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The script for The Legend of Hei feels like it was entirely written by an algorithm fed nothing but energy-drink commercials.
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2021 · Animation / Fantasy / Action
The Legend of Hei
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.
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RELEASE DATE
2021
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Animation / Fantasy / Action
PLOT SUMMARY
When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.
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@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-10 05:00 UTC
The Legend of Hei has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@SCREEN_SHADE2025-12-05 10:00 UTC
Watched The Legend of Hei so you don't have to. You're welcome.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2025-12-02 19:00 UTC
The science in The Legend of Hei has the same relationship to physics that I have to going to the gym: aspirational.
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r/TrueFilm · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 1.7k points
The cinematography in The Legend of Hei is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, The Legend of Hei would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/boxoffice · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 1.8k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Legend of Hei?
Everyone praising the The Legend of Hei performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/movies · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 2.8k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Legend of Hei actually is?
Director clearly thought The Legend of Hei was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/criticalkino · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 3.8k points
Hot Take: The Legend of Hei's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Look, I wanted to love The Legend of Hei. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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