[Review] Detective Dee

Yes, I know that almost everyone has seen this “must-watch” movie based around the time of Wu Zetian’s coronation (the only female Emperor in the history of China). Someone gave me a free pass to watch the movie only just now and of course I went to catch it! I can see why people are raving over the movie. Here’s some details:

This movie stars big names. Like really big Hong Kong film star kind of big. Tony Leung, Andy Lau, and Carina Lau were some of the principle actors. Produced and directed by the great Tsui Hark. With action scenes from Sammo Hung. FREAKING SAMMO HUNG.

Yes, I used to love all these old actors, and seeing them again made me fall in love with the Hong Kong movie scene all over again. Oh, and did I mention that the movie was in Cantonese? YES! It’s a dialect I actually understand!

And now, for the actual review…

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Original entry as appearing at Reach Into Your Soul.

[Meme] Age is but a number~

By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?

Mirari is possibly the youngest character I have. She was originally supposed to be this character that died saving my protagonists from some kind of danger (and ended up having her grave desecrated which led to a completely different subplot) but last year she reappeared and demanded to be alive. Mirari turns out to be a protege of Juanita, who is another character I’ve been meaning to write the backstory to. At 8, she is quite possibly the youngest character I have.

Do omnipotent beings count? Cause then it’d be the Creator who’s the oldest of the lot. And her partner, the Destroyer. Yes, I wasn’t very creative with the names.

To be created now…

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Original entry as appearing at Reach Into Your Soul.