[crickets chirping]
[dog barking in the distance]
[drums b*ating]
[soldiers marching]
What? Enemy at the gate!
Sound the alarm! Kunyi is back.
[townspeople screaming]
Oh, no.
[soldiers chanting]
[Kunyi laughing]
[creature roaring]
Jiahao!
Somehow I doubt
you're all alone.
Leave us now, Kunyi!
There will be no bloodshed.
Oh, no.
What do you think?
Should we leave?
It doesn't matter
what you think.
Of course we're not leaving.
I'm here for the Jade Blade.
No, Jiahao.
I'm not going to take
my entire army of soldiers
and leave.
I'm sure all the heroes
will drop out of the sky,
just in time and do their...
hero poses.
But we outnumber you!
The Jade Blade will be mine.
Sanxingdui is a sacred land.
You will not enter.
I don't care about your city.
I just want the Jade Blade.
Get him!
-[soldiers crying out]
-Be invincible!
[Kunyi laughing]
[Jiahao roaring]
We're the Warriors
of the Seven Kingdoms.
We'll have victory!
[soldier roaring]
[soldier 1] Oh, no!
[soldiers shouting, grunting]
He only has two hands.
Everyone, hold!
[soldiers chant]
[heroes grunting]
There it is,
the hero poses.
Cool entrance, right?
[creature growling]
Kunyi, you can try again,
but we will defeat you again!
I'm ready to die in battle.
Are you?
It's tough waiting
for an entrance, right?
What you cannot avoid, welcome.
So, welcome.
[Aesop]
All right, team. Together!
Aesop, protect the gate.
-You got it!
-[Jiahao] Zhu, Zuma,
-hold the bridge.
-[Zhu] Yes.
Li, sharp sh*ts taking them out,
front to back.
On it.
I'm going up the middle.
Let's do this!
[soldiers chanting]
k*ll them all.
-[soldiers shouting]
-att*ck together.
[soldiers shouting]
[indistinct]
[cracks neck] Come on!
[barking]
[grunting in pain]
[hissing]
[grunting]
Come on!
No, thank you.
[Li and Aesop] Goin' up!
One!
Two! Three, four, five!
-[Aesop] Li! Behind you!
-[Li] Whoa.
-[soldier shouting]
-Take this!
[soldier] Strike!
b*at it. Too easy.
-[soldier] I'm win--
-Back off!
[soldier screaming]
[soldiers roaring]
Time to see
the full power of my mask!
We're losing, my lord, like...
really badly.
I knew you fools
would never b*at them,
which is why I brought this.
[reciting incantation]
[creature roaring]
-Uh-oh.
-[Zuma] Oh, no!
No.
Destroy. Destroy them all.
Trample them!
All of them, all!
I've always said,
the bigger they are,
the harder they fall.
This is a good time
for that dragon form of yours!
Don't pressure me.
[creature roaring]
[whispering indistinctly]
Down you go!
[creature roaring]
-[roaring]
-Whoa.
Li, watch out! No!
You're not getting past me.
[grunts]
[Jiahao] Take that.
-Ah!
-Jiahao! No!
No! [screaming]
One down, four to go.
No! Father!
Oh, no, no, no.
[creature roaring]
[Jiahao grunting in pain]
-[Li] Father!
-I'm okay. Keep fighting.
[Jiahao grunts]
[creature screeches]
[snake hissing]
I've got him!
Here's another sh*t!
I got it!
Coming at you! [screams]
[Li exclaims]
[Zuma] Li!
You end here.
[creature screeches]
Disappointing.
[Jiahao]
This isn't over. [grunts]
You're right, this isn't over.
-[Zuma] You coward!
-[Aesop] Go home!
The Jade Blade will be mine!
[laughs]
[Li crying out angrily]
[Kunyi chuckles]
[Kunyi] Until next time...
heroes.
-No!
-[grunts] Did we stop him?
Yes. He's gone.
[Jiahao]
I think... [grunts]
...I'll be going now, too.
You have all become
my family.
Li, you must find the next
bearer of the Golden Mask.
This duty falls to you.
The promise of Sanxingdui
is a city of hope,
is a beacon of peace.
This must survive.
Yes, Father. I promise.
There must be another
to take my place.
[Jiahao exhales]
[Li sobbing silently]
No!
[Li] I promise to find
the great warrior
who will take your place.
[snoring]
[wind whooshing]
[stomach rumbling]
[Charlie] Good morning.
Let's see
what joys today brings.
I need breakfast, or lunch.
What time is it?
I wore this outfit yesterday,
but I'm going
to a different place today,
so it doesn't matter.
Ugh, terrible.
You know,
you need to catch a break
when you're telling
homeless jokes to yourself.
Right, Charlie.
I've got
some sketchy stuff to do,
to make it through another day.
Let's do it!
[upbeat music plays]
[Charlie laughing]
One that you want to
listen to
Oh! Score.
[indistinct lyrics]
[dogs growling, barking]
[dogs barking]
[man gasps]
I don't care
if her kid has a cold,
I don't care if her whole family
has mad cowbell disease.
You tell her to email me
all the revised contracts
by 4:59 this afternoon,
or she can explain to her kid
how it's his fault
Mommy needs to
start looking for a new--
Oh! Sorry. Excuse me.
Watch where you're going,
street rat!
I'm so sorry.
Okay,
what was I yelling at you about?
Ah, yes...
A fake? Of course it is.
[Li] I can't believe he's gone.
I-- I loved him so much.
Then don't stop loving him.
He loves you.
As long as you remember him...
as long as you love him...
he will not be gone.
He will not be forgotten.
[sighs] But I-- I can't--
-You can.
-I can't--
The remedy for dirt
is soap and water.
The remedy for death is living.
Honor your father
by following in his footsteps.
How do I find
a hero worthy enough
to put on the mask of my father?
The mask shows you the way.
However, it will not find
a replacement for your father,
but the hero Sanxingdui needs.
[portal rumbles]
-[car horns blaring]
-[grunting]
Whoa.
[Li] Wow!
[passersby gasping]
Things will change.
I mean, they have to.
I can't keep having
all bad luck.
Whoa!
Hey, Thurman, what's up...
-...side down.
-Uh...
I don't get it.
[Rizzo] Bring him to me,
Mr. Thurman.
-[Charlie grunts]
-Charlie! [laughs]
What the hell's the matter
with you?
You don't write,
You don't call--
I've been introverting.
I mean, yeah, I've--
I've been-- been busy.
Now, that's what I want to hear!
Been a while,
you must have quite a haul.
Haul? Oh! Yeah, big haul.
I mean, uh, I-- I-- a dime?
-A worthless flip phone?
-Yeah, but what's this junk?
You holdin' out on me?
I-- remember, Rizzo,
being rich is having money.
-Being wealthy is having time.
-I'm disappointed!
You're lettin'
your Uncle Rizzo down, kid.
You don't like me?
-Well, that's a shame.
-Eh--
I need a few minutes
to recover from that tragedy.
Oh, look, Charlie,
we're all family here.
