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            Continuing the story of Monkey King after a 500-year interlude, this installment tells the story of a traveling Monk Named Tang Seng (William Feng) who must enlist the aid of the Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) who is both his protector and novice on a journey of 36,000 miles to the Thunder Monastery to retrieve holy scriptures. As with most epic adventures-such as Homer's Odyssey-reaching the destination may or may not be the deciding factor between failure and success, rather the journey and the lessons learned by the protagonists about the nature of things and the nature of themselves becomes at least as important, if not more so.
The Monkey King and Tang Seng are joined on their journey by two brothers, Sha Seng and Zhu Bajie, who primarily act as foils for the Monkey King and Tang Seng and provide comic relief for what would otherwise be a much darker story.
The central conflict of the story revolves around the strife between Tang Seng and the Monkey King. They are allies and seek the same goal, but both think and "see" differently. Primarily, both see the "truth", but where Tang Seng sees the true nature of individuals or their "heart," the Monkey King sees through their disguises but evaluates them solely upon their actions. The dichotomy that frequently exists between one's true nature and their actions is lost to him. This sets up a secondary conflict of the movie, specifically concerning the main antagonist, the White Boned Demon (Li Gong). The White Boned Demon is a more complex villainess than the typical norm and very quickly begins to complicate the relationship between Tang Seng and the Monkey King. The Monkey King perceives an evil nature as being the primary motivation for her actions and following his nature, thinks that killing her is the appropriate response. Tang Seng, on the other hand, while recognizing the evil of her actions, also realizes that evil is not the animating principle behind them, rather it is the pain she feels for having been betrayed and condemned to death by her family and village when she was just a girl. For this reason, his belief is that she needs the opportunity to change, not be destroyed. After repeated attempts to convince the Monkey King not to kill everyone he perceives (accurately) to be a threat, Tang Seng sends him away with the intention of continuing the journey with Sha Seng and Zhu Bajie. All of this is being observed by the White Boned Demon who immediately swoops in and flies off with Tang Seng to her stronghold in the mountains where she intends to eat him, a final act of defiance that will make her both immortal and eternally damned.
At the den of the White Boned Demon, Tang Seng tries to convince her to change, which she refuses. He then agrees to let her kill and eat him and as she begins to take his life, the Monkey King reappears to save him. A fight between Monkey King, Sha Seng, Zhu Bajie, on one side and The White Boned Demon and a horde of skeletons on the other side ensues. After being defeated by the Monkey King, the Buddha appears in the sky to condemn the White Boned Demon to nothingness, only to have Tang Seng intercede on her behalf, offering to take her place and lead her to her next incarnation, which he successfully does.
    

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            Sun Wukong, (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India.
Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China.
This much beloved story, is as much a part of Asian culture as The Iliad and The Odyssey or The Wizard of Oz are to the West.
This first installment in a trilogy of live action 3-D movies is actually a prequel to
The Journey To The West, the much told story of the Monkey Kings adventures on the road to India.
The Monkey King: Havoc In The Heavenly Palace will be released in the U.S.
as The Monkey King. The first movie is the origins story -- beginning with the birth of Sun Wukong and ending with his imprisonment for his crimes under the Five-Peaked Mountain.
Along the way he acquires incredible powers, battling the armies of the gods and the armies of the demons to find his rightful place in the Heavens. It is a classic story of the scorned underdog who acquires great abilities but uses them recklessly and ultimately must pay a huge price to find redemption.
The Monkey King captures the drama, beauty, humor and fantastic action of the folk legend and brings it to the screen in a way never before possible.
    

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