I loved this, it gives off a good representation of the actual story. In a way that kids will understand, the character development may be hard to see but like all of us it takes most of our life to completely "fix" ourselves. Monkey was kinda teen, and seeing as he gained immortality in such a sort amount of time, It would be reasonable that he didn't change all that much within 500 years.
I loved the older movie, so I gave this one a try. I was not disappointed, kinda hopping for a next one to come out soon. All and all I adore this movie, I will be showing this to my kids in the future.