[Charlie coughs]
Sorry, I'm allergic to family.
Everybody needs family.
When you needed me,
I took care of you.
I taught you the rules
of the streets,
so, now, you need to be
taking better care of me, huh?
My needs are sarcasm, caffeine,
and getting-rich-quick schemes.
Not sure if my schedule
has enough time in it.
Have Thurman take care of you.
Hey. You're my top earner.
Nobody picks a pocket
like you do, Charlie!
And, uh, besides, uh--
the way I see it,
you still owe me about,
um, uh...
about how much do we calculate,
Mr. Thurman?
Uh...
About, uh, 20,000 bucks
for all the times
I've bailed you out
-over the years.
-Hey!
Uh, bad decisions
make good stories.
Besides, you only bailed me out
to keep working for you.
That's right!
You see how smart he is?
And he knows Rizzo
don't make loans
unless he's dead certain
he'll get paid back.
With interest! Uh--
About, uh, how much was that
interest now, Mr. Thurman?
Uh...
It's another 30k,
compounded daily.
That puts you in deep to me.
A whole 50 grand, kid.
You cannot imagine the immensity
of the care I do not give.
Isn't it a beautiful day
to quit?
Look, Charlie,
even a clever kid like you
can't walk far
on two broken legs.
Now, you ain't goin' nowhere.
Not ever.
And the next time we talk,
you'd better have a big score
for your old Uncle Rizzo.
[Charlie grunts]
[Rizzo] I hope
you were takin' notes,
-Mr. Thurman!
-Uh...
Cause what you need to know
for dead certain
is that nobody,
and I mean nobody,
gets anything free from Rizzo.
Ah.
[tires screech]
I'm gonna k*ll you
for dead certain, Charlie.
[Thurman] I'll get him!
Let's go!
[passerby gasping]
Work from the bo, bo, bo, bo
Out, out with the
Deep, deep, deep, deep, deep
[shutter clicks]
Ooh! Uh-oh.
That's the little moocher
who stole my watch.
Hands on your head, kid!
Bye-bye!
Huh? [yelps]
[Li] Hmm.
[rich man] I will chase you
to the ends of the planet!
[police officer] Slow down!
What--
[horns honking]
[rich man] Get thee back here,
you ruffian!
[police officer] Slow down, kid!
[horns honking]
[police officer] Come on!
[rich man grunts]
[passerby] Huh?
-Hands on your head!
-Nuh-uh!
[rich man]
Get back here at once!
You have my watch,
you delinquent!
[Li] How?
Not some petty criminal.
It's not possible.
[Charlie groans]
[police officer]
Hands on your head, kid!
-[cracking knuckles]
-What? Uh-oh.
[Thurman growls]
-Huh?
-[Li] So, little thief.
Would you like me
to get you out of here?
Where'd you come from?
I mean-- uh, yes. Yes.
Get me out of here.
-[sighs] Come on.
-How are we gonna--
They will catch us soon.
No, no. No abracadabra!
[police officer]
Hey! Get back here.
[Thurman] Uh...
And the next time, Charlie,
you're dead.
[King Yufu] He will surely
save Sanxingdui...
-[King Yufu] Sanxingdui...
-[Li] He's not ready.
-[King Yufu] Always.
-[Li] Not some petty criminal.
[King Yufu] I'm sure
he's gonna be just great.
-[voice echoing]
-[Li speaking indistinctly]
Ew!
[Charlie] Uh, okay?
What's happening?
You sure don't look
like a hero, mister.
-[little girl giggling]
-[Charlie] You don't look like
you've ever skipped a meal.
Your clothes look really weird.
Like a pile of dirty laundry.
Sure, shirts get dirty.
-Huh?
-Underwear gets dirty.
Pants?
No, pants never get dirty.
You can wear them forever.
-And you smell like feet.
-[children laughing]
Oh. That's my cologne.
It's called "I Struggle."
-[children laughing]
-Welcome to Sanxingdui,
the city of hope.
[Charlie] This place reminds me
of the Land of Oz.
For real, what's happening?
This is a key
to a mystic portal.
-Oh.
-When you step through,
you travel
to the other side of the world,
4,000 years into your past.
-Uh, okay.
-Follow me.
-See you later, Charlie!
-[child] Bye-bye.
[Charlie] All the way
the top of that thing?
[bell tolling]
[Li] King Yufu!
Li, my dear girl!
You're back!
You're back!
I trust
your mission was a success.
-Did you find our hero?
-Uh...
[King Yufu]
Is he brave and noble?
I'm sure
he's courageous and strong.
He will surely help save
Sanxingdui from certain doom.
[sighs] Not exactly.
[panting] I'm exhausted.
I mean, yesterday was leg day.
Normally, I would crush
all those stairs!
Rocky style, right?
[whispering]
Hey, go get the others.
-[child] On it!
-Who's this sketchy beardo?
I have pogonophobia.
[whispering]
It's the fear of beards. [yelps]
He is our most revered
King Yufu.
Creator of the Tree of Life
and the mystic portals.
Here, you will show
the proper respect.
You think I'm disrespectful?
You should hear
what I don't say.
[laughs]
It's quite all right, my boy.
Quite all right.
So, the mask chose you.
Hmm. Such interesting attire.
Huh.
Anyways, I'm sure
all this is a lot to take in.
It is a lot to take in.
My mom used to say,
"We were only given problems
that we could handle."
Apparently,
she thought I was Superman.
Well, you see, uh...
-Charlie.
-Very good!
Yes, Charlie.
You see, you above all others
have been selected...
-Not by me.
-...by the magic of the mask,
to join
a legendary team of heroes,
committed to defending
the city of Sanxingdui,
its good people,
and our precious
and most powerful Tree of Life.
This is that
portal key leaf thing?
Yes, that leaf thing
is from the Tree of Life,
that can open portals
to any place and any time.
The mask chose you
to defend the Tree of Life,
but of course,
you must choose
to accept the offer, Charlie.
Hmm-- uh, does this job
have benefits?
-[Li groans] Ugh.
-Uh, benefits?
Oh, like, uh,
paid holidays, 401K...
-Paid holi--
-[Charlie] Health and dental.
-[Li] Seriously?
-A 4-0?
Bonus structure, company car?
-Car?
-Uh, maybe it'd be like
a company chariot!
You know, benefits?
Ah, I'm afraid the benefits
are more spiritual.
Non-profit organization. Got it.
Note to self,
avoid the Kool-Aid.
Let us introduce you
to your teammates,
the most noble heroes
of the golden mask!
[gong reverberates]
[child] First up,
is the amazing Zhu,
whose mask gives him
the power to transform
into all 12 animals
of the Zodiac!
[tiger roars]
Whoa! Easy, Tigerkins.
Don't eat me, okay?
Eat you?
Um, well, sh-- should I?
I mean, I am a tiger,
but then, uh...
I'm also a vegetarian!
[Zuma laughs]
[child] The incredible Zuma,
a warrior
from the Mayan Kingdom!
His mask gives him the ability
to control a pok-a-tok ball
with only his mind.
