Last night, I’ve watched Kung Fu Panda 2 which was sponsored by the company (that’s why it’s only on 2D). I’ve seen the first installment of Kung Fu Panda, that’s why I’m eager to watch the sequel of it.
With the success of the first Kung Fu Panda, I have high hopes for this film. And I can say it did not disappoint me anyway.
The movie starts with a brief introduction of the history of ruling of the Peacock Empire, with the emperor being the father of Lord Shen. Lord Shen was the main antagonist. Because of his ambitions, he became cunning and aggressive. So he was exiled by his family, to which Lord Shen vowed that someday he’ll go back to the Empire and claim the throne and rule the empire.
Po and Furious Five continued to be the hero of their village. Po was famous for being the Dragon Warrior. Master Shifu told him about the Inner Peace that Po should master. But Po started seeing memories of his past. And he wanted to know about his real parents and his true identity.
Gongmen village was attacked by Lord Shen. And with this, Master Shifu sent out Po and the Furious Five to stop the new weapon that Lord Shen used to attacked the city and that threatens to stop the Kung Fu. At the course of helping Gongmen and fighting Lord Shen, Po discovered his past that haunts him and to finally have an Inner Peace.
There are downsides and up sides of the movie. The movie I think starts without so many bangs. In fact, I think I didn’t laugh on the first 10 minutes of the film. But as the story progress, you’ll finally get the humor that you expected. Yes, I’ve had so many laughs on the middle parts of the film.
The movie is different on the first one, because on the first installment, Po was striving to be a Dragon Warrior. He’s striving to earn the respect of the Master Shifu and the Furious Five. Here, Po was already part of the team. In fact, he’s so famous that he’s like a celebrity on their village.
Animation was superb, it’s so good that I think it’s much better seeing it on 3D. Lord Shen was so full of grace. I love to see more of him on the next sequel. The baby panda was the cutest character I think. He was so charming that you would understand how Mr Ping, Po’s father, would feel when he first saw Po. Jack Black, as usual did a great job in voicing out Po.It’s as if Po was Jack Black himself. I was glad the other members of the Furious Five have more dialogues now compared on the first film. Gary Oldman also fits Lord Shen’s character.
The movie revolves around the Inner Peace that Po was trying to learn and discover from himself. I think I need to apply that to myself as well.
Just when you think you’re familiar with Po’s character, in this film you’ll discover and learn more about him. He has a lot of funny antics in store that you can’t help to burst out laughing. At the end of the film, there’s a hint for the next installment. Definitely I’ll watch out for the next one.
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