It is a truth that Chinese animation production is at a primary stage,and in fact the story is old school,but it is a great progress compared to other Chinese animation film.another attration is the film gives us a new,different story unlike the original. Although there is still a long way for this kind of movie ,but I think it gives me both a visual and mesmerizing feature
58 Reviews
A lovely piece of Eastern fantasy.
kevinxirau11 February 2020
Here's a flick I've been looking forward to seeing for a few months, the 2019 Chinese animated feature "White Snake". It's a collaborative production between Light Chaser Animation and Warner Bros and is a prequel to a classic Chinese legend that's been adapted many times before in different media. The trailer did well to hook me in with its great concept and visual style, so the day the Blu-ray came out I wasted no time getting it. Worth. Every. Cent.
Plot: This tale is about Blanca, an amnesiac woman found by Ah Xuan, a free-spirited young man from a snake catcher village. As the pair travel together and develop feelings for each other, Blanca soon discovers her true identity. She is a snake demon caught in an epic struggle between her clan and a power-hungry general dabbling in the dark arts. Can a human and demon truly be together in the face of such hatred and darkness?
Snakes are often negatively portrayed in Western media and while there's more of a push to have them outside antagonistic roles (like Master Viper from "Kung Fu Panda"), Eastern cultures always had more respect for them. The legend of the White Snake in particular had me intrigued and this movie made me love the character. The art style bears some resemblance to Disney's, cartoonishly expressive while having enough detail to go around, though it still feels like its own thing. The vibrant colors, no matter the setting and mood, always grab your attention, so you get your eye candy's worth from the vast mountains to a hidden demon marketplace. The landscapes, magic, and creatures are brilliantly brought to life with stunning designs, especially Blanca's majestic snake form. There are also a good number of fast-paced action scenes, complete with martial arts, cool-looking magic each character brings, and a bit of monster fighting with the fluid animation allowing for some really great angles and moves live-action couldn't achieve.
At the center is the romance between Blanca and Ah Xuan, which is executed wonderfully. They have a precious chemistry, their personalities and conflicts complementing each other and providing something missing in their lives, leading to a very heartfelt conclusion. It also plays into the film's themes of love and change as well as pointing out the contradictions and mutual hatred of their species; neither side is entirely good or bad. I also like the other characters like Blanca's fierce sister Verta, Ah Xuan's comedic dog, and especially this playfully seductive fox spirit who has a great design. The voice acting is pretty spot on with the English dub in particular featuring Stephanie Sheh (Hinata from "Naruto") as Blanca and James Sie (Jackie from "Jackie Chan Adventures") as the evil general.
I should note that, despite its appearance, this film is PG-13. Some people do die a bit brutally (albeit not much blood) and there's also a love scene (the most you see, though, is a topless back). This is a story told in a more mature manner, a demonstration that just because something is animated doesn't mean it's exclusively for kids. For me, this works to the benefit of "White Snake", letting it live up to its full potential in storytelling. It's a beautiful, alluring, and refreshing fantasy worth checking out.
Plot: This tale is about Blanca, an amnesiac woman found by Ah Xuan, a free-spirited young man from a snake catcher village. As the pair travel together and develop feelings for each other, Blanca soon discovers her true identity. She is a snake demon caught in an epic struggle between her clan and a power-hungry general dabbling in the dark arts. Can a human and demon truly be together in the face of such hatred and darkness?
Snakes are often negatively portrayed in Western media and while there's more of a push to have them outside antagonistic roles (like Master Viper from "Kung Fu Panda"), Eastern cultures always had more respect for them. The legend of the White Snake in particular had me intrigued and this movie made me love the character. The art style bears some resemblance to Disney's, cartoonishly expressive while having enough detail to go around, though it still feels like its own thing. The vibrant colors, no matter the setting and mood, always grab your attention, so you get your eye candy's worth from the vast mountains to a hidden demon marketplace. The landscapes, magic, and creatures are brilliantly brought to life with stunning designs, especially Blanca's majestic snake form. There are also a good number of fast-paced action scenes, complete with martial arts, cool-looking magic each character brings, and a bit of monster fighting with the fluid animation allowing for some really great angles and moves live-action couldn't achieve.
