The author's work is directed by Robin Minkoff,released in 2008, is a unique film masterpiece. The Forbidden Kingdom film is the first project in the history of the world film industry that was created simultaneously by two stars shining in the martial arts genre - Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Meeting on the screen of two kung fu masters for fans of the genre is a grand event, comparable to the collaboration in the frame of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
Creators
Over the creation of the painting "The Forbidden Kingdom" (2008)screenwriter John Fusco and director Rob Minkoff worked. In the process of work, the screenwriter had to redraw the script five times in order to fully realize the original idea. Therefore, the adapted retelling of the epos “Journey to the West” with the introduction of mythological, historical and literary characters does not cause any special complaints. The script is written properly.
The director's chair of the project was taken by director RobMinkoff, best known to the public from the animated feature film "Stuart Little." According to expert evaluation by critics, The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) is a cinema for children and adolescents, since the main components of the picture’s narration are true friendship, selfless mutual assistance, courage and honor.
All scenes of fighting in the picture put Yuan Heping.A native of Guangzhou, he began his creative career as a stage choreographer in Hong Kong action movies, in the early 90s he received worldwide recognition by taking part in the production of fights for the films The Matrix and Kill Bill. Each fight, on which Heping worked, is a real performance, saturated with the most complicated dramaturgy and containing an entertaining semantic game. While watching the battle scenes, it seems that not the heroes are fighting, but their souls. In the movie "The Forbidden Kingdom" (2008), actors of the first magnitude and performers of secondary roles obeyed Hepin without question.
Briefly about the plot
Actors of the film "The Forbidden Kingdom" (2008)implemented the idea of the authors in full. The story, which formed the basis of the script, received a decent film adaptation. The main character is teenager Jason (Michael Angarano), a native of the southern suburbs of Boston and an ardent fan of the Kung Fu movie regularly buys CDs with films of this genre in China Town from Chinese Hu (Jackie Chan). Once in a cluttered room, he finds the illustrious Monkey King's Six. This incident will entail a series of magical events in which Jason will show himself as a real hero, overcoming all the trials and difficulties.
Main characters: Hu and Taoist Lu Yan
He initiated the creation of the film "The Forbidden Kingdom"(2008), whose actors and roles are very organically matched, Jackie Chan, who played the role of one of the key characters in the movie. Who really is Chan's hero is not easy to understand. The owner of the pawnshop with disks Hu perfectly mastered martial arts, dressed as homeless, sometimes behaving like a real psycho. In the process of narration, it turns out that this character is Taoist Lu Yan, and adherents of this religion have always been distinguished by unconventional behavior: superpowers, an enviable sense of humor and a penchant for rally. The image of such a character could only be embodied on the screen by Jackie Chan, known for his unsurpassed acrobatic fighting style and an uncommon comedic gift. Master of martial arts, director of battle scenes and spectacular stunts, actor, stuntman, producer, screenwriter, film director, together with a team of like-minded people invaded the territory of Hollywood and turned everything upside down. After shaking all the Western prejudices about the East, the crew of the Forbidden Kingdom film (2008): actors, creators, technicians presented authentic Chinese ideas and ideas to the audience.
Sun Wukong (Monkey King) and Monk
More restrained and serious Jet Li, in whichstill lies the imprint of noble roles like the healer Juan Feihong or other real heroes, performing in the role of a Buddhist monk. The character is fair, strict, selfless, constantly meditating - the perfect reincarnation of the Monkey King. According to the idea, the hero of Jet Li initially prevented the return of the magic staff to China, but this author's move was intentionally introduced into the narration. All obstacles contribute to the emergence of clashes between two unfading stars. Master Wushu Jet Li is famous for his unconventional approach to the choice of roles. He declined the offer to take part in the production of the film matrix The Matrix, as he considered that his skill was not required there, because in computerized blockbusters actors who have no relevant training can be removed.
In the movie "The Forbidden Kingdom" (2008), actors JackieChan and Jet Li made up a gorgeous duet on-screen. But if a particularly sophisticated martial arts fan doesn’t inspire their fights, the final battle in which Jet converges with Collin Chow, who performed the role of the Jade Warlord, certainly will not leave indifferent. By the way, before taking part in the project, Rob Minkoff already had experience with Li in the movie "The Bodyguard from Beijing" (1994). The battle between their heroes then was much more dynamic and aggressive.
Jason
American actor Michael Anthony Angarano hit thepicture of a serious casting. Producers make a choice in favor of a young actor who does not own the martial arts that was prompted by the fact that his family owns several successful dance studios called “Reflection in Dance”. The guy, who grew up in a creative atmosphere, had good choreographic skills, which contributed to the rapid development of the basic elements of kung-fu and successful staging of battle scenes. A breakthrough in the creative career of the artist is the tape "Aerobatics", in which he played a major role. After the movie "The Forbidden Kingdom" (2008), the actors continued their creative career, Michael Angarano was no exception, but for the time being he no longer had a chance to play the main role again.
Female characters
The heroine who calls herself the Golden Sparrow andreferring to himself only in the third person, Liu Yifei reincarnated (“Once”, “Love or Money”). Chinese performer is little known in Hollywood, as she prefers to work in the national film industry.
The role of the beauty witch was played by Li Bingbin.Watching the skill of the Chinese actress the viewer could in the blockbusters "Resident Evil: Retribution" and "Transformers: Era of Extermination." In 2018, a fantastic horror film “MEG” about the tricks of giant megalodons will be released, the performer will be reincarnated in Xiuing (a minor character of the project).
Актеры и роли фильма «Запретное царство» will certainly be remembered by the viewer. Professionalism, dedication and skill of the performers can serve as a model in demonstrating the canons of devotion to their profession. Reviews of movie viewers are mostly positive, despite the IMDb rating: 6.60. In any case, the picture can be safely recommended for viewing.
