But the actor who played khem is kinda weak among whole cast but he is the main character which I have to feel…
I hear you. Unfortunately those coming for your head stay misinterpreting this criticism every time it comes up when in truth most of us who feel similar would probably agree that the actor gets the character and is portraying the character well - thus we understand the character! - but he could really benefit from putting in the work on emoting. I don't feel the chemistry between the leads either but I think that's more so a separate issue and is what it is.
Nora, you have a better understanding of the character from having read the novel. Non-novel readers should be able to understand a character onscreen and if they cannot then the actor is not conveying that character correctly and that's typically an instance in which the actor doesn't fully understand the character they're portraying.
That's not to say that's even the issue here because I don't believe his acting has any bearing on understanding or not understanding his character and I have no doubts about the actor himself understanding the character, but y'all keep retorting with the same stock line every time someone questions his acting - which is that we must not understand the character - and it's pretty blatantly belittling to the intelligence of those who simply feel differently about it than you do.
There are way more comments praising his acting and no one who feels otherwise about it are in the replies of those comments fiercely trying to dispute that praise. The thought policing here is getting ridiculous and it's honestly really off-putting. I can't speak for anyone else but what y'all are doing makes me not want to watch anything this guy does in the future and he's done nothing to deserve that. It's too much!
This is bit draggy. Namping should improve his acting.
I agree! Many actors have taken to acting lessons after their first leading role and improved so much in their follow-up series. Serious actors are always looking to improve their craft and there is zero shame in taking lessons yet apparently it's a crime to even suggest such a thing for this actor.
side note - I'm watching two other ongoing series where the comments have been flowing with praise for the leads for having taken acting lessons. One of the actors really needed it IMO but the other I never would've thought! In any case, these are two actors who took it upon themselves to put in the extra work and it shows! So yeah, there's nothing wrong with the suggestion.
don't get mad @ me this is my opinionwas willing to get over my disdain for joss for a second and pirate this.…
it's 4am and i'm cracking up at this comment lol 🤣 😠it's been a minute since I've watched but I vaguely recall thinking something similar about his facial expressions + teeth.
Excuse me, but that's the stupidest reason I've ever heard. You should be glad that so many people are watching,…
LOL, I didn't realize until now just how long that essay of a comment actually was. I had been on the treadmill winding down from a workout at the time so I was still in the zone I guess 🤣 meant every word though!
and yes I agree, the trailer and first two episodes were so good! Once they got to Emmaly it all started to fall apart.
The Bangkok Boy! I couldn't get into that one but I LOVED Reset. I was so invested in TNP that I initially dropped it after the first episode, but thankfully I regained my common sense and circled back because it ended up being my favorite series of the year! The Wicked Game might be coming for its spot though lol
Giving high ratings is basically encouraging poor quality, and it has nothing to do with the actors’ talent.
THIS. I've seen comments from people saying they rated it 10/10 as they went on to detail some of its faults. This appears to be a thing though and I believe it's routed in actor bias because in the comment section of a different series there were many trying to equate rating the series low to actor bashing... and that rating said series low would be a direct slap in the face to the actor who worked so hard. Like what? When I rate a series I'm rating the series as a whole 99% of the time but evidently that's not the basis for their inflated ratings.
I think they did it on purpose. If they wanted to give us a good ending for Gao Tu and Weng Lang they would have.…
Not an RL fan (didn't even care enough to rate it), just a relevant example, but I see now that you only have one way of associating things so it is what it is.
Again I find myself asking, was this series for novel readers and novel readers only? Because chasing one very specific audience is a sure fire way of ensuring that series is a fail.
I don't care what the source material is, a properly written adaptation will make an unfamiliar audience aware of what's going on without having to seek out the source material to fill-in the blanks for them. And if a large part of your audience is lost or baffled by the story/characters/whatever depicted onscreen because they don't have the background advantage novel readers possess while watching then the writers have done a horrible job. Period. But again, if this series was solely intended for novel readers then by all means just say that.
More importantly though, the quoted remark stands true - they were written poorly in the novel, but what kind of excuse is that?! Are we supposed to celebrate a botched job twice?
