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October 08, 2004
TVB Find The Light [Episode 1]
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It has been a long time I have seen such an old format type of kung fu series. Every thing reminds me of the 80s though I was surprised how well the first episode went. Ron Ng playing a wannabe talented kung fu expert whose father I assume was a ming warrior died in action, Bosco an arrogant and impatient young man, Tavia a sickly missy, Shirley Yeung a Manchurian princess roaming around the town, Leila Tong her faithful servant, Maggie Siu widow and loving mom of Ron Ng and Damien Lau the aging and respected Ming kung fu expert. What have all these people got in common? What light are they looking for?
The Chinese title is so intriguing. The camera angles, story, acting and even the themesong is so 80s, in a way I welcome this. Maybe there will be more focus on strong plot rather than the cast itself, because admit it, they're all not exactly famous.
Now acting wise, so glad to see Bosco, whom I have totally changed my mind after watching more of him in Aqua Heroes. I think he has what it takes to be more than a teen idol, he can act, he looks good and he is not too handsome that you just can't imagine him in various roles and not too ugly for TV. In fact his face has character.
Ron Ng looks less charismatic than him, acting a bit shaky but still interesting to watch.
Tavia Yeung is so pretty in here, and possibly the best young actress next to Leila Tong.
Maggie Siu for her age is gorgeous and Damian Lau is really very old looking but his character spoke of experience, honour, intergrity. Some actors have it, some just don't. You can't put on an honourable integrity very high class aura. You must have it.
Shirley Yeung is the worst, probably because this may be her first major role. I was very disappointed to see Leila Tong as her servant, because I thought Leila Tong deserved more than to be a sidekick. But I understand the strategy. Maybe TVB wants a more experienced actress to help Shirley to perform better, but it just shows how bad she is. Whilst many may see her performance as spirited and lively, well after all she is young but her jumping slightly whilst being mad (giving new meaning to hopping mad) was quite comical and she is one actress that is totally lacking in spontaneity. She looks more scared than angry and she looks more like a servant than a princess. Leila Tong should be the princess. In fact Tavia should be the princess and Shirley the sickly missy. BUT it is more difficult to play a tragic sickly character than a hopping mad woman who so happens to be a defiant princess. So I understand the casting decision, though I may not respect it.
Anyway, just my two cents worth on this series.
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When this series was aired in Hong Kong, Bosco got very good comment from viewers. This was the first series I was Bosco and I was very impress with his acting (although I was really annoyed with his character for the way he treated his wife - but at the same time also respect him for his forward thinking, especially regarding women's independence). He leave a very good first impression for me. If I haven't seen Find The Light first, I would never have touched Aqua Heroes (I don't really like sport related series). Ron also gave a pretty good performance for his first leading role although not as impressive as Bosco. Overally except for Shirley, all the cast gave a good performance for this series.
I agree that this series is very 80's. But too bad they still use CGI in the fight scenes. I feel that without the CGI, their fight scenes will be even more realistic and even more 80's. The CGI just ruin the fight scenes. CGI is good when u film fantasy series, but not down to earth series like find the light.
BTW, do know that the characters Bosco, Ron, Tavia and Shirley played were real historical people. Tam Chi Tong was one of the young reformists (they are called the 6 Gentlemen) who want to modernise China during the rule of Emperor Guang Xu. The Emperor also supported their effort. But they were opposed by the more powerful Empress Cixi and the other conservative government officials. He was later excuted together with some other reformists. (note: this is not a spoiler because this series is about the young Tam Chi Tong and Wong Ng. So, all these event I mentioned were not shown in the series).
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