Kung Fu Panda 4 is a movie that exists
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the reviewer's disappointment with 'Kung Fu Panda 4,' criticizing its lack of marketing, weak plot, and underwhelming villain. Despite some decent action and a few humorous moments, the film fails to capture the essence of the original trilogy, leaving the reviewer feeling that it diminishes the overall universe of Kung Fu Panda. The score given is five out of 10, indicating a watchable but ultimately forgettable addition to the franchise.
Takeaways
- ๐ฌ The reviewer hopes for a new creative Renaissance for DreamWorks but is disappointed with Kung Fu Panda 4.
- ๐ค Kung Fu Panda 4 had a lack of marketing, which confused fans of the franchise.
- ๐ซ The movie's trailer did not impress, appearing as a generic entry in the series.
- ๐ The reviewer went in with an open mind but was let down by the film's mediocrity.
- ๐ฅ The pacing of the movie is criticized for being poor and lacking tension or stakes.
- ๐ฆ The chameleon is considered the worst villain in the series, with a weak presence and motivation.
- ๐ฅ The absence of the Furious 5 and other villains makes the movie feel cheap and the universe smaller.
- ๐ Jack Black's performance as Po remains charming, but his character development seems stagnant.
- ๐ซ The chemistry between Po and new character is unconvincing compared to his relationship with Tigress.
- ๐คฃ Some jokes do land, especially those involving Mr. Ping and Lee, whose scenes are the reviewer's favorites.
- ๐ The film is seen as a step back for the series, not adding anything substantial to the Kung Fu Panda universe.
Q & A
What was the general sentiment towards the marketing of Kung Fu Panda 4?
-The marketing of Kung Fu Panda 4 was considered bizarre due to its relative lack of promotion, which left fans and analysts baffled, given that it is a new installment in a popular franchise.
How did the reviewer feel about the major trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4?
-The reviewer felt that the major trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4 did not paint a flattering picture, as it appeared to be a typical generic Kung Fu Panda movie without any new or interesting elements.
What was the reviewer's initial expectation for Kung Fu Panda 4?
-The reviewer went into Kung Fu Panda 4 with an open mind, expecting a decent movie that might surprise them, similar to the original trilogy.
How did the reviewer describe the pacing and tension of Kung Fu Panda 4?
-The pacing of Kung Fu Panda 4 was described as atrocious, and it was criticized for its complete lack of tension and stakes.
Who was considered the worst villain in the Kung Fu Panda series according to the reviewer?
-The chameleon was considered the worst villain in the Kung Fu Panda series by the reviewer, due to her lack of an intimidating presence and weak motivation.
What was the reviewer's issue with the character development in Kung Fu Panda 4?
-The reviewer felt that the character development in Kung Fu Panda 4 was stagnant, particularly with Po, who they felt stopped growing as a character after the second film.
How did the reviewer feel about the chemistry between Po and Aquafina's character?
-The reviewer did not buy into the friendship between Po and Aquafina's character, feeling that their chemistry was not special and did not make the reviewer see Aquafina as a character, but rather just the actress's voice.
What was the reviewer's opinion on the action scenes in Kung Fu Panda 4?
-The reviewer found the action scenes in Kung Fu Panda 4 to be decent, but nothing exceptional compared to previous entries in the series.
What did the reviewer suggest as an alternative plot that they would have preferred?
-The reviewer suggested that they would have preferred a buddy adventure featuring Mr. Ping and Lee, as their scenes were charming and their favorite parts of the film.
How did the reviewer feel about the film's contribution to the Kung Fu Panda universe?
-The reviewer felt that the film added nothing to the Kung Fu Panda universe and was a waste of time, as it did not feel like an essential or impactful part of the story.
What was the reviewer's final score for Kung Fu Panda 4?
-The reviewer gave Kung Fu Panda 4 a score of five out of 10, indicating that while it was not the worst film, it was not up to the standards of the previous installments.
Outlines
๐ฌ Kung Fu Panda 4: Disappointing Continuation
The paragraph discusses the reviewer's disappointment with Kung Fu Panda 4, highlighting the film's lack of marketing, underwhelming trailer, and ultimately, its failure to meet expectations. The reviewer found the movie to be mediocre, with poor pacing, lack of tension, and a weak villain. Despite some positive aspects like a few good jokes and decent action scenes, the film is seen as a step back for the franchise, with a lack of character development for Po and a storyline that doesn't add value to the Kung Fu Panda universe.
