At once salacious and innocent, fantastical and wise. A story about the meaning of stories, and about the impact and human need for storytelling as told by two characters who embody the wisest story tellers of them all. The professor, the wily interpreter of stories, is the only one disciplined and smart enough to avoid the trap of wish fulfillment, which is just another way of saying, everywhere you go, there you are. Not too popular a message in our world, which turns on the incessant noise of instant graitification. Despite the twists and turns, the strong flavor of oriental musk and curved swords, the lead actors manage to bring out the sweetness and even the innocence of love, and the need to bestow freedom on the object of ones love, even if they are a genie with endless powers. A visually stunning, utterly engrossing,
magical journey that left me with a smile.
