Kung Fu Panda 4: Why we should see Po’s new adventure with his family?

Recommended from 6 years

once: After three adventures in which the dragon warrior Po fought the greatest masters of evil with unmatched courage and martial arts skills, fate knocks on his door once again to… finally rest. More specifically, to name the spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace. This causes some problems. First, Po is as skilled in spiritual leadership as he is in dieting, and second, he must quickly find and train a new dragon warrior before he can enjoy the benefits of his prestigious promotion.

To make matters worse, there is talk of a recent appearance of a sorcerer with as much malevolent intent as that powerful, chameleon-like, tiny lizard that can transform into any creature, regardless of size. Now the chameleon looks with its eager and piercing little eyes at Poe’s staff of wisdom, with which he hopes to summon all the evil lords from the spirit realm that our dragon warrior has defeated. Poe will have to find help. He’ll find something (or not?) with Jen, Korsak’s vixen, a thief as cunning as she is with a quick mind who has a knack for annoying Poe, but her skills will come at a premium. In order to successfully protect the Valley of Peace from the chameleon’s reptilian clutches, this odd duo will have to find a common language. This will be an opportunity for Poe to discover that heroes are not always where we expect them to be.

What they love: Eight years separate Kung Fu Panda releases 3 and 4. So this is the first adventure of the great dragon warrior that youngsters will discover in the cinema, and what a sight it is! After three feature films and an animated series, Poe has not lost his talent and will once again prove (and continue?) that he deserves his title.

In this new opus, Poe lives peacefully surrounded by his two fathers: Ping; His adopted goose father and Li Shan, his real panda father, but the warrior will have to find his successor, and sometimes it’s hard to adjust to his place…

During this adventure, Po meets Zhen, a skilled thief. The two heroes will have to go to the city to find Chameleon, the big villain of the movie. This is the first time Po faces a villain, and the latter is indeed the most fearsome of his opponents, as he has supernatural powers that allow him to summon Panda’s previous opponents.

Therefore, the film allows us to find the villains of the previous opus, which will give Poe the opportunity to once again prove to them that he deserves his title.

A true action and adventure film, Kung Fu Panda 4 is faithful to the previous opus: it is funny and you will never get bored.

What might be bothering them: As the trailer suggests, when the bad guys are summoned by Chameleon, their eyes light up and they can scare the hell out of Junior. So I suggest you show the trailer to your kids and watch their reaction.

Like Puss in Boots: The Last Quest, Kung Fu Panda 4 is more mature than the previous games and a little darker at times. New characters, especially from the bar and Jen’s old travel companions, can impress the little ones, especially the cute little bunnies who transform into beasts thirsty for a fight. But as soon as the surprise passes, the children will remember the funny side of the situation.

which they will hold deeply : Since his screen debut in 2008, lazy and sticky panda Po has evolved. His adventures made him more mature, more responsible, but still just as funny. In kung fu panda 4, Our hero will understand the need for transfer.

Po gradually became a great dragon warrior, now it’s time to take the next step. To do this, he must find a successor, but when you are in your comfort zone, it is difficult to understand that change is beneficial and allows you to move forward. The wise Master Shifu encourages Po to realize that he needs to leave his place to someone else and move on to the next stage of his life.

We still don’t know if this film is the last in the $1.8 billion saga, but it could complete a franchise that will allow us to witness different stages of Poe’s life. From his training to kung fu. Five Cyclones, before being reunited with his true father and appointed as the spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace.

A change at the heart of the film

The whole saga allows young people to understand the different stages of life and understand how we go from student to teacher, from child to parent… Although sometimes scary, change is an integral part of each person’s evolution and allows us to grow.

While promoting the film, director Mike Mitchell revealed:The topic of change affects everyone, whether a child is moving from elementary school to middle school, from middle school to high school, or an adult is changing jobs or homes. Change can be anxiety-inducing and often dangerous.

I think this movie shows that change can be a very positive thing, that you don’t have to be afraid of it and that you don’t lose anything from your past. We trust him and develop and grow. So it was an important topic. But we also have subtopics about heroes and villains and judging a book by the color of its cover.”

Co-director Stephanie Stein elaborates: “Yes, we like to say that Poe’s world begins in the fourth film. His worldview is kind of black and white, just like him. Black and white because he sees people as either good guys or bad guys. But on his journey with Zhen Fox, he learns that the world is quite gray as his new friend. So we visualize this sub-theme that we have.”

Accordingly, the feature film “Cat” also allows young people to understand the subtleties of the world and living creatures, not everything is black and white.

Kung Fu Panda 4 is a coming-of-age movie and will be in theaters with the family starting this Wednesday, March 27.