Kung Fu Panda: the big war (movie)

## Back to the beginning 2

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**Kung Fu Panda: the big war movie** (known simply as **Back to the beginning 2)**

## Plot

### **Synopsis**

Daniel is now master of the jade palace, and takes his place as the leader in the Vally of Peace. With his friends Olivia, Elida, Sonic, Esther, Leopard and his adoptive son Tai Lung, protect their land with their clone army. But because they can not spred out their army whithout premission, and the kung fu masters is busy in the war, there is more kaos and crime in the wall.

### **Summary**

The film begins with a narrator explaining the state of the big war. The dark empire and the arkeyans control the majority of the kung fu panda wall areas, leaving the kung fu warriors forces stranded in different parts of the wall. An octopus-like craft heads for the Forbidden City to capture the emperor's son Rotta as part of a plan to make the Imperial family join the big war. Meanwhile, a fierce battle is taking place on the crystalline city of Christophsis between the kung fu worriors's very limited clone army and the Retail Caucus forces.

With the help of Daniel, Elida, Sonic, Olivia, Leopard, Tai Lung, Rex, and Cody, the clones steadily advance on the empire and the arkeyans' forces, gaining the kung fu worriors an early victory. With no communications or the ability to fly in reinforcements, the fate of the few remaining clone soldiers are in the hands of Daniel, Sonic, Elida and Tai Lung. A shuttle soon comes with an important delivery; thinking it's reinforcements, the Masters go to investigate - only to find a young student (and Elida's little sister) named Esther (the future master of water), who insists that she has been sent by Master Oogway to serve as Tai Lung's kung fu student. The battle resumes, with empire and the arkeyans forces advancing behind an expanding shield which the kung fu worriors's artillery is unable to penetrate. Tasked with taking down the deflector shield, Tai Lung and Esther succeed in penetrating the enemy lines, using all their stealth, cunning and ability to improvise, while Daniel stalls for time by holding a fake surrender negotiation with Loathsom.

Soon after the final victory for the kung fu-worriors on Christophsis, Master Oogway arrives with the urgent message that a mysterious group of renegades has kidnapped the emperor's son, and it's up to Tai Lung, Esther, Elida, Rex, and the clones to rescue him and bring him back home safely. Daniel, Sonic and Leopard go to the Forbidden City to assure the emperor that Rotta will be returned safely and to secure a promise by the Imperial family to use their trading routes for safe passage within the outer areas.

When Daniel and Sonic return to the jade palace, Sonic notice that Daniel has feelings for Leopard. Sonic will help Daniel win her heart,but Daniel is a bit nervous (because he has had many painful events with other girls). In the arena, Daniel goes to talk with Leopard who meditates while Sonic whispers or reminists to Daniel what to do, but all this leads to Daniel making a fool out of himself.

After briefing in a kung fu warrior flagship, Tai Lung's forces descend through the clouds of the jungle valley of Teth for one of the many natural stone pillars which litter the landscape. Under heavy fire, Tai Lung, Esther, Elida and Rex storm the monastery atop the pillar and find Rotta, who has gotten sick, only to be caught in an elaborate trap: Master Bear has staged the kidnapping himself in order to blacklist the kung fu masters among the Imperial family. First he has the kung fu masters retrieve the young prince to secure fake evidence and then Su Wu, as the overseer of the operation, is charged with either retrieving or killing the young prince.

While Sonic helps Daniel out of his condition, Master Croc comes and tells Daniel that he must try to be himself to impress Leopard. Daniel follows his advice and it makes Leopard accept Daniel by coming on a date. Storming Ox, later tells Sonic that when Daniel and Leopard becomes a couple, Daniel won´t have much time with Sonic anymore.

Worried about losing his best friend, Sonic repeatedly tries to ruin Daniel and Leopard's romantic relationship. It all ends up being revealed and it leads to a dramatic fight between Daniel and Sonic. During the fight, a clone shoots Sonic and almost kills him. Daniel defeats Sonic and chooses to banish him from the kung fu panda wall.

Daniel goes confused to Peach Tree Hill and meets Master Knut's spirit again,who advises him to sit down. Daniel finds Sonic on the beach and apologizes for the fight and sing a song to him that makes moves Sonic. Daniel asks Sonic to come back. But Sonic says he needs more time to recover and he meets Daniel later in the Jade Palace.

Daniel leaves him on the beach, then he gets an emergency message from a clone in the jungle and goes to help them.

While quarreling all the while about the proper procedure, yet slowly gaining respect of one another, Tai Lung and Esther manage to escape the trap along with Elida and hijack a derelict transport, which they use to travel to Forbidden City. Esther and Elida uses medicine onboard to treat the sick prince. Daniel, alerted by Tai Lung, arrives just in time to relieve Rex and the rest of his forces and engages Su Wu in combat where he manages to defeat her with the help of Sonic (who had regretted ruining Daniel and Leopard's romantic relationship), though Su Wu flees in the face of capture.

In the meantime, Master Leopard learns of Daniel's mission. Worried about him and the others, she decides to contact the emperor's uncle, Ziro the lynx, who lives in a shady part of the valley of peace. The emperor strangely refuses to cooperate, and soon Leopard finds out why: Ziro has actually conspired with Bear to engineer the downfall of his nephew to seize the power over the Imperial family for himself. Leopard is discovered and detained, but a chance call by Croc enables her to summon help, and Ziro is soon arrested by the Coruscant Guard.

Upon their arrival on Forbidden City, Tai Lung, Elida and Esther are attacked by Arkeyan Defenders and shot down. Faced with a long way across desert sands and relentless opponents, Tai lung devises a ruse; when Bear corners Tai Lung, the pack he is carrying is revealed to contain merely rocks. Esther and Elida travel with Rotta to Emperor's Palace unmolested, but just as they near it, Esther is ambushed by three Arkeyan Defenders, whom she narrowly defeats. But as Tai Lung, Elida and Esther enter the palace one after another, they are threatened with execution by the emperor's men even though Rotta is safely returned. Leopard calls just in time to convince the emperor of his uncle's duplicity, while Tai Lung, Elida and Esther are triumphantly retrieved by Daniel, Sonic, Leopard, Olivia, Oogway, Cody and the clones.

## Soundtrack

1. The big war theme
2. Message from the emperor
3. Battle of Christophsis
4. Meet Esther
5. In to the shield
6. Victory of Christophsis
7. The emperors palace
8. Daniel and Leopard
9. Can you feel the love tinight?
10. Sonic's dark side
11. Daniel vs Sonic
12. Knut's ghost return
13. You are my best friend
14. Invade the Monastery
15. Battle for the prince
16. Su Wu attack
17. Sonic to the rescue
18. Two friends reunited
19. Elida and Esther vs Arkeyans
20. Tai Lung meet Bear
21. Leopard finds the hidden leader
22. Master Croc
23. Bring back the prince
24. Goodbye song
25. We are family