MARS - Taiwanese Live Action Complete!
I've now officially watched through all 21 episodes of the MARS live action, which was done, as said, in Taiwanese.
I still love MARS very much, and this rendition was pretty good. There are some aspects which were removed, or altered, but for the most part I am guessing those were for either cultural reasons, or for the safety of the actors. Still, there were one or two sequences I think should have been kept better intact, as they were character-defining moments, and somehow it was a bit detrimental to what I at least feel the original author (Fuyumi Shoryo) had intended.
That aside, the live action was casted pretty well. Rei's (Ling) actor pulled off both the deadly serious, and the childish sides, of the character. Sadly, he didn't quite fit the twin Sei (Sheng) completely, since Sei always looked rather weak in the manga. But he did manage to hold himself differently, so you were able to tell pretty well who was who.
Kira (Qi Luo) was cast pretty well, though her character got messed up on occasion. The actress at least understood her, and did very well, though she wasn't as impressive to me as Rei's actor. Nor was she as impressive as my new hero.
Masao's (Tong Dao) actor was fantastic! I was rather scared of him at many points throughout the show, which fit the character so well. And as I watched him go through Masao's various real and false emotions, I was in awe. He made you believe him, or disbelieve him, depending on what the purpose of the scene was supposed to be. The actor's name is Shone An Jun Can, who I am going to do more research on I think, or at least watch for him in other roles!
The other actors are nothing big to mention, but I felt they were casted well for their characters, and seemed to understand them pretty well, making it all the more enjoyable to watch as this manga I truly loved was brought to life!
Anyway, tomorrow's plans? Well, if I'm feeling up to watching more things, I have a movie on my computer from the same place I got MARS, and then if I am feeling a bit like it, I may see about watching more Ouran High Host Club... Which I should probably do anyway, considering the last 3 episodes will be eating up part of my HD. Haha...*Sweatdrops*
Well, that's tonight's report! Later!
Ryo
I still love MARS very much, and this rendition was pretty good. There are some aspects which were removed, or altered, but for the most part I am guessing those were for either cultural reasons, or for the safety of the actors. Still, there were one or two sequences I think should have been kept better intact, as they were character-defining moments, and somehow it was a bit detrimental to what I at least feel the original author (Fuyumi Shoryo) had intended.
That aside, the live action was casted pretty well. Rei's (Ling) actor pulled off both the deadly serious, and the childish sides, of the character. Sadly, he didn't quite fit the twin Sei (Sheng) completely, since Sei always looked rather weak in the manga. But he did manage to hold himself differently, so you were able to tell pretty well who was who.
Kira (Qi Luo) was cast pretty well, though her character got messed up on occasion. The actress at least understood her, and did very well, though she wasn't as impressive to me as Rei's actor. Nor was she as impressive as my new hero.
Masao's (Tong Dao) actor was fantastic! I was rather scared of him at many points throughout the show, which fit the character so well. And as I watched him go through Masao's various real and false emotions, I was in awe. He made you believe him, or disbelieve him, depending on what the purpose of the scene was supposed to be. The actor's name is Shone An Jun Can, who I am going to do more research on I think, or at least watch for him in other roles!
The other actors are nothing big to mention, but I felt they were casted well for their characters, and seemed to understand them pretty well, making it all the more enjoyable to watch as this manga I truly loved was brought to life!
Anyway, tomorrow's plans? Well, if I'm feeling up to watching more things, I have a movie on my computer from the same place I got MARS, and then if I am feeling a bit like it, I may see about watching more Ouran High Host Club... Which I should probably do anyway, considering the last 3 episodes will be eating up part of my HD. Haha...*Sweatdrops*
Well, that's tonight's report! Later!
Ryo