Well, he did already know about it before hand, and he immediately recognized the hold as soon as Shifu did so. The only difference between then and after is him actually being able to do Kung Fu. In fact, he knew a heck of a lot of kung fu moves, being a super fan and all, but didn't have the means to practice them until he first stepped into the palace. So, to be honest, it's not surprising that he figured out the hold that easily and that quickly.
He's actually really similar to Tai Lung in this regard. Tai Lung's nerve attack is based on Oogway's form that he used to pacify Tai Lung originally, he learned how to do it without a single moment to practice it, all while caged up and suppressed for 20 Years. Po and Tai Lung have many similarities actually.
@@meganlodon many people know about the hold. But that's very different from seeing it first hand. Po would never have encountered the hold before then.
@@Drako2k0 Yes, but Po didn't just know about the hold beforehand. He knew the hold's position. The only thing Po got from that encounter with Shifu was how firm of a grip you must have on your opponent. He got nothing else, since he knew everything else, besides actually performing it (which he learned only after knowing kung fu). What I am trying to say, is that moment with Shifu was nothing special regarding learning the technique, and was nothing more than a foreshadow.
@@meganlodon how would Po have known anything about the hold prior? he's never actually seen it before. Shifu was the first time he's actually SEEN it. And it was from just that interaction he figured out the rest on his own. Prior to that, he knew nothing more about the hold than any other person who has heard the legend.
The "I'm not Hungry" line has a few layers to it, he eats when he's upset and he's gone past that, he may not even be hungry, but the biggest thing is that the dumpling was all a test of what he's learned and "when you're done training you may eat" saying he's not hungry shows he still wants to learn and grow "when the student is ready, the teacher appears". And if you close yourself off in one mindset you'll never truly grow and learn from other sources and others, weather in kung fu, cooking, or any other examples in life
Also, the movie shows po’s problem is stress eating. So it showed that he’s feeling better and not feeling stressed or depressed. Like he said, ‘I eat when I’m upset.’ That was a nice touch
I've watched this movie so many times, and only now, ONLY NOW, am I noticing how Po's specialty in resistance/countering is not only his fighting style, but but how he has likely survived years of bullying and ridicule. He truly just.... absorbs harm, physical or spoken, and either brushes it off or meets it with tenacity and a positive attitude, sending it right back or using it as a learning opportunity. Honestly the makings of a great warrior; he deserved to be chosen. What a fantastic character for kids to look up to, especially bullied kids.
Agreed. In my opinion, Po ranks up there with Harry Potter as one of the greatest Chosen Ones of all time, and for the same reason: they aren't Chosen because they're magically, arbitrarily better than everyone else. They're Chosen because their specific gifts make them more well-equipped to do what they'll need to do than anyone else. Po isn't any stronger than Tigress or Shifu, but his absurdly-unbreakable defense and geeky love of kung-fu make him the one who can beat Tai Lung. Just like how Harry isn't any more powerful than Hermione or Snape, but his speed, capacity for love, ability to counter the Unforgivable Curses, willingness to face death, and shared backstory elements make him the one who can defeat Voldemort.
Po was chosen, Tai Lung earned it He suffered years and years of backbreaking training, honing his body through rigorous pain and vicious training, being told his destiny is to become the dragon warrior And when that moment finally comes? The master who built his life up and told him it was his destiny kicks him off the cliff and tells him he’s not worthy Po was bullied sure, but it can never compare to the mindbreaking training tai lung had to go through his whole life for, while po ate noodles and failed to workout Tai Lung in reality would have won, he would have thrashed po around and ripped his rib cage out But Po has plot armor and he’s the hero a kids movie In reality, Tai Lung smothers Po into the ground and curbstomps his head
@@Idontreply22First of all. The Dragon Warrior is not made. The dragon warrior is the dragon warrior. secondly, Shifu didn't choose nor refuse to give Tai Lung the Dragon Warrior title. Ooguay did. Thirdly, Tai Lung is one of the best fighters in the trilogy, but like I said..the dragon warrior is not only a physical warrior nor is he trained/made....the dragon warrior is the embodiment of Kung-Fu.....Po was pure, he want Kung-fu for Kung-fu while Tai Lung want Kung-fu for power. The fact that Tai Lung terrorized the village filled with innocent people just because he was refused the title is the proof as of why Ooguay didn't chose him, he was a bad person, a power hungry master. Tai Lung meat riders need to acknowledge the facts instead of trying make him seem like a good guy lmao
@@clonnlijinhlong2713 I said that from HIS point of view, his master kicked him off the cliff Secondly, oogway IS his master aswell since he’s shifu’s master, making him tai lungs superior You’re not just wrong there, you’re also stupid The dragon warrior is made, it isn’t pre destined or anything, and po was practically handed the title, this fat obese panda that has done NOTHING to earn this title in life Bullying? Every kids gone through that, so what Tai Lung earned it Anything else and you’re just lying to yourself
@@Idontreply22Do you think that Tai Lung earn it ? he is power hungry which is how Oogway saw darkness in his heart and refused. Then Tai Lung went on a rampage, that literally show that he’s not worthy. But I must say, most of it was Shifu fault as well
it's never out right say in the first movie, but Po is a martial arts prodigy who subconsciously learned kung fu by watching and reading all he could from the masters of the past and the current ones. That was how Po could learn how to fight Tai Lung in such a short period of time. His mind was far ahead of his body and will.
And also his style of fighting is more unpredictable, it’s like a chaotic mess rather than the typical Kung Fu method that The Furious Five learned which Tai Lung already mastered all way ahead of them. Po is fighting by his own styles & accidents rather that the typical technique which is why Tai Lung struggled so hard to get Po in his fist
@@diypropsmodels7064 he's like that one samurai who played mind games with his opponents by breaking every single established and honored rule of dueling while also having the skill set to back it up. You expect sportsmanship or cheating. But you never expect a goofball. And honestly that'll do us all in one day.
This proves why he was never the Dragon Warrior. He never knew humility and would not understand the meaning of the scroll like Po did. It’s one thing to read and another to understand what you read. You can either read nothing or understand why there’s nothing. I’m the credits you see Po showing the Dragon Scroll to others as well so he’s even actively spreading the lesson he learned instead of keeping it to himself. Another aspect of understanding what’s on it. Tai Lung never would have shared his knowledge.
Tai long expected something to be there. But po looked at the reflective paper and saw his own reflection And he realized the true secret. It's all in you. The scroll is bupkiss Like a Ring in a cracker jack box. It's useless. The power has always been in the people who are able to look at themselves in the mirror and realize who they really are. Like master po.
I love that Po is a representation of complete balance. Every action Tai Lung hit him with came back right at him because of his bounciness and durability. He's not so serious that he can be blinded by his own importance, so his cup has enough room to be filled with many lessons. Notice that Po and Oogway are the only ones ready to be truly silly at the beginning between master and student, and don't have to be in control to be a happy person? And both a tortoise and a panda would be unlikely candidates in most minds for masters of kung fu. I think Oogway confirms this to himself with his conversation with Po under the peach tree, and feels at peace finally resting with them in the hands of one so like-minded. He's old af, I imagine his little tortoise knees hurt lol.
You're right, Po and Oogway have similar personalities and mindsets, which is why when Oogway first talked to him it seemed as though he was talking to someone whom he has known for his entire life.
