Kung Fu Panda 4 - Spiritual Führer
Thoughts On: Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) A new villain revives enemies from Po’s past. I watched Kung Fu Panda 4 while in Hamburg, so I saw it in German and without understanding it. The most jarring element of the German dub is the plot revolving around Po becoming the Spiritual Führer; I was the only one in the audience to whom that sounded strange. That said, the plot and visual storytelling were simple enough to follow along and Kung Fu Panda 4 is a solid film. The animation is super crisp and smooth with each character having clear physical definition to their movement and combat; the character design of the new villain, the Chameleon, was a big highlight and pretty stunning visually. Plot-wise, nothing special happens; this 4th addition to the series, which is more of a world by now with tv shows and such, appears to simply extend the life and adventures of Po, bringing his arc towards a more mature stage in his life as a martial arts hero. In such, he doesn’t face a significant chall