disappointing ending

Rating: Null/10 (27 June 2008)

The "bad guy" in this movie is not painted to be bad enough deserve what he gets in the end. The movie shows him as a cute little baby being raised by the Kung Fu master, and taught so much Kung Fu that he eventually becomes arrogant and tries to steal something from his masters, resulting in a fight. For this he is locked in a maximum security prison, and later killed by the kung fu panda. I don't recall him ever doing anything wrong enough to deserve being killed, even in a cartoon! In fact, they built him up as being so human, that we in the audience are sincerely hoping he will change his ways and turn over a new leaf at best, or at worst, maybe go back to prison. It's not fun to go to a movie expecting fun, laughter and comedy, and instead to find yourself leaving with your children, a little bewildered and feeling like the ending to the plot was unfair and poorly designed. I can't recommend this movie--- It was simply a waste of 2 hours.