The success of "Kung Fu Panda" three years ago in the world is very important because it incorporates the essence of Chinese Kung Fu such as Xingyi Quan, while "Kung Fu Panda 2" penetrates the Chinese style into more than Kung Fu. In every detail of the move, when introducing the historical setting at the beginning, I used a style similar to shadow puppets. This section is as amazing as the "Three Brothers" who also used shadow puppets in "Harry Potter 7 Part 1". "Story", the use of elements such as classical Chinese pavilions and buildings in Phoenix in the film is even more extreme. In fact, the creative team of "Kung Fu Panda 2" went to Sichuan to collect materials, which is evident in the degree of dedication.
The details of the film are fine, not only presented in many ways in the Chinese style, in fact, many small pieces of the film can make people laugh even if they are taken out alone, which coincides with the spoof and entertainment spirit that DreamWorks has always been good at. , This part of DreamWorks is naturally easy to do, especially a series of jokes made with Abao as the center. Such a mix and match of Hollywood-style humor and Chinese elements adds a lot to this adventure story.
To sum it up, there are roughly two narrative lines in this film. One is the real kung fu headed by Abao against the hot weapons under the power of Lord Shen. This line is also the most important part of the film and the most expensive part of the film. It is in 3D and a large number of special effects. Against this background, this part shows the charm of Chinese Kung Fu vividly, especially at the end of the film, A Bao uses four or two gold Tai Chi moves against the gunfire of the Shen Wangye fleet. The visual impression is first-rate. The other is Abao’s life experience. In fact, this line is a question left over from the first part. The second part is just to dig deeper and process it, putting the tragic life experience on Abao, laying the warmth card for the end of the film. Foreshadowing.
The two lines promote each other's development and are finally intertwined. The two narrative lines of the film are quite smooth, but compared with the wonderful details, although there are bright spots, they are slightly plain and satisfactory. This is also the commonplace of many DreamWorks animations. Existing problems, the details are full of effort, and even every scene is very delicate, but the main story rarely can be set against the wonderful details. It is difficult to leave behind only by relying on visual effects and hilarious details. The deep impression eventually caused the film's shortcomings. If a movie wants to be promoted from "good-looking" to "classic", it still needs to work hard on the story.
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