*Kung Fu Panda* is so WHOLESOME I LOVED IT!!

[@Wyattoons]

A few years back I got to meet James Hong (the goose dad) at a convention. I asked how he felt about this role, and he said he loved it. It’s not often he gets to play a kind caring father figure so he really enjoyed working in these movies.

[@HorribleGamingFun]

yeah, 9 times out of 10 he's type cast as the villain or at the very least a very scummy character, so i can see this role having been a nice change of pace for him

[@kingscorpion7346]

that's awesome!

[@dnish6673]

Well, there’s Wayne’s World 2. He’s a (more or less) caring father there. :0

[@Wyattoons]

@@dnish6673 True, still though most of the time he’s either a villain or comedic relief

[@matthewkalasky2891]

I think I'm mostly familiar with him from Mulan.

[@derklagende6330]

The first one is a masterpiece, the second is better and the third is a solid conclusion. Love this trilogy, the action is simultaneously thrilling and sadisfying, the characters are great, the villains are perfect and the messages are true wisdom

[@Clu2298]

Couldn't agree more.

[@sidoGold1980]

It won't stay a trilogy though! 😉

[@davidhansen9792]

I love this trilogy but I believe the how to train your dragon trilogy is better

[@jmwilliamsart]

All that we need now is for Po to fall in love with that girl panda Mei Mei. It would be interesting for Po to learn about romance just as his father (Panda father) did when he met Po’s mother.

[@ZGKIV]

The comedy and the drama are mixed perfectly. They know when to be serious and when to make you laugh. They get much more serious as it goes and it wouldn't have worked if done any other way

[@ScreamingScallop]

14:51 Back when Mantis mocked Po not being able to touch/see his toes, Viper laughed. But here, when Mantis jokes about how Po's "never gonna stop bouncing" Viper gives him an angry glare that actually makes him flinch. Silent character development in the background!

[@StoryMing]

Viper is the one character (besides Master Oogwai) who is actually never mean to Po. Apart from her line about "I'm sorry, I thought you said you were ready!" the first time they spar, which might be interpreted as either sarcastic or sincere (and I prefer to believe she did mean it), her laughing at Mantis's comment is the closest she ever comes to mocking him.

[@HunterSentinel]

It’s cause viper is a genuinely caring character. Perhaps she laughed at the toe touching thing because she too couldn’t touch her toes. I don’t know, but I agree that it was amazing background development.

[@HunterSentinel]

@@StoryMing I like to think she saw it as ironic for since she can’t touch her toes either.

[@Deconstruction_Administrator]

It was Monkey that added the 'See his toes' comment.

[@aliyahpulido953]

@@StoryMing I remember that as she was saying "I'm sorry, brother, I thought you said you were ready," she's also flicking her tongue out. That is how snakes smell, since their sense of "smell" is in their tongue/special olfactory pits on the sides of their head that connect to their tongue, and not their nose. Snakes have a very acute sense of their prey based on smell when they can't see their prey, so Viper could've been sniffing out any blood from wounds or potentially broken bones. She could also probably HEAR if anything was broken, because snakes can also hear that type of thing for hunting prey. I just love how compassionate she is. As a female martial artist myself, I strive to be like her and Tigress.

[@DankBlitzwing]

Vicky: How is the duck the father? Also Vicky: Where are all the other Pandas? The audience: *sweats profusely in sequel*

[@ericwatson54]

You have to wait for the third film for those answers.

[@DankBlitzwing]

@@ericwatson54 Some of those answers are also in the second one, like why there are so few Pandas around, with Shen actually being responsible for them becoming an endangered species, or how Po's dad came to adopt him.

[@ericwatson54]

@@DankBlitzwing That occured to me after I wrote it. But, I had a strong suspicion someone would be anxious to point out my mistake. Some people seem unable to resist pointing that out publicly. It's like a compulsion to prove their superiority to others. It's not attractive.

[@matthiasck]

Part 2 and 3: “Hold my beer bro” 🍺

[@DankBlitzwing]

@@ericwatson54 If you feel that way, then I sincerely apologize.

[@thecollector5204]

Fun Fact: When Po first sees the empty scroll, he says, "It's blank." When Tai Lung sees it, he says, "It's nothing." It kinda reflects how they both see things, and a subtle nod as to why Po could be the Dragon Warrior but Tai Lung couldn't. Also, Shifu and Tai Lung had the same reaction to the scroll: closing and opening the scroll again. Even after all those years of bitterness and resentment in prison, Tai Lung still resembles his adoptive father and Shifu still affects him in ways he can't comprehend because his hatred would never let him get his mind off of the betrayal.

