Compared to the other kung fu panda movies, this one was a bit of a strange experience, at first i wasnt able to figure out why but now i think i can say why. there are 2 reasons as to why this movie fell flat, number one is the inclusion of "chi" in this movie, its a magical thing that plays a heavy influence on the movies plot, im not going to get into the exact details of what it is (go watch the movie if you want to know how it works) but the problem is that its magic, in a kung fu panda movie. now the previous 2 movies did have some magic in them, but it was never nearly this heavily plot relevant by any means, the last 2 movies were mostly about learning self discipline and control, not controlling magical forces to defeat a "spirit warrior." at best, the magic in the past 2 movies was just the icing on the cake, here though this the main focus, which made me feel like i was watching some fanfiction written by an 8 year old. now for the second problem with the movie; the villain kai, or more specifically, his abilities. the movie is very inconsistent with kais abilities, he seems to have the ability to instantly turn people into his own jade zombies if he can just get within 5 feet of them, but for some reason he only does it when the plot needs him to, all the other times he just "fights" everyone for seemingly no reason until the writers decide thats enough and he turns them into jade zombies. the movie never explains how exactly his powers work and it seems like the writers did that on purpose to make things easier for them. also the movie had a few major conveniences throughout it, which was annoying. im not gonna spoil it here but youll definetely notice it, especially the one during the final battle. overall it it just fell flat in my opinion, give this one a watch if you want but dont expect it to be as good as any of the previous ones
Review of Kung Fu Panda 3