At the center is the romance between Blanca and Ah Xuan, which is executed wonderfully. They have a precious chemistry, their personalities and conflicts complementing each other and providing something missing in their lives, leading to a very heartfelt conclusion. It also plays into the film's themes of love and change as well as pointing out the contradictions and mutual hatred of their species; neither side is entirely good or bad. I also like the other characters like Blanca's fierce sister Verta, Ah Xuan's comedic dog, and especially this playfully seductive fox spirit who has a great design. The voice acting is pretty spot on with the English dub in particular featuring Stephanie Sheh (Hinata from "Naruto") as Blanca and James Sie (Jackie from "Jackie Chan Adventures") as the evil general.
I should note that, despite its appearance, this film is PG-13. Some people do die a bit brutally (albeit not much blood) and there's also a love scene (the most you see, though, is a topless back). This is a story told in a more mature manner, a demonstration that just because something is animated doesn't mean it's exclusively for kids. For me, this works to the benefit of "White Snake", letting it live up to its full potential in storytelling. It's a beautiful, alluring, and refreshing fantasy worth checking out.
The Good, The Bad, and The Unsophisticated
taoandtao12 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
The Good:
A clear and direct modern adaptation of an ancient Chinese story. The character design is superb and on point, competing directly with both high-budget western titles. Beautiful animations (where it's not rushed).
The Bad: Would cause confusion amongst both Western and Eastern audiences. The scene where Xuan and Blanca gets trapped inside the derelict "exorcism" chamber would not make any sense to both Western and Eastern audiences alike. The eight doors which Xuan deducts from are in reference to the Irregular Gates, which itself is associated with the Eight Gates, the Gate of Life, of Death, of Closing, of Brilliance, of Rest, of Fright, of Opening, and of Injury. Character development-wise, we never fully understood the purpose of the grandmother. What was her relation with any of the villagers? Was she a relative of Xuan? Why didn't Xuan leave her at his place, because he's a doctor?
The Unsophisticated: There are clear signs that the movie was rushed and was overbudget. In several scenes, character detail drops significantly and the animation goes from an A+ grade to a B-, looking rushed and unpolished. In some areas, liquid simulation also seemed off, making it more shiny and slimy than it actually is. Furthermore, in some parts of the movie, such as when Xuan get's turned into a demon, the movie suddenly changes in refresh rate, going down from 24p to something like 15p, adding onto the unpolished feeling of the movie. The movie also often cut to black to transition to different scenes, breaking the audience's attention, and bringing dissonance to the story telling. It's fine to show sudden scene changes where it applies, for example when Blanca get's knocked out, but suddenly fading to black and jumping to the river scene after the general's right-hand man's monologue? That just feels cheap and uncreative. For reference, it cuts to black six times. Another gripe is the scorching death scales. How the hell is the General even able to extract the scales when they're activating? Even the Master claimed that she was beyond her bounds should they activate, yet a mere mortal is able to. In the end, the scales don't even serve any real purpose. It doesn't do anything, and when it seems like its supposed to? The General just spits them out and they disappear for the rest of the movie.
The Bad: Would cause confusion amongst both Western and Eastern audiences. The scene where Xuan and Blanca gets trapped inside the derelict "exorcism" chamber would not make any sense to both Western and Eastern audiences alike. The eight doors which Xuan deducts from are in reference to the Irregular Gates, which itself is associated with the Eight Gates, the Gate of Life, of Death, of Closing, of Brilliance, of Rest, of Fright, of Opening, and of Injury. Character development-wise, we never fully understood the purpose of the grandmother. What was her relation with any of the villagers? Was she a relative of Xuan? Why didn't Xuan leave her at his place, because he's a doctor?
