I'm not really a big fan of destiny and believe-in-yourself-never-quit themed movies,  but I enjoyed this one. I'm getting addicted to pandas!! pandapandapanda. haha. Saw a documentary on animalplanet a while back about these gentle giant yinyang cuddlybears, and i wanted to have my own life-sized panda stuffed toy ever since :)) also, i didn't know their babies could be born *that* small, and noncute; i was expecting them to look like miniature
pandas from day1. But no, the newborn panda on tv could probably fit on the palm of my hand,my tiny hand. HAHA I've digressed so much but let me just get this out of the way: PANDAS!!! <3

Anyway, Kung fu panda presented an easy-to-follow action-packed narrative; cute, funny characters (i especially liked oogwai); and incredible animation. The fight scenes were well-choreographed; the excitement actually melted away my drowsiness (if you knew me in person you'd know this would be very hard to do; me being a fan of sleep). I liked the camera movements, especially during the fight scene on the bridge; when tai lung was in prison; and the battle scene between tai lung and Po, which I found witty since it parallels master shivu and po's battle of the last siopao. The bonding moments between characters were heartwarming and moving: the master shivu and ogwai scenes, master  shivu and young tai lung training, master shivu and tigress, po and his father, po and master shivu's inner peace last sequence, and my favorite: the training of po by master shivu over the last siopao. :))

The humor in Kung fu panda is a mix of slapstick and dialogue; I found myself laughing from time to time with my parents. Scenes I found hilarious are Master Shivu's 'inner peace' meditation and Po imitating master shivu around the dinner table with the furious five, which made made me suddenly miss pigeria meals :))

The furious five and other characters also poke fun at Po's fatness:

Tigress: One would think that Master Oogway would choose someone who actually knew kung fu.
Crane: Yeah, or could at least touch his toes.
Monkey: Or even see his toes.

Po: Ow! I thought you said acupuncture was going to make me feel better.
Mantis: Trust me, it will. It's just not easy to find the right nerve points under all this...
Po: Fat?
Mantis: Fur. I was gonna say fur.
Po: Sure you were.

Tai Lung: You can't defeat me! You... you're just a big... fat... panda!
[He throws a weak punch, Po catches his hand by the finger]
Po: I'm not a big fat panda. I'm *the* big fat panda.

Shifu: One must first master the highest level of kung fu, and that is clearly impossible if that one is someone like you.
Po: Someone like me?
Shifu: Yes! Look at you! This fat butt-
[he whacks Po on his butt]
Po: Aah!
Shifu: ...Flabby arms-
[he hits Po on his arm]
Po: Those are sensitive in the flabby parts...
Shifu: And this ridiculous belly!
Po: Hey!n
Shifu: And your utter disregard for personal hygiene!
Po: Now wait a minute, that was a little uncalled for...

But Po is a good sport and accepts himself, fats and all. He eventually wins the heart of the furious five and master shivu, and his fatness doesn't cause a huge issue uses. Po eventually his 'fatness' to his advantage. I  really have a certain fondness for 'fat' characters and jokes since I have a group of friends and we fondly call each other pigs. haha. i love them to bits! It's annoying though that fat characters are almost always depicted as slobs/messy eaters - it's such an unfavorable stereotype.

I also enjoyed that Po resembles Barney from How I Met Your Mother; the words he spoke could've been from Barney's mouth:

"There is no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness."
"He was so deadly, in fact, that his enemies would go blind from over-exposure to pure awesomeness!"

Awesome! haha. I liked how master shivu and oogwai says I don't know; because that's a very honest and hard thing to say, especially when one is being looked up to, and when one is needing an answer immediately. It is humbling to admit that we don't know what we don't know so I commend the scriptwriters for giving them depth, because these characters are not stereotypical know-it-alls and are humanized like that.

Other quotes I like:
There is a saying: yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present."
The sign of a true hero is humility.
I'm sleepy. That's all I can rant for now. :D


Over all, it's a funny, enjoyable movie, ideal for watching with family or friends. Pandas! :))