![]() ![]() There are a couple of unsurprising “surprises” along the way, and a couple of minor action scenes thrown in, but mostly we’re just doing the “Po needs to learn a new skill to defeat a bigger enemy” story. It all builds up to a confrontation between Po and Kai, as you’d expect if you’ve seen either of the previous Kung Fu Panda films, or ever watched a single movie in which there was a protagonist and antagonist. The only way to defeat Kai is by becoming a Chi master, something that not even Master Shifu ( Dustin Hoffman), can teach.Ĭonveniently, Po’s biological father ( Bryan Cranston) shows up and tells Po of a secret panda village, where Po can learn to become a Chi master. So, it’s up to Po and the Furious Five members to stop him. Simmons), a bull who had been banished to the Spirit Realm for half a millennium, but has now returned in order to steal the chi (read: kill, but for kids) of all the warriors across the land. Kung Fu Panda 3 sees its lovable panda hero, Po (voice of Jack Black), have to face a new foe in Kai ( J.K. The surprise for audiences is that’s it’s also perfectly fine – even, at times, good – which is a first for the studio when it comes to the third installment of a trilogy. It’s an obligatory film and a good business decision. This isn’t a film that exists because there’s a good story to be told, or because these characters are particularly interesting to explore it’s here because the two previous movies each grossed over $600 million worldwide. DreamWorks Animation hasn’t met a franchise it doesn’t like, so here the studio comes with Kung Fu Panda 3. ![]()
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