๐ Po's Stagnation as a Spiritual Leader
This paragraph focuses on Po's attempts to become a spiritual leader in Kung Fu Panda 4, which the reviewer feels falls flat. The movie doesn't effectively portray Po's transition from a teacher to a spiritual guide, and his efforts often revert to his usual fighting style, making the change insignificant. The reviewer also criticizes the film for not being a necessary addition to the series, feeling it lacks the depth and impact of previous installments. The overall sentiment is that the movie is watchable but doesn't live up to the potential of the franchise, with a disappointing score of five out of ten.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กDreamWorks
๐กKung Fu Panda 4
๐กmediocrity
๐กpacing
๐กvillain
๐กchemistry
๐กanimation
๐กspiritual leader
๐กbuddy adventure
๐กfranchise
๐กlore
Highlights
The expectation for a new creative Renaissance for DreamWorks with Kung Fu Panda 4.
The surprising lack of marketing for Kung Fu Panda 4.
The underwhelming major trailer that did not do justice to the franchise.
The reviewer's decision to approach the movie with an open mind despite initial skepticism.
Kung Fu Panda 4 being worse than anticipated, leading to disappointment.
The movie's pacing issues and lack of tension and stakes.
The chameleon being the weakest villain in the Kung Fu Panda series.
The absence of the Furious 5 and other villains in most of the movie.
The movie making the Kung Fu Panda universe feel smaller and more limited.
Viola Davis's performance not fitting the character of the chameleon.
The reviewer's criticism of the character's motivations and the writers' oversight.
The lack of chemistry between Po and Aquafina's character.
The movie's inability to add anything meaningful to the Kung Fu Panda universe.
Po's character development being stagnant since the second film.
The film's theme of Po relinquishing the title of Dragon Warrior and its ineffectiveness.
The reviewer's preference for a movie focusing on Mr. Ping and Lee's adventure.
The overall feeling that Kung Fu Panda 4 was a wasted opportunity.
The reviewer's final score of five out of ten for Kung Fu Panda 4.
Transcripts
and I hope it's just the beginning of a
new creative Renaissance for DreamWorks
again don't up Kung Fu Panda
4 they found a way to [ย __ย ] it up oh oh
dear Kung Fu Panda 4 has been one of the
most bizarre releases in recent memory
starting of course with its relative
lack of marketing that really baffled me
and all the other Kung Fu Panda heads
out there like surely DreamWorks would
want to Market a new installment in one
of their most popular franchise of all
time and to make matters worse the one
major trailer we got for it did not
exactly paint a very flattering picture
it looked like a typical generic Kung Fu
Panda movie that didn't really do
anything new or interesting like the
other ones did I wasn't particularly
excited but I figured I'd go in with an
open mind and maybe it would surprise me
like the original trilogy and you know
what it did surprise me it's even worse
than I thought don't get me wrong it's
not a terrible movie or anything it's a
breath of fresh air compared to Mega m
versus the Doom Syndicate which I am
working on a very large review of for
later this month but like having a
colonoscopy done is a breath of fresh
air compared to mega mind versus the
Doom Syndicate that isn't saying
anything nowah when I say this movie
didn't live up to my already not super
high expectations I only mean that just
barely I expected something decent but
instead I got something that actually
kind of pissed me off with its
mediocrity which is crazy because there
really isn't much to talk about here it
just doesn't really feel like a movie
owed in large part to the atrocious
pacing and complete lack of any tension
or Stakes po needs to defeat the
chameleon who is Far and Away the worst
villain in the Kung Fu Panda series The
unanimously agreed upon previous holder
of that Crown Kai was at least
threatening and had the sickest theme
song of all time he made up for his
relatively weak Motivation by easily
dispatching every Kung Fu Master and
serving as a worthy powerful foe the
chameleon does the same thing except not
until the Final Act of the film so for
the first hour the most evil action she
commits on screen is pushing someone
down the stairs oh no she's so scary you
guys and the whole taking the old
villain's Powers thing is so weightless
it doesn't feel nearly as earned it just
happens and most of the villains don't
even talk so it doesn't even feel like
those are the real actual characters the
chameleon should be the deadliest fo in
the series and like I guess her final
fight was kind of cool but it really
just is that one fight and nothing else
she has no intimidating presence
throughout most of the movie Viola Davis
is a great actress but she just doesn't
work for this character at all I never
found her voice intimidating and her
motivation is so stupid I won't get into
it cuz it's a spoiler I guess but
basically her entire motivation is
completely negated by the existence of
mantis and Viper did the writers just
forget those character characters exist
the answer is yes by the way the Furious
5 don't appear in the bulk of this
probably because they didn't want to pay
the voice actors same with those
aformentioned villains it just makes
this installment feel so cheap like the