@@yaqubebased1961 and the look on his face when he first sees Po just screams "oh I remember you!" to me. An excited recognition of someone youve known since you were young and haven't seen in a long time but makes you feel like not a day has passed.
this movie does so much with so little. what i mean is that you can infer a lot from single lines. po sees the dragon scroll and says "it's blank", meaning "there's nothing written here". tai lung sees the dragon scroll and says "it's nothing", meaning "this scroll is worthless". that simple change of wording shows an entire character below it. these movies are great!
Even when you look into Tai Lung's character, that line makes it more sad. Shown through his past, and the fight with Shifu, it's shown that Tai Lung was raised to be the dragon warrior and due to Shifu's constant training, he installed a belief in his mind that his life goal was to get the dragon scroll. Then have that stripped away from you after YEARS of training, its heartbreaking. He then decides to take it by force and Tai Lung also got the belief that the dragon scroll made you more powerful, not taking into consideration that it could have been inside him all along. So his disappointment in saying, "It's nothing, " while looking into his reflection, shows how his view has been limited by power over the years.
This movie was so well-made, depicting ancient China & kung-fu, that China had official conferences to explore why they can't make animated movies like this themselves. And the Furious Five and Po each represent a specific kung-fu style that matches their species. This movie is actually how I found out that there's a bear style kung-fu.
there's an entire video about this topic by an actual chinese person that I'm basically going to attempt to summarize here: The reason there was an inquest is, supposedly, because it arrived at a time where China itself was stuck in a rut with making movies, Kung Fu Films had lost all its great creators more or less, or they were tired old men now, and in comes a movie that loves China more than China loves itself. Reading between the lines and behind the scenes, you can contextualize that Kung Fu Panda is also a movie about a young American Boy who grew up watching Kung Fu Films who wants to make his own one someday, but he's got no talent for martial arts, so when he grows up holding onto this dream he decides to do it unconventionally, through animation. the aesthetic of the place is very much *not China* not *actual* China. For starters, we start the movie with *Japanese* Shuriken, and there are dragons *everywhere* to the exclusion of things like foo dogs and other animal reliefs and motifs. this is not China. This is China*Town* and there is a big distinction in that. No one in China thinks this movie out-china'd China. Chinatown exists because of heavy anti-china and east-asia sentiment before, during and after WW2, and to be able to express their culture, chinese immigrants turned their sections of their californian cities into big chintzy tourist traps with asian dragons and stuff like that everywhere, with little actual regard for the actual culture dressed up like a cheap prize on a stage; see: the bastardization of Hawaiian culture. and then the message of the movie is something China needed to hear, it's one of Hollywood's most staid and oldest messages: "Accept who you are", but given the cultural rut China was in, with a stagnant film industry, from an American kid who loved China More than China loved China.... well, it was poignant at the time.
Master Shifu is a follower of Confucianism, which is all about being in control of everything, while Master Oogway follows Daoism, which is the laid-back "go with the flow, the universe will figure it out" philosophy. Xiran Jay Zhao actually has some good videos about the cultural stuff in these movies.
Imagine being hyped up to be this legendary warrior by your father for as long as you could remember. To train until your bones cracked and have your head filled with dreams only to be denied of what you thought would be your destiny. That’s basically Tai-Lung.
This movie keeps giving you so much value the more times you watch it. Hell, it took me a couple times to realize that they did a setup with how Mantis was having trouble doing acupuncture on Po because his fat made it hard to find the right nerves, thus its the reason why he is immune to Tai Lung's special nerve attack.
This is honestly one of the best animated trilogies of all time. The director's commentary is absolutely worth a watch too in your spare time, so much thought went into every shot. In my opinion and in the most non-spoiler way I can, this trilogy handles the themes of self doubt vs belief, present vs past, and self identity vs heritage INCREDIBLY well
The villain is the same guy from John Wick who runs the assassin hotel, also Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean. He said he loves being a villain because they get the best lines
This trilogy, as well as the ‘How to Train your Dragon’ trilogy, are some of the best animated movie franchises ever. I highly recommend reacting to or at least watching both if you haven’t already.
56:28 Tai Lung saw his reflection in the scroll and said, "It's nothing." I think this is because Tai Lung sees himself as nothing if he's not the Dragon Warrior.
Yesss these movies were my childhood I'm so glad you guys enjoyed it! I would love to see reactions to the other two if you're interested in continuing. Most people claim the second one is the overall best, but all of them are honestly masterpieces.
My favorite detail is Shifu doing the ball under the cup with the dumpling with Po. Po is able to keep up and find it. However, when Po does it with the scroll to Tai Long, Tai along can’t keep up and just knocks over everything to find it
Crazy that this movie is now 15 years old. I remember seeing this in theaters with my mom when I was just a kid. And while the credits rolled, I remember thinking that this was one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. I also didn’t realize how inspirational Kung Fu Fighting was, especially now that I’m in college.
Dustin Hoffman (Master Sifu), Jackie Chan (Monkey), Seth Rogen (Mantis), Lucy Liu (Python), Angelina Jolie (Tigress), Ian McShane (Tai Leung) and the amazing legendary James Hong (Goose Noodle Dad)
3:38 Mr Ping is voiced by James Hong, whose family REALLY DID own and run their own noodle restaurant! When the writers found out upon casting James Hong for his role, they incorporated the noodle shop into his character.
Oh my god, the pixar theory is actually so dense and such a wild internet fenomenon that it is absolutely worth looking into it. I was there ten years ago, with the discussions, details, conspiracy theories, is was crazy.
12:57 You hit the nail on the head. Shifu follows Confucianism, and believes in applying control where you can in life, while Oogway follows Daoism and believes in adapting to what comes rather than trying to control it.
Great reaction! This franchise has so many cool unspoken details. For instance, Shifu walks with a limp throughout the movie. However, in his younger days we see him walking just fine. It isnt until Shifu's first fight with Tai Lung that we see Tai Lung swat Shifu away by breaking his leg in their clash! You can even hear his leg break at 30:21. Great detail showing how Tai Lung physically haunts Shifu as well as mentally.
I love how tremendously close you got to the message, yet still left room for the film to wow you. Top notch. Though if you really wanna hit the peak duology of underrated animated films, you gotta check out Megamind.
Wasn’t expecting this, super glad we are jumping on this wagon though xD. Fun lore fact, no spoilers. Oogway planted the peach tree like hundreds of years ago when he invented kung fu. Even his staff is made from the peach tree branch 🍑
lol the wushi finger hold instantly sends you to the shadow realm (spirit realm). Also loved the forshadowing of tai lung's nerve technique not being able to work on po with mantis being unable to locate po's nerves under his fur during acupuncture
Also when shifu wants Rudk of po he makes him fight mantis , money , viper and crane. But he doesn’t make him fight tigress - the ones who’s most similar to tai lung
The story, not just Po´s growth but friendship´s and relationships to Mr Ping (the goose) is simply amazing thru out the trilogy. I hope you guys do the entire trilogy. You think Tai Lung, bad ass Snow leopard voiced by Ian McShane (Winston in John Wicks) is hard to top but... 2nd part... Villain is voiced by amazing Gary Oldman and he does amazing job.
