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superborbThe Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
tl;dr plot is thin and nothing felt earned emotionally, but CGI is not bad and there are a lot of shirtless actors. A reasonably entertaining 2 hours
The premise: a snake demon have been trapped within the Imperial City by four stone guardians for centuries. Each time it threatens to reemerge, four masters must awaken the guardians. After a mysterious death, the masters distrust each other, but must work together to suppress the snake demon.
Things I enjoyed:
1. It is visually appealing, in terms of good makeup, pretty costumes, and decent CGI. Also uh, the shirtlessness during the last half is nice. Here were some screenshots from my livetweet:
2. Central relationship is very gay and enemies to friends. The enemies part was quite delicious.
3. I found the central story behind the "villain" compelling in the questions it asks. rot13 spoilers: Vzzbegnyvgl nsgre fb ybat vf greevoyr! Fur frrf gur irel aneebj cngu gb qrngu naq fvzhygnarbhfyl fhccerffvat gur qrzba. V nyfb sbhaq gur eryngvbafuvc orgjrra gur Cevaprff naq Fubhlhr fngvfslvatyl gentvp.
Things I didn't enjoy:
1. The plot was pretty easy to guess from the first introduction of all the characters.
2. None of the emotional beats between the main couple felt deserved at all to me! Come on, I need more compelling reasons for this change of heart. TBH, my biggest complaint. I'd excuse a thin plot if the characterization felt compelling.
I think this might be fun for a watch party, where you don't have to pay a lot of attention to what's happening. I don't regret watching, but wouldn't rewatch haha.
tl;dr plot is thin and nothing felt earned emotionally, but CGI is not bad and there are a lot of shirtless actors. A reasonably entertaining 2 hours
The premise: a snake demon have been trapped within the Imperial City by four stone guardians for centuries. Each time it threatens to reemerge, four masters must awaken the guardians. After a mysterious death, the masters distrust each other, but must work together to suppress the snake demon.
Things I enjoyed:
1. It is visually appealing, in terms of good makeup, pretty costumes, and decent CGI. Also uh, the shirtlessness during the last half is nice. Here were some screenshots from my livetweet:
2. Central relationship is very gay and enemies to friends. The enemies part was quite delicious.
3. I found the central story behind the "villain" compelling in the questions it asks. rot13 spoilers: Vzzbegnyvgl nsgre fb ybat vf greevoyr! Fur frrf gur irel aneebj cngu gb qrngu naq fvzhygnarbhfyl fhccerffvat gur qrzba. V nyfb sbhaq gur eryngvbafuvc orgjrra gur Cevaprff naq Fubhlhr fngvfslvatyl gentvp.
Things I didn't enjoy:
1. The plot was pretty easy to guess from the first introduction of all the characters.
2. None of the emotional beats between the main couple felt deserved at all to me! Come on, I need more compelling reasons for this change of heart. TBH, my biggest complaint. I'd excuse a thin plot if the characterization felt compelling.
I think this might be fun for a watch party, where you don't have to pay a lot of attention to what's happening. I don't regret watching, but wouldn't rewatch haha.
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Date: 2021-02-28 19:52 (UTC)