Spent too much effort into developing amazing villains but neglected to make the protagonists heroic
Seriously, show!!! A rich man feeding a starving orphan with leftovers doesn't make him heroic. It only makes the orphan looks more pitiful! You need to understand the difference between being nice and being noble/heroic. It's 45 episodes, but the male lead hasn't established himself as being worthy of my admiration. He had everything handed to him on a silver platter and the show never demanded anything from him to prove he was the hero. Meanwhile, everyone was entitled that the antagonist acted like a freaking Buddha... When you have an antagonist who was actually a nice guy, you need the protagonist to be more than just nice to prove he was better than the antagonist. The protagonist needs to do something the antagonist could not to prove he was the better man. It's not being done here. Instead, the show asked the antagonist something the male protagonist himself was incapable of doing. They even showed how nice the male protagonist was to the antagonist, to make you feel bad for the antagonist instead of to make the protagonist heroic. Why TF are you treating your male lead as a plot device to make the audience feel sorry for the antagonist?!!!It's not bad... Just infuriating that I wouldn't torture myself to rewatch!
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ANNOYING GIRL WITHOUT COMMON SENSE
The storyline was confusing on how the story was set up. OMGGGG!!! Don't get the started on the female lead. She was so stupid and obnoxious. Literally just because u don't know about love makes you literally retarded.The actress that played her made her so annoying to watch with the voice. The lead actor literally carried the show but didn't even get recognize as much. The Run Yu dude is like a straight up CREEEEPPPP!! He was literally so creepy about everything and wanting power. He was also an unnecessary character too. The worst part was definitely the ending. It did not make sense at all. The Demon Princess's love story was uneeded for. She was probably the best one tho because she was actually educated to not be a dumb dumb. Also the Run Yu guy's story was unnecessary because it made him even creeper!!!!! The cast was alright tho. The best ones were definitely the Fox Uncle and the Princess of the Bird Tribe. The Fox uncle was actually helping the couple get together but she was so dumb and always ruined things for herself then blames others. The Princess was WAYYYYYYYY prettier than the main girl and actually smart unlike the main girl. Overall would not watch again and guys just spare your time and WATCH SOMETHING ELSE!!!!!!Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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I tried watching this Drama t two times last year but gave up after 2-3 episodes as I was not interested in watching just another guy meet girl story where they fight, break up , meet again, and second reason was the main lead female voice it hurts in your ears as she has high pitch voice an d she cont talk. Hope she can do practice some voice moduling Dont know why every one thinks innocents means dumb.One can be innocent about love but intelligent. Ny way she is a good actress but she got the chance to show case her talents later.This story had good potential to become a good love story but after 10 such episodes story just take a turn there is thi sspsycho step brothe who wants revenge and he goes all bersek, illogically start planning doing cunning act. What made me upset was that I read some comment and some loves his act, ny way I wont like such psycho to be near me.
He goes mad and tried revenge because of his mother been treated badly by emperor an d his wife but he himself do worst thing later. He is the good actor though but sorry I didn't liked him in most of the scene and he was given more footage than other main lead, dont know if the story in book is same, he in-fact suck life out of every scenes heis there. Director could have cut some scene and made it short and beautiful. I liked his acting only in last three episodes
main lead is a good actor but he gor good scenes to show case his talents only at the end he can act but wish more scene between main couple would have shown.
real story is at the end where spiritual love was explain when that psycho brother says if I would have met her first may be story would have been diff, but my dear friend thats the whole story the main couple's love was spiritual soul mate kind of love and that was beyond time an d life. Why and how some one can think that if u spend more time with the girl will fall in love. he treats his lady love like commodity and still cry in self pity I hope in second part this character is stronger
Scene an dialogues between two main leads are good specially the scene when he is demon and she comes one night an dhe kissed her and call her by another girl name that really hurt the most and was picturised well with some good acting there.
But scene stealers are the main negative female girl she is pretty and amazing acting by her, anotehr girl the Demon princess is also pretty an d good actress
but I love the most The moon uncle he brightens up every scene some good acting would love to see him again
so watch this but u can skip some in between episode last 8 episodes are good
I don't understand on you tube there are 63 episode an d another websites only 60
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The story started off very goofy and comical and became more serious maybe in the 20s-30s? I liked a lot of the leads but I am so over obsessive unrealistic 3rd wheels. who just cant give up and move on! Both 3rd wheels became annoying and I really felt Runyu's behavior didnt fit his character. He does experience a lot of stuff but he gets beyond blinded by love.