“One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it” The very act of oogway telling shifu that tai lung would return terrified shifu so much he wasted no time in sending, of all people, the duck messenger. Which prompted the rhinos to get mad and cocky, which caused a feather to drop down to where tai lung was, which gave him the means to free himself Oogway knew his time was ending, and that po’s time was beginning, so destiny made its move for better or worse (even blowing out the candles, holding off fate just a little bit longer, but shifu’s impatience won out)
One thing I like about these movies is that each one challenges Po in a different way to shape him into the Dragon Warrior. Himself. And each challenge takes form as whatever villain he has to face. The 1st movie challenged him physically with Tai Lung. The 2nd one challenged him mentally/emotionally with Shen. And the 3rd one challenged him spiritually with Kai
The fact that Tai Lung looked at his own reflection and says "it's nothing", is very sad and shows how he truly sees himself, without the "dragon warrior" title, he doesn't see himself as worthy of anything, literally nothing
27:44 The animators had a special name for the piece of brick that hits Po on the head after Tigress breaks it with her split. They called it the "Love Chunk," because it's implied that Po has a crush on Tigress.
I love how the Final Fight was Po using a culmination of everything he’s done / learned throughout the movie. Most of, if not everything in this fight was something Po did before: -Smacking Tai Lung with the Tree, like how Po was smacked with a Tree when trying to launch himself to see the Furious five. -Po using the stairs he hates to his advantage, by tumbling down them like he did multiple times before, but turning it around on Tai Lung. -And or course, the obvious “Sit on Me” callback. -Po uses Tai Lung as a way to slingshot himself, like he did to try and see the Furious five. -Po using Noodles to Grab the Scroll out of the air. -Po using Fireworks to boost himself to the Scroll, like he did earlier, trying to see the Furious five. -Po hiding the Scroll under bowls and scrambling them, like Shifu did. -Po imagines the Scroll on the top of the building to be food, so his body would have a better insensitive to climb, like he did to get Monkey’s Cookies. -The whole acupuncture/ nerve thing that comes back in Po’s favor. -And lastly, Po using a special Hold. And not something he was taught by Shifu, but something he picked up on himself because he loves Studying Kung Fu. In other words, he didn’t win because he’s a master of Kung Fu, he won because he’s a big geek. The Final Battle may not be a spectacular “Kung Fu” fight, but its definitely a PO fight. Which actually goes with the themes of the movie. Like how the Scroll Is reflective, so the “secret to limitless power” isn’t a mystical spell, it’s just “You”. And even how Oogway said “There are no Accidents”, almost everything that happened to Po, some may say by accident, he used to his advantage in battle. Turns out, none of those things listed above were accidents. Very clever Final Battle.
Well the final battle did shown why Po was able to beat Tai Lung because Po doesn’t use Kung Fu that much in the fight, he just annoyed the s*** out of Tai Lung. The Furious Five fought Tai Lung with Kung Fu method that Tai Lung already surpassed them, but Po literally fought with his own style and exhausted Tai Lung
So Master Shifu, who is a red panda (making him a "Kung-fu Panda "too, waka waka), was voiced by Dustin Hoffman. Also Monkey was graced by the voice of Jackie Chan if you can believe that.
The videogame tie-in for the 360 was actually pretty damn fun too. I remember I was secretly angry that's what I got for my birthday (I wanted Fallout 3) but once I stopped being a brat and started playing the game I had a blast.
If you guys watch kung fu panda 2, i'll become a true fan. It's one of the greatest animated movies of all time, still causing me to tear up at the age of 18.
one of my favorite moments is when shifu goes "there are no accidents". Just that slight smirk on his face, its like all the words his teacher left for him clicked and made sense. its ass you say, he inhereted his masters will. From that moment on hes smiling, actually taking pride and joy in his role as a teacher. While Po grows through the story, we also get to see Sifu heal.
Yes! Just as Ruff said! If Shifu wasn't so paranoid, he wouldn't have sent the Goose and the feather wouldn't have landed where Tai Lung could use that! Oogway mentioned that trying to prevent something from happening would only seal that fate. This also rings true in the 2nd film with Shen. Although I love how during this fight, it's clear Po wasn't going to defeat Tai Lung. I mean, all he was really doing was annoying him, BUT Po became superior the moment Tai Lung didn't believe in himself when he got the scroll while Po did.
33:46 What's even more crazy there's a 4th one coming and I heard there should be 6 of these kung fu panda movie franchise so might expect other 2 more but the 4th is confirmed to come next year I think
So the Wuxi Finger hold is described as "a chi-based move that can send mortals to the Spirit Realm." It literally uses your own energy to send you to another realm of existance. It was created by Master Wuxi, likely another Red Panda(that's what the wiki says)..however it is confirmed out of the actual movies that the move itself is just to scare students and doesnt exist lol. If that is true, Po created it by replicating a scare tactic used by Shifu.
When Po is telling Shi Fu how much he despises his existence and how much he hoped Shi Fu could have been the one to change him, that just breaks my heart. I had a "mentor" that I was desperately hoping could help me to achieve my dreams. At some point, I gave up because I felt like I was killing myself for something that wasn't going to happen for 15 years at least and I'd be putting other aspects of my life on hold for this. And I told my mentor when they commented on how I seemed down that after my commitment was over I would be pursuing a different career path. My mentor straight up smiled and said "Wonderful! You never could have done it anyway." Then proceeded, while I was crying my eyes out, to describe all the reasons why I couldn't, all of which had to do with my age, gender, and being the kind of person that could just pay someone else to do this (I was not rich so I have no clue where they got this idea). It's an experience that has haunted me and done a number on my ability to ask for guidance and help. I don't think teachers and authority figures realize just how much they can destroy someone by treating a student like they're not worth their time. And that's why the secondary lesson of Kung Fu Panda, that Shi Fu needed to put his pride aside and actually try to teach Po, is probably one of the most unique and important lessons I've seen in a long time.
My dad always loved comedy movies and Kung Fu movies, so Kung Fu Panda was a classic rewatch for us with I was in middle school. I love the cast, characters, fighting choreography, lessons and architecture, and of course, depicting ancient China and Kung Fu. No matter, how many times I watch this movie now with my own daughter, there's always something you might have missed or appreciate more.
I've seen so many KFP reactions that I've lost count, and I think this one is a new favorite. I'm glad that you enjoyed what's, essentially, my favorite movie. Also, Boom's insights are scarily accurate, as usual...
Master Ooway helping and listening (to) Po is georges, I love how some people sees that he follows Taoism and it show how he sees things the way the are and they can turn into something else.
I've been binging KFP Reactions for a few days, and you guys kept popping up with the Puss in Boots, video, but behold!!! The Prophecy Foretold!!! Can't wait for halls Reaction to Part 2! I'm pumped!!!
42:08 I didn't get why Po said he wasn't hungry here for the longest time. Until recently, when I watched someone else's reaction to this. It wasn't yours. I don't remember whose. But they said why, and it blew my mind! The fact that it took me this long to realize it is stupid. We watched that movie on repeat in the car for years. It was watched in the house at least 10 times a week for a long time. I could probably still quote the entire movie start to finish if I tried. So it astonishes me that after all that I didn't understand this one bit until I was 25 years old. This movie came out when I was 9 or 10. Insane!
