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A Masterpiece
Absolutely hated the ending.But I cannot deny the fact that it’s a beautiful journey, with a very deep philosophical meaning if you sit and think about it.
For that I give it 10/10 …. Very reluctantly.
The comedy, drama, romance and every other aspect was woven together so nicely, I didn’t see the heartbreak coming till the very end.
I held hope , that the gods, nay, THAT THE UNIVERSE, won’t be so cruel until the moment he jumps to present time, and comes out the cave to see the two sisters happy with uncle tat.
I want to feel angry , but I cannot seeing them happy. I want to cry foul when I see zixia with the dude at the end, but I cannot , knowing they are happy.
The ending reminds me of the butterfly effect( the movie starring Ashton kutcher) . Spoiler alert for that movie.
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At the end he realises that removing himself from the lives/timelines of others entirely made more people happier , than any of his attempts to deliberately make them happier. It’s a sad truth to face, just like monkey king sees, and walks away.
I hate it.
But deep inside, I appreciate it.
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⛩️It's Still Odd. °5.5° °mixed bag°
ACOC is a seamless continuation of A Chinese Odyssey: Pandora's Box-5.5. The two combine to make a single film. At the end of Part 1, Chi went back through time to save Jing and ended up meeting Purple. She's kinda nice, too. He likes her, too. Jing…/who?/Chi Juen Bo is the Monkey King. We learn that at the end of Part 1 when an immortal (Purple) has taken ownership of him. She gave him the three birthmarks on the bottom of his foot. She blasted them on as proof of her ownership, but she had no idea what she was doing. Her blasting activated his memories. He knows who he is, now. He's more than a scallywag.
Athena Chu (The Legend of the Condor Heroes 1994, The Galloped Era) plays Purple / Lin Zi Xia. She was a wick in Buddha's lamp, but she left heaven. She's looking for the being, the man, the ~> mortal, immortal, demon, or saint who can pull her sword out of its hilt. There's only one person who can do that: Her true love.
ACOC is a 1995 release that is rated 7.4 on MAL. Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle) is Chi Juen Bo, the Monkey King. He does a nice job. Ng Man Tat (Yangtze Town's Springtime, The Coming and Going) portrays "Piggy". Yammie Lam (Battle of the Heart) is Chun Sansiniang, the spider goblin. Karen Mok (The Road Less Traveled) plays Pak “Jing,” a zombie goblin and sister to the spider. The Monkey King broke her heart, but she found him again in Part 1, and he committed to her. Law Kar Ying (Shadow of Justice) portrays Tong Chang, the "Longevity Monk”
The screenwriter & director is Jeff Lau (Love and the City, Mahjong Dragon), and the original creator is Wu Cheng En (c. 1500–1582). Per Wiki, he “was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty and is considered by many to be the author of "Journey to the West", one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.” He's movie-credited as the original creator for anything to do with any Journey to the West or Monkey King tales. That includes the strange but wonderful A Korean Odyssey-7.2.
Chi is turned into the monkey king at the end of the first film by Purple, as previously described. He picks up her sword and casually pulls it out of the hilt to take a quick look, thinking nothing. Her whole life's been rocked! She picks up his Pandora's Box and won't give it back. So, they embark on a journey together. A witch switches Purple & Piggy's bodies. The Witch’s spell rebounded on herself and she switched bodies with one of the other thugs in Chi's group. She claims she can't do the spell but only once every 49 days. They will have to spend a couple months not feeling quite themselves.
The Longevity Monk finally shows up in this film. He recites ancient proverbs constantly. One of the bull people commits suicide because he just can't take it anymore. It's hilarious. The humor in both films is quite good but not sufficient to overcome plot and dialogue problems. This is too sloppy and unfocused to be worth anyone's time.
IMHO〰🖍
📣6 📝5 🎭7.5 💓6 🦋3 🎨7 🔚7.5 🤗4 ▪ 🌞2⚡6 😅3.5 😭3 😱4 😯3 🤢3.5 🤔3.5 💤0
🎵/🔊5.5: They bizarrely get into an English version of Only You. It was sort of bad, but I still enjoyed it.
Age 14+ Language: b!+ch, $h!+
Re-📺? Not gonna do it
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