After 7 years, I still have a feeling like my first time watched this movie. A sense of humour, a little bit confused in the storyline, but above all, this is one of the best Chinese movies which I have ever seen.
What makes it great is the script, which becomes very complicated unless you watch the first part. Chow succeed in creating a very beautiful love story from its origin - Journey to the West. I really like the way how actors and actresses perform in this movie, they are so amazing. Xuanzang can incarnate from a very talkative to a very serious master, another example is the part when all the characters do the interchange of souls, very funny and more chaostic at that time. Finally, the most touching moment is when Sun Wu Kong has to split his hand from Zixia's, as the headband tighten his head because he had the feeling of love with her and that was forbidden by Guanyin, very emotional. One remarkable quotation from Zhi zunbao - Sun wukong:"Once true love was placed before me, but I didn't cherish it. After I lost it, I regretted it. This is the most painful thing in the world. ... If heaven could give me another chance, I would say to that girl three words, 'I love you.' If I had to place a time limit on this love, I hope it would be 10,000 years." Seriously, I still interest in the movie, and feel regret whenever I finish. A very cult film that deserves 9 out of 10.
What makes it great is the script, which becomes very complicated unless you watch the first part. Chow succeed in creating a very beautiful love story from its origin - Journey to the West. I really like the way how actors and actresses perform in this movie, they are so amazing. Xuanzang can incarnate from a very talkative to a very serious master, another example is the part when all the characters do the interchange of souls, very funny and more chaostic at that time. Finally, the most touching moment is when Sun Wu Kong has to split his hand from Zixia's, as the headband tighten his head because he had the feeling of love with her and that was forbidden by Guanyin, very emotional. One remarkable quotation from Zhi zunbao - Sun wukong:"Once true love was placed before me, but I didn't cherish it. After I lost it, I regretted it. This is the most painful thing in the world. ... If heaven could give me another chance, I would say to that girl three words, 'I love you.' If I had to place a time limit on this love, I hope it would be 10,000 years." Seriously, I still interest in the movie, and feel regret whenever I finish. A very cult film that deserves 9 out of 10.