The story of a Buddhist monk's pilgrimage to India to collect religious texts. Sun Wukong, (The Monk...
The story of a Buddhist monk's pilgrimage to India to collect religious texts.
Sun Wukong, (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural power. After rebelling againt heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 year, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China. This much beloved story, is as much a part of Asian culture as The Iliad and The Odyssey or The Wizard of Oz are to the West. This firt intallment in a trilogy of live action 3-D movies is actually a prequel to The Journey To The West, the much told story of the Monkey King's adventures on the road to India. The Monkey King: Havoc In The Heavenly Palace will be released in the U.S. as The Monkey King. The firt movie is the origin story - beginning with the birth of Sun Wukong and ending with his imprisonment for his crimes under the Five-Peaked Mountain. Along the way he acquires incredible power...