[@PennyTheGoblin]

21:19 this is one of those tiny little character growth moments that I love so much - Po throws the dumpling back and says he’s not hungry. Po also eats when he’s upset. Seeing Shifu’s proud face, seeing how this crotchety little red panda went from antagonistic to supportive, how could Po be upset? “Satisfied” works as both antonym for hungry and upset, and I think in this moment, Po is quite satisfied!

[@doggo9388]

It also makes sense because Po eats when he’s upset, now that he’s trained he’s no longer upset with who he is as a person.

[@bob-oj5sk]

One thing to note I think oogway chose shifu because he was a panda. That is why in the third film, he said po was his true successor and not Shifu. it's that oogway thought the panda were all gone so second best shifu then years later po show up. That's my theory

[@iReiGNxx]

Oh my gosh, I just put it together that Oogway trained a little red panda after having trained with pandas. And then chooses the first panda he sees in years for his student to then train. It’s not even that deep, but I enjoy that Oogway really had a love for pandas.

[@svgamer7160]

I interpreted that as Po saying that his training was not over since Shifu said that Po could eat when he has been trained.

[@zachboynton9836]

The psychology of Tai Lung is fascinating. Trained till his bones broke by arguably an abusive father in Shifu (although that wasn't Shifu's intention) The dragon scroll became his identity. Without it he would never be strong enough. Tai Lung had to be perfect, he was never good enough unless he got that scroll, he internalised it. So when he found out it was nothing, he failed to realise that the secret power he had been searching for his whole life was simply himself. He had to believe that he was enough. And he wasn't able to do that, which is what led him down his villain path.

[@blechtic]

...except he became villain *before* he found out the secret.

[@lego1591]

@@blechtic Yeah I feel like the lesson for Tai Lung is more from Cool Runnings, "If you're not enough without it, you'll never be enough with it."

[@moondog3056]

Abusive father? What movie did you watch?

[@HorribleGamingFun]

@@moondog3056 He said arguably and he's correct, though only in context of how hard Sifu trained and pushed Tai, which ultimately led to him becoming the arrogant and cold blooded warrior they all fear

[@GamerS-ko9zj]

@@moondog3056 not an abusive father, but he is definitely a shitty dad. Shifu overtrained Tai Lung to the point he developed unhealthy obsession with dragon scroll. Didn't emotionally supported Tai Ling when he was rejected. Then when he was imprisoned, Shifu tried to forget him like he was a failed experiment. And after adopting Tigress, he emotionally closed off from her.

[@almas4663]

Tai Lung is honestly one of the most misunderstood and tragic characters in Dreamworks... When you look at this story from his perspective - he's anger is more than understandable. He was raised in training...All his life was one big preparation...His adoptive father told him he is meant for great things, that it's his fate to become the Dragon Warrior.. Tai Lungs world was revolving around that scroll. All he wanted was to meet his father's expectations, to make him proud. The young boy was gone..Tai Lung dedicated himself fully to training, while Shifu "trained him until his bones cracked".. And then - when the moment he was made for finally came, when he truly believed he *is* worthy, Oogway refused...Not even giving him a chance to just look at the scroll to see if he can past the test. Tai Lung was waiting for Shifu to do anything - to fight, to argue, to at least hug his son tightly and say something like "You did great, son...I don't care you're not the Dragon Warrior...I still love you, and always will.." But instead, Shifu walked away in what seemed for Tai Lung as shame..His father turned his back on him in his time of need. He failed the purpose he has never asked for. All those endless trainings, all those broken bones were simply for nothing... Of course he snapped mentally, letting his anger out on everything and everyone...And then his own father approved to lock him away in a one man jail for twenty years to rot in the dark, barely able to move a muscle and dealing daily with an abusive jailers who ridiculed him.. At this point - it was no longer about seeking for his fathers approval...All he wanted now is to prove *himself* he's worthy..

[@KamiSamaisPissed]

Couldn't have said it better 👏💯

[@almas4663]

@@KamiSamaisPissed I just love the trope when the villain is the opposite of the protagonist thematically! Unlike Po, Tai Lung is naturally gifted, respected and loved from the very beginning. While Po tries to run from his father's expectations and be himself and who he wants to be, Tai Lung is the Po who accepted his "noodle dream". A warrior who followed Shifu's idea of who he had to be - who probably never had anything but training

[@Lampey22]

@@almas4663 i like that opposite characters thing a lot too! But i like Po and Lord Shen’s relationships better. They had a rather similar past: no parents. When Shen tells Po “your parents never loved you”, he is actually reflecting his own issues, insecurities, misbeliefs on Po; he wants him to suffer like that too. And with that, when Po is at his lowest, Shen is at his highest Such a nicely written villain

[@almas4663]

@@Lampey22 That is also why I hate the third movie...If Shen and Tai Lung both were quite fearsome threats with tragic backstories reflecting on the overall narrative of the conflict - And you could feel why it's so important for them to beat Po...Kai seems more like a villain from "Legends of Awesomeness" - His motivation isn't clear, other than he simply decided to turn evil one day...He's not given enough screentime to develop a connection with the audience, he's ridiculed way too much....He does not seem like a villain that belongs in such a solid franchise...

