Chapter 193 Explode
The movie version has made some changes to the story about the clever ghost and the smart bug, removing large sections of dialogue from the original work, and the main storyline has not changed much.
The main reason is that the film is limited in length and cannot be narrated as slowly as the TV series.
The biggest change is the time when the Green Bull Demon appears. After Jinjiao and Yinjiao realized that the gourd and the Jade Bottle were tricked away by Sun Wukong, they ordered the two little demons Bashanhu and Yihailong to go to the Yalong Cave in Yalong Mountain to ask for help from their old mother, the Nine-tailed Fox.
The Bashanhu in the story is the little demon played by Jing Tian.
The two monsters left Pingdingshan City and headed straight for Yalong Cave.
In the original novel, Sun Wukong beat the two little demons to death, and he and Monkey Hair transformed into two little demons. They entered the cave and kowtowed to the old fox.
There is no such plot in the movie version. There are only a few simple shots showing the two little demons entering the cave, followed by a scene where a nine-tailed demon fox rides on a sedan chair carried by eight people, escorted by hundreds of demon soldiers and generals.
The audience was shocked after watching it, and became more and more curious about the background and relationships of this nine-tailed fox.
At this moment, Sun Wukong jumped out from mid-air and smashed the sedan chair with his golden cudgel.
But there was a roar, like that of an ox or a tiger, shaking the sky.
"Where did this monster come from? How dare you hurt my queen!"
But next to the sedan chair carried by eight people, an inconspicuous little demon suddenly grew in size and turned into a monster about eight or nine meters tall, with a strong physique, muscular body, and a bull's head and a human body.
With a pointed steel gun in his hand, he stabbed straight at the monkey.
Sun Wukong was shocked, "Huh, just an old fox, and he has bodyguards?"
The audience in the venue also knew the role of Qing Niu Jing in this film. It seems that he acts as the bodyguard for the Nine-tailed Fox, Jinjiao, Yinjiao and others!
It makes sense if you think about it. After all, the Green Bull Spirit is the mount of Taishang Laojun, which is equivalent to Laojun's driver. It is also reasonable for him to be a driver and bodyguard for the leader's family.
However, the Bull Demon is quite skilled in martial arts and has the Vajra Bracelet in his hand. Together with the magic weapons in the hands of Gold Horn and Silver Horn, it will be quite difficult for Wukong to win this time.
Long weapon duels are already very beautiful if the action design is smooth and accurate. If special effects are added, it can only be described as wonderful.
It is said that the moment Sun Wukong fought with the Green Bull Demon, all the little demons were scared away.
The nine-tailed fox, played by Zhang Yuqi, appears very powerful when facing the bandits at the beginning of the film.
At this time, she was already pale with fear, and with the support of Jing Tian and the little demon played by Yang Mi, she ran into the mountains in a panic.
Seeing this, Sun Wukong couldn't let her escape.
He swung out with his stick suddenly, repelling the Green Bull Demon, and went forward to attack the Nine-tailed Fox.
The Green Bull Demon was terrified and shouted, "Monkey, do you dare?"
He swung the steel spear in his hand and stabbed it towards Sun Wukong's back.
Sun Wukong sneered and launched a fierce attack, causing the Green Bull Demon to spit out blood. He then rushed towards the fleeing Nine-tailed Fox.
Upon seeing this, the Bull Demon pulled out a white bracelet from his wrist, threw it into the air, and shouted, "Here!
The golden cudgel that Wukong held high in his hand suddenly flew into the bracelet circle and disappeared.
Wukong was stunned and became ruthless.
He rushed to the nine-tailed fox and punched it.
The little demon played by Yang Mi tried to stop him and died on the spot.
Bashanhu, played by Jing Tian, was killed after blocking only two moves.
The nine-tailed fox played by Zhang Yuqi was so frightened that her legs went limp and she fell to the ground, saying, "Please spare my life. I won't eat Tang Monk's flesh anymore!"
