The Sorcerer and the White Snake

The Sorcerer and the White Snake is a 2011 Chinese film directed by Ching Siu-tung. It stars Jet Li, Eva Huang and Raymond Lam. It tells the story of demon-hunting monk Fahai (Li) as well as the demon White Snake's (Eva Huang) forbidden love affair with a human (Raymond Lam).


 * Arc Words: "Amitabha"
 * Amnesiac Lover: Xu Xian, after the ritual being performed on him was interrupted.
 * Bittersweet Ending: The film's ending.
 * Demon Slaying: Fahai's and Nang Ren's job although sometimes they just capture them. The former wouldn't care whether it's a good or bad demon while the latter was turned into a demon against his will.
 * Deus Ex Machina: After Fahai was beaten up by Susu during the climax, a light from heaven granted him new powers represented by several luminescent hands.
 * Dark Action Girl: The female Bat Demons, the Fox Demons and the Ice Harpy.
 * Elemental Powers: The two snake sisters demonstrated instances of Making a Splash and Dishing Out Dirt as part of their Ki Attacks.
 * Femme Fatale: The Ice Harpy enchants men and if they ever try to leave her she kills them.
 * Horny Devils: The Fox Demons try to seduce Fahai.
 * Interspecies Romance: Susu the White Snake fell in love with Xu Xian, a human.
 * Ki Attacks: The monks and the demons fight with these.
 * Lady in Red: The Ice Harpy. The first enemy Fahai faces.
 * Love Makes You Dumb: Very, very much.
 * Metamorphosis: Nang Ren slowly changed into a bat demon after he was bitten by one.
 * Our Vampires Are Different: The bat demons that Fahai and Nang Ren fought.
 * Scenery Porn
 * Sealed Evil in a Can: The demons sealed in the Lei Feng Pagoda.
 * Star-Crossed Lovers
 * Warrior Monk: Fahai.
 * Wire Fu
 * Wuxia