So is there anywhere to watch this with English subtitles? Thanks in advance!!
P.S I love wuxia, and I don't mind if they're dated (as long as the pic quality is good enough for me to understand what's going on, so if possible no less than 480p resolution).
What a delicious & thought-provoking article!! And to answer your questions, maybe my preoccupation with Asian dramas, to the point of almost eliminating Western cultural creations from my life (at least in the form of tv series & blockbuster franchises), is an unconscious way for me to detoxify my media consumption, and a sure way for me to diversify it. But I don't agree on consuming media that self-validate our non-conforming life-style as a healthier option per se, there's always the danger of dragging us to the opposite extreme of snobbism & special-snowflake-ism. But I agree it's always healthy to challenge yourself, challenge the society, and challenge your demurral! Cheers!
Well, The Wolf Princess (a recent Mango TV drama) got resubbed/properly subbed on Viki actually, so let's pray to drama gods & send requests to Viki in case they sub this one, too!!!
For anyone interested, this is the WeTV official link (subs for the first 12 episodes can be found for now, depending on your region, and your vip/no vip status): https://wetv.vip/en/play/gv2duqsbmsgv09g
Thank you! :)Ooh, the Code of Honor! Yeah, I did miss a lot of Wuxia aspects. It was really hard for incorporating…
Well, you did mentioned (always) helping people in need, that's one of the most important "rules". :) I think some others are about repaying both the good & the bad they do to you, not to be intimidated by power in the face of righteousness, be filial to your shifu, respectful of older generations/etc., and a bunch of other stuff I'm forgetting about atm!!
Some of my favourite scenes in Jin Yong adaptations wuxia include stuff like that, and the absurdity/hilarity that ensues! E.g. in Legend of the Condor Heroes, the heroes save the Villain's life, so he can't kill them afterwards because he can't be ungrateful to his benefactors! Or in Demi Gods and Semi Devils, when the Crocodile (one very funny villain) accidentally becomes Duan Yu's pupil (despite being much older than him), and he tries to make sense of the differences in generation, while trying to stay filial... xD
Thank you very much for this article!!! I was looking forward to it!! You did a great job explaining everything!!! ^_^
If there was one tiny thing that's missing is the explanation of the "code of honour" that most wuxia heroes have/ought to follow, but I guess that would take another full article to explain thoroughly, so I don't really consider it an omission.
I thought Untamed was a Wuxia drama but I remember it was in the category for xianxia. Although most of it has…
Yes The Untamed is a Xianxia, although it has many Wuxia elements as well! The difference with other xianxia dramas is maybe that there's only one sect with actual immortals (Wei Wuxian's mother's sect), while everyone else *tries* to become immortal... And a major clue that it's a xianxia and not wuxia is that they fly on their swords!!
One interesting thing I have observed in MDL is that each user has his/her own preference of where they like to…
Oh yes, we've talked about writing some kind of series of articles "Historical Drama Club Presents: ..." or something like that, but I don't know if this idea will come into fruition! Many users (like @WandereR, writing that post) are an information treasure themselves! :)))
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P.S I love wuxia, and I don't mind if they're dated (as long as the pic quality is good enough for me to understand what's going on, so if possible no less than 480p resolution).
And to answer your questions, maybe my preoccupation with Asian dramas, to the point of almost eliminating Western cultural creations from my life (at least in the form of tv series & blockbuster franchises), is an unconscious way for me to detoxify my media consumption, and a sure way for me to diversify it.
But I don't agree on consuming media that self-validate our non-conforming life-style as a healthier option per se, there's always the danger of dragging us to the opposite extreme of snobbism & special-snowflake-ism. But I agree it's always healthy to challenge yourself, challenge the society, and challenge your demurral!
Cheers!
https://wetv.vip/en/play/gv2duqsbmsgv09g
Some of my favourite scenes in Jin Yong adaptations wuxia include stuff like that, and the absurdity/hilarity that ensues!
E.g. in Legend of the Condor Heroes, the heroes save the Villain's life, so he can't kill them afterwards because he can't be ungrateful to his benefactors!
Or in Demi Gods and Semi Devils, when the Crocodile (one very funny villain) accidentally becomes Duan Yu's pupil (despite being much older than him), and he tries to make sense of the differences in generation, while trying to stay filial... xD
If there was one tiny thing that's missing is the explanation of the "code of honour" that most wuxia heroes have/ought to follow, but I guess that would take another full article to explain thoroughly, so I don't really consider it an omission.
Many users (like @WandereR, writing that post) are an information treasure themselves! :)))
Regarding "Therefore, we need to see more articles on costumes, whether it's the clothing, makeup, and/or accessories, in modern or historical dramas (actually there is none written on historical costumes)." --> You can check out https://mydramalist.com/discussions/general-asia-forum/59877-historical-dramas-club?page=4&pid=1618883#p1618883 (and other posts in Historical Dramas Club!!!) :)