The Unsophisticated: There are clear signs that the movie was rushed and was overbudget. In several scenes, character detail drops significantly and the animation goes from an A+ grade to a B-, looking rushed and unpolished. In some areas, liquid simulation also seemed off, making it more shiny and slimy than it actually is. Furthermore, in some parts of the movie, such as when Xuan get's turned into a demon, the movie suddenly changes in refresh rate, going down from 24p to something like 15p, adding onto the unpolished feeling of the movie. The movie also often cut to black to transition to different scenes, breaking the audience's attention, and bringing dissonance to the story telling. It's fine to show sudden scene changes where it applies, for example when Blanca get's knocked out, but suddenly fading to black and jumping to the river scene after the general's right-hand man's monologue? That just feels cheap and uncreative. For reference, it cuts to black six times. Another gripe is the scorching death scales. How the hell is the General even able to extract the scales when they're activating? Even the Master claimed that she was beyond her bounds should they activate, yet a mere mortal is able to. In the end, the scales don't even serve any real purpose. It doesn't do anything, and when it seems like its supposed to? The General just spits them out and they disappear for the rest of the movie.
Decent prequel with a few questionable choices
fjmsoftware3 December 2021
At first I thought this was a condensed alternate retelling of the Legend of White Snake main story, but by the end they make it obvious this is a prequel, this is just a "past life" of our main characters. The main story is what you can see in the 36-episode 2019 TV series "The Legend of White Snake".
The CGI here is excellent in terms of still-image look, but when animated it suffers from excessive speed, especially during combat scenes, and from a lack of weight of most characters and objects - everything lands like a feather on top of everything else, there is no impact, nothing has weight, which makes it less believable. Then there are some weird choices with oversexualizing the female characters in some scenes, and even the male character at one point, even though it's supposedly done as a joke. OTOH there was also some Disney-style comic relief thrown in, which also seemed out of place in an essentially Chinese production.
The plot is not too coherent or compelling but it works, and the main love story is also unconvincing, with no real chemistry between the two, but for me this was fine - I had already seen the main story in the TV series, and that had more than enough chemistry going on, and in a perfect family-friendly winter season PG-13 type presentation.
"Bai She 2" from 2021 you can just ignore, it's a complete perversion with cars and motorcycles, the true sequel to this movie is the 2019 Legend of White Snake TV series.
The CGI here is excellent in terms of still-image look, but when animated it suffers from excessive speed, especially during combat scenes, and from a lack of weight of most characters and objects - everything lands like a feather on top of everything else, there is no impact, nothing has weight, which makes it less believable. Then there are some weird choices with oversexualizing the female characters in some scenes, and even the male character at one point, even though it's supposedly done as a joke. OTOH there was also some Disney-style comic relief thrown in, which also seemed out of place in an essentially Chinese production.
The plot is not too coherent or compelling but it works, and the main love story is also unconvincing, with no real chemistry between the two, but for me this was fine - I had already seen the main story in the TV series, and that had more than enough chemistry going on, and in a perfect family-friendly winter season PG-13 type presentation.
"Bai She 2" from 2021 you can just ignore, it's a complete perversion with cars and motorcycles, the true sequel to this movie is the 2019 Legend of White Snake TV series.
This was such a beautiful story.
KookyKinkyToes10 February 2020
I'm not usually one for animated movies, let alone having to read them as well as way them. I literally could not take my eyes off the movie, the subtitles didn't even matter around 10 minutes into the movie. The graphics were great, the story was amazing, and actors although i couldn't understand them, still drove emotion into the characters that i ( a stern movie critic ) absolutely loved.
I can't wait until there is a number 2 of this, and by heck i believe there should be.
Thank you all for the movie, i thoroughly loved it.
Hold this hairpin
nogodnomasters7 February 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Blanca is a white snake demon (that doesn't make her a bad person) who is tasked to kill the evil Black General with a hairpin. The plot fails and she has amnesia living as a human in a human village. She falls in love and rediscovers her past.
The film had great color animation. There is a "love scene" where Blanca removes her clothes and lays on top of Xuan. It is viewed from a distance and all we see is her back. The film gets boring in the village but picks up to a violent action film. I loved the two-faced wolf/ human character.