-[exhales]
-Ah, you are no warrior, kid.
[exhales] First time today
I would agree with someone.
-[Aesop laughs]
-[child] The big,
and big-hearted, Aesop!
From the Lost City of Atlantis.
Big hug now, Charlie.
You're kind of a cute
little guy, now, aren't you?
-[laughs]
-[Charlie grunts]
[Aesop] I think
we're gonna be buddies!
Oh, easy, big blue.
Don't you have a group to join?
Come on. Personal space, please.
[Aesop] I'm so happy
the mask chose you. [laughs]
[child] And last, but not least,
the most devoted of the heroes,
your leader,
and Charlie's coach.
-[Charlie] Uh, coach?
-[Li] Yes.
[child] The unstoppable Li!
-[Charlie] Aw, man, really?
-[child] Whose mask makes her
the most dangerous archer
in the world!
[Charlie] Great!
Lesson number one, run!
[exclaims]
-Whoa! No.
-[Li screams]
[Charlie screaming]
-[King Yufu, warriors laugh]
-Wonderful! Wonderful!
Now, do you understand?
Charlie, you see,
the danger to our beloved city
has never been greater.
The evil w*rlord Kunyi
has pledged to destroy us.
By using the Tree of Life,
he can travel
through space and time.
If he reaches the Tree of Life,
he would acquire the Jade Blade.
-Ooh, sounds expensive.
-[Li groans]
The Jade Blade
is the most powerful w*apon.
It is what Kunyi most desires,
-and only the five heroes...
-[Li sighs]
...well,
now there are only four.
Oh, he, uh...
-he quit?
-No.
My father d*ed fighting Kunyi.
-Ew.
-[King Yufu] Charlie.
Without you
to complete the team,
we are all of us doomed.
Not just every man,
woman,
and precious child
in Sanxingdui,
but in all the universe.
So, I trust we can count on you?
Wait!
Perhaps I didn't explain it
well enough.
Oh, no,
you've explained it just fine.
King Exposition.
But I'm just gonna take a pass.
But-- but did I mention
the evil w*rlord part?
I told you.
That one is no hero.
The mask
must have made a mistake.
[King Yufu] Then you'll have to
train Charlie
to control his mask.
Before all of us are lost.
-[Charlie] Thanks!
-[shopkeeper] Oh.
-[Charlie laughing]
-[shopkeeper] What?
-[shopkeeper] Hey!
-[dog barks]
[Charlie] What?
Wha--
If your mind is weak,
all easy things
will become difficult.
[Zhu] You can't just walk away.
You can't walk back home.
-Yeah, right.
-You need a portal key.
Right, I need a leaf thingy.
-And we need you, Charlie!
-Uh, uh, uh-uh, uh-uh.
Personal space.
Not staying here and I have
no home to go back to.
So, I'm looking for a fortune.
Or at least food.
But you have to
come back with us.
-[Charlie] I do not!
-[Aesop] And join our team.
-[Charlie] No!
-You are coming back.
No, thanks,
I've never cared much
about being a team player.
I'm more of
an every man for himself--
Whoa!
You have been given
a responsibility.
Why don't you want to help?
'Cause I want to live,
and it sounds like
you guys are planning on dying.
[grunts] Real soon.
You weak coward! Let's get him!
[shouts]
-[boatman grunts]
-[Charlie screams]
Gold cannot be pure,
and people cannot be perfect.
Why would I want to
get myself k*lled
wearing some
gold-painted Halloween mask?
Painted?
Oh, our masks aren't painted.
They're real gold, all right.
Solid gold.
The fortune pales
compared to their value.
Right, 'cause who'd ever care
about an untold fortune?
Of gold?
I do! I mean-- I mean--
-I mean I will.
-[King Yufu] Hmm.
I will join your noble cause
to defend
the people of Sanxingdui,
and be good and all that
other important stuff.
[all murmuring]
You will? Wonderful, wonderful!
I will. I've had a--
what do you call it, uh...
-Epiphany.
-Yes! An epiphany.
-[Li groans]
-Uh, this is my, uh...
-Destiny.
-[Li] What?
-Exactly.
-Wonderful! Wonderful!
Charlie, you may have
the others fooled,
but don't think for a second
I don't know what kind of person
you really are.
Maybe I'm a little shifty,
but it makes
ordinary conversations
much more interesting.
The kind with no honor.
Yeah, I am shifty.
And I got your key.
[chuckling] I can't wait
for Charlie to meet my mom!
Yes, I can only imagine
what she's gonna say.
Oh, he's too skinny!
Practically nothin' to him!
Nope, definitely
way too skinny to be a hero!
-[Li] Not a hero.
-When was the last time you ate?
[Aesop's mom] Charlie, right?
-Actually, I am really--
-Here, eat some spicy tofu!
It'll put meat on your bones
and warm up your qi.
What do you suppose he's doing?
I think maybe
he's looking for something.
Looks like he's got a bad tummy.
I think he's gonna be sick.
I know what he wants.
-More spicy tofu.
-[Charlie] Water.
-[chokes]
-[Helen laughs]
[Li] Maybe
he's looking for a new--
-Water, water, water!
-[all laughing]
[Li] Somehow,
I don't think that was it.
That one's gonna need
a lot of work.
Charlie?
Here, this is your spot.
It's right next to me!
Great, right?
Oh, yeah. Great.
[Aesop] I'm so happy
the mask chose you.
[Zhu] Your mask
wouldn't have chosen you
if you didn't have
the heart for it.
-[Aesop] Easy!
-[Zhu] You just have to open up.
Then your mask will work.
[Aesop]
He's doin' the best he can!
Five more minutes!
[Aesop groaning]
Hmm.
-Masks.
-[Aesop] Here you go.
[Zhu]
If your mind is strong,
all difficult things
will become easy.
-[Li] Zuma.
-All right.
[Aesop] Yours, too, Charlie.
We keep them locked away
at night for safekeeping.
-[Charlie] Hmm.
-[Li] Come on.
[Charlie]
And the masks are safe there?
-Your concern is noted.
-It'll be okay, Charlie.
It's a magic chest
with a magic lock.
-Of course it is.
-Get some sleep.
Training starts
first thing tomorrow.
So, Aesop,
what do you know about Kunyi?
Well, that's a long story.
-Many years ago--
-No, no, stop, stop, stop.
Can you make this,
uh, the quick version?
Like, the movie trailer version?
You know, that starts like,
"In a world..."
and then some stuff blows up,
and then it goes "But now..."
and a lot more stuff blows up,
and now it's, like,
in the credits, you know.
Okay, uh... [clears throat]
[Aesop] In a world
where our king dreamed of
reaching out to other realms,
and inviting
all their greatest artists,
thinkers and philosophers
to join us,
and make Sanxingdui a
crossroads
of peace and prosperity.
He created the magic portals.
But now,
those very portals have allowed
evil conqueror, Kunyi,
into our world,
where he plans to plunder
and destroy
everything he touches,
which is why we need you
to help us stop him!
