A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

Directed by Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

Produced by Choi Sing Din Ying Gung Shut, Xi'an Film Studio

199588 min7.6 / 10

A wildly inventive, genre-blending fantasy-comedy rooted in classical mythology, balancing frenetic action and romantic entanglement with metaphysical themes of reincarnation and redemption.

When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.

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  • Is A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.

  • Is A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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