3:06 Yeahhhhh... this is further explained in the second movie. I don't wanna spoil it for you guys, but there's a major part of my backstory that is a lot like Po's, aside from me learning Kung Fu for 12 years since childhood. It's that part of our stories that makes the trilogy so close to my heart. (If the 4th movie coming out soon sucks, I'll simply refuse to accept it and only see the 3 movies as truth. They encapsulate body (movie 1) mind (movie 2) and soul/spirit (movie 3.)
great reaction guys. as a matter of fact the reason the master oogway was calm and chill this whole movie is not because he was dying or he was not worried or scared of the incoming threat, but bc he knows that being calm and having inner peace is how he is going to find solutions. in the movie when shifu sent the goose to the prison he made an unthinkable move based by his fear from the past, and then later we see him trying to find the inner peace. I think that shifu and oogway are like the sides of ying and yang
(At 32:40) Y'all forget, Oogway is FUCKING *OLD!* The fact he FINALLY died of old age, shouldn't be a surprise. Who knows how long that Galapagos tortoise lifespan is. I've seen blind sharks that live in the abyss live for 400 to 500 years.
the final fight between them got foreshadow a lot from the first to second act. like the chopstick, the sit on me by tai lung, the imagining scroll was a cookie, and the firework. it was awesome
33:15about him just disappearing, am pretty sure in one of the cartoon episodes they explained is because he stopped and evil shadow mosnters that had one goal and its to ruin the land so stopped them with a force that will stay till the day he peach tree die and that also kept him alive, so him dying is literally the tree of wisdom dying, but am pretty sure i saw that like 3-4years ago so am not sure
When you look into Tai Lung's character, the line, "its nothing," when picking up the scroll makes it more sad. Shown through his past, and the fight with Shifu, it's shown that Tai Lung was raised to be the dragon warrior and due to Shifu's constant training, he installed a belief in his mind that his life goal was to get the dragon scroll. Then have that stripped away from you after YEARS of training, its heartbreaking. He then decides to take it by force and Tai Lung also got the belief that the dragon scroll made you more powerful, not taking into consideration that it could have been inside him all along. So his disappointment in saying, "It's nothing, " while looking into his reflection, shows how his view has been limited by power over the years.
I love this movie. Master Oogway really hit them with the " oh, dang, that sucks, bye". Also Tai Lung got done so dirty. I also think y'all would like the Hulu Original Hit Monkey. I can't wait for y'all to react to Kung Fu Panda 2 and 3.
You guys have swiftly become my favourite reaction channel, everyone else I’ve watched feels so bland and fake, but seeing you guys feels so much more genuine! I’m so happy to see you watching one of my favourite movies EVER!
Neat little thing that I love is when po looks at the scroll and sees his reflection he says its blank showing how he was a blank slate before his experiences When tai lung looks at his reflection he says its nothing showing how cynical he is and how he has deep insecurities and a low self worth deep down
I just wanted to say that over the last few months, H-Man has been ON POINT! I use to jokingly say that 1 in every 10 things he said would be correct, but he's become much more focused and on top of things. Well deserved props!
I will forever respect the German dub for sticking with Po's name and playing it straight despite his name literally meaning "Butt" in German. That teached me as a child that names from other cultures can sometimes sound funny to you or remind you of a "funny" word of your own language, but you simply gotta learn to differentiate that. Their name is not that funny word, that's simply their name and it has a regular meaning in their own language and culture. I'm not sure what I personally would have done if I had been the person in charge of the localization, but I respect that they just went with it and told a generation of German kids to get the fuck over it lol
33:34 well, he's been around for a LONG time. my theory was his life was tied to the tree. like some weird mystical stuff. see he would know when his time was finally up. hence why he saw the tree dying (or, well, losing it's petals), he realized his time was up.
Oogway probably deliberately tried to release Kai from the prison so that Shifu can train Po with all his might,...besides oogway was getting old...it was the perfect chance... And it worked too
Can we just appreciate that Shifu showed Po the Wuxi finger hold ONCE. and he was able to figure out how to do it on his own. He is a kung fu genius.
Well, he did already know about it before hand, and he immediately recognized the hold as soon as Shifu did so. The only difference between then and after is him actually being able to do Kung Fu. In fact, he knew a heck of a lot of kung fu moves, being a super fan and all, but didn't have the means to practice them until he first stepped into the palace. So, to be honest, it's not surprising that he figured out the hold that easily and that quickly.
He's actually really similar to Tai Lung in this regard.
Tai Lung's nerve attack is based on Oogway's form that he used to pacify Tai Lung originally, he learned how to do it without a single moment to practice it, all while caged up and suppressed for 20 Years.
Po and Tai Lung have many similarities actually.
@@meganlodon many people know about the hold. But that's very different from seeing it first hand. Po would never have encountered the hold before then.
@@Drako2k0 Yes, but Po didn't just know about the hold beforehand. He knew the hold's position. The only thing Po got from that encounter with Shifu was how firm of a grip you must have on your opponent. He got nothing else, since he knew everything else, besides actually performing it (which he learned only after knowing kung fu). What I am trying to say, is that moment with Shifu was nothing special regarding learning the technique, and was nothing more than a foreshadow.
@@meganlodon how would Po have known anything about the hold prior? he's never actually seen it before. Shifu was the first time he's actually SEEN it. And it was from just that interaction he figured out the rest on his own. Prior to that, he knew nothing more about the hold than any other person who has heard the legend.
The "I'm not Hungry" line has a few layers to it, he eats when he's upset and he's gone past that, he may not even be hungry, but the biggest thing is that the dumpling was all a test of what he's learned and "when you're done training you may eat" saying he's not hungry shows he still wants to learn and grow "when the student is ready, the teacher appears". And if you close yourself off in one mindset you'll never truly grow and learn from other sources and others, weather in kung fu, cooking, or any other examples in life
It's also a subtle nod to, as Tigress said, that the Dragon Warrior is said to be able to survive off of incredibly little.
I've thought of those first two layers, but never thought about him wanting to learn and grow more. That's GENIUS
It also have a "I did it for the lesson, not for the reward" vibe.
Damn, that line really have many layers.
This many years later and there's still new things I learn about this trilogy
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Also, the movie shows po’s problem is stress eating. So it showed that he’s feeling better and not feeling stressed or depressed. Like he said, ‘I eat when I’m upset.’
That was a nice touch
"one often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it" ...... great and underestemated line
Love how it carries over into the next one too.
Definitely
Fr. It seems like whenever I do something to try and avoid something the thing I was trying to avoid becomes worse.
and that's exactly what happened in the movie.
@@alan6031 it also happend in KFP 2
I've watched this movie so many times, and only now, ONLY NOW, am I noticing how Po's specialty in resistance/countering is not only his fighting style, but but how he has likely survived years of bullying and ridicule. He truly just.... absorbs harm, physical or spoken, and either brushes it off or meets it with tenacity and a positive attitude, sending it right back or using it as a learning opportunity. Honestly the makings of a great warrior; he deserved to be chosen. What a fantastic character for kids to look up to, especially bullied kids.
Agreed. In my opinion, Po ranks up there with Harry Potter as one of the greatest Chosen Ones of all time, and for the same reason: they aren't Chosen because they're magically, arbitrarily better than everyone else. They're Chosen because their specific gifts make them more well-equipped to do what they'll need to do than anyone else.
