October 15, Sina topic coverage”The male protagonists of modern novels are all inferior to Hau brother” became a hot keyword on social networks Weibo. Among them, millions of viewers expressed their love for the character Sun Wukong, played by Luc Tieu Linh Dong, in the original version. Journey to the west 1986.
According to Chinese audiences, in the movie Sun Wukong is portrayed as a person with many good personalities, correct actions, and even polite behavior towards women, acting to protect women beyond the times.
“Sun Wukong was imprisoned for 500 years at the foot of the mountain, but his personality still remained honest, he did not hate life or people, and turned into a villain. He is the purest character with the most correct thinking on the screen,” “Sun Wukong was imprisoned for 500 years at the foot of the mountain.” Wukong is still grateful, repays the buffalo boy, treats the elderly, children, and women kindly”, “Wukong loves people very much, goes to Heaven to ask for rain for the people”, and Many other reasons were listed by the audience.
The audience believes that Sun Wukong respects Princess Thiet Phan more because she is the first wife of the Ox Demon King
Besides, the audience also pointed out that when interacting with Princess Thiet Phien, the first wife of the sworn brother Niu Ma Vuong, Ton Ngo Khong was very polite and humble, but towards Princess Ngoc Dien, his mistress. Ox Demon King, the Great Saint has an unpleasant attitude.
According to Sinaat that time Ngoc Dien the fox played the villain, so Sun Wukong threatened to beat him, but this is consistent with the thinking of modern audiences who do not like characters like “little tam” and concubines.
Also, in episode 20 Sun Hau Skilled in Practicing Medicine, teacher Tang Tang and his students went through Chu Tu country, learned that the king was seriously ill, the queen Kim Thanh Nuong was taken away by a monster, Sun Wukong took on the task of rescuing the queen. After that, Ton Ngo Khong explained: “I don’t know which god gave you the five-colored hemp robe, so for the past three years, the monster has not been able to touch you.” Sina believes that this episode is subtle because in ancient society a woman’s virginity was very important. This also shows the respect of the character Sun Wukong towards the woman.
Sun Wukong not only rescued Queen Kim Thanh but also solved the problem in the king’s heart, because the queen had been taken away by a monster for 3 years.
Sina explains why audiences love Sun Wukong and still analyze and praise the film Journey to the west after 37 years because currently the scripts and characters in Chinese dramas have many problems.
For example, the role of Hua Tham in Smoke and Fire of My Human World judged as ungrateful, only interested in love. Also in this film, the male lead Tong Diem has many incidents that are considered tainted, patriarchal, and contemptuous of women. Meanwhile, Ton Ngo Khong is a cute, talented, enthusiastic and righteous character, and has very polite actions that win the hearts of the audience.
According to Sina, Journey to the west 1986 is the most rebroadcast movie in Chinese history with more than 3,000 times. The film’s characters, actors, dialogues, and anecdotes have all become familiar and influential in Chinese popular culture. Even Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Buddha, and Tathagata were printed with paintings and statues built according to the images of the cast in the film. Up to now, the audience is passionate about discovering other lovable and respectful personality traits of the role of Ton Ngo Khong, proving the lasting vitality of the work.