The Emperor and Empress are both disgusting heavenly beings.
I am surprised I even finished this drama...I had high expectations and they were not met. I will say maybe it is because even though I found some plot pieces annoying I never really found the drama slow expect some parts in the mortal realm and the last 2 episodes .
Music was okay. I loved the costumes and the scenery.
I look forward to seeing the cast in other dramas. I was very impressed with the actor playing Runyu pretending to be a different character in disguise as Runyu. He did a great job in that scene and you could tell right away who he was!
Will not watch again and probably wont really recommend .
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I have such mixed feelings about this show overall. When I should have been sobbing and crying... I wasn't. When I was supposed to empathsise with a character, I didn't. But then at the same time it could be the environment in which I watched it... or was it the story?I really did enjoy the show overall though a few things niggled at me a little, and couldn't quite my finger on it.
What I liked:
- Xufeng really grew on me. OMG he is so HOT... His costumes, his hair styles, his attitude, his EVERYTHING. This guy is amazing! He is what made me keep watching
- the complexities of the storyline that left me wondering what next?
- how the baddies get their dues in the best ways possible
- the sad older prince story
- loved the father/daughter relationship with Jinmi and the Water Immortal
What I disliked:
- I just don't know that it sat so well with me how the main character, Jinmi, was the way she was. I almost wanted to say "you deserve this" when she realises her mistakes. At least she regrets, repents and really PAYS for her blindness
- also didn't really LOVE how 'weakling' she seemed in this, how people were usually saving her.... I just really didn't feel like she deserved EVERYONE to sacrifice and want her when she was a little annoying?
- that everyone seemed to be in love with everyone - literally everyone! Mr Snake and the Bird Princess wtf..
- whatever happened to Mr Snake? I really liked him! They needed to give us a 'what happened to him' bit at the end
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The story was interesting and different, they were parts that were kinda similar to ten miles of peach blossoms but for me it was mostly a storyline and a world in it's own standing. I rated the storyline 8/10 because the first 45/50 episodes or so I was excited to know what will happen next. It was thrilling and then it goes down hill, the storyline becomes underwhelming and messy as if their trying to come up with anything to stretch the drama to 60+ episodes.
Acting/Cast
I rated it 8/10 because I felt as though something was lacking with the male lead. He is good looking and don't get me wrong he can act but he wasn't captivating enough for me personally. I felt as though something was missing. But for some people a good looking guy saying his lines is enough. But with that said the casting for everyone else, was brilliant.
Music
Really good, set to tone well.
Rewatch Value
Honestly, i cannot see myself watching this again, considering I started skipping the last few episodes.
Overall
I think it's a decent drama, if you like c-drama's or liked ten miles i think give it a go. The beginning half was actually quite good, there might be a few boring episodes here and there but carry on it will pick up.
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Toxic dumpster-fire of a love story that needs to be burnt with pure glass fire
STORY AND CHARACTERSThe show just wasn't that great. The story dragged on for 60 episodes with unnecessarily long story arcs that could've been cut down to one or two episodes. It took fifteen episodes to reveal who Jin Mi was. The girl had no character development. Her one talent was to inadvertently get the two most eligible bachelors to pine after her. This is such a stupid trope because it is completely undeserved.
One of the creepiest things was everyone going along with Jinmi getting engaged to Runyu. She was a child in a woman's body who didn't know the difference between friendship and romantic love. Everyone knew she was a moron but they still went along with her agreeing to the engagement, even though they should have known she had no idea what she was agreeing to. The fact that the flower realm raised her to be a blissful idiot was extremely shortsighted too. Jinmi was supposed to be protected from any future heartbreak, but she was given no tools to be able to protect herself from it. Everything and everyone was stupid.
The mortal arc unnecessarily dragged on for 10+ episodes. The whole point of it should have been to move the character development forward and to show that no matter how much Jin Mi and Xu Feng were separated, they would always find their way back to each other. Everything else was irrelevant. We didn't need to see the drama inside the mortal lives of immortals who were going back to being immortal in just a few episodes.
The chemistry between Jinmi and Xufeng was very stale. Watching them together was as exciting as watching the paint dry. Jinmi was pretty, but she wasn't particularly bright and there was nothing special about her. She didn't even know what gender she was at the beginning. Their kisses resembled toddlers pecking each other on the lips. Everything was dry and passionless.