[@Lampey22]

@@almas4663 totally agreed! Kai doesn’t even have a descripted motive, the creators didn’t put any thoughts behind his backstory i guess!

[@jairusjackson7799]

Kung Fu Panda is an animated masterpiece, one of the greatest animated movies of all time in my opinion. Not just for DreamWorks, not just for cartoons, or western animation just in general. It defied all expectations people had for it, a masterpiece and a classic. Loved the reaction Vicky

[@ronweber1402]

There was great consternation in China that a western film studio could create a better story about China and it's values than Chinese productions.

[@5353Jumper]

One of the best trilogies of all time.

[@justicepierce176]

Po when opening the dragon scroll: It’s just me…? Tai Lung opening the scroll: It’s nothing! Tai lung is one of my favorite villains

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

26:25. I love Po's technique in his fight with Tài Lung. If you notice, throughout he uses every lesson he was defeated by, during his training, to gain advantage.

[@jimberjamber8540]

I love how they made Shifu a red panda. A good contrast to the more dopey regular panda. In the end they both get to do what pandas do best. Sit around and eat food lol.

[@CountryMusicMann]

That's something I never noticed before. In the showdown, Tai Lung is fighting viciously and furiously, lusting for power and dominance, while Po is just having the time of his life, smiling and laughing and enjoying himself. Such a subtle contrast between the two.

[@ThePrincessCH]

Po's actually more skilled than even he gives himself credit. When he was making soup for the Five, we catch a glimpse of his hand-eye coordination.

[@jordanwood4687]

There are details in this movie you only notice after multiple times through. The theme of the secret ingredient, a triumphant po emerges at the end with hat and cape like in his dream at the beginning, but it’s just a pan and apron showing what he needed to achieve his dream was just to be himself. Through teaching Shefu that lesson he allowed him to find peace knowing he did not create Ty lung, because a master can only make you more of yourself, never something you are not. This is truly a masterpiece of art, story and message.

[@WinterLynne94]

The foreshadowing with Mantis having trouble finding Po's pressure points was actually brilliant. Took me a dozen watches to put the pieces together. Also, giving Jackie Chan so few lines was low-key criminal. But I think he was also doing Rush Hour 3 at the time (KFP took about 4.5 years of development before releasing in '08, whereas Rush Hour 3 was announced in '06 and came out in '07), so I'm guessing that took up more of his time.

[@bigguy906]

I hope monkey gets focused on more in the 4th one so we can hear more jackie

[@lonewaer]

I'm thinking that Jackie Chan possibly had his choice of character when cast. "Would you like to voice a animated kung-fu character ?" "sure why not" "okay you get to pick which one". What would have been high key criminal would have to have not done it that way, but I don't know what the heck I'm talking about, I just love the dude.

[@aliyahpulido953]

If it makes you feel a little better, he also did the Cantonese and Mandarin voice dubs of his character (Monkey) for those language versions.

[@josiahferrell5022]

TBH, my version of missing something obvious has to do with the feather that Tai-Lung used to free himself. They had the quote of 'causing the thing you attempt to prevent' and the feather from the messenger bird being used to allow Tai-Lung's breakout.

[@infamouscha]

This totally flew over my head.

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

The thing about Tai Lung is that he is a very polished villian. He is merciless and proud, and this attribute is what Oogway saw in him, but he is not heartless. When Shifu apologises to him, you can actually see him tearing up for a moment. To know your whole life that your father-figure lied to you, gave you false ambitions to work towards, is what drove him on such a path. And to have Shifu apologise for it, that is what made him cry. Because yes. Shifu is partially guilty here. He was blinded on Tai Lung's dark side by his love for him, and he gave promises he could perhaps not keep. What Tai Lung turned into, is just an after-effect of this behaviour.

[@mobashirimran2777]

Tai lung is the most relatable character. The character of disappointment, rage, betrayal, and someone telling u r not worthy.

