Feng Yun Jue

Synopsis:

Staff:

• Ma, Wing Shing (Original Creator)

Reviews:

• User IsekaiNekko (Score: 7/10):
  I'm going to keep this review short and simple to give the reader insight about the anime . General overview : This anime ( movie ) is based on Manhua that goes by the name Feng Yun . Story is held in ancient China and is all about kung fu . So if someone is into watching kung fu or some good Majestic Martial arts , this is the anime . By Majestic martial art , i mean martial arts that involve super natural abilities and Ki ( Qui ) energy . Story : 7 Story development is just fine . It is good enough tomake the non busy viewer stick to seat and complete the movie . It have some very good fight scenes and little bit of romance .nnArt : 9 nArt is just great .You can observe the movement of clothes due to wind , light effects during fight ( fights are flashy ) . Scenic beauty is amazing.nEverything is detailed . nnSound : 7nLanguage of the original movie is not Japanese ( I'm not sure if it's Korean or Chinese ) , so otaku's might find it difficult to watch it . Sound effects are good . It have great sound for everything it shows , example movement of water , air , Kung fu background music . What it lacks is music that feels and touches the heart !!!nnCharacter : 8nMain characters are very cool looking . Characters have sense of honor and are little series type . nnOverall : 7 nnI would actually give it 7.5 rating .Movie is enjoyable if you are looking for Adventure , Martial arts , expect anything else , it will be in your dropped list .
• User Baby-Bunuelo (Score: 6/10):
  I've never watched a Chinese Anime, but it is definitely what I expected it to be The movie can be a stand-alone. Nevertheless, it does feel a little confusing; watching the movie, I couldn't help but feel something more complicated was happening in the story, and sure enough, there was. The movie is based on a manhua, yet from what I've read so far, it seems to be a watered-down retelling of the story, not that I minded with the liberties it took; This version was fine for what it had. It's a simple retelling. animation= 6/10. For the characters, sometimes the body, especially facialdesigns, are inconsistent. Many male characters, main and random, seem to suffer from same-face syndrome; for example, in the beginning, I confused Jue as an older cloud. Without the hairstyles, you really wouldn't be able to tell the main male characters apart though it still was a bit of a problem for me in the beginning because Due Long and Wind looked similar. Ying's(Cloud's love interest) design can sometimes look wonky, and in one scene, when she is talking to Cloud on the bridge, her mouth doesn't move when she is speaking. Some of the backgrounds are done well and most detailed, with some impressive scenery shots.nNevertheless, the combination of 3D and 2D animation can be distracting and clash with one another, especially when it's not done properly. The angles of some of the camera shots, along with the fade-in close-ups of characters, especially Jue, can look unintentionally silly when it's trying to be cool. The fight scenes, while sometimes quite impressive and entertaining in a couple of scenes, come off like Reggie VS Iwata with the colored wind effects and fast motions. nnnThe story = 6/10 without context; the beginning feels disoriented and confusing, especially for those unfamiliar with the manhua, and gets off to a rough start that smoothes as the story goes along. The movie has several stories interwoven in one big climax with not one but two or three battle scenes. When you think the ending is in sight, you have another fight. I didn't intend that to rhyme, but it seems they tried to compact a lot of significant plots from the original manhua while trying to make it short enough as a movie. Because of that, many details about the characters' context and motives get left on the back burner. For example, there is this one character that Jue confronts in the beginning and later reappears at the climax. He seems important, yet there isn't much we know.nThe little romance the movie has isn't that strong or developed, especially with Wind and a bit of a Cloud; nevertheless, he does have more chemistry with Ying than Wind does with Dream. There is a field scene between Wind and Dream where they profess their love for each other out of nowhere, even though they really haven't had meaningful interactions. The scene was a bit laughable, with the tinker bell jingles and…
• User Isopods (Score: 8/10):
  This movie is like a moving painting depicting Chinese martial arts in a fantastical way. It has some of the most beautifully choreographed fight scenes I have ever seen, and investing about 99 minutes to get to see them is well woth it, in my opinion. The story is mainly there to let you enjoy the visuals, and it can seem stressed at times, as if they didn´t have time to tell it properly because of all the awesomeness they crammed into those circa 99 minutes, and that may not be to your liking. Still, if you give it a chance, I would not be surprisedif you in ten years time still can visualize two men fighting with fishing rods, and wonder how one of them went from handling his rod to playing Erhu music in an instant, and I bet it will be a fond memory.

Forum Topics:

• Feng Yun Jue Episode 1 Discussion
• one of the few non japanese related things on here

External Links:

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Related Anime/Manga:

• Feng Yun (manga - Adaptation)
• Feng Ji Yun Nu (anime - Alternative Version)