tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post4357066708915533034..comments2024-02-15T06:33:28.234-08:00Comments on LL's Musings 小賢角落: POLL RESULTS: Final Scene in “Looking Back in Anger 義不容情”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-45558002328224067782022-11-26T13:42:47.596-08:002022-11-26T13:42:47.596-08:00TVB released this on Youtube. I skipped to the fin...TVB released this on Youtube. I skipped to the final episode to see if I missed anything 33 years ago. Woman in red wore the same clothes as his sister in the scene earlier in the day. The sister walking up the stairs was filmed almost as though it is for the woman in red scene. Sister was wearing black stockings but woman in red wasn't. Woman in red has some nail varnish, sister didn't from the earlier scene (was really difficult to see from the Full HD but Low Quality video on Youtube)..<br /><br />Wiki says "25 years after the series finale aired, lead actor Felix Wong confirmed that the lady in red was Kin's adopted sister Ling, and that Gwan had already died in Ethiopia". What can we say, Felix has visibility to the woman in red while it was filmed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-86540231536972899622022-11-11T04:26:44.487-08:002022-11-11T04:26:44.487-08:00Or it could be her real self, with a badly injured...Or it could be her real self, with a badly injured face - so that note that she died was a fib... and eventually (unshown) Felix found her. lolzz. But the slim legs are definitely Carina's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-8424333665585790272022-11-11T04:23:09.534-08:002022-11-11T04:23:09.534-08:00the legs are Carina's lolzz. Take another look...the legs are Carina's lolzz. Take another look. They are so slim, Carrie's is not. since the note said that she has died, then it must be her spirit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-57085632683821738372012-11-23T02:45:01.154-08:002012-11-23T02:45:01.154-08:00@tamaya: Glad you got a chance to watch LBIA -- t...@tamaya: Glad you got a chance to watch LBIA -- that's one of those "must-watch" 'classic' TVB series that are so well made / well produced that it always makes me lament what TVB has become nowadays.<br /><br />There are way too many great scenes in this series to recount, but the 2 that you mention are definitely also on my list of 'heartwrenching' moments. Back when I first watched the series (which was probably decades ago now and I've since re-watched too many times to count), the most 'difficult' scenes for me to get through were the ones in the final few episodes, where Ah Kin is torn between his brother Ah Hong (whom he thought had changed for the better) and his beloved wife Ah Kwan (whom he had to go through so many obstacles to be with)...I totally felt for him in those last few episodes, especially after watching him lose one family member after another throughout the whole series. I mean, after all he went through, he had a chance to finally overcome all that tragedy and live happily with his new family....only to have all that taken away from him once again.....<br /><br />To be honest, your question is a difficult one to answer because I feel that it could go both ways and in some cases, both fate and character are blended together so much that there's no way to differentiate....nevertheless, it's a great question to ponder...<br /><br />llwy12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02401832364832078932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-38793577377164226822012-11-21T17:10:53.632-08:002012-11-21T17:10:53.632-08:00Finally finished watching LBIA. What a tear jerker...Finally finished watching LBIA. What a tear jerker, tears just rolled down my face unbidden. Boohoo 5555. The crying scenes are all so heartrending. And the characters' helplessness and their deep sadness. I bawled along with Man Zai when he entreats Ah Kin (Ko, help me!) to help him as he holds Ah Hong at knife point. And the scene when Ah Kin finally admits to his beloved wife, Kwan, that Ah Hong caused the death of their son, and many many more. <br /><br />So did a person's character shape his/her fate or did fate shape his/her character? <br /><br />Tamayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527095699512743403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-51435951497738183332011-09-20T15:32:37.227-07:002011-09-20T15:32:37.227-07:00@Anonymous: Oh, wow -- I actually never thought a...@Anonymous: Oh, wow -- I actually never thought about it that way. That could very well be the justification for it being Carina! Thanks for commenting!llwy12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02401832364832078932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-38372608187005075632011-09-19T15:00:31.949-07:002011-09-19T15:00:31.949-07:00I personally thought because of the earthquake, sh...I personally thought because of the earthquake, she got injured, maybe on the face or something. So the director choose to just show her leg and not make it even more tragic for Felix to face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-70631099966281206092011-06-10T00:06:59.969-07:002011-06-10T00:06:59.969-07:00@retrotvb: That's okay -- sometimes, it's ...@retrotvb: That's okay -- sometimes, it's not a bad idea to go with our gut feelings!<br /><br />I definitely see your point though -- I really liked Carina's character as well...as much as I didn't want her character to die, I guess I also didn't want the writers to 'ruin' her character at the end by making her out to be defiant or unforgiving -- especially when she had promised Felix that she would return to him. But that's just me....<br /><br />Hmmm, I never thought about the "red herring" thing -- but that argument definitely makes sense too!<br /><br />I've heard the argument about the affectionate touch as well -- that's actually one of the strongest arguments for why it was possibly Carina (in my opinion at least).<br /><br />Yup, as I've said before, it was definitely one of the best endings ever!!!llwy12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02401832364832078932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-21981276904259980262011-06-08T22:59:24.847-07:002011-06-08T22:59:24.847-07:00You're theory makes a whole lot of sense! My r...You're theory makes a whole lot of sense! My reasons aren’t so logical. More of a gut-feeling that it was Carina.<br /><br />For purely selfish reasons, I don't want Carina to be dead since she’s one of my favorite characters. I see the note as her way of saying she's figuratively dead. And the series ends with much more dramatic flair if it was Carina rather than Carrie.<br /><br />Red Skirt & Shoes = Red Herring. If I put myself in the writer’s shoes, what better way to throw off viewers then by intentionally focusing on Carrie's outfit in the previous scenes.<br /><br />The way the hand lingers on Felix's face, I tend to think that it’s Carina’s.<br /><br />If she were really dead, there’d be a body or death certificate or something official. If Carrie left that note, she’d be catching hell from her brother for as long as he lives so I don’t think she would (or should) do that to him without evidence. <br /><br />Alls I can say is...IDK who it was but the ending was nuts! Love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-28028325521114704342011-06-08T22:51:25.633-07:002011-06-08T22:51:25.633-07:00@Clair: Very true! Oftentimes, the series will b...@Clair: Very true! Oftentimes, the series will be excellent from the beginning, but then the 'shoddy' ending totally ruins it. It's very rare to have a truly 'good' ending, especially a 'clever' one like in LBIA that continues to cause debate even now, more than 20 years later.llwy12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02401832364832078932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765116522593136045.post-65256233809452115962011-06-08T15:42:08.116-07:002011-06-08T15:42:08.116-07:00Open endings are great when done well, as in the c...Open endings are great when done well, as in the case of Wai Kai Fai's series like LBIA, Heaven's Retribution, and Greed of Man. I'm still thinking about those endings 20 years later. <br /><br />I didn't vote but I agree with your assessment that it probably wasn't Carina, though it makes me sad to think that she most likely did die.Clairhttp://bluecrys.comnoreply@blogger.com