After the mortal arc, the only thing left to look forward to was the emperor and empress getting their comeuppance. But the cringe didn't end there. The biggest problem with the writing was that good characters did very awful things, nobody held them accountable, and the story never addressed their bad behavior. We were supposed to just ignore it and continue cheering for team Jinmi/Xufeng. A perfect example was Xufeng getting into Jinmi's pants. I didn't fault them for falling in love. But I found it reprehensible that Xufeng did not wait for Jinmi to break her engagement with Runyu before sleeping with her. She was still a moron. But he reached a whole new level of awfulness for treating his brother that way. By doing this, Xufeng showed that he was just as immoral, callous, selfish, and entitled as his crappy parents.
On the other hand, the writers went out of their way to demonize Runyu and to portray him as a villain. All of the characters who sided with Runyu and complained about how awful the heaven was suddenly decided to abandon him after he deposed the emperor. The writers never explained why. Characters just randomly decided that they wanted to go a different way. This made them look very cowardly and cynical. Meanwhile, everyone kept cheering for Xufeng, who was written as the golden boy who could do no wrong.. He also seemed to forget that he was a prince with responsibilities. Chasing after Jinmi was all he cared about.
In episode 45, Jinmi finally realized that she was in love with Xufeng. But, really, who cares at this point? I was honestly fed up with their bs. They did Runyu dirty repeatedly and nobody held either of them accountable. Instead, everyone judged Runyu and held him to some arbitrary moral standard when he did nothing wrong. Jinmi ended up marrying him for no good reason, even though she was told she didn't have to. Runyu still kept holding on to her even after she ran off to find Xufeng. "But what about our marriage?" Seriously? I sympathized with Runyu a lot but him still trying to hold on to her knowing she was fully committed to his brother was an idiotic plot development. He should've let her go as soon as he found out she slept with Xufeng.
The drama has a terrible message. Deposing callous and self-serving tyrants is bad. But, acting without honor and a sense of duty is ok. Also, blind favoritism, betraying family members, abandoning friends, and breaking promises is acceptable and even encouraged. By episode 47, I was done. I knew that Jinmi and Xufeng were going to end up together, but I couldn't fathom why. His family killed her family and she stabbed him in the back for thinking he killed her father. They crossed the point of no return so many times. Their relationship was based on betraying those closest to them, abandoning their duties, and having no faith in each other. What kind of values are these and why were we supposed to root for them?
ACTING
The acting by the two main leads was mediocre. Xufeng always had a blank look when he was pouring his heart out to Jinmi. If he was telling her what he ate for breakfast that morning, we wouldn't know the difference. His expression conveyed no emotion of love, despair, confusion, or heartbreak. It was an awful performance, just like most of his acting throughout the drama. Yang Zi's portrayal of Jinmi wasn't good either. She had no personality.
Luo Yunxi delivered a solid and sympathetic performance as Runyu. He is very good at playing tragic characters. I thought his performance in this drama was better than in Till the End of the Moon. And Kathy Chow was fire as the Queen B---ch. RIP
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I just finished it and it was touching and beautiful, with great CGI, good acting and chemistry as everyone says buuuuut....
What I don't agree with is how good the story was. It kept reminding me of "ten miles of peach blossoms" from time to time and had clichés which I'm not really fond of.
It was a great show overall.. but it's definitely not one my favourites. The bad guys were so extreme and so persistent and I've seen so many dramas with such characters that I'm sick of it. I guess this is the main drawback (for me). I wanted to drop it one or 2 times but I didn't as a marathoned the show and I don't regret watching it.
What really I liked about the plot is the ending: fate happened but good choices were made so the ending was also good. I don't want to add spoilers so I won't add details.
Some parts are unique and nice, adding colours to the story and I have to say I'm glad Deng Lun got the ml role in this drama cause he was amazing. All the actors did a good job, the production is very good and I guess overall.. the story is good.
9.5/10 overall.
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Watchable But Draggy!
