The demons strike back cfilm 2017 a chinese odyssey. Each page of tsais comic book is divided into two halves. Tay du ky ngoai truyen, but i have seen lots and lots of incarnations whether on tvfilm, but i have never read the famous source material. Journey to the west uwmadison center for the humanities. Journey to the west is a chinese novel from the 16th century that many claim was written by a wu chengen. Previously serialised in heavy metal in 1983, this is a more adult adaptation of journey to the west with a preface by renata pisu. Australianz version of journey to the west draws flak. In the classic 1986 adaptation series, he was portrayed by ma dehua in. Hero is back tells the story of the oncedefeated monkey kings search for. Did you know theres a new stephen chow movie coming out. Jul 24, 2008 bbc sports marketing campaign and titles for the forthcoming olympic games are based upon the traditional chinese folklore journey to the west. Journey to the west comes to the big screen like never before in the 2007 film saiyuuki.
It follows the monk sanzo hoshi and her three disciplesthe monkey king. The demons strike back is a sequel to stephen chows first journey to the west movie. This study highlights intersemiotic dissonance between two constituents of a multimodal page from a social semiotic perspective. A treasured epic folklore from china is about to get a. For someone with very limited knowledge about the original story, what would you recommend i watchreadlisten to. Conquering the demons, from shaolin soccer and kung fu hustle filmmaker stephen chow. What is it about the journey to the west epic that has.
It depicts the tale of sun wokong and his three traveling buddies going on an epic journey. Written in the sixteenth century, the journey to the west tells the story of the fourteenyear pilgrimage of the monk xuanzang, one of chinas most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural. Mcclanahan a few weeks ago i was looking for an image to complement an article i was working on and noticed that arthur waley s monkey 1942, his classic 30chapter abridged translation of journey to the west, has many different cover designs. Since there are simply too many adaptations of this classic. Has anyone read any of the english journey to the west translations. Will the new legends of monkey return for season 2. Journey to the west is like a joke that references monikers. The dragon prince was spared from death and banished to yingchou. Both of chows films are extremely loose riffsi hesitate to even call them adaptations on wus journey to the west, an influential 16th century fantasy novel about four pilgrimsthree demigodlike animals and one buddhist monkand their long, strange trip to india to.
Both the chinese team and paramount believe that its a good story for a fantasy movie and will have no problem crossing the cultural barrier to make it appealing to eastern and western audiences. You should always read a book in the original language when possible, of course, but learning chinese is a rather daunting prospect. The journey to the west, revised edition, volume 1. This is the version that made me fall in love with journey to the west and consequently chinese culture and literature. He once set a fire that destroyed a pearl that was a gift from the jade emperor.
First published in 1592, the journey to the west, volume i, comprises the first twentyfive chapters of anthony c. Journey to the west is a beloved classic of chinese literature, meaning that an adaptation must stay faithful to the original novel if it wants to. Journey to the west in wisconsin connected teachers and students throughout the state in the study of wu chengens journey to the west trans. To be honest, i dont wanna watch these movies of adaptation of journey to the west. The monkey king, known as sun wukong in chinese, is a legendary figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16thcentury chinese novel journey to the west and many later stories and adaptations. A good translation, an audio bookdramapodcast, movies, tv show or comic. Stories and characters were widely used, especially in beijing opera, and has been adapted many times in modern film, television, stage, and other media.
Hero is back, as well as the the monkey king franchise, more projects that revolves around the story and its characters will be released soon. The monkey kings origins predate the novel and can be traced back to the song dynasty. Many anime series have at least one shoutout, and some go for outright plunder. Besides the updated plots, the bigbudget fantasy adventure drama directed and produced by cheng lidong also. To be honest, i am proud of minekura for doingillustratingwriting a manga based on this chinese novel. He develops complex feelings for miss duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary monkey king. Journey to the west is a chinese television series adapted from the classic novel of the same title. Sun wukong is also found in many later stories and adaptations.
Journey to the west has already proven its global appeal and its right to a place in the world literary canon through the number and variety of dramatic adaptations that have been made of. Nov 19, 2019 journey to the west is one of the four great novels of chinese literature. Neil gaiman to write bigbudget adaptation of chinese. Aesthetic dilemmas of adaptation and the politics of. Journey to the west, xiyouji in mandarin chinese and saiyuki in japanese is a 16thcentury chinese legend and one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature, which dragon ball is loosely based upon. Since there are simply too many adaptations of this classic novel, well use this thread for references instead of related content on drama pages. Based on chinas classic epic, journey to the west, monkey king. Journey to the west, one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature, was written in the 16th century and attributed to wu chengen. Apr 27, 2018 this chinese film based very loosely on journey to the west is less of an adaptation and more of a reimagining.
