The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011) on Netflix
The monk Abbot Fahai hunts demons on a mountain where two snake demons, Susu and Qingqing, live. Susu takes human form and kisses the physician Xu Xian, pouring Vital Essence into him.
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Plot summary
The demon-hunting monk Abbot Fahai and his disciple Neng Ren take an ice harpy captive on a mountaintop; she is to be confined at Lei Feng Pagoda, inside a magic circle that holds other demons. Across the mountain, the snake demons Susu and Qingqing watch the physician Xu Xian gather herbs. Qingqing startles him into a lake, and Susu takes human form and kisses him, sending Vital Essence from her body into his to save him. Fahai and Neng Ren set out to deal with a bat demon, and Xu Xian gives them a boat ride into the city. Susu remembers the kiss and goes to the city to find him.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Ethan Juan, Peter Ho, Mark Chao and Raymond Lam all auditioned for the male lead, Xu Xian, in The Sorcerer and the White Snake. Raymond Lam won the part: Juan and Chao were reportedly dropped for not being well enough known in China, and Ho's image did not suit the role.
- Raymond Lam said he was always the one being hit on the set of The Sorcerer and the White Snake. His co-star Ah Sa asked the director to add fight scenes, and the added scenes were used to hit him, with her fighting more fiercely than before.
- Jet Li said the action shooting for The Sorcerer and the White Snake left him more exhausted than ever before. He described fighting the White Snake, then the Green Snake, then demon after demon, and letting out a big sigh on set every day.
