Imagine watching 'Alien Resurrection' not having seen 'Alien,' 'Aliens,' or 'Alien 3' and be put in a position of having to infer all of that back story.

That's because this film is a sequel to 2015's 'Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe' which hasn't yet been released here in the United States. I would be lying if I said that I was able to follow and fully understand everything that I saw in 'Mojin: The Lost Legend.' I spent a fair amount of the film's 125-minute runtime in a fog of confusion primarily because I just didn't know who half the characters were, why they were doing what they were doing, or what the stakes were. Now Hu Bay and Shirley are forced out of retirement to take on this dangerous task of recovering magical amulets with the power to raise the dead for a treacherous cult leader (Xia Yu). Everything changes when their goofball former partner Wang accepts a job that he obviously shouldn't have. But they've put all that behind them as Hu Bay and Shirley wanted to lead a quieter life. While their methods may not be on the up and up, they are very successful at reacquiring cultural artifacts of importance - for a price. Hu Bay (Chen Kun) and his wife Shirley (Shu Qi) and their partner Wang (Huang Bo) are a trio of grave robbers who make a living by recovering valuable ancient artifacts from dangerous places. Even with that caveat in place, 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' can still be a bit clunky and confusing although wildly entertaining as it offers a cool take on the treasure hunter action flick. So just when you feel like character build-up and exposition has been completely taken for granted, it's actually a little reassuring that what you're watching is operating under the supposition that you already know the character.

'Mojin: The Lost Legend' is just that sort of film because it is actually a sequel to another film. Even though you've sat through the film from the beginning and saw the albeit strange but still explanatory prologue, the main movie can still feel like a mystery in which you haven't been let in on any of the clues. It's strange when you watch a film and suddenly feel like you're missing something.

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