Dance of the Phoenix (2020)

Beginning

At the first episode the story was very promising and intriguing but there was to many loopholes and leaks in the storyline towards episode 20.

Acting
For me the support role did a lot better than the main characters I mean after all the hate she had she never gave any hints of being in love all of a sudden she's blushing and asking her self if she's in love with him.
Secondly the second male lead was the one who challenged JL to date FW after he allegedly claimed to love her.

Ost
Ok there was no real ost

Storyline
First she is told that she isn't FW she didn't any one then she is told that she is FW she tells everyone that she isn't FW . Secondly how can ZG speak and understand the language of the beast . After her shifu releases miss wolf how can her destiny be to die instead of giving birth to her pups .
Thirdly how can her shifu come back with out the third piece of the shard

Ending
One why did her shifu give his powers to JL yet he didn't do anything with it.
Two what with it clothes change to match hers after he gets the powers.
Three how did ZG know how to use the red sacred bead when she heard it that day.
Four why was nothing said about the second male leads ending .
Five how did ZG and XY come back after they died.
Six her teacher just comes saying on her wedding day he's here to take her to where she belongs without a word to the others she follows after giving a speech I mean what the hell.
Seven why was the first male lead not shown again there was no word from him and the other characters no future and no past .
Will there be a season 2 because I am truly dissatisfied and disappointed with the movie .

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No chemistry between the FL and ML

The story itself is not so bad. It's an idol drama, so don't expect so much from the plot. It's a very generic plot with a very similar twist and character development.

I do like most of the actors and actress. There are some very good scenes but there is nothing very special. I do enjoy the characters interactions with one another. I think it is very cute.

I do however, have one complaint, and that is the chemistry, or better yet the lack of chemistry between the ML and FL. They just don't make sense together. I understand why he like her, it is because she's cuter and smarter than him but I don't understand why she like him. I feel like the relationship is still very forced and not natural. There nothing special about him that make him attractive. I don't understand why someone like her would fall in love with someone like him. He's not very supportive of her character and he doesn't bring out the best in her. He is also not helpful at all to her.

The ML is this very BORING character who is suppose to be a very talented martial artist but yea. URMmm that's all that he got going for him.

The FL on the other hand is a more three dimensional character. She funny, sweet and driven. I love how she tries her best to do whatever it is that she is doing.

I do like the FL with the second ML more because he supportive and upfront with her. I think naturally and progressively if this was the real world, then she would have fallen in love with the second lead organically. I love how supportive he was of her when she entered the small fight competition. He gave her advice and his support. I also love, how he told her that she was not as beautiful as her ugly alter ego because her alter ego had a beautiful heart unlike her, but that was only after she had called her alter ego an ugly woman. I just think that he is so sweet to her.

But sadly we all know that the second lead is not going to get the girl.

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Acting:
I hope to see more improvement in Yang Chaoyue's acting skills. I thought the male lead did ok. However, I do like the character that Fu Jing played even though she was the antagonist.
Storyline:
The storyline just wasn't as captivating as the description made it seem or the trailer I saw.
Visuals:
As for the cast visuals, I wasn't disappointed but wasn't super excited either. I've seen the Manhua version so the cast visuals was alright. As a xianxia drama, the production team did do a good job with the effects and all.

Overall, it just wasn't it for me...

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this is what happen when the leads have no chemistry and poor acting!

watch 10 episodes so far.

1. This drama looks like one with budget, since the CGI is beautiful. Scenery is breathtaking. Pictures are awesome
2. That's too bad we dont only live for that.
I like Xu Kai Cheng in well intended love and even Moonshine and Valentine! He really clicks with simona the female lead!. I guess that's whats also making the drama get its 2nd season and attract viewers. the Acting and Chemistry
here: oh my... the acts are sooooo horrible. I know the female lead is pretty, but she definitely needs to learn.
She's main component in the drama, and when she sucks, she drags the whole cast.
Xu Kai is talented and handsome actor. He just didnt nail in here.
The chemistry is so poor, I dont feel sad when I had too, happy when i supposed too, or got buttefly in stomach when the scene is intended too.
3. Saying that I have just finished romance of tiger and rose: Xu Kai, might have to learn from Ryan Ding in term of chemistry?
4. I just finished love by hypnotic, see how Allen Ding act as cold leader? see how he transformed? even the second male lead as Yun Xi. done a superb job eventhough he's a newbie
5. Have the director watch Hua Rong from Romance of Hua Rong? see the acts? see the chemistry? and it doesnt even have the big budget or stunning CGI Dance of the phoenix have, or Eleanor Lee from Fake Princess??
6. story is weak.
I continue watching hopinng that just might (even slight) change in story or chemistry,
sadly not until episode 10

ps. I like Wang Hao Xuan acts. He delivers. also Caesar Guo.

