KUNG FU PANDA
Reviewed by Heniarti Sri Agusta
Kung Fu panda is an animation film that produced by Dream Works Animation Studio. Directed by John Stevenson and released in 2008.The story is about a fat panda, Po (voice of Jack Black) that always dream to be a legend Kung Fu warrior. He lives with his duck father (voice of James Hong) that want him to be the greatest noodle’s maker in that village. He promised, one day he would tell Po the secret ingredient of his noodle.
One day Master , Oogway (voice of Randall Duk Kim), an old turtle, called Master Shifu (voice of Dustin Hoffman). Master Oogway predict that Thai Lung (voice of Ian McShane), Shifu’s adopted son who became bad person because he can’t be Dragon Warrior, would be back and destroyed that village. Then they made a tournament to choose a Dragon Warrior who would help them to defeat Thai Lung.
Po was selected by Master Oogway as a Dragon Warrior, but Master Shifu refuses his decision. He believed that one of his student that would be a Dragon Warrior. His student were Tigeres (voice of Anjelina Jouli), Snake (voice of Lucy Liu), Monkey (voice of Jackie Chan), Grasshopper (voice of Seth Rogen), and Egret (voice of David Cross). They called The Five Warriors. So Master Shifu wanted to send Po out of the Giok Palace.
Po never believes that he was a Dragon Warrior, but Master Oogway convinces him. Master Shifu was too but he starts to believe that Po was Dragon Warrior when Oogway passed away. He asks that to Shifu before he die. The question is how Shifu can make Po can do Kung Fu in the few times.
The solution came when Po were looking for food in the kitchen. He can do the base of Kung Fu, so Shifu accustomed Po at the hill where Kung Fu was born. While the 5 warriors were fighting with Thai Lung, They want Shifu have more time to accustomed Po. But they lose.
When Shifu came back to Giok Palace, he gives the dragon scroll to Po, when he opened that, there was no word in, it was empty. They were very disappointed. Then Shifu ask Po and 5 warriors to accompany villagers out from that village and he would have a battle with Thai Lung.
On the way Po met his Father, and he said that there was no secret ingredient in his noodle, only believes that special so it will be special. He came back to Giok Palace and fight with Thai Lung. Finally, Po can defeat Thai Lung and bring the peace to the village and to Shifu.
This animation is really good and very fantastic. It is because of the quality of animation character, fine vocal performances, lively song or soundtrack and nice story. I learn one thing from this animation film, we will be special if we believe that we are special. I never bored to watch it again and again. So don’t wait too long for watching it.