Ashes Of Love has lots of fans worldwide and many think that it is a top rated drama. I concur that the plot is intriguing. A female who is incapable of love because of an elixir lodged in her heart being fought over by 2 powerful immortals who are half-siblings do make a compelling story. There is a lot of depth to the tale apart from the typical jealousy angle. It is also well-told unlike Love Of Thousand Years which wasted a good storyline.Furthermore, the main characters grow as the drama progresses. This means they are not so one-dimensional to me but develop as they go through heartaches and bitter experiences. Run Yu is the most interesting one to me although you may have your own favorite Ashes Of Love character. The production team did a good job to make viewers understand and sympathize with Run Yu. It is not easy to make viewers love a villain but I think they managed to do it pretty well in this drama. You can kind of feel his pain.
Acting And Chemistry
I’m fine with the acting and chemistry of the main leads. They did a good job with the casting. Leo Luo shines in his Run Yu role. He personifies the ‘still water runs deep’ kind of character really well. He can appear gentle and kind but also quietly sinister with just his facial expression. I also like his portrayal of Rong Qi in Princess Silver. Leo Luo seems to be very adept at portraying this kind of tragic role. It would be interesting to see him in And The Winner Is Love next.
Allen Deng Lun and Yang Zi are also able to create the right chemistry as a couple. Their interactions with each other flow naturally on-screen especially during their trials in the Mortal Realm. At least, I can root for them despite their character flaws. I have no complaints about Yang Zi’s acting although her character can be kind of annoying in the beginning. Perhaps it is a little overdone by the actress but I’m prepared to fault the character that she is given rather than her acting ability. As for Allen Deng, I think he lacks the dark side aura on-screen to be a convincing demon. He certainly could have done a better job with it in my opinion.
I guess the character everyone hates the most must be Empress Tu Yao. Kathy Chow must have done a good job playing that role if everyone ends up hating her! She is a veteran actress and I guess there is nothing much that she can’t handle. She emits so much hatred and evilness just by her glare which she typically uses for this kind of role. Kathy Chow is also in Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre 2019 and the same expressive glare is present there as well.
What I Don’t Like About Ashes Of Love
Having mentioned what I like about this drama, I should also add what I dislike about it. I don’t like that it is 63 episodes in length. It is too long that the pacing is a little slow to my liking at times. They could have easily reduced it by 5 episodes, if not more, especially in the first half of the story. Jin Mi’s naivete seems to go on endlessly when they have already made a point from the very beginning that she has been fed the Yun Elixir. So, I can understand why some viewers find Jin Mi to be highly irritating. Perhaps the producers have overstretched the fact that she is ignorant.
The other drama that is slightly longer than Ashes Of Love is Legend Of Fuyao with 66 episodes. The difference is Legend Of Fuyao is more than just romance. There is also a lot of palace intrigues and power struggles in that drama. On the other hand, most of the happenings in Ashes Of Love revolve around Jin Mi. So, if you prefer more sub-plots for this kind of epic tales, Ashes Of Love could end up feeling very draggy. The story keeps getting bogged down by Jin Mi’s ignorance.
As for the romance which is what this drama is all about, it still lags behind Eternal Love Ten Miles Of Peach Blossoms for me. The love story of the main couple in Eternal Love is more straightforward. In Ashes Of Love, you have 2 immortals fighting for Jin Mi and going to war over her which is kind of over the top. Add in the fact that Jin Mi was having an affair with Xu Feng while still betrothed to Run Yu also stains the romance in a way.
My Verdict
So, is Ashes Of Love worth watching after all? Well, I would still recommend it if you can put up with a very innocent female character for about 20 episodes or so. Some people like to watch decisive and intelligent heroines like the one in Legend Of Yun Xi. You don’t find it in Jin Mi who is more on the cute and innocent end of the scale. But the plot itself is interesting and unique which is why I still recommend a watch for this Ashes Of Love review.
Overall, I would give this drama a rating of 7.5/10. Be prepared for it to be draggy or even irritated by the female character. But it picks up gradually and Jin Mi also becomes more matured as the drama progresses. You just need to sit through it until you get there! Watch it for the story and Run Yu’s transformation but skip it if you really can’t stand naive heroines.
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The only thing I don't like about Chinese dramas is that they always show the whole story from start to finish in the opening, so I always try to skip the beginning and the ending song.
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A Beautiful tale of love - A masterpiece - Must watch ♥️
This is my 1st historical C-drama and is my all time fav .. I have watched this for more than 10 times and I can still watch it over and over again.. it's been 2years since I came across this beautiful masterpiece but I am still not over it.. the chemistry between Deng Lun and Yang Zi is on top of the world. They are and will be the most perfect couple for me and this series will always be close to my heart ❤️Story:
Now coming to this series.. where do I even start ?☺️ Despite taking the Yun Elixir JinMi always wanted to be with him.. and what to say about phoenix.. his love for jinmi just blew my heart..
