Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)
- Original title
- 西游记之大圣归来
- Directed by
- Tian Xiaopeng
- Genre
- fantasy film, action film, animated film, family film, Adventure, Fantasy
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 300 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young boy frees a legendary monkey king from his magical prison. Together they go on a journey to protect the boy from demons and discover the monkey's lost heroic spirit.
energeticadventurousheroicvisually boldplayfulaction-packedemotionalfast-paced
What happens
Monkey King: Hero Is Back (Chinese: 西游记之大圣归来; pinyin: Xīyóu jì zhī dà shèng guīlái; lit. 'Journey to the West: Return of the Great Sage') is a 2015 Chinese computer-animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Tian Xiaopeng in his directorial debut. The film was released on 10 July 2015, and became the highest-grossing animated film in China until it was surpassed by the 2016 films Zootopia and Kung Fu Panda 3. A prequel to the film titled Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven is currently in development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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