Journey to the West Series Part 1: th-cam.com/video/aIUSmwBz1VY/w-d-xo.html Part 2: th-cam.com/video/Qeu2i76ezOo/w-d-xo.html Part 3: th-cam.com/video/MCdyuDvpN1E/w-d-xo.html Part 4: th-cam.com/video/W2Km-7ZMXvU/w-d-xo.html Part 5: th-cam.com/video/1H9y68jTO5Y/w-d-xo.html
We Chinese kids grow up soaking up with the story of Journey to the West. So glad someone translated the Chinese ancient tale into English. I still remembered how much I enjoyed reading the book of Journey to the West 西遊記
As someone who has been deeply influenced by the TV adaptation of *Journey to the West* since childhood, my generation has long hoped for a game that could truly bring to life the hero Sun Wukong, who holds a special place in our hearts. Since August 2020, countless Chinese people like me have been eagerly awaiting the official release of *Black Myth: Wukong*. The *Journey to the West* is filled with classical Chinese language and ancient expressions, which can indeed pose some challenges for those unfamiliar with the story's background. However, I hope that this game will help more people understand the true essence of Chinese culture. I encourage everyone to support Game Science in this endeavor.
Call me lazy, I'm thankful someone putting a video like this together, this story is magnificent. It's opening up my view a lot and I would love to visit China in the near future!
Nope because I actually tried to find this on audible and stuff and no dice minus a 40min book which.... I'm just going out on a limb might not be the whole book. Since I usually see it as three sorta thick books together.
Chinese mythology mainly revolves around the struggle between Taoism and Buddhism. Sun Wukong's 72 transformations and other abilities were taught by Bodhi Patriarch of Taoism. Taoism used Wukong as a pawn to resist Buddhism, but was finally conquered by Tathagata Buddha. In order to consolidate his position, Tathagata Buddha used Wukong to purge some people in Buddhism, and thus the story of Journey to the West came into being. On the surface, it seems to be an inspirational story of Wukong's enlightenment, but in fact it is a power struggle among the upper class, alluding to the political darkness of China at that time. This is why Journey to the West can become one of the four great masterpieces of China.
Very inspired point of view! Respect! However, I personally think it is slightly hypered the relationship between Taosim and Buddism. Yes, they have clashes and conflicts here and there, but taosim even at its prime is not a national or common belief amtong the public. Unlike Buddsim where the rulers kept promoting and spread out across ancient China. Taosim is like a hidden gem with a much smaller population to practice and follow. I think Wukong is the perfect example to reflect the fusion of Taosim, Buddism, and Confucianism.
There is an often overlooked conversation between Laozi and Guanyin in chapter six of the original novel. Laozi claims that he is the founder of Buddhism and Guanyin didn’t refute. Some people in ancient China held such believe. Laozi who was the founder of Taoism, traveled to India and established Buddhism there, according to the legend. This is of course non sense but a reflection of Taoists animosity toward Buddhism at the time. Buddhism being a foreign religion, became dominate teaching after reaching China and marginalized the local Taoism.
An important point is: it's not just a struggle between Taoism and Buddhism, but also one of overcoming one's ego, passions and insatiable desires - the causes of human suffering that keep man in the cycle of Samsara.
Came upon this video while looking for Black Myth Wukong Stories. Best one hands down I’ve found. Narration was steady & clear. The animation was freaking A+ top notch. Beautiful graphics & colors! Looking forward to watching part 2! Great job!!
Pre-ordered Black Myth Wukong. I played it today, and I couldn't beat a boss. Watched this and got some needed inspiration, and what do you know. I beat the boss.😅
Journey to the West is based on the real journey made by a Buddhist monk who traveled to India to seek marerial about Buddha . The novel is considered as one of four main masterpieces of Chinese literature.
The "Western Paradise" in the novel should not be India, but Tibet or Dunhuang. Ancient Chinese people yearned for the mystery of mountains, while India was a plain. It should have been impossible to cross the Himalayas at that time.
I’ve known about sun wukong from god of highschool . This the first time I’ve actually dived deep into his lore. Black myth wukong made want to learn more
Journey to the West is a great work, not only because of its rich and interesting plot. In fact, behind the scenes, it reflects the struggle between Buddhism and Taoism, as well as the author's satire on politics. In the original book, many monsters are actually pets or mounts of gods, and these gods "accidentally" let them fall from heaven to earth and control different areas, which is why when Sun Wukong defeats many monsters, there are often gods to take over the monsters. The main task of the four-person team is not actually to reach the end, but to reshape the division of forces on the journey. The author does not describe grand scenes such as wars, but indirectly reflects the competition between religions through the connection of small stories. Children and adults read, and different ages will have different understandings, which is why it has become a masterpiece.
That is the reason Chinese dont treat demons as the Westerners way. In short good or bad are in every creatures, whether heavy or hell can be triggered by one thought of youself
Great storytelling, audio, and slides Like most people I wanted to know more about sun wukong to prep for black myth wukong so thank you for the video and you have a new subscriber
Came here because of Black Myth, as I'm sure many others have. This is the 4th version I've tried, and by far the best! The other spoiled the game, didn't have any narrative flow, tried to be funny, etc... Thank you for making this version that actually plays out like a story! I know how much time and effort videos like this take. Cheers 🍻
Dude I gotta say that this channel is AWESOME!! I really hope the rest of the journey to the west will be covered completely on here man. Please keep up the good work, your formula works. Perfect content man, great reading and wicked cool presentation. Love it!
The fact so many people are here because of Black Myth: Wukong just shows how impactful a game can be on people. It’s gotten so many people more interested in Chinese mythology, something that’s been overshadowed by other mythologies in the west. We all know Zeus, Odin, Ra, etc. People may have heard of Wukong, but now they’re learning his story and the other interesting characters around him and those engrained in Chinese and Asian culture.
absolutely amazing! i read the book FOUR times before i was even ten, and now my son is reading it. Sun Wukong is such a hero to every Chinese that I feel sorry for non-Chinese players who even though enjoy Black Myth the game but couldn't feel the same excitment as we do, not even close. And your video hopefully helps! Congrats, well done!!!
