Xin shen bang: Yang Jian

It's an attractive movie. The storyline is good, and the design is beautiful. A sad thing that I heard that the original version has a much darker storyline, which is more reasonable, and has been changed to this final version. But all in all, it's a good animated movie.

I guess if you want to understand this movie, you should have the knowledge of Chinese myth story. Like who is Yangjian, and his background, and more. It may make some people getting confused, like why the guy with the white cat wants to help the kid (Chen Xiang) to fight.

Okay, they need me to write down 600 words and finally I get the goal. Lol.

Studio Light Chaser continues their Donghua (Animated) take on Chinese Mythology, with the intent to build their cinematic Universe.. with no cohesion whatsoever.

Anyway.. Yang Jian(2022) superficially takes the story of Yiang Jia, splitter of Mountains and killer of Gods! ...and barely manages to tell a story.

While it retains some elements of the original narrative, the plot is heavily modified and barely resembles it. The conclusion feels so wrong, they prompted me to read on what they based it this time. I don't understand the overall changes.. as there's no core that makes them worthwhile. Sure, the worldbuilding it accomplishes, locations, scene compositions, character design and animation are all visually impressive. But aside from a shiny exterior, this excellent productions lacks soul and things barely connect with one another.

I've noticed that "Chinese storytelling" feels frustrating to me most of the time (I'm reminded of Genshin Impact while I write this).

Could the culture be so different, that they seem to lack so much structure and basic foundations? I've enjoyed plenty of Asian releases, some are too weird/creative/unhinged (which makes them enjoyable), and few are very well done. The developments in this one feel tenuously connected from one scene to the next, with characters that seem to have their own reasons for doing things.. and those reasons often remained either unexplained or are unimportant. As a whole, it suffers from this dull execution and isn't particularly appealing. Their "Jiang Ziya" and "White Snake" stories were competent enough, but their other movies are like uncooked meals.

Watch it for the visuals, and lower your expectations. I'm left with a sour taste in my mouth.

NEW MOVIE EPISODE WILL COME! (Shown at the end)

Great animation and art style, setting, music. So different than anything from the west these days. Basically refreshing.

I highly recommend this if you like action packed, calm colors and tons of variations. Various characters and creatures. Tons of mythology/tradition. Nice story and characters. Great plot twists and very interesting setting (to me personally). Super visual effects, true eye candy.

Also best part was that there were no Disney/Netflix (west) propaganda and brainwashing (mkultra) going on with tons of agendas. A "cartoon" made right for entertainment and "wow". As it's really action packed and filled with story, instead of fillers and boring dialogue that has no actual value.

Though I'm not sure if it's just for adults or kids. But I'd say for both. It has no nudity or explicit scenes, clean language and also almost no violence (fighting scenes).

6.5 rating i wonder why the low rating because this movie is fantastique, ok i get it some people from China might not like that the legends or gods are inaccurate by today standards.

But its still a pretty good and strong movie, great story, the character are amazing too, and the graphics are also vey well done.

I love the science fiction them as well played out with the story. I have no knowledge of the Chinese mythology story and i really love that movie.

Well science fiction, magic, the music is also amazing mix of jazz techno, cool settings and so much more.

Don't be fooled by this low rating the movie is worth it.

A great animation! It is full of various elements of Chinese mythology. The characters are also very interesting and the pictures are very beautiful. A new and interesting divine world that people yearn for very much. Overturn the traditional and conservative culture and make it acceptable to more modern people. The Romance of Gods is a great literary work. It's very interesting to reinterpret the story with a modern world view. The role of Yang Jian has also become very popular, a god with beauty and wisdom! His love for his mother and sister enables him to understand Chen Xiang's behavior. Looking forward to the sequel of this work.