Shuang shi qing she

If you like Pixar animation, this is a Chinese, near-Pixar story meant to explain-illustrate reincarnation. This is actually a serious attempt to reflect the Chinese belief in reincarnation. It stays true to this theme from first scene until the last.

Why might materialistic Westerners watch this? It's a near-Pixar Wonder Woman story. As with the US-made Wonder Woman movies, this is no perky Disney Princess. She's a full-fledged warrior female. It's full of magic, demons and luscious visuals; and, NOT full of Hollywood cliches and stereotypes. A lot of love was put into this, even into the visuals under the final credits.

To a Western pop-culture mind, Chinese movies and especially its animation are usually quite weak in how they conceive of emotions and depict emotions. Green Snake is way better than most Chinese movies in identifying and expressing the full range of emotions, from rage, thru grief to understanding, healthy Chinese culture experiences around reincarnation.