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Xiang fei de nv hai
(Girls on Wire)
2025Berlinale 2025
- Wettbewerb -Zwei Cousinen müssen vor der Mafia fliehen. Tian Tian versucht, ihre Tochter, die sie als 17-Jährige bekam, vor ihrem drogenabhängigen Vater zu schützen. Fang Di verdient für die Familie Geld als Stuntfrau beim Film.
#GirlsOnWire #FilmReview #FilmMastodon #SoilentFilm #Berlinale #BerlinalePalast
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Panda Xiang Xiang settles in China after return from Japan
Life Dedicated keepers help beloved Ueno-born bear adapt to new life in Sichuan Xiang Xiang munches on her favorite…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #CA #Canada #China #Japan #panda #return #Science #settles #Xiang
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I don't suppose anyone here reads Chinese lit enough to discuss tropes?
Currently reading an Ergen (I Shall Seal The Heavens), and the protag is this weird blend of greedy and uh, friendly exploitative? Basically leveraging friendships for gain. "Elder Brother you are truly a work of the gods, I applaud your ascension, in this way no one will ever pick on me again because we are such good friends" kinda thing.
The characters consistently do the same, and it's sort of played off as expected and positive.
Is this a negative trope? Is it positive friendships being fed through a localization wood chipper? Or is it a cultural difference where what I see as exploitative friendships really are meant to be seen as positive?
Like am I meant to earnestly like him as an honorable guy? Or is he meant to be more of a likeable racal?
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I don't suppose anyone here reads Chinese lit enough to discuss tropes?
Currently reading an Ergen (I Shall Seal The Heavens), and the protag is this weird blend of greedy and uh, friendly exploitative? Basically leveraging friendships for gain. "Elder Brother you are truly a work of the gods, I applaud your ascension, in this way no one will ever pick on me again because we are such good friends" kinda thing.
The characters consistently do the same, and it's sort of played off as expected and positive.
Is this a negative trope? Is it positive friendships being fed through a localization wood chipper? Or is it a cultural difference where what I see as exploitative friendships really are meant to be seen as positive?
Like am I meant to earnestly like him as an honorable guy? Or is he meant to be more of a likeable racal?
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Back from the Brink review
The ancient dragon Tian Yao had the worst wedding day ever. The woman he loved and was about to marry betrayed him by dismembering him, stripping him of his dragon scales and then sealing his body parts in five places. Fortunately, his soul manages to escape and he reborns, but with hardly any power. He encounters Yan Hui, a Taoist woman disowned by her sect, who happens to possess his heart protection scale. Tian Yao uses Yan Hui to retrieve his stolen body parts, but eventually they grow fond of one another and set on an epic journey to recover his body and restore balance to the world.
Characters
Tian Yao
An ancient dragon who was far too naïve for his own good, he learned the hard way not to trust humans — especially the Taoists who hunt down spirits like prey.
Yan Hui
A Taoist disowned by her sect, she is a free-spirited adventurer who believes spirits are equal to human beings.
Bai Xiao Sheng
A mysterious man who practices “dark arts”, he has an agenda that involves Tian Yao and Yan Hui.
Su Ying
Honestly, she’s the big bad for me, the one who caused Tian Yao the most pain. A stern, cold-hearted Taoist master, she has only one goal in mind: To use Tian Yao’s body to keep her lover alive.
You can also watch the review here:
Or have a listen to the episode on Spotify.
What I like
The dynamite premise
Seriously, wasn’t that story that grabbed your heart? A once mighty dragon falling down to low depths, betrayed by the woman he loved. That was what attracted me to the show.
Neo Huo as Tian Yao
He was really good. Congrats to his stylist! He sure did a good job because Tian Yao looked really good.
Sympathetic villains
What I found pleasantly surprising was how three-dimensional the bad guys were. They have good, almost relatable reasons to be bad. Well, except for the big bad. He was just nasty.
But for some of them, even the loathsome Su Ying, I find myself sympathetic to their grievances and hope somehow that they can getter a better life in the next life.