Kung Fu Panda Universe honestly feels
smaller and more limited after this
movie I don't know how you manage that
most of the movie is po [ย __ย ] around
with Aquafina is she annoying in this
movie in the same vein as Rya or that
scuttlebutt [ย __ย ] no not really but she's
not good either this is just another
generic and charmless performance from
her and I was never able to see her as a
character I just heard Aquafina the
entire time again just because she
wasn't actively obnoxious and unfunny
that doesn't mean it was a good
performance I also never really bought
that she and po were becoming friends
their chemistry was absolutely nothing
special and hailes in comparison to what
he has with Tigress they even do a worse
version of the scene where Tigress hugs
Poe in the second movie it made me feel
nothing here oh wait I'm sorry who's
Tigress never heard of her the action
was decent I suppose and there were a
lot of cool visual florishes here and
there plus while not a lot of the jokes
worked for me some of them definitely
did especially the scene where Mr ping
and Lee leave the tavern that was pretty
funny speaking of which I'm going to be
honest I would have liked this movie a
lot more if it was just Mr ping and Lee
doing a buddy Adventure their scenes are
genuinely really charming and probably
my favorites in the whole film as soon
as it cut away from them back to the PO
Aquafina stuff I was like oh great the
main plot is back yippee po himself is
the same as ever pretty charming and
whatnot but I just feel like his
character has been so stagnant for a
while now it feels like he really
stopped growing as a person after the
second film and now he's just kind of
hanging out and saying scoo and I don't
know he's still Charming but not really
interesting the film is about him
relinquishing the title of Dragon
Warrior and becoming spiritual leader
which I don't understand and I thought
there was only one Dragon Warrior but
maybe I don't understand the lore that
well I don't know but the thing is
nothing really comes of Po trying to be
a spiritual leader there's a couple
scenes where he tries to avoid a
conflict just by talking but in one of
them it doesn't work and he just resorts
to fighting like he always does so it
doesn't really feel like a major change
is taking place for his character aside
from that he attempts to give Sage
wisdom sometimes and messes it up that
is pretty much the extent of Po trying
to be a spiritual leader in this movie
it barely felt different from he acted
in the third one where he was trying to
be a teacher what I'm trying to say is
that this film adds nothing to the Kung
Fu Panda universe and it just kind of
feels like a waste of time I've noticed
a lot of reviews saying yeah this
definitely didn't feel like an essential
or impactful part of the story but it
was still enjoyable I could definitely
see where they're coming from but I
don't know I take this series a lot more
seriously than the average Joe Schmo
because well the first two movies really
took themselves seriously this isn't
really a franchise you can just do a
quirky meaningless little Adventure in
and say okay this is the next Mainline
installment in the series everything
about Kung Fu Panda 4 feels like a
plotline you'd see in a TV show and this
movie didn't necessarily have to be
really dramatic or impactful for me to
like it if it told a kind of fun story
with funny moments and really good
action I'd probably say it's decent and
worth being a part of the Saga but I'm
sorry that is not what I thought of this
it just kind of feels like Kung Fu Panda
on autopilot the action was mostly just
fine the comedy was mostly just fine at
best I guess I can say it's a watchable
enough movie but at worst I think it
kind of misunderstands the previous
films and their characters there's a
scene late in this film that is just
complete [ย __ย ] and if you see the
movie I think you'll know which one I'm
talking about overall I just don't think
this was a film that needed to be made
it's not a complete betrayal of Kung Fu
Panda's a franchise it doesn't ruin it
or anything but like like I said earlier
I just think it makes the universe feel
so much smaller and I don't understand
why this movie had to be like this
because I think we all kind of looked at
Puss and Boots The Last Wish and
subconsciously hoped that this would be
the style of the next Kung Fu Panda both
in terms of the animation and the
storytelling it just made perfect sense
right Kung Fu Panda already had some of
the sickest fight scenes and most
dramatic storytelling in dreamworks's
entire catalog so pairing it with the
Last Wish art style see like a match
made in heaven it really makes what we
got all the more baffling I'm not going
to hold this against the movie cuz I
think it would be kind of petty to judge
it by those standards but I thought it
was worth mentioning instead of a true
Banger that goes toe-to-toe with those
excellent original two entries we get
what is pretty unanimously considered
the weakest film in the entire series at
least from the reactions I've read so
far and I doubt that sentiment will
change over time unless Kung Fu Panda 5
is somehow even weaker speaking of the
number five uh that's the score we got
here five out of 10 anyway at least it's
not Mega M too bad back to the trenches
of working on that video I go good night
Valley Of
[Music]
Peace
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