The usefulness of the magnet changes throughout the film, but its presence is so important that you have to wonder why no one ever thought of hunting one down during the previous thousand years. One thing leads to another and it’s William who saves the day, thanks to a large magnetic rock that puts the monsters to sleep. So, William and Pero are taken captive by the Nameless Order and ultimately wind up fighting alongside the Chinese soldiers once the Taotie launch their attack. I’m sure it was explained why there’s a 60-year break between attacks … something about having to feed, I believe … but truthfully the details behind the how and whys of it all aren’t interesting enough to bother remembering.
Apparently, the Taotie came from a meteor that crashed into Earth 2,000 years ago and now they attack the Great Wall every 60 years. However, their victory is short-lived when they’re captured by the Nameless Order, a highly-trained garrison of Chinese soldiers who guard the Great Wall from invaders and vicious monsters known as Taotie. William manages to chop off the creature’s arm before forcing it to tumble off a cliff. William and his trusty comic sidekick Pero Tovar ( Pedro Pascal) are on the hunt when they’re attacked by a bizarre green creature. The film’s set in the 11th century with Damon playing William Garin, a mercenary in search of black powder. It’s obvious where the budget was spent (CGI monsters, costumes, hair, makeup, production design, and choreography) and what was slighted in the process (a coherent script). Matt Damon is the white guy who comes to the rescue in this generic monster movie with a whopping $150 million budget. Jing Tian, Matt Damon, Andy Lau, and Cheney Chen in ‘The Great Wall’ (Photo Credit: Jasin Boland © 2017 Universal Studios)Ĭhinese warriors have been protecting the Great Wall from monsters for a thousand years, but it takes a white guy with a magnet to save the day in Universal Pictures’ The Great Wall, an action epic from director Zhang Yimou.
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