Kaboom!
How'd I do?
Shockingly well, actually.
I mean, it could have used
a little more explosions, but--
Hey, I'm really glad
you decided to stay.
Yeah?
Well, I'm glad you're glad.
We're all glad.
Now gladly let me sleep.
Gold, for me? More gold for me?
Oh, I couldn't possibly-- okay.
I don't know
how can I carry all of it.
Oh, you made
a helicopter of gold
so I can carry it?
Ah, that's so nice of you.
Hey! Get up. Time to train.
Oh, man. Really?
It will be dawn soon.
We start now.
-[Aesop grunts]
-[Charlie screaming]
Yes, sir. Drill sergeant, sir.
What is a "drill sergeant"?
It's an action movie clich.
Clich?
Yeah,
like those training montages
that begin with...
[rock music playing]
[grunting]
No, that is definitely
not what we're doing.
[Charlie] Um, what exactly
are we doing again?
We are meditating
on the purpose of our mission,
and on the code that requires us
to sacrifice ourselves,
if necessary,
to protect
the people of Sanxingdui.
Um, I thought
I was supposed to be learning
golden mask stuff.
You know, magic punching,
laser eyes, super-powered socks.
Like, something like that.
Yes.
You'll need to discover
the power of your mask,
but first,
you need to understand
why you're being given
that power.
You do understand that, right?
What's really at stake here.
Let me guess.
The fate of the entire world.
[Li sighs]
I'm only joking.
Geez, you never laugh, do you?
Life is hard.
I don't see the humor in that.
You're a therapist's
dream client.
You know that, right?
-[distant rumbling]
-[people screaming]
-[Li gasps] Come on!
-What? What's happening?
Your training just became
the on-the-job kind.
[King Yufu] Only together
will they be able to b*at Kunyi.
[creature growling]
Aoyin! Show no mercy.
Destroy the city!
-[people screaming]
-Back it up! Go!
[Kunyi] This will be fun.
[creature growls]
-[people screaming]
-[heroes exclaim]
Over here! Quick.
Did you really think
I would stop?
Even your masks
can't stop Aoyin.
She'll rip open your gates.
If you stand in her way,
you will die.
She's unstoppable.
Over there.
I see Li and Charlie!
-Operation start! att*ck!
-Come on!
The first blow
is half the battle.
[Zuma] att*ck!
-[growling]
-[Aesop exclaims]
[Aesop screams]
-[Zuma] I've got you!
-Don't let go of me!
-Stay here.
-And do what?
[sighs]
Try to make your mask work.
[sighs] How?
[growling]
Zhu! Let's go!
[Zhu grunts]
[Zhu neighs] Hop on!
[Li exclaims]
Come on! att*ck.
[Li] Faster! Faster!
[exclaiming]
[Zhu screaming]
[Li] Quick, hurry!
We have to stop it.
Focus. Go, att*ck.
Whoa!
-[roaring]
-[Zhu yelps]
[Li] Zhu, no! Go back.
-[Zhu] Nope, I don't--
-[Li] att*ck it.
[Zhu] Nope, nope, nope.
Not gonna do it.
[guards grunting]
So close. So close.
Keep ramming.
Bring the gate down.
Bring the entire wall down.
Destroy Sanxingdui.
Hmm.
Oh, well, uh-- [screams]
-Ow.
-[creature growling]
Huh?
Hm.
[heroic music plays]
-[guard] Oh.
-Uh, sorry.
Excuse me.
Sorry, sorry, so sorry.
[guard 2]
King Yufu! King Yufu!
Kunyi is back!
What do we do? What do we do?
Disappointing. Let's go!
[Li] Aoyin.
He's trying
to break down the gate.
[Li] Together! Converge!
[Zuma] I shall slay the beast!
We must trust in our heroes.
[creature panting]
Aoyin is said to be unstoppable.
We att*ck together. Now!
[Zuma and Aesop exclaiming]
[Li] Converge as one
on the monster.
-[Zuma] Oh, no!
-Watch out!
[all screaming]
[townspeople screaming]
-[Li] The city.
-[Zhu groans]
[townspeople screaming]
Now it's my turn.
-No! No!
-[Charlie] Watch out!
[Charlie]
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
-[Aesop] What?
-[Charlie] Get back!
-[Li] What?
-That's it!
-[Aesop] Uh...
-Right here.
Come and get it. How's this?
-[Li] What's he doing?
-[Zhu] I don't know.
Let's do it.
[Aesop] No,
you don't stand a chance!
-[Zuma] Run!
-Nuh-uh!
Do you have a better plan?
Hey! Ferdinand, over here!
You like red?
-[Charlie] Four!
-[Kunyi groans] Insolent fool.
-Three!
-Use your mask, Charlie!
Two!
One.
Come on, come on.
Yes! The end.
Watch out!
[reciting incantation]
[exclaims]
Ah! No.
Who's the hero now?
I am. [chuckles]
Yeah, meaningless.
Charlie, get the statue!
Before Kunyi.
-Oh, no!
-Imbecile.
[laughing]
[Charlie grunts]
-[Kunyi] I can't--
-[Charlie] Come on, Charlie.
Ow! Whoa.
How irritating.
I'll end you quickly.
[Aesop] Back off.
-You again.
-[Li] You're beaten, Kunyi.
[Zhu] Just walk away.
The Tree of Life
will grant me the Jade Blade,
and I will rule
all the realms across eternity!
Let's go!
-That was amazing, Charlie!
-Thanks.
That was a very difficult fight.
I used my power.
It was like I could just pull it
out his hands with my thoughts.
I should have known
your power would involve
taking things from people.
I hope you get better at it.
[crowd cheering]
You don't have any idea
what you're doing out there.
Do you, mister?
Hey, how about
some constructive criticism?
-Yeah!
-Yeah.
-You're not good at anything.
-[Charlie] Don't sugarcoat it.
You really stink.
Hey, thanks
for the emotional support, kids.
I hope all of you
fall in the well soon.
-Goodbye!
-Bye!
[both] Bye!
[Aesop] Now,
I want everyone to eat up!
You're all lookin' too skinny.
-[all] Yes, ma'am!
-Oh, boy.
[muffled conversation]
-Score!
-[Helen] Charlie?
-What the hel-- lo there, Helen!
-Call me Mom.
Now, why don't you
come downstairs now
and join
the rest of us for dinner?
That's okay,
I'll just take mine up here.
-Kind of used to eating alone.
-Alone?
Well, now why would anyone
want to eat alone,
when they can eat with a family?
I'm allergic to family.
You see, Helen, for me,
the word "family"
is a mom and dad.
Maybe even a sibling.
Of which I have none.
Where I come from,
being a part of a family means
someone just
wants something from you.
I have no family,
and I don't really want any.
Ah, Charlie.
You know, you can tell yourself
that story if you want.
I mean, if it helps
to keep some space
between you and something
you don't want to feel.
But you're pushing people
who actually care
about you away!
Honey, you are gonna
have to love again,
or you will never know
all the wonderful things
you're missing out on.
