White Snake

Name: White Snake
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Animation
Released: November 15, 2019
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Boheng Zhang, David Chen, Faye Mata, He Zhang, James Sie

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GKIDS | Release Date: November 15, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Boheng Zhang, David Chen, Faye Mata, He Zhang, James Sie, Kaiji Tang, Karen Huie, Lydia Look, Matthew Moy, Paul Yen, Stephanie Sheh, Tianxiang Yang, Vincent Rodriguez III, Vivian Lu, Wei Liu, Xiaopu Zheng, Xiaoxi Tang, Yaohan Zhang, Zhe Zhang

Summary: From Light Chaser Animation, one of China's premiere animation studios, comes a visually stunning new take on a classic legend. One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. She has lost her memory, and together they go on a journey to discover her real identity, developing deeper feelings forFrom Light Chaser Animation, one of China's premiere animation studios, comes a visually stunning new take on a classic legend. One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. She has lost her memory, and together they go on a journey to discover her real identity, developing deeper feelings for one another along the way. But as they learn more about her past, they uncover a darker plot of supernatural forces vying for power, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Conceived as a prequel to one of the most ancient and enduring stories in Chinese history, White Snake presents a sumptuous tale of trickster demons, deadly mythical beasts, assassins, wuxia action, and the promise of eternal love.… Expand

Director: Amp Wong and Ji Zhao

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Animation, Family

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 99 min

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Carlos Aguilar

Nov 14, 2019

Precisely because of how ravishingly constructed some of the set pieces turned out, it’s more of shame to see the storytelling’s structural lack of cohesiveness and subplot saturation clutter the view. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Nov 27, 2019

The pile-on of frenetic action sequences, especially toward the end, eventually becomes more wearisome than thrilling. Nonetheless, White Snake, a Warner Bros. co-production and box office hit in its native country, proves a superior effort that should find enthusiastic audiences on our shores. Read full review

Pat Padua

Nov 25, 2019

Even if you’re not familiar with the source material, this Chinese production provides plenty of supernatural thrills for the modern young adult. Read full review

Charles Solomon

Nov 14, 2019

Some of the special effects are genuinely spectacular, but the narrative is often difficult to follow. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Nov 27, 2019

There’s a significant difference in quality between the mediocre scenario (and dialogue) and thrilling production design (and direction) in White Snake. Read full review

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Dec 5, 2019

The forbidden romance has its will-they-or-won’t-they thrills, but this first feature by the directors Amp Wong and Ji Zhao, becomes a basket of tangled snakes when Blanca faces far too many obstacles. Read full review

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wesseldj

May 5, 2021

Amazing animation! To sum it up, its basically an ancient chinese mythical westside story take on Romeo and Juliette kind of story, but more epic :)

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linosia

Apr 5, 2021

Liked this Chinese tale in a modern format)
The animation and art are stunning.
The plot is good, but I didn't like the battle near the end. Also, the beginning is kinda rushed.

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JLuis_001

Aug 21, 2020

I went all the way because of the beautiful animation because to tell you the truth, the story was kinda meh.
I mean not terrible but far from great.

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