Nowadays it seems that franchises are interested in world building and extended universes and you would think that this was a fairly modern innovation. We’ve always had spin-offs and sequels that introduce an added dimension to a cinematic world and in many respects, Wong Jing’s follow ups to his huge hit “God of Gamblers” could, to a degree, be considered an earlier example of the idea of world building. We started with the God of Gamblers in the original, then the Saint in the Stephen Chow’s more comical sequels. With “The Top Bet” we get introduced to the Saint’s sister and more female centric position before the arrival of “The Saint of Gamblers” that adds another shade of paint to a familiar formula by including a new “Saint” along with Lone Seven, a relation to the originals laconic protector. Now I’m not saying this is...
- 3/3/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
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