![]() Ping (voice of James Hong) narrates an adorable account of how the voracious panda cub arrived in a radish basket (the first Biblical reference in Po's past). When he confronts the goose he's been calling dad, noodle shop owner Mr. the framework's computer generated imagery, his real parents and finally realizes he was adopted and that Shen had something to do with this. During the wolf attack, Po remembers, in traditional looking hand drawn animation vs. Opening minutes give us a shadow puppet play, albeit in color (and 3D), which tell Shen's story of banishment by his sorrowful parents after he sees the destructive potential in their celebratory fireworks. There's still plenty of humor, but it is also mixed with poignancy and a neat parallel which finds both hero and villain dealing with long ago parental issues. "Kung Fu Panda" had its charms, but with new director Jennifer Yuh (moving up from the story, art and animation departments), and a script by the original's team of Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, this story is more artistically inventive, less reliant on slapstick. But Shen's men also bear a symbol which sends Po spinning back to fragmented memories of his childhood and so his inner peace will depend on his own self-discovery in "Kung Fu Panda 2." Here's a rarity - the sequel that surpasses the original. ![]() ![]() Soon after, the Valley of Peace is attacked by the wolf henchmen of Lord Shen (voice of Gary Oldman), looking for metal to fuel the weapon that will end Kung Fu. After attaining his unlikely dream of becoming The Dragon Warrior, Po's (voice of Jack Black) newest lesson from Master Shifu (voice of Dustin Hoffman) is to find his inner peace. ![]()
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