From the very first view of the movie, the film promises the importance and significance of love as well as sacrifice but there are nearly infinite references to the Chinese culture in the film Painted Skin. Set in some other era, the film portrays the old dynasty system in China which was prevalent centuries ago. It also displays the culture that it possesses in the richly made costumes and sets. The martial arts historical epic fundamentally has all the ingredients for an action packed story but its essence definitely reflects of its culture.
The story is deeply embedded in magic and sorcery which the Chinese history has …show more content…
The two kingdoms shown in the film have all the requisites that need to be there of a legitimate Chinese aristocracy. What makes this film Painted Skin II so worthy reflecting its culture quite subtly is actually through the sets of the movie as well as the costumes. The sets are appropriately rich, endowed the basic cultural emblems, the costumes are the basic wrapped apparel that the region has been known for. The male characters in the film have longer hair which was practice quite common in ancient