I Watched Ne Zha 2 and the Chinese Know How to Kill the West
Ne Zha 2 is the highest grossing non-English (animated) movie in human history, and it contains clear-cut propaganda detailing the Chinese master plan to overthrow the West.
I’ve rarely watched Chinese-made movies, and the best ones I saw were made in Hong Kong by director Wong Kar-wai. Generally, Chinese movies have a weird fetish for piss, poop, and vomitography. I wonder if it’s because Chinese people live so closely packed together, they can hear grandma shit and piss.
Ne Zha 2, a movie about a brat named Ne Zha, is no different. It has its piss scene, akwkward poop-reference, and a massive cauldron full of vomit the main character is determined to swallow. Western audiences may find this off-putting material, but Chinese audiences seem to expect it, or even find it funny.
Then again, the animated movie, at 2.5 hours, never feels boring. It is well-paced and full of action. What stands out are the main characters’ focus on their family ties. Everyone has a brother or a mother or a father who are extremely dear to them, and who’ll they’ll sacrifice themselves for. Even the apparent villains are swayed by the affection of a long-lost brother now returned home.
It creates an emotional cocktail that rewards the viewer. HOWEVER—us Westerners might begin to wonder why none of the main characters have lovers or girlfriends? I thought China hated the gay, but the grand finale ends in a very gay flirty scene between a developed (but now massively effeminate) Ne Zha and his equally feminine friend Ao Bing. Weird!
The Propaganda
Disregarding this weirdness, Ne Zha 2 pits the “Demons”, who are ugly, strange squid-eaters, versus the “Immortals”, who are blond, heavenly, and beautiful. The Immortals are led by a top magician named Wuliang. One cannot escape to notice that Wuliang is supposed to represent President Joe Biden, under an anti-aging spell to make him look young.
Wuliang initially has everyone convinced that the Immortals are the good divine people who deserve to rule the world. But the mask eventually slips—the Immortals are exposed as cunning destroyers of worlds who blame others for their crimes—just like the US Empire, for indeed, it is obvious that the Immortals represent the way the US Empire operates.
Wuliang manages to capture the “Demons” using a gigantic cauldron that devours them all. As the lid closes, the lock carries the symbol of the $ (the US$). Without giving out all the spoilers, the Demons eventually use patience to burst open the cauldron’s lid, after which an enormous battle ensues.
The Immorals are then exposed as just another race of demons. They’re not really divine. This is the message Chinese authorities intend to drive home: China can defeat the West by exposing the West’s criminal (US-led) nature. And with patience, one day, the US dollar may fall, leaving the West powerless.