Why netflixs upcoming journey to the west adaptation is making chinese fans angry. However, during his earlier appearances in the story, he is an antagonist until when sun wukong and xuanzang come along and redeem him. This essay examines two examples of contemporary adaptations of the chinese classic journey to the west xiyou ji in american popular media. The monkey king 3 the monkey king 3 duology by stephen chow 20, 2017 journey to the west. A popular english adaptation was written by writer arthur david waley in 1942 and entitled monkey. Both the chinese team and paramount believe that its a good story for a fantasy movie and will have no problem crossing the cultural barrier to make it. The show, which is a new zealandaustralian coproduction, will be another retelling of journey to the west, a renowned chinese fable about a 7thcentury monk and three fallen gods with. It takes the concepts of the animal avatar characters and flips them, making monkey, pigsy and sandy almost demonic until the end. If you still haven t had enough, theres journey to the west. Aesthetic dilemmas of adaptation and the politics of subjectivity. The series was first broadcast on cctv in china on 1 october 1986. Hero is back, there are many more adaptations of the classic chinese epic, journey to the west.
The number stories that he has any kind of plot impact can be counted on one. Journey to the west project gutenberg selfpublishing. One of the oldest, the 1986 version, was so strong and convincing that it achieved classical status. Journey to the west is a beloved classic of chinese literature, meaning that an adaptation must stay faithful to the original novel if it wants to enjoy widespread domestic success.
Why netflixs upcoming journey to the west adaptation is. Most popular journey to the west movies and tv shows imdb. Journey to the west, is a celebrated classic written about five centuries ago by wu chengen, aka master of sheyang, about the journey to the west to fetch the sutra, but more importantly, it is a story of every persons purpose in life, to live a righteous life, go on the road he or she must go, until he or she reaches the western paradise. Jul 08, 2018 journey to the west this is the 1998 animation of the chinese classical literature journey to the west. In journey to the west, bai longma is actually a dragon prince ao lie who is the third son of the dragon king of the west sea. Monkey journey to the west heavenly peach banquet duration. Conquering the demons, 3d monkey king, and a monkey king of hiphop, pop, electronica and rock. Originally published anonymously in the 1590s during the ming dynasty, it has been ascribed to the scholar wu chengen since the 20th century, even though no direct.
Why netflixs upcoming journey to the west adaptation is making. Yus translation of the journey to the west,initially published in 1983, introduced englishspeaking audiences to the classic chinese novel in its entirety for the first time. The journey to the west, revised edition, volume 4, yu. Apr 03, 2020 first off, i am not a huge journey to the west othername. Hero is back, as well as the the monkey king franchise, more projects that revolves around the story and its characters will be. Journey to the west all adaptations forums mydramalist. Thanks to afro monkey, there are now links to the free torrent downloads of all. Journey to the west wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Yus fourvolume translation of hsiyu chi, one of the most beloved classics of chinese literature. It was followed by a 1998 sequel, journey to the west ii, starring benny chan as sun wukong. List of media adaptations of journey to the west wikipedia. China produced a brandnew tv drama based on the famous classical chinese novel journey to the west in 2010. The show, which is a new zealandaustralian coproduction, will be another retelling of journey to the west, a renowned chinese fable about. Everything from decent to mediocre to barely watchable.
Not only because there are so many adaptations of it, but it has become a huge influence on popular culture. The journey to the west, at least this portion, is most notably about the origins of sun wukong, the mischievous monkey king of folklore. Journey to the west offers strong dramatic and comic. Part historical epic and part social satire, it has been described as arguably the most popular book in all of east asia.
It shows how these adaptations, spanning four historical. Conquering the demons imdb is the stephen chow film mentioned by rowboatcop1. An adaptation of a chinese folktale about a pilgrimage to the west undertaken by a monk and his divine. Journey to the west is a chinese novel published in the 16th century during the ming dynasty. Jan 03, 2018 journey to the west is a chinese novel from the 16th century that many claim was written by a wu chengen. The journey story has been retold in china for centuries. Apr 28, 2017 the journey story has been retold in china for centuries. Why americans wont like journey to the west adaptation. Over the years, countless tvadaptations have been produced. With opinions varying on it being one of the best and indepth adaptations, possibly on par with or even better than the 1986 classic, or a overblown, muddled and bombastic mess that focused too much on cgi and special effects over characterization and writing, as well as tried to cram. Journey to the west 01 birth of the monkey king english.