The film had great color animation. There is a "love scene" where Blanca removes her clothes and lays on top of Xuan. It is viewed from a distance and all we see is her back. The film gets boring in the village but picks up to a violent action film. I loved the two-faced wolf/ human character.
Snake White
kosmasp9 March 2020
Animation for kids, although they are inspired to have quite a bit of a fantasy. Also there is tension and fights and danger and quite a bit more that also adults might and probably will like. The movie is quite interesting if you are into the Fantasy genre and don't mind animation ... well you have a winner here.
It may a bit too overdramatic for some, but if you think about the intended target audience that should not be a surprise. This does what it says on the "box" and quite nicely too
It may a bit too overdramatic for some, but if you think about the intended target audience that should not be a surprise. This does what it says on the "box" and quite nicely too
A Successful Adaptation
sjtunaoe20 March 2019
The legend of the white snake is a family-know fairly tale among the Chinese people. I have already seen many editions about the love story between lady White snake and the Dr. Xu. But there are only few words describing why Lady W fall in love with her boy friend.
In this movie, the screen writer successfully combined the legend of white snake and another famous classic novel - the story of snake catchers. I think it is a great idea.
in addition, the film scenes are fantastic and the characters are beautiful. 9/10 is a reasonable grade for it.
Wonderful animation
Abdulxoxo15 December 2020
The story is interesting, though the plotline seems a little too slowly paced. I think about fifteen minutes could have been shaved off here and there and by tightening the film, it might have had a slightly better impact. The strongest aspects goes to two things of the entire movie. First, there's the animation, It's so beautiful with a wonderfully detailed look of the village, forest, waterfall etc. The character animation is so stunning and very realistic with facial expressions on them. The best aspect of the animation goes to the character animations on the snakes with an excellent look. Then, there's the score from Guo Haowei, It fits very well with the moments in the movie, and also intensifies the action scenes. Same goes with the voice acting, the actors did really well voicing their respective characters.
In conclusion, White snake is a good animated film that features an odd but touching love story, with a Titanic-like ending. Tho it's slow paced at times but the wonderful animation and overall brilliant technical aspects of the film will keep one entertained throughout
In conclusion, White snake is a good animated film that features an odd but touching love story, with a Titanic-like ending. Tho it's slow paced at times but the wonderful animation and overall brilliant technical aspects of the film will keep one entertained throughout
A beautiful, entertaining, sexy, a sophisticated animated film intended for adults
candiyar-2600417 February 2019
Recently I saw a Chinese animated film "Bai She". I give this movie a 10/10. I loved it. It was beautiful, entertaining, sexy, a sophisticated animated film intended for adults. The quality of the animation was superb. I was truly blown away. I don't think I've ever seen an animated film as good as this. I hope that everyone around the world gets a chance to see "Bai She"!
Plot holes abound
hyqzbmq2 September 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This was clearly a fantastic mythology, and I'd love to read the classic itself. But I have a feeling something got lost in translation. There's some absolutely gaping of plot holes at the end of the movie: how exactly did the sister survive after having her soul sucked away? And why did the wand nerf her memories for 500 years, when the last time it made her into a huge snake?
It left my kid and I scratching our heads for the final 15 minutes, until we just suspended disbelief and finished the ride.
A very good movie up until that point. Very solid and subtle action. Great plot. A breath of fresh air for those of us with limited Chinese mythology experience.
But I'd recommend the sub, if one exists, not the dub.
It left my kid and I scratching our heads for the final 15 minutes, until we just suspended disbelief and finished the ride.
A very good movie up until that point. Very solid and subtle action. Great plot. A breath of fresh air for those of us with limited Chinese mythology experience.
But I'd recommend the sub, if one exists, not the dub.
Oriental Aesthetics in Chinese Animation Films
vamdave17 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The creators of this film took advantage of abundant classic Chinese ink painting techniques in designing the scenes and plots, which, above all, shaped the natural landscape. The typical scene where Blanca, who lost her memories, went boating on the lucid lake with Xu Xuan, as well as the misty, rainy West Lake in the end linking the entire thread of the Legend of White Snake. Both the graceful scenes of the film are characterized by traditional ink rendering and appeal, containing the beauty of classical Chinese landscape painting.