There are many hidden meanings of the novel: 1. it is indeed a superhero novel from 1500s in China. 2. Wukong is a metaphor of the writer himself, the transition from a free willed and capable young man , strive hard to become a servant in the official administration system (unlike western blood based social structure, China had a channel for bottom level, especially scholars to climb the social structure ) 3. it was also a book full of sarcasm mocking the religious battle between the local religion Taois, the 2 imported religion Buddhism and Persian Zoroastrianism) and how those religions integrated.
@Ttyumbra there are many hidden meanings up to audience's imaginations. E.g. 1. The final part of the book introduced yellow eyebrow who is quite powerful, and he pretended to be Tathagata Buddha. But he was actually a servant of Maitreya Buddha. And his final punishment was not death, but to be sent back to Maitreya. This leads to conspiracy about the hidden political fights within Buddhism. 2. There are several example appears in later parts of the book that, powerful Yaoguai not being punished, due to their relationships with powerful figures in Taoism and Buddhism. But the Yaoguai without strong backgrounds gets harsh punishments for lighter crimes. 3. Wukong calls Bajie " you dummies" "pig" in the early stage, prior to the encounter of the ”6 ear macaque" who appear to be the same looking as Wukong, who also seem to have learned the similar skills as Wukong. It raises question : who taught him the skills and why? After the death of 6 ear macaque, Wukong in the book never called the piggie "dummy" anymore, but calling the name "bajie" 4. The Tang Monk has 4 disciples : Wukong the wild monkey to whom Buddha wants show englightment, Waking(Bajie) the boar who used to be a god in Taoism system, and Wujing who used to be a servant in the celestial court(Taoism), plus a horse who was transformed from a dragon . Why did Jade emperor allows these 3 non Buddhism figures to join this journey along with Wukong, and whether was sent to spy. 5. Why Jade emperor did not request stronger Taoism gods( from his own religion) to control the monkey, but turned to Buddha. 6. Those above were inteprrtsted from conspiracy angle, and these are just a few of the many. But they are also a lot of analysis from traditional perspective that are worthy to learn. Such as : who is the Tang Monk, the endings of the 4 disciples , each Yaohuai's origins. Who saved the Tang Monk when he was a child.
@@TtyumbraThe final metaphor is to satirise the government and the emperor. The satire of religion can be said directly, and there is no need to write a book implicitly. If a person speaks out his dissatisfaction with the government and the emperor, he and his family will be punished, so it is necessary to write this book full of metaphors to create characters corresponding to people and political struggles, power relations, and corruption in reality.
Grew up with a cartoon version of the monkey king, but i know he was an inspiration for Goku, the story is really intresting and good, im going to listen to part 2 to 4 now, you got a like and a subscription here 😬
Great video! I knew in only small detail of the monkey king story and hearing this was awesome. Coming across this channel is great since I drive so much for work, having a TH-cam channel I can throw on and just hear stories, is great. Definitely subscribed!
Toriyama(RIP) was like, "Sha Wujing is such a badass demon bandit turned good, I should incorporate him into this manga I'm working on. I think I'll call him Yamcha"
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I just found that the Journey to the West and Lord of the Rings resemble to each other a lot. Both are a fellowship journey to somewhere, while one was to fetch Buddhist scriptures and the other was to destroy the ring. The most important characters in both books are the most vulnerable member in the team. Both of them are very kind-hearted, innocent, sometimes so naive that can even be easily tricked to turn against their own fellowships. Despite the other team members were so powerful that they could’ve made journeys a lot easier, they had to protect their most important character march to the destination.
The difference is, no matter how many times you read the Lord of the Rings, the good are still the good and the evil are still evil. In the Journey of the West, Gods are Gods when you read it at 10, Gods are Demons when you read it at 20, and Gods & Demons are all just Humans when you read it at 30. At the end of this Journey you do indeed achieve peace with the world, but not a magical world you imagined at 10.
Lord of the Rings is so focused on the sin of the greed for power and trying to destroy it while struggling with the temptation whilst Journey to the West is a story of enlightenment where you find yourself feeling like you've gained some wisdom by the end. An almost 500-year-old story inspired by the journey of an actual monk is hard to compare with one that is barely 100 years old
Awesome work! It's obvious that you care about the quality & substance of your work, very nice! Thank you for your video on Erlang Shen, and his loyal friend Xiaotian guan, the Celestial Howling Hound.
there was a guy on the superman vs goku video saying that dragon ball was inspired by superman. then a few other people joined in and sided with him. idk if they're trolling or they really believe that
@@Dave_of_MordorIt is inspired by Superman doofus, that's what all the landing on earth as a superpowered alien in a capsule is all about, the culture Goku grows up in with Grandpa Gohan, roshi and nimbus etc is all inspired by Sun Wukong. Stop being a fuckin weeb for once
You have an awesome reading voice, love the work you've put into the video you've put together, as your were explaining everything I was thinking about one of my most favourite shows when I was a kid, the 1978 series of Monkey, gosh I loved that, I'm trying to hunt down that show on DVD now, oh that Wu Kong game is absolutely incredible I'm blown away by the attention to detail, I'm going to cook up some Chinese cuisine tonight for tea I'm really in the mood for that, I'm also hungry for more stories like this, subbed man, love your work 😊
Yeah I didn't know how people would react to multiple 1 hr videos so I tried to condense it. But it turns out people really enjoy longer videos so that next few parts are more detailed... within reason of course.
