The name is not only unoriginal, but also very familiar and well-known.

To put it bluntly, this plot has been filmed to death!

There are already many versions, regardless of the format.

Animated films, live-action TV series, movies, tales, stage plays, and even comedy sketches have been made. What new tricks can they come up with?

"Hmm, honestly, is this really Director Liu's work?"

Why do I have this feeling of buying a pirated copy?

"Don't tell me, you really shouldn't believe it, has Director Liu also fallen from grace and started lending his name to other people's films?"

There have been quite a few famous directors who have had their films credited before!

As a result, the famous director might not even have arrived on set, and the final product would be a pile of crap.

Many viewers did go because of the famous director, but only for the first show, or rather, the first day?

Then its reputation collapsed.

In the end, the movie still lost so much money that even the underwear was gone.

True fans of famous directors really don't understand. This is not how you ruin your reputation in your later years. Do you really not care about your image?

Liu Yun has quite a few loyal fans because of her age and her face.

At this moment, every fan felt uneasy, fearing that Liu Yun might follow the same path.

"Really? What's the point of this?"

"Director Liu has neither a lack of fame nor money, so why would he do this?"

"Yes, Director Liu really didn't need to go to such lengths for the sake of the fans' unrealistic ideas and their insensitive petitions!"

"Yes, yes, we should cherish our reputation more."

"I'm saying, are you guys trying to jinx it? We haven't even seen the movie yet!"

"Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing. If they didn't seem like they were just trying to be sarcastic, I would have yelled back at them. Stop pretending to be a true fan and spreading rumors and slander, okay?"

"True fans should know that Director Liu never stirs up trouble."

"Exactly, exactly. It's not easy to get to where we are today. It seems to have gone smoothly, but everyone knows it wasn't easy. It's just that we haven't experienced the common setbacks. Everyone knows that it's easy to conquer a country, but difficult to maintain it. Director Liu has no reason to destroy his own Great Wall."

"I'm putting my words here: if this is really a perfunctory work... I will never watch any work by the Liu family again."

"Haha, that was a big pause! I thought you were going to eat something!"

"I have some faith in Director Liu. What if this is just a movie whose name doesn't do it justice?"

"Yes, that's the Monkey King. It seems like every time it's filmed, it's a classic. To be honest, just thinking about the special effects that Director Liu can use and the action scenes he can create, even if the plot is really old and we can recite it by heart, it's still a fresh thing."

These words resonated with many people.

The doubts stem from the fact that the plot is too familiar and there are too many versions.

It's a bit hard to accept that Liu Yun, who has always been innovative, has suddenly become so clichéd.

Those who wanted to criticize Liu Yun's storyline have already had their comments cut off. More people are saying that the storyline and plot are not important because of the special effects and the exhilarating fight scenes.

That's the Monkey King, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. They only want to see the Monkey King's powerful side, his spirited demeanor, and his scenes of overthrowing the Heavenly Court.

As for whether it was arranged, whether it was staged, whether it was suppressed step by step, and whether it was eventually imprisoned like a Buddha... none of that matters anymore.

Anyway, there's not much to say about this movie. Just seeing Monkey King being fearless and arrogant is enough.

They believed that Liu Yun would be able to create special effects and action scenes that would satisfy the audience.

Putting everything else aside, this one merit alone is enough to give the movie a perfect score.

Amidst the clamor of fans of various backgrounds, the pre-sale tickets sold out in a second the day before National Day, proving that Liu Yun's reputation and popularity remain as strong as ever.

Despite its cheesy title, many people are still willing to buy tickets for this movie.

Some people scoffed, saying that even if she was a god who had descended from the mountain, she was still a god. At least for the time being, Liu Yun was still unrivaled in the naked-eye 3D market.

Others' special effects skills will never be able to match those of Liu Yun's mysterious special effects department, and they will never be qualified to challenge her in the field of naked-eye 3D.

Therefore, no matter how bad the content or plot is, they will still support it.

"A bunch of uncivilized people. There are so many cinemas across the country, why are tickets so hard to get? It's not like we're fighting for concert tickets."

"Yeah, I expressed my support and liked every single negative comment, hoping that there would be one less person scrambling for tickets, but... well..."

"What goes up must come down. Many people think that if Director Liu really ruins his own career, then this movie will become a typical example. Hehe, it would be such a pity not to take a look and watch it closely!"

"Yeah, not many people want to buy tickets? Hehe, that's counterproductive, brothers and sisters. It would be better to publicize how difficult it is to buy tickets, so that some people who are afraid of trouble will give up."

"Wow, you can do that? I should have organized a fan club if I'd known!"

"Sorry, Director Liu doesn't have a fan club. He doesn't need to fight for resources, he doesn't need to boost box office sales, and he doesn't need any kind of support. What can a fan club do? Just shout encouragement every day? I guess there's no benefit to be gained from it. Nobody in the industry organizes one."

"Organizing it is useless. Yunzhao Company doesn't acknowledge it and won't contact us... It seems to be very unorganized, so no one organizes it anymore."

"Oh, really? What kind of rule-breaking operation is this?"

No matter how much controversy there was, on National Day, there was still an early 8 a.m. showing of an animated film, and the attendance rate was surprisingly high.

Even the corners and edges were full.

Everyone was in high spirits, and their anticipation... well, not that much. They were just discussing what exciting scenes would unfold later, how surprising the 3D effects would be, and so on, almost completely avoiding any mention of the plot.

When the time came and the screen lit up, the entire movie theater was stunned.

Some people thought they would see the fully armed Monkey King leading his monkeys in carefree ease, and that they would see the beautiful Flower and Fruit Mountain, a different kind of beauty than the actual filming.

Some people even thought they would see a monkey pop out of a rock, a very unusual birth scene.

But no one ever imagined that the opening scene would be Lingshan, beautiful yet full of Buddhist nature and light.

It is ethereal and elusive, yet possesses an aura of great compassion.

It is beautiful, of course, but everyone's feeling is absolutely correct: this is Buddhist territory, this is Mount Ling.

Isn't it... the havoc in Heaven? Why is the opening scene at Mount Ling?

Finally, someone realized something was wrong. They stopped drinking their beverages and even forgot about eating their popcorn, and focused their attention on the situation.

It's obvious that Director Liu is still the same Director Liu. Even if the name is unoriginal, the plot may take a different approach.

The opening is completely unambiguous: it simply states that Tang Sanzang and his disciples have already endured hardships, arrived at Mount Ling, and were then bestowed with titles...