The Best Series I’ve Ever Watched.!
This Might Be The One And Only Series That’ll Get A Perfect Rate Out Of Me.If You’re A BL Fan, There’s Absolutely Everything To Love Here.!
Though It Counts As A Bromance, The Two Leads Ooze SO Much Chemistry That Completely Makes Up For It.!
There’s Love, Hate, Laughter, Friendships, Hardships, Death & New Life.
By The End Of This Series You Won’t Know How To Move On, I Know I Definitely Didn’t.
It Left Me Wanting More And More.!
Highly Recommend, Get Into It.!
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A drama that will remain in your heart
I chanced upon this drama by pure luck (came across a post on my ig explore page when I don't even watch dramas). As a fan of BL and childhood love for wuxia, I decided to give it a go. It did not hurt one bit that the actors and actresses were all so gorgeous (the main actors, ofc, but I was also a little in love with Xue Yang). I started with minimal interest, confusion, and wondering, "wHeN kIsS?" as I had no idea about censorship then.Then it transformed into something I did not expect. We open the scene with Wei Ying's death sixteen years ago, and then his confusing interactions with Jiang Cheng and Lan Zhan (and other 'minor' characters) sixteen years later where he wakes up in another person's body. The 16-year flashback introduces these characters and lays out the plot. It was very intriguing and I was curious to know what led to the death of his shijie whom he loves very much. I wanted to know what led to such a strained hateful relationship between Wei Ying and Jiang Cheng. I wanted to know how this kid became the grandmaster of demonic cultivation. This is why I continued on with the drama. Watching their familial love and the development of Wei Ying's relationship with Lan Zhan, the story takes a turn for the worse. I do not want to spoil the story so all I will say is that I bawled my eyes out throughout the rest of the flashback, and some more after.
I might receive flak for this, but I actually do not mind that they remove the very explicit scenes from the novel (although against their will hahah). In the novel, I feel like the relationship between Wei Ying and Lan Zhan turn explicit or physical relatively fast (the licking scene felt rushed and awkward in my opinion). The slow realisation of Lan Zhan's love for Wei Ying was more realistic. That being said, I'd have paid to see these men hug, hold hands, or something more physical than eye contact (which I loved but come on). I had to cling on to every fainting episode and that ONE piggyback scene to see ANY physical contact.
When it comes to acting, I can't see anyone else other than Sean Xiao playing Wei Ying. His smile is what does it for me. It just has that natural playfulness that the character embodies. Wang Yibo plays a decent Lan Zhan. He does not have many lines but manages to pull us all in with his eyes. Notable mentions: Zhang Jing Tong (Madam Yu), Wang Haoxuan (Xue Yang), Zhu Zan Jin (Jin Guangy Yao).
I never expected to fall in love with this drama, but I fell hard. I completed this drama last week within 5-6 days, and I still watch some scenes. The drama portrays each significant character and their background perfectly. You are privy to their intimate moments and thoughts. The drama builds these up right up to the devastating death scenes. Putting aside the BL, the plot of this story is great enough for any wuxia lovers to watch. It's 2021, tbh. The love between Wei Ying and Lan Zhan is pure and beautiful. If you are tolerant, the hints of BL should not be an issue.
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One of the best C-drama I have ever watched and it's a BL story!
Watch this series if you wish to find a series that will keep you entertained for 50 hours nonstop.I find the dialogue so cute, not funny, but cute and realised that the entire world was dependent on a bunch of teenagers to save from the evil sect. Yes, a bunch of teenagers.
However, the emotion in the series affects the viewers deeply.
A lot have been said about this series so read the other reviews.
One character that viewers will never forget is Meng Yao. He's like a cult figure of the bad men.
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THE BEST DRAMA IN CHINESE DRAMALAND
THIS IS THE BEST DRAMA I EVER WATCH. PLEASE GO WATCH IT!This drama has the best castings, ost and plot. Everything about this drama is so gooood. I rewatch 3 times and cry like a baby everytimes. And censorship who??? they obviously can't censor the way the characters look at each other. WY and LZ look at each other with so much love that I can't comprehend how is the actings so good. You know how you watch a drama and you know the actors are acting right? BUT for The Untamed, XZ and WYB bring these characters to life. I never once view all these as ACTING. Watching The Untamed make me realize you don't need romantic scene or anything to be a good drama (I'm usually a romance drama watcher).
