Dance of the Phoenix (2020)

Requesting for a SEASON2

WOWZERS!!! I deeply enjoyed the characters especially Feng Wu and Boss Jun awww, Just fabulous the chemistry between them. Fantasy, meeting, action, some silly scenes and love, is a win for me. It would be FANTASTIC if Season 2 comes to life especially if they include the Same cast or at least the main role actors.

Honestly i just couldn't believe i finished season 1 so quick and less than 40 episodes, LEFT ME ASKING FOR MORE. I EVEN BUILT A CRUSH OVER
JUN LINYUAN CHARACTER. LOL

Some people question the Ending, since we been taught or shown during our childhood years all these Disney Movies with happy Endings when in reality the world exist with all types of endings. Therefore this drama is different and i find it intriguing. (Is a break point to what has been inbeded in our skulls) plus it can be seen as open for discussion.

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great premise, fell really flat.

the idea of a powerful female cultivator loosing her power and memory gaining it back is very enticing. the idea of the man who called off an engagement leaving her in shame yearning desperately for her is even more enticing. however, it is only good when it is done right.

there should have been more groveling and longing from the mans side. it felt like we had two or three instances where her power was showcased and thats it? the story could have used better mapping, writing and development for sure. they had a good number of episodes but not a good enough plan to really utilitze it.

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Should have made it better

You can either take the series as it is, and you would probably find that the series is an alright series. Or you are the kind that wonders about many things and then this series has alot of holes. For me, personally, I think that there is alot of unanswered parts / questions in this series. The starting was fine, but unlike many series where the modern day person travels back in time, this series DOES NOT show or indicate from where and which era this modern person is from nor how did this person just happened to fall into this ancient era and into this body of Feng Wu (the female lead). On a generic overall scale, I would say the casts did a good job bringing their individual characters to life. But, storyline wise, not very happy. Too many gaps / holes, confusion etc. Even the ending is kinda "hanging".

Personally, re-watch value, I wouldn't bother re-watching this series. Even though there are various actors / actresses I know and kinda like in this cast, I cannot bring myself to go through all this confusion and gaps again. Oh, the cast list has a mistake. Li Chuan's character name is Mu Jiu Zhou and not what has been written by the editors of this site. I have submitted an edit, but so far no reaction. Please do update to not confuse / mislead people. Thanks

Majority of the music paired to this series is very nice to listen to. Downloaded a few of them myself to keep in my playlist.

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i like every thing until the end

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The show was good until it got to the ending that didn't make any sense. don't know if it is just me thinking this so ill explain reasons that I am confused

1.Zhao Ge and Xuan Yi are supposed to be dead and it does not explain why they are alive

2.it never shows what happens to Jun LinYuan"s dad

3.at the end Feng Wu narrates "this is the story of my second life..." as if it was her telling a story as if this was the past but there was nothing after that

4.when her master comes to pick her up she doesn't specify if she is going or staying
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dont get me wrong i love the show but the ending is really confusing

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A top-watch series with a few flaws

I judge a C-drama on whether I can watch the entire series without fast forwarding. This is one of those dramas where I was entertained throughout without the need to hit the FF button.

The acting was on point. The main couple was well matched, as was the secondary couple. The side stories and adventures were interesting and you could tell the main group cared about- and supported- each other and their Kingdom / people.

The bad guy who wasn't all bad and, along with the main FL, had the most growth throughout the series was just as interesting to watch as he was in the Untamed. I'm in agreement with other reviewers that he should get a ML role soon.

Spoiler Alert:
Now, here's what I think is lowering the ratings for this series. In the last few minutes, the main FL is collected to go from where she came, wherever that is, with no explanation. The ending was so abrupt, it defied logic. Why let her get married only to "collect" her before she can even celebrate her wedding day with friends and enjoy her wedding night with her new husband. It was just a ridiculous plot scenario. It also left you to wonder what that meant for the second couple, who were revived and tied to the main FL through the spirit ring. There was zero closure on where she came from and was returning.

Another area that could have been better: The ML came in to save the day at the end, dispatching the Demon Lord. With the FL having shown tremendous growth throughout the series with her defensive abilities, we are left to wonder if she could have handled the Demon Lord without the ML. With her Master enhancing the ML's abilities so he could help at the end, it would have been more dramatic if he zipped around at lightening speed to turn the tide against the people fighting right outside and then showed up just as she was dispatching the Demon Lord, or both of them dispatching the Demon Lord at the same moment, proving that the series' focus on her struggle to regain her abilities paid off in the end.

Even with its flaws, the series is a top watch for me. Perhaps they will have a second season to give closure to the story.

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Bellissima coppia

Questo drama mi ha ricordato altri due drama da me visti: la principessa del principe Lanling con Peng Guanying, ed Eternal Love. Il primo me lo ricorda per le sensazioni che mi ha lasciato quando ho finito di vederlo. Il secondo per il mondo che viene rappresentato e per questo amore così forte che lega i protagonisti fin dall'inizio. Un amore che è destino e che al destino non può sottrarsi. Sinceramente non mi viene da scrivere altro se non che i due protagonisti sono davvero eccezionali, soprattutto lui, Xu Kaicheng. Spero di ritrovarlo come protagonista in altri drama.

