Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms

2023 [CHINESE]

Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 90% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 5841 5.8K

monster based on novel or book mythological beast high fantasy physical immortality chinese mythology

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Plot summary

Based on the most well-known classical fantasy novel of China, Fengshenyanyi, the trilogy is a magnificent eastern high fantasy epic that recreates the prolonged mythical wars between humans, immortals and monsters, which happened more than three thousand years ago.

Director

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Wuershan

Top cast

Kun Chen Photo
Kun Chen as Yuan Shi Tian Zun
Nashi Photo
Nashi as Deng Chanyu
Yu Xia Photo
Yu Xia as Shen Gongbao
CiSha Photo
CiSha as Starring
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by GwydionMW 8 / 10

A brilliant Chinese war-fantasy

If you're not put off by subtitles, any fan of war films and heroic fantasy should watch this. Though it seems odd they haven't done an English-dubbed version, which would get it through to a much wider audience.They could also try a different title. Maybe Superheroes of the Fall of the Shang Dynasty. For Chinese and other East Asians, the idea of mortals becoming gods is familiar and believed by the religious or superstitious. A belief also found in Classical Greece, but confusing for a Western audience.It is an heroic fantasy, loosely based on the actual fall of the Shang, 3000 years ago. A concubine who was widely blamed in later histories is re-invented as a Fox Demon - another concept unfamiliar in the West. And it is actually simplified from the original legend, which has three spirits sent by an offended goddess to be destructive concubines who made a bad man worse.Which may be no more historic than Shakespeare's Macbeth, but certainly makes a good drama.It seems this legend is even better known than Journey to the West / Monkey, which is much better known in the West and had a recent much-rewritten film, as well as a Japanese television series that was popular in the West with dubbing into English. As I said, maybe humans become gods is too odd in the Western view, though the very popular superheroes are essentially the same.The plot is complex, and I found the palace guards confusingly similar. But it was entertaining, and is the first of three.
Reviewed by adelle-phoenix-rising 8 / 10

Enjoyable and surprising Chinese fantasy!

GoT meets Shogun meets Indiana Jones meets LOTR meets Wheel of Time! Such a great show with interesting characters and plot, well-balanced with action and drama!I love Chinese culture, and there are so many references to hostoric China and customs that I really enjoyed.I am American but have always been interested in the concepts of Chinese culture from Taoism to the Tao De Ching. There is so much to learn.The cinematography was beautiful as are the actors and actresses. I was hoping for a dragon throughout but there are some satisfying mystical elements for those who seek that type of thing. ENJOY!
Reviewed by llingda 8 / 10

The best movie for this novel so far

The original novel was published 400 years ago and have too many memorable moments. So it is very unsuitable for movie use. Moreover, Chinese classical novels, especially this type of novels, (hua beng) do not have the sublimation of characters in modern Western novels, so they are not necessarily suitable for movies. So the director made simplifications and trade-offs here. Many familiar scenes have not been retained. The perspective of the movie is abandoned and the change of a character is the most important driving force for the movie. The visuals have improved a lot. It is already very good to have such a performance.

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