Some say he’s a demon. Others say he’s a trickster. Still others say he’s a hero. Ne-zha — a conflicted figure of Ming legend — lives again in Chinese animation, reincarnating into different forms each time. His first debut in Chinese animation came with Shanghai Animation’s exquisitely drawn “Nezha Conquers the Dragon King” (1979). Here, the lotus-born warrior is elegant and self-sacrificial; each valorous feat may be misinterpreted, but is noble to the end. Forty years later, the more recent Chinese blockbuster hit “Ne Zha” (2019) recalls a similarly sympathetic spin. The divine infant regularly terrorizes the citizens of Chentang Pass, but ultimately saves them out of the goodness of his heart. Now, Ji Zhao’s “New Gods: Nezha Reborn” (2021) tells a tale of the god’s rebirth in the early 20th century. Ne-zha the person is no more; instead, Ne-zha the consciousness pervades.
In “New Gods,” Ji Zhao constructs a steampunk,...
In “New Gods,” Ji Zhao constructs a steampunk,...
- 4/18/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
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