[@Noctazar]

"The secret ingredient was... your adoption certificate" I fucking died

[@otaviosantosdealbuquerque]

Same😂😂😂

[@fynnthefox9078]

Paper! High fiber!

[@als3022]

And now I want her to watch the entire trilogy, cause unlike many it actually improves with each sequel.

[@peregrine5327]

I would argue that the third isn't as good as the second -- but the second is a genuine fucking masterpiece. The third is "just" very, very good.

[@nemi9217]

@@peregrine5327 makes it easier for KFP 4 to improve from 3 at least ! The problem is that KFP 1 and 2 has set such high bars, that the third film feels weak or pretty mid compared to those two. As a stand-alone, it’s great, it feels very Disney-like honestly.

[@als3022]

@@nemi9217 Especially 2.

[@thomaskilroy4573]

The fact that the scroll is not just blank but reflective hits hard when you realise Tai Lung is actually looking at himself when he says “It’s nothing”. That moment right there is just so sad because it perfectly encapsulates the tragedy of the character.

[@pillmuncher67]

In Daoism, one of the three main philosophies in China, there's the concept of Wu Wei (無為). Literally, it means absence of action. The Daosists think that striving too hard to accomplish something will always end badly. Instead they think you should train yourself to become open and accepting of everything and act spontaneously towards anything that comes your way. When Master Sifu panicked and sent the duck to Tai Lung's prison, he inadvertently set events in motion that led to Tai Lung's escape. Had he acted like a true Daoist and just practiced Wu Wei, Tai Lung would have had no opportunity to escape. But then we also wouldn't have one of the greatest Kung Fu movies ever.

[@Cau_No]

Tai Lung himself is a good example of wanting too hard. He was going to stop at nothing to become the Dragon Warrior, that's what disqualified him. Oogway caught that early on. While Tigress was disappointed at first not being chosen, she still accepted it and went full support later, like the whole group including Sifu did. (Side note: A similar development could be seen in "The Matrix", when Neo was said by the oracle to be "waiting for something".) Po even didn't want to be it at first, he just wanted to be with them. It is always the ones who don't strive for power who are most trustworthy to wield it.

[@CommonCommiestudios]

I've just finished watching the third movie yesterday, and then this comes up... But well, as Oogway says, "there are no accidents"

[@FalconWingedGirl]

I read that in Oogway's voice. I have watched this movie too much, reactions or otherwise.

[@labrawnwilkins9905]

"I cannot imagine ever harming your parents, foster parents, or adoptive parents." Shifu ASKED to fight him in the first place! What do you mean?!

[@neovestra]

For anyone wondering, Shifu is a Red Panda! Yay for endangered species awareness

[@almas4663]

I always assumed he was a chinchilla, considering that in this style he looks more like a mouse than a red panda.

[@ericjohnson6120]

It makes me sad when Tai Lung sees his reflection in the Dragon Scroll and says, "It's nothing."

[@bensneb360]

It’s hard to go wrong with Jack Black, he’s just so likable and fun

[@patrickcromwell7554]

So, it's like this: Po - Jack Black Shifu - Dustin Hoffman Tigress - Angelina Jolie Viper - Luct Lu Mantis - Seth Rogan Crane - David Cross Monkey - Jackie Chan Ty Lung - Ian McShane Prison Warden - Micheal Clark Duncan Mr. Ping/Po's father - James Hong Grand Master Oogway - Randall Duk Kim

[@austingillum4807]

*VKunia asks about whether Po has a crush on Tigress or just considers her his favorite member of the Furious Five* The real beauty of this is that it could easily work perfectly either way ^_^ That being said, I 100% DEFINITELY recommend you watch the other 2 movies (especially considering a FOURTH film is currently in production…or a the very least development).

[@PenOverSword]

There is something so heartbreaking about how Tai Lung looks at the scroll, see's a reflection of himself and can only say "it's nothing".

[@osanneart9318]

I love how the lesson of Kung Fu Panda (There is no secret ingredient, if you want to be good at something just work towards your own strengths and motivations) is also actually applicable to learning a Martial Art. Lean into what motivates you, use your strengths, learn with joy and don't be scared from a challenge. Even the things that look like weak points (in Po's case his weight and his apparent laziness) only need a different point of view to become an asset (Po uses his weight to subdue Tai Lung, and all he needed was the right motivation to overcome his laziness). I am not kidding, this film actually helped me in getting my black belt in Judo.

