The Land of Warriors (2024)

An Entertaining Watch Indeed, Ending Not So Much!!

There are very few dramas that manage to grab my attention and then aggravate me, this was one of those shows!

The likelihood of this adaptation being fully developed as per the original context in the novel Soul Land written by Tang Jia San Shao was zero. One of the most popular Chinese novels, this storyline has inspired a manhua, game, anime and two live-action adaptations. Given the popularity, it’s obvious that this story will be adapted and remade umpteen number of times. First as “Doulou Continent” and with the recently concluded “The Land of Warriors”; a fair attempt was made to fully incorporate the twists & turns that make up the Soul Land universe. It was a commendable effort, the show was immersive, casting was exemplified. But the ending not so much; as with the prequel, the sequel ended on an unexpected note, and we were left hanging about the future prospects of any new adaptations. The other question that piques your attention is whether the same ensemble casting will return to reprise their characters? Or there will be another brand-new casting involved? I hope not because it can be pretty confusing to get along with a new casting everytime, an adaptation or remake is announced!

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Lire davantage

Não li a história e nem vi o anime, portanto, meu contato com a história era somente de Douluo Continent, por isso, em termos de continuação não chamaria minha atenção, pois o elenco é diferente e, o drama anterior, não foi nada espetacular, mas o que me levou a assistir esse drama foi a presença, mesmo sendo participação especial, de Liu Yu Ning (grande decepção, pois ele tem apenas uma cena).
As atuações não são ruins e a história é interessante, porém com pouco conexão com a anterior, mas, novamente, sem finalização. Odeio produtores/diretores que tentam se agarrar numa mesma história com continuações sem fim e nem conseguem manter o mesmo elenco. Fazer temporadas, com espaços curtos e com a maioria do elenco inicial, é aceitável deixar em suspense a cena final, mas este não é o caso.
A nota sete é para o trabalho dos atores, pois diretor/produtor/roteirista que escolhe terminar em ponto chave merece zero.

Lire davantage

Excellent and better than S1

I was not excited for this because I loathe a new cast. I liked Duoluo Continent but didn’t like the abrupt ending. I have never seen SoulLand.

That said, this was so good! It reminded me of EverNight because it didn’t feel rushed at ALL. You got full context without it being slow or boring. Dramas need to get back to that— especially if there are multiple seasons. Take time to tell the story. Develop the plots. IMHO this was done the way Dashing Youth SHOULDVE been done. When you have a million characters, you have to ensure you’re not flying through their stories, confusing people. Or boring us with the side show. I was equally invested in all the character storylines and that’s very hard to do. They also took the time to show the BUILDING OF POWERS. I hate watching a show and all of a sudden boom, someone is powerful. Or boom they’re powerful and then they keep losing battles. We see the build in all the characters which I appreciated so much.

I appreciated seeing new characters of an already large cast. When Liu Yuning appeared I was like oookkkkkk lol. So A+ for pulling it off with a large cast and a mix of seasoned actors and new faces. HOWEVER, some of the acting is sus. There are a few moments where it’s like ehhhhh (but I assume newer actors). It isn’t too bad though and the scenes recover fast. I really really enjoyed this. What I don’t enjoy is wondering when I can see the rest. It ends abruptly just like Duoluo 1. But better because it wraps up neatly but clearly lets you know the story is unfinished.

Censorship rules need changing so they don’t ruin the momentum like they did with Lost You Forever. Looking forward to S2 of TLOW. Hopefully w the same cast and not many years later. If you were reluctant to watch bc of the new cast, get over that. TLOW is better than Duoluo Continent. By far. Bravo.

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