The Monkey King, the Great Sage of the Adult World： What are you doing？

　　　 1905 movie network exclusive feature Golden hoop stick, somersault cloud, golden eye; Phoenix-winged purple-gold crown, golden nail with lock, and lotus root stepping on clouds — — The Monkey King, radiant and happy, has been our national "superhero" since ancient times: the Monkey King, who is alone in heaven, is a freedom fighter who resists authority; The Monkey King, who was escorting Tang Priest to learn Buddhist scriptures in the West, was the messenger of justice to exorcise evil spirits.

　

　　　 But today’s the Monkey King is constantly "wandering" in the world of film adaptation: the patient with severe "straight male cancer" in The Journey to the West’s original works has now either talked about love, become a sinister and abnormal devil, or become a proud "rogue hero" … … Various adaptations have also subverted the Monkey King to varying degrees; Then, does the change of the Monkey King’s screen image also reflect people’s inner boredom with the heroism of "Gao Daquan" in the past? Does Wukong in the adult world have a richer spiritual world besides fighting and killing?

　

"Shoe puller" handsome your face! The vicissitudes of life "Meng Dashu" Wukong

　

　　　 The Return of the Great Sage of Journey to the West, released on July 10th, is a typical domestic adult animated film. It is very surprising that the film chooses the time point after 400 years of "making a scene in heaven" and before "learning from the West" to tell the Monkey King’s self-knowledge and redemption. The seal of more than 400 years has killed not only miraculous powers and boundless powers, but also the overbearing and free-spirited spirit of a generation of devil incarnate. This makes this work more or less covered with a layer of subtle vicissitudes that adults will have.

　

　　　 And "knife mouth, tofu heart" poison tongue Virgo proud B setting also makes this great sage more human. In the face of Xiong Haizi’s questioning, Wukong, who is depressed, irritable and helpless in every way, even has a lovely mass at the right hypochondrium, and with that melancholy "shoehorn" face, such a Wukong is actually more like a kind "cute uncle".

　

　　　 Of course, "gold always shines." The Great Sage who reveals his true feelings will eventually return to himself, full of blood. The film’s progress in audio-visual experience has finally made domestic animation proud again after the "Kuiba" series. The smooth and magnificent martial arts design, the organic combination of folk music rhythm and action scenes make the Great Sage play a lot of ostentation and extravagance in the battle.

　

"Color is empty"? Wukong, an "old virgin" in love

　

　　　 As the saying goes: "If you don’t read the Water Margin, you won’t read the Three Kingdoms.": Men don’t go to the West, and women don’t go to the Red Chamber. " Perhaps The Journey to the West’s original works are too obsessed with climbing mountains and ignoring roadside scenery, so this "silly and naive" setting has always been for children since the 1986 reality TV series.

　

　　　 However, life without love seems too monotonous. Since the famous series of "A Odyssey to the West" in 1995, Wukong has also given people a feeling of "falling in love with a second-year illness". The extraordinary love between Wukong and Zi Xia Fairy has become a symbol of the times and touched thousands of girls. Even under the influence of this text, another masterpiece — — Known as "the first impression of national online literature", The Story of Wukong. In last year’s box office hit "Journey to the West", Wukong even climbed the "young marriage" &hellip with a little fox; …

　

　　　 This kind of Wukong is getting farther and farther away from the "old virgin president of the universe" who is single-minded to the end, but he is becoming more and more adult in mind. From the commercial point of view, the rich emotional drama actually caters to the needs of many female audiences for love themes. It is said that Buddhism pays attention to "color is empty", but the Great Sage in love gives people a feeling that "Wukong is not empty". Well, Buddha nature or human nature, that’s a question.