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May 26, 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2: Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson. With Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman. Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
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May 26, 2011 · DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 2, in theaters May 26, 2011 / kungfupanda http://www.kungfupanda.com.
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is a 2011 3D American computer-animated action/comedy film and sequel to Kung Fu Panda. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson. The original voice cast of the first film reprised their returning characters' roles, and were joined by new cast members Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Victor Garber, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Dennis Haysbert.
The film was released on May 26, 2011 in Real D 3D and Digital 3D. It received positive reviews, with critics praising its animation, voice acting, and character development. It was also a commercial success surpassing the original film and, like the original film, was the highest grossing animated feature film of the year. The film was nominated for multiple awards, including the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Synopsis Summary
Long ago, Lord Shen, heir to the peacock clan that ruled over Gongmen City, sought to harness the power of fireworks as a weapon to fuel his aggressive ambitions of ruling over China. When he learned from the court soothsayer that "a warrior of black and white" would one day defeat him, Shen assumed she was referring to the giant pandas and had them exterminated to avert the prophecy. Horrified at this atrocity, Shen's parents exiled him. Feeling abandoned and betrayed, Shen vowed he would return one day to rule supreme. Over twenty years later, Master Po is now living his dream as the Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, the Furious Five. However, Master Shifu's lesson to further Po's training to help him pursue inner peace is interrupted by a raid by wolves seeking all the refined metal they can steal from a village of musicians. Po and the Five arrive to stop them, but the wolves get away when Po is distracted by the sight of a symbol on the lead wolf's armor that triggers a flashback of his mother. Po asks his father where he came from, but all the goose can tell him is that he found Po as an infant in a vegetable crate behind his restaurant and adopted him. Afterward, Master Shifu receives word that Master Thundering Rhino, leader of the Kung Fu Council protecting Gongmen City, has been killed by Shen's new weapon, which threatens to destroy kung fu tradition. Po and the Furious Five are sent to stop him, but the journey is complicated by Po's troubling nightmares that he feels he cannot share completely with anyone, even with Tigress, whom he is growing increasingly close to. When they reach the city, Po and the Five find it completely under the control of Shen's forces and try to stealthily reach Masters Storming Ox and Croc in the prison in order to get their help to liberate the city. Unfortunately, both masters inexplicably refuse to leave their cell, citing their helplessness against Lord Shen's weapon, forcing Po and the Five to make the attempt alone. Po and the Five are then discovered by the wolf leader, who they chase to prevent him from alerting Shen, only to be ambushed by a massive force. Po surrenders, and the group is arrested. Tigress questions Po, but assures her that he is formulating a plan. Placed in restraints, they are brought before Lord Shen in his tower. The emperor peacock refuses to believe that a goofy panda could possibly threaten him, while the Soothsayer realizes Po has no knowledge of what the peacock did to his people. As per their plan, Po and the Five free themselves and destroy the peacock's large cannon. Unfortunately, Po is again distracted by flashbacks upon seeing the same symbol as before on Shen's plumage, allowing the peacock to escape. The heroes discover, to their horror, that Shen has built a whole arsenal of cannons and they barely escape the tower while Shen destroys it with a salvo attack. Hiding in the prison, Tigress demands to know why Po froze and says the Five will leave him behind if he can't be counted on in battle. The panda at first refuses to confess about his flashbacks, but ultimately relents and tells her that Shen knows what happened to his parents. He says that Tigress probably can't understand, but that he has to know the answer and will confront Shen with or without the Five. Tigress then suddenly hugs Po, much to the surprise of everyone else, and tells him that she does understand, but can't watch her friend die. She tells him to remain with Masters Storming Ox and Croc for his own protection while she and the others attempt to stop Shen's cannons at the source. Still determined to find out what Shen knows, Po ignores Tigress and decides to break into the cannon foundry to question Shen himself about his memories, inadvertently foiling the Five's attempt to destroy it. In the ensuing battle, Po faces Shen who acknowledges that he was in Po's parents' village; he sadistically claims that Po's parents abandoned him. Po is emotionally shattered, Shen evilly smiles before he blasts the stunned panda