Join us at the Confucius Institute for Scotland for a talk on the phenomenal success of Nezha 2, a recent Chinese animated film that took the global box office by storm upon its release on Chinese New Year Day, January 29, 2025. Quickly rising to become the highest-grossing animated film worldwide and securing the fifth place on the all-time global box office chart, Nezha 2 has captured widespread public attention. This presentation investigates the key factors behind the film’s commercial breakthrough, highlighting the ways it embodies the defining trends in contemporary world cinema. It also explores the film’s thematic complexity, particularly its dynamic interplay between youthful defiance and traditional familial obligations, an ideological contradiction central to the film's broad appeal both within China and internationally.
Agenda
5:00pm-5:15pm: Welcome & refreshments
5:15pm-6:15pm: Lecture by Dr Xuelin Zhou, University of Auckland
6:15pm-6:30pm: Q&A chaired by Dr Xuelei Huang, University of Edinburgh
The talk will be followed by an opportunity to sample some cultural activities including: Chinese Calligraphy, Blow painting, Tie-dye crafting, and traditional Chinese games.
*suitable for 16 year old and over
For speaker bio, please visit: Confucius Institute for Scotland in the University of Edinburgh
