You'll not regret watching
This was my very first Cdrama and did I happen to pick a winner! The sad part is I started watching this Sunday afternoon about 1pm on Netflix - thinking that it's like a 'western' drama - you know - maybe 15 at max episodes... by 3am I'm still glued to my tv thinking... kay - one more episode, only to find out it has 63 episodes!This drama has it all- Yang Zi is so pretty - and her acting blew me away as she looks so young! All the acting was fantastic - the story does not drag. The visuals, the costumes and hair was amazing. (I hate the drama's where you can see the meshing on the side of the men's wigs! It's a pet peeve of mine as it's sloppy work by the makeup artists.).
Over all, it's a classic and in 25 years from now I can see this drama being just as popular as it is now!
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A tale of two brothers
Love rivalry between half-brothers in the Heaven world, the Night Immortal and the Fire Immortal, two different characters who fall for Jinmi, a fairy in the Floral world who later becomes the Water Immortal.A very appealing story line with several twists and turns. Particularly interesting are their sojourns in the Mortal world and then later in the Demon world.
Run Yu, the Water Dragon and Night Immortal, is a handsome and huggable character, the more cerebral of the two brothers, he has love and passion, but alas cannot communicate the warmth needed to reach Jinmi's heart. He disregards Kuanglu's love while enjoying her admiration and his control over her. Later he becomes petulant and jealous of his brother.
Xufeng, the Phoenix and Fire Immortal, is the handsome, very huggable and kissable Immortal with an easy manner projecting the warmth Jinmi so desperately needs despite the Yun Elixir. He's very dashing when wearing black or armour and is always ready for action.
The other love story in the plot is Muci & the fiery Liuying's. Their enduring love has many tender moments.
Ashes of Love is very watchable and I've done so more than once. The downside is that the translation could do with revising as some words and expressions are not quite right in the context they are used.
I look forward to the sequel.
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First, I fell for the the visual effects right when I started watching it - episode 1-2. When you first start watching the show you are hit by the beauty of visual effects. All the scenes are beautifully crafted and its a visual delight for your senses. Each scene is set up just like you would imagine it. The floral realm has the right amount of flowers and heaven has the right amount of clouds. You are just captivated by the sights.
Second, I fell for the characters. This was happening by episode 3-4. When you are done appreciating the visual effects in the first couple of episodes you get engrossed in trying to understand the characters. There are a lot of characters in the show. Each one is crafted with a back story. The backstories help you to understand their actions and the motivations behind their actions.
Third, I fell in love with the deeply entangled story. By the time I got to episode 7-8, I wanted more of this story. This happened at the same time as I was falling in love with the characters. Just like any long dramas, there are parts you can do without but in this drama all the parts are interwoven carefully so you just keep falling in deeply. The number of episodes may have made the story progress slow but I found that I was craving to know what was going to happen next in the story. So many intriguing story arcs that you just keep wanting to know more.
Lastly, you fall in love with the actors portraying these characters. I fell in love with Male Lead and the Female Lead by the time episode 10 hit. Their acting was just so pure and raw. There are subtle changes in their expressions that express deep thoughts. Some of the episodes have the Female Lead with half of her face covered and she is still so expressive in her portrayal of the emotions. The Male Lead has this smirk that is just so fitting for the character. The casting director of this show did an excellent job and I couldn't picture anyone else playing any of the characters.
I had a great time watching this show. It was totally engrossing and I would recommend this to anyone who is looking to dive into Chinese fantasy dramas.
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Mesmerizing, appetizing, and unlimited rewatching.
Ashes of Love is one of the few "Damn, this is so good" dramas that ever existed. You might think it's a bit lengthy but it's really well planned out.Story
Romance, comedy, drama, tragedy, etc. its all in there! The story is huge and overwhelming especialy during the scenes that will make you bawl your eyes out because of the ache and the scenes that can make you smile in content.
Acting/Cast
^^ The cast picked out were really great and they really deliver emotions that can make you hate their chracter or even love them!
Music
BEST OST, or one of the best! I can't listen enough of the songs and how bittersweet they are. There was this one song that talks about how heaven and earth can't ever meet(*bawls*) and another song that talks about feeling lost and loss (*bawls even more*). It's so good.
