Dream Journey (2016)

LOL I didn't expect this level of funny in this movie haha.

But first, the description of this movie was a bit off. Because the synopsis was actually from the Dream Journey 3, in which it was mislabeled as the first movie on the iQiyi site. And Xie Miao wasn't part of the DJ3.

Anyway, this movie started with a battle between Sun Wukong and White Bone Demon, before which they were suddenly sucked into a magical portal and transported into the present time. Wukong landed in the home of Tang Xiaojian, who resembled his master while White Bone Demon ended up in a nightclub. After another clash with each other, both of them decided on a truce while trying to figure out a way to head back to where they belong.

I didn't realize that Xie Miao had a few other movies where he played as Sun Wukong before Great God Monkey, so I might as well rectify that. This is a pretty interesting take on the JTTW lore, to integrate a modern retelling of the story while also including isekai. And there's also romance included in the movie, aside from comedy... and I have to say that this is the first Sun Wukong romcom I've ever seen!

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