Movie

Soul Snatcher

2020 · 125 min

A light, playful fantasy road movie with a warm friendship at its centre and a gentle moral dilemma underneath the magical spectacle.

Overview: The historical fantasy film basically revolves around the tale of an impoverished scholar and a fox demon in search of a magic pill. Chen Linong plays the guileless Wang Zijin, the scholar on the way to Beijing who inadvertently becomes fast friends with Li Xian’s fox demon Bai Shisan. Unbeknownst to him, the wily Bai Shisan actually has plans to use him to retrieve the magic pill that will turn him immortal.
How it feels: Whimsical, warm, light and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, identity, betrayal, morality
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
betrayal
morality
ambition
Places: countryside
road trip
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none