Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (Chinese: 封神第一部：朝歌风云; lit. 'Investiture of the Gods Part One: Zhaoge Turmoil') is a 2023 Chinese epicfantasy film directed by Wuershan. The first film in the Creation of the Gods trilogy, adapted from the 16th-century fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods written by the Ming dynasty author Xu Zhonglin, it features an ensemble cast, including Fei Xiang, Li Xuejian, Huang Bo, Yu Shi, Chen Muchi, Narana Erdyneeva, and Xia Yu. The first film mainly narrates the fantastic and fictitious version of the political fallout following the ascension of the last king of Shang dynasty.
The film was released in China on July 20, 2023. It is the 25th highest-grossing film ever in China, and the trilogy is considered to be the most ambitious and expensive Chinese production ever made.[3][4] It won several accolades, including the 2023 Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture, and was nominated for the 2023 Golden Deer Award. Following its important success in its origin country, it was released in the USA by Well Go USA in September 22, 2023 and later internationally.[5] It received mixed reviews from critics.
The two sequels, Demon Force and Creation Under Heaven, were due for release in 2024 and 2025, respectively, but the release of the second part was delayed due to the complexity of the visual effects.[6] The second film, set to release on January 29, 2025 (Chinese New Year)[7], will focus on Xiqi's defense against Shang's attack, while the third film features Xiqi's counterattack, eventual victory and establishment of the Zhou dynasty.[8]
Plot
Lord Su Hu of Jizhou rebels against the Shang dynasty. The Shang army, led by Prince Yin Shou, defeats the rebels. Shou and his hostage-sons break through rebel defenses and kill Su. Su Daji, the daughter of Su Hu, commits suicide but then emerges alive and is captured, with the Shang army returning home.
King Di Yi is killed during the victory feast by a suddenly deranged Crown Prince Qi - Shou's brother; Qi is accidentally killed by Ji Fa, a hostage-son from the western state of Xiqi. Shou becomes king. Divination during the coronation finds the dynasty to be cursed by the patri-regicide. Shou promises his own ritual suicide to placate the Heavens and lift the curse.
Meanwhile, the Immortals of Kunlun consider giving Shou the Investiture Scroll, which can restore order and save the world from the curse. Jiang Ziya, a monk and a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, volunteers to deliver the scroll but realizes that Shou, a tyrant, should not have such power. Ziya leaves with the scroll and is joined by nephew-disciples Nezha and Yang Jian. They are pursued by Shen Gongbao, an alchemist and Ziya's rival, and Crown Prince Yin Jiao and Ji Fa. They encounter Ji Chang, Ji Fa's father and the Duke of the West, who is travelling to the capital Zhaoge to greet the new king. Chang finds an infant demon, whom he names Lei Zhenzi, and sends Zhenzi to Kunlun on Ziya's advice.
Chang and the other three dukes (of the East, North and South) meet secretly; they are skeptical of the legitimacy of Shou's ascension. The meeting is discovered by royal guards. Shou orders the dukes to be executed for high treason by their hostage-sons. Chong Yingbiao, son of the Duke of the North, complies without hesitation. E Shun, son of the Duke of the South, instead attacks Shou, who kills them both. The Duke of the East kills himself on the sword of Jiang Wenhuan, his son. Ji Fa argues that Chang would suffer greater humiliation by making a public confession of faking divination than by being executed; Chang is sent to the dungeon. Shou kills Bo Yikao, Chang's eldest son. Chang confesses to treason to save Ji Fa, and is publicly paraded and humiliated.
Meanwhile, Jiao finds and pursues a man-eatingfox spirit in the palace, discovering it to be possessing the body of Su Daji. Shou accuses Jiao of attempted patricide to project Daji, now the favored consort. Queen Jiang is killed trying to kill Daji. Jiao is injured attempting to kill the spirit and escapes the palace with Ji Fa's help. Jiao, Ziya and High Priest Bi Gan, Shou's uncle, agree to expose the spirit Shou. Bi Gan sacrifices his magical heart to evict the fox spirit from Daji's body, but Shou already knew that the spirit was a demon. The spirit was imprisoned by Tang of Shang but it was released by Shou during the battle of Jizhou. The spirit persuaded Shou to become the Overlord of All, and possessed Qi to assassinate Di Yi. Jiao is arrested and sentenced to death. Ji Fi seemingly obeys Shou's order to execute Chang.
