Definitely referencing to the Pandora's Box in A Chinese Odyssey by Stephen Chow.
It was one of his best work that mixes comedy, slap stick humor (mo lei tau as the Hong Kongers called it), drama and a tragic love story in a 2 parts movie.
The gist of the story is an alternative telling of the Journey to the West where the Monkey King (Sun Wukong played by Stephen Chow) was inccessantly frustrated with Tripikia (Monk)'s constant naggings and decides to betray him but was intercepted by other gods and was almost put down but a sacrificial play by the monk got him reincarnated as a human instead and that came with all the hijinks as the reincarnated Monkey King (now known as Joker) rediscovers himself and finds out his true destiny. If you have not watched it I would highly recommend watching it (with the original canto dub with English subtitles) because at one moment you find yourself laughing along and the other, find yourself emphatizing with Monkey's inevitable destiny.
This is the movie that showcases Stephen Chow's acting ability that he could also play dramatic roles (before that he was just known as a comedy actor which is very hard to shake off) which also influences his other roles in future movies that the Western side may know more such as Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer.
Above all, this movie casted quite a few A-listers (or up and coming A-listers) that would dominate the Hong Kong film industry in the decades to come, which was rare even till today.
Have I also mentioned that the movie has some really good soundtrack?
The 'mo lei tau' part of the movie:
The drama part of the movie (which is also the
cliffhanger of Part 1 of the movie
so spoilers if you intend to watch this):
The tragic love story at its climax where Monkey King is forced to make a difficult choice (
spoilers too):
I imagine a standard pack would consists of just the Monkey King which other companies have attempted before (both official and non official). An example of how he looks like in his Monkey King mode:
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The Deluxe Pack would probably consists of Monkey King (with rooted hair) and Joker (human form with rooted hair)
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You can see Joker holding the Pandora's Box here, which is basically a time travelling device in the movie. It may not resonate as well to the Western audience but I think this could be a hit with the Eastern audience, especially kids who grew up watching Stephen Chow's movies are now adults with earning power and wished to capture a moment of their childhood memories.
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