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Production:
First thing first, let just put it out there that this is consider a financially “poor” drama. From what I heard, the cost to produce this drama was relatively low. That becomes apparent throughout the show with bad camera lightening and poorly done fight scenes. If you are coming into this drama expecting perfection, then I would say to not even give it a try. With that being said, I do believe that if the funding for this drama was higher and that it was better constructed, it could potentially be THE drama that goes down in history of C-drama.
Story:
I came to the conclusion that this drama isn’t aiming to tell an amazingly unique story or to test the intelligence of the viewer by any means. It is a typical wuxia, but instead of focusing on the story, it focuses primarily on its characters and how each event that occurred affects the characters and how they grow as the story progresses. The show seem to have a very clear understanding of their strengths and weaknesses and doesn’t try to be something that it’s not.
Characters/Actors:
Now, the gem of The Untamed is hand down it’s incredible group of characters. At first glance, the characters might just be your basic everyday wuxia characters that you can find in almost any novel. The amazing part of this show is that the characters are put into these situations that truthy determine who they are as a person base on the decision they make. While you may not agree with every one of their actions, at the end of the day you can still come to sympathize with them. Seriously, this show even explained to you the reasons why characters I believe to be “NPCs” behaved such a way they did. An unexpected life-lesson this drama has taught me.
Wei Wuxian, our protagonist yet the “villain” of the story, come off as those happy-going, carefree kind of character while Lan Wangj is the silent, stoic type that must only wear white. At least that is how it is expected to be, but no, they are definitely much more than that. I generally favor character like Wei Wuxian but they can potentially hit the danger zone of being too annoying or foolish. Wei Wuxian not only have the perfect balance of that character but also have that slight hit of innocence that make him so relatable and so humane yet is hated by the world. You see these scenarios all the time, but in The Untamed and the world that it has created it become convincing that such things happened the way it did. Xiao Zhan portrayal of Wei Wuxian is so on point that with even the tiniest facial movement you can see the life and fresh of the character. After this, I honestly cannot see another Wei Wuxian beside him.
For such a young age, Yibo did exceptionally well in his role as Lan Wangji. You can see the pain and longing he has every time he looks at Wei Wuxian. Romantic feeling or not, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are truly soulmate, and Xiao Zhan and Yibo are the perfect match with each other.
Conclusion:
Lastly, this drama isn’t for everyone; if there ever exist such a thing. Unlike a lot of people, I didn’t watch this drama because of the BL. And I believe that it is a lot more than just that. I grow and learn with the characters, and a part of me definitely has changed from this experience. Not just the two main leads, but all the side characters are so great that they deserve to be leads of their own show. 50 episodes might be enough to tell the story of The Untamed but give me another 10 episodes of our favorite gang just staring at each other with Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji not-so-subtle flirting and I wouldn’t even complain. If you’re still not convince, here’s more text for you to read (Note: the article isn’t written by me). https://www.soompi.com/article/1347833wpp/8-reasons-to-watch-c-drama-the-untamed-a-study-in-how-to-rip-your-heart-to-shreds-and-mend-it-again
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First of all, this is my 7th watched C-Drama and I have already seen really good and average ones. The Untamed gave me the same good vibes I got while watching Guardian (2018) before (first favorite C-drama of mine). I agree it's not everyone's cup of tea but if you enjoy historical, fantasy with some horror elements and Xianxia dramas you should give it a try.
As for the story I really liked it. Maybe it's because I didn't know anything about the setting but the first episode was a bit confusing for me at first. The drama starts with the male lead character's present and then jumps back in time for 16 years in episode 2. More than the half of the drama is spent on telling the back-story which might sound like a lot but I found it well balanced and the pacing absolutely fitting. There wasn't one episode that didn't entertain me so a thumbs up from me. The story is interesting and I liked the mix of action, sad and funny scenes. It sent me on a rollercoaster of feelings and I had my moments when the scenes were so touching that I shed tears (which I rarely do while watching something and only when it manages to totally capture me). The story comes to a (in my opinion satisfying) closure.