-Oh, yeah? Like what?
-More spicy tofu!
-[Aesop] It'll be okay, Charlie.
-[Zhu] There.
[warriors laughing]
All right. All right.
I'm here,
and I'm eating your hot lava.
-Happy now?
-[Helen laughs]
So, uh, Zhu, how many animals
can you turn into again?
Oh! Well, uh, 11.
-Ah, 12.
12 signs of the zodiac!
Zhu has never tried to achieve
his dragon form.
-He's afraid of heights.
-I am not!
-I am just--
-[Li] Yes, you really are.
Just working my way up to it.
That's all.
I'll-- I'll try one day.
"Do or do not.
There is no try."
That's funny, Charlie!
Zhu, do.
It is also said, "Make me."
It is also said,
"Stupid Zhu better shut up."
[both grunting and exclaiming]
Hey! You two get those
clothes dirty,
you are washing them yourselves.
-[Li] Zhu! Enough.
-[both] Yes, ma'am.
So, like,
that giant ox thing today.
That was ridiculous, right?
I bet you've never seen
anything like that before.
-Oh, no. Usually it's worse.
-Uh...
[Aesop grunting and exclaiming]
[laughs] Fools.
That'll keep those heroes busy.
-What are these guys?
-Mud monsters.
They're-- they're stupid,
but resilient.
-[monster grunts]
-[Aesop exclaims]
[Zuma]
Charlie, hit it like this.
-[monster roaring]
-[Charlie exclaiming]
The best fighter is never angry.
[exclaims]
Nope, nope, nope, nope.
[Li exclaims]
[monster moaning]
[Aesop] I got this little piggy.
-[Li] Zhu!
-[Zuma] Oh, no!
-What the...
-[Zhu yelping]
[Aesop] Well, that's not right.
[guard gasps]
-Watch out!
-[yelps]
[Kunyi] Huh.
We are here
to protect Sanxingdui.
-[guard 1 screams]
-[guard 2 yelps]
Get ready for battle!
Watch the trees!
[guard 2 yelps]
Soon, the Jade Blade
will be mine!
[laughs] [reciting incantation]
Awaken, my monster.
k*ll them all.
Rise. [laughs]
[townspeople screaming]
[monster roaring]
No! Children!
Go find the heroes.
They were just
outside the walls.
-We're on it!
-[Helen] Run!
[monster roaring]
[townspeople screaming]
[guard] King Yufu,
you must remain inside.
We are here to protect you.
I swear to defend Sanxingdui
with my last dying--
Enough!
Go and protect our citizens!
Get them to safety, go!
[Charlie]
[grunts] I'm back, baby!
Incredible! We saved the city.
-[Zuma] Well done!
-[Li] What the--
The-- the city.
It must be Kunyi.
-[Li] Come on.
-[Zuma] Let's do this!
-[Aesop] Let's go!
-[Charlie] Whoa!
-[monster roaring]
-[townspeople screaming]
[Kunyi] While the heroes
are distracted,
let's fly to the Tree of Life!
Kunyi's here,
and he's headed for the temple!
We need to tell the heroes!
[Helen] Hmm.
Stop right there, Kunyi!
[Helen grunts]
[Kunyi] Watch out! [grunts]
-Stop!
-What have we here?
[screaming]
[Li] Let go of her! [grunts]
[Zhu] We need a plan.
Otherwise, Hole Face
will swallow up the whole city.
[man] No, look out!
I'm putting you down.
[Aesop]
You're not gettin' past me!
Time for the thunder.
-[exclaims]
-[screams]
Heroes! Heroes!
-Kunyi is here!
-Yeah!
[boy in orange]
He was headed for the temple!
-[boy] We need to hurry!
-[Li] Charlie.
You, Zuma and Aesop
will have to take care
-of Hole Face.
-[Zuma] Okay.
Zhu and I will
protect the tree from Kunyi.
-Just the three of us?
-Yes. We have to.
The mask, it realized
you have the power to wield it.
It's time you realized it, too.
Okay. Let's do it.
-[all] Let's do this!
-[horse neighs]
[Kunyi] Well, well, well.
The one blocking my path
to the Tree of Life,
standing between me
and the all-powerful Jade Blade
is an old woman?
An old, blue woman?
[laughs]
That's right!
And this old, blue woman
won't budge a single inch!
Is that so?
-Sorry, what's your name?
-Helen.
-Yungki, get me Helen.
-No!
[Helen groaning] Get off!
What did you think
was going to happen, Helen?
Did you think
you were going to stop me?
-With a spoon?
-[Helen] It's a ladle.
And no,
I don't think I can stop you!
-[Kunyi growling]
-That wasn't part of my plan!
-Let go of me!
-Do you know what was my plan?
Oh, I'll tell you my plan.
Yeah. [chuckles]
My plan was to slow you down!
[Li] Back off, Kunyi.
Get away from her!
Ah, think you're so smart?
-Ha!
-Yungki, grab her.
-Let's go.
-[Helen screaming]
Faster, Zhu.
Stop! Get back here!
-Kunyi will-- Helen!
-[Helen] No! No!
-[Li] Helen!
Helen, was it?
Let's see if the heroes
will leave their castle.
-[Helen] No!
-This time they'll come to me.
Li, unless you want
Helen's head on my fireplace
as a round, blue trophy,
you're coming to me.
I'll be waiting for all of you
in my obsidian tower.
You'd better hurry.
-[dramatic music playing]
-[screams]
-Quick, let's get out of here.
-[Zuma] Watch out!
Run!
[Aesop] Help!
[Hole Face roaring]
[roaring]
[Charlie] Its mouth
is grinding everything
like a garbage disposal.
[Aesop]
What is a garbage disposal?
[Charlie] It's a machine
that grinds anything
into little bits.
Except spoons.
Hey! That's it. Metal.
Um, uh, the statue!
We can use it against Hole Face.
-What? How?
-[Zuma] What?
[Charlie] You lift up
this big metal statue,
and you toss it
right into Hole Face's mouth.
He won't be able
to grind it apart,
then he won't be able
to spit out the junk
-he swallowed up.
-[Aesop] Ah, leave it to me.
[grunts]
Hey! Hole Face!
-[Charlie] You suck.
-[Aesop] Have an appetizer!
[Aesop grunts, screams]
I'm slipping!
-[Aesop screams]
-Aesop! Hold on.
I'm getting sucked away!
-[Zuma] I've got you.
-[Charlie] I can do this.
-[Aesop] No! No!
-[Hole Face roaring]
Aesop!
No!
[Charlie] Come on,
I can do this.
-[Aesop] No!
-Come on, Charlie.
[Hole Face grumbling]
[Aesop] Oh, no!
[Hole Face screaming]
[dramatic music playing]
[Aesop screaming]
Oh, my God, we did it!
-[Zuma] Well done.
-[Li] We did it!
-[Charlie] We saved the city.
-[Li] Hey. You're okay?
Yeah, thanks to Charlie!
[Charlie]
Now that was a team effort.
Aesop, Kunyi was here.