You should do a video explaining the Chinese mythology hierarchy. The taoism deities in heavenly realm, the Buddhism deities, the earthly realm with the human and yao(demons) and some minor deities and hell deities and reincarnation and rebirth. You should also do a video about Yaos! Talk about how all things can become demons even plants and animals and not all of them are bad! Some even turn into human and live along side humans 😅
@@MythicalArcana Then you might probably start with story from HongHuang洪荒(prehistoric period of Chinese mythologies), everything started from the egg hatching PanGu盘古.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I appreciate the hard work and effort put into this work. I am moved by the journey to the west tale and its characters. Truly, thank you!
This is so well explained, I feel like I know what’s going on in the game now! 😅 I can appreciate the story alot more bc of this video. Bravo my guy, definitely watching the whole series! Excellent work 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thanks to Blackmyth Wukong, I remember reading about the monks trying to poison them on one of the bosses lore sheets on chapter one. The small-bodied big-headed final boss. Pretty interesting.
So, the journey to the West is basically a journey from China to India? There are a few mythical creatures in this game and story that can be counterparts to mythical creatures found in India's myth. That's such a cool piece of info and adds more intrigue to game for me
And the monk in the story existed in Chinese history, he walked from China to India in Tang Dynasty and brought back Buddhist Sanskrit sutra back to China after 18 years , he spent the rest of his life translating the sutra into Chinese. One famous translation is the "Heart Sutra" that many Chinese Buddhist still recite it as their daily practices
Everyone should watch this Chinese movie : Xuan Zang (Original title: Da Tang Xuan Zang) : release date 2016. This movie has the same theme as Journey to the West, with lots of beautiful background scenery!! This movie is also available on TH-cam.
This would be a epic two part movie! Part 1 the birth and beginning of son wukong till he imprisoned foe 500 years . Part 2 son wukong journey to the west!
I just wanted add my thanks for an excellent series of videos summarizing Journey to the West and have recommended them to others. This is the best summary I’ve ever seen, and kept me glued to the television eagerly awaiting each new chapter. I also really liked the stylistic art that you chose to accompany the videos as it helps keep track of the content. After finishing the series and truly enjoying the videogame Black Myth: Wukong, it made me wonder if there are other pieces of Chinese literature that extend the story of Sun Wukong. Do you know if he appears elsewhere? I have heard there is a side story novel Xiyoubu about Wukong that takes place between chapters 61 and 62, and it would be great if you could do a summary of that novel as well. Is there anything else?
From birth to death, Sun Wukong never bowed to the gods and Buddhas in the heavens. It was Tang's unconditional compassion, kindness and integrity that tamed and transformed him. His life was an embodiment of resistance to power, and self discipline on a path of right-doings to achieve the greater good. He has been fighting all his life, therefore he was also called the Fighting Victory Buddha. Interestingly enough, there is a very profound Chinese religious outlook here since ancient times. Don’t believe in heavens, don’t believe in hell, don’t believe in God nor Buddha, believe in yourself. This is fully manifested on how modern Chinese carry themselves in many field and occasion. They are definitely the most hard working people in the world.
I can’t wait for you to have all 4 parts up so I can show my wife. I’m getting the new game we’re all talking about and it will be cool to have her know the backstory before we play
i always thought, "why a monkey?" i figured it might be a cultural thing...and then you realize, like us, a monkey's potential is limited primarily by his own lack of restraint, as opposed to a lack of creativity, intelligence, ability or physical prowess.
Grew up watching the 1970s Japanese TV series. Then watched the 1960s Chinese cartoon. Finally read the English translation of the original Chinese novel in the 1990s.
I would have liked to find out more detail on the type of weapons he used/was gifted and their respective abilities. Like the fan and the rake but overall, enjoyed the video.
There are many Chinese mythological stories, and they exist within a certain system. From the creation of the world by Pangu in the 4,000-year-old *Classic of Mountains and Seas* (*Shan Hai Jing*), to the deification of various gods in *Fengshen Yanyi* (*The Investiture of the Gods*), and to the journey to obtain the true scriptures through 81 trials in *Journey to the West*, there is a top-down lineage. After thousands of years of development, this system has integrated the philosophical thoughts of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
I'm buying the game next pay, but the biggest complaint I saw was people saying that the game didn't explain the story very well. Glad I found this to get some context for the story.
As much as I appreciate the summarized telling of the story there are very essential details that are not included. The Jingubang was a pillar that held the ocean together. The dragon King did not offer this to Sun Wukong. He simply took it and demanded more treasures. The dragon King called on his brothers and they each presented a different set of armour. They are the ones who reported Sun Wukong to the heavenly court. Still, overall great video.
Journey to the West Series
Part 1: th-cam.com/video/aIUSmwBz1VY/w-d-xo.html
Part 2: th-cam.com/video/Qeu2i76ezOo/w-d-xo.html
Part 3: th-cam.com/video/MCdyuDvpN1E/w-d-xo.html
Part 4: th-cam.com/video/W2Km-7ZMXvU/w-d-xo.html
Part 5: th-cam.com/video/1H9y68jTO5Y/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the amazing work!
Thank you so so so so so much!!! best summary of Journey to the west bfr playing Black Myth!!!
Will watching this spoil the game?
Lol Black Myth wukong really got us all sitting like we are in the classroom learning about Wukong.
haha yep, like AC
Hell yeah😂😂
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Lmaoo i love it man at least certain things drive us to want to learn
Good summary to remember 😅
Whose here getting ready for black myth wukong??
Guilty😂
I’m posting it on my channel follow
Not me. No hard copy.
U got meh 😂😂
That would be me 👍
We Chinese kids grow up soaking up with the story of Journey to the West. So glad someone translated the Chinese ancient tale into English. I still remembered how much I enjoyed reading the book of Journey to the West 西遊記
Why do americans who never lived in china praise for likes? As wukong hinsekf would say. SHAMEFUL.
