The Untamed (2019)

Best Chinese BL Drama Ever! Everything Visual Affects To Stunts Are All Wonderfully Done! 10.0 STARS

1st I Wanted To Say How Much I Love, And Adore Wang YiBo, And Xiao Zhan So Very Much... And I Am Not Going To Lie, I Was Pretty Against Watching Any BL Stuff. Funny Story I'll Just Say This The Day I Decided I Wanted To Watch The Untamed I Was Having A Seriously Bad Day, I Wanted To Watch Something That That Would Take My Mind Off Of What Was Annoying Me, But Something I Would Not Pay To Much Attention To... So I Thought. I Watched The 1st Three Episodes The 1st Day. I COULD NOT TAKE MY EYES OR FOCUS OFF THE SCREEN. I Was So Enchanted By Xiao Zhan's Beauty, And His Handsomeness As Wei WuXian. I Was Memorized, And Taken By Wang YiBo's Beautiful, And Gorgeousness As Lan WangJi. They Both Played There Parts Accurately, And Played There Parts Very Well... I Don't Care What Anyone Says, From The Very 1st Episode I Could See, And Feel That Wang YiBo, And Xiao Zhang Were In Love With Each Other In Real Life. The Way They Look At Each Other, The Way They Look Into Each Others Eyes. That Is Love Not Friendship... Even My Husband Could See The Love They Both Have For Each Other. (If You Watch The Full Behind The Scenes, Everything Is Shown, And All Is Shown.)
Anyways This Chinese BL Drama Is 100% The Best Ever... The Story Line Is Really Good From Beginning To The Very End... Lots Of Twists, And Turns, The End Will Be A Shocker, But You Soon Will Figure That Out. All The Actors, And Actresses Did There Parts, And Played There Parts To A Tee. Yu Bin Playing The Roll As Wen Ying... All I Gotta Say Is He Had Me Laughing So Hard Sometimes, Because Of His Goofiness, But The Best Part Is When Lan WangJi... ***Don't Want To Spoil It For Anyone So You'll Just Have To Watch, And See For Yourself*** The Stunts, And Visual Affects Are So Amazing. The Music Especially The Ending Credit Song Is So Beautiful It Called WuJi And It Is Song By My Two Most Favorite Boys Wang YiBo, And Xiao Zhan. I Watched This Whole Drama In Less Then A Week... I Hate Myself For Not Watching It Sooner, But As My Husband Says Better Late Then Never. I Rather Late Then Not To Have Know Wang YiBo Or Xiao Zhan... Ever.

I Have A Kind Of Funny Story To Tell This Was Around Or Covid-19, And My Mom, And I Were At A Chinese Restaurant, A Lady Was Sitting By Herself, Long Story Short I Went To The Bathroom Came Back, And The Lady Was Sitting At Our Table, I Asked My Mom What Was Going On, She Said The Lady Didn't Want To Eat By Herself, Anyways After We Ate, She Wanted To Add Us As Friends, But Because She Was From China She Said The Government Restricted There Social Media Accounts... They Couldn't Have Facebook, And Others... At That Time I Was Not Into Chinese Drama, So She Said We Can't, Because You Know Wang YiBo, Or Xiao Zhan... I Can't Remember If She Mentioned 1 Name Or Both, But I Told Her I Had No Clue What She Was Talking About, She Gave Me A Look Like WHAT? Anyways About 6 Months Ago I Just Realized She Was Talking About Those 2 My 2 Most Favorite People In The World. Had I Known I Would Have Fallen In Love With These 2 Back Then. When She Said The Names I Could Berely Understand She Though, And Back Then I Had No Clue How To Spell Chinese Names Like I Do Now, But Trust Me, I Wish I Would Have Looked Them Up Back Then.
There's Alot More To That Story, And Why The Government Is So Strict About Social Media In China, But You Will Have To Research All That On Your Own. ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ALL THAT IS THAT ALL OF IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED!!! THAT IS WHY ALMOST 5 YEARS LATER, AND THERE IS NO UNTAMED SEASON 2!!!

