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Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda

7.3

Kung Fu Panda

PG·2008·90m

Summary

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. It's up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five -- Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey -- to give it a try.

Crew

Director

Mark Osborne

Director

John Stevenson

Head of Story

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Screenplay

Glenn Berger

Screenplay

Jonathan Aibel

Story

Ethan Reiff

Story

Cyrus Voris

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

February 9, 2023

7

So the rather clumsy and inept "Po" has dreams of saving the world! His real job is working in a noodle bar where one day, maybe, he will learn the secret ingredient that gives their dishes that special flavour. Meantime, the ageing "Oogway", the most learned of creatures, has informed his stalwart lieutenant "Shifu" that he will soon have to defend their "Valley of Peace" from the vengeful "Tai Lung" who, though currently incarcerated in a seemingly impregnable prison, is set to come and wreak some havoc. "Po" is determined to attend the selection ceremony and, well yes - you've guessed. He ends up selected by the old wise turtle, much to the chagrin and general disbelief of just about everyone else. Hopeless, hapless and helpless - but can "Po" prove his mettle and save the day? It's really quite good fun this. The characterisations are well developed and it has humour and style to it too. The animations are lively, vivid and the directors avoid the temptation to allow the combat and action scenes to descend into the all-too-often realms of repetitiveness. There is a moral - the values of teamwork and trust, honesty, integrity yada yada, but the story delivers them in a gentle and demonstrable manner via the plot and the characters rather than pontificating. All in all, this is great family fun that shows the (not so) little guy doing his best... Can he save the day?

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$130,000,000.00

Revenue:

$632,091,832.00

Keywords

martial arts
kung fu
strong woman
china
tiger
bravery
restaurant
villain
shop
panda
sensei
anthropomorphism
fighting
master
destiny
crane
aftercreditsstinger
wuxia
monkey warrior
philosophical
viper
inspirational
lighthearted