As someone who has been deeply influenced by the TV adaptation of *Journey to the West* since childhood, my generation has long hoped for a game that could truly bring to life the hero Sun Wukong, who holds a special place in our hearts. Since August 2020, countless Chinese people like me have been eagerly awaiting the official release of *Black Myth: Wukong*. The *Journey to the West* is filled with classical Chinese language and ancient expressions, which can indeed pose some challenges for those unfamiliar with the story's background. However, I hope that this game will help more people understand the true essence of Chinese culture. I encourage everyone to support Game Science in this endeavor.
Hear hear！
Call me lazy, I'm thankful someone putting a video like this together, this story is magnificent. It's opening up my view a lot and I would love to visit China in the near future!
Nope because I actually tried to find this on audible and stuff and no dice minus a 40min book which.... I'm just going out on a limb might not be the whole book. Since I usually see it as three sorta thick books together.
Thank you for producing this for the English-speaking world. We must hope that it reaches many wisdom seekers...
One of the greatest stories ever written and now we get to play it.
LoL, you do not play through stories in journey to the west. It's a new story written as a what if, after the end of the journey to the west.
Black myth wukong story Movies can be searched .{ Journey to the West ep. 01 The Monkey King is born }
Nah dude Journey to the West have 5 books and each of that has 500 pages long, ain't no way I read them all for Black Myth Wukong 😂
Black Myth brought me here! Thank you for this video
Chinese mythology mainly revolves around the struggle between Taoism and Buddhism. Sun Wukong's 72 transformations and other abilities were taught by Bodhi Patriarch of Taoism. Taoism used Wukong as a pawn to resist Buddhism, but was finally conquered by Tathagata Buddha. In order to consolidate his position, Tathagata Buddha used Wukong to purge some people in Buddhism, and thus the story of Journey to the West came into being. On the surface, it seems to be an inspirational story of Wukong's enlightenment, but in fact it is a power struggle among the upper class, alluding to the political darkness of China at that time. This is why Journey to the West can become one of the four great masterpieces of China.
Very inspired point of view! Respect! However, I personally think it is slightly hypered the relationship between Taosim and Buddism. Yes, they have clashes and conflicts here and there, but taosim even at its prime is not a national or common belief amtong the public. Unlike Buddsim where the rulers kept promoting and spread out across ancient China. Taosim is like a hidden gem with a much smaller population to practice and follow. I think Wukong is the perfect example to reflect the fusion of Taosim, Buddism, and Confucianism.
There is an often overlooked conversation between Laozi and Guanyin in chapter six of the original novel. Laozi claims that he is the founder of Buddhism and Guanyin didn’t refute. Some people in ancient China held such believe. Laozi who was the founder of Taoism, traveled to India and established Buddhism there, according to the legend. This is of course non sense but a reflection of Taoists animosity toward Buddhism at the time. Buddhism being a foreign religion, became dominate teaching after reaching China and marginalized the local Taoism.
@@lenslo223 并不是这样的，因为《西游记》中的唐三藏也就是玄奘法师，实际上是真实存在的一个人，也是真的去西行取经了，这个还有名胜古迹的遗迹和各国历史的，比如故事中的“白马寺”现实中就存在，并真实记载了这一切，是很离谱的历史不是吗？当时的唐朝因为一些原因要一个新的宗教信仰来牵制北方“贵族”，之后唐朝末期的女皇“武则天”又进行了灭佛运动，这个楼主说的是基本正确的，但实际上比他说的还要残忍黑暗和离奇。
An important point is: it's not just a struggle between Taoism and Buddhism, but also one of overcoming one's ego, passions and insatiable desires - the causes of human suffering that keep man in the cycle of Samsara.
最后他头上的箍没了，因为心里的箍已经带上了，因为他发现八十一难里有很多他费尽力气解决不了的事，神仙们动动手指就解决了，他的能力在神仙面前不值一提
Came upon this video while looking for Black Myth Wukong Stories. Best one hands down I’ve found. Narration was steady & clear. The animation was freaking A+ top notch. Beautiful graphics & colors! Looking forward to watching part 2! Great job!!
Pre-ordered Black Myth Wukong. I played it today, and I couldn't beat a boss. Watched this and got some needed inspiration, and what do you know. I beat the boss.😅
说明你悟性不错，哈哈哈
Wait until you beat Mike Hawk😂😂😂
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I’m stuck on chapter 3
@Ttv-fame__856 You'll get through. Perseverance and timing is your ally
great storytelling, i from indonesia but always love story from journey to the west.. one of the best story ever written
Journey to the West is based on the real journey made by a Buddhist monk who traveled to India to seek marerial about Buddha . The novel is considered as one of four main masterpieces of Chinese literature.
And is my favorite story of all time
Not going to India
India did not exist during the time of Tang
what are the other three main masterpieces?
The "Western Paradise" in the novel should not be India, but Tibet or Dunhuang. Ancient Chinese people yearned for the mystery of mountains, while India was a plain. It should have been impossible to cross the Himalayas at that time.
I’ve known about sun wukong from god of highschool . This the first time I’ve actually dived deep into his lore. Black myth wukong made want to learn more
Journey to the West is a great work, not only because of its rich and interesting plot. In fact, behind the scenes, it reflects the struggle between Buddhism and Taoism, as well as the author's satire on politics. In the original book, many monsters are actually pets or mounts of gods, and these gods "accidentally" let them fall from heaven to earth and control different areas, which is why when Sun Wukong defeats many monsters, there are often gods to take over the monsters. The main task of the four-person team is not actually to reach the end, but to reshape the division of forces on the journey. The author does not describe grand scenes such as wars, but indirectly reflects the competition between religions through the connection of small stories. Children and adults read, and different ages will have different understandings, which is why it has become a masterpiece.
well said!