Ji Fa and the hostage-sons from Xiqi rebel during Jiao's execution. Ji Fa faked Chang's death , who was taken out of the city by Lei Zhenzi. Chong Yingbiao decapitates Jiao, whose head and body are retrieved by Nezha and Yang Jian. Ji Fa fights and seriously wounds Shou before fleeing the city with Ziya. Ziya and the scroll are pursued by two Taotie statues possessed by Shen Gongbao.[9] Ji Fa exchanges clothing with Ziya, draws the statues away and defeats them, and then rides away to freedom. Gongbao sends a swarm of crows against Ziya.
In a few mid-credit scenes, the fox spirit - still possessing Daji's body - resuscitates Shou; Ziya fishes alone on Wei River and notices Gongbao's crows; Wen Zhong, Grand Preceptor of the Shang dynasty who has been away at war for ten years, returns to the capital along with his generals including the Four Demonic Giants.
Gao Shuguang as Yin Qi — Yin Shou's estranged elder brother and the previous crown prince of Shang dynasty
Production
Development
The project officially began in June 2014.
In initial planning meetings, anthropologists, historians, and folklore experts discussed the fundamental elements of the Creation of the Gods story that could resonate with reality and maintain relevance in contemporary society. The director eventually concluded that the themes he wished to convey included the enduring struggle between good and evil and the development of heroes, believing that these narratives «will never lose their significance and relevance».[10]
The cast of Kingdom of Storms was selected from more than 1,400 people from 15,000 global auditions, and then interviewed by the director Wuershan himself, and finally selected more than 20 young actors to enter the performance camp for six months of training.[11]
The training camp is based on the “Theory of Liuyi (Six Skills)” of "manners, music, shooting, rein, books and mathematics", offering courses such as acting, martial arts, equestrian, shooting, drum music, Chinese cultural history, body shaping, film viewing and analysis, and so on. And they were supplied by scientific nutrition, the training camp effectively builds actors' strong bodies and muscle lines in line with ancient warriors' bodies.
Yu Shi, who plays Ji Fa, was not a trained actor, and participated in the training and shooting of the “Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms” is the beginning for Yu Shi as an actor. In the cast, he received comprehensive training in performance, equestrian, movement, etiquette, drum music, cultural history, etc. The shots of Ji Fa riding a horse and turning around and shooting, and riding his horses across the fire wall were all acted by him without substitute. Ci Sha had to copy lines from the Dao De Jing as part of his own training.
Wuershan said, “All the difficult equestrian moves are done by the actors themselves. They started training from scratch for 6 months. It is amazing to be able to complete such a complicated performance."[11]
At the opening of the 10th Silk Road International Film Festival, the artist Dadawa sang the main theme of the film.
Post-production
The final project used an important amount of computer-generated visual effects. It was made with a team of over 8000 people for pre-production and filming, followed by 1500 people for post-production and visual effects.[citation needed]
Release
Theatrical
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms was released on July 20, 2023 in China.[5]
Following its success in China, the film was released in the United States by Well Go USA on September 22, 2023, and internationally from 2023 to 2024.[15]
The two sequel films of the trilogy, Demon Force and Creation Under Heaven, were due to be released in 2024 and 2025, but the release of Demon Force was delayed due to the complexity of the visual effects.[6]
The second film will focus on Xiqi's defense against Shang's attack, while the third film features Xiqi's counterattack, eventual victory and establishment of the Zhou dynasty.[8]
Reception
Box office
On the opening weekend, its box office was ranked as No.1 in the Chinese market.[16] By the 6th day, its gross reached $70 million.[17] After its worldwide release, the film grossed $373.9 million out of a $110.3 million budget.[2]
Critical response
The film received 8.0 out of 10 points on the Chinese review website Douban.com.[18]
Ryan Gilbey from The Guardian gave the film three stars out of five and wrote "Director Wuershan’s ambitious adaptation of Xu Zhonglin’s 16th-century novel has too much highly variable CGI but its idiosyncrasies set it apart". Abhishek Srivastava from The Times of India also gave it three stars out of five, calling it a "missed opportunity" and saying that it "fails to deliver anything epic beyond its visual grandeur". James Marsh from the South China Morning Post gave it four out of five stars, writing "Wuershan’s film is a ravishing romp through Chinese folklore that bursts with sumptuous production design, breathless action, and some surprisingly racy scenes of forbidden passion between Lord Yin and his supernatural consort".
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^"《封神第一部》定档暑期 在青岛东方影都拍摄完成". qdxin.cn (in Chinese). Peninsula Metropolis Daily. 2023-06-17. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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