In wuxia I see that they have half their hair up and the other half down. Is there a certain period where this hairstyle directs from?
Hi, thanks for the question, and sorry for taking ages to reply!
The half-up, half-down hairstyle that you often see on both male & female characters in Chinese guzhuang (period costume) dramas is not based on historical hairstyles. Rather, it is a fairly recent styling convention, most likely originating from late 20th century wuxia TV shows from Hong Kong (x). Over time the hairstyle has become normalized and commonplace in Chinese costume dramas, especially in the wuxia and xianxia genres (because these genres are not necessarily aiming for historical accuracy in the first place).
Below, from left to right: Wang Hedi in Love Between Fairy and Devil, Deng Wei in Miss the Dragon, Xiao Zhan in The Untamed, Gong Jun in Word of Honor:
As @niteshade925 explains in this post, for male characters, the main idea of the hairstyle is to make the character look attractive, and also in some shows/context, to hint at the character’s personality, as in maybe they do not adhere to traditional customs and are free-spirited/spontaneous. For female characters, it is usually just a regular hairstyle without deeper meaning :P
For more information on this half-up half-down hairstyle, and historical hairstyles in general, please see the following posts:
The historical accuracy of half-up half-down hairstyles
This poll might look a little familiar.... Due to a timing mix-up yesterday, I am proud to present the 'Best Non-Sword Weapon' poll take 2: Electric Boogaloo!
This time I've chosen to group the options by weapon with wielders in brackets*. Due to space issues, the media that each of them come from is under the read more, and this is definitely a non-exhaustive list!
*Except Xie Lian, who by virtue of winning the previous poll has been brought straight through to part two!
Thank you to everyone from the NiF discord and the watch party discord (and especially @shadaras) who have been amazing at suggesting characters with non-sword weapons! Couldn't have have done it without you! Also thank you to @thebansacredbanned who looked up the names of various obscure characters for me.
Propaganda, examples, and write-ins absolutely welcome!
Fan
Wen Kexing (Word of Honour)
Shen Qingqiu (SVSSS)
Qing Ming (Yin Yang Master)
Umbrella
Lord Grim (The King's Avatar)
Chu Xuanji (Love and Redemption)
Zhan Shiqi (Ancient Detective)
Su Muyu (Blood of Youth)
Musical Instrument
The Lan Sect (The Untamed)
Wei Wuxian (The Untamed)
Huang Yaoshi (Legend of the Condor Heroes)
Gun
Wang Zhi (Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty)
Fan Xian (Joy of life, novel)
Spear/Staff
Sikong Qianluo (Blood of Youth)
Hong Qigong (Legend of the Condor Heroes)
Sun Wukong (Journey to the West)
Guan Yu (Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
Wu Zhu (Joy of Life)
Knives/Other Bladed Weapon
Tang Lian (Blood of Youth)
Yang Lu (A Journey to Love)
Xiao Mei (House of Flying Daggers)
Whip
Chu Wanning (Erha)
Gu Xiang (Word of Honour)
Jiang Cheng and Yu Ziyuan (The Untamed)
Bow and Arrows/Crossbow
Bo Ya (Ying Yang Master)
Yan Xiaoyi (Joy of Life)
Mei Changsu (Nirvana in Fire, Novel)
Xiao Yao, Fangfeng Yiying, and Fangfeng Bei (Lost You Forever)
Strip of cloth
Xie Lian (Heaven's Official Blessing)
Needles
Gong Yu (Nirvana in Fire)
Wen Qing (The Untamed)
Giant Bell
Wu Xin (the Blood of Youth)
Demon Monk (Mysterious Lotus Casebook)
Hi, how do you know Jackie Chan is a part of LOCH? I’ve been trying to find as much info on this film as possible and I never came across anything mentioning Jackie Chan. Also this film is already a big budget film, which is also the reason why I feel Tsui Hark chose Xiao Zhan specifically because he’s number one in popularity and with immense popularity he comes with good acting so it was a win-win but although I want this film to be released internationally really badly especially my country, I still fear being disappointed. Would they really invest in an international release? and is there a way if fans could get their messages across to them asking for an international release? because i will honestly cry if xiao zhan’s first movie (during my time as his fan) is released and i as a die hard fan can’t even watch it on big screen!!
