Beijing, 1902: an enterprising young portrait photographer named Liu Jinglun, keen on new technology, befriends a newly-arrived Englishman who's brought projector, camera, and Lumière-brothers' shorts to open the Shadow Magic theater. Liu's work with Wallace brings him conflict with tradition and his father's authority, complicated by his falling in love with Ling, daughter of Lord Tan, star of Beijing's traditional opera. Liu sees movies as his chance to become wealthy and worthy of Ling. When the Shadow Magic pair are invited to show the films to the Empress Dowager, things look good. But, is disaster in the script? And, can movies preserve tradition even as they bring change?
Shadow Magic has generally received positive reviews.
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Shadow Magic was released in 2000 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 24 reviews, giving Shadow Magic (2000) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Shadow Magic than critics were.
With a score of 65%, Shadow Magic is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2000, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2000 with similar scores include films like The Family Man, Joseph: King of Dreams and The Gift.
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