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A Chinese Odyssey
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Directed by	Jeffrey Lau
Screenplay by	Jeffrey Lau
Based on	Journey lớn the West by Wu Cheng'en
Produced by	Yeung Kwok-fai
Starring	Stephen Chow Athena Chu Ng Man-tat Yammie Lam Karen Mok Law Kar-ying Jeffrey Lau Lu Shuming Ada Choi
Cinematography	Poon Hang-sang Ray Wong William Yim
Edited by	Hai Kit-wai
Music by	Zhao Jiping Lowell Lo
Production companies	Xi'an Film Studio Choi Sing Film Company
Distributed by	San Bo Mega Star Media Asia
Release dates	21 January 1995 (Part 1) 4 February 1995 (Part 2)
Running time	Part 1: 87 minutes Part 2: 95 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese (original) Mandarin (dub)
Box office	Part 1: HK$25,093,380 Part 2: HK$20,872,117; CN¥189.202 million (mainland China)[1]

A Chinese Odyssey is a two-part 1995 Hong Kong fantasy-comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Stephen Chow.

The first part is titled A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box, while the second part is titled A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella. The film is very loosely based on the 16th-century Wu Cheng'en novel Journey lớn the West.

A third film, A Chinese Odyssey Part Three, was released in Trung Quốc on 14 September năm 2016.^[2]

The line "10,000 years" in the film became one of the most popular buzzwords for Chinese-language films, with a Google tìm kiếm count of 21.9 million.^[3]

Plot[edit]

Part One[edit]

500 years ago, during their journey lớn the west lớn fetch the Buddhist scriptures, Monkey got annoyed with the constant nagging of his master, Longevity Monk, and decided lớn betray him. He was intercepted and subdued by Guanyin, who decided lớn give him a second chance after Longevity Monk pleaded for leniency and sacrificed himself.

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Monkey is reincarnated in the present as Joker, chief of a group of outlaws. Joker and his gang are attacked by two demons, Spider Woman and Bak Jing-jing, who threaten and force them lớn bởi their bidding. Joker's second-in-command (a reincarnation of Pigsy) secretly overhears the demons' plan lớn capture Longevity Monk and feast on his flesh lớn gain immortality. Joker subsequently falls in love with Bak Jing-jing. Grandpa Buddha shows up in disguise as a bunch of grapes, informs Joker about the danger he is in, and gives him a magic mirror which can reveal a being's true sườn.

The group are attacked by Bull King, who is also after Longevity Monk. Joker and Pigsy flee with Bak Jing-jing and Spider Woman lớn Waterfall Cave, where the two demons starts fighting over Joker. Bak Jing-jing and Joker eventually flee from the cave while Spider Woman is impregnated with Pigsy's child by accident. As Bak Jing-jing has been poisoned by Spider Woman, Joker goes back lớn the cave lớn ask for the antidote, but is imprisoned by Spider Woman. In the meantime, outside the cave, Bak Jing-jing is captured by Bull King, who cures her of the poison.

Inside the cave, Joker finds Pandora's Box, which can open up a time portal when moonlight shines on it and when "Prajñāpāramitā" is chanted. He also overhears Guanyin's voice, telling him that he was actually Monkey in his past life and is destined lớn continue his quest lớn escort his master on the journey lớn the west. His true destiny will be revealed after he gets three marks on the sole of his foot. Meanwhile, Bull King and Bak Jing-jing enter the cave and fight with Spider Woman. Bak Jing-jing commits suicide after mistakenly believing that Joker has betrayed her love and fathered a child with Spider Woman.

Joker finds Bak Jing-jing and tries lớn save her by travelling back in time with the aid of Pandora's Box, but each time he arrives a few seconds too late lớn stop her from committing suicide. He finally manages lớn make it on time lớn prevent Bak Jing-jing from slitting her throat, but she sacrifices herself lớn save him from Bull King. Joker travels back in time again, but ends up going back in time by 500 years. Outside the cave, he encounters a fairy, Zixia, who confiscates Pandora's Box and sears three dots on the sole of his foot lớn mark him as her servant. This fulfils his true destiny as Monkey. He looks in the magic mirror given lớn him by Grandpa Buddha earlier and is shocked lớn see a reflection of himself as Monkey.

