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For what it’s looking to aspire to though, the CGI effects are convincingly grand, proving that Mainland China is certainly getting ever closer to matching Hollywood productions in terms of effect work. But then again, she’s Asian, so who are we kidding.
That being said, if Hollywood does ever decide to reboot the Tomb Raider series, Mojin leaves little doubt that it should be Shu Qi who steps into the shoes of Angelina Jolie.
Mojin looks to be aiming for a kind of The Mummy meets Lara Croft: Tomb Raider vibe, which western audiences will likely be of the opinion that neither productions are particularly great movies to aspire to.
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However this chance is squandered by the rush to get into the tomb, which is where over a third of the movie takes place in, and is mostly made up of a subdued blue-grey palette in which many rock formations, rickety old rope bridges, and booby traps take shape. The Mongolian landscapes offer an opportunity for Mojin to really set itself aside from many of the recent blockbusters, with its unique vistas providing a refreshing change from the usual locales. Proceedings actually kick off in New York city (or ‘sick America’ as it’s referred to), before quickly moving to Ershan’s native Mongolia, the setting in which both the flashback scenes to 20 years earlier and the rest of the plot take place in. The Equinox Flower is an ancient treasure said to have mystical powers, so when a shady organisation reveal they’ve found it and want to recruit Bo to extract it from the tomb, despite his principles he finds himself unable to say no. Kun and Qi have slept with each other (revealed just though talking unfortunately), so they’re happy to do their own thing, however 20 years ago Bo lost a girl (played by AngelaBaby) he had a crush on in a tomb raiding incident, and before she died he promised to find the Equinox Flower. Why they’ve vowed to stop is never explained, however it’s a cause of tension for Bo. The only time we ever see them raid a tomb is in flashback to 20 years earlier, so it’s never really defined how often they’re actually indulging in the tomb raiding business, but either way, they’ve vowed to stop. In a nutshell, the trio have made a vow to stop raiding tombs. So simple that it sometimes glazes over important details. She also recently starred alongside Bo in Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, but 2015 will no doubt be remembered for her role in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s The Assassin, for which she was nominated for Best Leading Actress at Golden Horse Film Awards the same year. Out of the trio, it’s unlikely that Shu Qi needs any type of introduction.
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Kun has worked with Ershan before, with a role in Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection (as well as the 2008 original, and the previously mentioned Zhong Kui), while Bo should be familiar as the unhinged Monkey King from Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.
Mojin marks Ershan’s first foray into making a movie that takes place in a modern day setting (1988 to be precise), and gives us Chen Kun, Huang Bo, and Shu Qi as a trio of tomb raiders, known as Mojin. Ershan studied oil painting at China’s Central Institution of Fine Arts, before attending the School of Directing at the Beijing Film Academy, and his eye for visual flair is certainly something which is reflected in his work so far.
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Mojin: The Lost Legend was released to close out 2015 in China, and is the second adaptation of the web novel series ‘The Ghost Blows Out the Light’ in 12 months, the first being Lu Chuan’s Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe.ĭirected by Wu Ershan, an Inner Mongolia native, Mojin marks his third time in the director’s chair after 2010’s eclectic comedy The Butcher, The Chef and the Swordsman, and 2012’s fantasy adventure Painted Skin 2: The Resurrection, a sequel to the 2008 Donnie Yen starring original. So far the trend seems to be on little else other than fitting in as much spectacle as possible, with efforts such as Switch and Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal all too obviously trying to impress with their technical aspects, while paying little attention to almost everything else.
The Mainland Chinese blockbuster is becoming a more and more common sight in recent years, as the local industry looks to satisfy a population that increasingly enjoys going to the cinema with its own big budget movies, rather than having to rely on Hollywood productions. “Mojin: The Lost Legend” Theatrical PosterĬast: Chen Kun, Huang Bo, Shu Qi, Angelababy, Xia Yu, Liu Xiaoqing, Cherry Ngan, Ng Man Tat
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