Filmmakers Amp Wong, Ji Zhao (directors), and Damao (screenwriter) have taken the Chinese fable Legend of the White Snake and reformatted it into a prequel/remake with sequel possibilities (if a mid-credits sequence is any indication). The concept of reincarnation keeps the characters the same despite letting them meet five hundred years in the past. That’s how long snake spirit Blanca (Zhang Zhe’s Xiao Bai) has practiced Taoist magic while waiting to achieve Immortal status alongside her sister Verta (Xiaoxi Tang’s Ziao Qing). Rather than be five centuries since her creation, however, this wait begins after a test of her moral fiber upon being tasked by her Master (Wei Liu) to assassinate an evil General (Yaohan Zhang’s Guo Shi) maliciously siphoning the vitality from snakes to augment his dark arts power.
She doesn’t remember this at the opening of White Snake, though. Instead she’s...
She doesn’t remember this at the opening of White Snake, though. Instead she’s...
- 8/1/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
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