Jiang Ziya

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 50 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This has Ziyaz eggz in it and the zeggz are so fresh. Love it!

A spectacular, heartfelt epic that picked up the ball that Disney dropped. Jiang Ziya is touching as Frozen and profound as Hunchback of Notre Dame. The anime prologue deserves special mention; it's dazzling summary of the fall of the Shang Dyansty hooks you nine times (watch the film, it'll make sense). Dynamic, heartfelt characters and how they developed. Jiang Ziya is a kind, but conflicted perfectionist who seeks the truth about a mysterious, persecuted fox-girl Xiao Jiu who is herself trying to find her father. Overshadowing them both is the powerful, seductive, and downright cringeworthy Fox Demon who caused the downfall of Shang and whom Jiang Ziya failed to execute on behalf of Xiao Jiu. Some cultural elements, like reincarnation and the gods, may be confusing to non-Asian audiences, but in truth they do not distract from or muddle the story. The animation is one rung below Disney, but again a minor detail. The story was well-paced, beautiful effects, good music, its characters are well-developed, and it has beautiful themes of spirituality, compassion, hope, & healing since the great war. Overall Jiang Ziya leaves me very eager to see what's next in the Fenshen Cinematic Universe.

Positively gorgeous film!

Now we're talking. The previous film in this series (‘Ne Zha') was a pretty decent start, but ‘Jiang Ziya' steps things up in nearly every regard, something that's clear from the very start with the first 10-15 mins or so setting the tone in visually spectacular fashion. I mean, this is a ridiculously gorgeous film to look at, the art department absolutely killed it; the character design, animation, and use of colour are interesting and beautiful, bringing the tale to vibrant life. Speaking of which, it is, of course, once again based on Chinese myth that involves many fantastical elements and big action set-pieces, but when compared with ‘Ne Zha', the pacing and overall construction are much improved. The tone is also more even and better managed, skewing towards a more mature vibe with darker qualities and some violence. Finally, it has a great core message of standing your ground, being true to yourself and doing what you believe to be right, no matter who or what you're up against. Gotta say, if it wasn't obvious: I'm impressed. I look forward to seeing what's next for Beijing Enlight and Coloroom Pictures.

I thought it was a good movie overall and certainly sets up for future sequels that are already in play. I enjoyed that the main character thought for himself to take him on the journey and didn't allow the outside characters to distract him even though they disagreed.

The story is really good with likable characters with good arcs. The animation style is great it's very similar to Nezha. I watched the English dubbed version and the voice actors do a really good job, seriously there was maybe one or two moments that I remembered I was watching a dubbed version. Big props to the people who worked on that. Not much I didn't like with this movie. 100% worth a watch. I've liked all the stuff from this studio and am really looking forward to what's next.

This is a new beginning for the Chinese animation and despite China is our enemy, they have their good side with it.

Everything is epic about this animation, or Donghua as the chinese say it, which roughly translates as "moving painting" and is the equivalent to the japanese Anime. Its grandeur comes from storyline, music, characterization, the message, and ofcourse the animation. It's a rollercoaster ride experience, with a message of piety and moral righteousness in grand proportions. Truly one epic scene after another from beginning to the very last end!

Jiang Ziya is problematically scripted as it is rather difficult to understand for most Western audiences due to a chaotic, at times even not well explained storyline. Still, it's another stellar entry after Ne Zha in what is now called Fengshen Cinematic Universe that is powered by terrific action set pieces, some memorable characters, majestic mythological elements and truly gorgeous animation with an often artistic quality to its imagery.