Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010 · 123 min · Director: Hark Tsui, Tsui Hark
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In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans. When the engineer responsible for the construction mysteriously dies by spontaneous combustion, the superstitious workers are afraid since the man removed the good luck charms from the main pillar. There is an investigation of Pei Donglai and another investigator that also dies after withdrawing the amulets. Empress Wu assigns her loyal assistant Shangguan Jing'er to release the exiled Detective Dee from his imprisonment to investigate with Donglai and Jing'er the mystery of the deaths. They ride in a mystic and epic adventure to unravel the mystery.
Emotional fingerprint
Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Awe 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Curiosity30%
- Awe25%
- Excitement20%
- Surprise15%
- Tension10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Awe, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Awe and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Relief
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 42 % | 52 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 53 % | 60 % | 0 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 61 % | 59 % | 0 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 59 % | 55 % | 48 % | 3 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 42 % | 45 % | 5 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 40 % | 53 % | 3 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 43 % | 63 % | 1 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 44 % | 68 % | 3 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 52 % | 64 % | 1 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 65 % | 59 % | 60 % | 1 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 54 % | 61 % | 3 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 53 % | 63 % | 1 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 59 % | 66 % | 0 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Curiosity | 71 % | 61 % | 64 % | 6 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sympathy | 73 % | 61 % | 54 % | 13 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 76 % | 71 % | 56 % | 8 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 84 % | 84 % | 56 % | 10 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Tension | 88 % | 88 % | 41 % | 29 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Tension | 81 % | 70 % | 29 % | 49 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Relief | 72 % | 42 % | 23 % | 60 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Wang Lu (after face-lift)
Xue Yong
Li Xiao
Prison Officer
Zhang Xun
Lu Li
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Details
- Written by
- Kuo-Fu Chen, Chia-Lu Chang, Qianyu Lin, Chen Kuofu, Zhang Jialu
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Curiosity
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