White Snake (2021)

A classic with some twists, well worth watching

TL;DR - Even though I might be biased, I really do believe the movie is well worth watching. At least once.

There has been many adaptations of the classic legend, some good, some even better. But before I get to the point, I'll have to say, I'm biased, because white is my favourite colour. Okay, that's not the reason, obviously. The real reason is, I love the story of white snake. I've read and watched many of it's different adaptations, and I'm happy to say, watching this one felt as good as learning about the legend for the very first time. It has everything that makes the story good, and changes just enough so that even people like me - familiar with the story - gets to enjoy something new. It might not be the greatest movie of 2021. It does have it's faults, as sometimes it feels a bit... rushed. But I can't give it any less than the score I did. Yes, it's that good.

Before acting, I would like to write about casting, only because I have to tell in advance - I'm not really familiar with actors. Sure, I know some of the big ones, but I don't nearly have enough knowledge to say if the casting was good or could've been better. For me, all actors were perfect. For others, it might not feel the same.

For acting though, I'll give a 10. I never felt it forced, and enjoyed almost everyone's performance (there were a few side characters I didn't like too much). I could feel the emotions, be it sadness or happiness. And that's one of the most important things to me - it never felt fake.

Music, well, I never felt I didn't like it, but other than the "main theme" of the movie, it wasn't very memorable. Just as how I never felt I didn't like it, I never really felt the opposite either. So I guess 8 fair enough.

Will I rewatch it? Definitely. Will everyone feel the same? Definitely not. As mentioned earlier, I love the original legend, and this movie was great, so I will rewatch it for sure. Until we get a new adaptation, that's at least as good as this one. Then I'll go and rewatch that one over and over again. For some others though, the movie might not worth rewatching. Sure, the story was good, the acting was good, the CGI was good (not bad at the very least), but there are so many different White Snake adaptations, some might prefer some other over this. For me it's a 10 rewatch value, but for most people, I think 8 might be a better score.

Having just freshly finished the movie, for me it feels like a 10/10. But I'm biased, so I feel it's better to lower the score a little, to mirror the overall quality of this specific movie. 9.5/10 feels just right.

And now it's time to wait for the sequel of the animation, that's just around the corner...

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