5 person team
@@tacli86😂😂😂白龙马蹄儿朝西～😅😅😅
上古传说中的龙族，势力和力量衰弱，他们代表了旧时代的一部分贵族们。
That is the reason Chinese dont treat demons as the Westerners way. In short good or bad are in every creatures, whether heavy or hell can be triggered by one thought of youself
Great storytelling, audio, and slides
Like most people I wanted to know more about sun wukong to prep for black myth wukong so thank you for the video and you have a new subscriber
Absolutely marvelour ! Amazing job ! Such beautiful and creative artwork ! Creme of the creme ! The best I have even seen.👍👍👍
Came here from taking a rest of the game "Black Myth Wukong" loves this story.
I’m definitely here for the black myth wukong back story
Came here because of Black Myth, as I'm sure many others have.
This is the 4th version I've tried, and by far the best!
The other spoiled the game, didn't have any narrative flow, tried to be funny, etc...
Thank you for making this version that actually plays out like a story!
I know how much time and effort videos like this take.
Cheers 🍻
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
Dude I gotta say that this channel is AWESOME!! I really hope the rest of the journey to the west will be covered completely on here man. Please keep up the good work, your formula works. Perfect content man, great reading and wicked cool presentation. Love it!
Amazing video! Really liked it a lot! Definitely earned my like and sub. Looking forward to the next parts.
The fact so many people are here because of Black Myth: Wukong just shows how impactful a game can be on people. It’s gotten so many people more interested in Chinese mythology, something that’s been overshadowed by other mythologies in the west. We all know Zeus, Odin, Ra, etc. People may have heard of Wukong, but now they’re learning his story and the other interesting characters around him and those engrained in Chinese and Asian culture.
India and Indonesia have HANUMAN the WHITE MONKEY KING.
GLORY TO ASIAN MYTHOLOGY.
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absolutely amazing! i read the book FOUR times before i was even ten, and now my son is reading it. Sun Wukong is such a hero to every Chinese that I feel sorry for non-Chinese players who even though enjoy Black Myth the game but couldn't feel the same excitment as we do, not even close. And your video hopefully helps! Congrats, well done!!!
There are many hidden meanings of the novel:
1. it is indeed a superhero novel from 1500s in China.
2. Wukong is a metaphor of the writer himself, the transition from a free willed and capable young man , strive hard to become a servant in the official administration system (unlike western blood based social structure, China had a channel for bottom level, especially scholars to climb the social structure )
3. it was also a book full of sarcasm mocking the religious battle between the local religion Taois, the 2 imported religion Buddhism and Persian Zoroastrianism) and how those religions integrated.
All I know is this is no doubt a depiction of Demons and mythical beings of centuries ago in China
Anymore hidden meanings?
@Ttyumbra there are many hidden meanings up to audience's imaginations.
E.g.
1. The final part of the book introduced yellow eyebrow who is quite powerful, and he pretended to be Tathagata Buddha.
But he was actually a servant of Maitreya Buddha. And his final punishment was not death, but to be sent back to Maitreya. This leads to conspiracy about the hidden political fights within Buddhism.
2. There are several example appears in later parts of the book that, powerful Yaoguai not being punished, due to their relationships with powerful figures in Taoism and Buddhism. But the Yaoguai without strong backgrounds gets harsh punishments for lighter crimes.
3. Wukong calls Bajie " you dummies" "pig" in the early stage, prior to the encounter of the ”6 ear macaque" who appear to be the same looking as Wukong, who also seem to have learned the similar skills as Wukong. It raises question : who taught him the skills and why?
After the death of 6 ear macaque, Wukong in the book never called the piggie "dummy" anymore, but calling the name "bajie"
4. The Tang Monk has 4 disciples : Wukong the wild monkey to whom Buddha wants show englightment, Waking(Bajie) the boar who used to be a god in Taoism system, and Wujing who used to be a servant in the celestial court(Taoism), plus a horse who was transformed from a dragon . Why did Jade emperor allows these 3 non Buddhism figures to join this journey along with Wukong, and whether was sent to spy.
5. Why Jade emperor did not request stronger Taoism gods( from his own religion) to control the monkey, but turned to Buddha.
6. Those above were inteprrtsted from conspiracy angle, and these are just a few of the many. But they are also a lot of analysis from traditional perspective that are worthy to learn. Such as : who is the Tang Monk, the endings of the 4 disciples , each Yaohuai's origins. Who saved the Tang Monk when he was a child.
@@TtyumbraThe final metaphor is to satirise the government and the emperor. The satire of religion can be said directly, and there is no need to write a book implicitly. If a person speaks out his dissatisfaction with the government and the emperor, he and his family will be punished, so it is necessary to write this book full of metaphors to create characters corresponding to people and political struggles, power relations, and corruption in reality.
@@Ttyumbra 西游记隐喻了现实中政府与宗教的黑暗与可笑，孙悟空则是一个正义勇敢的化身，孙悟空不畏强权，用于反抗。
Grew up with a cartoon version of the monkey king, but i know he was an inspiration for Goku, the story is really intresting and good, im going to listen to part 2 to 4 now, you got a like and a subscription here 😬
孫悟空從生到死，都沒有向天上的神佛低頭。他的一生就是反抗強權的一生。他一生都在戰鬥，所以孫悟空又叫鬥戰勝佛。這背後隱藏著非常深刻的中國人宗教觀。不信天，不信地，不信神，不信佛，只相信自己。
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我命由我不由天
最后的经书是无字书，一切归于虚空，《金刚经》
实际中国人不是无神论者，而是不可知论者，是介于有神信仰和无神论之间的一种精神状态。
現實是幾千年都被強權統治直到現在
Thank you for this magnificent production. The illustrations, and the pictures are absolutely marvellous.
