Posted in Entertainment, Movie, The Great Analysis on Sep 25th, 2009
The film is set in 1891 and revolves around Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Watson (Jude Law) stopping a conspiracy to destroy Britain. The film opens with Holmes apprehending the murderous cult leader Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong), who promises he will return from the dead and exact his revenge as he is being led to […]
Posted in The Great Analysis on Aug 7th, 2008
The classic historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms portrays Pang Tong as a genius military strategist, and describes him and Zhuge Liang in equal terms. Indeed, Sima Hui first recommends Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to Liu Bei with the following introduction:
“Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix: with either one you can settle all under […]
Posted in The Great Analysis on Aug 3rd, 2008
Historically, Zhuge Liang was also known as Zhuge Kong Ming (ZKM). He was nicknamed “The Hidden Dragon” due to the fact that people around him underestimated his capacity to achieve great things. Other translations of his nickname were “Crouching Dragon” and “Sleeping Dragon.”
Zhuge Liang was born in 181 AD (the last years of East Han […]