The Monkey King At The Olympics
July 29th, 2008 at 9:24 amBy Chris
Following up on a story first discussed back in May, with the 2008 Summer Olympics being in Beijing, you can expect some of China’s mythology to show up in the promotion of the games. In this case, it’s the Monkey King from the Chinese classic, Journey to the West.
Now, thanks to the BBC (and SbB), a promotional video is now available featuring the artistic stylings of the Gorillaz. The video tells the story of the Monkey King and his friends as they journey to Beijing to take part in the upcoming games. Take a look:
In case you are wondering, the lead image in this post is from the 80’s television show, Monkey Magic, which also told the story of the Monkey King. Perhaps, if Chinese officials are lucky, the Monkey King can swoop down on his cloud and blow the smog out to sea.
I doubt he’d want to see athletes choke to death because of China’s superior air quality.
July 29th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Alright, I wish I had those 2 minutes of my life back! I kept thinking, the economy in China must be doing good due to shear quantity….obviously not quality. College game days….31, 30, 29, ….
July 29th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I just hope no one confuses Chinese mythology for racism — although, it seems the Chinese government isn’t too keen on the idea of serving folks with darker melanin deposits in their bars.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new.....mpics.html