'Ne Zha 2', the highest-grossing animated film in movie history, will soon launch in the U.K., Germany, France, Spain and 30 more territories.

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‘Ne Zha 2’, the highest-grossing animated film in movie history, will soon launch in the U.K., Germany, France, Spain and 30 more territories.

  • klu9@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 day ago

    The engaging story, painstaking animation, and box-office success of “Ne Zha 2” have inspired a great deal of pride among the Chinese movie-going public, not to mention birthing a plethora of memes, trends, and social-media hashtags. But this surge of pride has also resulted in the suppression of critical takes on the film and the buzz around it: some critical articles have been deleted from social media platforms, and Chinese bloggers and reviewers have reported being criticized or attacked online for expressing dissenting views.

    HEAVY ONLINE CENSORSHIP OF ARTICLES CRITICAL OF ANIMATED CHINESE BLOCKBUSTER “NE ZHA 2”