Those fans of Asian cinema who remember Tsui Hark’s “Green Snake” would know what the premise of Tong Ching’s “Sorcerer and White Snake”. This film is a mainstream retelling of the Chinese myth about a 1000 year old demon (demons in Chinese myth are very different from the ugly demons from American movies) who falls in love with a mortal man. In Hark’s 1993 film, which was based on the novel by Lillian Lee, placed Green Snake in the lead role to undermine … more
A 2011 movie (directed by Tony Ching) with a twist based on a famous Chinese legend (The Legend of the White Snake). The focus in this movie is more about the monk, aka the sorcerer, acted by Jet Li. So yeah, I went to the movie just because Jet Li is the leading actor. For some Chinese, especially Hong Kong movie goers, the attraction is probably Raymond Lam. In any case, to enjoy the movie which is fast paced with some interesting … more