An epic underrated animation

Rating: 10/10 (22 August 2015)

When people talk about the truly great animations I feel like there is one that isn't mentioned enough and that is kung fu panda. The premise of this film sees the fat panda po chosen as the dragon warrior who has to learn kung fu and defeat an all powerful enemy. Now I love the character po because he is somebody we the audience can relate too and connect with. He is also excellently voiced by jack black who manages to bring this panda on the level of characters like buzz lightyear and woody of likability. The rest of the cast are great too, Dustin Hoffman is great as his master and you see their relationship develop as the film progresses. The warriors the furious five were great voiced by greats like Angelina jolie and Jackie chan. There characters grew throughout the film and became likable by the end. Ian mcshane plays the villain tai lung and he was perfect for the role. His character is actually really interesting and mcshane did a really good job. The story is pretty basic but I thought it was done fantastically well. Nearly every character develops in the film and you care about them by the end which really isn't easy in an animation. The script was fantastic, people love the humour in this film and it is all hilarious but there is also some really good heartfelt dramatic scenes that worked really well. The style was great, all the animation looks fantastic and the action scenes really help sell the big stakes in this film. Overall this is one of my favourite animations and it should definitely be seen.