The Forbidden Kingdom

The Forbidden Kingdom

Summery:

This movie is one of my all time favorites!!!! (it's number 2 on my list). The basic story is that Jason (Michael Angarano) is sucked back in time to return the Monkey King's staff to him. He has the help of Lu Yan (Jackie Chan), Golden Sparrow ( Liu Yifei), and Sun Wukong/ 'Monk' (Jet Li). When he returns the staff and over throws the Jade Warlord (Collin Chou) he can return back to the 21st century. In our world he is harassed by bullies and is forced by them to help them steal from a pawn shop in China Town. He his friends with the owner who happens to be an old man. While the bullies are searching for the money the shop keeper give Jason a staff and tells him to return it to it's rightful owner.

The Good:

The acting in this film is great and the sets are awesome!! The story line is gripping and you are sucked into the plot. Jason is a hard worker at what he wants and he is very selfless. at first he and the other characters have little respect for each other but that slowly changes. He is a good friend and risks his life for one. Monk cautions Golden Sparrow about taking revenge for her parents death. She is angry because the Jade warlord murdered both her mother and father.

"She will not offer him forgiveness,Monk." Sparrow says.

" Vengeance has a way of rebounding on oneself." The Monk answers.

SPOILER: When Jason returns to our world he uses his new fighting skills to defend himself against bullies. When he does defend himself he does it very reluctantly.

"You don't have to do this." Jason says after a short scuffle with the leader of the bullies. SPOILER.

The Bad:

There is a lot of martial art action in this film and this includes kicks to the face/chest/everywhere else. There is a tiny bit of blood and some scrapes. When Monk and Lu are training Jason they use methods that could be put in a book for torturers. Just take a look at the picture below. ;). There is the element of immortality involved though out the whole movie. There is crude humor . The Jade Warlord has the help of a witch. She carries a whip and doesn't hesitate to use it. (You see her wrap the whip around an inn keepers throat to get information.) SPOILER: When she and Jason dule shen uses the whip and he gets hurled into walls. At the end the Jade warlord falls into a pit of fire and sies.SPOILER

There is some swearing and insults. And Jesus' name is abused once.

Conclusion:

This movie is great for most audiences (10 and up). I love how all the characters are developed and they are real. I can watch this movie any day, anytime. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes kung fu or anything like that. This about sums it up enjoy the trailer I put below.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e66Og0lOCcE