The Brass Teapot/黄铜茶壶

This movie, like "The Mask", is a metaphor: the magic thing (mask, teapot, whatever) just extends your desires. If you are a good guy, then you become a god; yet if you are an evil one, you become Satan. The teapot is more evil than the mask, as it rewards you by destroying yourself physically or spiritually.

The movie might be better if in the ending part the Chinese professor Mr. Ling (why did the director set a Chinese role?) does not throw the teapot into the sea. He could have just touched it, which may leave more imagination for the audience.

Michael the leading actor, also stared in "The Forbidden Kingdom".

Performance impression:
Cast: Michael Angarano

本片和《变相怪杰》类似，都是一个隐喻：魔法道具（面具，茶壶等等）仅仅是放大你心中的欲望。如果你是好人，那你就变成神仙；如果你是恶人，那你就变成魔鬼。相比面具，茶壶更加邪恶，因为它奖励你去伤害自己，不管是精神上的，还是肉体上的。

如果在结尾的时候那个中国Ling教授（导演怎么想起来要设置一个中国人的角色？）没有把茶壶扔进大海，片子可能会更好些。他可以只是抚摸一下茶壶，这样能留给观众更多想象的空间。

本片主演Michael同样出演了《功夫之王》。