I watched it for the first time when I was three or four years old

Hollie 2022-10-15 18:13:44



The first time I watched it when I was three or four years old, my parents took it to the Daxin Theater in Ximending, Taipei. I don't remember the details, but I am very impressed with the passage of the Great Demon God. I also have deep memories of episodes such as stealing food from the market, the princess' tour, the flying horse, the statue of a thousand-handed Buddha, and the spider fighting in the giant Buddha's body.

When I was in the third or fourth grade of elementary school, I watched it again, and it was in the cinema again (there were very few old movies published on videotapes at that time); I dragged my mother to watch it, and it was also the afternoon show in Ximending, Taipei, Queen Cinema, I still remember it was It's half past one, no audience, wooden chairs, big screen.

It was only after I went to college that I linked Michael Powell's name to "Moon Palace Treasure Box", "Hong Lingyan", "Hoffman's Story" and "Black Narcissus"!

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The Thief of Bagdad quotes

  • Djinn: You're a clever little man little master of the universe, but mortals are weak and frail. If their stomach speaks, they forget their brain. If their brain speaks, they forget their heart. And if their heart speaks

    [laughter]

    Djinn: ... they forget everything.

  • [At the pool]

    Princess: Who are you?

    Ahmad: Your slave.

    Princess: Where have you come from?

    Ahmad: From the other side of time, to find you.

    Princess: How long have you been searching?

    Ahmad: Since time began.

    Princess: Now that you've found me, how long will you stay?

    Ahmad: To the end of time.

    Princess: For me, there can be no more beauty in the world, than yours.

    Ahmad: For me, there can be no more pleasure in the world, than to please you.