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good but not to watch it on repeat

This story is good, it's just that in my opinion the plot is messy, I don't really understand the storyline, i don't get the end or the beginning. I don't understand why she suddenly entered Feng Wu's body and don't understand why she has to leave in the end. The synopsis says that Feng Wu is from the modern world but Feng Wu doesn't know her true identity from the beginning to the end of the story. I was quite annoyed at the final chapter, when they were about to get married, teacher Feng Wu took Feng Wu away, why???. To be honest, this really wastes my time while watching it.
This is just my opinion, I know everyone's opinion when watching it is different.
That is all and thank you<3

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Started promising. Ended meh

It started promising. Like the costume, and intro was good. But then as the story progress, the chemistry between leads are somewhat lost? Also dont judge me please but I think there is something lacking about the female lead, the male lead became not stoic too quickly and um "im not sure about this" ah but I think they change feng wu`s personality. Based on my glimpse, feng wu in the novel is supposed to have a somewhat reserved and quiet personality and she is supposed to be a very bright student which was not really emphasized in the drama. It is hard to explain what is lacking because I havent read the whole novel. Cant make an accurate comparison. Or Probably, the phasing was too quick and a lot of parts were too implied that when viewers havent read the novel, they will really get confused with the plot. I actually look up the net to understand some other parts.

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I really hate open ended ambiguous endings

The story was fairly good up to last two minutes of the end. Let me take that back. Besides the crappy last couple of ambiguous minutes, there was also no explanation of the FL's back story. If the original novel was this bad, it is a wonder it was developed into a drama.

With Scarlett Heart, both the Chinese and Korean dramas, similar story of the FL taking over the life of another individual, the audience at least had closure with the ML experiencing a little karma for choosing politics over love, but leaving a window of hope for the couple in the ML's next incarnation.

Now I will get off my soap box to say the leads, was well as the side characters, were engaging. They all had great chemistry. The antagonists had no redeeming qualities. One might pity Quin Luan just a little, because she constantly had Wu's accolades rubbed in face, but she always had an alternate choice. The rest of the antagonists were pathetic losers who were driven by ugly obsessions.

Due to the poor ending, I will not be rewatching this drama.

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listen

this drama, i thought it was gonna be super good with the fighting (which it was so dobt get me wrong) but i just wanna say if u wanna get super excited and then get super upset right after then go watch it. this drama had a really good plot tbh and if they put effort into it then it would be hella good but it was just ugh. at some points when i thought the main charcater was going to fight the second lead evil girl aka goddess zuo i think, i was expecting them to have a really bad ass fight but noooo then i thought it was gonna be smth even better but lemme tell yall, whoever wrote the story for the end was just tired and didnt try cuz it seemed to me feng wu didnt use all of her powers to show evergone what it really was they just put a little sprinkle and called it a day AND LISTEN HOW COULD THE QUEEN JUST KILL HERSELF LIKE THAT, OTHER CITY MASTERS OR QUEENS DIDNT GO DOWN WITH A FIGHT NO MATTER HOW WEAK THEY WERE BUT SHE WAS LIKE OKAY KEMME JUST DIE. also clearly this drama has nothing to do eith a modern day studeny cuz the drama never said anything abt a modern world, its more like she got her spirit switched out with someone else but that someone doesnt rmr shit.

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Incomplete?

Guys, it was bad. My only explanation to the ending... and beginning, is that the production ran out of money or the writer disappeared and no one else was able to fill in the gaps. I watched it until the very end because I was committed to Xu Kai Cheng, what a handsome man and he did a great job with his character. Otherwise, I would not have finished it. Overall the characters felt flat, no depth to them... Particularly our leading lady. The narrative makes it sound like she is coming from the future-- well, first of all, there was no reference to that from the very first episode, and sadly at the end, she is taken back to... we have no idea where. No goodbyes, no indication or reference as to how the other characters may process her absence. It was such a downer. I am ok if they were going for the Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo kind of ending, but at least give us some closure, you know? The poor man basically was stood up on his own wedding and we had no idea how he processed that. Save yourself the disappointment, go watch something else.

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a promising beginning...but..

it was a promising plot. i thought it would be exciting until the end but it turns out it was the opposite. it was dull, boring, bland. too common plot. predictable.
i must admit i got hooked on the first 15 minutes of the 1st episode i thought it would be worth my while like i said it was boring. the first episode was good though...
the leads needs more acting lessons although they are nice to watch..because you know they are trying. i almost gave up on this drama if it werent for the curiosity on wether she can awaken the her xifu. i was left hanging towards the end. questions unaswered. mystery unsolved. totally a waste of time.

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Over-rated cdrama with some A-list actors

Silly plot line with a disappointing ending, saved only by the memorable performances by Xu Kai Cheng and Vardy Wang. Yang Chao Yue’s acting comes across rather wooden as Feng Wu, like she was detached from the whole romantic affair with Jun Lin Yuan. On the other hand, Xu Kai Cheng gives us another strong performance as Jun Lin Yuan . He never fails to impress us as a great actor who can display his talent as both a comedic and serious actor as well. Furthermore, Vardy Wang woos our hearts once again with his heartfelt performance as the demon lord’s son Yu Ming Ye.
Honorable mention is Feng Ming Jing‘s performance as the Shadow Assassin. Coming from the high-profile cdrama The Untamed, he showed what great acting skills he has, as the two characters he portrayed in each drama were very different

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