![]() Both feel spurned by their parents and are banished from their homes for many years before they finally make their dramatic returns. Lord Shen has a lot of similarities to Tai Lung, though he is an even stronger villain. Everything that follows just keeps getting better and better. It feels more epic than what had come before while still being accessible. From the opening backstory I knew I was in for a treat. It takes everything that worked in the first film and improves upon it while creating its own unique identity as a standalone film. Kung Fu Panda 2 is one of the rare sequels, such as Aliens, The Godfather Part II, and Toy Story 2, that deepens the first film rather than cheapening it. It turned out to be, ironically, a brilliant melding of the two things I had been worried about. It wasn’t until I saw a glowing review from the Nostalgia Critic a few weeks ago that I decided to finally give this film a chance. When I first heard about Kung Fu Panda 2 I thought it would be one of two things: a complete rehash of the first film with a different villain, or an atrocious origin story where Po visits the panda village where he grew up. This sequel is even better than the original in many ways, and I am excited to tell you about my discovery of this gem of a film. I owe the makers of Kung Fu Panda 2 an apology for doubting their creative abilities. ![]() Anything that came next would likely just detract from what came before.īoy was I wrong. ![]() Kung Fu Panda has such an airtight story, mirroring the growth of Po with his mentor Shifu, that there didn’t seem to be any room left for further development of these two characters. I know that seems odd, but I just didn’t think there was any point in trying to top perfection. I was extremely hesitant to see Kung Fu Panda 2 because I absolutely loved the first one.
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