Sun Wukong asked: "Could it be that the root of the problem lies with you?"
As he was speaking, the Green Bull Demon came forward with a steel spear in hand.
Wukong kicked up a huge rock, but it was easily smashed by the Blue Bull Demon with a shot, so he retreated. The following plot is a fusion of the "Pingding Mountain" and "Jindou Mountain" plots.
The "Golden Horn" and "Silver Horn" were killed in a battle of magic, and then reinforcements were asked to fight the Green Bull Demon who kept "trapping" them.
However, the plot is not as long-winded as the original novel, which does not invite all the characters who are obviously not very strong, but replaces them with a few representative ones.
When it comes to the time of the Buddha Tathagata in the West, the plot of using "golden elixir sand" to trap the Green Bull Demon in the original work was changed and replaced by the Buddha bestowing a "Vajra Indestructible" spell.
Wukong boasted that he had developed an indestructible body and did not need this thing.
The Buddha laughed and said, "Since you are already indestructible, why were you knocked down by the diamond bracelet and bitten by the Roaring Sky Dog?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong looked embarrassed.
Tathagata explained: "When you recite the Water Avoidance Formula or the Fire Avoidance Formula, you can enter and exit water and fire freely, but if you do not recite it, you will drown or be burned by fire.
You have an indestructible body of Vajra, but if you do not recite the mantra, the opponent's weapon cannot really hurt you, but you will still feel the pain.
With this magic note, you don't need to chant the mantra, and you won't feel any pain or damage from weapons."
Sun Wukong was overjoyed. He did not dare to be distracted during the fight and often forgot to chant the spell. With this magic scroll, the ten green bull monsters were defeated.
He immediately returned to Pingdingshan, used the magic of heaven and earth, and knocked down the main peak with one punch, scaring the little demons so much that they fled.
The Bull Demon came out of the mountain city and fought with the unarmed Sun Wukong with a steel spear, but he didn't gain any advantage and the Vajra Bracelet was of no use.
After fighting for less than thirty rounds, Wukong managed to snatch Qingniu's steel spear and blew him away.
Just as he was about to shoot him dead, Taishang Laojun came out and shouted for mercy.
As a result, Sun Wukong "missed" and the steel spear pierced into the green ox's neck, killing him!
Then the big screen went dark and the film ended.
After a while, the subtitles appeared before the conversation between Sun Wukong and Laojun appeared.
The latter was deeply saddened by Sun Wukong's actions, because although Laojun had a way to resurrect the Green Ox, his lifespan and combat power would be greatly reduced.
The two brothers Jinjiao and Yinjiao also died at the hands of Wukong.
After resurrection, one's cultivation will inevitably be damaged.
Sun Wukong naturally denied any knowledge and mocked Laojun's mount and the boy for teaming up to do evil without his knowledge.
Laojun said that he was preaching with Yuanshi Tianzun and didn't know about his disciples.
Then, subtitles appeared on the big screen again, and the first Easter egg ended.
The subtitles went on for a while, and it turned into a scene where Tang Seng and his disciples continued on their journey, and a childish voice was calling for help in the forest.
The audience said one after another: "It seems that the next one should be about Red Boy!"
"As for the fighting scenes, this one is pretty exciting!"
"Bajie and Wukong are true brothers! When he heard that the Bull Demon King had transformed into his appearance and deceived the eldest brother, he was immediately furious!"
"Wukong was totally defenseless against Bajie. He didn't even use his Fiery Eyes to check him out!"
However, while the audience was discussing, the subtitles on the big screen finished playing, the screen dimmed, and the lights came on.
The guests and audience applauded. The host came on stage and invited Jiang Heng to say a few words.
"To be honest, after finishing the filming of Lion Camel Ridge, I didn't know how to tell the story of Journey to the West for quite a long time, until I saw this script. After repeated revisions and careful filming, this film was finally released to everyone..."
(End of this chapter)