#anyway make nezha and ao bing friends 2k22 that is a threat

[lotus-duckies]

It was moments like this where i really thought that Ao Bing and Yunxiang could have teamed up to fight Ao Guang cause it feels like most of Ao Bing's ambition to kill Yunxiang comes from the past lives situation and wanting, what, validation from his dad? Wanting to prove he isn't completely pathetic and weak?

Yunxiang and Ao Bing could have really connected over their fathers' disappointment in them and Ao Guang making everyone suffer, and sought a life where they didn't have to continue the cycle of violence and improving upon their past mistakes

This is where I think Nezha Reborn kinda lacks. It doesn't have the same emotional impact as say, Nezha 2019 or the 1979 movie. There's emotional moments in the movie but doesn't hit the same way due to the direction they chose. It feels like they tried to do a little too much and thus didn't focus their attention on some key aspects that would have improved the overall movie.

(I do think it's interesting that it has sort of the opposite theme of Nezha 2019. Whereas the latter was focusing on changing one's destiny, this one follows fulfilling a prewritten destiny.)