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The Must-See Wuxia avec Xiao Zhan ❤❤❤ et Wang Yi Bo ❤❤❤

I hesitated for a long time to watch this drama, yet highly recommended, because I'm not a BL fan. But I ended up immersing myself in it and I do not regret this choice. It really is The Must-See Wuxia with Xiao Zhan ❤❤❤ and Wang Yi Bo ❤❤❤.

PLOT:
Great epic (50 episodes) of struggle between Good and Evil (sects of immortals / martial arts + cable fights of all kinds).
Meeting, alliance and super bromance between Wei WuXian (from a spiritual sect - big family with powers & rules) and Lan Zhan (from the sect of Lightbearers, very strict more than 3000 rules:). They investigate strange events, fight together against evils & ghost puppets, try to thwart the plans of several villains who want Yin Metal & the Tiger seal to have absolute power.

PROS:
+ no explicit BL (like the novel) but a palpable chemistry in the CL, with adorable Xiao Zhan, with a cute smile, as mischievous and mischievous Wei Wuxian.
+ Super OST, epic, perfectly adapted to the emotions (especially the duet of the ending song with Xiao Zhang and Yi Bo)
+ Excellent actors, all of them, even the most annoying ones (whom we hate with all our hearts :)
+ Excellent special effects
+ Very successful fight scenes
+ costumes & make-up at the Top
+ beautiful scenery & landscapes

CONS:
- Complex story & characters (a bit hard to get into).

=> MASTERPIECE, A must see for the quality of the cinematography, but especially for the 2 TOP leads!!
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J'ai longtemps hésité à regarder ce drama, pourtant chaudement recommandé, parce que je ne suis pas fan de BL. Mais j'ai fini par m'y plonger et je ne regrette pas ce choix. C'est vraiment The Must-See Wuxia avec Xiao Zhan ❤❤❤ et Wang Yi Bo ❤❤❤.

PLOT:
Grande épopée (50 épisodes) de lutte entre le Bien et le Mal (sectes d'immortels / arts martiaux + fight câblés en tous genres).
Rencontre, alliance et super bromance entre Wei WuXian (issu d'une secte de spirituels - grande famille avec pouvoirs & règles) et Lan Zhan (de la secte des porteurs de Lumière, très stricte + de 3000 règles :). Ils enquêtent sur des évènements étranges, se battent ensemble contre les evils & les marionnettes fantômes, essaient de déjouer les plans des evils qui veulent le Yin Metal & le sceau du Tigre pour avoir le pouvoir absolu.
CONS:
+ pas de BL explicite (like the novel) mais une alchimie palpable dans le CL, avec Xiao Zhan adorable, au sourire craquant, en Wei Wuxian malicieux et espiègle.
+ Super OST, épiques, parfaiement adaptés aux émotions (notamment le duo de la ending song avec Xiao Zhang et Yi Bo)
+ Excellents acteurs, tous, même les plus agaçants (que l'on déteste de tout coeur :)
+ Excellents effets spéciaux
+ Scènes de fight très réussies
+ costumes & make-up au Top
+ magnifiques décors & paysages

CONS:
- Histoire & personnages complexes (1 peu dur de rentrer dedans).

=> MASTERPIECE, A ne pas rater pour la qualité de la cinématographie, mais surtout pour les 2 leads TOP !!

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I actually found this drama while lurking in an SVSSS forum. I read someone comment about a live action of MXTX work. Since I like SVSSS, I checked out The Untamed without any background info or expectations. Well color me surprised, I got totally hooked after a few episodes.

Usually I stay away from Chinese dramas because it's super lengthy and with so many characters. I like my dramas short with max 24 episodes. But with this drama, I want more than 50 episodes!

The first 6 episodes were a bit confusing for me with so many names, sects etc.. But after re-watching, I kinda got the hang of it and since I can't wait for subs, I started reading the novel as well. The drama followed the novel closely which is fantastic. Although there were changes made to make it easier for watching and make it not confusing. I like that the story (especially in the book) itself is not wholly focused on, let's just say brotherhood between the leads. It's so much more as it kinda examines the nature of what is considered good and what is evil. Is WWX evil? Is JGY evil? Is NHS evil?Were the characters at some point evil? There were so much gray areas and you could just tell that at the end of the day, all characters were just being human. They were susceptible to anger, mistakes, joy, selfishness etc. No one is truly good and no one is truly evil.

