Is Journey to the West scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Journey to the West violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Journey to the West easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Journey to the West sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Journey to the West end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Journey to the West

Name: Journey to the West
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 2014
Duration: 56 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Lee Kang-sheng, Denis Lavant

Directed by Tsai Ming-liang

Produced by House on Fire

201456 min6.3 / 10

A meditative, visually luminous documentary-drama that uses the Buddhist pilgrimage narrative as a framework for exploring a foreign city and the nature of artistic tourism.

In 2014, Tsai Ming-Liang was invited to make a film for the MarseilleFID, Marseille International Film Festival. Since he was not familiar with Marseille, he decided to make a film as tourist, capturing the beautiful Mediterranean sunshine in the late summer of that year. He also invited famous French actor, Denis Lavant, to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng playing Xuanzang. "Journey to the West" was invited to be the opening short film at the Berlin International Film Festival the same year.

Clusters

Genuine Wonder, Playful Doubt Reflective Life Stories Space and Science Wonders Cozy Fantasy Stories Monks And Temple Life

Genres

Drama Documentary

Keywords

Buddhist Monk Marseille, France

Questions people ask

Is Journey to the West scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is Journey to the West violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Journey to the West easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Journey to the West sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Does Journey to the West end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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