Great video! I knew in only small detail of the monkey king story and hearing this was awesome. Coming across this channel is great since I drive so much for work, having a TH-cam channel I can throw on and just hear stories, is great. Definitely subscribed!
I am probably one of MANY who is here because of Black Myth Wukong. But I loved the video and the channel. I can't stop now. On to the next.
Toriyama(RIP) was like, "Sha Wujing is such a badass demon bandit turned good, I should incorporate him into this manga I'm working on. I think I'll call him Yamcha"
He has a power pole and rides a cloud. He’s Goku genius.
@@NevesThaMenace Did you watch the video?
Son Goku is Sun WuKong
...seems that other people didn't catch Your super-obvious, cute joke. Sad.
I get the joke but shawujing and yumcha are actually quite similar. They fucked up and Wukong/Goku must come and save the day
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谢谢你讲述这一切
I just found that the Journey to the West and Lord of the Rings resemble to each other a lot. Both are a fellowship journey to somewhere, while one was to fetch Buddhist scriptures and the other was to destroy the ring. The most important characters in both books are the most vulnerable member in the team. Both of them are very kind-hearted, innocent, sometimes so naive that can even be easily tricked to turn against their own fellowships. Despite the other team members were so powerful that they could’ve made journeys a lot easier, they had to protect their most important character march to the destination.
The difference is, no matter how many times you read the Lord of the Rings, the good are still the good and the evil are still evil. In the Journey of the West, Gods are Gods when you read it at 10, Gods are Demons when you read it at 20, and Gods & Demons are all just Humans when you read it at 30. At the end of this Journey you do indeed achieve peace with the world, but not a magical world you imagined at 10.
Lord of the Rings is so focused on the sin of the greed for power and trying to destroy it while struggling with the temptation whilst Journey to the West is a story of enlightenment where you find yourself feeling like you've gained some wisdom by the end. An almost 500-year-old story inspired by the journey of an actual monk is hard to compare with one that is barely 100 years old
@@Lifeinfood 1000s year
实际上，黑神话悟空甚至还不是做的最好的时候，制作组曾说过，总要向市场妥协一些，很多东西并没有做完，但是拖的太久了，没办法拖下去了，得给大家交代。
比如空战是可以做出来的，很多剧情也可以更加深入，只是还不太成熟，没办法了先做一个艾尔登悟空给大家开开眼界。
另外我想科普一下，对于老外和不了解大陆的朋友们，接下来是很离谱的东西：
黑神话悟空中的很多BOSS场景，实际是来自于中国大陆的现实的名胜古迹哦，很多音乐也来自于古乐，也就是说，里面很多东西，是真实的……
甚至中国对应的现实的场景比游戏里的还震撼。
包括西游记的神话故事中的一些人物，很多也来自于真实的历史，比如唐三藏（玄奘法师）是历史上的真人，取经也是真的，很多西游记神话章节是根据现实历史改编的……
你们英文好的可以科普一下，我懒得翻译
黑神话开头只是一个引子，与孙悟空打架的那个三只眼睛的，是中国上古传说中的神仙--二郎神（二郎显圣真君），他的原型人物也是真的，就是叫做：二郎，他的父亲叫“李冰”，在两千年以前，也就是“秦始皇的秦朝”指派他去四川省修建了现在还在运作的--中国四川省的“都江堰”的水利工程，今天还在。李冰在四川多年，勤劳朴素，艰苦工作，作为一个主管的官员从未松懈怠慢工作，生下李冰后也一直带着李冰一起去工地工作，之后因为修建水坝时李冰的儿子“二郎”死在河水中，他出生在四川的地方就被当地人称之为“灌江口”，为了纪念李冰父子为他们做出来的功绩，将死去的"二郎"，供奉起来作为纪念，后来被人写作神仙，这里也有一本书，是《西游记》的前传，也是游戏中“天庭（天堂）”的来源，它叫《封神榜》，这里有二郎神如何成为神的故事，也有天庭是怎么成为天庭的故事，更加玄幻、惊险、离奇。
PS：【历史上二郎神的神话故事：他的母亲，也就是“玉皇大帝”的妹妹，和凡人偷情，天庭(天堂)是不允许动情的，动情是要杀掉的，因为中国的古代历史文化中，神仙是无情的，因此才能配的上长生不死，他的母亲动了情，还与凡人生下了“二郎神”,也就是‘’杨戬‘’，玉帝大怒，他无法接受自己的亲人背叛自己的法律，于是他把自己的妹妹关押在一座山中，等二郎神长大后，知道了此事，四处学艺想要救出自己的母亲。
然后他学会了89玄功，8*9=72对吧？是不是很像72变？不，他多一个变化，他是73变，这个也很复杂，其实有36变（天罡）和72变（地煞）。天罡的威力实际上是大于地煞的威力的，因为天罡直接就对应宇宙能力的，地煞只对应了小范围的具体，因此天罡很难修炼成功，更难以精准控制，所以修炼地煞功夫的反而会比天罡更容易的形成战斗力，比如孙悟空的师弟“猪八戒（原来是在天庭中担任天蓬元帅，也因为情爱被变为猪妖的那头小猪猪修炼的就是“天罡36变”，但战斗力低下）实际上“天罡地煞”这些都是中国古代的星象学，是很复杂的星象学，感兴趣自己了解”。
言归正传，之后二郎神经历了很多之后，找到了一把斧头（是一把神器，就是游戏剧情开始他最后用了那个），修炼成功，劈开了山救出自己的母亲，然后因为他太强大了，“玉帝”给他封了一个官职u，让他在那边自己玩去了，二郎神本来就对天庭不满，所以基本上不管不问，游戏这里开篇的讲话，似乎另有一些隐藏的东西，因为二郎神可是不会说这样的话的，最后二郎神的那条黑狗，也是一个神话，就是“天狗”，没错，日本的天狗神话就来自于中国古代的天狗神话，我们有一个神话就是“天狗食日”，二郎神的这条狗，就是神话中吃太阳的那条】
中国的历史文化太复杂也太多了，以至于游戏只表现了一丁点的东西出来，我是开发者的老粉丝，他们之前开发的《斗战神》多人网络游戏，实际上前面的剧情比这个还要引人入胜，参与度拉满，之后烂尾了，很可惜，然后才开始制作单机的《斗战神》，也并没有完全做到他们和我们心中想要的一些东西。
我期待他们能继续。
另外我要说一下《西游记》实际上是中国上古神话传说的一部分衍生物，上古神话更加离奇，但是很多东西，无法用英文描述，因为汉字是表意文字，它的组合实在太过复杂，古代的文言文更加复杂，往往几个字就可以写一本书来解释，这就是很多翻译并不能完全展示其意义的原因，翻译经常有严重的偏差。
Awesome work! It's obvious that you care about the quality & substance of your work, very nice! Thank you for your video on Erlang Shen, and his loyal friend Xiaotian guan, the Celestial Howling Hound.