Which leads me to the cast. I'm a sucker for a good cast and characters with depth and development. All of that you'll find in The Untamed. The acting was on point and supporting characters had their fair share of screen time and didn't turn into colorless props like I've seen in other dramas. Xiao Zhan and Wang Yi Bo made it straight to my favorites list among some others and I'm looking forward to see them in other dramas. I haven't seen any of them before and can't compare their previous works but think that every one did a great and absolutely convincing job here. Without downgrading the others, Xiao Zhan's facial expressions were such a joy.
The soundtrack is totally to my liking. It has many great instrumentals and of course the character songs as well as the opening and ending tunes. It's a pleasure to listen to on its own and I do so often.
For me it's already sure that I will rewatch this drama. I liked it from the beginning to the end and can't believe I finished it so fast. I kept being curious as how it would go on and always looked forward to the next episode.
Overall I can only recommend to give this drama a try if you're curious. I fell pretty fast in love with it and don't regret anything. It's really a gem.
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The plot is amazing- there are so many twists and turns. The character designs make you expect certain things of certain characters but they pull a full 180 on you- which makes the show even more engaging because of these twists. Most TV show plot twists aren't the most realistic and don't fit the original character design, but with this show, they make so much sense and they're foreshadowed so far ahead! Bravo to the OG writer of the book and the scriptwriters for this show!
The acting was questionable with some characters, but Sean Xiao (Wei Wu Xian), the actor for Wen Ning, the actor for Ze Wu Jun- were amazing! So many others but I can't list them all (and I don't remember actor names, so I'm so sorry about that). However, a few were questionable (Wang YiBo at first and Jiang Cheng's actor), but overall, it was full of great acting and engaging storytelling.
Speaking of storytelling, the director(s) was/were amazing. I'm not a cinematography student or anything, but the shots in this TV show were phenomenal. They gave us the warm, the cold, the happy and the sad, all delivered in an unhurried and engaging manner. I watched this entire show because of one shot (episode 25, arrows ;) ) but I fell in love with the way the story was told.
The OST and original music was amazing as well. The OST was sung by Sean Xiao and Wang YiBo and it's AMAZING in my opinion. For any Chinese speaker, the poetry is amazing. I think its incredibly beautiful and meaningful.
Overall, definitely recommend watching and definitely will rewatch.
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best show ever
in any term, this show wins.rewatch value? 100%
actors? 100%
music? 100% fucking awesome
story? 200% thx mxtx for this masterpiece ?♀️?♀️
im telling u i watched the show when it started airing, and IM STILL NOT OVER IT WTF.
honestly, y'all really gon fall in love with xiao zhan and wang yibo. no romance scenes, yet the chemistry is awesome. this show has everything you need. songs ???
also i am 100% you will rewatch it.
it's been 2 years and im still not over it, imagine...
ik this review ain't helpful at all, but i just wanna spread my love for the show and ma boys <3
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I could write hours about this drama, but let me say it short: Don't miss this one!!
BEAUUUUTIFUL IN EVERY WAY!!!This drama tore my heart apart, stiched it together , just to rip it out in pain again - still, I enjoyes every second of this pleasure.
The story development is a MASTERPEICE!
All actors do a marvellous job in portraing the characters.
The main cast could not have been choosen any better.
The cast, the scenerey, the ML chemestry - everything just blindening beautiful.
The only thing one could wish for more, would be more distinct BL scenes, but the ambigious, subtle and graceful way of portrayal are just as blissful to the soul.
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If you back off from this drama because of the rumor LGBT/BL, please read this review
I am novel fans. I thought so many times before I harden myself to watch this live action adaption (I mean, I was disappointed a few times before with live action (not Chinese live action 'tho)).The result? I am EXTREMELY SATISFIED. Thank you so much for making one of my favorite novels this beautiful live action!