This is in reference to a previous post.
The full cast has not been officially announced yet, but it was all over the media at the time of GG was announced as Guo Jing. You can find articles mentioning it just by Googling. There were several big name actors mentioned in smaller supporting roles, and it actually caused a bit of controversy at the time among netizens (who, of course, always stress out over who can do justice to their favorite literary heroes).
Feng Shaofeng - Genghis Khan
Hui Yinghong - Li Ping
Jackie Chan - Hong Qigong
Official accounts haven't confirmed (or denied) these widespread rumors, but we will likely know a lot more soon. The film is slated to be released for Spring Festival, which is the second weekend in February. No doubt there will be some promotional materials, etc. coming out in the next couple of months.
As for whether it will be released abroad - I honestly don't get why fans are always hand-wringing over whether their films will be released internationally. I find that confusing as heck.
It is safe to assume that pretty much all of their movies will be released to international audiences. It would be odd for them not to appear outside China.
Keep in mind that - alongside non-Chinese speaking international audiences who take an interest in international films - there is a huge population of Chinese people living all over the world. In my region, for example, 20% of the population are Chinese Canadians. There is a demand outside of China, for Chinese films.
Legend of the Condor Heroes is one of the most popular novels in China, and is appreciated all over the world. It's an outstanding book. I urge everyone to read it (or enjoy the audiobook). I can't overstate how good it is.
GG is also very popular, and his international fame is growing. Films stand to make more money the more screens they're seen on. It's simple math.
This film WILL be seen outside of China. Any agonizing over whether it will is a waste of one's mental health. It's going to be a big release. It will be seen far and wide. It's will probably make a lot of money. It's got a good formula, a good director, etc.
And even if it doesn't come to some countries - as with all of their projects - it will eventually end up on streaming services. You will get a chance to see it.
Edit: as I said in the comments of this post, there will always be some countries where there really won't be legal options for viewing. That's just the unfortunate reality of the situation. In those cases, there is no shame in watching a pirated version. I feel that it is better to watch their projects, thereby being able to write a review and promote the project to other people, etc. than to not watch them at all.
As long as we are supporting the film financially if there is any option to do so at all. There have been people who have bought tickets for their films in regions that they are unable to travel to, just to support the film. People can also buy tickets for other fans who cannot otherwise afford to go.
There are also often official merchandise and things like that which can be purchased from anywhere in the world.
You can also contact your favorite local streaming services and request for those projects to be made available to you. The more fans who express an interest in their films, the more likelihood a streaming service will make an effort to obtain rights.
There is no guarantee, of course, but it's worth a try. I also encourage people to be patient, because it can take a while for a movie to make it onto streaming platforms. Just because it is available in some regions and not others doesn't mean it won't eventually make it on to yours.
As long as we are supporting to the best of our ability, that's all that anyone can do.
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xiao zhan vs cheng yi is a tight race as expected 😬 whoever wins this bracket in round one is probably going to be a finalist
wasn’t expecting xiao bai vs lyx to be so close so this is a surprise!!
i am so dbq but it looks like we’re going to lose gong jun in round one 😬 i remember how hard the guardian fam went in the first gege bracket and am 0% surprised by this
y’all dk how 🥺🥲 i actually feel about that last quarter tbh - hong yao vs ning-ge & cheng lei vs xiao shunyao 🫠 these were all my hot picks for black horse candidates and i am GUTTED they are all matched in the same quarter
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live broadcast The Greater Bay Area Film Concert in Hong Kong. ggdd at one concert))) Yibo performs in the second part with the OST to Wuming, Zhan performs in the fifth part with the song "Run Without Care"