My elder brother mentioned to me in passing that Kung Fu Panda was really good and something i'd like what with me being into Oriental things so I decided to buy and watch it last night.Overall it was a pretty good film but not as good as films such as Shrek or Finding Nemo. Jack Black pulled off a good part as the big fat panda Po though. Most of the time it seemed to me like the panda was just a caricature of Jack Black himself.
This film was very good at spoofing many of the old martial arts films which I liked.
The story basically is of an average panda that wants a more awesome life than the life he leads helping his dad (questionable) at his noodle shop. Turns out the panda unintentionally ends up becoming "The Dragon Warrior" a kung fu title only passed on to those who deserve it and so begins his adventure of actually learning kung fu. Things aren't all plain sailing though, because at first the famous five (that's the five legendary Kung Fu styles to those that don't know: Mantis, Crane, Tiger, Monkey, and Viper) don't like him but they gradually warm up to him and he becomes the Dragon Warrior of legend.
This is a good film if you want a bit of escapism and the Chinese proverbs in it are quite memorable. Like this one for example: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.
Anyways as far as jokes go it's pretty flat but the dream sequence and the fight at the end make up for that fact. Also the fact that Jack Black is the voice over makes this animation more fun.
If you like pandas watch this.
Till next time
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