Anyway with regard to acting, XZ was a bit extra in the first few episodes and WYB has that dead fish look. But come episode 10 onward, you can see there's a shift on how they acted out their characters. I think it was in episode 13 or 14 when I truly felt/saw their chemistry. Finally a connection between them! XZ was really able to capture WWX's character. He was able to deliver WWX's naughty, playful side, his heartbreak and agony and being such a baby in front of his shijie. WYB at first was very wooden but eventually improved with his micro expressions which made me feel for LWJ. I think with the right direction and projects these two could really hone their acting abilities.

Technically speaking there were so much room for improvement with the editing, lighting and framing of some shots. But I can overlook this because the overall product was really great! I still re-watch this show on weekends

So after a very long entry above, here's what I really liked:
- Drama storyline following the novel closely.
- Chemistry between characters. Not just between WWX and LWJ. I also love Yunmeng siblings! I can write a 10,000 word essay on JC and his relationship with WWX or the Jiang family dynamics (including WWX because he's family).
- The acting though there's still room for improvement.
- Music

A bit on the downside:
- Some technical - CGI, scene framing, editing, lighting
- Some disjointed parts

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The Untamed had everything I wanted in a drama and more that I didn't even know I wanted. I had initially put off watching the show because I had a number of other dramas I was trying to finish. However, I decided to check out one episode just to see if I should put it in my watch list and I got hooked! This drama led me to read the novel and then watch the donghua, read the manhua, and listen to the audio drama. The characters and the story were all sooooo good that I still feel like I can't get enough of them now that I've completed the series.

I'm sure there were flaws along the way, but because so many things were done right in this drama it's easy to overlook or forget those things. I really loved the novel, but there were certain things done in the drama that I thought enhanced the story. I'm sure that some people would easily be able to watch this show and just see the relationship between the two leads as a deep friendship, but the reason I was hooked was because after two episodes I was absolutely convinced that it was more than that. The chemistry between the two leads was absolutely magical. I was really impressed with how the drama was able to draw out all that angst in the story and still manage to provide enough fluffiness to make every scene totally worth it!

The only reason I regret watching this is because now I don't know what else is out there that would compare to this series. I love epic love stories, wuxia , fantasy, and supernatural elements and this nailed all of that for me in a most satisfying way.

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Best drama

One of the best drama.. Everything is perfect in this drama from acting to music.. Nd of course no words for the storyline.. Its like once you enter the untamed world there is no exit ..
Xiao zhan is just perfect as Wei wuxian.. Its like he was born to play that role.. Nd he is soo pretty its unbelievable ❤
Yibo as Lan wangji also did a great job..
Every actor played their characters really well thats why its become so successful drama..
Just vfx are not so good nd I know its due to budget problem..
It is one of those dramas who deserve the hype its getting..
#Wangxian forever ❤

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The Untamed really deserves all the recognition it has earned.
It was a beautiful journey with so many emotions and feeling be it love, sadness, crying, love, friendship and sacrifice. Each and every character was so beautifully portrayed by the cast, hats off to them and the whole Team of “The Untamed”.
Characters wise:
WWX: I love his character he is selfless, lovely, funny, mischievous and not controlled by stupid rules and regulations. Whatever he did for others wasn't to gaining any reputation or recognition but for him it’s a belief that he had to support the weak people for which he had taken many steps. I didn't understand how can he be blamed for the destruction of Jiang clan and Lotus Pier that’s not true, no matter what that Wen Ruohan was going to control all the clans with the help of Stygian Iron and his son was a mad guy who finds happiness by abusing others. In fact, if Madam Yu hadn’t used her Zidian on WWX, he could have helped them to deal with them and at- least they could have run away instead of getting themselves killed. He gave his golden core then gets badly beaten up by Wen Chao and after that they threw him in the Burial Mounds, here I was expecting LWJ to help WWX. After WWX returned from Burial Mounds LWJ was correct that he needs to control his temper bcoz he learned Demonic Cultivation and it will eventually effect his temper which I do understand after all that had happened with him but somewhere I was hoping he could take LWJ help in order to avoid any calamity in future and it happened a moment of his weakness was used as a strength by those wicked people around him.
Watching WWX suffer made me think his life was full of miseries and I m sure it wasn’t still bad, what was more heart-breaking is when his loved ones died and he was blamed by everyone. These blames must be like someone pierced his heart with 1000 of nails.
After his revival he changed in term of his temper which was really a sort of relief for me bcoz I don’t like him to be used by anyone and left him in despair.

