The Great Magician
2011 · 128 min · Director: Derek Tung-Sing Yee, Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In the years after the Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty in China and established the republic, China broken up into fiefdoms held by warlords, who are busy fighting each other. A lieutenant is using magic to scare convicts into joining a warlord's army. His warlord has imprisoned a girl and wants her to be his seventh wife, but he's too honorable to force her. The local revolutionaries wants to kill the warlord and bring back the republic. The lieutenant is secretly a member of the Qing Dynasty Remnant and wants to bring back the Empire. The local Japanese businessman is actually trying to take over with help of the local Blackhawk gang. Into this chaos, a stranger returns from abroad with mastery of magic, and is back to recover the girl he loved (daughter of his master/teacher). Who is tricking whom and who will win at the end?
Emotional fingerprint
The Great Magician (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 25%, Confusion 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.
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Emotional journey
- Curiosity
- Tension
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Curiosity | Tension | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 52 % | 40 % | 32 % | 45 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Humor | 57 % | 40 % | 34 % | 44 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 40 % | 35 % | 41 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 60 % | 43 % | 30 % | 43 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 49 % | 36 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 48 % | 46 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 54 % | 39 % | 40 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 39 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 60 % | 46 % | 45 % | 39 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 60 % | 51 % | 51 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 53 % | 42 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 49 % | 32 % | 48 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Humor | 58 % | 48 % | 30 % | 41 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 56 % | 39 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 61 % | 46 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Curiosity | 68 % | 56 % | 57 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 76 % | 51 % | 74 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Tension | 79 % | 54 % | 76 % | 31 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Tension | 73 % | 50 % | 55 % | 43 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 125′ | Humor | 65 % | 37 % | 28 % | 53 % |
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
Warlord
Lei's Officer
Lei's Wife
Lei's Wife
Lei's Wife
Details
- Directed by
- Derek Tung-Sing Yee, Derek Yee Tung-Sing
- Written by
- Tin-Nam Chun, Derek Tung-Sing Yee, Ho-Leung Lau, Chun Tin-Nam, Derek Yee Tung-Sing, Lau Ho-Leung
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Country
- Hong Kong, China
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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