[@hellowhat890]

18:50 Notice one particular detail there? Tai Lung struck Shifu in the hip very hard when he couldn't strike a blow. Notice later in Tigress' flashback, how Shifu walks with a limp. And present day also walks with that pain. He never fully recovered from that incident.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

There's another idea of the movie I didn't think about until watching your reaction. Po has been a fan of kungfu for yrs and has probably watched a lot of seminars, demos, and sparring matches. So mentally, he had plenty of experience, he just never trained his body for it. But once he was given a proper motivation that worked for him, and learned how to move his body(which is its own type of intelligence and education), it's not THAT surprising that he advanced quickly. Plus people that have more fun with it are probably more dangerous, cuz they're not taking it seriously, while they're beating you. Lol.

[@dannybob42]

Another one of Dreamworks' perfect trilogies, Kung Fu Panda came out of nowhere with an enriching tale with a great message, character development and of course amazing martial arts

[@cameron6435]

The reason Po wasn't hungry after the training was cause he eats when he is upset. After all the training and seeing his growth, he is satisfied and happy

[@boodstain]

If you didn't notice Po says: "I eat when I'm upset" early in the movie, Po saying "I'm not hungry" after being trained by Shifu really shows not only physical growth but character growth as Po has gone past being upset and self-depressed into fully developing into who he wants/wanted/needs/destined to become.

[@SailorSetsuna7]

- Shifu is a red panda - Monkey is voiced by Jackie Chan Also it's not that the secret behind the scroll is nothing. When Po first looks at the scroll, he sees his reflection and says "There's nothing". Yet when he hears about the secret ingredient, or lack there of, from his dad, he understands - he doesn't need anything else to be great. Him heing himself is enough. Same goes for Tai Lung, he saw himself as worthless when he saw his reflection.

[@JoeMama410]

I love that, while they cover Po’s origins in later movies, it is enough for this movie that the goose really is his dad, even if not biologically.

[@myheromedia-verse]

This was one of my favorite childhood movies and still is to this day

[@WexMajor82]

Tai Lung is one of the most tragic villain I've ever seen in an animated movie.

[@HorribleGamingFun]

I really wanted Tai to be brought back to begrudgingly team up with Poe, because in mind he is the bad guy, but he's nota BAAAD guy. I feel like of the movie villains, he was the only one that was redeemable and it would have been great to see him be the Vegeta to Poe's Goku

[@noorhosennayan3462]

You were mesmerized by the movie. The way you were reacting to the jokes, your fan-girling with the voices, your take on the simple philosophies on the dialogues especially Master Oogway was so cute to watch. I have this ADDICTION to watch reaction videos and probably watched hundreds of reactors from all over the world, including 10-15 reactors just reacting to this epic trilogy, but you brought the perfect happiness to my heart. May inner peace reside in your heart eternally, though all the woes and WoWs.

[@frenchynoob]

The training isnt really _about_ food; it's about satisfaction. Food is a basic, biologocal, _easy_ method to gain instant (but ephemerial) satisfaction. Once Po has _earned_ his food, he's _already_ satisfied; but now it's a mental, rich, _long-lasting_ satisfaction. So he's not hungry. Edit: on Tai Lung... he's not heartless; _which is exactly the problem_ , and what made him "turn evil".

[@gerardoespinoza4335]

The thing about Tai Long in this movie is that he was an orphan and had no idea who he was. So when Shifu adopted him and made him believe that he could be the Dragon Warrior, Tai Long sought his hole life to become the Dragon Warrior. It became his hole point of existence, his goal to achieve in life was to define who he was and find his inner peace. And all that went down when Oogway told him that he wasn’t meant to be the Dragon Warrior. So in reality it was all Shifu’s fault, because he was so determined to control and make Tai Long the Dragon Warrior that he couldn’t see the damage that it would make to him in the future. That is the one mistake that Shifu didn’t do with Po, because he understood that there are different kinds of people and that control is an illusion to the one thing one wants to accomplish. That’s why Oogway says that accidents don’t exist. Also, there is a theory that implies that Oogway knew the future and saw what Tai Long would become. But he didn’t stop him until he destroyed the valley because it would lead to the sequence of events that would make Po the Dragon Warrior. He let destiny and time at peace because it would benefit everyone else. But that doesn’t mean that Tai Lomg wasn’t capable of becoming the Dragon Warrior, he could have been but Oogway intervened.

[@omeshsingh8091]

This is one of my all time favorite animated films. Love, love, love it! Thank you so much for reacting to it.

[@jlhjlhjlhjlh]

"who filled my head with dreams?!" goes hard as a villain's line

[@edmontonboy99]

I remember seeing this movie four times in theatres, that was how much I loved it back then as a kid.

[@EricEstesEleutherian]

It's rare that the only problem with a movie is that you didn't get to spend more time with it before it's over.

