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Review: The Bad Kids (隱秘的角落) (2020)
Friday, June 11th, 2021 17:49This was a really good drama. It's one of those dramas that I would recommend to people who weren't into Chinese dramas.
This drama is important in a lot of ways. If you are into Cdramas, you may know that in recent years, dramas have been dragged out for the sake of more revenue (as dramas are sold per episode). Though this was hardly the first short drama in recent years, the attention it garnered probably encouraged a lot of other production companies to consider shorter dramas with high quality episodes.
After the release of the Bad Kids, we had a flurry of 12-episode thriller dramas that followed. Like I said, The Bad Kids was hardly the first. For one, Burning Ice had a very similar format, but it hadn't garnered the attention that the Bad Kids had. But I do appreciate what it's done, showing the world that Cdramas can be action packed and high quality.
This drama was excellent, but I don't think it's perfect. There are some things in the story that I think weren't as tight as they could've been. But I mean, it was still very good. I think my favourite part of this drama was probably the acting. The child actors exceeded my expectations and Qin Hao performed his role in a way that I think not many others could do.
Anyway, on with the write up! Before I started writing, I did watch the two videos by AvenueX that discussed hidden details and changes from the book. It did give me a lot of important background information, and a lot of commenters had really good theories too. I will definitely be bringing up some of the things I read and heard here.
These are just my initial thoughts fresh after finishing the drama. I'm sure that as I think more about it, I might have more ideas popping up.
Spoilers.
( Read more... )
This drama is important in a lot of ways. If you are into Cdramas, you may know that in recent years, dramas have been dragged out for the sake of more revenue (as dramas are sold per episode). Though this was hardly the first short drama in recent years, the attention it garnered probably encouraged a lot of other production companies to consider shorter dramas with high quality episodes.
After the release of the Bad Kids, we had a flurry of 12-episode thriller dramas that followed. Like I said, The Bad Kids was hardly the first. For one, Burning Ice had a very similar format, but it hadn't garnered the attention that the Bad Kids had. But I do appreciate what it's done, showing the world that Cdramas can be action packed and high quality.
This drama was excellent, but I don't think it's perfect. There are some things in the story that I think weren't as tight as they could've been. But I mean, it was still very good. I think my favourite part of this drama was probably the acting. The child actors exceeded my expectations and Qin Hao performed his role in a way that I think not many others could do.
Anyway, on with the write up! Before I started writing, I did watch the two videos by AvenueX that discussed hidden details and changes from the book. It did give me a lot of important background information, and a lot of commenters had really good theories too. I will definitely be bringing up some of the things I read and heard here.
These are just my initial thoughts fresh after finishing the drama. I'm sure that as I think more about it, I might have more ideas popping up.
Spoilers.
( Read more... )
