The image of the Monkey King created by six-year-old children has always appeared as a classic. However, the image of Wukong is not unique to anyone, but a mythical figure well known to China people. The diversity of characters does not mean that the person who shaped the Monkey King cannot be played by others.
The Story of Wukong is directed by Guo Zijian and co-starred by Eddie Peng Yuyan Swift, Nini, Ou Dahao, Shawn Yue, Zheng Shuang and Qiao Shan.
The film is adapted from the novel The Story of Wukong. It tells the story that 500 years ago, the Monkey King, who didn't become the Great Sage of the Monkey, refused to obey his fate and fought against the gods of heaven and earth.
Please note that this film is not any chapter of The Journey to the West, but the story of Wukong. At this time, the Monkey King was not only a the Monkey King who shocked the world, but an unruly monkey.
Heaven destroyed his mountain of flowers and fruits to control the fate of all beings, so he decided to confront heaven and destroy all the commandments.
In heaven, the Monkey King met the unlovable A Zi, the lifelong enemy Yang Jian, and Tian Peng who missed her former lover Ayue. Their identity is doomed to eternal life. In fact, they are not willing to be at the mercy of fate, and the Monkey King is not alone. However, they didn't expect resistance, but it brought even greater disaster.
Six-year-old children, as spokesmen of the Monkey King's image, are very disgusted with many spoof films on the Westward Journey in recent two years.
Because of Stephen Chow's "A Chinese Odyssey" series, he criticized Stephen Chow for spoofing the westward journey culture and insulting the classic literature. The director of The Story of Wukong was also asked this question. Did he ever worry about being accused by six-year-olds or someone for remaking this westward journey?
When the director talked about why Eddie Peng Yuyan Yuyan was chosen to play the Monkey King, the director said that Eddie Peng Yuyan Yuyan's face looks like a monkey, especially on the side. Coupled with Eddie Peng Yuyan Yuyan's personality, she has a the Monkey King look, a little petty and bad, but she is very serious when doing business.
The success of a six-year-old boy in the 86th edition of The Journey to the West is due to his portrayal of the Monkey King as a human being.
However, "if the Monkey King is a human being, how can people have no feelings?" In shaping the Monkey King into a human being, he should have feelings.
Personally, I think the monkey played by six-year-old children is really good. It can be said that monkeys can be confused with truth, but they are not necessarily like the Monkey King. Stephen Chow, Dicky Cheung and others interpreted the Monkey King in a brand-new way. It's a different way. It's not classic. It's normal.
If we continue to "tamper with world famous works and humiliate China culture", is this a moral attack or an above-the-board attack? The public has its own comments.
For the role of the Monkey King, any talented and distinctive actor can try. This is not anyone's patent.