[@haagenneldeberg6787]

Tai Lung is such an incredible villian. Tragic character. Him and Oogway are the reasons I would always place Kung Fu Panda 1 above the others.

[@spongeboymebob771]

"Mmm. Monkey." -Master Oogway. Words of wisdom. Also, the Rhino Warden is Michael Clarke Duncan. Loved that guy, unfortunately he died in like 2012.

[@samuelvincent557]

The Kung Fu Panda trilogy is really good, with the first two being the best. The combination between comedy, drama and action is very well balanced. The thing about this movie that I liked the best is the fight between Ty Lung and Po. I believe that Po beat him, not because he was such a great Kung Fu master, but because he was trained and fought so differently. For Ty Lung, he was unstoppable because he knew every lesson and memorized very scroll. He knew every attack, the counters to those attacks, and the counters to those. Against a traditionally trained martial artist, he was unstoppable. But Po was a total unknown and he couldn't predict what he was going to do, probably because Po didn't even know what he was going to do. There is a saying that fits well for this scenario. "The greatest swordsman does not fear the second greatest swordsman. He fears the worst." Po's unpredictability was one of his best weapons. His great fat layer was his second. In a fight, a layer of fat can, actually, be a very effective form of defense, it's soft, so it absorbs a lot of force before it starts to hit internal organs, muscle and bone.

[@delphidelion]

The piece of debries that Po picks up after Tigress does the split kick was referred to as the "love chunk" in house.

[@WolferOnethousand]

I just had to pause it at 5:02 and count... you nailed it, he is EXACTLY 10 stairs up! Bravo Also I hope you doing this trilogy means we're 1 step closer to getting How to Train Your Dragon reactions!

[@aliyahpulido953]

Nice going on the stair count!

[@RoseQuartz692]

what does HTTYD have to do with that?

[@WolferOnethousand]

@@RoseQuartz692 They're both Dreamworks animated trilogies from around the same time, often cited as great examples of storytelling... very often they're both brought up to reactors as things to watch and if they do one (and like it) they eventually do the other

[@WolferOnethousand]

@@vinchinzo594 his feet are on the 10th, that's how far he walked up... he didn't bounce up on his arse ^^

[@DisneyFanatic2364]

Po wants some... Peaches, peaches, peaches, peaches, peaches!

[@michaelmeza8538]

Michael Clarke Duncan was the rhino. He played John Coffey in the Green Mile

[@justaemptymall]

You're such a mom supportive towards Po 😂 Kinda funny and cute.

[@Daniel123939]

I love this movie a lot. If you never figured out who voiced Monkey, it was Jackie Chan

[@emilyfarfadet9131]

I love the foreshadowing in plain sight with Poe's stubborn upbeat durability. They could kick him around all day- but they never really got the better of him.

[@Anime-Doom]

KFP is quite an astounding oddity, it has that same unique quality that most Pixar movies do where it's great for kids and yet so much more beautiful and deep on many different levels once you are old enough to truly appreciate it. And the weirdest thing is, somehow the second movie is even better.

[@sipioc]

Moral of the story: Be the best ‘you’ you can be. Some people say that’s accepting being lazy but then they forget that Po trained and grew. He used what he was good at and polished himself to become more.

[@NDH0612]

This movie actually caused controversy in China because the government questioned why a western animated movie represented their culture better. Which shows how good this trilogy is.

[@Otokichi786]

And the fact that the CCP has actually DESTROYED their native culture through their actions.

[@davidle4936]

Because Chinese government's a bigger hypocrite!

[@NightShadowNS]

It's honestly kinda _hilarious_ that us Americans did China better than *CHINA THEMSELVES.*

[@kwanarchive]

@@NightShadowNS Don't equate the CCP with China.

[@livinglegend9709]

Man as a kid i used to hate/fear tai lung. Now as an adult, tai lung was so relatable and his backstory is just tragic. He didnt want the scroll he wanted approval from his father figure. When denied approval he had nothing else to really gain or prove since his identity was the scroll. Mans should've had a redemption arc in 4.

[@Zralock79]

Go on with this franchise... it is one of the few franchises that succeeded to maintain the same level of quality.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

Yeah, it's that whole thing about pure technical skill vs simply horsing around. Po isn't actually "out-fighting" Ty Lung, he's pissing him off by acting foolish and playing around. Which in turn gives Po the openings to use the little training he does have.

[@nandyk.2026]

the near-lack of acknowledgement that po's dad is a different species will never not be funny to me

[@Miroku2235]

Mr Ping, his father, is like my favorite character in this trilogy.

