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| Maese Spt
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|  "Re(6):Re(10):Another Comic Thread (Early Nove" , posted Fri 4 Nov 06:55
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Are the main characters in Storm Riders more engaging in the original story than they were in the movie? When I saw the film I thought Lord Conquer was a hoot and a half but the two guys who were supposed to be the heroes were a bit blah compared to the power of Sonny Chiba.
The script writers did what they could to condense a really long story (with an insanely HUGE cast of characters) in a fancy 2 hours movie... they tried their best, sure, but the task was impossible. They were doomed from the beggining.
Not that I donīt like the live action movie... given the circumstances, I consider it a worth attempt. At least, much better than the two crappy tv series Storm Riders has.
Well, Conquer is a true badass and is really lovable, but there are much more interesting characters in the comic. Sword Saint (the white bearded guy who duels with Conquer at the end of the movie) is just AWESOME, but there is someone even much more awesome than him: the heavenly sword, Nameless. And not to mention Nameless' foster brother, as powerful (and tormented) as him... The cast is full of memorable characters, from the iron masked Constable to the sneaky Sword Greedy, who crosses the skies riding on a blade.
As for the two protagonist, Wind and Cloud... well, Cloud is a total badass and, actually, a pretty interesting guy with an utterly dramatic background and a good bunch of emotional conflicts. A dark and tormented anti-hero who fights only for himself, totally lovable. Heīs the man. And has a surprisingly complex personality. As deep as you can get in a chinese comic, that is.
Wind is not that interesting, but at the end he has his share of sorrows and disgraces and you manage to like him... heīs the good guy of the series but, still, he has much more background than itīs shown on the movie. Thereīs something funny about him, cuz heīs a nice guy with very bad luck, always lost in a constant turmoil of greed, hatred and unleashed passions (usually originated by Cloud).
In a nutshell, Storm Riders is not a Franz Kafka novel, but the character development is much deeper than most of the action comics/manga/manghua Iīve read. If you like tragic heroes, always chased by phantoms of their evil past and personal dramas, Storm Riders will amuse you to no end.
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| HAYATO 531th Post
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| "Another manhua Thread (at last!!)" , posted Fri 4 Nov 18:33
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Are the main characters in Storm Riders more engaging in the original story than they were in the movie? When I saw the film I thought Lord Conquer was a hoot and a half but the two guys who were supposed to be the heroes were a bit blah compared to the power of Sonny Chiba.
The script writers did what they could to condense a really long story (with an insanely HUGE cast of characters) in a fancy 2 hours movie... they tried their best, sure, but the task was impossible. They were doomed from the beggining.
Not that I donīt like the live action movie... given the circumstances, I consider it a worth attempt. At least, much better than the two crappy tv series Storm Riders has.
Well, Conquer is a true badass and is really lovable, but there are much more interesting characters in the comic. Sword Saint (the white bearded guy who duels with Conquer at the end of the movie) is just AWESOME, but there is someone even much more awesome than him: the heavenly sword, Nameless. And not to mention Nameless' foster brother, as powerful (and tormented) as him... The cast is full of memorable characters, from the iron masked Constable to the sneaky Sword Greedy, who crosses the skies riding on a blade.
As for the two protagonist, Wind and Cloud... well, Cloud is a total badass and, actually, a pretty interesting guy with an utterly dramatic background and a good bunch of emotional conflicts. A dark and tormented anti-hero who fights only for himself, totally lovable. Heīs the man. And has a surprisingly complex personality. As deep as you can get in a chinese comic, that is.
Wind is not that interesting, but at the end he has his share of sorrows and disgraces and you manage to like him... heīs the good guy of the series but, still, he has much more background than itīs shown on the movie. Thereīs something funny about him, cuz heīs a nice guy with very bad luck, always lost in a constant turmoil of greed, hatred and unleashed passions (usually originated by Cloud).
In a nutshell, Storm Riders is not a Franz Kafka novel, but the character development is much deeper than most of the action comics/manga/manghua Iīve read. If you like tragic heroes, always chased by phantoms of their evil past and personal dramas, Storm Riders will amuse you to no end.
Not even Ma Wing Shing could have done a better summary for his main series, kudos to you, my fellow friend 
But...Constable a memorable character?LOL!!! WTF are you talking about? You could have talked about Godless, the mighty Japanese ruler, or even about God Kylin and the quest for the "Heavenly Marrow" but nope, you had to mention the Constable and Sword Greedy...you betrayed Dugu Ming's memory, you Tin Ha fanwhore!! 
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"Another Comic Thread (Late October)" , posted Wed 26 Oct 12:04
