Mantis: a miniature mantis, yet he is as mighty, martial artist…Ĭrane: lanky bird wears hat doesn’t get an episode of his own to develop his character like the others get…īaddies: Pink Pigs and Green Gators! Gator Gang’s leader had a voice and demeanor that kind of reminded me of that fluffy princess from Adventure Time! Monkey: lithe, light, and witty when walking on his hands and his feet and talking with his trickster, roguish tongue… Tigress: hits hard and has a hard bod as well… Sensei Shifu: teacher, master, sensei of the Fab Five marsupial and marmoset-like master of inner peace wears a red gi garbed frock in episode two, he, Shifu, is as funny as Hades probably isn’t, and this because he gets super high from Po’s concocted, mega potion… Ping: Po’s Dad goose owns noodle shop mercantile merchant fiscal finances are his fiercest qualities wears homespun hat made out from noodles has loved the Midnight Stranger since he was young… Po: aka: “the Dragon Warrior” panda fierce and friendly fighter loveable leader fights with fleeting fist, feet, and belly body fat wears soft, woolen sandals father is a goose masquerades as the Midnight Stranger for an episode where kungfu was banned… For the kids, of course, all this stuff is much of a muchness, and here they go again.(1)Character Summary: Relatable or not relatable? And how are they relatable? Yes, definitely relatable! Because inner peace of one’s character is especially something that should matter!Ĭharacter xxxxx: traits clothing facial features demeanor ect. But it's elegantly drawn, the action sequences are packed with energy, and it's short enough that older viewers will be forgiving. The story is way too predictable, and truth to tell, Po himself didn't overwhelm me with his charisma. "Kung Fu Panda" is not one of the great recent animated films. There's an extended combat with Tai Lung on a disintegrating suspension bridge (haven't we seen that before?), hand-to-hand-to-tail combat with Po and Tai Lung, and upstaging everything, an energetic competition over a single dumpling.
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The story then becomes essentially a series of action sequences, somewhat undermined by the fact that the combatants seem unable to be hurt, even if they fall from dizzying heights and crack stones open with their heads. Anyway, it's up to the temple master Oogway ( Randall Duk Kim), an ancient turtle, to make the final selection, and he chooses - yes, he chooses the hapless and pudgy Po. All five have been trained (for nearly forever, I gather) by the wise Shifu, who with Dustin Hoffman's voice is one of the more dimensional characters in a story that doesn't give the others a lot of depth. Mantis in particular seems to weigh about an ounce, tops.
Tigress looks like she might be able to do some serious damage, but the others are less than impressive.
Five contenders have been selected, the "Furious Five": Monkey ( Jackie Chan), Tigress ( Angelina Jolie), Mantis ( Seth Rogen), Viper ( Lucy Liu) and Crane ( David Cross).
But climb them he does, dragging a noodle wagon, because all the people of the valley have gathered up there to witness the choosing of the Dragon Warrior, who will engage the dreaded Tai Lung ( Ian McShane) in kung-fu combat. They live in the beautiful Valley of Peace with an ancient temple towering overhead, up zillions of steps, which the pudgy Po can barely climb.