Helen stood between him
and the temple.
Aesop, Kunyi has your mother.
Oh, no! Mom! I'm coming for you.
-All right, then.
-Come on!
Zhu, no! Aesop, wait!
-[Aesop] Come on!
-Aesop, we'll get her back.
Now, does anybody know
where Kunyi lives?
[King Yufu]
He will have taken her
to the Obsidian Tower.
But to get there,
you must travel across
Sanxingdui,
to the Fearful Mountains,
and it is
in the Fearful Mountains
there are hungry ghosts.
Pitiful creatures
who haunt the land.
Always feeding
and yet always hungry.
They devour
everything in their way.
And they cannot be k*lled.
They feed on power,
so you cannot use your masks.
No way!
That has gotta be the dumbest
thing I've ever heard.
If you use your masks,
they will sense the power.
Hungry ghosts are unstoppable.
They would consume
the power of the masks,
and finally, you.
I am sorry,
but your masks
cannot b*at the hungry ghosts,
so you cannot use them.
Do you all understand?
All of you
must follow this path together,
-or none of you will survive.
-[Zhu] All right.
[Li, Charlie]
So, I have no choice.
[Li] Hmm.
Are you gonna
get yourself k*lled, mister?
Be safe.
We want you to come back.
[both] So don't stink it up!
Children, so adorable.
I'll try not to. Bye-bye.
[all] Bye-bye!
-Bye!
-Bye, Charlie. We'll miss you!
The more you sweat in peacetime,
the less you bleed during w*r.
-Ah!
-[whimsical music playing]
Oh, um, sorry.
Just can't get comfortable.
-[horse neighs]
-[Aesop hums]
[Zhu] Whoa!
Well, if you can't
get comfortable
pulling us
all the way on the cart,
you could get us there
a lot quicker, you know.
As a dragon!
Patience is power.
We could fly
to Kunyi's tower so easily.
-Become the dragon of power!
-No, no, nope! Nope!
[sighs]
[Zuma] Okay. Let's go.
-Mom's favorite. Spicy--
-Tofu?
No. Thanks,
I'll just eat the rice.
That's, uh, pretty--
pretty good, Aesop.
Almost as good as your mom's.
[chuckling]
Sure, laugh at the amateur.
I guess you're all
just born chopstick experts,
just like you're all
born heroes.
Oh, no.
None of us were born heroes.
I was just a humble shopkeeper.
I was a Little League
pok-a-tok coach.
With an unbeaten record.
My father was a fisherman.
Simple, but honorable.
He taught me how to fish
and how to fight.
I was a woodworker.
I love carving. It's my passion.
Well, then, how did you all
get picked to be superheroes?
I guess I just assumed.
-Just like you do, Charlie.
-Is that me?
[Aesop] It's who you can become.
Thanks, I'll treasure
mini-Charlie forever.
[phone beeping]
[phone beeps]
[phone beeps]
-What's that, Charlie?
-[phone beeps]
Soon as the, uh,
battery runs out,
apparently nothing.
-Can't sleep?
-Hi, Zhu.
Have you tried
counting chickens?
-[Charlie] Is that what you do?
-When I'm a tiger.
Do you dream of tigers
when you're a rooster?
No, but thanks a lot
for putting that in my mind.
-Oh, uh, hey, where did Li go?
-[Aesop] I don't know.
Do not be afraid
of moving slowly.
Be afraid of standing still.
[owl hoots]
[quiet music playing]
[Li] Father, I'm so ashamed.
I doubted you.
[Charlie] Li, are you okay?
Yes.
I'm making an offering
to my ancestors.
My father, he's the one
who sent me to find you.
So, this is all his fault?
Sorry. Sometimes,
when I joke, I'm--
I've noticed.
Sit. Let me introduce you.
-Uh, introduce?
-His spirit is here.
Freaky, but I'll roll with it.
All I ever wanted to do
was duty to make him proud.
But I didn't trust
in his wisdom,
because I was so sure the mask
had made the wrong choice.
You're a sneak and a thief.
And then you've shown yourself
to be a hero,
which is just so--
-Crazy?
-Yes.
Your unexpected heroism
makes my brain very crazy.
Well, actually,
the mask did most of the work.
You know I don't really care
for you that much, right?
-[Li laughing]
-Uh-oh.
Is that a non-strategic smile
I just saw?
It might have been a smirk.
What is that little box
-you seem to care so much about?
-This?
Oh, this is just a picture
of my parents.
My ancestors.
[Li] Oh, you all look so happy.
-What happened?
-Do you know what a car is?
Well, there was an accident.
They saved me,
but they didn't make it.
I've always been
so mad about it.
-[Li sighs]
-I've had lots of families,
from foster parents to mobsters.
That's why I decided
I'd be better off on my own.
And do you still think that now?
I don't really know.
My heart swings back and forth
between the need for family
and the urge to run.
-So, I'm pretty--
-Crazy?
[laughs] Yeah. Yeah, crazy.
But I was thinking,
maybe I could grow
to like this craziness.
[Li] Then there is hope
for you yet, Charlie.
Maybe we both
still have a chance
-to make our ancestors proud.
-[Charlie] Yeah. Maybe.
-Stop.
-[neighing]
Uh, what's going on?
These are the Fearful Mountains.
Just as King Yufu said,
we can't use our masks.
The hungry ghosts
would consume our energy.
And us. Masks.
I don't like this.
Life is really simple,
but we insist
on making it complicated.
I think this is
a mistake to hide.
-I'd rather fight!
-Not this time, Zuma.
The hungry ghosts
are unstoppable.
They are cursed to walk
the Fearful Mountains forever.
Always consuming. Always hungry.
No problem. I got it.
[tense music playing]
[people screaming
in the distance]
No!
[villagers screaming]
Kunyi has taken their villages,
their farms.
He's stealing from them!
Please, please,
could you not take away
all of our food?
My family depends on this food
to get us through the winter.
Please! We will starve.
Well, that's not right.
Aesop, keep your voice down.
Li, we need our masks.
No, we cannot use our masks,
it would alert
the hungry ghosts.
We have a mission,
we need to get
to the Sea of Clouds.
-Quickly.
-But we're heroes.
I hate to admit it,
but I agree with Zuma.
-We have to do something.
-[whispers] Stay on the mission!
We cannot use our masks.
[Aesop] Then we'll have to
do something without them!
-Let's go!
-You stay with the cart.
But--
Please,
you can't leave us with nothing!
We'll be victorious!
We'll spare no one.
-[punch lands]
-Ow!
Looks like
you don't know when to quit.
-[epic music playing]
-Come!
You could have asked them
to share!
[soldiers screaming]
-[soldier] Die, heroes!
-[Zhu grunts]
-[clanging]
-[grunting]
[laughing]
Why, you! Take this!
[groaning in pain]
-[soldier screams]
-[epic music playing]
Get back here!
-[Aesop screams]
-[soldier grunts]
-Ah!
-[Zuma grunts]
-[Zuma grunts]
-Uh. Uh-oh.
