Must watch "Duolou continent"
I thoroughly enjoyed this show, the cast the story line every thing about it. I didn't have to skipp anything in fact many scenes I reminded over and over. I have watched this show three times and will continue to watch it over and over again. I love everything about it.The characters each grew in the story, no one remained the same and despite many comment suggested it's not as good as the original I never saw it hence I am reviewing from watching the drama. It's great, give it a try! Mmmmmmmmm? Mmkhgyuh
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Here's my breakdown:
Story: Strong yet weak. I think that the story was fine how it was but some parts were weak. The Seven Devils fought their way from the bottom to the top. Throughout the course of the story, they only had a few setbacks. And as for battles I loved their scenes and such however after a while it seems a bit impossible to just you know advance. One of the big lessons is to "never give up even if it's hard" and "to always preserve even though there is such little hope" which is a really good theme. As the story focuses on Tang San and Xiao Wu, there are a few side stories that aren't explained clearly. (SPOLIER ALERT!! SKIP IF YOU WANT TO WATCH) Even the ending was a bit vague. Like screen goes back and sudden we're here in the forest and no explanation of what on Earth happened. Which leaves room for the second season. (I've heard rumors that the second season focuses on the later generation. I don't know how on earth that's gonna work when this story hasn't even been wrapped up yet but we'll see.) (END OF SPOILER!!)
Acting/Cast: I honestly love the look of the entire cast. I love their similar yet different colored outfits. But seriously, someone needs to get Ma Hong Jun a partner. Poor guy just being a lightbulb (iykyk) literally every inch of the way ever since his appearance. Now I know that there are some arguments about Xiao Wu but I honestly think she did a pretty good job. Her Martial Soul is a bunny/rabbit. Therefore the way she acts resembles a rabbit. Cute. That's all I can pretty much say for her. And yes, Tang San is protective of her because he treats her like his sister and lover. (SPOILER AHEAD!!!) The last part wasn't necessary and it wasn't mentioned until the very end. I know a lot of people were disturbed about this but I just want to make it sure that he treated Xiao Wu as his sister when his father left him. He felt lonely and so they decided to become "siblings". They are in no way related to each other. Therefore it's not really disturbing.
Music: This is probably the most problematic. There's a problem with audio depending on what platform you're watching from. For those who are planning to watch on youtube, I recommend that you don't and just either download the Tencent Video (WeTv) app instead. On youtube, there's this weird thing in nearly every episode where 2-3 minutes of the audio goes out and is completely replaced with music. On the app or website, there's no audio cut.
Rewatch Value: If you've seen some of my other reviews, you know that I usually put a rewatch value that is very low. The reason being is I never rewatch something I've already seen unless it's necessary.
Overall: If you find yourself wanting to give up after the first couple eps, I'd stay just carry on, you'll end up liking the story.
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Fun to watch fantasy
Bias: I have not read the book or seen the anime. Review is based on the live version alone.I really enjoyed this drama. The cast—it was really an ensemble cast—was great and had distinctive personalities. There wasn’t a lot of water added to plot, so it didn’t drag but moved along to advance the story. It was a good plot—the ending did feel like there would be a sequel, but I think that is normal for a drama based on a book. I have watched it twice because it is just cute and sincere.
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I am writing to Douluo Continent season 2
I like this season it's a romantic, Fantasy, Thrille, Story, Historical and ActionIt's a good story line.
My English not good but I am writing to in English Please Director read my comment full please
The story of Tang San who overcomes many difficulties to protect his loved ones, bring honor to his sect, help his country and become the strongest soul master.
I am after watching episode 40.I think Bibi Doung is great soul master but Tang San's father is a very powerful master on howtiyan hammer
I think season 2 Director show how Tang San's father he save him and his friends.Tang San's father says his mother truth she a soul best and his home town.He Says his story how she come in his life. After listening her father's story Tang San say who's kill my mother and Tang San say again where is Xiao Wu tang San's father says before you are sleeping Xiao Wu go to home town After she strong she come again but Tang San Tell
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Teamwork is a source of strength
The setting of "Douluo Continent" is a magical world where people can grow in their powers by killing magical beasts. The more you kill, the greater you grow in power level. Yet, this way of life offends the conscience of the main characters. Is there a way to grow in power that doesn't exploit innocent creatures? Peaceful methods are explored as they climb the hierarchy and realize that the closer you get to the top, the more brutal the nature of the people you find.Conspiracy abounds as they traverse the world, fighting corrupt gangs with the power of their team work. There are many secrets about this world that could affect the entire paradigm about the ethics of power. What if the magical creatures are just as sentient as humans? What if the line wasn't so clear? What if the people abusing power are actually those most near and dear to your heart? Is loyalty the highest virtue, or is a commitment to justice and honor even more important?
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wonderful and a must-watch
Usually, with dramas that are over 20+ eps, I find myself to be a bit disinterested midway, and they tend to drag things out to fill the time slots, however; this story kept me engaged the entire time. The acting was superb, and I loved all the characters. Tang San was adorable and lovely, and the teachers were great fun to watch. My two complaints are that the wigs really detracted from the actor's attractiveness, and the ending was a bit jarring because it was a setup for season 2.Overall, this production was wonderful and a must-watch!
