Paramount Pictures' "Kung Fu Panda" tells the story of how the panda "Po" overcomes his personality flaws, undergoes trials, and grows into a kung fu master.
The first move: Just like Disney's "Mulan" 10 years ago, Hollywood has once again used the "bottle" of Chinese culture to hold the "wine" of American culture, aggressively selling a typical American inspirational story.
Panda · Lijiang Scenery · Chinese Elements
Throughout the entire viewing process, laughter, applause, and cheers never ceased. A journalist counted that the audience clapped in unison more than 10 times. The plot is very simple, telling the story of Po, the son of a noodle shop owner, who despite being greedy, insecure, and obese, can still persist in his dreams, break through his own limitations, save the world, and become a great martial arts master. The film follows the old Hollywood motivational path, telling you "I believe I can," but the imagination of DreamWorks' screenwriters and artists, as well as their precise grasp of Chinese culture, make this movie both educational and entertaining without appearing shallow, instead achieving a touching effect.
The main character of the film is a panda, his master is a serious and stubborn raccoon, and the five major experts in the same school are a mantis, tiger, monkey, snake, and crane. Those living in the Peaceful Valley are all adorable rabbits, pigs, ducks... But these various animals have been anthropomorphized, wearing clothes from ancient Chinese commoners, eating noodles and buns with chopsticks, living in an ethereal Eastland Peach Garden inspired by the beautiful scenery of Lijiang and Dali; the kung fu expert mantis knows acupuncture, the red-crowned crane can write calligraphy, and the words spoken by the old turtle are full of "Zen" meaning...