LWJ: He is such an adorable character and moreover LWJ was a character who needs to portray each of his emotion using his eyes and body language. His visuals are mesmerizing and he really look awesome in white specially his headband<3. Many time I wished that instead of just supporting WWX he should also stand up against those stupid clan leaders who were blinded by stupid idiotic theory to kill everyone in the name of justice bcoz I know that when LWJ would speak he can clear out few things which can keep a strong base to help WWX but also the innocent people of Wen Clan.
For me there is a bit difference between supporting someone and standing up bcoz supporting a person is due to feelings but standing up is all about ur belief. When u love someone u r bound to trust them no matter what but when u stand up for something u only need right conscience not love.
Just like what Mianmian did in ep 27 she was literally bang on, I really loved how she supported WWX and then threw Jin Clan rob with belt and I was clapping for her. And I love how LWJ protected Demon subdue palace and even helped Yuan though he even got punished so badly for it. After Yanli it was only LWJ who had a place for WWX without any restrictions.
One of the best dialogue when LWJ was kneeling outside and he asked his Master that can i que u something, Tell me what's right and what's wrong, what's black and what's white. Truly there is no distinction between that it all depends on ur belief and understanding.

Wen Ning: His character was really the cutest character and adorable too. He was so innocent and yet suffered so much pain. I felt bad when after that incident with Jin Zixuan, WWX woke up and Wen Ning was sitting on his knees asking for forgiveness and WWX kicked him. WWX said himself that Wing Ning condition was partially fault too and he knew Weng Ning isn’t someone who can kill anyone specially if that person has something to do with WWX. Wen Ning helped him multiple times just bcoz WWX saved him once I guess it was more like he “Admired” WWX.
And when all those people Sacrificed their lives in order to hep WWX, I was crying like hell. They all went together in order to get punishment yet they were treated like animals and even displayed their bodies after killing them that’s so inhuman of them.

All the actor and actresses did an amazing job in bringing them to life bcoz of which we were able to connect to them in a better way and was able to feel all the emotions.
I became a fan of these guys Sean Xiao, Wang Yibo and Paul Yu: They acted so well not only by delivering good dialogues but including facial and body expression was a bang on, Totally love them <3 <3 <3

The sound track : My fav is "The Main Theme" Song, specially the flute part ...i m listening to it in repeat mode ...

So as per the show "The Untamed" means: Emotions be it in a good way or bad bay u can't always control them which is an imp factor in taking any decision, i guess. There are things which remains Untamed even if u want to Tame them.

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Why it's a 10

So I finally figured out what makes this so good for me.

This is a perfect exploration of the nature of good and evil. It subverts expectations by its predecessors by actually giving a damn about its subject matter. It challenges us to think critically about what is good, what is evil, and how these things are defined. I'm trying to not add spoilers so I'm just gonna chill instead of ranting too far. Who knows, maybe I'll come back and have a spoilery rant-type review later. But for now, I just want to say if you love power struggles, writers that challenge their readers, and a story that doesn't shove morality into your face but still makes you think about it, then this is the show for you.

Now, yes the source material is problematic. I think it is important to address that. Is the story/show perfect? Not exactly, but it's a 10 for me just because of how much heart went into this struggle.

Edit 9/20/2021: I was thinking about this drama again and I just NEEDED to further analyze why this is so good.