Part Two[edit]

After travelling back in time, Joker learns more about his past life and reunites with his master, Longevity Monk, and his fellows, Pigsy and Sandy. However, he does not want lớn accept his fate as Monkey because he just wants lớn get back Pandora's Box and return lớn 500 years later lớn save Bak Jing-jing. Zixia falls in love with him after he pulls out her sword from its scabbard because she made a promise lớn marry the person who can unsheathe her sword.

Zixia and Longevity Monk are captured by Bull King, who wants lớn take Zixia as his concubine and feast on Longevity Monk's flesh lớn become immortal. Pigsy and Sandy try lớn rescue their master but he refuses lớn leave unless Joker promises lớn fulfil his destiny. Joker goes off in tìm kiếm of Zixia and rescues her, after which they flee from Bull King. In the ensuing fight between Joker and his companions against Bull King, Joker falls off a cliff and finds himself back in Waterfall Cave, where he meets Grandpa Buddha and Bak Jing-jing. Bak Jing-jing agrees lớn marry Joker initially, but she leaves later and tells him lớn save Zixia because she knows he's actually in love with someone else. Shortly after, Spider Woman comes lớn Waterfall Cave and kills everyone, including Joker. At the point of death, Joker realises the one he truly loves is Zixia.

Joker, as a ghost, hears Guanyin's voice inside the cave again, reminding him about his destiny. He decides lớn accept his fate and puts on the golden circlet, therefore transforming into Monkey. He returns lớn the world and rushes lớn Bull King's thành phố lớn save his master and stop Bull King's wedding ceremony with Zixia. As he is now Monkey, he must relinquish all his human desires, including love, ví he tells Zixia he is not Joker and pretends lớn scorn her.

Monkey and Bull King engage in battle. When Bull King realises he is losing, he uses Princess Iron Fan's magic người yêu thích lớn churn up strong winds that will blow the entire thành phố towards the sun and kill everyone in the process. Monkey succeeds in stopping Bull King and saves everyone, but Zixia sacrifices herself lớn save him. As she dies, Monkey reveals his love for her and, as a result, his circlet tightens and causes him lớn feel extreme agony. In anger, he beats up Bull King before escaping together with his master, Pigsy and Sandy by using Pandora's Box.

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Monkey wakes up later and finds himself in a cave, but with his master and fellows this time. Outside the cave, in a busy thành phố, Monkey sees the incarnations of Joker and Zixia in a standoff on top of a wall. He uses his powers lớn possess Joker's toàn thân and gave Zixia a long and passionate kiss before leaving Joker's toàn thân. Joker recovers and is surprised lớn see himself locked in an embrace with Zixia, but accepts and continues the romance with her. They notice Monkey walking away in the crowd below and laugh at his appearance. Monkey does not turn back until outside the gates where he gave a final glance at the embracing couple and continues on the journey lớn the west with his companions.

Cast[edit]

• Stephen Chow as Sun Wukong / Joker
• Law Kar-ying as Tang Sanzang
• Ng Man-tat as Zhu Bajie / Joker's second-in-command
• Johnnie Kong as Sha Wujing / Blindy
• Athena Chu as Zixia
• Yammie Lam as Spider Woman
• Karen Mok as Bak Jing-jing
• Jeffrey Lau as Grandpa Buddha / The Grapes
• Lu Shuming as Bull Demon King
• Ada Choi as Princess Iron Fan^[4][5]

Box office[edit]

The first part grossed HK$25,093,380 and the second HK$20,872,117 in Hong Kong.^[6][7] The second part has grossed CN¥189.202 million on its 2017 release in mainland Trung Quốc.^[1]

Reception[edit]

The Austin Chronicle gave Part Two a positive review saying that "if you missed the original film - forget it, you'll never understand what's happening in this picture, but if you saw and enjoyed the first part, you'll no doubt have a great time with this terrific follow-up".^[8]

Awards and nominations[edit]

See also[edit]

• Based on Journey lớn the West directed by Jeffrey Lau
  • A Chinese Tall Story(大話西遊之情癲大聖)
  • Just Another Pandora's Box(大話西遊之越光寶盒)
  • A Chinese Odyssey Part Three(大話西遊之終極篇)
• List of truyền thông adaptations of Journey lớn the West
• Journey lớn the West: Conquering the Demons, a 2013 action comedy film loosely based on Journey lớn the West, directed by Stephen Chow.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box at IMDb
• A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella at IMDb
• A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase