"Nezha" North American word-of-mouth ban lifted, Rotten Tomatoes score 80% freshness

The overseas reputation of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" has been lifted! On August 29, the IMAX version of "Nezha" landed in North America, and some overseas rating websites and mainstream foreign media rated and commented on the film.

Currently, the Rotten Tomatoes freshness is 80% (5 reviews), the IMDb score is 7.8 points (out of 10 points), and the MTC (100-point system) has not yet released a score, but it includes review articles from the Austin Chronicle (67 points), the Los Angeles Times (60 points), and the New York Times (40 points).

Most of the reviews on IMDb are positive. One netizen named kenthesweet gave it a score of 6 and gave a fair evaluation. He said that he watched the movie accompanied and explained by his Chinese girlfriend. He believes that the film is a great progress in Chinese 3D animation, but it is not enough to give it a high score of 10. He pointed out that the advantages of the film are that the movie pictures are beautiful, the special effects are cool, and the dubbing is solid. Although the language is not fluent, it does not prevent some of the laughs. The disadvantage is that the style of character design is not unified. For example, the design of Nezha before and after "transformation" seems to come from two movies; in addition, the laughs are too Chinese, and the plot settings such as the sacrifice of some characters are too old-fashioned.

The Austin Chronicle gave it a score of 67 points. The review article said that the film has a brisk pace and is full of energy, incorporating many contemporary elements. However, too many pop culture elements can easily make the audience ignore the most interesting and lovely aspects of Nezha. In the film, the loving parents try their best to save their children from disaster, which leads to a discussion on the meaning of fate and friendship to children. In addition, Taiyi Zhenren and his flying pig are very cute.

The Los Angeles Times gave the film a score of 60 points, and the article commented that the film grafted familiar images from Disney and DreamWorks onto Chinese mythology, and the protagonist Nezha might be a fusion of the ghost doll Chucky (Child's Play) and Stitch (Lilo and Stitch).

The New York Times gave the film a score of 40, and the article commented that Nezha is a CG animation film with bright colors, compact action, and some highlights. The article also pointed out that the concept of age is not strict enough in the mythological universe of this film. For example, Nezha was cursed to be struck to death at the age of three.

According to existing reviews, the movie Nezha, as a typical Chinese 3D animation movie, has received considerable recognition, such as "Nezha is a huge step forward for the Chinese film industry" and "This is a grand movie." However, due to cultural differences and value orientation, it is difficult for foreign audiences to "empathize" with the Chinese. In addition, subtitle translation and lack of localization of jokes have also become obstacles for foreign audiences to understand the film.

It is worth mentioning that although there is still a gap with domestic rating websites, "Nezha" is the highest-scoring domestic animation on IMDb in recent years ("The Return of the Great Sage" scored 6.9 points, "Big Fish and Begonia" scored 7.1 points, and "White Snake: Origin" scored 7.3 points).

The IMAX version of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" has been released in North America on August 29, and will be released in regular theaters on September 6. Looking forward to Nezha's "breakthrough"!