I will never get over The Untamed. It almost makes me want to write an essay on it. Like the more I think about the story, the more I'm like "wow they did that. they really did that." Like Wei Wuxian is such an important representation of fighting systems of oppression and being true to oneself. And Lan Wangji is so precious as someone who both wants to believe in the system he comes from, and realizing that justice is something that must always be critiqued and not simply accepted by sources of authority. Jiang Chen is important because he helps us understand some of the reasons why people accept bad things even when they mean to do good. And Guang Yao's brutal end and his unexpected humanity reminds us that even evil has love and affection. It forces us to question morality and the systems we participate in, while also addressing the complexity of life and the people in it. Ahhhhh and now I'm crying WHY AM I CRYING AUGHHHH THIS STORYYYYYYY

And Guang Yao's humanity is also important, because it supports the thesis of the show. Good and evil is something we must question, and blindly supporting something as good or evil can result in evil itself. By showing humanity in Guang Yao, it forces us to realize that he also contained good traits, that of loyalty, protection, friendship, and reminds us that simply defining him as evil can create its own problems. Just as Guang Yao convinced everyone to look at the Wen Clan as evil for his own gain, viewing Guang Yao as wholly evil is an inviation for others to take advantage of evil for evil purposes. Instead of painting Guang Yao as wholly evil, we are forced to find what parts of him are evil. And even then, we must question whether actions themselves are evil, just as Wei Wuxian does when he uses taboo magic to save others, a kind of magic wildly considered evil.

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let me preface this by saying that this is the only chinese drama i've ever watched. i only picked it up because i read the book and really enjoyed it, and i wasn't expecting too much because live action adaptations don't tend to measure up to the source material (yes, this is a generalisation and i know it's not always true)

the untamed, in terms of adaptation, is really, really good. it does change some plot elements from the book, but the story isn't compromised at all and i would argue that it's even better than the book in some points (e.g. jiang cheng's characterisation man i love that guy, as well as the roles of the female characters)
the cast was selected really well, especially jin guangyao and jin ling (i'm still not over how much they resemble each other like. what), and they all have great chemistry with each other
the soundtrack is also 10/10, i cry every time i hear shijie's theme and wuji/wangxian is beautiful

drawbacks are that the cgi and editing is kind of bad (though i'm told that's pretty much to be expected from c-drama?) - the first scene lowkey made me want to stop watching right then and there but i fell in love with xiao zhan (wei wuxian) pretty much immediately so i kept watching, which is one of the better decisions i've made in life. also props to wang yibo for his portrayal of lan wangji because communicating primarily with your eyes and microexpressions has got to be hard, but he did it so so well

when i rewatch i might skip or fast-forward through some of the less enjoyable episodes, but overall it was a really good experience and i'll definitely be rewatching! they did a really good job of adapting the novel and showing wwx and lwj's relationship without being explicitly romance

to the person who's reading this, if you have any recommendations for drama that don't have romance or romance isn't the main focus, drop them in the comments! preferably c-drama because i really need to improve my chinese lol

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The best❤️❤️❤️

Start to end I just cried, even the happy moments, saddest moments, y to explain the background song is enough ... So peeps ready with a bucket to cry a loads.
I just want to frame mls smile and hang it in my room, such a beautiful and calming smile.
One of the best drama I ever watched , even without any romance mls glare was enough ...more thn enough to make me blush like anything.
This was my first historical drama, I thought of give a try after reading the manga and that was the best decision I ever did. It is motivating me too watch more historical drama.
Even though I am not sure whether I will enjoy like this but yeah this one is going to haunt me like anything.
BEST HISTORICAL DRAMA❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Words cannot describe my love for this drama.

I don't write reviews on here, but this show is just different.. I wouldn't change a thing about it.

I was putting off watching this drama for a long time because of its length, and the fact that's it's been censored compared to the original story, but as soon as I started it I was completely hooked. The story, the acting, the music, the sets, the costumes.. All so breathtakingly beautiful.
The cgi and special effects aren't the best but It didn't take away from the drama at all, it added to its charm.

The drama has 50 episodes, which at first seems daunting, It quickly becomes not enough. I'd happily watch another 100 episodes of this show.
The story is gripping, with new twists and turns every episode, making you question every characters motives, you connect deeply to the characters and are left heartbroken for them.

This is a show that will stick with me for a long time, if you haven't already watched it, do yourself a favour and give it a try!!

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