Zhu ganglie, or better known as zhu bajie and also known as zhu wuneng, is one of the main protagonists of the classic chinese novel journey to the west and its multiple adaptations. Neil gaiman is attached to write a big budget trilogy adaptation of the classic chinese novel journey to the west for producer zhang jizhong. If you want to watch a proper parody of journey to the west, i suggest to watch the original version. In the novel, he is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through taoist practices. But their obnoxious son, red boy, refuses to let his mother give the fan, thus. If the journey to the west were merely a fantasy novel it wouldnt be one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature. Journey to the west, one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature, was written in. This analysis applies mikhail bakhtins theory of literary chronotope to the study of crossgenre and crossmedia adaptations, and explores the. Xi you ji is a chinese novel published in the 16th century during the ming dynasty and attributed to wu chengen. Journey to the west from the creators of gorillaz damon albarn, jamie hewlett lincoln center festival, david h. The drama is a modern adaptation of the famous chinese story journey to the west. Cho hakkai is one of sanzangs famous disciples from journey to the west. Conquering the demons is a 20 hong kong comedy film loosely based on the novel.
I think osamu tezuka also wrote a manga based on journey to the west. Its possibly the only adaptation in which the monkey king died in the end. Freed from a mountain prison in order to guard a chinese monk on his journey to retrieve the buddhist scriptures from india, monkey seeks his own spiritual transformation. Adaptations of journey to the west culture chinadaily. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain by the buddha, he later accompanies the. It shows how these adaptations, spanning four historical phases of modern china, encapsulate. It is one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature. Journey to the west the powerful and mischievous stone monkey king brings chaos to heaven and earth.
It creates a magical world of fantasy and has rich contents and a complete artistic form. Also known as monkey magic and adventures of the super monkey, this is the latest in a long line of adaptations of the wu chengen tome. The wandering monk, sanzo, gathers together a group of guardians to oppose certain dark forces and to retrieve a collection of ancient wisdom from distant india. The data under analysis is tsai chihchungs comic adaptation of the chinese classic journey to the west. Compared to past adaptations, the highly anticipated new series daringly takes a little more liberties with the source material to create more surprises for audiences. Journey to the west, the best novel of gods and spirits in the history of chinese literature written by wu chengen, tells of monk xuanzangs legendary pilgrimage to india with his disciples and their adventures. In the adaptation in the 1996 journey to the west series, the bull king and the princess iron fan has already known monkey since childhood they went to the same school that taught monkey his fighting abilities and were willing to give him the fan. Sun wukong is a mythological figure who features in a body of legends, which can be traced back to the period of the song dynasty. Journey to the west has been adapted to television many times especially in japan, where the story is called saiyuki and the characters are genjo sanzo, cho hakkai, sha gojo, and son goku all just the onyomi japanese reading of the chinese character names. Watch full episode of journey to the west 2010 chinese. Sun wukong, known as the monkey king in english, is the protagonist of the ming dynasty novel journey to the west xiyou ji.
A chinese literary classic is coming to hollywood, but cultural differences will probably lead to the movie being a flop. Tang sanzang, an aspiring buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. The show, which is a new zealandaustralian coproduction, will be another retelling of journey to the west, a renowned chinese fable about a 7thcentury monk. The series became an instant classic in china and is still praised as the best and most authentic interpretation of the novel. Journey to the west this is the 1998 animation of the chinese classical literature journey to the west. Sun wukong, also known as the monkey king, is a main character in the chinese classical novel journey to the west. A treasured epic folklore from china is about to get a new adaptation in the form of a miniseries for abc, tvnz, and netflix and it has so far stirred some mixed responses from netizens. For the most part, even just this installation of the epic feels like it is split into two distinct subcategories, one being far supreme to the other. There have been many different adaptations of the monkey king and journey west a game called wu kung for the pc, the anime dragonball, and so on but this one has its own charm. Journey to the west was thought to have been written and published anonymously by wu chengen in the 16th century. The author uses fantasy characters and plots to satirize the political system and society of china. He appears as a main character in the 16th century chinese classical novel journey to the west. The flying superboard is a korean animated television series based on journey to the west. Aug 21, 2018 here i present a mission to heaven 19, the first english version of journey to the west translated by the welsh baptist missionary timothy richard 18451919.
He was about to be executed for committing this offense when guanyin appeared and pleaded for his life. What is the best adaptation of journey to the west. The new version of journey to the west is easily one of the most divisive and polarizing works in chinese tv. Also known as monkey, this sixteenthcentury chinese novel tells the true story of a tang dynasty monk, xuanzang, who travels to india in search of sacred texts. Jul 19, 2019 book covers for vintage editions of arthur waleys monkey july 19, 2019 november 6, 2019 jim r. In the novel, he is a monkey born from a magical rock on top of mount huaguo. Book covers for vintage editions of arthur waleys monkey. Hu shih, literary scholar and former ambassador to the united states, wrote that the people of wus hometown attributed it early on to wu, and kept records to that effect as early as 1625. An abridgment of the journey to the west and an adaptation for children called the making of monkey king.
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