Tang Seng, on the other hand, while recognizing the evil of her actions, also realizes that evil is not the animating principle behind them, rather it is the pain she feels for having been betrayed and condemned to death by her family and village when she was just a girl. The Monkey King perceives an evil nature as being the primary motivation for her actions and following his nature, thinks that killing her is the appropriate response. The White Boned Demon is a more complex villainess than the typical norm and very quickly begins to complicate the relationship between Tang Seng and the Monkey King. This sets up a secondary conflict of the movie, specifically concerning the main antagonist, the White Boned Demon (Li Gong). The dichotomy that frequently exists between one's true nature and their actions is lost to him. Primarily, both see the "truth", but where Tang Seng sees the true nature of individuals or their "heart," the Monkey King sees through their disguises but evaluates them solely upon their actions. They are allies and seek the same goal, but both think and "see" differently. The central conflict of the story revolves around the strife between Tang Seng and the Monkey King. The Monkey King and Tang Seng are joined on their journey by two brothers, Sha Seng and Zhu Bajie, who primarily act as foils for the Monkey King and Tang Seng and provide comic relief for what would otherwise be a much darker story.
As with most epic adventures-such as Homer's Odyssey-reaching the destination may or may not be the deciding factor between failure and success, rather the journey and the lessons learned by the protagonists about the nature of things and the nature of themselves becomes at least as important, if not more so. Continuing the story of Monkey King after a 500-year interlude, this installment tells the story of a traveling Monk Named Tang Seng (William Feng) who must enlist the aid of the Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) who is both his protector and novice on a journey of 36,000 miles to the Thunder Monastery to retrieve holy scriptures.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.
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