numerous scenes that all take place under a full moon? *g* I think they pointed out that the show had a very small budget, and many of the sets are repeated, and it's cheaper to film by the riverside... >_>;;; But it doesn't matter all that much in the overall scale of things - look, the 1980-1990s HK wuxia were rather... budget-constrained too but some of the best shows came out. So a good story, good pacing and acting, and character development are all the big things that the audience takes away.
Someone (yes, I'm watching a lot of China-based commentary on the series) highlighted a lot of meaningful details that are included, e.g. the various little moments that show Zhou Zishi is gradually losing his senses of taste and hearing: he eats less, and when Wen Kexing approaches, he doesn't respond until WKX is directly in front of him. It's pretty heartbreaking to watch. I'm told Gu Xiang's romance will end badly, and I'm not looking forward to that. But the m/m relationship is still going on strong. <3