Wang, who participated as a member of a Red Guard group with Hu, still thinks of himself as a revolutionary of sorts, and his longing for the old days-taking the fight to the bourgeoisie while quoting Mao from heart and clinging to his little red book-becomes the movie's. A gang of INS agents chases them through an alley, but the pair is rescued by their fellow tomb raider Shirley ( Shu Qi), who has taken to life in the United States, much to Wang's chagrin (at one point, he also derides her for being a feminist, and the movie itself seems conflicted about whether to treat Shirley as a strong character or a goal for Hu). Hu BaYi ( Chen Kun) and Wang KaiXuan ( Huang Bo) have started selling Chinese "artifacts" on the street, promising culture and luck to any purchaser. The movie is set in 1989, as the three tomb raiders have retired to a "sick" America, specifically New York City. Come for the murky action, and stay for the shudder-inducing feeling of nostalgia for Mao's Cultural Revolution. Such an allegory, though, does emerge from "Mojin: The Lost Legend," a movie with an outlook on history that is as questionable as its sense of adventure. One does not expect a political allegory to spring out of a movie about a trio of tomb raiders searching for a mystical artifact that could have the power to resurrect the dead.
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