The story of the hidden sea 'knocked out' Kneelin.g, the key point lies in this detail?

Hidden Sea Story starring Xiao Zhan and Zhang Jingyi opened Douban with a score of 7.1 - an impressive number, significantly higher than the 6.4 points of Kneelin.g, endin.g the screen battle.

Although both were released in May and were both heavily invested historical dramas, the end of this confrontation has gradually become clear as Tang Hai Truyen achieved resounding success, completely overwhelming Khom Lung in both content quality and audience appeal.

Initially, Kneelin.g was the more anticipated name. With the motif of "family feud, marriage first, love later", the film attracted attention because of the way the plot was built and the beauty of the female lead Tong To Nhi. The story of Tieu Kieu (Tong To Nhi) who proactively married in exchange for peace for her hometown and the relationship from hatred to love with Ngu Thieu (Liu Vu Ninh) had a very potential start. In the first few episodes, the audience was captivated by the tense mind games with Ngu Thieu's tragic past and Tieu Kieu's intelligence and decisiveness.

But after episode 10, Knock Your Back started to lose steam. The film's plot shifted to a love story, disappointing the audience because it gradually lacked logic and depth. The supporting characters and their childish fights were turned into "tools" to push the main couple's love forward. The image of Wei Shao, who was supposed to be a resourceful hero, gradually became someone who only revolved around love affairs. A film that was once expected to be a combination of power and love, ended up being just a pure love story, lacking highlights to keep viewers interested until the end.

On the contrary, The Legend of the Sea started with a lot of controversy. The male lead, The Legend of the Sea, was compared to Mai Truong To (Hu Ca) of Lang Nha Bang, making many viewers worried that this would be a "copy" lacking creativity, and many initial details were also considered illogical and difficult to understand. However, the script of The Legend of the Sea gradually proved its value over time, as the more people watched, the more they were drawn into the dramatic, fast-paced film, with tightly arranged, logical, and surprising political conspiracies.

Right from the first episodes, the film brought a "heavy" feeling with the image of a massacred family, the main character survived, and took revenge anonymously. Every step of Tang Hai was carefully calculated, both strategic and humane. The climax scenes such as the scene where Tang Hai crawled out of the grave, his hair disheveled, his eyes filled with tears of pai.n but still determined and strong helped Tieu Chien score points for his acting.

The appeal of Tang Hai Truyen is growing as the content becomes more and more engaging. The film not only does a good job with the power and intrigue element but also cleverly inserts the right amount of emotional elements, not too overwhelming but still enough to move the audience. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Tang Hai Truyen has become the center of attention on the screen in May.

In terms of achievements, Tang Hai Truyen has reached 80 million views/day. If it maintains its current form, the average views per episode will be around 40 - 50 million, equivalent to blockbusters such as Dai Phung Da Canh Nhan and Quoc Sac Phuong Hoa. On the contrary, Khom Lung only reached a peak of 50 million views in a single day, then plummeted because the audience was bored with the unattractive content. As a result, Khom Lung's views gradually decreased, perhaps the film will only fluctuate around 30 million views/episode.

When comparing the two films, it can be seen that Tang Hai Truyen has won thanks to its coherent script, exploiting the attractive theme of power and intrigue - a genre that can easily retain viewers if handled carefully. Meanwhile, Khom Lung has fallen into the rut of romance, lacking drama and lacking different highlights compared to works with the same theme. Today's audiences are no longer easygoing with love stories lacking depth and they are willing to leave a film if they are no longer interested, so it is not surprising that Khom Lung is out of breath before Tang Hai Truyen.

The Legend of the Hidden Sea pushes the stoop to the bottom, the male and female leads react fatally. Kim Oanh13:47:26 28/05/2025Xiao Zhan's film Hidden Sea has aired and is competing with Song Zu Er and Liu Yuning's Kneelin.g. Many debates have taken place among the audience when a part of the Kneelin.g fans think that Hidden Sea has no popularity.