Po isn't any stronger than Tigress or Shifu, but his absurdly-unbreakable defense and geeky love of kung-fu make him the one who can beat Tai Lung. Just like how Harry isn't any more powerful than Hermione or Snape, but his speed, capacity for love, ability to counter the Unforgivable Curses, willingness to face death, and shared backstory elements make him the one who can defeat Voldemort.
Po was chosen, Tai Lung earned it
He suffered years and years of backbreaking training, honing his body through rigorous pain and vicious training, being told his destiny is to become the dragon warrior
And when that moment finally comes?
The master who built his life up and told him it was his destiny kicks him off the cliff and tells him he’s not worthy
Po was bullied sure, but it can never compare to the mindbreaking training tai lung had to go through his whole life for, while po ate noodles and failed to workout
Tai Lung in reality would have won, he would have thrashed po around and ripped his rib cage out
But Po has plot armor and he’s the hero a kids movie
In reality, Tai Lung smothers Po into the ground and curbstomps his head
@@Idontreply22First of all. The Dragon Warrior is not made. The dragon warrior is the dragon warrior. secondly, Shifu didn't choose nor refuse to give Tai Lung the Dragon Warrior title. Ooguay did.
Thirdly, Tai Lung is one of the best fighters in the trilogy, but like I said..the dragon warrior is not only a physical warrior nor is he trained/made....the dragon warrior is the embodiment of Kung-Fu.....Po was pure, he want Kung-fu for Kung-fu while Tai Lung want Kung-fu for power.
The fact that Tai Lung terrorized the village filled with innocent people just because he was refused the title is the proof as of why Ooguay didn't chose him, he was a bad person, a power hungry master.
Tai Lung meat riders need to acknowledge the facts instead of trying make him seem like a good guy lmao
@@clonnlijinhlong2713 I said that from HIS point of view, his master kicked him off the cliff
Secondly, oogway IS his master aswell since he’s shifu’s master, making him tai lungs superior
You’re not just wrong there, you’re also stupid
The dragon warrior is made, it isn’t pre destined or anything, and po was practically handed the title, this fat obese panda that has done NOTHING to earn this title in life
Bullying? Every kids gone through that, so what
Tai Lung earned it
Anything else and you’re just lying to yourself
@@Idontreply22Do you think that Tai Lung earn it ? he is power hungry which is how Oogway saw darkness in his heart and refused. Then Tai Lung went on a rampage, that literally show that he’s not worthy. But I must say, most of it was Shifu fault as well
Finnaly a worthy reaction, our watching will be legendary!!
good but watching i think its better "reactions" dont ya think but good👍
Yes
“Monkey”
@@jamaljamshaid144 😊o
Indeed !
it's never out right say in the first movie, but Po is a martial arts prodigy who subconsciously learned kung fu by watching and reading all he could from the masters of the past and the current ones. That was how Po could learn how to fight Tai Lung in such a short period of time. His mind was far ahead of his body and will.
And also his style of fighting is more unpredictable, it’s like a chaotic mess rather than the typical Kung Fu method that The Furious Five learned which Tai Lung already mastered all way ahead of them. Po is fighting by his own styles & accidents rather that the typical technique which is why Tai Lung struggled so hard to get Po in his fist
@@diypropsmodels7064 he's like that one samurai who played mind games with his opponents by breaking every single established and honored rule of dueling while also having the skill set to back it up. You expect sportsmanship or cheating. But you never expect a goofball. And honestly that'll do us all in one day.
@@jamj4rYou're talking about Miyamoto Musashi?
@@Walond-pac hell yeah he is
Thats pretty much the key part of the movie
When Po sees his reflection on the scroll he says it's blank, but Tai lung says it's empty
he actually says it's nothing, but yeah same comparison
Something blank can still be filled.
Nothing can only be replaced.
This proves why he was never the Dragon Warrior. He never knew humility and would not understand the meaning of the scroll like Po did. It’s one thing to read and another to understand what you read. You can either read nothing or understand why there’s nothing. I’m the credits you see Po showing the Dragon Scroll to others as well so he’s even actively spreading the lesson he learned instead of keeping it to himself. Another aspect of understanding what’s on it. Tai Lung never would have shared his knowledge.
... I completely missed that part, but yeah, that's true.
Tai long expected something to be there. But po looked at the reflective paper and saw his own reflection And he realized the true secret. It's all in you. The scroll is bupkiss Like a Ring in a cracker jack box. It's useless. The power has always been in the people who are able to look at themselves in the mirror and realize who they really are. Like master po.
I love that Po is a representation of complete balance. Every action Tai Lung hit him with came back right at him because of his bounciness and durability. He's not so serious that he can be blinded by his own importance, so his cup has enough room to be filled with many lessons. Notice that Po and Oogway are the only ones ready to be truly silly at the beginning between master and student, and don't have to be in control to be a happy person? And both a tortoise and a panda would be unlikely candidates in most minds for masters of kung fu.
I think Oogway confirms this to himself with his conversation with Po under the peach tree, and feels at peace finally resting with them in the hands of one so like-minded. He's old af, I imagine his little tortoise knees hurt lol.
You're right, Po and Oogway have similar personalities and mindsets, which is why when Oogway first talked to him it seemed as though he was talking to someone whom he has known for his entire life.
You understand these movies too
@@yaqubebased1961 and the look on his face when he first sees Po just screams "oh I remember you!" to me. An excited recognition of someone youve known since you were young and haven't seen in a long time but makes you feel like not a day has passed.
The Kung Fu panda trilogy is one of the most unnecessarily fire movie trilogies I've ever seen
Well it ain't gonna be called a trilogy anymore now that a fourth installment is on the way!
@@liamphibia a fourlogy
Honestly I always felt the third movie was pretty weak but the second and first one really make up for it.
@@liamphibiaFor real?!
@@jarredbillings2332
For real!
I love how he just invented the panda style of kung fu, which is literally use your oponent strenth against him.
Not to mention that was Shi-Fu's first lesson to Po. "Find your opponent's weakness, to take his strength...And use it against him."
@@Kimtrovertedfacts
this movie does so much with so little.
what i mean is that you can infer a lot from single lines. po sees the dragon scroll and says "it's blank", meaning "there's nothing written here". tai lung sees the dragon scroll and says "it's nothing", meaning "this scroll is worthless".
that simple change of wording shows an entire character below it.
these movies are great!
Even when you look into Tai Lung's character, that line makes it more sad. Shown through his past, and the fight with Shifu, it's shown that Tai Lung was raised to be the dragon warrior and due to Shifu's constant training, he installed a belief in his mind that his life goal was to get the dragon scroll. Then have that stripped away from you after YEARS of training, its heartbreaking. He then decides to take it by force and Tai Lung also got the belief that the dragon scroll made you more powerful, not taking into consideration that it could have been inside him all along. So his disappointment in saying, "It's nothing, " while looking into his reflection, shows how his view has been limited by power over the years.
This movie was so well-made, depicting ancient China & kung-fu, that China had official conferences to explore why they can't make animated movies like this themselves. And the Furious Five and Po each represent a specific kung-fu style that matches their species. This movie is actually how I found out that there's a bear style kung-fu.
Yes I read that too lol
Ironically he doesn’t use bear style kung fu.
@@acgearsandarms1343 he use Panda style duh
there's an entire video about this topic by an actual chinese person that I'm basically going to attempt to summarize here:
The reason there was an inquest is, supposedly, because it arrived at a time where China itself was stuck in a rut with making movies, Kung Fu Films had lost all its great creators more or less, or they were tired old men now, and in comes a movie that loves China more than China loves itself.
