The main protagonist could cycle between a younger adult and an older himself easily, as was the other male protagonist. (In case anyone doesn't know, Jin Yong is one of the most well-known fiction authors in China).Īcting and cast was superb as well. It's so rich and funny that it almost felt like a Jin Yong work. But the plot is where it blows most Japanese movies I've reviewed so far to smithereens.
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In regards to the plot, I've felt that the technical aspect of the movie could be better as even the average Japanese movie looks slightly better, in terms of overall cinematography. In fact, even the movie's soundtrack is composed by Endo Koji, a Japanese musician! And even one of the antagonists, Yoko, is played by a Japanese national. The zombies are dead Japanese soldiers in said bunker. Turns out the tomb in question was a Japanese war bunker (on Chinese soil) that happened to tap into the supernatural part of the underground labyrinth by accident. Turns out this is a multicultural Asian work. Here's the part that may surprise a lot of ppl. But, I've never been fond of any Indy movies, and this one isn't about stealing valuables from a tomb ONLY. Turns out, IMO, it's even better than LOTR! Sure, there are other reviews that compare it to Indiana Jones. When I first saw the trailer, I thought to myself, "hey this looks like a Chinese LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING!" I was immediately drawn to the movie. I don't mind the old tropes of booby trapped tombs, swarms of ravenous creatures, and buildings crumbling apart, just give me some people to care about as they save the world from destruction-again. I just wish that I'd cared enough about the characters to feel a sense of tension when they were running for their lives or dangling by a thread. The special effects were actually pretty good and there were plenty of scenes where they pulled out all the stops to display them. Without their reckless behavior I suppose there wouldn't have been the opportunity for all the moments of once again escaping death with spectacular special effects. And time and time again most of the characters behaved in illogical manners that caused many of the dangerous situations. The villains were completely lacking in spark for me as well as all the red shirts (Star Trek reference). I didn't care for the side kicks at all, finding them more annoying than funny. Sometimes I can just go along for the ride even when the story is all over the place but this was not one of those times. It was strange to have all the romantic flashbacks while they are trying to make me care about his bickering relationship with Shu Qi. We're given plenty of flashback scenes of Chen Kun's relationship with Angelababy which felt thin instead of like an epic or all consuming story of innocent love that would have haunted him for twenty years. They dressed her like Lara Croft, but instead of being a badass she more often than not ended up at the mercy of someone else. In this movie, Shu Qi's character felt plopped into the story with no background of where she came from, what her skill sets were, and much of anything about her except that she had been in a complex intimate relationship with Chen Kun's character. Though they relied on CGI and mythology they were also character driven. The plots in those films were laid out more clearly than this one and the characters were more fully developed. I've seen reviewers compare it to Lord of the Rings and Indiana Jones.
If Chen Kun and Shu Qi hadn't starred in this movie I would have rated it lower, but they are two of my favorite performers which gave this movie a bump in the score.
The movie relied heavily on CGI to carry the story along. Without a background in it, I found the characters to be underdeveloped and the plot overly complex with big plot holes in it. I might have liked this movie more if I was familiar with the source material, especially in relation to the characters. Rewatch Value 1.5 I thought I should give a contrasting opinion to the glowing reviews for those who might have had a different experience with this film as I did.
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