I do n’t want to exaggerate , butThe Great Wallcould be THE CRAZIEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME ™ . Starring Matt Damon as the defender of China ’s 2000 - year - erstwhile rampart , and conduct by bona fide master Zhang Yimou ( Jet Li’sHero , House of Flying Daggers ) , the West - meet - East blockbuster is mug up with colorful mental imagery . There are reptilian devil . There are catapulted flame Boulder . There are bungee cord - stand out soldier . There are airships and hero affectedness and wearisome - motion arrows . At one point , Damon throws a shield like Captain America . A Godzilla - sized chicken that recites T. S. Eliot’sThe Waste Landbackwards does n’t come running across silver screen , but if it did , it would n’t be surprising . The Great Walllooks bonkers .
That ’s praise , mind you .
The keen Wallis Yimou ’s first English - spoken communication production , and the largest film ever shoot alone in China . If Damon ’s inclusion strikes you as suspect , well , welcome to mod Hollywood , wherea Formosan seal of approvalis more all important tofinancial successand sustained film stardom than attract to American audience . gratefully , even ifThe Great Wallgot the greenlight in society to curb global box office charts , there ’s masterful movie making packed into this short snippet of footage . Yimou is a seer , andDamon is one of the good actor ’s working today . I did n’t know I needed the Dread Pirate Roberts and a legion of wire - fu warrior fight back against mini Zuuls , but now that I ’ve seen it , I am very , very in .
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