In their version of this story, Nezha is loved and protected by his parents, trained by Zhenren, and convinced he is the Spirit Pearl in human form. This is, of course, the obvious theme within Ne Zha and it’s certainly one audiences have seen before however, it’s the journey the characters take that makes the resolution emotionally satisfying. In short, just because you’re going to die doesn’t mean that you can’t elect to set the terms. Just because someone was born something or enters life knowing its limits doesn’t mean that the individual is bound by the rules placed upon them. The adaptation does center on a child fated to die, after all, yet, Jiao and Wei manage to make the dour into something inspirational. There’s no decree that animated features are intended for children, but Ne Zha is absolutely for older kids who can handle light violence and adult themes. But is Nezha doomed before he was born or can he take control and become the master of his own destiny? With only three years until their son’s death, Jing and his wife, Lady Yin (Qi Lü), do everything they can to protect the firebrand and lead him to a path of virtue. However, Spirit Pearl is replaced with the Demon Pill and Jing’s son is imbued with the forceful energies of a demon. Favoring warrior Li Jing (Chen Hao) due to his exploits in battle, the Supreme Lord proclaims that the Spirit Pearl will be given to him so that the energy can be reincarnated as Jing’s third born son. Before sending the two halves away for safe keeping, the Supreme Lord casts a Heavenly Curse upon the Demon Pill, effectively damning it to death by lightning strike in three years. Ultimately, the Pearl is too strong for the duo and the Supreme Lord steps in, containing the creature and splitting it into two distinct energies: a Demon Pill and a Spirit Pearl. To stop the insatiable hunger of the being, the Supreme Lord of Heaven sent two immortals, Taiyi Zhenren (Zhang Jiaming) and Shen Gongbao (Yang Wei), to stop the Pearl’s consummation of energy which made it grow stronger.
As though borrowing only from the elements which would make the story more universal and easier to adapt, co-writer/director Jiao Zi and co-writer Wei Yunyun tell a similar story within a vastly different shell that astounded Chinese audiences into making it the highest grossing animated film in Chinese cinema history.Īt a time undetermined, the spiritual energies of Heaven and Earth converged upon each other to create the Chaos Pearl, a sentient and seemingly indestructible force of incomparable power. First released in China in July 2019 before a wider release later in the year, is the Enlight Pictures animated feature Ne Zha, an adaptation of a story from within the Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi ( The Investiture of the Gods) which tells of the birth of a great warrior named Nezha who protects about as often as he comes into conflict with his father, Li Jing. These stories are often based on real events, twisted into parables, so that future generations can learn lessons of morality or examine the notions of fate vs. Myths and legends, stories like those of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round, Robin Hood, and Paul Bunyan and those of gods, goddesses, demons, and immortals, are often given the adaptation treatment in cinema. Home › Recommendation › Home Release › Animated adaptation of Chinese tale “Ne Zha” asks children what we owe each other.Īnimated adaptation of Chinese tale “Ne Zha” asks children what we owe each other.
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