Kung Fu Panda
Short description
Kung Fu Panda centers on Po, a panda who works at his father's noodle shop but dreams of becoming a kung fu master. When an ancient prophecy names him the Dragon Warrior, he is taken into the training hall of Master Shifu and the Furious Five, the valley's celebrated warriors, who doubt that a clumsy, food-obsessed newcomer belongs among them. At the same time, the vengeful snow leopard Tai Lung escapes captivity and heads for the Valley of Peace, leaving Po to prove he can defend it.
The film was released in June 2008 and runs 90 minutes. It was directed by Mark Osborne, whose previous feature was The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and whose later work includes The Little Prince, and by John Stevenson, who went on to direct Sherlock Gnomes. Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel and Chris Poche wrote the screenplay, Melissa Cobb produced, and the voice cast is led by Jack Black as Po, Dustin Hoffman as Shifu, Angelina Jolie as Tigress, Ian McShane as Tai Lung, Seth Rogen as Mantis and Lucy Liu as Viper, among 26 credited performers.
Made for 130 million USD, the film took 632 million USD worldwide, a strong return. It holds a 7.6 on IMDb from 576,000 votes and a 7.3 on TMDB from 13,009 votes, while a critics' rating stands at 7.1 from 191 reviews, so audiences and critics alike received it favourably.
What's left behind the scenes
- The names of the main characters were chosen from real words in the Chinese language. Shifu means “teacher,” Tai Lung – “great dragon,” and Oogway – “tortoise.”
- Mikhail Galustyan, who voiced Po in the Russian version, was hospitalized with appendicitis while working on the dubbing.
- In the Chinese localization of the film, Master Crane was voiced by Jaden Chan (Jackie Chan's son).
- When Po enters the Jade Hall, he sees the armor of the Flying Rhino Warrior, which is stylistically reminiscent of Iron Man’s armor (the same colors, the same hole in the chest).
- During Tai Lung's escape from prison, 5 arrows are fired at him, and 4 stick near him (he immediately "sends" the 5th back), but after a few seconds, 5 arrows are stuck near him again.
- When Po claims he has no special qualities or strengths, unlike each of the Furious Five, he specifically mentions that he doesn't have claws like Tigress. In reality, giant pandas have quite impressive, sharp claws that help them climb trees and defend themselves from enemies.
- Master Shifu's coloration, unlike all other characters, does not correspond to the natural pattern of a red panda – like a giant panda, Shifu has the area around his eyes fully darkened and the rest of his head lightened.
- The scene in which Master Shifu "trains" Po in kung fu techniques using dumplings and chopsticks is inspired by a similar scene from the film "Fearless Hyena."
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