Reading between the lines and behind the scenes, you can contextualize that Kung Fu Panda is also a movie about a young American Boy who grew up watching Kung Fu Films who wants to make his own one someday, but he's got no talent for martial arts, so when he grows up holding onto this dream he decides to do it unconventionally, through animation.
the aesthetic of the place is very much *not China* not *actual* China. For starters, we start the movie with *Japanese* Shuriken, and there are dragons *everywhere* to the exclusion of things like foo dogs and other animal reliefs and motifs.
this is not China. This is China*Town* and there is a big distinction in that. No one in China thinks this movie out-china'd China. Chinatown exists because of heavy anti-china and east-asia sentiment before, during and after WW2, and to be able to express their culture, chinese immigrants turned their sections of their californian cities into big chintzy tourist traps with asian dragons and stuff like that everywhere, with little actual regard for the actual culture dressed up like a cheap prize on a stage; see: the bastardization of Hawaiian culture.
and then the message of the movie is something China needed to hear, it's one of Hollywood's most staid and oldest messages: "Accept who you are", but given the cultural rut China was in, with a stagnant film industry, from an American kid who loved China More than China loved China.... well, it was poignant at the time.
@@Theycallmeyoshi1
You mean that one video by Accented Cinema,
"Why China Cared About Kung Fu Panda| Video Essay"
Master Shifu is a follower of Confucianism, which is all about being in control of everything, while Master Oogway follows Daoism, which is the laid-back "go with the flow, the universe will figure it out" philosophy. Xiran Jay Zhao actually has some good videos about the cultural stuff in these movies.
Imagine being hyped up to be this legendary warrior by your father for as long as you could remember. To train until your bones cracked and have your head filled with dreams only to be denied of what you thought would be your destiny.
That’s basically Tai-Lung.
This movie keeps giving you so much value the more times you watch it. Hell, it took me a couple times to realize that they did a setup with how Mantis was having trouble doing acupuncture on Po because his fat made it hard to find the right nerves, thus its the reason why he is immune to Tai Lung's special nerve attack.
No one talks enough about the soundtrack. The song when Master Oogway ascends is tear and goosebump inducing.
This is honestly one of the best animated trilogies of all time. The director's commentary is absolutely worth a watch too in your spare time, so much thought went into every shot.
In my opinion and in the most non-spoiler way I can, this trilogy handles the themes of self doubt vs belief, present vs past, and self identity vs heritage INCREDIBLY well
Body Mind Soul
Present Past Future
Definitely
The villain is the same guy from John Wick who runs the assassin hotel, also Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean.
He said he loves being a villain because they get the best lines
Really? Wow
He's not wrong
This trilogy, as well as the ‘How to Train your Dragon’ trilogy, are some of the best animated movie franchises ever. I highly recommend reacting to or at least watching both if you haven’t already.
Oogway is technically a tortoise, but tortoises are just a type of turtle so technically calling him a turtle is fine
Gotta say, I love y'all's reaction videos, it always feels like I'm watching it with a group of friends!
Thank you!
56:28 Tai Lung saw his reflection in the scroll and said, "It's nothing." I think this is because Tai Lung sees himself as nothing if he's not the Dragon Warrior.
Yesss these movies were my childhood I'm so glad you guys enjoyed it! I would love to see reactions to the other two if you're interested in continuing. Most people claim the second one is the overall best, but all of them are honestly masterpieces.
i love when he say "you are ruining this beautifull moment"
He's right though, the other dude can't stop laughing his mouth off
My favorite detail is Shifu doing the ball under the cup with the dumpling with Po. Po is able to keep up and find it. However, when Po does it with the scroll to Tai Long, Tai along can’t keep up and just knocks over everything to find it
Crazy that this movie is now 15 years old. I remember seeing this in theaters with my mom when I was just a kid. And while the credits rolled, I remember thinking that this was one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. I also didn’t realize how inspirational Kung Fu Fighting was, especially now that I’m in college.
Dustin Hoffman (Master Sifu), Jackie Chan (Monkey), Seth Rogen (Mantis), Lucy Liu (Python), Angelina Jolie (Tigress), Ian McShane (Tai Leung) and the amazing legendary James Hong (Goose Noodle Dad)
You were close it’s viper tai lung and mr ping
@@dynoduderexamis8890 Nice catch.
Most of those I pulled off the top of my head as they were watching -- one of my favorites
@@tonyrusso9126 one of my favorites too
when shifu says stop crying i always respond with
why not ITS THE POOL OF SACRED TEARS XD
3:38 Mr Ping is voiced by James Hong, whose family REALLY DID own and run their own noodle restaurant! When the writers found out upon casting James Hong for his role, they incorporated the noodle shop into his character.
Oh my god, the pixar theory is actually so dense and such a wild internet fenomenon that it is absolutely worth looking into it.
I was there ten years ago, with the discussions, details, conspiracy theories, is was crazy.
" oh this doesn't fit the theory? Well not yet." Lol
Well I never liked the Pixar multiverse of madness or whatever it's called in my opinion
@mickeystudios1985 its one of those things that you can piece them together but also you can just watch them separately.
It makes no sense but at least they're passionate
12:57 You hit the nail on the head. Shifu follows Confucianism, and believes in applying control where you can in life, while Oogway follows Daoism and believes in adapting to what comes rather than trying to control it.
Great reaction! This franchise has so many cool unspoken details. For instance, Shifu walks with a limp throughout the movie. However, in his younger days we see him walking just fine. It isnt until Shifu's first fight with Tai Lung that we see Tai Lung swat Shifu away by breaking his leg in their clash! You can even hear his leg break at 30:21. Great detail showing how Tai Lung physically haunts Shifu as well as mentally.
The wuxi finger hold basically serves as a go straight to death, do not pass go. It sends them straight to the Spirit Realm.
Hope y’all watch all 3 movies this is one of the best trilogy from dreamworks
dreamworks > Disney
This alongside How to Train Your Dragon and I would say Shrek but lots of people hate the third and fourth ones. I was fine with them.
isn't it getting a 4th movie next year? if it goes well then I can't even imagine how much more popular it'll get
Just saw the Gold tier and y’all did movie 2, hype
@Lilvel ThePlayer
it's only the third that alot of people hate, the forth wasn't that bad...
that's was supposed to be the perfect ending for Shrek.
Especially nowadays
I love how tremendously close you got to the message, yet still left room for the film to wow you. Top notch.
Though if you really wanna hit the peak duology of underrated animated films, you gotta check out Megamind.
Wasn’t expecting this, super glad we are jumping on this wagon though xD. Fun lore fact, no spoilers. Oogway planted the peach tree like hundreds of years ago when he invented kung fu. Even his staff is made from the peach tree branch 🍑
Peach blossom. It’s a peach tree.
I believe, from KFP 1 commentary, that he planted the tree 1,000 years ago, when he first came to China.
@@jaredwalley5692 yes! I knew this was rattling in my brain somewhere
lol the wushi finger hold instantly sends you to the shadow realm (spirit realm). Also loved the forshadowing of tai lung's nerve technique not being able to work on po with mantis being unable to locate po's nerves under his fur during acupuncture
Also when shifu wants Rudk of po he makes him fight mantis , money , viper and crane. But he doesn’t make him fight tigress - the ones who’s most similar to tai lung
@@dazzag371may I ask, why didn’t Shifu let Tigress fight Po ?
