Guardian-adjacent vid rec

[marycrawford]

Okay, I am not the best person to rec this vid, because I can't read Chinese and so I can't name the person who made it, or the title, or what shows the footage is even from.

However: this is a constructed reality vid that is just gorgeously well done, where Bai Yu is a cop and Zhu Yilong is some kind of criminal mastermind, and it is HOT TO DEATH.

There is some dialogue subtitled in English, setting up the story very sparely, and there is a single sequence I recognize from Guardian (Shen Wei healing the scrapes on his shoulder) which just fits in seamlessly here, even though I know we didn't see Shen Wei taking a shower afterwards (and really, why not??).

The sequence starting at 00:30 where Zhu Yilong is in disguise as a waiter, recognizes Bai Yu as a cop, there is a fight, and then ZYL abseils off the building is amazing. I would watch this movie, just saying.

(Special mention for Zhu Yilong's little side-smile at 1:36, which is just perfectly placed in the middle of Shit Blowing Up that he certainly didn't have anything to do with. Yum.)

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Comments

[clevermanka]

That was AMAZEBALLS and yes PLEASE give me that movie.

[marycrawford]

I know, right?? They would just kill it.

[trobadora]

Oh, this is so good. Yes, I want that movie!

(My favourite of the constructed reality vids I've seen is still Get him, but you probably know that one. And there are SO many excellent ones out there, OMG. So many talented vidders.)

[marycrawford]

Oh yes, I had to go see it again, and thanks for linking! I'm also hoping that vidders will use the gorgeous footage of Bai Yu in his new show (the swordfighting! the chains!) for all kinds of new purposes.

[trobadora]

Every time something reminds me of it I have to rewatch it. *g

Yes! Fairyland Lovers seems made for crossover vids. Bai Yu really looks amazing in the flashbacks. ♥

[rheasilvia]

Wow, that is so well done! Thank you for reccing this - I love it. :-) I'm a little worried for the happy end of this particular relationship, though the fascination and obsession come through very nicely... I would totally read that story!

[marycrawford]

Yeah, I know what you mean - but I am also amazed that they even went for a happy ending (or at least a temporary truce) rather than a shootout. I agree, I would read the heck out of this AU.

[no_detective]

what an AMAZING vid - thank you for sharing! i would see this movie in the theater half a dozen times omg.

[marycrawford]

SAME and you're welcome! There's a lot of AU vids out there but this one really stands out to me.

[sakana17]

Oh, that is awesome!! The mash-up vids are such good fanfic! I want this movie/series!!

The Bai Yu clips are from Memory Lost. (The action stuff may also be from that? IDK) Most of the Zhu Yilong clips are from Granting You a Dreamlike Life, primarily from the modern bookend sequences, which is amazeballs editing by the vidder and I am utterly impressed by their recontextualization! :D But aside from the Shen Wei clips, I don't know where the other clips are from. The one with the wine glass might be My True Friend, judging by his hair. I haven't watched much of MTF yet.

[marycrawford]

I want the movie TOO. Or yes the series, sigh.

Thanks for filling in my ignorance re: clips! So now I'm wondering, what kind of role is ZYL playing in those scenes in the hotel etc, where he looks so sweet but still with that dangerous edge?

Judging from the way the vidder used that single Guardian scene alone, I'm already so impressed by the juxtaposition of the scenes that LOOK like they're from the same show when I know they're not. Amazeballs, agreed.

[sakana17]

So now I'm wondering, what kind of role is ZYL playing in those scenes in the hotel etc, where he looks so sweet but still with that dangerous edge?

LOL! That is pure vidder brilliance!

And yes to the vidder's skill in making all the sources look cohesive. Whatever effects/processing they did really works.