Film2023117 min

Journey to the West

Name: Journey to the West
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Comedy
Released: 2023
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Haoyu Yang, Ai Liya, Wang Yitong, Frant Gwo, Gong Geer

Taste attributes: adventurescience fictioncomedydramafresh & originallightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and original: a glossy sci-fi film, light rather than heavy. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 26 votes

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

One UFO sighting after another proves false. He has to beg for money to keep his space-exploration magazine afloat. There are no messages in the TV static. Nevertheless, aging Tang Zhijun continues to believe in alien life forms and heads to mountainous southwest China to investigate after watching a mysterious online video. He is accompanied by a drunk, a girl with insomnia, and a cynical staffer. When they meet a young poet in a village who says he received instructions from aliens, they decide to follow him and embark on a journey. This Journey to the West is not a story about the Monkey King, but an ordinary man's continuous pursuit of UFOs and the human condition of chasing faded love.

Synopsis: TMDB