-[neighing]
-Oh, no!
Hold on Zuma, I got it.
Ah! [grunts]
-[Li grunts]
-[soldier grunts]
Huh? Ah!
[Li screams and grunts]
You're not that strong!
-Feel my blade!
-Whoa!
-[Li grunts]
-Really, please.
Stand still so I can hit you.
Okay, maybe you are that strong.
-[Li exclaims]
-[soldier grunts]
-[Li grunts]
-[soldier shouting]
[quiet mysterious music playing]
-[soldier laughing]
-Ah!
[Aesop groaning]
[Aesop groans]
No!
[growling]
[buzzing]
[soldiers scream]
[soldier screaming]
[soldier groaning]
[soldier scream]
[soldiers grunt]
You have saved my family.
Thank you.
The heroes truly
are the greatest in the land!
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Thank you, heroes.
-Thank you, hero.
That was so cool.
So, so, so stupid.
Gah! Not again.
I had the gold in my hand--
whoa!
Charlie,
I am so proud of you.
He who is sure of his own
victory will not start a w*r.
You saved Li's life!
-Well done.
-Charlie! That was so stupid.
You were told
you can't use your mask.
Why? Why did you use it?
And why do you have
all five masks?
Charlie, why do you have
all the masks?
[ghost roaring]
[Aesop] Run! Everyone run!
I'll get the masks!
I got them! Go! Run!
[ghosts growling]
They're gaining! Run! Run!
-[growling]
-They're quick.
I don't know if I can make it.
I'm not exactly
a long-distance runner.
[Zuma] Aesop!
They are gaining!
Let go of the cart!
-The wheel!
-[ghosts growl]
You ghosties hungry? Eat this!
Need to protect masks.
[Li] Hurry! Hurry!
Run! The Sea of Clouds is ahead.
I must protect the masks!
-No! Let go of him!
-Aesop! No!
No! The masks!
[Zuma] Yes, let's go.
Dawn is coming soon.
We must hurry.
-Why, what happens at dawn?
-The sun burns the clouds away.
And we all fall to our deaths.
-[Kunyi laughing]
-[roars]
I'll be unstoppable.
[ghosts growl]
-Look out for the holes!
-In the clouds?
Also, thunderheads.
You should never,
ever row into a storm.
That just seems
like common sense.
-Hole!
-[Aesop] Oh, no.
Hard to port!
Woo! Just a small one.
We are really lucky
that wasn't--
Bigger hole!
Hard to starboard! Row!
Row!
[dramatic music playing]
Uh, we want to avoid the holes.
Yeah, yeah.
I-- I get it. Holes bad.
We need a bigger boat.
[calm music playing]
-Mom?
-[Li] Helen!
[Aesop] Mom!
Stop! Aesop, this is a trap.
Dude, seriously?
-Charlie?
-I'm here to save you. Mom.
[Aesop]
Oh, Mom, I was so worried.
Heroes, this is a trap!
That seems to be the consensus.
Oh, Charlie, my boy,
it looks like
you're not allergic
to family anymore.
[Kunyi] Heroes! Hello!
Here to as*ault my fortress
and save the old lady?
Without your masks,
that's very brave.
And very stupid.
Was this your idea, Li?
Yes, I'm quite sure
it was yours.
-So predictable.
-[Aesop grunts]
I'm not surprised
you tried to honor
your dead father's mission.
Emphasis on the dead part.
But do you know
what does surprise me?
That none of your merry band
seem to know
you have a traitor
in your midst.
What do you mean, "traitor?"
Oh, why hear it from me
when you can ask him yourself?
Isn't that right, Charlie?
What? No.
[Kunyi] Oh, really?
Tell us honestly.
Which would you rather do?
Save the old lady,
or get your hands
on all that shiny gold again?
I bet you don't even
know yourself.
Okay! Yes.
I tripped
and fell into some greed.
I brushed it off, though.
I did want the masks,
at first, but--
So, back at the farm,
to get your mask, you--
you must have broken
into the chest
-and--
-That's not fair!
Your plan
was to steal all the masks?
-The plan changed.
-No, you'll never change.
[scoffs] Why was I so stupid?
Excuse me,
but entertained as I am
by all this
maudlin family drama,
I think it's time we skipped
to the next act,
-and start having some...
-[Aesop] Hey!
...real fun.
-[soldier grunts]
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[soldiers scream]
[grunting]
Wei the Unbeaten
is never outnumbered, boy!
[laughing]
[grunting]
[soldiers laughing]
[laughing]
Ah, Charlie.
[Li] Charlie, stop.
-Charlie.
-Charlie?
-[Zuma] Oh, no!
-[Charlie] Sorry, Li.
[Kunyi chuckling]
-Charlie? No!
-[soldiers scream]
[soldiers grunt]
[quiet, tense music playing]
[Rizzo laughs]
I knew you'd come back
-to this old dump.
-What? No!
Your folks owned, uh,
the repair store out front,
before they kicked, right?
Well, unless you got
something worth about, uh,
50K on you,
dreams aren't the only things
gonna be dyin' in this place.
[Thurman grunting]
A distinct disappointment,
-is it not, Mr. Thurman?
-[Charlie gasps]
No, Thurman!
No, no, no, no, no! [grunts]
[laughs] What you got for me?
[Charlie groans]
Well, kid, you ain't
sneakin' away this time.
[Aesop clears throat]
In a world
where a little boy
lost everything he loved,
and grew up all alone,
he found himself
forced to become a thief
just to survive!
Is the circus in town?
But now, that same boy
has been offered a new purpose,
a new family,
and a big, new, blue friend,
who saw him being followed here
by some creeps,
and who, as it happens,
is uniquely qualified
to bring the kaboom!
-How'd I do?
-Charlie laughs]
Everybody loses people
they love, Charlie.
No one can promise you
they'll always be there,
but I can promise
that I'll always try.
You're a hero, Charlie.
You just have to decide
if you're ready
to be part of a family again.
A family
that needs you right now.
Let's go!
[grunting]
Wei the Ghost Walker
will fan these flames
until they're as hot as the sun,
melting down the heroes!
[soldier]
And their magical masks!
Why didn't I see this coming?
That selfish little con man
was plotting to steal from us
the whole time.
And then he just--
just abandoned us.
[soldiers laughing]
What do we do now?
I-- I still feel like
you want me to search for hope,
but I don't know
where to look for it.
[Charlie] [whispering]
Try opening your eyes.
-[Helen] Charlie!
-You?
-[Zuma] Charlie?
-You're a sneak and a thief!
All true.
But those skills can come in
pretty handy right now.
-Right?
-Kunyi has already left.
To destroy Sanxingdui!
Well, give me
a few more seconds,
and then we'll all kick
some villain butt together.
Why in the world
should we trust you again?
Because as much
as I hate to admit it,
hanging out
with you four weirdos
has made me see
what I can become.
And what's that?
The fifth weirdo.
[Helen] What are you
doing with that, Charlie?
[Aesop] Hi, fellas!
I've got you!
