Green Snake

Im not hardcore critic here, just an average joe. One of the best chinese animation films ive seen so far. It just lacks story. However this one has tons of action scenes compared to the first movie WhiteSnake. Recommend watching 1st one if you wanna get the story and background of the main character in this film.

I like great animation and this movie is it. The Chinese sure do love their drama, but the drama is too drawn out for an American audience. I think it could have been cut down to a 90 min movie. However, if you like drawn-out storylines and fantasy escapism then this movie just might be for you.

If you like Pixar animation, this is a Chinese, near-Pixar story meant to explain-illustrate reincarnation. This is actually a serious attempt to reflect the Chinese belief in reincarnation. It stays true to this theme from first scene until the last.

Why might materialistic Westerners watch this? It's a near-Pixar Wonder Woman story. As with the US-made Wonder Woman movies, this is no perky Disney Princess. She's a full-fledged warrior female. It's full of magic, demons and luscious visuals; and, NOT full of Hollywood cliches and stereotypes. A lot of love was put into this, even into the visuals under the final credits.

To a Western pop-culture mind, Chinese movies and especially its animation are usually quite weak in how they conceive of emotions and depict emotions. Green Snake is way better than most Chinese movies in identifying and expressing the full range of emotions, from rage, thru grief to understanding, healthy Chinese culture experiences around reincarnation.