The Promise
2005 · 121 min · Director: Kaige Chen, Chen Kaige
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When the world was young, laid a Kingdom between the Land of Snow and the Barbarian Territory where gods and men lived side by side and promises were lies. When the poor and starving orphaned girl Qingcheng meets the Goddess Manshen, she accepts to become the wealthy beauty of beauties with the curse that she would lose every man she loves, unless three things happen: snow falls in the spring, time moves backwards and the dead comes back to life. Years later, the slave Kunlun helps the Great General Master of the Crimson Armor Guangming to defeat a barbarian army with almost seven times more warriors, and Kunlun becomes his slave. When Guangming is wounded, he asks Kunlun to wear his armor and save the king from the cruel Duke of the North Wuhuan that put the Imperial City under siege with his army. However, Kunlun kills the king to save Princess Qingcheng and promises her to never let her die. Princess Qingcheng falls in love for the man of the crimson armor that she believes is General Guangming. When Snow Wolf saves Kunlun and brings him to the Land of Snow, he recollects his childhood when his mother and sister were killed by the evil Wuhuan. Kunlun decides to return to the Kingdom to face Wuhuan and fight for his love.
Emotional fingerprint
The Promise (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Awe30%
- Sadness25%
- Love20%
- Fear15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Sadness, Love. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Action. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 43 % | 38 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 70 % | 63 % | 27 % | 1 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 21 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Curiosity | 68 % | 60 % | 23 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 75 % | 71 % | 20 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 83 % | 81 % | 26 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 78 % | 75 % | 35 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 71 % | 70 % | 30 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 74 % | 69 % | 35 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Love | 78 % | 55 % | 55 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 77 % | 33 % | 57 % | 54 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Love | 81 % | 36 % | 54 % | 55 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 81 % | 56 % | 65 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 75 % | 63 % | 66 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 78 % | 73 % | 54 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 84 % | 83 % | 50 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Tension | 85 % | 81 % | 63 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 88 % | 83 % | 79 % | 59 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Sadness | 92 % | 87 % | 88 % | 70 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Goddess Manshen
The Emperer
Ye Li
Young Wuhuan
General in Red
独眼
Details
- Directed by
- Kaige Chen, Chen Kaige
- Written by
- Tan Cheung, Kaige Chen, Chen Kaige, Charcoal Tan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Country
- China, South Korea, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Awe
- Data updated
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