tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post7293533104811312365..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: The Monkey King 2 (2016)Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-26795037422440876942018-03-02T09:10:56.638-08:002018-03-02T09:10:56.638-08:00Heh heh, nice comparison. Pretty close - only in t...Heh heh, nice comparison. Pretty close - only in this case he is looking for spiritual enlightenment. Each stop on the journey brings him closer. Very mythic in that sense.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-46251253025993808622018-03-01T21:16:30.203-08:002018-03-01T21:16:30.203-08:00So Wukong is a sort of Prince Hal in "King He...So Wukong is a sort of Prince Hal in "King Henry IV Part I" (and "II"): a boisterous youthful carouser who disappoints his father as he knocks back drinks with Falstaff and other lowlifes in taverns, but who is brave in battle and one day will mature to become the noble and heroic Henry V. Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com