The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Ne Zha
Animation · Fantasy · Adventure · 2019
A young boy is born as the reincarnation of a demonic power, into a society that hates and fears him. Destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, Nezha must choose between good and evil to see if he can change his fate.
Movie details
Ne Zha
“Fight your fate”
2019 Animation · Fantasy · Adventure 1h 50m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.9 / 10
Community rating
A young boy is born as the reincarnation of a demonic power, into a society that hates and fears him. Destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, Nezha must choose between good and evil to see if he can change his fate.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Ne Zha?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jiao Zi
Written by
Wei Yunyun · Jiao Zi · Yi Qiao
Lu Yanting
Young Nezha (voice)
Joseph
Youth Nezha (voice)
Han Mo
Ao Bing (voice)
Chen Hao
Li Jing (voice)
Lu Qi
Lady Yin (voice)
Zhang Jiaming
Master Taiyi (voice)
Yang Wei
Shen Gongbao (voice)
Court is in session
Put Ne Zha on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.