New Journey to the West: Unexpected Jingxi (2017) 新西游之意外晶喜
Director: Zhao Xingyu
Starring: Wang Lei / Hai Ning
Genre: N/A
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Duration: 64 minutes
Adaptation: Modern
Summary:
In order to solve various problems in modern society, Tathagata ordered Tang monk and his disciples to return to the world, and then learn new scriptures to save the world. After descending to the mortal world, the four, master and apprentices, were amazed by the changes of the millennium. They were treated as street cosplay just after they appeared in the world, which was very embarrassing. An accident happened before the master and apprentices were about to embark on a new path of learning Buddhist scriptures. Sun Wukong’s old lover Bai Jingjing suddenly appeared with three girlfriends, looking for the father for her unborn child.
The four, master and apprentices, all denied it. In order to find out the real culprit, Tathagata set four tests for the four masters and apprentices. In order to find out the real culprit, Tathagata set four tests for the four masters and apprentices. In the test of each level the four master and apprentices were full of jokes. In the process and results of the competition, it also revealed some modern social problems from a unique perspective, such as shaming, father-fighting, corruption, etc., interpreting it from the perspective of human nature, giving the audience resonance and new enlightenment. And Sun Wukong and Bai Jingjing also have a new understanding of love as the game progresses, and they understand that the happiness of their lover is far more important than the truth.