From the day they met there was nothing more important to him than her ❤️♥️ He loved her dearly and so did she ❤️ but it was a pity she was unaware of that feeling .. The way he calls her JinMi and she calls him FengHuang sounds so intimate ♥️♥️
I loved there first meeting in the floral realm.. there cute moments after XuFeng brought her into the QiWu palace .. and then when she followed him into the demon realm(although for RouRou) and he realised how deeply he is in love with her as he didn't care about his life and protected her from Qiongqi..
I loved when he jumped into the mortal realm for her and then they stayed in the mountains and the palace where they fell in love like a man and a woman bcz of the crack in Yun Elixir.. and then he dies by her side.. He really loved her the most be it in the mortal world or immortal world ..
After she died when he was wondering "If the time can go backwards I'd rather not see you, not meet you, not love you and not fail you. I only hope you're safe and sound in this world " was heart breaking .. As I DON'T think Xufeng is the love doom of JinMi.. instead he was the reason for her to live fully.. she was just breathing before she met him but she actually started living after she met him .. he gave her her soul, he gave her life a meaning and helped her come out of the shell "the little girl who was always hidden inside the lotus petal".. ☺️❣️
Isn't it better to have a short life but to live it fully instead of living for a hundred thousand of years without any heart and soul ?
There are so many remarkable scenes in this series:
1) In the mortal world when she said she likes him a lot many times and he says "Marry me".. it was so beautiful ..♥️♥️
2) The iconic scene after she killed him when he asked "Have you ever love me?" And she replied "Never".. and then she spat the Yun Elixir .. heart wrenching .. .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·.
3) After she died and became a drop of tear in his eyes and then she finally appears in the hut .. the way he cries .. the density of his voice was too infatuating.. ❤️❣️
And many more such scenes.. i can just go on but the list won't end☺️ This series is an epitome of romance ❣️
Characters:
Yang Zi is my fav chinese actress. She is so pretty.. Cute and innocent character suits her well.. ☺️
And where to start for Deng Lun.. I just love his voice, his eyes ❤️♥️ He is soooo handsome and charming.. the way he indulge into his character and portrays it is applaudible .. when he smiles and cry I can totally feel him.. his acting is superb.. After watching this series i became a huge fan of him..
Deng Lun and Yang Zi brought life into their respective characters and I bet NO ONE could have made this possible ..
I loved the side characters like Mr. Puchi, match-maker (these 2 were like a breath of fresh air in the chaotic situations), demon-princess(Her love towards Muci and loyalty towards XuFeng was praiseworthy), Mr Liaoyuan(His respect and loyalty towards XuFeng in both Mortal world and Heavenly realm was commendable.. when he died he was sad that he can no long protect him and after he died he still helped him via the good deed he did in mortal world which in turn helped XuFeng become the king of Mortal world). And I really hated SuiHe(Though I feel she loved XuFeng deeply since she was a kid.. but the things which she did was pure evil) and RunYu (I know a lot of ppl sympathize with him .. but I still disliked him as the wrongs which were done to him were not caused by JinMi and XuFeng and hence it was wrong in part of him to exploit there love for his personal vendetta) and he tried to kill XuFeng multiple times too.. but yes keeping these aside he was really pitiful and lonely his entire life .. And the most hated characters were undoubtedly the Heavenly emperor and empress and as correctly stated by Mr.Puchi it was strange that this couple gave birth to such an infatuated son 'XuFeng' ❤️
Music: A perfect 10 and I hum the title track most of the time.. although I am not much acquainted with the lyrics ♥️
Re-watch Value: I have already watched it more than 10 times and can still do it and I don't think there is any other series which makes me crazy as this one .. I will rate the re-watch value 100 on 10..
I am so glad that I came across this beautiful series with these brilliant lead actors and ofcourse with an amazing ost.. I am so obsessed with this couple that I watch all their bts videos.. The chemistry between these 2 is remarkable..
I just hope we get AOL S2 soon with these 2.. ( ˘ ³˘)♥
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-Amazing plot
-Great CGI
-Well-casted
If you want to watch series as good as Ten Miles of Peach Blossom, you should definitely watch this!
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