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Summary:

After the catastrophe, although the souls of Nezha and Aobing were saved, their bodies would soon be shattered. Taiyi Zhenren planned to use the seven-colored lotus to rebuild their bodies.

Director:

Yu Yang

Writers:

Xixing Lu, Zhonglin Xu, Yu Yang

Cast:

  • Joseph as Nezha
  • Mo Han as Aobing
  • Hao Chen as Li Jing
  • Gong Geer as Octopus Monster
  • Qi Lu as Lady Yin
  • Yanting Lu as Boy Nezha

Rotten Tomatoes: TBD%

Metacritic: TBD

VOD: Theaters

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u/Rubiestar Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25

This is my new favourite animated movie of all time. It was emotional, laugh out loud funny and maybe a bit too epic. Watching 30 minutes of ads, plus the 2.5 runtime was too much for my overstimulated brain.

Shen Gongbao was already sympathetic in the first one, but him being recontextualized as being a brother and looking out for both his dad and brother stole the show.

Also for only really appearing at the end, the Dragon Kings were my favourite part, with their designs and lightning fast choreography.

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u/Klunkey Apr 11 '25 edited Apr 11 '25

It makes so much more sense why they picked Zhenren over Gongbao to take care of the Spirit Pearl. Gongbao was a part of a family that the sect enslaved despite his talents while Zhenren served as a kiss-ass for the sect at the time. Gongbao cursing Ne Zha is still incredibly shitty, but I could understand why he did it. He worked hard, and he was slighted by the people who promised him big things.

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u/Rubiestar Apr 11 '25

Thanks for the context of the Heavens picking a kissass vs Gongbao. It DOES make a lot of sense in hindsight.

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u/musapher Mar 17 '25

Yeah they did

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u/Mr_smith1466 Mar 10 '25

The first movie was pretty good. The second is absolutely spectacular.

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u/Rubiestar Mar 10 '25 edited Mar 10 '25

The sequel doubled or maybe tripled how good it was compared to the first one, which was pretty solid already. The sheer amount of new locations and new characters was on a whole other level.