Courtesy of Well Go USA
Screening
Ne Zha
Sunday, January 12, 2020, 11:30 a.m.
Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater
Recommended for ages 9+
Dir. Yu Yang (as Jiaozi). 2019, 110 mins. DCP. In Chinese (Mandarin) with English subtitles. A stunning, imaginative CGI blockbuster, Ne Zha brings spectacular martial-arts fighting action to a popular folk myth. A young boy born with unique powers and destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, Nezha must choose between good and evil in order to become the hero. Manipulated by the spirit world, over-protected by his parents, and feared by the villagers, he longs for an opportunity to be truly alive. Ne Zha was China’s most successful animated film and the second most popular film in any genre, ever, breaking box office records. View trailer.
“Residing just beneath all the visual razzle dazzle is a stirring message of empowerment. ‘If fate isn’t fair, fight it till the end,’ rasps the pint-sized Nezha, whose universal rallying cry to the oppressed reverberates far beyond the boundaries of his 11th century village.”—Los Angeles Times
Tickets: $15 ($11 seniors and students / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / free or discounted for Museum members / free for children under 3). Ticket purchase includes same-day Museum admission. Order tickets online. (Members may contact members@movingimage.usTicket purchase includes same-day admission to the Museum (see gallery hours). View the Museum’s ticketing policy here. For more information on membership and to join online, visit our membership page.