@@diypropsmodels7064 cause he wanted rid of po
10:30 A Chinese nobleman tried that very thing to get to the moon, he didn't reach it but did "reach the heavens" or at least a fifteen meter radius.
The story, not just Po´s growth but friendship´s and relationships to Mr Ping (the goose) is simply amazing thru out the trilogy. I hope you guys do the entire trilogy. You think Tai Lung, bad ass Snow leopard voiced by Ian McShane (Winston in John Wicks) is hard to top but... 2nd part... Villain is voiced by amazing Gary Oldman and he does amazing job.
“One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it”
The very act of oogway telling shifu that tai lung would return terrified shifu so much he wasted no time in sending, of all people, the duck messenger. Which prompted the rhinos to get mad and cocky, which caused a feather to drop down to where tai lung was, which gave him the means to free himself
Oogway knew his time was ending, and that po’s time was beginning, so destiny made its move for better or worse (even blowing out the candles, holding off fate just a little bit longer, but shifu’s impatience won out)
One thing I like about these movies is that each one challenges Po in a different way to shape him into the Dragon Warrior. Himself. And each challenge takes form as whatever villain he has to face. The 1st movie challenged him physically with Tai Lung. The 2nd one challenged him mentally/emotionally with Shen. And the 3rd one challenged him spiritually with Kai
The fact that Tai Lung looked at his own reflection and says "it's nothing", is very sad and shows how he truly sees himself, without the "dragon warrior" title, he doesn't see himself as worthy of anything, literally nothing
27:44 The animators had a special name for the piece of brick that hits Po on the head after Tigress breaks it with her split. They called it the "Love Chunk," because it's implied that Po has a crush on Tigress.
(At 51:57) The Red Panda is voiced by Dustin Hoffman and the Snow Leopard is voiced by Ian McShane.
I love how the Final Fight was Po using a culmination of everything he’s done / learned throughout the movie. Most of, if not everything in this fight was something Po did before:
-Smacking Tai Lung with the Tree, like how Po was smacked with a Tree when trying to launch himself to see the Furious five.
-Po using the stairs he hates to his advantage, by tumbling down them like he did multiple times before, but turning it around on Tai Lung.
-And or course, the obvious “Sit on Me” callback.
-Po uses Tai Lung as a way to slingshot himself, like he did to try and see the Furious five.
-Po using Noodles to Grab the Scroll out of the air.
-Po using Fireworks to boost himself to the Scroll, like he did earlier, trying to see the Furious five.
-Po hiding the Scroll under bowls and scrambling them, like Shifu did.
-Po imagines the Scroll on the top of the building to be food, so his body would have a better insensitive to climb, like he did to get Monkey’s Cookies.
-The whole acupuncture/ nerve thing that comes back in Po’s favor.
-And lastly, Po using a special Hold. And not something he was taught by Shifu, but something he picked up on himself because he loves Studying Kung Fu. In other words, he didn’t win because he’s a master of Kung Fu, he won because he’s a big geek.
The Final Battle may not be a spectacular “Kung Fu” fight, but its definitely a PO fight. Which actually goes with the themes of the movie. Like how the Scroll Is reflective, so the “secret to limitless power” isn’t a mystical spell, it’s just “You”. And even how Oogway said “There are no Accidents”, almost everything that happened to Po, some may say by accident, he used to his advantage in battle. Turns out, none of those things listed above were accidents.
Very clever Final Battle.
Well the final battle did shown why Po was able to beat Tai Lung because Po doesn’t use Kung Fu that much in the fight, he just annoyed the s*** out of Tai Lung. The Furious Five fought Tai Lung with Kung Fu method that Tai Lung already surpassed them, but Po literally fought with his own style and exhausted Tai Lung
honestly that whole fight reminds me of joyboy, with the whole "he fought as he fancied" thing
So Master Shifu, who is a red panda (making him a "Kung-fu Panda "too, waka waka), was voiced by Dustin Hoffman. Also Monkey was graced by the voice of Jackie Chan if you can believe that.
The videogame tie-in for the 360 was actually pretty damn fun too. I remember I was secretly angry that's what I got for my birthday (I wanted Fallout 3) but once I stopped being a brat and started playing the game I had a blast.
I remember playing it too! I think I got stuck on a level and my mom had to help me lol, thanks mom
I think it also came out for PS2, and that was the version I played. Remember rolling around in ball mode a lot.
Yeah, I remember it being packaged in with some of the early 360s.
If you guys watch kung fu panda 2, i'll become a true fan. It's one of the greatest animated movies of all time, still causing me to tear up at the age of 18.
I'm in my mid thirties and it still makes me cry. If the trilogy is a wonderful example of cinema and of good story telling.
I can’t wait for more of your actions on the film’s sequels! Love Kung Fu Panda!
Damn. Even rewatching this movie like 10x times. It is still funny.
one of my favorite moments is when shifu goes "there are no accidents". Just that slight smirk on his face, its like all the words his teacher left for him clicked and made sense. its ass you say, he inhereted his masters will. From that moment on hes smiling, actually taking pride and joy in his role as a teacher. While Po grows through the story, we also get to see Sifu heal.
I just can't believe that none of these guys saw Kung Fu panda.
Yes! Just as Ruff said! If Shifu wasn't so paranoid, he wouldn't have sent the Goose and the feather wouldn't have landed where Tai Lung could use that! Oogway mentioned that trying to prevent something from happening would only seal that fate. This also rings true in the 2nd film with Shen. Although I love how during this fight, it's clear Po wasn't going to defeat Tai Lung. I mean, all he was really doing was annoying him, BUT Po became superior the moment Tai Lung didn't believe in himself when he got the scroll while Po did.
33:46 What's even more crazy there's a 4th one coming and I heard there should be 6 of these kung fu panda movie franchise so might expect other 2 more but the 4th is confirmed to come next year I think
There is cartoons series as well. And a new one on Netflix I heard was good
24:45 "If you have to go through this much trouble, why don't you just kill him?!"
They're trying to! That's just how good he is at escaping!
33:12 fun fact, the song there is actually called Oogway Ascends. Beautiful score.
25:48 A great quote was said earlier in the movie for such. "One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it."
So the Wuxi Finger hold is described as "a chi-based move that can send mortals to the Spirit Realm." It literally uses your own energy to send you to another realm of existance. It was created by Master Wuxi, likely another Red Panda(that's what the wiki says)..however it is confirmed out of the actual movies that the move itself is just to scare students and doesnt exist lol. If that is true, Po created it by replicating a scare tactic used by Shifu.
When Po is telling Shi Fu how much he despises his existence and how much he hoped Shi Fu could have been the one to change him, that just breaks my heart.
I had a "mentor" that I was desperately hoping could help me to achieve my dreams. At some point, I gave up because I felt like I was killing myself for something that wasn't going to happen for 15 years at least and I'd be putting other aspects of my life on hold for this. And I told my mentor when they commented on how I seemed down that after my commitment was over I would be pursuing a different career path. My mentor straight up smiled and said "Wonderful! You never could have done it anyway." Then proceeded, while I was crying my eyes out, to describe all the reasons why I couldn't, all of which had to do with my age, gender, and being the kind of person that could just pay someone else to do this (I was not rich so I have no clue where they got this idea). It's an experience that has haunted me and done a number on my ability to ask for guidance and help.
