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The Monkey King 3

Original title: Xi you ji zhi nü er guo
  • 20182018
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
1.5K
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POPULARITY
25,088
5,838
The Monkey King 3 (2018)
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A travelling monk and his followers find themselves trapped in a land inhabited by only women.A travelling monk and his followers find themselves trapped in a land inhabited by only women.A travelling monk and his followers find themselves trapped in a land inhabited by only women.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
25,088
5,838
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    • Director
      • Soi Cheang
    • Writers
      • Ning Wen(screenplay)
      • Cheng'en Wu(novel "Xiyouji")
    • Stars
      • Aaron Kwok
      • Shaofeng Feng
      • Zanilia Zhao
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Soi Cheang
    • Writers
      • Ning Wen(screenplay)
      • Cheng'en Wu(novel "Xiyouji")
    • Stars
      • Aaron Kwok
      • Shaofeng Feng
      • Zanilia Zhao
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

    Videos1

    The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women
    Trailer 1:23
    The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women

    Photos277

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    Gigi Leung in The Monkey King 3 (2018)
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    Zanilia Zhao in The Monkey King 3 (2018)
    Chi-Ling Lin in The Monkey King 3 (2018)
    The Monkey King 3 (2018)
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    The Monkey King 3 (2018)
    Zanilia Zhao in The Monkey King 3 (2018)
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    Top cast

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    Aaron Kwok
    Aaron Kwok
    • Sun Wukong
    Shaofeng Feng
    Shaofeng Feng
    • Master Tang
    Zanilia Zhao
    Zanilia Zhao
    • Kingdom of Women's King
    Shenyang Xiao
    Shenyang Xiao
    • Zhu Bajie
    Him Law
    Him Law
    • Monk Sha
    • (as Chung Him Law)
    Chi-Ling Lin
    Chi-Ling Lin
    • River God
    Gigi Leung
    Gigi Leung
    • National Division
    Tao Liu
    Tao Liu
    • Guanyin
    King-Tan Yuen
    King-Tan Yuen
    • Priest
    Binlong Pan
    Binlong Pan
    • Immortal Ruyi
    Shi Shi
    Shi Shi
    • Old King
    Cecilia So
    Cecilia So
    • Young National Division
    Sun Yihan
    • Yangzhi
    Allie Chan
    Allie Chan
    • Yingluo
    Xinlin He
    • Qiushui
    Le Guan
    Le Guan
    • Cuiyu
    Sire Ma
    • Yioin
    Ruoqi Sun
    • Yixiao
    • Director
      • Soi Cheang
    • Writers
      • Ning Wen(screenplay)
      • Cheng'en Wu(novel "Xiyouji")
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      It takes Aaron Kwok, Gigi Leung, and Him Law for about five to six hours to put on their special makeups; the makeups are easier for Shaofeng Feng and Shenyang Xiao, who only have to spend two to three hours. The heaviest make up goes to Chi-Ling Lin's character as the river goddess, for which she has to spend eight hours.
    • Quotes

      National Division: Being a man is a capital crime. And being an ugly one... double guilty!

    • Connections
      Follows The Monkey King Havoc in Heavens Palace (2014)

    User reviews17

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    An Enjoyable Yet Unfortunate Product of Its Context
    Cosmetics and effects rivaling, if not trumping, The Shape of Water, a star cast, precedence and notoriety for its previous installments, and a story adapted from a famous ancient Chinese novel deeply imbedded in Chinese national identity (as well as renditions throughout East Asia), were all foundational pieces to set this film in good standing. While depicting the Journey to The West may be nationalist in itself, I find it incredibly unfortunate that this film took opportunity to inject current political propaganda, particularly in favor of the implications of limited children policies. What more, I concur with Elizabeth Kerr that this film "felt like a missed opportunity" to depict its primarily female cast as active-not-reactive. This may be in part due to the source content of the relevant chapters of Journey to the West, yet license had been routinely taken throughout each film in the franchise and there is no good reason to miss the mark here given the nature of the setting and plot. Traditional gender normative are further enforced by the villainization of androgyny and an unfavorable transgender depiction, which was a notable change from the source material. There is also a villainization of Western convention seen through the cosmetic portrayals of our main female protagonist and (for lack of better word) antagonist using the film's contextually-current beauty standards of China and America ("current" for the latter being a bit loosely defined from an American context as it leans a bit more early 2000s, yet still made iconic by American icons such as Barbie with blue eyeshadow, pink lips and blush high on the cheekbones, unnaturally lined eyebrows, and thick winged eyeliner), respectively. This is highly unfortunate given the franchise's seeming success and popularity overseas. Forgiving this work as a result of its context, particularly in how domestic businesses are obligated to be to some extent puppeteer by Chinese official policy in order to exist, the film is enjoyable as a campy (wire effects and costumes like the Power Rangers but CGI like a chef's kiss) and interesting installment to the series that uniquely focuses on love as opposed to strictly fantasy martial arts. I am weary about the injection of propaganda in future installments, but I wait with baited breath nonetheless to give an anticipated 4th installment, rumored to be in the works since 2018 (which I hope the pandemic has not entirely derailed), a chance. I hold on to hope that we may take a step back and focus more on what was done right with the second movie which lacked in the third to bring into the fourth- particularly an equal strength and depth of character for all participants, regardless of sex or gender.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 16, 2018 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Official site
      • Well Go USA Entertainment (United States)
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Monkey King 3: Kingdom of Women
    • Production companies
      • Film Workshop
      • Filmko Films Production Limited
      • Filmko Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $73,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $187,074
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $95,577
      • Feb 18, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $115,084,576
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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