point-blank with a giant cannon. Po rockets out of the factory and plunges into the river to his apparent death, much to the shock and horror of the others. Back in the Jade Palace, Shifu wakes up and is horrified by Po's apparent death, before sadly watches at the Gongmen City. Wounded and unconsciously floating down the river, Po is still alive when he is rescued by the Soothsayer, who was exiled earlier by Shen. When he regains consciousness, the Soothsayer tells him that he is in the remains of the village where he was born and Po's unconsciously repressed memories fight to come to the surface. Guided by the Soothsayer to embrace the past and let them rise, Po's memories come back as he witnesses the destruction of his village and his mother's flight from Shen's forces. Given the lie of Shen's cruel claim of abandonment, he sees instead that his mother endangered herself to save him by hiding him in the produce crate and drawing the pursuers away, seemingly to her death. Po's memories move to his adoption by the loving Mr. Ping and how he conquered his deep insecurities to achieve his most cherished dreams with help of his new friends, the Masters. At that, Po comes to realize that his past does not define him as much as his present choices, allowing him to attain a measure of inner peace even while he prepares to return to Gongmen City to confront the murdering peacock. In the city, Lord Shen captures the Five trying to stop his war fleet from departing and prepares to kill them as an example of his power as soon as his ships clear the city harbor. However, Po arrives to confront Shen and manages to free the Five, beginning a massive battle to blow up Shen's ship before it reaches the harbor that soon includes Master Shifu who also convinced Masters Storming Ox and Croc to participate. The attempt to stop the fleet fails and the heroes are left floating in the bay amongst the wreckage. Regardless, Po, finding footing on a floating piece of shattered timber, stands his ground against Shen and astounds everyone when he gauges Shen's cannon fire and redirects it back at his armada. In doing so, Po devastates the fleet and his cannons through kung fu alone and confronts Shen on his damaged flagship. There, Po rejects that his horrific past dominates his spirit and urges Shen to come to terms with his own grievance with his parents. However, Shen refuses the entreaty and hatefully attacks the Dragon Warrior. In the melee, Shen unintentionally slashes the ropes holding up his cannon, which then falls right at top of Shen. The peacock closes his eyes and accepts his fate as the weapon crushes him. Po soon reunites with the other Masters and the city celebrates Po's victory with fireworks. Back in the Valley of Peace, Po reunites with Mr. Ping and lovingly proclaims him to be his father. However, at that very moment in a distant hidden area that contains a whole village of giant pandas, Po's biological father is suddenly aware that his son is alive.
The following October after the first film's release in June 2008, DreamWorks Animation announced plans for a second film. Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who was head of story for the first film, was hired to direct the sequel. The original film's cast members reprised their voice roles. Like the other DWA films beginning production in 2009, Kung Fu Panda 2 was produced in DreamWorks' stereoscopic 3-D technology of InTru 3D.
Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, screenwriters and co-producers for the first movie, returned to write and co-produce the sequel, with Charlie Kaufman consulting on the screenplay early on in the development process.
(2011) - Featurette Animating Pandas
Film featurette spotlighting the crew's trip to China
The first official teaser trailer was shown with both 2D and 3D versions of Megamind, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Tangled, and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. The trailer was then released on the Internet on November 8, 2010, and was eventually featured on the Megamind DVD.
On December 30, 2010, DreamWorks released the first television spot for the movie. Another television spot was released first on the Internet February 1, 2011, and then was featured during the pre-game hours of the Super Bowl XLV on February 6.
On February 27, 2011, another television spot aired during the 83rd Academy Awards.
The film's first full-length theatrical trailer was featured in showings of Rango, Mars Needs Moms, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, Rio, and Hop. The trailer was uploaded on the Internet by DreamWorks Animation on March 4, 2011.
On April 25, 2011, DreamWorks announced its current workings with their marketing, licensing, and promotional partners in support of the film. DreamWorks Animation's Head of Promotions and Marketing Services Susan Spencer disclosed that "[the film] is now being promoted across many platforms with one-of-a-kind campaigns powered by television, print, outdoor, online, on-shelf, social media, in-theater promotions as well as unique events and offers[.]" Such promotional campaign partners include AirHeads, AT&T, Best Buy, General Mills, HP, Hint Water, House Foods America, Intel, McDonald's, Sun-Maid, and Target. Other featured merchandising licensees include Hallmark, Mattel, THQ, VTech, as well as various others in the fields of technology, apparel, and publishing.