It is noted that to advance the plot of the film, ink painting elements are creatively integrated into the animation effects: The film started with a scene where Blanca was working hard but failed to make breakthroughs in her strength. Attacked by an unknown force in chaos, she fell and suddenly awakened. This clip was basically produced by taking advantage of ink painting techniques: Blanca was falling with her? Hair spreading, like a drop of ink dripping into the water with the dust, the smoke rendering, and the purely white background can be compared to a piece of Xuan paper. Surrounded by romantically flying petals, Blanca, clad in white and with long black hair, is like a beauty in a Chinese art masterpiece. All of a sudden, the force in chaos attacking her extended countless branches and incantations, gathering and then dispersing. Thus, such an amazing clip deserves to be praised as a classic ink painting of Chinese animation production in the new era.
Wu Daozi, the painter sage of the Tang Dynasty, is famous for his figure paintings. The sleeves and ribbons worn on the figures he painted show the momentum of dancing in the breeze, which infuses the static picture with the beauty of "dynamic". White Snake borrowed ingeniously from the painting technique that its characters, represented by Blanca, were with long, flowy clothes and silky, ethereal hair. In doing so, the film presented the state of the natural world and highlighted the sense of the natural grace to the moving characters.
The film also uses a large number of imageries from ancient poetry and techniques of lyric expression through the scenery, such as the scenery of hills on hills all in red and wood on wood in a deep dye in the outer forest of Snake-catching Village. When Blanca had doubts about her identity, the reflection of Blanca and Xu Xuan in the water is full of the meaning of "the reflection of a flower in the mirror and of the moon in the water". A maple leaf fell into the water, and this scene pushes the beauty of implication to the top.
It is noted that to advance the plot of the film, ink painting elements are creatively integrated into the animation effects: The film started with a scene where Blanca was working hard but failed to make breakthroughs in her strength. Attacked by an unknown force in chaos, she fell and suddenly awakened. This clip was basically produced by taking advantage of ink painting techniques: Blanca was falling with her? Hair spreading, like a drop of ink dripping into the water with the dust, the smoke rendering, and the purely white background can be compared to a piece of Xuan paper. Surrounded by romantically flying petals, Blanca, clad in white and with long black hair, is like a beauty in a Chinese art masterpiece. All of a sudden, the force in chaos attacking her extended countless branches and incantations, gathering and then dispersing. Thus, such an amazing clip deserves to be praised as a classic ink painting of Chinese animation production in the new era.
Wu Daozi, the painter sage of the Tang Dynasty, is famous for his figure paintings. The sleeves and ribbons worn on the figures he painted show the momentum of dancing in the breeze, which infuses the static picture with the beauty of "dynamic". White Snake borrowed ingeniously from the painting technique that its characters, represented by Blanca, were with long, flowy clothes and silky, ethereal hair. In doing so, the film presented the state of the natural world and highlighted the sense of the natural grace to the moving characters.
The film also uses a large number of imageries from ancient poetry and techniques of lyric expression through the scenery, such as the scenery of hills on hills all in red and wood on wood in a deep dye in the outer forest of Snake-catching Village. When Blanca had doubts about her identity, the reflection of Blanca and Xu Xuan in the water is full of the meaning of "the reflection of a flower in the mirror and of the moon in the water". A maple leaf fell into the water, and this scene pushes the beauty of implication to the top.
Good directing, editing and story
MariaJohnsen1 February 2020
When I saw the poster I decided to watch it. I had a good feeling about it for two reasons A) I loved the story because I watched many versions of this ancient Chinese folklore in form of TV series, animation and Chinese opera during my life in China B) I love cartoons and animation. I was amazed by the beautiful cinematographic aspects of it, the music and poetic scenes. The director of film did a good job. Great script, film directing and editing. I loved it so much that I became emotional and cried at the end. So many creative people were involved in this project after seeing the credit at the end and I would like to congratulate them for succeeding to bring to life such an amazing animation. I look forward to watching your next project. Thank you.