The final boss in Black Myth is Erlang Shen in his upgraded giant lion avatar form 😂
@@aps125 the 1st and the final, nice!
Thanks for the insights into Wukong’s lore! Immersive Translate made understanding the connections to Journey to the West a lot clearer.
It’s so interesting seeing the inspirations that Toriyama used for Dragon Ball.
Yes it is.. Have u seen the old (like60s,70s era) japanese dragonball film
there was a guy on the superman vs goku video saying that dragon ball was inspired by superman. then a few other people joined in and sided with him. idk if they're trolling or they really believe that
@@Dave_of_MordorIt is inspired by Superman doofus, that's what all the landing on earth as a superpowered alien in a capsule is all about, the culture Goku grows up in with Grandpa Gohan, roshi and nimbus etc is all inspired by Sun Wukong.
Stop being a fuckin weeb for once
@@Dave_of_Mordor sadly some of them probably do
Nice channel, gonna subscribe, you have many great videos about Egypt, China and many others.. really good
A fantastic classic. Before I learned to read, my grandmother told me stories of Wukong. A truly legendary tale. ❤
Great video i subscribed you went more into wu-kongs journey than any other version ive listened to
Welcome aboard!
Excellent though not easy interpretation , very beautiful and colorful characters illustrations ,thanks so much 🙏🙏
You have an awesome reading voice, love the work you've put into the video you've put together, as your were explaining everything I was thinking about one of my most favourite shows when I was a kid, the 1978 series of Monkey, gosh I loved that, I'm trying to hunt down that show on DVD now, oh that Wu Kong game is absolutely incredible I'm blown away by the attention to detail, I'm going to cook up some Chinese cuisine tonight for tea I'm really in the mood for that, I'm also hungry for more stories like this, subbed man, love your work 😊
Appreciate the support! And that old series is still one of, if not the best version out there. None of the remakes measure up.
@@MythicalArcana completely agree! 👌
BEAUTIFUL N AWESOME WORK OF ART. CONGRATULATIONS WELL DONE.
Thank you, dear brother. I really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work. Can’t wait for part two
Check description or pinned comment, should have all five parts!
Alot of details are left out but the main points are there, good narration
Yeah I didn't know how people would react to multiple 1 hr videos so I tried to condense it. But it turns out people really enjoy longer videos so that next few parts are more detailed... within reason of course.
You should do a video explaining the Chinese mythology hierarchy. The taoism deities in heavenly realm, the Buddhism deities, the earthly realm with the human and yao(demons) and some minor deities and hell deities and reincarnation and rebirth. You should also do a video about Yaos! Talk about how all things can become demons even plants and animals and not all of them are bad! Some even turn into human and live along side humans 😅
That's a good idea, I'll look further into them.
@@MythicalArcana Then you might probably start with story from HongHuang洪荒(prehistoric period of Chinese mythologies), everything started from the egg hatching PanGu盘古.
Booooooooring 🥱
Awesome video and very well done! Going to watch this whole series so I can better understand the story and what not of Black Myth Wukong 👍
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I appreciate the hard work and effort put into this work. I am moved by the journey to the west tale and its characters. Truly, thank you!
This is dope..dope art..dope narration..just DOPE..thank you
Absolutely beautifully narrated, and your voice is very soothing. Thank you for the video, I absolutely love it.
Its ai lol, just like the video images
Beautifully told, thank you
This is so well explained, I feel like I know what’s going on in the game now! 😅 I can appreciate the story alot more bc of this video.
Bravo my guy, definitely watching the whole series! Excellent work 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Glad you enjoyed!
You've earned a like and sub, great content here
This is very quality content. Liked and subbed. Much appreciated. Thank you.
Much appreciated!
Thank You for this . 🙏🏿
Learn something new everyday
the fact i started fighting the black wind king in black myth wukong as he got to the black wind demon part is just amazing
this has helped loads since i just bought black myth wukong, thank you and on too part 2 🙂
Ah thanks pretty much wanted this one
11:40 from beginning to this point to get an understanding of the story before you boot the game
Thanks to Blackmyth Wukong, I remember reading about the monks trying to poison them on one of the bosses lore sheets on chapter one. The small-bodied big-headed final boss. Pretty interesting.
So, the journey to the West is basically a journey from China to India? There are a few mythical creatures in this game and story that can be counterparts to mythical creatures found in India's myth. That's such a cool piece of info and adds more intrigue to game for me
And the monk in the story existed in Chinese history, he walked from China to India in Tang Dynasty and brought back Buddhist Sanskrit sutra back to China after 18 years , he spent the rest of his life translating the sutra into Chinese. One famous translation is the "Heart Sutra" that many Chinese Buddhist still recite it as their daily practices
Everyone should watch this Chinese movie : Xuan Zang (Original title: Da Tang Xuan Zang) : release date 2016.
