Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

Journey to the West Conquering the Demons Chinese is a 2013 fantasy comedy film cowritten, produced, and directed by Stephen Chow. The movie was first announced in July 2011 and was released on February 10, 2013 in China. The film is a loose comedic reinterpretation of the novel Journey to the West, a Chinese literary classic written by Wu Chengen. A sequel, Journey to the West Conquering the Demons 2, is currently filming and is scheduled for release in 2017.

A young village girl plays by the river and her father frightens her by pretending to be a fish demon, although he is then killed by a mysterious underwater creature. A Taoist priest kills a giant manta ray and insists the demon is dead. Buddhist demon hunter Sanzang appears to warn the animal is not the true demon but is violently ignored. The demon reemerges and kills a number of villagers but Sanzang is able to beach the fishlike demon, which turns into a man. Sanzang then opens a book of nursery rhymes and begins to sing to the man. The man feels harassed and attacks Sanzang but another demon hunter, Duan appears and captures him in her cloth, turning him into a puppet. Sanzang reveals to Duan that his master taught him a humanist approach and to use nursery rhymes to coax goodness out of demons, a tactic Duan scoffs at. Disillusioned, Sanzang meets back up with his master and bemoans his lack of capabilities in comparison to more aggressive demonhunters such as Duan. His master reaffirms his philosophy of trying to reform evil demons and sends him off again, telling him to find enlightenment.A couple enters an empty restaurant but the chef reveals himself to be a pig demon and kills them. Sanzang comes to the same restaurant, this time apparently filled with people. However, Sanzang sees through the illusion and recognizes them as reanimated corpses of the demons victims, as well as the demons iconic ninepronged weapon. Sanzang gets into a battle with one of the corpses but Duan arrives and destroys all of them. Duan then battles the demon. In the ensuing battle, the building collapses and Sanzang and Duan retreat as the demon is momentarily injured. Duan then develops a strong limerence towards Sanzang after being impressed by his selfless ideals. She wishes to kiss him, but he quickly flees, not wishing to deal with romantic love in his quest for nirvana. ........

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