Possible sequel?
BethL78931 October 2021
Epic! Breathtaking! Touching! A Heartwarming Love Story!
mariannequintinio16 October 2019
A Titanic love story that is taking place in China! It's the classic "star-crossed lovers" story that competes above and beyond Titanic (1997)'s Jack and Rose, but with popular and significant Chinese folktale elements! I am glad that Light Chaser Animation became true to its roots. There are some mild sexual content in it, but overall, the movie's breathtaking sceneries and plot overrides any of the movie's sexual connotations. Growing up with Japanese animation, I expect a Japanese anime-vibe to this movie. But it's more than that! It can visually stun both video game players and Disney & Pixar fans because of its action sequences, storytelling, music, and character development! This is the most beautiful, heartwarming, touching, and endearing film to hit China (and hopefully, North America)! But since there's not enough North American audience who are aware of the White Snake folktale; it's only playing in few selected theatres. But when it's out in English (whether dubbed or subtitled), I will definitely part with some of my money to purchase this thrilling tale!
One of the greatest Chinese animations ever made.
XueHuaBingYu18 September 2019
Bai She Yuan Qi is a Chinese animation based on the famous love story of White Snake and human. What I heard before was that one who white snake fell in love was the one who wanted to capture and kill her. But in this one, it's totally different. Still, the story is amazing.
Normally, I really don't like to watch love story films, but this animation? I really watched the whole thing even it's about love story. The plot is so great and also very touchable. The love story between white snake and human is so touchable and great. The story is beautiful but it's not entirely a happy ending love story. I cried in the nearly end scene. I really wished that it had happy ending.
To be honest, when I saw this on a website, I really didn't hope the animation would turn out to be a great one. I'm not underestimating it. But compared to Hollywood animations, I really had a thought that Chinese animation can't be compared. So, when I watched this animation, I really thought it wouldn't be this great. But I was completely wrong. Not only the story is great, but also the animation skills are great. The characters are pretty and the way they animated the characters are so smooth. There's no fault to point out. The whole thing is so great.
All in all, this animation didn't seem to be a great one on the outside, but it is incredibly and unbelievably great inside. Although it's about love, but the character development and the plot are so great. The places they created, the ideas and all, everything's so great. Hence, it's totally a great animation to enjoy. I totally love this one and I've completely enjoyed every second of it.
Normally, I really don't like to watch love story films, but this animation? I really watched the whole thing even it's about love story. The plot is so great and also very touchable. The love story between white snake and human is so touchable and great. The story is beautiful but it's not entirely a happy ending love story. I cried in the nearly end scene. I really wished that it had happy ending.
To be honest, when I saw this on a website, I really didn't hope the animation would turn out to be a great one. I'm not underestimating it. But compared to Hollywood animations, I really had a thought that Chinese animation can't be compared. So, when I watched this animation, I really thought it wouldn't be this great. But I was completely wrong. Not only the story is great, but also the animation skills are great. The characters are pretty and the way they animated the characters are so smooth. There's no fault to point out. The whole thing is so great.
All in all, this animation didn't seem to be a great one on the outside, but it is incredibly and unbelievably great inside. Although it's about love, but the character development and the plot are so great. The places they created, the ideas and all, everything's so great. Hence, it's totally a great animation to enjoy. I totally love this one and I've completely enjoyed every second of it.
This movie, for people who don't know "White Snake", is still a wonderful animated movie!
njitjsj6 March 2019
The legend of the White Snake is a household name in China. The animation of this film, very Chinese characteristics, perhaps this is why some people are not used to it. However, if someone says the word "disgusting", I really do not know if such a person's aesthetic is not a problem or what other reasons. Come on, people like that. Learn more about Chinese traditional culture, look at Beijing opera, look at ink painting, and then carefully understand the legend of the White Snake. It is believed that such a person will change his mind and enjoy the film.
If you don't know the white snake legend you won't understand this movie
sebastian-selvarajan17 February 2020
Animation 10/10
English dubbing 6/10
Story 3/10
You really need to know the chinese white snake legend before seeing this movie. Without knowing the story makes no sense. I just finished watching and I can't tell you what the movie is about.
