Short film

The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda

1968 · 30 min

A hypnotic, hallucinatory plunge into painted faces and mud, like a ritual dream you can't quite wake from.

Overview: At the court of the Yellow Emperor, the Majoon Traveler & Lady Firefly appear in the Hall of Unconscious Magnetism.
How it feels: Eerie, absurd, dark and whimsical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Madness, identity, faith, art
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
identity
faith
art
survival
Places: fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild