After 8 years of absence, my favorite franchise has finally returned to theaters. What I was shocked about was that there are is a large amount of great things and flaws
The animation looks wonderful and there was some stunning shots here and there but the character designs for the new characters don't look stunning at all. Zhen looks like she belongs to a whole different franchise and rest of the new cast looks like they came straight out of an animated series
The story/plot although had the potential to be as great as the first 2, was still quite decent. I was eerie of Zhen at first but you know I liked her but Tai Lung probably would have been a better candidate for dragon warrior, speaking of which
It was a nice touch to see how much he has changed. From the anger driven vengeful psycho in the first to a much more relaxed character here. However once again him taking a bigger role would've also been a big potential. Also a changed Shen would've been a bonus and fulfill the fans of Kung Fu Panda 2
Have you noticed every good thing I said all had a better alternative? That's because this film sort of wasted its potential. In fact it had more potential than the 3rd but they literally rushed the film so much to the point Chameleon has no backstory. An extra 20 minutes of depth probably would've shot it up to a 9/10. Like DreamWorks chill out
However one thing they did managed to get right was the beautifully animated action scenes. 2 and 3 definitely were more focused on character dramas and conflicts rather than fights. So this film plays tribute to the original by having a lot of action sequences that are all eye-watering to see
If you came just to see some kung fu action, then go watch and you'll most likely enjoy it. However for average film enjoyers this film surprisingly has onslaughts of flaws
The new characters especially the thieves were completely pointless yet they still take up screen time. Most importantly of all where is the furious 5? Another Po+ Furious 5 journey would've made it too similar to 2 but at least give them like 5 minutes of screen time. Also why did they completely scrap Mr. Ping's character development in the 2&3films because he is even more overprotective. At least he didn't go after Po in Kung Fu Panda 2 unlike what he did here
I kind of found the humor in the first act very infuriating but Li steals the show from the 2nd act because any comedic scene with him is just hilarious. Great job Bryan
Despite it's huge list of problems, Kung Fu Panda 4 is still a great film although also a missed potential
One final message, please don't make Kung Fu Panda 5
Rating: 7.8/10.
The animation looks wonderful and there was some stunning shots here and there but the character designs for the new characters don't look stunning at all. Zhen looks like she belongs to a whole different franchise and rest of the new cast looks like they came straight out of an animated series
The story/plot although had the potential to be as great as the first 2, was still quite decent. I was eerie of Zhen at first but you know I liked her but Tai Lung probably would have been a better candidate for dragon warrior, speaking of which
It was a nice touch to see how much he has changed. From the anger driven vengeful psycho in the first to a much more relaxed character here. However once again him taking a bigger role would've also been a big potential. Also a changed Shen would've been a bonus and fulfill the fans of Kung Fu Panda 2
Have you noticed every good thing I said all had a better alternative? That's because this film sort of wasted its potential. In fact it had more potential than the 3rd but they literally rushed the film so much to the point Chameleon has no backstory. An extra 20 minutes of depth probably would've shot it up to a 9/10. Like DreamWorks chill out
However one thing they did managed to get right was the beautifully animated action scenes. 2 and 3 definitely were more focused on character dramas and conflicts rather than fights. So this film plays tribute to the original by having a lot of action sequences that are all eye-watering to see
If you came just to see some kung fu action, then go watch and you'll most likely enjoy it. However for average film enjoyers this film surprisingly has onslaughts of flaws
The new characters especially the thieves were completely pointless yet they still take up screen time. Most importantly of all where is the furious 5? Another Po+ Furious 5 journey would've made it too similar to 2 but at least give them like 5 minutes of screen time. Also why did they completely scrap Mr. Ping's character development in the 2&3films because he is even more overprotective. At least he didn't go after Po in Kung Fu Panda 2 unlike what he did here
I kind of found the humor in the first act very infuriating but Li steals the show from the 2nd act because any comedic scene with him is just hilarious. Great job Bryan
Despite it's huge list of problems, Kung Fu Panda 4 is still a great film although also a missed potential
One final message, please don't make Kung Fu Panda 5
Rating: 7.8/10.