You really need to know the chinese white snake legend before seeing this movie. Without knowing the story makes no sense. I just finished watching and I can't tell you what the movie is about.
A great incarnation of a ancient tell, despite a few short comings.
lolloo_g10 September 2019
I have read a lot reviews about this movie. And when it comes to Chinese movies, reviews more or less come with political bias. And I hope, my review can clear things up a bit.
This is a well animated movie, for average movie goers the animation is more than acceptable. But does the animation reaches 2019 Pixar standards? No, the expression on the character is limited, specially on Ah Xuan. The skin and body lack elasticity and weight, and the cloth dynamic is weird. What stands out technical wise, is the background and sets. They are painstaking made to resemble traditional Chinese ink paintings. The animator took the full liberty of making the fight scene, they are a visual spectacle. Super-nature powers, light beams, mythical creatures fills up the screen at times, which may not be everybody's cup of tea. But sure is entertaining.
There are complains about the storytelling element. For the Chinese, the story of white snake is one of the most well known fiery tells. It is like the story of Santa Claus or tooth fiery for the westerner. For that reason, the creators did skip the world building part, expecting the viewers can fill in the rest. It is also true that the tempo is sometimes slow for this movie, but after all, the white snake story was always a love story and not a action film.
And the biggest controversy of this film, the sexual under tone. This movie features an animated kiss scene, sexy villain and implied sex scene. Some people are offended because they think CG animation are for Children. But this is a love story, more importantly in the fiery tell white snake was pregnant with Xu Xian's child. How do they have a Child without having sex? And I don't want to Discourage anyone, the sexual tone is a very minor part of this story. It kind of feel like 2D Disney style sexual tone.
In conclusion, great movie with a non-western story. I see you are a man of culture as well.
In conclusion, great movie with a non-western story. I see you are a man of culture as well.
Not Original but. Hell yeah!
uthusantuhan26 March 2019
Seeing an animation movie of this qiluality coning from China is amazing. Salute guys.
You've nailed it.
The story night not be the basic story of The legend. But the flow and the logic is on the spot.
Audience no longer looking at how the picture was made. Which is notrmal when seeing non holywood films. So we go with the flow of the story and enjoy the ride we did. Great achievement.
The story night not be the basic story of The legend. But the flow and the logic is on the spot.
Audience no longer looking at how the picture was made. Which is notrmal when seeing non holywood films. So we go with the flow of the story and enjoy the ride we did. Great achievement.
Old memory of Chinese 90s'
kaiyuleethu3 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
This film tell story of Chinese old tale, white snake. This story is revised from Chinese opera and old story. This film can be regarded as a independent story ahead of the story of traditional White Snake. Of course, I agree the plots are old without any novelty. However, the pictures are so beautiful and the music is so charming. Some ideas are from the film of Hong Kong director Hark Tusi's (Ke Xu) , Green Snake. Also, some music are from Yazhi Zhao's drama, White Snake. It is a common memory of Chinese. If you are a Asian, I recommend you to see the film to call back your childhood memory. If you are not a Asian, it is a nice chance to know Chinese culture.
An overrated feature
TheBigSick18 January 2019
The editing is messy. The plot is predictable and lacks any sense of credibility. The animation is fine, but the visual effects are cheap and lousy. Production design and character design are disturbing and disgusting. The film simply takes advantage of people's nostalgia of white snake.
Not particularly done
Bad-Good-Great19 February 2020
The colors are too thick, strong, too artificially strong, very unnatural. The eyes of the women were over-the-top deformed to the traditional bias by the
Western racism, always insulting the Chinese by describing they got "Slant Eyes", just like the white Americans always insulting their neighboring Mexican people with "Wet Back". Same biased insult also applied to the Chinese words if in English, always using "Bamboo" like thick, distorted letter forms in green or red.
This is not a cartoon that I could appreciate very much, even it's a fairy tale.
This is not a cartoon that I could appreciate very much, even it's a fairy tale.
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