Kung Fu Panda is an animated family, comedy, action-adventure film directed by Mark Osbourne and John Stevenson. Released in 2008, it stars Jack Black as the voice of the protagonist, Po, an enormous but lovable panda. Before Po’s journey, Po is a very different panda than the one we admire by the end. Lazy, socially awkward, and ridiculed for his size, he often breaks plates and sleeps in while working as a waiter at his father’s restaurant in the Valley of Peace. Knowing he doesn’t fit in, Po indulges
Is Kung Fu Panda a definite winner? Well, I’m afraid not for its core ideas - they aren’t exactly a breathe of fresh air on the American “Family Movie” scene. But purely for incredible animation and good, simple FUN, Kung Fu Panda is most certainly in the Top 1! Yet, even with a star- studded cast (Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan) and stunning animation, I’m not quite sure it lives up to the hype…. For a start, the basic plot of this movie is pretty much the same as every
Movie Review for Kung Fu Panda Have you ever watched an animated movie, which has a power-packed cast, plus has the best graphics, and above all, it has Kung Fu? if not, Kung Fu Panda is the name. The movie Kung Fu Panda comes with a complete talent box with all the star-studded actors including Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, James Hong, and much more, doing the voice over of some great characters, you name it Kung Fu Panda has it. Kung Fu Panda, released in 2008
the beginning. A film that found tremendous success by following this outline was “Kung Fu Panda.” The film’s protagonist is Po, a panda that, from the beginning, does not appear to be capable of doing anything heroic. As in the hero myth outline stated by Leger, Po comes from a “mundane world, doing mundane things” (Seger 312). He works in his father’s noodle shop and although he admires those that practice Kung Fu, he does not have any martial arts training of his own. But Po is content with
- that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like” (Lau Tzu). Born into a life of noodles and relaxation Po, a chubby panda, always wanted to be a Kung Fu master. Out of nowhere an opportunity arises to have his dream become reality. Po, like any normal panda snatches up this once in a lifetime opportunity and runs with it. But when the going gets tough, he doesn’t know if this is the life he was meant to live. While the film was meant
Mulan and the three Kung Fu Panda movies are all movies enjoyed by American children and adults alike. However, several Chinese have not had the same warm reception of these movies as the majority of Americans have, especially Mulan. Though there are some correct Chinese elements and culture facts in all four of these movies, there are also things Disney and DreamWorks got wrong with regards to Chinese culture upon making them. How is this so? Let’s look first at Mulan. In Mulan we witness part of
“fairytale” aspect, Hollywood tends to delegitimize as well as provide a more disrespectful and more comical version of societies and cultures in the specific time frame that the film is being set. Through the art of story telling, the movies Mulan and Kung Fu Panda, depict the two sides of Hollywood, the falsifying and mockery making of Chinese people, their society, beliefs and true events of history and that of an accurate portrayal. In Walt Disney Pictures’ Mulan, Disney attempts to retell the story of
Northern Shaolin Kung Fu What is Kung Fu? Kung Fu also known as Gong Fu, Gung Fu, and Wushu, means martial art. Why Northern Shaolin? Northern Shaolin Kung Fu is the original martial art in which all other styles were descended from. Shaolin means Young Forest, hence big things start off small(Nguyen, 1995). Northern Shaolin originated back in the day about 4,000 years ago in a Shaolin Buddhist temple. It was developed by monks whose goal was to achieve self defense from those who would take
The moment one hears of Asian culture, martial arts may be the first idea to come to mind. In a general sense, many view martial arts as a sport that involves hurting one another. On the contrary to this belief, martial arts has had a rich history in a religious aspect as well. One may think religion and martial arts are two contradictory of each other, how can they mix? Religion plays an important factor in belief, but most of all in way of life. Religion highly contributed to the
The style of Kung Fu that I study originated in Northern China, in the Shaolin Monastery. It’s been passed down from teacher to student for a long time, and its true origins and history are shrouded in some mystery. I’ve found that the influence of the Shaolin Monastery’s surroundings is of little significance when it comes to both geography and the surrounding plants and animals. I found that customs are passed down from generation to generation, and that multiple philosophies contributed to the
