Ash

My first Hong Kong film

As someone who practically dried up the Chinese film industry of all good films to watch, watching my first Hong Kong -dialect film that I watched (which is also Chinese) was singularly one of the most uncomfortable and unusual experiences of my life, because the balance of the difference of the dialect to the similarity of the language kept messing with my head.

That being said, Ash is my all-time favorite HK films so far.

My severe lack of trust in synopsis and trailers led me to watch this series completely blind, and it did not disappoint.

I am someone with very loose criteria for the relationship of the mls, and as long as there is no DVs, cheating etc. I am pretty ok. But I will admit, that the first episode may or may not have come pretty close to that border... But again, I am not here to tell you what to watch or what not to watch; you either trust the process or thoroughly ruin the movie being overly cautious.
...To each their own.

The thing that captivates me here is the sort of masculinity and dependence that both mls have (not that not having either is a bad thing...), and the lack of overly emotional arguments or scenes.
It just really messes with my head and makes me wonder if they are going to stay together or if its going to be some kind of revenge thing or something....


It's also the way that it defies practically every other norm of bls... There is kiss scenes in the FIRST EPISODE, there is arguments and fights and every other thing that bls are absolutely terrified of doing in the first scene.
I really thing the entire story of the first two episodes can be stretched out into the whole series itself if need be, and the directness of the film is very pleasing to an impatient like me.


So, watch it or not... It was good for me, but at the same time, I will not trust online movie reviews for anything, but you won't lose much trying it out (except maybe your sanity... ;) just kidding)

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Red Flags, Crime, Romance, and Way Too Much Eye Candy

I love that Ash went straight into the romance aspect from the first two episodes. There was no dragging things out, and that kiss? FIRE. The chemistry between the leads is already so good, and I’m really happy that they’re not taking forever to get to the romance, especially since the series only has 9 episodes. There’s really no time for endless will-they-won’t-they moments, misunderstandings, and unnecessary slow burns. I’d rather have them get straight into the relationship and actually give us enough time to see it develop alongside the main plot.

Speaking of the plot, I’m really interested in how they’re combining romance with a crime thriller. It makes the story more exciting because there’s obviously more going on beyond their relationship. I’m especially curious about the CEO (I honestly still have a hard time pronouncing his name) because from the clips, it seems like he might be connected to a syndicate or something bigger. I have no idea how this is going to end, especially with the other main lead being a police officer, but I’m crossing my fingers for a happy ending!

I also love the red-flag vibes of both of them, especially the CEO. Like, sir, you really just cannot help yourself, can you? There’s something so entertaining about watching two questionable people get involved with each other while there’s an actual crime plot happening in the background.

But honestly, the biggest highlight of this series is HOW GOOD-LOOKING THE ENTIRE CAST IS. The main leads, the supporting characters. Everyone is a feast for the eyes. It feels like they deliberately gathered every good-looking person they could find and put them in one series.

The only thing I’m not really a fan of is how some scenes or maybe it’s the editing/video quality make the series look a little too AI-generated. Even the male leads look so unreal that I literally had to search them up because I was wondering if they were actually real actors or just AI-generated characters. They have that same unreal, overly-perfect look you see in those AI short videos.

Overall, I’m really enjoying Ash so far. The romance is already giving, the crime-thriller element makes the story interesting, the characters are walking red flags, and the cast is ridiculously attractive. I’m definitely curious to see where they take the story, especially with only 9 episodes. Hopefully they keep the pacing like this, give us more of that chemistry, and most importantly… PLEASE LET THEM HAVE A HAPPY ENDING. 🙏

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La IA arruina nuestras emociones; la actuación real nos hace comprender más.

Los dramas BL chinos están utilizando demasiada Inteligencia Artificial recientemente, lo cual la verdad no aprecio mucho.
Está bien usar IA, pero las partes que realmente podrían ser interpretadas por los actores también están cubiertas por personajes sin emociones generados por IA.

de lo contrario :
Es una serie de boys love china genial, al igual que muchas otras es fantástica, con una historia diferente y una hermosa pareja de actores. ¡Dios mío, es tan buena! Esta serie es emocionante, hay muchos misterios detrás de cada acto de los personajes, realmente me gustó su pareja, la pasión y la química entre ellos es una locura, va más allá de las expectativas. Se ven increíbles juntos como compañeros; he visto muchas ediciones en Instagram sobre su química fuera de la pantalla y se veían extremadamente cercanos y cómodos. Las escenas de besos no fueron tan fluidas, pero estuvieron bien...

La diferencia en el afecto del chico CEO por el inspector cambia como un camaleón que cambia su color en entornos cambiantes. No sé qué pasa, pero el cambio repentino en el afecto me parece extremadamente peligroso y sospechoso. Ahora surge un nuevo giro en la trama para estirar la serie: el problema relacionado con el matrimonio. El chico CEO es demasiado conservador en su forma de pensar...

El inspector está haciendo todo lo posible para adaptarse a la realidad. Deseo que las cosas no empeoren y que hacia el final el asunto se resuelva bien, sin que la historia se vuelva demasiado aburrida. Todo está bien, un poco aburrido, pero preferiría un menor uso de la IA.

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