I don't think teachers and authority figures realize just how much they can destroy someone by treating a student like they're not worth their time. And that's why the secondary lesson of Kung Fu Panda, that Shi Fu needed to put his pride aside and actually try to teach Po, is probably one of the most unique and important lessons I've seen in a long time.
My dad always loved comedy movies and Kung Fu movies, so Kung Fu Panda was a classic rewatch for us with I was in middle school. I love the cast, characters, fighting choreography, lessons and architecture, and of course, depicting ancient China and Kung Fu. No matter, how many times I watch this movie now with my own daughter, there's always something you might have missed or appreciate more.
"Do you guys think he's gonna become godlike, or do you think he's gonna stay derpy?"
Me, having seen all 3 movies many times before: Yes.
I've seen so many KFP reactions that I've lost count, and I think this one is a new favorite. I'm glad that you enjoyed what's, essentially, my favorite movie.
Also, Boom's insights are scarily accurate, as usual...
Master Ooway helping and listening (to) Po is georges, I love how some people sees that he follows Taoism and it show how he sees things the way the are and they can turn into something else.
I first watched Kung Fu Panda when I was 6. Decided to start taking Kung Fu classes after seeing it. Years later, I still do it, still love it.
I've been binging KFP Reactions for a few days, and you guys kept popping up with the Puss in Boots, video, but behold!!! The Prophecy Foretold!!! Can't wait for halls Reaction to Part 2! I'm pumped!!!
42:08 I didn't get why Po said he wasn't hungry here for the longest time. Until recently, when I watched someone else's reaction to this. It wasn't yours. I don't remember whose. But they said why, and it blew my mind!
The fact that it took me this long to realize it is stupid. We watched that movie on repeat in the car for years. It was watched in the house at least 10 times a week for a long time. I could probably still quote the entire movie start to finish if I tried. So it astonishes me that after all that I didn't understand this one bit until I was 25 years old. This movie came out when I was 9 or 10. Insane!
The finger hold is a one way ticket to the spirit world
49:24 "Born and raised in South Hanoi" LMAOOOOO
3:06 Yeahhhhh... this is further explained in the second movie. I don't wanna spoil it for you guys, but there's a major part of my backstory that is a lot like Po's, aside from me learning Kung Fu for 12 years since childhood. It's that part of our stories that makes the trilogy so close to my heart. (If the 4th movie coming out soon sucks, I'll simply refuse to accept it and only see the 3 movies as truth. They encapsulate body (movie 1) mind (movie 2) and soul/spirit (movie 3.)
great reaction guys. as a matter of fact the reason the master oogway was calm and chill this whole movie is not because he was dying or he was not worried or scared of the incoming threat, but bc he knows that being calm and having inner peace is how he is going to find solutions. in the movie when shifu sent the goose to the prison he made an unthinkable move based by his fear from the past, and then later we see him trying to find the inner peace. I think that shifu and oogway are like the sides of ying and yang
You guys have the loveliest laughs 😄
2008, and I'm positive this movie will still hold up in twenty years
I love that po didnt send him back to prison but just plain killed tai lung lol
No he didn’t kill Tai Lung, he just sent him to the afterlife immediately 😂😂😂
@@diypropsmodels7064Still a ghost
Notice that Viper was never mean to Po. She was always sincere and nice.
(At 32:40) Y'all forget, Oogway is FUCKING *OLD!* The fact he FINALLY died of old age, shouldn't be a surprise. Who knows how long that Galapagos tortoise lifespan is. I've seen blind sharks that live in the abyss live for 400 to 500 years.
the final fight between them got foreshadow a lot from the first to second act. like the chopstick, the sit on me by tai lung, the imagining scroll was a cookie, and the firework. it was awesome
I HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH U GUYS! I forgot just how great this movie really is, can't wait for the second one!!!
The second one is amazing, one of my personal favorite movies of all time
33:15about him just disappearing, am pretty sure in one of the cartoon episodes they explained is because he stopped and evil shadow mosnters that had one goal and its to ruin the land so stopped them with a force that will stay till the day he peach tree die and that also kept him alive, so him dying is literally the tree of wisdom dying, but am pretty sure i saw that like 3-4years ago so am not sure
32:32 Oogway: alright ahh imma headout peace lmao
When you look into Tai Lung's character, the line, "its nothing," when picking up the scroll makes it more sad. Shown through his past, and the fight with Shifu, it's shown that Tai Lung was raised to be the dragon warrior and due to Shifu's constant training, he installed a belief in his mind that his life goal was to get the dragon scroll. Then have that stripped away from you after YEARS of training, its heartbreaking. He then decides to take it by force and Tai Lung also got the belief that the dragon scroll made you more powerful, not taking into consideration that it could have been inside him all along. So his disappointment in saying, "It's nothing, " while looking into his reflection, shows how his view has been limited by power over the years.
I love this movie. Master Oogway really hit them with the " oh, dang, that sucks, bye". Also Tai Lung got done so dirty. I also think y'all would like the Hulu Original Hit Monkey. I can't wait for y'all to react to Kung Fu Panda 2 and 3.
Oogway could’ve stay a bit longer but Shifu and the Five would’ve keep beating Po up and down if Oogway didn’t get himself out of the picture
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Neat little thing that I love is when po looks at the scroll and sees his reflection he says its blank showing how he was a blank slate before his experiences
When tai lung looks at his reflection he says its nothing showing how cynical he is and how he has deep insecurities and a low self worth deep down
See how easily Po's dad opened the door to the jade palace when po tried so hard to get in
The humor this movie has is unmatched
now they have to see kung fu panda 2., they won't regret it.
they just put it up on patreon apparently
Can’t wait for the second movie!!
Watch 2 and 3 too ! This trilogy is MASTERPIECE
Excited for your reaction to the second one, it's my favorite!
49:18 He took the mindnight Crane goind aaanywhereee
I just wanted to say that over the last few months, H-Man has been ON POINT! I use to jokingly say that 1 in every 10 things he said would be correct, but he's become much more focused and on top of things. Well deserved props!
I will forever respect the German dub for sticking with Po's name and playing it straight despite his name literally meaning "Butt" in German.
That teached me as a child that names from other cultures can sometimes sound funny to you or remind you of a "funny" word of your own language, but you simply gotta learn to differentiate that. Their name is not that funny word, that's simply their name and it has a regular meaning in their own language and culture.
I'm not sure what I personally would have done if I had been the person in charge of the localization, but I respect that they just went with it and told a generation of German kids to get the fuck over it lol
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33:34 well, he's been around for a LONG time. my theory was his life was tied to the tree. like some weird mystical stuff. see he would know when his time was finally up. hence why he saw the tree dying (or, well, losing it's petals), he realized his time was up.
This movie is pure awesomeness👌
I’ve watched kungfu panda many times and I can confirm that Oogway never died seeohknee talk it into existence and somehow my timeline changed.
Oogway probably deliberately tried to release Kai from the prison so that Shifu can train Po with all his might,...besides oogway was getting old...it was the perfect chance... And it worked too
Loved your Puss in Boots 2 review, so I'm so glad to see you guys reviewing more animated movies 😁