Originally Posted by owbjhx
Miejue is about 45 when she first appears in HSDS, which isn't really that old; and on film, her age in absolute terms surely isn't that important, as long as she looks relatively older than everyone else in E'Mei. I think Meng Guangmei is old enough. She also has the height and presence to stand alongside the leaders of HSDS's other 'mainstream schools of renown' (ming men zheng pai). In HSDS03, they had to do lots of close-up shots to make their Miejue look big, even if she was opposite Mini-Alec.
One of HSDS03's 'angles' was the highly sympathetic portrayal of Zhou Zhiruo. Since that's already been done, perhaps Zhang Jizhong could try going for a likeable Miejue. Maybe he should replace all that dull Zhang Cuishan stuff with subplots about Miejue's carefree teenage years as 'Little Little Eastern Heretic', her secret unrequited lurve for Zhang Sanfeng, and her tendency to collect and look after small fluffy animals.