Jun 09 2008
Kung Fu Panda- hit or miss?
I was bored yesterday… so I found myself watching “Kung Fu Panda” the newest animated movie from Paramount Pictures…
the Plot
The movie is about the son of the village noodle maker-a large and super clumsy panda bear (Po) who-by a twist of fate- gets the chance to practice kung fu with his heros- the furious 5 (crane, monkey, viper, mantis, and tigress) under Master Shifu. Po is eager to learn until he is called upon as the dragonwarrior to defend his village against Shifu’s previous student Tai Lung. Tai Lung was Shifu’s praised student until the head master refused to declare Tai Lung the ancient prophecy of dragonwarrior. Enraged Tai Lung battled Shifu and was defeated by the master warrior Oogway.
Po learns the secret to unlimited power from the Dragon Scrolls….- the secret is… HIMSELF. “to make something special, one only needs to believe it is special”-Po’s Father.
the grade
B+ Somehow I expected it to be funnier, but Jack Black was a good voiceover. The plot is exactly what u would expect for a child’s film- fun, entertaining, light, and teaches a good lesson ((Believe in yourself, and all can be accomplished through hard work)). Definitely would recommend taking your children to see it.
