Jiang Ziya (Chinese: 姜子牙; pinyin: Jiāng Zǐyá, sometimes spelt as Jiang Zi Ya) is a 2020 Chinese 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure film directed by Cheng Teng and Li Wei. Featuring the mythological and fictional version of the popular Chinese figure Jiang Ziya, the plot is loosely based on the novel Investiture of the Gods by Xu Zhonglin. It is a follow-up to 2019's Ne Zha and the second installment of the Fengshen Cinematic Universe.

Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification (2020)

I managed to watch this at the cinema, b4 the shut down.

After the amazing NeZha, in which this movie was heavily advertise (ala, Marvel end credits style), I was looking forward to this.

I really wanted to like this.

The script adaptation of NeZha, although NOT strictly according to the original source material, had enough broad stroke of the original stuff, I was full enchanted by it.

So watching this, I had admittedly, high expectations...

Basically, the script would pay homage to the origins of this character and give it enough modern twist to make it marketable to the 21st century audience...

I have to admit, I was disappointed.

The story is messy.

The motivations of the different characters are... the best way I can describe it is... Alien (okay, I as talking about beings of high plane, maybe that is the point, we are not supposed to understand their school of thought).

I left the movie... very confused.

So much so that I had to refer to the wikipedia to refreshed my memory of the end credit did advertise the next instalment. Apparently it did. The next instalment is call Deep Sea, presumable about the Dragons Kings...

Inconclusion, beautifully animated. Messy story (or so deep that "I Don't get it"?). I do hope that however many installments these series of animation features, they later feature will try and clear up some of the plot holes of previous features.

With that, I humbly submit to you, My Two Sen.

Stay Safe Everyone.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Nov 19 2020, 09:37 AM