However, in order to atone for their own sins and save the common people, the four of them must embark on a journey to the West that’s full of challenges. A sequel to Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons, the Monkey King is back. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The series consists of two seasons, both directed by Yang Jie and produced by CCTV. Wu Cheng’en’s sixteenth-century novel “Journey to the West” tells the story of the pilgrimage of Buddhist monk Xuanzang to the “Western Regions” of Central Asia and India in order to obtain Buddhist sūtras and return them to China between 626 and 645 CE. Title: In recent years his main project has been a major new two-volume history of China from the Neolithic the present for Penjuin Books. Stephen Chow's Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons is a thoroughly entertaining action comedy that suggests, a la Woody Allen, a promising new life behind the screen for the actor-director. But with talents such as Stephen Chow behind the wheel, it just had to be experienced. Very complete. When I think of this 'Journey to the West', the one thing that comes to my mind is the countless versions and numerous portrayals. This is a four volume translation of the great Chinese epic, Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2014. My daughter was thrilled with book collection and has been avidly reading it since we got it for her at the start of the summer break. It is overflowing with magic, demons, gods, immortals, and scrumptious action and adventure! Check out some of our favorite child stars from movies and television. "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" scores an easy 7 out of 10 stars from me. The novel is a fictionalized account of the legends around the Buddhist monk Xuánzàng's pilgrimage to India during the Táng dynasty in order to obtain Buddhist religious texts called sutras. A decent read but not the best of the chinese classics, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2013. He also began his translation of Journey to the West at that time. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The convoluted continuation of the adventures of the time-traveling, now-human Monkey King, who attempts to fulfill his divine destiny. Please try again. With that said, there was a particular choice made in translation that I found immensely irritating - U.S. Standard units were used, and just substituted in for Chinese units. It is not easy reading for westerners, it's an ancient Daoist Chinese tale with absolutely no quarter given to modern western minds. With Zhang Wen, Qi Shu, Bo Huang, Show Lo. And of course, also with the lovely Shu Qi in the movie it is not one to be missed.There is a good amount of action throughout the movie matched up with good choreographed fighting and wire stunts. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. However, it is definitely worth the effort. Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2014. Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2014. Journey to the West is a movie starring Qi Shu, Zhang Wen, Bo Huang, Show Lo. The Journey to the West. It is published by the Foreign Languages Press in Beijing. Perhaps at some point I will have the time to read the set and see what the fuss is about. Something went wrong. HoloLens PC Mobile device Xbox 360 Trailer. a fictionalized account of the legends surrounding the 16-year pilgrimage of the Buddhist monk Xuánzàng (602–664) to India during the Táng dynasty, to obtain Buddhist religious texts (sutras). 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