This first installment in a trilogy of live action 3-D movies is actually a prequel to The Journey To The West, the much told story of the Monkey King's adventures on the road to India. This much beloved story, is as much a part of Asian culture as The Iliad and The Odyssey or The Wizard of Oz are to the West. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China. Released February 8th, 2016, The Monkey King 2 stars Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, William Feng, Xiao Shenyang The G movie has a runtime of about 2 hr, and received a user score of 58 (out of 100) on. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. It’s up to the brave Monkey King to escort a monk away from a wasteland as he attempts to retrieve sacred scriptures, which will stop a demon. Sun Wukong, (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers.
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