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Great Drama Have Rewatched 3x already
I absolutely LOVED Douluo Continent. I am a huge Marvel and DC fan so this drama catched my eye. I heard it is the most viewed and most popular drama of 2021 so of course I had to give it a shot and it exceeded my expectations. I’ve also heard only good things about the lead actor, Xiao Zhan and his acting abilities and he did not disappoint. Between the acting quality, the cgi, the production, and the action scenes, this was a fantastic drama. It was fun for the whole family as both my parents and my nephew really enjoyed watching Douluo Continent with me. I really hope they make a season 2. They can’t just leave us with that cliffhanger. 10/10, I highly recommend.Was this review helpful to you?
Enjoyable Fun watch and Interesting too !!!
I've read the novel but still will analyze the drama in its own way.Plot: The plot of this drama is finely written but it required more attention and more emphasis on story development. Like over the period of 40 episodes the amount of knowledge and revelations are only a handful. None of the plot twists surprises you the most and does not leave a long-lasting impact on you. But it's never boring or slow-paced, the story progresses pretty fast and also has elements like humor, friendship, squad goals, etc.
Acting: I would all the actors were amazing in their given roles. They were the main strength of the drama who carried the drama throughout. Especially Xiao Zhan did it so well, portraying the right amount of expressions and emotions in the given scenes. Characters like Dai Mu Bai, Ou si Ke, Ma Hong Jun, etc have a special place in my heart. You'll get attached to each one of them.
CGI and Music: The CGI was top-notch, all the graphics including the action sequences were so much fun to watch, some even brought me to the edge of my seat. It was definitely mindblowing. The music was my biggest worry as it did not even suit the situation which was going on. The flute music still irritated me a lot.
My biggest conscience was I expected a lot from Tang San's character but we did not see much of his abilities and power being utilized, moreover did not feel his character was much developed in any manner, I feel they might have planned it to focus on season 2. Still, we've got a long journey to go as there are still many issues to be settled, many things to be unveiled.
Season 1 was a fun one-time watch. Do not expect anything just watch for the experience the drama gives.
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Interesting journey that may teach you a lot if you allow it
Ahhh, I'm done! I loved it. And I liked the ending, it gives so much future opportunities.What I liked:
The casting is very good, there are unique characters and the actors did a great job. I understand that the drama is different from the book and the anime, but since they had to comply with censorship, I think they did a very good job. It was a wonderful adventure about growth (and about the formation of human principles in the process), about friendship and loyalty.
I want to say a few words about the difference from the book and anime. Can you really, really imagine anime Tang San on a drama? Yes, he would be strong, powerful and perfect and then what? After 5-7-10 episodes with perfect, powerful, ever winning Tang San, how his character can develope further? The drama Tang San make viewers to relate to him. He starts from zero, he grows and makes his own way. He teaches people behind the screen to not give up, to be loyal, to keep getting better. I find him interesting and real. I like him a lot.
I liked the costumes and the styling.
The effects were very good: colors, spaces, weapons and beasts. I was very pleasantly surprised, I did not expect them to be so good.
I like the 3 songs: in the beginning, in the end and Xiao Zhan song.
What I didn't like:
Apart from the songs mentioned above, which I like, the background music itself was not always used properly. There is definitely room for improvement here.
Some battles were great, some were not finished, they left the viewers to guess exactly what happened.
There were some more details, which I noted in my mind, but they were minor things.
So I want a 2nd season. I want to see them again, how they got wiser and better, as well as their new adventures.
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Good to BINGE ON.
Xaio Zhan's performance is purely a joy to watch , not too dramatic or out of character. He played the role of Tang San quite nicely compared to most up & new comers in hi peers.Yes!~There were some cliché plots/line here & there but still good enough to binge watch for a whole weekend.
Yeah! There fights 7devils combat story could have been better than that, given the fact the anime was quite influential.
Yup!~ if you want to complain you can but I won't.
S01 is more about Tang San finding his way/mom/dad & embarking on a new journey to become a Soul Master & find him self . But with this new generation they might redefine a whole new way of becoming one with the "Soul Beasts".
Well because this series was made before Xaio Zhan's rapid fame or the fact it was a small budget production.
With the very limited recourse they did pretty good.
The only downfall might be the scene between BiBi Dong & Tang Hao fighting in the finale , which felt a little to sort and they cutout the whole fight sequence . Which might be have been awesome if we could see.
The in depth story of each character might be to much but at least we got the jest of it.
I could watch series again, if the casting was any different things might not be the same. So I hope they keep the same cast for the next season possibly or at least better new supporting cast, except leads.
They better make a S02 cause the story feels so rushed in the end. I would love to see the same cast to reappear in the next season too. With more dynamic characters and honestly it might be awesome to see locations too like the Island Tang San's mom was form.
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A light story
This is the kind of drama suitable for early teens. The story is just so simple, kind of annoyingly stupid at times. Oh! and a lot of slow motion scenes that's just unnecessary long. The acting is okay overall, but some character i feel, are just not well written. Especially for the bunny Wu character, that's just annoying overly reckless and spoiled. I don't know if that character is intentionally written that way or just not well executed in the drama? The special effects are not good, but still acceptable.Was this review helpful to you?
