Movie review: Kung Fu Panda 2
It is always a nice surprise when a sequel turns out to be better than its predecessor.
In the case of Kung Fu Panda 2 it succeeds because it remembers to include the fun and heart of the original but add significant further character development and depth.
At the very beginning we learn that peacock Lord Shen (Gary Oldman) once had aspirations to conquer China but that he would one day be defeated by “a warrior of black and white”.
Believing that meant a panda, he sent his goons to get rid of the species and prevent the prophecy from coming true.
For his actions Lord Shen was sent into exile but swore to return and still rule one day.
As an adult panda Po (Jack Black) remembers nothing of his past nor how he became the son of goose restaurant owner.
Watch our video interview with Jack Black here.
Po is now loving his life as the Dragon Warrior, fighting injustice with his kung fu friends, the Furious Five, and continuing his training with Shifu (Dustin Hoffman).
When Shifu learns of the return of Lord Shen with a weapon so devastating it could render kung fu useless, he sends Po and the Furious Five to stop him.
During an initial battle with Shen’s bandits, however, Po sees a symbol which triggers a flashback to his youth and memories he cannot fully recall.
These memories prove a distraction and a hindrance to his kung fu abilties.
Thus Po begins an inward journey to bring harmony to the chaos his memories create and an outward journey to learn his true origins and defeat Lord Shen and his army.
Kung Fu Panda 2 aspires to be more than the average animated movie and succeeds by becoming one of the best martial arts epics - animated or otherwise - I’ve ever seen.
It deals with themes such as adoption and friendship in a very mature manner while still remembering that it’s a children’s film.
The humour is excellent and Po is just as entertaining, if not more so, than in part one.
The voice talents of the entire cast are great and the animation and 3D a triumph in themselves.
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The real kung fu martial arts in China
This article is about the kung fu martial arts and you can find some useful information in it if you are a fan of the kung fu martial arts. As a Chinese, I think I have a better understanding of the kung fu martial arts than most western people.
A lot of people think that the Chinese kung fu martial arts is far more than the boxing. In their point of views, the kung fu martial arts should include kicks, elbows and knees skills too. This is reasonable, but I have something else to say. I think there is no big differences between different kinds of martial arts. Every country in the world has its own martial arts theories, but all of them are very similar. The Chinese kung fu martial arts have been exaggerated in my point of view. Many Chinese “kung fu masters” look down the boxing. But in the real street fights, the cross, jab, hook and upper-cut are the most practical and useful ways to strike your opponents. Shortest Distance between Two Points is a Straight Line. In most situations, the simplest way is the best. Also, the punches have lots of tricks and need lots of practice to improve its power. In China, a lot of people think that the Chinese kung fu martial arts have too many mere forms. In the kung fu martial arts shows, the kung fu fighters are just doing something superficial. These kinds of shows are just like dancing shows, not the practical fighting shows. Why the Chinese kung fu martial arts have so many mere forms? I think it is because of the Chinese culture. There are lots of mere forms and superficial things in the ancient Chinese culture and the Chinese kung fu martial arts gained these from the culture. If you like the Chinese kung fu novels, you will be able to see a lot of superficial things in them. The kung fu in these novels have been greatly exaggerated and they are just like magic. The top kung fu masters are like god and are able to do lots of incredible things in these kung fu novels.
Although I have to admit this shortcoming of kung fu martial arts, it still has some really good stuffs. Qi Gong ( it is called Nei Gong too ) is the unique thing in kung fu, comparing with other martial arts in the world. In many kung fu videos, you can see lots of Qi Gong stuffs from the Shaolin monks. They are able to break the bricks, sometime even iron sticks using this Qi Gong kung fu. But this unique kung fu is not easy to learn. Most Qi Gong kung fu maters are not willing to teach other people. This makes the Qi Gong more and more mysterious in the world. I have some good friends learning Qi Gong kung fu in China. They all have this kind of feeling that the Qi Gong kung fu’s theory sounds very reasonable sometimes. But you will find it ridiculous sometimes too. In the period of learning this Qi Gong kung fu, they can understand some Qi Gong kung fu theories sometime. But they will find themselves in a misted situation sometime.
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