Synopsis
The Primus extracts a Mixed Yuan Bead into a Spirit Seed and a Demon Pill. The Spirit Seed can be reincarnated as a human to help King Zhou establish a new dynasty, whereas the Demon Pill will create a devil threatening humanity. Ne Zha is the one who is destined to be the hero, but instead he becomes a devil incarnate, because the Spirit Seed and a Demon Pill are switched.
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Cast
- Lü YantingYoung Nezha (voice)
- JosephYouth Nezha (voice)
- Han MoAo Bing (voice)
- Hao ChenLi Jing (voice)
- Lü QiMrs. Yin (voice)
- Yang WeiShen Gongbao (voice)
- Zhang JiamingTaiyi Zhenren (voice)
- He YuxiangYuanshi Tianzun / Boundary Beast (voice)
- Ren JunpengHaiyasha (voice)
- Yu ChenMr. Selling Words / Male Neighborhood / Red Dragon (voice)
Recommendations
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Austin Chronicle
All those elements are a blast, but distract from where Ne Zha is most fun and most endearing, with the demon-child's loyal parents trying to work out how to keep him from darkness and eventual electrocution, leading to some sweet child-friendly message about fate and friendship. Plus Taiyi and his flying pig are just plain adorable. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Grafting familiar Disney and DreamWorks tropes onto a tapestry of traditional Chinese legend and lore (the plot is loosely based on a Ming Dynasty-era shenmo novel), the adventure entertains with a title character who could be the spawn of Chucky and Stitch, from “Lilo & Stitch.” - 60
The Guardian
I enjoyed the jolt of strangeness delivered by this world of demons stalking the Earth. But the action is hit-and-miss. - 60
Variety
Ne Zha has something vital to teach the American animation industry — about the glories of letting the dark side rip — but it’s also clear that Chinese animators, working under more restrictions than we have, have absorbed a great many of the breakneck freedoms of American pop culture. Let’s hope it’s the beginning of a beautiful symbiosis. - 40
The New York Times
A computer-animated feature of bright hues, hectic action and only occasional charm.
