I appreciated the first chapter ("White Snake") somewhat more, because it was a bit more grounded in the character dynamics over the extreme fantasy world aspects. Nevertheless this movie is beautiful and intense :-)
Keywords: chinese mythologywhite snake
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At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Xiaobai was forced by Fahai under the Leifeng Pagoda after saving Xu Xian. Xiaoqing was accidentally driven into a strange fantasy of Shura city by Fahai. In several crises, Xiaoqing was rescued by the mysterious masked youth. With the obsession of going out to rescue Xiaobai, Xiaoqing went through the calamity and growth, and together with the masked youth to find a way to leave.
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Awesome animation/environments with lots of cool action, but fantasy was a bit too out there for me to fully appreciate it.
Good animations!
Story: lackluster Action: very nice!
Graphics: very impressive
Overall: its a good movie to watch for some good action and slight story included in the bundle
1st movie WHITE SNAKE is much much better with story, i recommend!
Probably best to see the other one first
White Snake 2: Green Snake
Two young Chinese women with magic powers battle a monk. One sister is sucked into a magical pagoda while the other ends up 1,000+ years in the future in a post-apocalyptic dystopia, without her powers (although, apparently, her incredible martial arts skills are still intact). Disoriented by this world of ruined tech, demons, monsters, and people with varying agendas, she has to find a way to rescue her sister.
This 2 hour Chinese CGI feature is a sequel. It might help to see White Snake beforehand, because this movie drops you in to the battle between the sisters and the monk. You don't know who they are, why they are fighting, what's at stake, what their magical powers are - the fight is visually impressive and beautifully executed, but it's difficult to care about any of it when you don't know why you should.
There is a bit more emotional investment once the poor girl is temporally dislocated, but there are still about a million unanswered questions,
It is worth reiterating that everything about the film looks great - it is often quite beautiful, and much of it is strikingly imaginative. If eye candy is your sole criterion, you could do no better. But it's difficult to care as much as you ought to.