Nezha Conquers the Dragon King has even more humanistic flavor and sentiment than does Havoc in Heaven. Nezha is portrayed as a hero who would sacrifice himself to help the weak. The film is the result of the painstaking efforts of dozens of people over a four-year period. Nezha has since become one of the everlasting classical characters in Chinese animation.
The film has had unexpected repercussions throughout the world. The BBC purchased the copyrights to the film and played it on N.
In 1980, the animated film was exhibited and specially shown at the Cannes International Film Festival. It was the first Chinese-language animatedfilm to be shown at the festival. Its success lies in the fact that all of its elements-the plot, art form and embodiment-are national in flavor.
