If you grew up with kung fu movies and series, you would know that these are the Chinese superheroes. Kung fu defies gravity, and the honor of men revolve around the virtues and vices embodied in The Art Of War, involving either or the combination of loyalty, courage, cunning, spokesmanship, military strategy, etc. Homage is paid to the games, so we also get the weapons, stategies, and magic from the games, and being very very loosely tied to history.
Any Chinese can tell you the military rivalry in this time period between Liu Bei and Cao Cao is so famous, hotly debated, and has reached a romanticized status, much Western battles of Troy or Sparta and so on. This movie seems to illustrate only their start, and more installations will hopefully follow.
There is a lot to fit in, so it does feel a little unfocused at times. The special effects are very "cheesy" as blockbuster Chinese movies can be. And of course, those not familiar with the famous games will not be able to appreciate as much... not through their fault, but due to the plot design... but who can really introduce Chinese Game of Thrones in a short movie, right?
Any Chinese can tell you the military rivalry in this time period between Liu Bei and Cao Cao is so famous, hotly debated, and has reached a romanticized status, much Western battles of Troy or Sparta and so on. This movie seems to illustrate only their start, and more installations will hopefully follow.
There is a lot to fit in, so it does feel a little unfocused at times. The special effects are very "cheesy" as blockbuster Chinese movies can be. And of course, those not familiar with the famous games will not be able to appreciate as much... not through their fault, but due to the plot design... but who can really introduce Chinese Game of Thrones in a short movie, right?