Now, he must excel further into his training and discover more about himself so he may share with (teach) others. In the second, he must find inner peace and come to grips with his past.
In the first, Po must accept that he is the dragon warrior despite his obvious shortcomings. Looking back at this as part of the overall story being told through Po, it becomes clear that we’re watching different stages of a spiritual journey unravel acceptance (destiny), introspection (inner peace), and discovery. The lines and colors are mesmerizing and the free-flowing nature of all surrounding items mixed with seemingly thousands of shades of only a few colors is really a spectacle.
The animation in all three of the Kung Fu Panda films have been distinct and beautiful, but it is the depictions of the spirit realm in particular that really put this one over the top. This means a battle with the spirit of Oogway. One of our opening scenes take place in the spirit realm where we meet Kai as he continues his plan to absorb all the chi possible. That’s my main complaint is that it’s too dependent on the laughs and it sacrifices some of the emotional depth it’s capable of reaching.īe that as it may, we still got a lot of fun Kung fu team up action as Po and the furious five continue their fight for justice! Standing in the way of our voluptuous hero this time around is Kai (JK Simmons), former partner of Master Oogway who turned on him in an effort to steal chi (explained later) and become more powerful. While the sequel struck a lot of emotional cords and was very spiritually reflective, this one has moments of spiritual discovery and emotion, but in the middle of them it will often turn a 180 and cram in some comedy relief even when no relief was needed. This is both one of the best things about it, and one if its downfalls. It ramped up the one-liners and physical comedy noticeably from the second and even from the first. This third installment is very strong comedically. We enjoy a few callbacks to each of the previous two films, including a particularly reckless father-son trip to the hall of legends. Po is reunited with his biological father in a pretty funny scene in the noodle shop. Kung Fu Panda 3 begins just where you would have expected. It has now completed the trilogy with an equally strong and beautiful film to help start the 2016 movie year. Kung Fu Panda made an impact in 2008 and followed with a better than expected sequel in 2011. Sometimes they’ll break through with a gem. With Pixar’s instant classics and Disney Animation rolling out fresh princess fairy tales, they’re often lost in the shuffle of annual animation hype. FebruGene Gosewehr Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, review 0ĭreamWorks Animation has often been treated as the third wheel among major animation studios.
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