Feel like 2 was the strongest of the series. It's up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey - to give it a try. An empathetic, ruthless villain that wasn't totally humiliated in the end, a solid emotional core and scene from Po learning about his mom and coming to terms with his adoption, and an art direction to absolute die for. When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the 'chosen one' and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. ![]() The use of bold, flat colors for thematic purposes alone still delights me, as does the use of 2D and 3D switching for an emotional impact (again, Po's mom). ![]() Only film in the series to make me cry.ģ was weaker and I would argue the worst in the series, although it's still an entertaining film. Didn't care for the villain, the Furious Five felt even more sorely underused than otherwise, and I don't feel Po's time in the panda village was particularly developed beyond superficial jokes about panda behavior and interactions with some extras, meaning the inevitable fight and climax didn't feel as earned. However, I do really love the hopelessness of the situation before Po's bright idea, and especially that dragon scene because everything graceful went out the window when he started bragging. ![]() Also, the Chinese rendition of Kung Fu Fighting is totes beautiful. KFP is the best series Dreamworks has made and I fully believe it's because the team behind it absolutely 100% loves the source material and what they're doing with like every fiber of their being. ![]() They aren't just love letters to kung fu movies but they are legitimately good kung fu movies on their own, and the way they integrate the animal characteristics into each character's fighting style shows real thought and deep understanding of what they're doing. The love of what they're doing really shines through and makes them hugely enjoyable to me. The only thing I don't particularly like about it is that Po learns these immense kung fu secrets in the span of one movie.
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