A: China’s animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” also smashed a box office record recently.
B: It’s No. 7 among the world’s best-selling films, grossing more than US$2 billion globally.
A: I t has even become the world’s highest-grossing animated film, while the political metaphors in it are causing controversy.
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B: But who is Ne Zha anyway?
A: Ne Zha, often spelled as “Nezha,” is actually a mythical teenage deity with superpowers.
A: 中國動畫片《哪吒2》最近也打破紀錄。
B: 該片已衝上影史票房排行榜第7名，全球狂賣超過20億美元。
A: 聽說它甚至是全球最賣座的動畫片，影片中的政治隱喻卻引爆爭議！
B: 但哪吒是誰？
A: 哪吒的名字常被拼成「Nezha」，是神話中具有超能力的青少年神明。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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