ASTONISHING! This is Star Wars, LOTR, Avatar & Avengers of the Animation World

RATING – ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 4/5*

Ne Zha 2 Review Movie Talkies:

Firstly, a big thank you to Warner Bros. India and their PR team for showing this film in IMAX 3D, and that too on the best laser projection screen available in India. This has certainly elevated the experience to what we call a “breathtaking” scenario. Secondly, I don’t believe any animated film can achieve the visual phenomenon of Ne Zha 2 anytime soon, so don’t waste a single moment of your precious time and book your tickets now. This is simply ASTONISHING, COLOSSAL, PRODIGIOUS, GIGANTIC, or any other adjective in that category you can think of—just use it here and take your hats off to the visual expanse of cinematic experience that will live for years to come in the history of animated cinema. I can think of greater animated films than this, right from the 1930s’ Snow White and Pinocchio to Pixar’s and Disney’s classic tear-jerkers in the post-90s era, but I can’t think of any other animation flick being this grand. Thus, I call Ne Zha 2 the Star Wars, LOTR, and Avatar of the animation cinema world. Hats off to the grandest animated flick ever made, which has deservedly become the biggest animated blockbuster ever!  

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Ne Zha 2 Story:

The film follows the events after Ne Zha (2019), starting with Master Taiyi Zhenren (Zhang Jiaming) trying to bring back Ne Zha (Lü Yanting) and Ao Bing (Han Mo) into physical form with the sacred Lotus. Ao Bing’s father, Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, orders Shen Gongbao to attack Chentang Pass, leaving Ao Bing to halt him while the task of embodying remains incomplete. Ao Bing and Ne Zha share Ne Zha’s body for seven days, with the latter tasked to complete three trials so the sacred Lotus can regenerate. Ne Zha takes sleeping pills, allowing them to share the body in perfect coordination, but only for a while. When Ne Zha believes his parents are killed, he sets out to destroy Guang and his palace, but is that all? Nope, there is more to it than meets the eye. Catch all the fun, excitement, and suspense in the cinema hall without any spoilers.  

Though it is a very basic script with no incredible conflicts, it still manages to immerse you in that world for two and a half hours. The screenplay takes a while to establish a few points that don’t feel necessary, but the visual grandeur and out-of-this-world action sequences keep coming one after another, making you forget all the flaws in the storyline and screenplay. The cinematic appeal of this film easily surpasses the likes of LOTR, Avatar, and Avengers—if they were animated movies. Now you know how stupendous it must be. I couldn’t believe my eyes for a while during the action sequences. The scale is enormous and simply unbelievable. I won’t say outstanding, because it’s something beyond that, so why the heck should one care about the plot? The emotional core of Ne Zha 2 is also dated, but for a moment or two, it does make you cry. I was in tears when Ne Zha finally hugged his mother, remembering all those naughty things he did over the years. I believe that scene will leave many children sobbing as they hold their parents close in the cinema halls. That’s the power of cinema, right? Children can get emotional, and parents can become emotional seeing their children getting emotional. Too many sentiments and bonds to experience firsthand. Would you really miss that?

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The voice cast has done well, but this film is all about its visual expansion, setting a new landmark for animated films. Many universally acclaimed classics by Pixar and Disney must have had great stories and unique ideas, but the kind of cinematic spectacle this movie creates is next-level. It is a never-before-seen visual treat, and there aren’t just one or two scenes like that but at least seven to eight. We have all seen big action sequences, blasting explosions, huge battles, large-scale combats, and stupendous sets in big-budget movies, but what if you see all of them in animated form achieved with just an $80 million budget? Isn’t that a half-coma moment? I had to pinch myself to believe whatever was happening on the screen, and believe me, I did it at least half a dozen times. The water fight sequence, Ne Zha’s transformation, Wuliang’s army, the volcano scene, and the final battle sequence—everything is grander than before, never seen before, never done before. 

Ne Zha 2 Movie Review:

The sound design is superb, and the cinematography is top-notch. I wonder how they even thought of those wide frames, close-up shots, fast-forwarded moments, and slow-motion sequences so accurately that everything looked absolutely mind-blowing! It’s so wonderful to see an animated film that looks bigger and better than the much-hyped blockbuster, Avengers: Endgame. I mean, that’s a lot to expect, and that’s where Ne Zha 2 exceeds expectations and leaves you stunned and speechless. My grand salute goes to writer-director Jiaozi for creating this humongous cinematic experience that simply blew me away and everyone present in the cinema hall. My eyes were filled with joy watching something incredible, and my heart was filled with gratitude. How on earth can a Mandarin film be so grand and magnificent, much bigger than Hollywood? That’s INSANE, man. Don’t miss the IMAX 3D version; you’ll be doing yourself a favor.