Martial Arts, Magic and Feelings
Series, films and shorts (mostly centered around martial arts) with amazing cinematography that fully immerse you to a different world and WILL make you feel something.
(That doesn't mean the plot is good. In fact I absolutely hated some of these stories but that doesn't take away how aboslutely stunning the production is and how the actors did manage to get a reaction out of me.)
There are many series that feel like they should be on this list, but are not whether because they gave me no feels (emotions are flat), or it lacks the magical aspect (I love Nirvana in Fire but it's more a political thriller than a martial arts and magic show)
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1. Wuliang
Chinese Movie - 2020
Watch it after Painted Skin. It hits different.
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2. Painted Skin
Chinese Movie - 2020
Watch Wuliang after this. It hits hard.
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3. The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
Chinese Movie - 2020
yes. Yes.
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4. Ice Fantasy
Chinese Drama - 2016, 62 episodes
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5. Ever Night
Chinese Drama - 2018, 60 episodes
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES.
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6. Joy of Life
Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes
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7. Ancient Detective
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Deserves a second season.
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8. Novoland: Eagle Flag
Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
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9. The Legends
Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
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10. The Legend of Gu and Jue
Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
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11. The Longest Day in Chang'an
Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
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12. Luo Yang
Chinese Drama - 2021, 39 episodes
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13. Ashes of Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 63 episodes
I hated almost every character in this series, but it did make me cry so give credit where credit is due.
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14. Love and Redemption
Chinese Drama - 2020, 59 episodes
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15. Kingdom
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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16. Arthdal Kronieken Deel 1: De Kinderen van de Profetie
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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17. The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty
Chinese Drama - 2020, 48 episodes
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18. The Great Ruler
Chinese Drama - 2020, 48 episodes
This is an absolute waste of time 90% of the drama (I barely felt a thing), but when they finally stop acting like rocks, it hits hard. It just, rarely happens. At least it's pretty to watch.
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19. The Legend of the Demon Cat
Chinese Movie - 2017