Time to go back into the world of DreamWorks animation. It is much better than the forgettable London has Fallen and you won't regret it! If the franchise ended here i would be happy, i would love more from the characters and the world built around them, but i really don't want the franchise to outstay it's welcome at the same time. The film manages to stay on par with both previous films and has all the humour and kung fu action you can expect from it. If you are a fan of the other films in the Kung Fu Panda franchise like i am then you won't be disappointed. I don't know what it is but i love this character and wanted more of him. The standout for the limited screen time he has is Seth Rogen's Mantis. The members of the furious 5 however do get less screen time, even Angelina Jolie's Tigress although she does play the biggest role of the 5. So for a start the story is brilliant, it keeps everyone entertained and never lingers on for too long. Po embarks on a journey to a secret panda village to himself master 'Chi' and take out Kai for good. He adds his own stamp to this character and gives us a badass villain, like Cranston becoming a welcome edition. After a bad session he meets his father by chance and finds out about a new supernatural threat from the spirit realm, played by the brilliant J.K Simmons. The story follows Po as he is asked to teach the furious 5 so Shifu can retire and master 'Chi'.
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I give praise for this for the simple reason that Bryan Cranston is AWESOME and really stands out in a movie that already has some brilliant stars, he was so funny and heartwarming as Po's biological father and makes a welcome addition to the cast.
These films always deal with acceptance and Kung Fu Panda 3 is no exception, with an added family element. Jack Black returns as the lovable Po, and shows us just why we missed him so much in the years we had to wait. Kung fu panda is a concept so ridiculous that we think to ourselves. But for someone more mature, that kind of easy is just boring. Maybe the kids will love such glossy happy ending, just like they love playing video games in god mode: easy win, plain and simple. The only thing that's left is the divine perfection and invulnerability. The complexity is gone, the humanity, with all its inherent flaws, is gone. And, at the end of the day, KFP3 finished creating a cult of the Dragon Warrior by transforming Po from a goofus with a heart and spirit into some kind of omnipotent golden Buddha, smiling and just-be-yourself-preaching. So each next film was basically creating a new villain out of thin air (or, in this film's case, from the other world, literally) and imposing the duty of defeating him on Po, using it as a justification for granting him another magic ability. But letting him keep that spirit would mean losing pace for the franchise. Po is not a leader, he's not even a hero, he's just a guy who does what he can because his heart tells him so. It's where the pursuit of a dream was replaced with a job. The problems began when Po was raised to the supreme position. Po's power was in finally letting himself pursue the dream he's been having on his own for so long, and in how a true dream can overcome any obstacle in its way. First film's Po was so great because he was a classic "loser with a dream" type of character: confined in his bleak reality but refusing to accept his destiny. The villain's complexity became the foundation on which the rest of the story could develop. So it's no wonder that my greatest wish for every next KFP movie was to have him back somehow.
One of the reasons behind the first film's excellence was Tai Lung, a character so intense, conflicted and deeply rooted in the history of the KFP universe, that his story managed to combine the vibes of two great confrontations: Obi-Wan vs Darth Vader and Darth Vader vs Luke. The same rule actually applies to just about any story with some kind of confrontation, with the best of such stories having villains which you even want to relate to. As a certain character once said, a James Bond movie is only as good as the villain.
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