"Journey to the West" redefines "Journey to the West" and Sun Wukong with the unforgettable love between men and women. The chaotic time and space and the helplessness of the past and present make a seemingly ordinary love story extraordinarily heavy, and the classic lines have deeply affected several generation. "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" completely copied the story mode of "Journey to the West", and the protagonist was replaced from the cynical Monkey King to the over-brainwashed Tang monk. The nonsensicalness of time and space and the lack of classic dialogues full of thinking about life make people feel that this film lacks a bit of charm. The most touching love line in the film is also not touching. The love between a dull little man and a bold and infatuated woman doesn't work, and it's not even as touching as the two Xiao Wu Gues in "Kung Fu". The love of the male protagonist who lost his lover and achieved a great career is particularly touching in "Journey to the West". In "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", the love between the Tang monk and the female demon conqueror appears to be so plain as water. The relationship between Tang Seng and the three apprentices was also handled very poorly. The past and present life of Sha Seng and Zhu Bajie was actually dictated by the old master. The story only shows Tang Seng's influence on Sun Wukong, while Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng completely relied on their sister-in-law's force to obey. The comedy scenes that have been touted by all kinds of Zhou Xingchi's brain-dead fans are actually lackluster. The comedy in the film is not dense, far below the level of previous Stephen Chow movies. In addition, the overall rhythm of the film is also very slow, and many scenes that can be wonderful and compact are diluted to a mess. A handful of scenes are far lower than the mainstream commercial scenes, which makes people feel that the main creator has serious suspicion of irrigation. What's even more frustrating is that the film is filled with a lot of dispensable heavy tastes. The blood in the river, the human flesh feast of Zhu Bajie, etc. all make people feel a little uncomfortable after watching it. The ridicule of Gaoji seems to be very rampant, which makes people feel that the comedy jokes have a single composition.
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