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New Gods: Yang Jian
Animation · Adventure · Fantasy · 2022
Fifteen hundred years after the war of gods, the heaven declined. Yang Jian, the God of Erlang, made a living by working as a catcher. One day, Yang Jian was ordered to hunt down a young man, his own nephew.
Movie details
New Gods: Yang Jian
“Fighting for peace, The God of War returns”
2022 Animation · Adventure · Fantasy 2h 8m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.5 / 10
Community rating
Fifteen hundred years after the war of gods, the heaven declined. Yang Jian, the God of Erlang, made a living by working as a catcher. One day, Yang Jian was ordered to hunt down a young man, his own nephew.
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 New Gods: Yang Jian?
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
Zhao Ji
Written by
Chen Mu-Chuan
Kai Wang
Yang Jian (voice)
Ji Guanlin
Wan Luo (voice)
Li Lihong
Yuding (voice)
Li Lanling
Chen Xiang (voice)
Zhao Yi
Shen Gongbao (voice）
Liu Xiaoyu
Shen Gongbao (voice)
Wen jingyuan
Lao Kang (voice）
Court is in session
Put New Gods: Yang Jian 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.