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White Snake 2: Green Snake
What a way to follow up White Snake. Gone is the traditional Chinese fantasy, instead we get an urban fantasy remake with sci-fi elements. It's a big departure from the oldskool legend, but it still has all the typical elements present and it's presented with an excessive amount of flair. The animation is superb, the action scenes are grand and the fantasy elements are impressive. The human character designs were a tad flimsy, especially compared to the fantastical creatures, but that's just a bit of nitpicking. Chinese animation is making rapid progress, and this film delivers from start to finish.Read all
A sprawling Chinese fantasy animation. It's nice to see China isn't just trying to mimic Hollywood success, foregoing the rather childish comedies that dominate the US animation market, instead turning to what they know best. White Snake is lovely fantasy lore handled with proper visual flair. Apart from the dog (annoying comic relief), this is a pretty straightforward fantasy/adventure with some big action scenes to lighten the mood. The animation is decent, but the film's aesthetic qualities easily make it better than most of its CG peers. The plot and characters are fun enough, the pacing is perfect and the finale on point. A very welcome surprise.Read all