-[soldiers mumble]
-Come on!
Come on!
-[all grunt]
-Come on!
[soldiers scream]
-[indistinct]
-Yeah!
Let's do this!
-Whoa!
-[grunts]
Whoa, whoa! Whoa!
-Come on!
-[soldier grunts]
-Whoa!
-[epic music playing]
-Ow!
-[soldier] Take this!
-[soldier screaming]
-[Charlie laughing]
Whoa.
[Zhu roaring]
-[soldier grunts]
-Whoa.
Charlie! Mask!
[Zuma roaring]
Ah! Kaboom!
Ha!
-[Li] Let's go!
-[Aesop] Let's go!
Whew. Come on.
-We must keep moving.
-At least we've got the masks.
-Let's go!
-Wait.
We're still gonna be too late.
Kunyi had
too big of a head start.
We'll never catch up to him
before he reaches Sanxingdui
and the Jade Blade.
We could be there in minutes.
[groans]
This will be the end
of Sanxingdui.
-[reciting incantation]
-[soldier groaning]
-[continues incantation]
-[soldiers scream]
[soldier groans]
[Yungki roars]
No. Uh, no.
How many times
do I have to say this?
-No!
-Of course you can!
It's the only way you'll be able
-to catch up in time!
-Uh, I'm too scared.
I won't be able to stay
in dragon form,
and then I'll fall.
Okay, so--
so basically, you're saying
you're afraid of failing,
so you're afraid of trying,
because if you never try,
you can never fail,
but if you never try,
you always fail?
Exactly. Yes.
What-- I-- I think so.
Wait, what--
what was that last part?
Zhu, stop thinking about
everything you have to lose
by failing.
Start thinking about everything
you have to gain by trying.
If I can do it, anybody can.
Do you really believe
I can do it?
We all believe in you.
Even Li. And she hates everyone.
[epic music playing]
[Zhu] Woohoo! I'm flying!
I'm finally flying!
This is the best feeling
in the world!
-[monster roaring]
-[baby crying]
-[child] Oh, no!
-[kids] Run!
[monster roars]
[kids screaming]
[snake hisses]
Go away, you stinker!
Oh, no!
-[soldiers scream]
-[monster roars]
-Watch out!
-[monster roaring]
-[monster roars]
-[snake hissing]
[Li] Back off! I'm warning you!
[snake groans]
[child] You aren't dead, mister!
Well, the day's still young.
[Zhu] Why didn't
I try this earlier?
[Aesop exclaims]
-[Zuma exclaims]
-[Zhu] Woohoo!
[Li exclaims]
[Aesop exclaims]
[Aesop whoops]
Large and in charge!
[roaring]
Watch out! [exclaims]
[Kunyi laughing]
-The king.
-[Aesop] Oh, no!
It is mine.
The Jade Blade is mine.
I won.
The crossroads of hope
you've created
is quite impressive.
Misapplied, but impressive.
[King Yufu]
You have only one path.
This is destiny.
Why must you take
this dishonorable path?
[Kunyi] Honor
is for forgetful fools
and naive children.
[Li] No! Kunyi!
We were just thinking about you.
-[Zuma] It's over, Kunyi.
-[Li] Step away from the portal!
You're too late. It's mine.
[all screaming]
-No one can stand against me!
-You haven't won yet!
-[Li exclaims]
-[epic music playing]
-[Aesop screams]
-[weapons clang]
[Kunyi] Are you serious?
My arm! My body!
I feel... great!
-I am...
-This'll hurt!
...invincible!
Impossible.
You are but a grain of rice
on my plate.
-[King Yufu] Li!
-No, no, no! No!
-[Aesop] No!
-Now you're asking for it!
Complete domination.
[Zuma grunts]
Kunyi, how can anyone be
so noisy outside,
-yet inside so empty?
-[Kunyi] Oh, be quiet.
-[tiger roaring]
-[Kunyi laughing]
No! [screams]
Enough, Kunyi!
From all of us,
say goodbye, Kunyi!
Be struck down, Atlantean!
-[Aesop screaming]
-[Charlie] Get back!
Stop! Don't you get it?
I have the sacred Jade Blade.
I control power
greater than any force on Earth!
-You shall all bow before me.
-Never.
For as long as I'm a hero,
I will fight for--
A hero? Don't make me laugh.
Your masks
are powerless against me.
Gather up the masks,
or I cut you all down.
Get the masks! Do it!
One by one,
witness your hopes...
-No!
-...disappear.
With the Jade Blade
at my command,
no one can stop me.
And your masks will be hung
as trophies to prove it.
[melancholic music playing]
-Our masks!
-Charlie, no!
[Zuma grunting]
The heroes are powerless now.
-No. What?
-[Zhu] Where's the fifth mask?
Your friends were a distraction?
That's right, now,
for my minute-long monologue.
-[Kunyi grunts]
-[Zuma] I've got him.
-[Aesop] We've got this!
-[Kunyi] Let go of me!
Enough, Kunyi!
Forget about all the havoc
you've wreaked on Sanxingdui.
Out of all the things
you've done,
the biggest mistake you've made
was hurting my...
family.
[panting]
This power--
this power will banish the chaos
once and for all.
Stop! Please. Forgive me.
-Really?
-[epic music playing]
No! Stop. I don't wanna.
-[Kunyi grunts]
-Be gone!
Wonder where I'll be.
[Charlie screams]
-[Li] Charlie.
-[Aesop] Buddy!
-[Zuma] Charlie.
-King Yufu?
I'm okay. Don't you kids worry.
I'm alive and well.
King Yufu. Here, the Jade Blade.
All of you, please,
accept my greatest apologies,
and deepest gratitude.
-[crowd cheering and applauding]
-[upbeat music playing]
All this just for us?
[Helen]
I'm so proud of you, Charlie.
-[girl] Hey, Charlie!
-[boy] You did it Charlie!
[boy]
You're a real hero, Charlie.
Heroes of the golden masks,
if not for your bravery,
Sanxingdui
would have been destroyed.
Zhu, you are finally
the great dragon
I always knew you were.
Opportunities don't just happen.
You create them.
[laughs] Wonderful! Wonderful.
Zuma, your warrior's spirit
led the charge.
I didn't break a sweat!
So brave and noble.
Li, my dear girl,
your father looks upon you,
very proud.
[Li sighing]
And Charlie,
I am so proud of you
and your journey.
Well, I didn't expect this.
Thanks.
Aesop, you have once again shown
you are an incredible son.
Yeah! [laughs]
Yeah, large and in charge.
[King Yufu chuckles]
All of you stand
before all of us,
the most noble heroes.
[chuckles]
I'm proud of you, Charlie.
-Thanks, Aesop.
-Seriously. Well done, Charlie.
Jiahao is proud of you too, Li.
Charlie. You are a warrior.
Might not be gold,
but, uh, I did get my treasure.
[King Yufu] For now, the magic
and the mission of Sanxingdui
will flourish,
thanks to the heroes
of the golden mask!
[heroes whoop]
Heroes of the Golden Mask (2023)
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