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Simple But Quite Important To Be Ignored

In the synopsis it is written that a woman from the modern world suddenly enters the body of a woman who lives in another world. But until the end of this series, I did not find any explanation, scenes, flashbacks or anything related to this woman's life in the modern world. In my opinion, this is necessary to build the audience's imagination to enjoy this series.

I quite like the storyline. All problems are solved over time. In terms of acting, each actor is able to get into the character they play, especially Yang Chao Yue as the main character. She acts as if it is her own life. She is able to position expressions and emotions that match the storyline. And for the background music aspect, honestly I don't find the right moment with the right music. Every time an episode ends, I even forget whether there is an important moment in the episode accompanied by background music or not.

After all, I quite like this drama. I will rewatch this drama only when I miss Yang Chao Yue and the other cast.

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Great Series

my first review , before watching each series , I tend t o check out the reviews but I also take note that each and every review is based on personal preferences so....

PRO
1. I love the actors , especially the ML and FL , their chemistry is great and I really feel that.
2. I love martial arts so , a plus for me , the action scenes , very satisfied.
3. I love the scenes , the flying , fight , feels right and not too much
4. The story is good except the end part

CON
1. feels like sad ending , I don't like to watch sad endings BUT as the FL said , it's not really the ending that matters but the journey.....so in a way , I am satisfied , better if there is a season 2.

So if you like romantic , wuxia , a little comedy .... this series is for you. try it

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Enjoyable drama

I enjoyed this Drama. I did feel like I watched it before especially towards the end. If you like adventure and excitement this is for you.
I did feel like there was no answer to certain parts of the drama especially the beginning and endings. They really never explained how and why she crossed universes. I expected the ending to be more accountable to answer these. Maybe a part2. I am still lost on why she was sent there and how come is had to leave.. Unless she was a heavenly spirit that fell from heaven and when feng wu was pushed off cliff(I had to rewind to. Beginning) you see both body connecting

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Watch this with a open mind

I don't really know what to talk about for this show. It was decent, like any typical Wu Xia/Historical drama with the sword fighting, pretty sets and costumes, complex plot for power etc. Nothing really surprising or different.

Story :
First the story was good, the way the female lead came into this world and entered some random girl's body(nothing new) big change in personality, lost memories, etc. The story was good and very engaging, kept me hooked for some episodes. The ending was really confusing and didn't make sense. Once you get to the middle of the drama, the plot gets a lot more confusing and a lot of unecesarry events start taking place, which just creates more problems. I couldn't understand what was going on. Nothing really fit together and it feels really choppy, it was either they ran out of money or got lazy and gave up because the start was really good and intriguing, where you can actually understand what is going on, but as you approach the middle everything goes downhill.

CGI:
Not a lot to comment on for the CGI but it was ok. Definitely felt more real and you can't really tell there was any CGI used as it was pretty flawless. Some scenes looked a little fake, like when the main lead flew up a mountain high in the sky with like cherry blossom trees or something. Nothing really special.

Music :
Boring intro music, didn't show much clips of what will happen in the show. The song used for the main leads was nice but nothing really moving. The OST was boring and didn't really provide much.

Acting:
The main leads acting was pretty good, the male lead having more experience in this field did ok, nothing too special, but at some points felt really stiff. The female lead is relatively new, so some of her acting didn't seem right or was just cringy? Especially the parts when she would make up stories to the male lead and like start to act sad and pitiful, it just made me cringe. The chemistry between the leads was nice, I love how the male lead fell in love right away and couldn't even hide it because of some disease or something which prevents him from feeling affection, I don't really know. The second lead was also pretty cute, didn't ever need to confess their feelings with each other but they knew which is so sweet <3 Man give my man Feng Xuan a lover too, he fifth wheeling but he's so cute and obsessed with Feng Wu.

Ending:
The ending, I cannot. The most confusing ending I have seen. I don't even know what happened. The battle between the good and the evil, the main villain not even battling the heroes but having other people who work for her to?? Like girl is useless. The second female lead doing everything to impress the male lead just to find out she never liked him but only liked the power and title she will be given(not surprised). There was no big battle, the main villain just said to the main leads, "you win" and kills herself?? After the big fight, if you would even call it that, the main leads get married, with the whole ceremony and everything. Everyone happy just for the WEDDING TO NOT EVEN HAPPEN, and her master comes from no where and says girl I'm talking you back, like after all that we don't even see them happy together. We don't even know where the female lead came from so like there's no point in going back, and when she goes back what happens to the body she was in before, because that person died long time ago. Doesn't make any sense. Then the audacity for the female lead to say, "you don't need to worry what happens next, just remember the memories, laughter and love we experienced" like tf you mean. Then she looks up to the sky and the show ends. Like ain't no way you make me watch 30 episodes just for that ending.

So if you wanna watch it, go ahead but don't expect much.

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