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The Example of Kung Fu Panda |
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By Mary Johnson
 Kung Fu Panda is a film that released out in 2008. It starred Jack Black as Po and was produced by Dreamworks Animation in Glendale, California. Po is the panda who is the star of the film. The notion for this Kung Fu Panda started in 1993, even though it took over a decade to have the film underway. It was supposed to be a parody, but instead in became a martial arts film. The film is set in ancient China, and Po is a clumsy panda who desires to be a kung fu master. When hes told by the head of the temple that he is to be the Dragon Warrior, not only is Po worried, but so are all of the Kung Fu warriors in the temple.
Surprisingly enough, the Kung Fu Panda film becameto be very successful. It grossed over $20 million on its opening day and just a little in excess of $60 million on its first weekend. This made it the number one box office movie at the time. It was one of the highest grossing animated movies
of 2008.
One of the factors that Kung Fu Panda was so popular could be that the animated film has a good message; its a moralistic story, even though its filmed with amazing kung fu action. And in the end, since film is animated, how could the kung fu action not be amazing. The moral of Kung Fu Panda is that you have to believe in one self, and this is an excellent message for children to understand, or actually for somebody to know that you are good, and you can do anything you want to, if you try hard enough.
Even the child with low self-esteem will be able to feel better about him/herself after watching Pos confidence become true. In fact, this Dragon Warrior doesnt know anything concerning kung fu, hes kind of clumsy, its hard to keep his attention on single thing, and hes heavy. Hed rather eat than do anything else. But when an old turtle named Oogway, appoints Po as the new Dragon Warrior, and every one the people laugh at the panda, Po has a genuine challenge.
Heres an example of Oogways philosophy of life; he says, The past is history, the future is a mystery, now is a gift, which is why its called the present. One of the lessons of life that I especially liked in Kung Fu Panda is that when the sacred dragon scroll was opened, and this was supposed to hold all the answers, it turned out to be blank. There was nothing in the scroll, and there was a whole lesson in that.
This was supposed to direct Po and there was nothing present, so the only thing he could do was look into himself, and discover the solutions within himself. And that was the message our strengths actually comes from inside ourselves. However, for kids, who were the target audience, Kung Fu Panda is absolutely adorable. Hes hilarious, hes quirky, hes gauche, and yet, he becomes a hero, he wins the battle, and part of this is because he believes in himself. The other part of it is that he had basically a good heart.
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