[@uhh345]

I really want to try his noodles.

[@hertzeid]

Tai-Lung is a great bad guy, for there's many sides to him. He's not evil just to be evil like so many other bad guys. In some ways Tai-Ling is even relatable.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

He's one of those badguys you want to just wake up to how they've hit a sort of internal dead end and join the goodguys.

[@abc.animal5143]

23:33 Vicky asked what animal Shifu is. Shifu is actually a Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens), which is my favorite animal. He looks a bit different than a real one because he is older. They are not related to panda bears (though both have thumbs and eat bamboo). They are also not related to foxes (though they have a nickname “Firefox”). They are not related to any bears, cats, dogs, or raccoons. For they are in fact their own species, in their own genus. A living fossil if you will. And it’s funny that Shifu, a red panda, adopted Tai Lung, a snow leopard, when snow leopards are a natural predator of the red panda.

[@LeePresson]

All three Kung Fu Panda movies are equally great. There are so few perfect trilogies and this is definitely one of them.

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

Shifu is a Red Panda. As for Tai Lung, he is a snow leopard. And to answer your question on how Po learned Kung Fu so quickly, well, the training time has been shortened due to cinematic freedom, but the point the script is trying to show is that Po did not learn by conventional training methods of rigid rules and procedures, but rather he learned only when the training was customised for him. He learned when Shifu realised that Po's focus could be channelised via food, and so that's what he did. po learning quickly is just it being a movie. This is a good example of how setting one single training system does not account for all children, and modifying them around the children can work better than forcing the children to adapt to it. (On an added note, a similar thing was done in Ant man, if you remember. Hope advised Scott to focus on Cassie while commanding the ants.)

[@thomassmith6232]

I've always wished that at the end Tai Lung would have relented and the last scene would have been Po's father teaching him to make noodles.

[@KamiSamaisPissed]

Sadly for Tai lung his life didn't have any purpose left anymore

[@thomassmith6232]

@@KamiSamaisPissed You don't think he could find fulfillment in making noodles? Don't tell Mr. Ping that!

[@robertlombardo8437]

Tai Lung deserves a redemption arc of his own. He was never really evil in my opinion. He was driven to obsession with kung fu by Master Shifu. And when he proved to not be the dragon warrior, he just couldn't handle the thought that he had spent his whole life training only to disappoint his father. And then his father chose to obey Oogway instead of supporting him. The spoilers from the rest of the series make his return possible. And I can't wait for it!

[@erikawilliams9558]

I never experienced this as a child. Just an adult. Still love it

[@yuzurubrijer4556]

Tai Lung was indoctrinated by Shifu to be the dragon warrior. Being the Dragon Warrior is the only thing he's ever dreamt of and that dream was filled into his head by Shifu. I can totally see how I would go insane if I was stripped of my goal in life and the one who gave me that goal just do nothing about it.

[@shanialover]

The guard, whose voice sounded familiar was voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan who played John Coffey in The Green Mile. The prisoner who was innocent and healed Paul's UTI and the mouse and the Warden's wife's brain tumor. 👱‍♀👱‍♀👗👗👠👠💓💓

[@ToEuropa]

One thing I failed to notice about this movie for a long time is that each of the Furious Five is a representation of a different Kung Fu style: Tiger, Crane, Mantis, Serpent, and Monkey. Just one more cool thing about this movie.

[@jeffgaboury3157]

I always enjoy your reactions. Kung Fu Panda is so many things. Not just a great animated kid's movie, it's also just a great Kung Fu movie...just with animals.

[@_charademon_]

Po said, that the scroll is blank. Lung said, that the scroll is nothing. In both cases there was a reflection of the person, who held the scroll.

[@shade5731]

Definitely watch parts 2 & 3, the entire trilogy is fantastic. Great reaction! :) Also Dreamworks from the same era if you've never seen it, the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy is also a 3 part masterpiece where every single movie is great.

[@drakke125Channel]

In the Kung Fu Panda TV show, there was an episode that this very peach pit-seed grew and it actually did , in a way, defeat Tai Lung.This is why I love DreamWorks. Great storytelling.

[@nate9030]

Can’t wait for the 2nd one. I also advise watch the tv series Legends of Awesomeness. It shows Po’s adventures with the Furious Five and is very comical while building their relationships and leading to the 2nd movie. Some of the seasons happen after the 2nd movie.