DreamWorks also made an effort to promote the movie by throwing a Facebook parade entitled "The Awesomest Parade Ever", where registered users could add photos of themselves and their friends participating in a one-hundred-second online parade. On May 2, 2011, as a reward to the fans for reaching one million marchers, DreamWorks released the first official clip from the film.
Home media
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 13, 2011 in the U.S. The special features include a sneak peek episode of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, the short film Secrets of the Masters, cast interviews, filmmakers' commentary, featurettes such as "World of DreamWorks Animation", "Panda Stories: Inside the World of the Giant Panda", "Kung Fu Shuffle", "Nǐ Hǎo", "Fortune Telling", and more.
Critical
received positive reviews, with critics praising its animation, voice acting, and character development. It was also a commercial success surpassing the original film and, like the original film, was the highest grossing animated feature film of the year. As of 2012, it is the highest-grossing film directed by a woman. The film received a "Certified Fresh" score of 81% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews from 167 critics and a rating average of 6.9 out of 10, with the consensus being that "[t]he storyline arc may seem a tad familiar to fans of the original, but Kung Fu Panda 2 offers enough action, comedy, and visual sparkle to compensate." It also received a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 at Metacritic, based on 31 reviews from mainstream critics. called the film "a worthy sequel that gets an extra kick from the addition of dynamic 3D fight sequences" while The Hollywood Reporter similarly praised the film. Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising the sequel as superior to the original and as an ambitious extension of the previous story. Some critics noted the influences of executive producer Guillermo del Toro's works in the film's darker themes, and Jim Tudor of Twitch Film describes that with del Toro on board, the film "effectively probes deeper into Po's emerging hero's journey and personal issues, evoking a truly fulfilling Campbellian archetype, but also remains fully viable as mainstream entertainment suitable for all ages." As with the first film, the animation has been praised. Frank Lovece of Film Journal International describes the film as "truly beautiful to behold" and states it "works on both aesthetic and emotional levels." Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times writes that "Panda 2 is not just wall-to-wall animation, it is artistry of the highest order." Many critics have praised Gary Oldman for his voice acting and developed characterization of main antagonist Lord Shen, with some comparing him favorably to Ian McShane's voice performance as Tai Lung in the original film. Angie Errigo of Empire Magazine described Oldman as "fabulous as the feathered fiend and his character animators do his performance proud with a stunning, balletic fighting style, the fan tail flicking with lethal fascination." Jason Best of What's on TV writes, "Following Ian McShane from the first film as the obligatory British thespian to fill the role of villain, Gary Oldman brings silky menace to the part of the evil Shen." Kyle Smith of the New York Post also writes, "It's a bit hard to be terrified of a peacock (the snow leopard in the first movie was way more sinister). But the animators are in charge, and they succeed in dazzling with Lord Shen's look."
Box office
The film grossed $165,249,063 in the North America, along with $500,443,218 in other territories for a worldwide total of $665,692,281, surpassing the original Kung Fu Panda during late-August 2011 but the domestic gross didn't surpass the original. In total, 3D contributed approximately 53% of the film's worldwide gross. Worldwide, it is the highest-grossing 2011 animated film and the sixth highest-grossing film of 2011. Overall, it is the 14th highest-grossing animated film and the 69th highest-grossing film. On its first weekend, it earned $108.9 million worldwide, ranking third behind Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and The Hangover Part II. On August 30, 2011, Kung Fu Panda 2 surpassed Mamma Mia!'s worldwide box-office total of $609.8 million to become the highest-grossing film ever directed by a woman. The film also helped DreamWorks Animation raise its second quarter revenue of $218.3 million and a profit of $34.1 million for the three-month period that ended June 30, 2011, which was an improvement over the same period a year ago when the company posted revenue of $158.1 million and a $24 million profit.
On May 23, 2011, THQ released a video game based on the movie. The game is available for four main platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Kinect, uDraw feature for the Wii, and Nintendo DS.
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