The creatives behind this were essentially given a second lease on life for their story and characters and opted to change and/or improve upon nothing? Had they not done their homework? Because most novel writers in their position would've (and have - see revenged love and the author's many interviews on this very subject!) throughly utilized the opportunity of a live adaptation as a second chance to give their story and ALL of their characters proper justice. Fact of the matter is, the writers here had a golden opportunity to self-correct and better the script every which way for the live adaptation and for whatever reason(s) elected to not do so. No character or one couple would've needed to be sacrificed had the novel been adapted by a professional writer. Sorry, but it's true. They had zero experience writing for the screen and it shows.
Objectivity must have fallen out the hospital window with Shen Wen Lang because there are many comments saying the series is a 10/10 while noting the unsatisfactory writing and plot holes - so how is it a 10/10? Other commenters seem to offer criticism and acknowledgment of the poor writing re: the source material yet will get defensive of the depiction - why? Because as bad as the source material may have been they still got a near 1:1 copy from page to screen for their preferred actors. I understand the notion but honestly y'all should be annoyed to - not at the fans of the other couple but with the sisters - because the series as a whole was a mess and downplaying it will just get you another mess written by the same creatives for those actors who deserve better.
Point being, I don't care who you're a fan of, this series was poorly written and the bad writing plagued every character.
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Domundi, you've left me no choice 🤬
That's not to say that's even the issue here because I don't believe his acting has any bearing on understanding or not understanding his character and I have no doubts about the actor himself understanding the character, but y'all keep retorting with the same stock line every time someone questions his acting - which is that we must not understand the character - and it's pretty blatantly belittling to the intelligence of those who simply feel differently about it than you do.
There are way more comments praising his acting and no one who feels otherwise about it are in the replies of those comments fiercely trying to dispute that praise. The thought policing here is getting ridiculous and it's honestly really off-putting. I can't speak for anyone else but what y'all are doing makes me not want to watch anything this guy does in the future and he's done nothing to deserve that. It's too much!
side note - I'm watching two other ongoing series where the comments have been flowing with praise for the leads for having taken acting lessons. One of the actors really needed it IMO but the other I never would've thought! In any case, these are two actors who took it upon themselves to put in the extra work and it shows! So yeah, there's nothing wrong with the suggestion.
and yes I agree, the trailer and first two episodes were so good! Once they got to Emmaly it all started to fall apart.
The Bangkok Boy! I couldn't get into that one but I LOVED Reset. I was so invested in TNP that I initially dropped it after the first episode, but thankfully I regained my common sense and circled back because it ended up being my favorite series of the year! The Wicked Game might be coming for its spot though lol
Reset may be dethroned.
I'm so tired of reading this.
Again I find myself asking, was this series for novel readers and novel readers only? Because chasing one very specific audience is a sure fire way of ensuring that series is a fail.
I don't care what the source material is, a properly written adaptation will make an unfamiliar audience aware of what's going on without having to seek out the source material to fill-in the blanks for them. And if a large part of your audience is lost or baffled by the story/characters/whatever depicted onscreen because they don't have the background advantage novel readers possess while watching then the writers have done a horrible job. Period. But again, if this series was solely intended for novel readers then by all means just say that.
More importantly though, the quoted remark stands true - they were written poorly in the novel, but what kind of excuse is that?! Are we supposed to celebrate a botched job twice?
The creatives behind this were essentially given a second lease on life for their story and characters and opted to change and/or improve upon nothing? Had they not done their homework? Because most novel writers in their position would've (and have - see revenged love and the author's many interviews on this very subject!) throughly utilized the opportunity of a live adaptation as a second chance to give their story and ALL of their characters proper justice. Fact of the matter is, the writers here had a golden opportunity to self-correct and better the script every which way for the live adaptation and for whatever reason(s) elected to not do so. No character or one couple would've needed to be sacrificed had the novel been adapted by a professional writer. Sorry, but it's true. They had zero experience writing for the screen and it shows.
Objectivity must have fallen out the hospital window with Shen Wen Lang because there are many comments saying the series is a 10/10 while noting the unsatisfactory writing and plot holes - so how is it a 10/10? Other commenters seem to offer criticism and acknowledgment of the poor writing re: the source material yet will get defensive of the depiction - why? Because as bad as the source material may have been they still got a near 1:1 copy from page to screen for their preferred actors. I understand the notion but honestly y'all should be annoyed to - not at the fans of the other couple but with the sisters - because the series as a whole was a mess and downplaying it will just get you another mess written by the same creatives for those actors who deserve better.
Point being, I don't care who you're a fan of, this series was poorly written and the bad writing plagued every character.