With the Shaolin monastery in China and the Enryakuji in Japan playing important roles amongst the Buddhist monasteries and becoming deeply involved in the secular world, we see a lot of similarities and differences about the relationship between the religious and secular worlds in China and Japan. We also see that Daoism and Shinto religions shaped the monasteries evolvement over the centuries. Focusing first on the Shaolin monastery and how it became the famous Buddhist temple in the world and
Tai Kao-Sowa Ms. Zupancic Honors English 10 7 April 2014 Kung Fu and Chinese Culture If you search Amazon Movies & TV for kung fu, it returns over 5000 hits. Every kid in America knows that kung fu is a Chinese martial art. Even though kung fu is almost always associated with China, it’s historical significance in ancient and modern Chinese life is underappreciated and not given the analysis it deserves. If you ask someone to name the great inventions and accomplishments of ancient China, he or she
does, Kung Fu, and he upset that he can not be successful. But Po trained and trained to be one of the best Kung fu Pandas ever. Po soon realized that he gained strength from when he was failing and he learned from his mistakes to improve with his skills. In the quote Kelley Kalafatich basically states that failing and making mistakes can help you improve because you can correct your mistakes. That is exactly what Po did and he turned out to be a very talented and aggressive Kung fu Panda. Although
came out and despite doing well in box office no one enjoyed it. People claimed they felt suckered in because of the previous two Shrek films being good. This was followed by the Bee Movie, which did well because of how absurd it was. Then came Kung Fu Panda, Dreamworks’ third franchise. This did amazingly in box office. It drew people in with how odd it seemed and kept them for it’s well thought out
Kung Fu Panda Archetypes The theory of archetypes was created by a swiss psychologist named Carl Jung. An archetype is a word to describe symbols and stereotypes. Characters, images, and themes all exemplify universal meanings throughout literature. As pervasive archetypes are seen in many books and movies, they are commonly shown in Mark Osborne and John Stevenson’s, Kung Fu Panda. Jack black plays the main character Po, the lazy panda. This movie was released on June 6, 2008. Your thesis needs
Adam Sandler is a huge major icon in America. Although he is most known for his movies, he is much more than an actor. Adam released several comical acts, and even a few songs! Adam never really knew what he was going to do with his life, until Adam’s brother suggested comedy. This biography will show that Adam Sandler gives a lot to the movie and entertainment world. As a boy Adam lived a pretty good life. He had a small family, he lived with his brother Scott, mom Judy, father Stan, and two sisters
thing. In my opinion, movie and other cultural products is a very important means of spreading culture. A famous Chinese cartoon movie named《Kung Fu Panda》makes more Westerners learn and like Chinese Culture. In this movie, many of the film pieces changed the traditional western film appearance, adding a lot of Chinese elements, such as buns, Tai Chi, panda, bamboo and so on. In addition, most of the background in the film is traditional Chinese ink landscape. At the same time, movie is full of the
“I’m not a big, fat panda. I’m THE big, fat panda!” Say’s the protagonist Panda “Master Po Ping” or better known as “Po”. This humorous giant panda is the leading character in the motion picture Kung Fu Panda. The giant panda, or Ailuropoda Melanoleuca (its scientific name) is an endangered species. Severe threats from humans have triggered for only about 1,600 giant pandas to be left in the wild. About 300 panda’s live in zoos and they are a huge attraction! The giant panda is protected by China's
Chinese films are usually known for kung-fu and “wuxia” related movies. Cinematic classics along this genre are Drunken Master and Once Upon A Time in China. They featured proven box office idols such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, respectively. A well-known movie released in the United States with a heavy Chinese influence is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. These movies are but a drop in the sea of films China has successfully produced. In spite of its cinematic successes, the country has yet to make
foods and getting to know their people. China is a country full of ancient customs and traditions. The native people are very proud of these customs and traditions. To many of us hearing the word ‘China’ we conjure up thoughts of origami, dragons, pandas, and their distinctive script’ all of which are traditional to china, but it goes a lot deeper than that. Sometimes we forget that China is similar in size to Europe, therefore customs vary tremendously depending on the region. Due to the fact that