SummaryKongwen Lu (Dong Zijian) is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor (Guo Jingfei). Through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning (Lei... Read More
Directed By:Yang Lu
Written By:Shu Chen, Yang Lu, Haiyan Qin, Xuetao Shuang, Chen Shu, Shuang Xue Tao, Xiaocao Liu
A Writer's Odyssey
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Feb 15, 2021
70
The result often verges on sensory overload but is nonetheless largely coherent and frequently inventive while evincing a determinedly dark sensibility.
Mar 29, 2022
60
Yang seems to have embarked on his own writer’s odyssey, going for broke, with a substantial studio budget to help visualize his dreams. There’s no doubting the creativity he displays in A Writer’s Odyssey; he could, however, work on coherence and restraint.
Feb 15, 2021
50
“Odyssey” is packed with stunning sights including a 50-ft., four-armed CGI villain but is let down by a script that fails to fashion promising story elements into a consistently compelling whole.
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Feb 23, 2021
7
At first, this film might seem like a bit of a mish-mash. Is it a drama, a superhero movie, a mystery, or a tale of high fantasy? The answer is that it's all of these, and it actually pulls it off. The writing is a bit stilted in places, but overall fantastic, and they avoided leaning on beautiful visuals to carry the film. Worth your time.
Production Company:
- Free Whale Pictures
- Huace Pictures
Release Date:Feb 12, 2021
Duration:2 h 10 m
Awards
Chinese Young Generation Film Forum
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
Golden Rooster Awards
• 6 Nominations
China Film Art Direction Academy Annual Award
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
