Liliana Tan
AHHHH! If anyone has seen my IG account spamming, you guys know I’m LOVING this SO MUCH.
At the same time, I’m definitely biased cuz I love and am especially fanatical about Legend of the Condor Heroes.
As the story goes on, I fell under William Yang Xu Wen’s undeniable charm and charisma and skill (I had to check his name cuz I still only know him as Jing GeGe), I started anticipating more and more, and so far, it does not disappoint!
The music is REALLY good and REALLY on point. And I’m not just talking about the classic themesong. I mean, the background music just like : Jiang Hu Tianxia and Jian Hu, also the sound effects of the fighting, it’s all so on point and REALLY helps set the mood and feel for the scenes.
Everything just feels very true to the Jin Yong wuxia classics style. So far, the kungfu has been pretty awesome for me, cuz the moves are recognizable to me (which is important cuz Jin Yong gets very specific with his moves and styles of kungfu and their untouchably classic), and there’s minimal CGI.
The only thing they really do to make things “prettier” is use slo-mo. But otherwise, I really love that part of it so far too.
And the hairstyles! I really love William Yang Xuwen's cute bangs. And he has a handsome face too. Right now for me, he is the most handsome and cute Guo Jing ever.
I have NO problem thinking of him as Guo Jing. He really gives the Guo Jing feels, which can be hard to describe cuz while slow and comes off as dumb, it’s really not just acting a dumb dude.
Guo Jing has his only layers, and while not too complex, he definitely not 2D (I mean, he IS the only one really to reign Huang Rong in and get her to listen — not really the carpet people talk about him as).
In fact, Yang Xu Wen reminds me of a cuter, livelier, more energetic version of Julian Cheung’s Guo Jing in the 1994 version.
So as of now, I’m really loving this adaptation, and I would give it 10 stars for everything.
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