More than simply rendering Chinese folklore as large-scale spectacle, Ne Zha 2 fully internalises the philosophical traditions underpinning that ancient, metaphysical mythology, observing transcendence emerge through self-realisation rather than moral division.
Childhood may seem like an endless kingdom of wonder in Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, fantastically shifting with the vivid imagination of its young protagonist, yet so too does the inevitable discovery of its own transience awaken a soft, bittersweet sorrow.
It takes more than brute strength to defeat a creature as viciously powerful as a Predator, and as Dan Trachtenberg studies history’s greatest warriors through Viking battles, samurai duels, and modern warfare, Killer of Killers honours the resilient heart of a people born to survive.