This movie has the same theme as Journey to the West, with lots of beautiful background scenery!! This movie is also available on TH-cam.
这里普及一下，游戏的大背景是，因为某些原因，天庭和佛门大部分一二把手都消失或魔化了，妖族趁虚而入，把六界给占领了，开篇cg里面你见到的二郎神是金翅大鹏假扮的，巨灵神是老二六齿白象，老大狮子头负责遥控四大天王。这也是为什么二郎神会佛门紧箍咒，然后胸前甲有一怒目金刚像的原因。过场动画有一幕是破损的孔雀大明王雕像，说明西天佛界陷落，包括亢金龙元神受损，昴日星君堕落魔化，观音禅院妖邪丛生，都是如此。而猴哥的话不出意外应该是为数不多知道真相的人，所以整个妖界都要杀他，最后引出整个游戏的故事线
☺️🙏 lovely depiction of Sun Wukong!
Came here from the masterpiece Black Myth Wukong amazing story 👌😃
This would be a epic two part movie! Part 1 the birth and beginning of son wukong till he imprisoned foe 500 years . Part 2 son wukong journey to the west!
Black Myth Wukong will be the Game Of The Year a real GOTY
Rebirth has it clutched gotta be swinging for the fences to dethrone rebirth
It’s a good game but not GOTY
Gotta get ready for my journey, need the backstory so all will seem familiar
I just wanted add my thanks for an excellent series of videos summarizing Journey to the West and have recommended them to others. This is the best summary I’ve ever seen, and kept me glued to the television eagerly awaiting each new chapter. I also really liked the stylistic art that you chose to accompany the videos as it helps keep track of the content. After finishing the series and truly enjoying the videogame Black Myth: Wukong, it made me wonder if there are other pieces of Chinese literature that extend the story of Sun Wukong. Do you know if he appears elsewhere? I have heard there is a side story novel Xiyoubu about Wukong that takes place between chapters 61 and 62, and it would be great if you could do a summary of that novel as well. Is there anything else?
An HBO Game of Thrones style 'Journey to the West' would probably be massive on American television. Especially since the success of the video game.
From birth to death, Sun Wukong never bowed to the gods and Buddhas in the heavens. It was Tang's unconditional compassion, kindness and integrity that tamed and transformed him. His life was an embodiment of resistance to power, and self discipline on a path of right-doings to achieve the greater good. He has been fighting all his life, therefore he was also called the Fighting Victory Buddha. Interestingly enough, there is a very profound Chinese religious outlook here since ancient times. Don’t believe in heavens, don’t believe in hell, don’t believe in God nor Buddha, believe in yourself. This is fully manifested on how modern Chinese carry themselves in many field and occasion. They are definitely the most hard working people in the world.
Nice Video with cool pictures
I can’t wait for you to have all 4 parts up so I can show my wife. I’m getting the new game we’re all talking about and it will be cool to have her know the backstory before we play
In my country, we watch Journey to the West (1986 version) as kids, and also other anime versions. It was a good series for us at that time.
Im here coz of Sun Wukong...The Great Monkey King !!!
thanks for your hard working.
🤔 I want another Chinese drama of this version 😀
I do too! but it'll never be the same as the old one with the shitty special effects. that was a simpler time
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I think u did a great job, excellent narration and excellent art work ? Not sure wut to call the pics in the background, but very cool
Doing my research to get ready for Black Myth Wukong 🧐
Wow. What a superb start of a complicated mythology. The drawings, music, details are all outstanding! Will keep watching the rest.
i always thought, "why a monkey?" i figured it might be a cultural thing...and then you realize, like us, a monkey's potential is limited primarily by his own lack of restraint, as opposed to a lack of creativity, intelligence, ability or physical prowess.
Man i love the lore, made me feel some type of way...❤
10 more hours ppl. We are getting closer.
Very excited ❤
This video changed a lot of elements from the actual story
Grew up watching the 1970s Japanese TV series. Then watched the 1960s Chinese cartoon. Finally read the English translation of the original Chinese novel in the 1990s.
They need to make an episode for this legendary story
I would have liked to find out more detail on the type of weapons he used/was gifted and their respective abilities. Like the fan and the rake but overall, enjoyed the video.
Goid job. Short and sassy!!! .Thank you. The pronunction and the characters' names could be improved tho. ❤❤❤
this is so crazy... china's first game, worldwide hit & game of the year 2024!
😂 But in here for it all..just shows how powerful games can impact us on this journey of life
I never would have seen the monk naming the white dragon horse, white dragon horse, coming.
can you do a summary of the other three classic Chinese novels
nice timing before black myth wukong. I hear the game doesn't do a very good job explaining the basics so this is great!
thanks for the info shared
I thought Wukong was a legendary warrior, but it turns out he’s just a pro at parkour.
There are many Chinese mythological stories, and they exist within a certain system. From the creation of the world by Pangu in the 4,000-year-old *Classic of Mountains and Seas* (*Shan Hai Jing*), to the deification of various gods in *Fengshen Yanyi* (*The Investiture of the Gods*), and to the journey to obtain the true scriptures through 81 trials in *Journey to the West*, there is a top-down lineage. After thousands of years of development, this system has integrated the philosophical thoughts of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
你最好把最近的修仙小说都排进去.....
Such an amaziing game!!!
Very very good video. thank you.
I'm buying the game next pay, but the biggest complaint I saw was people saying that the game didn't explain the story very well. Glad I found this to get some context for the story.
As much as I appreciate the summarized telling of the story there are very essential details that are not included. The Jingubang was a pillar that held the ocean together. The dragon King did not offer this to Sun Wukong. He simply took it and demanded more treasures. The dragon King called on his brothers and they each presented a different set of armour. They are the ones who reported Sun Wukong to the heavenly court. Still, overall great video.