As for the rumor LGBT genre... Well, although the novel this drama based on is indeed BL, the drama itself is not. Unless you have a rotten mind, like fudanshi and fujoshi (I don't mean insult. I, myslef, am a fujoshi). Why am I so sure? There aren't even any romantic hug! At most, it's a very very beautiful friendship/brotherhood.
As for the disappointed fujoshi/fudanshi... NOPE. I am not disappointed.
Plus, the plot itself is a number one selling point for this novel/drama (not the romance). Second, it's the characters.
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THIS DRAMA IS TRULY A MASTERPIECE ♡
Don't know where to start talking about this drama. To be honest at first I didn't want to watch this drama because it was a BL, and I was not so impressed with that. But my friend who was suggested me this drama, kept urging me again and again to watch this. So that's why I started to watching. But in the end I can't even imagine what happened to me, look at the poor me writing paragraphs about this drama like a stupid ಥ‿ಥ.There are no words to express how much I love this drama. This drama was a complete journey of emotions for me. Everything about THE UNTAMED is indeed beautiful ♡. It was such a emotional roller-coaster, it breaked my heart again and again and I cried a lot like it was all happened to me ಥ_ಥ. It's so hard for me to explain the feelings this drama gave me, like one time I cried a lot, one time I laughed, one time it filled me with love and one time I was angry and just wanted the villain to vanish and let everyone be happy..it's just truly indescribable..throughout the drama various emotions have flooded me. This is truly the best drama I have ever seen in my entire life, I promise !!!
The two lead roles, Wei WuXian and Lan WangJi, made me feel so many emotions that I never knew was possible. Their story made me realize that love can be found in many different forms, and it's also change my view for many things I believed till then.
When it comes to my favourite character, yeah of course he is Wei Ying my love (Wei WuXian) ♡. I think he is too good for this world, he always think about others rather than his own self, which sometimes makes me angry like why can't you think about yourself at first ಠ︵ಠ. Never have I ever loved a fictional character this much and I don't have enough words to express my love for him ♡.
You know, I get over things very fast when I watch something. But this one is the first thing in my entire life that still binds me with it. It's almost been a year since I've known this beautiful art..but I still can't move on from this. THE UNTAMED will always have a special place deep in my heart ♡.
This drama is truly a masterpiece !
The casting was absolutely PERFECT, everyone fitted their roles extremely well and I couldn't imagine Wei WuXian & Lan WangJi as anybody else. Everyone did an amazing job !
Just wanted to tell you that don't you let the "BL" stop you from watching this AMAZING drama, like if you are thinking oh I don't like BL (like me at first). Let me tell you, this drama is way way way more than that. How AMAZING this drama is truly indescribable..You must definitely need to watch this to know what I mean ♡.
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This is a masterpiece!!!!
A masterpiece this is the only word to describe this drama.I watched it 3 times already and watched the whole drama in 3 days only.
The storyline to the production, ost, acting and visual was amazing and if I have to rate all of them I will give it 10/10.
The ost are amazing it suited the drama well and let's not forget to give credit to the singers.
The story line is prefect it talked about friendship, hate, injustice, betrayal and many things. Also It has unexpected events which surprised me actually. Not to forget that there was few funny scenes so that we won't feel bored or the events were heavy .
The actors/actress were amazing they made me live the events/moments and feel what they felt and I was happy to see how the characters are different from e/o and have different personality which made it good a lot.
The production was amazing too they did a lot work to make it good because most of the drama used photoshop and many other things. The effects they added was good too. the quality of the drama looked high and stanning.
In the last ep to be specific the last scene I wished if they showed Lan Zhan and Wu Xian after being separated and each of them went in his path not only Wu Xian smile and Lan Zhan voice cause I wanted to know how they acted after their reunite and what face expression Lan Zhan made??
Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan did a great job in this drama and they have a good chemistry between them in the series and in reality.
I hope we will see more works for both of them. I want them to work together even after what Xiao Zhan fans did. Hopefully after few years everything will be alright and they won't be banned to work together anymore, so we could see them work together in a new project and act normally as before in front the public.
Best luck for both of them.
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