{"id":3314,"date":"2013-01-28T02:40:04","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T02:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ft-agency.com\/wordpress\/?p=3314"},"modified":"2013-01-28T02:42:25","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T02:42:25","slug":"journey-to-the-west-a-work-of-wacky-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ft-agency.com\/wordpress\/journey-to-the-west-a-work-of-wacky-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->Journey to the west: a work of wacky genius?<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en-->If you\u2019re in the market for a film that\u2019s a little unhinged and off the beaten path, then the upcoming martial arts fantasy flick\u00a0<em>Journey to the West<\/em>\u00a0might be to your liking.<\/p>\n<p>The forthcoming Chinese action movie is the latest brainchild from writer-director Stephen Chow, the man responsible for crafting both\u00a0<em>Kung Fu Hustle<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Shaolin Soccer<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Journey to the West<\/em>, which is listed on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2017561\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Internet Movie Database<\/em><\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0<em>Odyssey<\/em>, is slated to arrive in China next month.<\/p>\n<p>The embedded trailer is just under two minutes long, though it packs more off-the-wall imagery in that short amount of time than most movies do in two hours. At first glance,\u00a0<em>Journey to the West<\/em>\u00a0appears to be a Studio Ghibli film come to life. That is really the only way I know how to describe it.<\/p>\n<p>Since co-directors Stephen Chow and Derek Kwok have yet to reveal much about the upcoming film\u2019s plot, the trailer ultimately makes little to no sense whatsoever. However, the imagery alone is worth a look. Trying to figure out how the half-man, half-pig fits into the storyline is sure to keep moviegoers busy until the film lands a Stateside distribution deal.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Stephen Chow fans,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingcool.com\/2013\/01\/26\/jam-packed-trailer-for-stephen-chows-journey-to-the-west\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bleeding Cool News<\/em>\u00a0is reporting<\/a>\u00a0that the man himself will not star in the upcoming fantasy flick. Although Chow isn\u2019t afraid of directing and starring in his films,\u00a0<em>Journey to the West<\/em>\u00a0won\u2019t feature the prolific actor in a major role.<\/p>\n<p>The film is currently scheduled to arrive in Chinese theaters on February 7, which is just in time for the Chinese New Year. Chow fans living in other parts of the world will have to wait patiently for the movie to work its way to the rest of the planet.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer for the film lies below. If you despise\u00a0<em>Looney Tunes<\/em>\u00a0and cartoons in general, then you\u2019ll probably hate it.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"400\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" align=\"middle\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/player.youku.com\/player.php\/sid\/XNTA1NDIzMjQ0\/v.swf\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed width=\"480\" height=\"400\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"https:\/\/player.youku.com\/player.php\/sid\/XNTA1NDIzMjQ0\/v.swf\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" quality=\"high\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/object><br \/>\nSource:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquisitr.com\/498163\/trailer-for-journey-to-the-west-is-a-work-of-wacky-genius-video\/#tXJrllXVyw6Mz3pL.99\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.inquisitr.com\/498163\/trailer-for-journey-to-the-west-is-a-work-of-wacky-genius-video\/#tXJrllXVyw6Mz3pL.99<\/a><!--:--><!--:cn--><\/p>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re in the market for a film that\u2019s a little unhinged and off the beaten path, then the upcoming martial arts fantasy flick\u00a0Journey to the West\u00a0might be to your liking. The forthcoming Chinese action movie is the latest brainchild from writer-director Stephen Chow, the man responsible for crafting both\u00a0Kung Fu Hustle\u00a0and\u00a0Shaolin Soccer.\u00a0Journey to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Journey to the west: a work of wacky genius? - FTA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ft-agency.com\/wordpress\/journey-to-the-west-a-work-of-wacky-genius\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Oliver\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ft-agency.com\\\/wordpress\\\/journey-to-the-west-a-work-of-wacky-genius\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ft-agency.com\\\/wordpress\\\/journey-to-the-west-a-work-of-wacky-genius\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Oliver\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ft-agency.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f076e4c00545b6ff0cb77e74c9bb28ad\"},\"headline\":\"Journey to the west: a work of wacky genius?\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-01-28T02:40:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-01-28T02:42:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ft-agency.com\\\/wordpress\\\/journey-to-the-west-a-work-of-wacky-genius\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":336,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ft-agency.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ft-agency.com\\\/wordpress\\\/journey-to-the-west-a-work-of-wacky-genius\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ft-agency.com\\\/wordpress\\\/journey-to-the-west-a-work-of-wacky-genius\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ft-agency.com\\\/wordpress\\\/journey-to-the-west-a-work-of-wacky-genius\\\/\",\"name\":\"Journey to the west: a work of wacky genius? 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