In fact, there is not much to say about the movie, it is the truth, but still have some fun.
There are various interpretations of "Journey to the West" about Sun Wukong's golden hoop stick. There is a saying that because Sun Wukong jumped out of a stone, everyone knows that it belongs to "asexual reproduction", so his own gender or self-recognition is very vague. It wasn't until he got the golden hoop stick that could become bigger and smaller that he recovered or found a symbol that could complete his male identity, to find identity and comfort for his special self among ordinary and normal beings.
In the movie, the golden hoop seems to be more important to Sun Wukong. Without the stick, Sun Wukong had no mana, and was petrified by Zou Zhaolong, who played yin, and became a "non-living thing", which was restored to its most essential state.
The villain played by Zou Zhaolong is also very interesting. He doesn't seem to have any need for "sticks" himself, but he just goes against Sun Wukong. An interesting picture, he was "choosing a concubine" in the palace when his men came down to report to him that the stick was reappearing (the word may not be accurate). Those two women are ugly. He is the most powerful and powerful in the army, but he can only choose a woman with such looks. I think the reason should be that there was a serious shortage of women at that time. There is another side of evidence for this, that the army goes to the village to rob women. Homosexual competition and competition for mating objects is an instinct for survival and reproduction. So Sun Wukong, who holds a big stick with super-powerful ability, has naturally become the most powerful and direct competition object; the surface protection of rights is actually a more instinctive self-awareness.
Casually talk about the attitude of the Jade Emperor, he is very tolerant towards Sun Wukong. He is a leader, or he is a master. He has to take care of the whole and the overall situation, and to ensure the diversity within the ethnic group, so as to ensure the reproduction of the ethnic group.
The existence of the white-haired witch Bingbing is a guarantee for the movie itself to not be too boring, but unfortunately it is not exciting enough. Returning to the topic of this article, she is also a very important participant, as a woman, she participated in the battle for the stick. Although it is indirect (she works for others and achieves her own purpose indirectly, but the behavior itself is actually direct), but she has her own purpose, which is for immortality. In reality, immortality cannot be achieved. The continuation of life depends on reproduction, so although a woman cannot (can) have a "stick", she needs a "stick".
Finally, the little foreigner. Although his behavior is "escorting the stick", his nature is somewhat similar to that of Sun Wukong. He retrieves his male power through a process. A beautiful woman who works in a place where he often goes, not to mention that people have never paid attention to him, and he has never seen others; in the end, after regaining his confidence and ability, he attracted the beautiful woman through a fight.
Summary: Although the movie "King of Kung Fu" seems simple and boring, it actually contains a very profound meaning; so when you find it simple and boring after watching it, you might as well find some fun from this angle.
Of course, most of this article may be nonsense, and you won't take it too seriously when you read it.
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