Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0
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Legend of the Naga Pearls—a
Chinese film with subtitles—has average to good acting and a solid, but not
fresh, storyline. The special effects are there but lack the WOW factor. There
are significant challenges in the movie’s ability to touch the universal heart partially
due to lack of depth in the characters. In other words, the personality of the
characters needs more human relate-ability to find that common ground that establishes empathy and audience involvement in the story...to move the audience
from ‘why should I care’ to ‘I care about this story’. To understand and
appreciate this movie, read a plotline before going and watch at home where the
film can be stopped to re-read missed dialogue due to rapidly running script
lines. Two serendipities of watching this movie are: the costuming department
performs on an outstanding level and the film allows another good dive into
Chinese culture.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
A
tribe with the capability of flying lose that ability and go in search of the
Naga Pearls to regain lost powers while other powerful forces compete to get
the pearls first.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Yang Lei for
directing effort. Thank you to Producers Gordon Chan and Fan Feifel for making
the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Ni Kongkong (Talu Wang),
Hei Yu (Tian’Ai Zhang), Xuelie (Simon Yam), Geli (Guansen Sheng), (Xun Wang), (Luxia
Jiang), (Sui He), (Xing Yu), (Junxiao Liu), (Jian Zhao), Prince (Alex Chow),
(Yihen Du), Emperor (Bing Hu), (Oliven Meng), and (Naason Shi).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe.
The movie is an interesting watch, but it is hard to follow.
Video Critique Available Here
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