tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post8746777967860714205..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: The Monkey King (2014)Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-63483516222175290522018-01-30T17:40:05.490-08:002018-01-30T17:40:05.490-08:00Yeah it is interesting how we are so used to our m...Yeah it is interesting how we are so used to our mythologies that we don't see anything strange about them. But if you've ever tried to explain a Grimms fairy tale to someone not raised in Western culture you get a pretty good perspective on how strange they really are.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-76504674209617847902018-01-30T17:18:36.937-08:002018-01-30T17:18:36.937-08:00Stories based on unfamiliar mythologies always fac...Stories based on unfamiliar mythologies always face extra hurdles. They don't have the nostalgia factor working for them and they may assume the audience knows things (character traits, for instance) it doesn't. The hurdles aren't insurmountable though, and novelty can be an asset too. Thanks for dipping a toe (or rather a whole foot) in the waters, and let us know how well the trilogy plays out.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com