#Will aaron kwok be in the monkey king 4 free

#Will aaron kwok be in the monkey king 4 free

And despite being a thriving society free of men, when trouble rears its head, itРІР‚в„ўs Wukong and Xuanzang who swoop in to save the day.

ItРІР‚в„ўs a more engrossing, universal story (career or love?) even without the blurred gender lines. The subplot involving the preceptorРІР‚в„ўs complex, unrequited love with the River God is sneakily subversive, given the God being identified as male but the physical character itself being wholly androgynous, if not outright feminine (and played by a female actor, Lin Chiling). The filmРІР‚в„ўs biggest crimes, however, sit with how Cheang and writer Elvis Man drop the ball on the preceptorРІР‚в„ўs failed romance and Womanland itself. In itself thatРІР‚в„ўs not a terrible story, but Feng and Zhao are a less than riveting couple, making their dilemmas leaden soap opera instead of compelling crises of conscience or identity, even if that unfolds within the parameters of a fantasy romp. Once it becomes clear Xuanzang et alРІР‚в„ўs escape from Womanland hinges on love as the key to locating the gate, the film settles into long stretches of insipid romantic philosophizing, with Xuanzang wrestling with his budding romantic feelings and devotion to his Tang vows and the Queen pondering her duty, the wider world she may now be able to see and a doomsday prophecy. The Monkey King 3 didnРІР‚в„ўt need to be 3D, and it could have trimmed its romance - or refocused it. Shaun SmithРІР‚в„ўs makeup effects are strong, and it would have been nice to see them, and Cho Hwa SungРІР‚в„ўs bright, popping production design, clearly rather than have them muddled by dark 3D glasses. Not so much the precocious child of a scrap of scroll (seriously, itРІР‚в„ўs a piece of paper as a kindergarten brat).

But the film does have its moments: Xuanzang and the QueenРІР‚в„ўs journey across the misty, eerie sea the possibility the residents of Womanland turning to stone where they stand and the climactic sequence where the angry River God nearly lays waste to Womanland boast some stellar visuals. There are more than a few moments where dodgy CG reveals itself, and in late-2000s fashion, the action is so kinetic as to be nearly unfathomable. Make no mistake, The Monkey King 3 is bonkers, but in a charming, delirious sort of way, with energy to spare and another strong performance by Kwok thatРІР‚в„ўs far more nuanced than it needs to be.