Interesting romance side plots
There were other couples in this drama whose romance I enjoyed. Some ended well, some tragically, and I felt for all of them.
What I didn’t like
Uneven tone
Is it a comedy or a tragedy? When the cutesy Pokemon-like spirits drifted into view, I just got thrown out of the moment. Was I supposed to think about it as a cute fantasy or an epic, dark fantasy? It veers from both themes wildly throughout the series.
The bad CGI
I have seen worse, but couldn’t they have stuck to the tragic tones of the story and do away with Pokemon visuals? I found it jarring.
Nosedive in script quality midway
I dropped this drama at episode 15 when the story took a turn for worse.
The tiresome love triangle
Bai Xiao Sheng (pic above), whom I really thought was unique and different, morphed into a stereotypical jealous second male lead. He deserves way more than that sad role. (Fortunately, they dropped this nonsense later.)
And then, Tian Yao did something mind boggling that didn’t make sense.
To add oil to the fire, the three of them ended up wandering around this alternate dimension, the love triangle dynamics in full force. And then there was something about pixie kids…
It took me about a month to brave this drama again.
But this time, I skipped the annoying episodes and started at episode 20.
To my surprise, I binged the episode in a few days. The storytelling improved a lot and the storu got decidedly more interesting and ironically, it wasn’t the main couple that pulled me back in but the story of the King of Qinqui and his twin brother.
Wow, the actor played both roles amazingly.Conclusion
It will take a very patient viewer to stick with Back from the Brink and appreciate it.
Show is something that makes me sigh in sadness. It could have been soooo good.
If only the plot didn’t take a nose dive at episode 15.
If only the cutesy CGI was done away with.
If only they could be consistent with the tone of the show.While the two leads were not mind-blowingly great actors or have awesome chemistry, they were good enough. But they were hobbled by the subpar script.
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
#25Stars #CDrama #CDramas #China #ChineseDrama #CostumedDrama #Fantasy #Xianxia
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@xanna Should have included this video in my reply. :)
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Xiangshan Forum in Peking: Sicherheitskonferenz gegen den Westen
Heute endet Chinas internationale Sicherheitskonferenz. Die Ansage aus Peking: Mischt euch nicht in unsere Angelegenheiten ein - und in die unserer Verbündeten. Es ist eine Botschaft, die in vielen Staaten gut ankommt. Von M. v. Mallinckrodt.
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Xiangshan Forum in Peking: Sicherheitskonferenz gegen den Westen
Heute endet Chinas internationale Sicherheitskonferenz. Die Ansage aus Peking: Mischt euch nicht in unsere Angelegenheiten ein - und in die unserer Verbündeten. Es ist eine Botschaft, die in vielen Staaten gut ankommt. Von M. v. Mallinckrodt.
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Xiangshan Forum in Peking: Sicherheitskonferenz gegen den Westen
Heute endet Chinas internationale Sicherheitskonferenz. Die Ansage aus Peking: Mischt euch nicht in unsere Angelegenheiten ein - und in die unserer Verbündeten. Es ist eine Botschaft, die in vielen Staaten gut ankommt. Von M. v. Mallinckrodt.
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Xiangshan Forum in Peking: Sicherheitskonferenz gegen den Westen
Heute endet Chinas internationale Sicherheitskonferenz. Die Ansage aus Peking: Mischt euch nicht in unsere Angelegenheiten ein - und in die unserer Verbündeten. Es ist eine Botschaft, die in vielen Staaten gut ankommt. Von M. v. Mallinckrodt.
