But, in doing so, he creates the instrument of his own downfall. So he tried to avoid this by wiping out the neighboring Panda kingdom/village so there would be no Pandas left to fulfill that prophecy. The soothesayer tells him a Panda will stand in his way. In Panda 2, Shen is in line to rule over Gomen city, and has aspirations of wanting more. In Panda 1, with Master Shifu sending Zeng to the prison to warn them of Tai Lung's escape, and while trying to avoid that event, unknowingly causing the escape himself, and all the events thereafter. This is realized in both Panda 1 and Panda 2. I love the way the movies all play on Master Oogway's teaching line, "One often meets his destiny on the Road he takes to avoid it."
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The soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and John Powell is ridiculously good.ĮDIT 3: For those that have been convinced by my rambling to watch Kung Fu Panda, please update me on if you enjoyed it or not.
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Nothing gets lost due to the detail in the fight scenes as there is no blurring at all, you get so invested in Jack Black Panda you forget all about it and it becomes about Po's journey to become the world's greatest warrior.Īll of this from the same studio that gave us "Bruce Willis is a Racoon"ĮDIT: I didn't mention How To Train Your Dragon as Kung Fu Panda was released BEFORE it.ĮDIT 2: I can't believe I forgot to mention this because I have been listening to it recently.
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But the animation is Pixar worthy, if not better than most Pixar movies. It seems like standard average children's shlock. Nothing in these movies, on face value, should be good. If you feel like Kung Fu Panda isn't for you, yet you've watched Pixar's library, I implore you to watch it. Balancing his serious side from the "Inner Peace" angle of two and his goofy side from the "It was in you all along!" angle from one.Īll of this can be summed up in a few sentences. The character of Po, "Jack Black as a Panda" excelled with the whole "Yin and Yang" storyline. Simmons I felt couldn't have been done better. Bryan Cranston in particular as Po's biological father was outstanding. The casting for all three films provided stellar voice work.
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Kung Fu Panda couldn't make it three for three surely? Rebel Wilson and Mads Mikkelsen both had to drop out. Even the production seemed a little shaky. Baby Pandas! Wait, where have we seen babies in Dreamworks before? Shrek's children. The ending showed the secret Panda village and we knew a third was on the way. A villain as strong and unstoppable as Tai Lung, the only sane thing to do would be to focus on brains. The feathers and the fluid movements were incredible. Gary Oldman's best voice work and, in my opinion (that's worth nothing at the end of the day) one of the best villains in animation. The Rickshaw Chase, the fight at the Smelting place, the end battle on the boats, all of it knew how to be paced and when to be funny and when to be sad. The action in itself was a vast improvement.
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We learn of Po's past, the emotional parts knew when to be emotional and the action was cranked up to eleven. A surprisingly deep and emotional "find your inner self" type movie. He became a Kung Fu master, became the Dragon Warrior, the end. We had Shrek the Third before Kung Fu Panda 2, so what could they have done? It wasn't like there was anything to add on either. Dreamworks Animation had built a reputation from milking the hell out of Shrek, Kung Fu Panda could have very well gone the same path. How does something with so much, on paper, going against it be so good? Jack Black fit perfectly and didn't ham in his performance, as did Dustin Hoffman who provided a more grounded performance as the irate teacher. The passing of Oogway (basically Yoda) being one of them. The detail in each character and background was amazing, the comedy moments hit their mark (unlike Shrek, it stayed away from constant pop culture remarks), and the other stories were worth being invested in.
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You could list the cliches for miles, it's basically standard "Sudden Hero wins the day" with the big twist being "It was the power in you all along!" But it was good. Going into Kung Fu Panda, you could afford to be sceptical with the premise "Jack Black is a Panda". Outside of Aardman animation they haven't particularly blown anyone out of the water outside of Shrek and Antz (And at a stretch, Madagascar). then we had "Jerry Seinfeld Is A Bee" and "Will Smith is a Fish". Even those last five words together string doubtfulness.ĭreamworks 3D outings up until this point has given us Antz and Shrek. and here comes Dreamworks with Jack Black as a Panda. A superhero family, a rat who is actually an amazing chef, a world where the monsters in your closet are actually working for a corporation, giving your toys a soul. What with Pixar seeming to do no wrong with very unique premises. A goofy Panda played by Jack Black learns Kung Fu.