Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Well, I went to see Kung Fu Panda the other day. Please don't laugh!...



Director: Mark Osborne

Cast: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, David Cross

Plot: Po (Jack Black) is a lazy panda, who works every day in his family's noodle shop and happens to have a little secret: Po is the biggest Kung Fu fan around. One day in a Kung Fu ceremony, Po is unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy and his dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five: Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Crane (David Cross), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Viper (Lucy Liu) and Monkey (Jackie Chan) under the leadership of their mentor: Shifu (Dustin Hoffman). Meanwhile, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it's up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master into reality and save the people from Tai Lung's rage?...

My review: Honestly, the main reason why I went to see this film it was because of its celebrity cast. But this film turned out to be a very pleasant surprise, I'm a girl that likes the kung fu films genre and "Kung Fu Panda" really captured this spirit for an animated film. I think that this is a very sweet film and almost a classic for the animated genre because it touches so many timeless issues such as: the idea of a "supposedly nobody" that gets by chance an incredible opportunity to make his dreams come true, and I think that we can all relate ourselves with that idea; the consequences of pride and how it can blinds us from certain things; it talks about the spirit of self sacrifice and so many other things. One of my favorite scenes was the one where Master Oogway and Master Shifu are on top of the hill discussing about the idea of Po being the Dragon Warrior, Oogway says to Shifu that all he has to do is to believe, then in the end he adds the following quote: "The past is history, the future is a mistery and the present is a gift", I just loved the way how they've mixed profounf issues with a light approach. Very educational for kids and adults too! Lol!