In Shanhai Jing: Zaijian Gaoshou, which has been released in the U. S. as Goodbye Monster, a young doctor disobeys orders and uses an untested idea to defeat the Dark Spirit. The bad news? Well, he accidentally destroys the hospital and is banished from Kunlun Hospital, forbidden from ever practicing medicine again. But when a young boy comes to him for healing, he may have one more chance to redeem himself and somehow save his home.
Inspired by The Legend of the White Snake, Bai Ze has ruined his life. He believed that instead of keeping Dark Spirits simply at bay, they could be completely removed. Now a man without a home or a job, but still filled with way too much pride. He hasn't learned his lesson yet.
Yet this movie is about healing, about getting over the past and trying to become a better person. Those are big ideas for a cartoon, but I found this effortlessly dealing with them. It may be better for older kids, but I think families will really like Goodbye Monster.
Inspired by The Legend of the White Snake, Bai Ze has ruined his life. He believed that instead of keeping Dark Spirits simply at bay, they could be completely removed. Now a man without a home or a job, but still filled with way too much pride. He hasn't learned his lesson yet.
Yet this movie is about healing, about getting over the past and trying to become a better person. Those are big ideas for a cartoon, but I found this effortlessly dealing with them. It may be better for older kids, but I think families will really like Goodbye Monster.