Awesome production! Awesome CGI! Mesmerizing costumes!
A HUGE MUST WATCH! 10/10
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Go ahead and watch it
I usually avoid drama that have so many episodes and i'm not a chines supernatural/fantasy lover.But this drama got me hooked !
Do not be fool by the first fluffy-esque episodes. There is indeed a love story but you also betrayal and schemes.
Story: The plot is coherent and mostly well paced. If the begging seems slow, the interesting part come a tiny bit later later.
This drama will make you ride an emotional rollercoaster with no end. You will experience all kind of emotions while watching this show.
The main characters are well developped . You can see them experience conflicts but how they mature from those experiences
The acting and casts really did a good job of expressing their character's emotions.
If you want to try a C-drama, i'll recommand this one-
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Kudos to the cast too, Deng Lun and Yang Zi's chemistry is impressive. I fell in love with their characters so much that when they cry, i cry too. I never really cry in a drama but this one is exceptional. It pierced my emotions so much that yes I will rewatch it again. Same with the other characters. You will hate the bad guys, and the good ones turned bad, you will pity them. All in all great casting! Everyone is commendable! There are many love stories in this drama that you will truly truly love.
If you think 60/63 episodes is too long, don't. It is needed for each character growth. There are so many unexpected twist and turns in this drama. Heaven doesn't mean it is good, and demon world doesn't mean it is bad.
My only spoiler is, not everyoned deserve a happy ending. 10/10
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How I think about this series
The storyline first is confusing if you don’t watch these kind of dramas or you haven’t read the novel, and the main catchpoint of this drama is the storyline. If you rewatch, I mean yeah that’s awesome, the storyline wouldn’t attract you as much as it did the first time, a guarantee. The casts are amazing and good-looking, they’re good! But could be improved to the max. I actually only liked a few OST songs from this drama so I didn’t give it a high score, and it didn’t really help deliver the scenes. But wonderful drama!Was this review helpful to you?
Overall an awesome Drama
A pretty good drama which will take u on an emotional roller coaster ride, I don't think so if it missed any emotion. From those cute silly moments, innocent dialogues, funny clips to those intense parts where u really are stuck in a dilemma whos is actually at fault here, and what emotion u have or what u r feeling. It was fab and really heart touching dramaStory/Plot: The only flaw i can point out is it was really lengthy like 63 eps. I think there were places where they could have made things a bit more precise and could have actually shortened it a bit. I really cant say that it was a con but i really didnt liked or found it pretty annoying that the chars turn wise turn gained the spotlight and all that scheming stuff, but it was justified in a way so i made sense. Talking about good points, they are in plenty. The 2 or 3 bubbly characters, the Moon Immortal and Mr Puchi (Yan You) stole the show whenever they made appearance. they were really lovely and one of my most fav characters from the story. The little glimpse of friendship of Flora immortal, Water Immortal and Wind Immortal was also one of the lovliest part, what was more sweet was their relationship with Jin Mi. The parent bond was one of the component which really warms your heart. The demon princess also stood out among the best chars and also presents a father daughter bond again on the screen. When the scheming empress and princess boils your blood, these scenes and side stories comfort your heart and soothen your eyes. The fulfilled unrequitted love, love obsession(the crazy one) and ofc the bittersweet painful and heart wrenching love all mixed together with those sweet and annoying parts to squeeze out all emotions out of you, that was what this drama actually does.adding tyo it the war scene in the lasp eps was breathtaking. The ending was TOTALLY UNEXPECTED, i was really not looking forward that i can get such an ending, and very honestly I LOVED IT, and i think so did all. when we watch this kind of dramas, esp as complicated as this it is really difficult to give out a surprise happy ending, Either u end up getting a illogical ending or a tragic one. Thats where this drama went beyond my expectations and at the end u really feel, It was WORTH IT!!!
Acting/Cast: Like really, each one of them nailed it. JinMi's characters really perfectly potrayed by YZ. U can literally justify all their deeds and they truly succeed passing her emotions. Like the scenes where JM cries helplessly really made us heartbroken. The chemistry in leads were really breathtaking and the the way u could feel the pain, helplessness and all feelings . All charatcters had a character change by the end and the actors really adapted very well from expressing love, hatred to heart wrenching pain, which can really make ones eye moist and tears rolling down, esp in later parts of story.