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机场Xi'an Xianyang International (中国)航空天气 是 “ZLXY 200300Z 25003MPS 4000 -RA BR FEW007 OVC040 22/21 Q1012 RERA NOSIG” : 查看上的含义 https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/zlxy/zh #xian # #xianxianyanginternational #zlxy #xiy #metar #aviation #航空气象 #avgeek vl
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机场Xi'an Xianyang International (中国)航空天气 是 “ZLXY 200300Z 25003MPS 4000 -RA BR FEW007 OVC040 22/21 Q1012 RERA NOSIG” : 查看上的含义 https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/zlxy/zh #xian # #xianxianyanginternational #zlxy #xiy #metar #aviation #航空气象 #avgeek vl
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机场Xi'an Xianyang International (中国)航空天气 是 “ZLXY 200300Z 25003MPS 4000 -RA BR FEW007 OVC040 22/21 Q1012 RERA NOSIG” : 查看上的含义 https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/zlxy/zh #xian # #xianxianyanginternational #zlxy #xiy #metar #aviation #航空气象 #avgeek vl
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Xiang Tao et al. examined the impact of #ForestThinning and #GroundCoverPlantManagement on #SoilProperties and #BacterialCommunities in artificial #SpruceForests (#PiceaAsperata) within China’s #Huangtuliang ecological corridor, a crucial habitat for #GiantPandas.
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#Wissbegierde: «4 cosas que no me gustan de las #lenguas de #Asia»; origen de la #escritura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dIinOk0HM8
#SergioWissbegierde #Idiomas #Árabe #Bopomofo #Cantonés #Chino #Coreano #Devanagari #Gan #Hakka #Hangul #Hindi #Hiragana #Hokkien #Japonés #Jin #Katakana #Mandarín #Min #Mongol #jOkinawense #Tailandés #Teocheng #Vietnamita #Wu #Xiang
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#Wissbegierde: «4 cosas que no me gustan de las #lenguas de #Asia»; origen de la #escritura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dIinOk0HM8
#SergioWissbegierde #Idiomas #Árabe #Bopomofo #Cantonés #Chino #Coreano #Devanagari #Gan #Hakka #Hangul #Hindi #Hiragana #Hokkien #Japonés #Jin #Katakana #Mandarín #Min #Mongol #jOkinawense #Tailandés #Teocheng #Vietnamita #Wu #Xiang
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#Wissbegierde: «4 cosas que no me gustan de las #lenguas de #Asia»; origen de la #escritura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dIinOk0HM8
#SergioWissbegierde #Idiomas #Árabe #Bopomofo #Cantonés #Chino #Coreano #Devanagari #Gan #Hakka #Hangul #Hindi #Hiragana #Hokkien #Japonés #Jin #Katakana #Mandarín #Min #Mongol #jOkinawense #Tailandés #Teocheng #Vietnamita #Wu #Xiang
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I've decided to count how many times a character sheds a single tear of grief in episode 30. This is the first one.
Edit: 19 times in ~45min
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China urges the Philippines to stop the infringement and provocation, and withdraw the vessel anchoring in the lagoon of #XianbinJiao. We’ll continue to take resolute measures to safeguard our sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and uphold the sanctity of the #DOC. -
China urges the Philippines to stop the infringement and provocation, and withdraw the vessel anchoring in the lagoon of #XianbinJiao. We’ll continue to take resolute measures to safeguard our sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and uphold the sanctity of the #DOC. -
Aviation weather for Xi'an Xianyang International airport (China) is “ZLXY 290500Z 06005MPS 2300 -RASN BR SCT040 OVC070 02/00 Q1023 NOSIG” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/zlxy/en #xianxianyanginternationalairport #airport #xian #china #zlxy #xiy #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
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Aviation weather for Xi'an Xianyang International airport (China) is “ZLXY 290500Z 06005MPS 2300 -RASN BR SCT040 OVC070 02/00 Q1023 NOSIG” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/zlxy/en #xianxianyanginternationalairport #airport #xian #china #zlxy #xiy #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
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Aviation weather for Xi'an Xianyang International airport (China) is “ZLXY 290500Z 06005MPS 2300 -RASN BR SCT040 OVC070 02/00 Q1023 NOSIG” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/zlxy/en #xianxianyanginternationalairport #airport #xian #china #zlxy #xiy #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
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Aviation weather for Xi'an Xianyang International airport (China) is “ZLXY 270300Z 18002MPS 130V210 4500 HZ NSC 02/M04 Q1030 NOSIG” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/zlxy/en #xianxianyanginternationalairport #airport #xian #china #zlxy #xiy #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