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

Shifu is a red panda. The differing reactions of Po and Tai Lung to the scroll is very interesting on a psychological basis. Po looks and sees its nothing but a mirror, showing his own face, and he says "It's blank." Blank spaces are there to be filled... in this case, with self-confidence and knowledge. Tai Lung looks at it and says, "It's nothing." He sees his own face and says, "It's nothing." Which gives us a peak into why Tai Lung is as he is... he sees himself as valueless without validation from the scroll, but the scroll doesn't give it to him. This, above all, is why he loses and how Po is able to ultimately triumph. I mean, it helps that Po is also a bear and thus much, much stronger than a Snow Leopard like Tai Lung, but the attitude is everything.

[@xerxeszero586]

Maturing is realizing tai lung wasn’t in the wrong shifu is to blame tbh

[@robertcook5049]

Honestly yea. If he defended tai lung in front of oogway he wouldn't have raged

[@tycol322]

One could argue tho though that as an outsider Oogway probably could see what Shifu couldn't. It is possible to be blinded by one's own love after all

[@Drake844221]

The entire Kung Fu Panda series is... honestly amazing. You really wouldn't think that a movie featuring Jack Black as a goofy, overweight panda would have as powerful of an emotional core as these movies do... but they ALL absolutely blow it out of the water with the heart behind it all. You have to keep watching the series, 100%

[@Ianvs_Maximvs]

Another Jack Black movie I'm personally very fond of is The Big Year. Not his usual style of movie, but still a lot of fun, and he and Steve Martin play off each other well.

[@Otokichi786]

Birding/Bird Watching at the Professional level in "The Big Year" (2011) was a real eye-opener.

[@erneuerteseinfuhlungsvermogen9]

in kung fu panda 2 you realize that the fate can be controlled or the illusion can be precieved

[@blade9657]

17:20 "I don't think a tree can defeat Tai Lung." *Also Tai Lung: Getting his ass flung by the same tree that beat Po's ass in the beginning of the film.*

[@jacfalle27]

I loved the food training scenes. That was a common trope in many old kung fu movies that student and master would fight over food at the table.

[@shainewhite2781]

The funniest martial arts action comedy film ever made!

[@abhitsingh6852]

Kung fu hustle

[@awsomedude23456]

One thing u Kobe about this movie series is the use of colors. It’s best demonstrated in the battle against tai lung. When he first fights shifu it’s dark and stormy, signifying his darkness and dominating nature, we believe shift may die against his student and it looks hopeless. But then when po arrives, the sun starts to rise, him standing in the entrance with the slight sunrise signifies hope, that the light is coming, throughout the battle it becomes brighter and when po gets full confidence in himself at the peak, it’s fully daytime

[@awsomedude23456]

Also despite being black and white, po’s color theme is gold

[@tinystegosaurus587]

This is definitely the movie I've watched the most times

[@Fuzz32]

Shifu is actually a Red Panda. I only remember that because my ex girlfriend loved them. I actually bought her a stuffed one for Valentine’s Day.

[@viktorszakacs9494]

I think if you want to find out more about Po's family an other pandas, than the 2nd, and the 3rd one explain those more

[@Do0msday]

This is such a fantastic movie with an amazing message. It showed so much character development, included tons of humor, but also hits deep when it has to. This movie is an absolute gem. The trilogy itself is great, but the 1st is always the best in my eyes.

[@andersonrichie]

You ask what animal is Shifu... Shifu is a red panda...

[@stiimuli]

1) Po isn't lazy at all. He's a dreamer, an otaku, a kung-fu fanboy stuck in a boring life and job that does not inspire him. 2) The members of the Five and their names are all styles of kung-fu (tiger, crane, viper etc.) 3) Shifu is a red panda. Also, the word Shifu means teacher or master in mandarin chinese....so his name is literally Master Master XD 4) 26:17 Po wasn't "half asleep". He was exhausted from battling his toughest enemy.....stairs. 5) Yes there are 2 sequels and many consider them even better than the first (but the first is still my favorite)

[@SomethingNowhereMan]

I remember so many memes coming out after this movie. xD but yes, I love this movie and I'm glad you love it too! :D

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

8:30 a lil curiosity for you, each of these animals is acctuly a techniche of kung fu, tigress is "hung gar" (tiger claw) the crane is the crane and so on, each of these are acctuly styles of figthing, and there is even one that is the bear style of figthing that uses the force of your oponent agiasnt him, (which is exactly what po does)

[@NathanDuabanTheSonicEnthusiast]

This movie is a classic 🎉🎉🎉

[@jeffreymorgan8687]

Master shifu is a type of Panda. So it’s actually a joke inside a joke when he says that a panda can’t be at the Jade palace. He is a red panda, also known as a raccoon dog. BUT it’s technically a panda