Music/OST: The music is soft, sweet and lovely, perfectly befitting the every scene. There isnt much of it but still the ones which are there are superp.
Rewatch Value: Well there isnt any reason u wont like to rewatch this epic tale of love, sorrow, grief and what not. but half points minus bcz 63 eps are really pretty lengthy. Still They r all worth it. Be4 u go for it again, RIP your heart. From my opinion, I strongly recommend this one if u r really into good storyline and character development.
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I give 10 poin for all category because this drama really has a very good and amazing story line, costumes,cgi and animation pictures. They all have a perfect acting performance especially for main cast denglun and yangzi. But not only the main cast, the support role and antagonist role also have a very good acting skill, i'm really open my eyes and my mind about them, although they are still.younger but they already have a very great acting
.. very awesome. I must admit it. They are superb and this seris really have a unique ost. For the first time i'm feel like strange with the ost but after listen it, slowly i become very like the ost especially unparalled in the world and love frost ,opening theme song is okay too.i give 10 poin fot rewatched value because now i'm planning to rewatched again after finished it.i'm like already addicte with this series,with denglun and yangzi..
I'm very happy i'm not hesistant for a long time to watched this drama if not maybe i will missed this very good drama on my life. Thanks for all my friends already recommende this best drama for me.. love u all..
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Personally, I'm a very lazy person and I hardly write reviews but I just had to write one for this drama because it is AMAZING.
At first, I didn't really feel interested to watch this drama, when I read a summary of it on Netflix, but I was pretty bored and oh god, I got hooked so badly.
The plot is pretty amazing - other than the fact that there was more screentime and plot for the second main lead - Runyu. But I guess it was for some kind of character development.
This drama has a focus on unrequited love and love triangle, and oh boy... I got my heart broken so many times and cried so much throughout the entire drama. It was an emotional rollercoaster.
The drama was pretty light-hearted, especially with Jinmi's oblivious and innocent character (played by Yang Zi), at the start -- it felt like the three main characters were just best friends etc., until the male leads started to develop more feelings for her and the main plot line starts to develop from there.
ANYWAYS in short, watch the drama. With this drama, I think I'll start watching more Yang Zi and Deng Lun's dramas.
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Basically, for me, this was:
- First 35 or so episodes (till they come back from Human Realm): 9/10 (the love triangle + the evil mother were just too much to handle)
- Last 30 episodes: 5/10, don't let me get started with the scheming + victimization of Runyu, all the tears and fainting of that b*** JinMin, the obsession of Suihe and the resentment of Xufeng.
- OST + Deng Lun: 1000/10 both perfect, I miss him + listening to that OST so much. Most of the eye-rolling scenes were bearable because of the BGM.
Rewatch Value: only the sweet moments of Xufeng + JinMi, meaning, this video: youtube.com(/)watch?v=UmcpnE-MrTY
My longer review: https://sunakoyue.livejournal.com/77242.html
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1. The romance. It really is one of the most achingly romantic stories out there.
2. The acting. I may be completely wrong, but the two ML seem a lot more intelligent than their characters were written. Perhaps that’s what added nuance to what would probably have been like watching the quarterback and head cheerleader hook up. (Pretty to watch, but really…) The entire cast was brilliant and I’m always happy to see them show up again in dramas. To me, this is part of what marks a stellar production.
3. This made me understand what Second Lead Syndrome was. Poor Night Immortal. So damaged, dark and deep. Leo Luo brought him to life in a pavane of delicate fragility, with a core of tempered steel.
4. Beyond anything else, the set, the music, the cgi, pretty much everything about this drama was gloriously aesthetic and made my dreamy artist’s heart sigh. I still have some of the OST on my playlist. It was a feast to the eyes and ears.
5. It wasn’t particularly intellectual, but it was entertaining and memorable. Certainly something I could find myself going back and rewatching in a few years, especially since I have seen so many others of the same genre now.
I would definitely recommend it to you if you’re looking for something to sweep you away for a little while into a dreamworld. Don’t expect it to challenge your mind, and it will truly get your heart engaged.
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