Kung Fu Panda 4 is Painfully Mid

The chameleon says that no one would let her train in their kung fu because she’s small. I guess Mantis never existed lol.

The worst part is that KFP 4 and Megamind 2 could have genuinely been masterpieces if Dreamworks had gone about it properly.

Three Kung Fu Pandas was perfect. Po was tested in three ways,physically, emotionally and spiritually.

her motivations were "nobody wanted me to train me in kung fu because im too small" mantis?? hello???

I’ll take a mediocre Dreamworks film than whatever the hell Megamind 2 was supposed to be.

I'm starting to think that The Last Wish was a fucking fluke.

If they make kung fu panda 5, hopefully it all begins with making kung fu panda 4 just a dream.

I agree with your statement about the film forgetting about certain things from the first three movies in the franchise. When Po's Dad said, "Bravery is not my specialty," I was confused because, during Po's flashback in Kung Fu Panda 2, the father stayed behind and fought wolves with a giant sledgehammer.

Damn, crazy how Dreamworks came out swinging with Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, only to completely trip over and lose all the momentum it gained from that movie. Ruby Gillman, Megamind 2, and now this have been meh.

Another problem with the Chameleon is that she has no connection to the main characters at all. The first three villains were all tied to someone- Tai Lung to Shifu, Shen to Poe, and Kai to Oogway. The relationship between all these people made for really interesting backstory and also served as good emotional arcs for the heroes to overcome. Shifu gets over his guilt for failing Tai Lung, Poe overcomes his traumatic past Shen caused, and Oogway is at peace knowing his old friend will be stopped by the Dragon Warrior. The Chameleon would've benefitted a lot if she was tied to Poe in some way, or heck- take advantage of the fact she's a chameleon. What if SHE was the companion for Poe in this film, and was masquerading as Mr. Ping, or his dad, or one of the Furious Five (if they were in this movie), toying with his emotions. The betrayal in the middle half of the film would have a lot more impact, and Poe would now be stuck in a nightmare- not knowing who to trust. That would be a TERRIFIC way of utilizing the Chameleon's power, instead of using it for lazy fan-service.

I felt like Po needing to find a successor was very contrived; there was no fight that made Po realize he needed to move to another role, just Shifu saying out of nowhere that Po needs to find a successor. IMO Shifu should move into the role of Oogway before Po does - make Po moving into Oogway’s role a conclusion to the series. I also don’t get why there needs to be a successor to the Dragon Warrior - there hadn’t been one before Po, so there’s no precedent of there being future Dragon Warriors.

DreamWorks is a perpetual motion of "We're so back" and "It's so over"

My biggest complain about Kung Fu Panda 4 - Where are the furious 5?? - Why did Po has to quickly find his successor anyway? Oogway is a walking bone before he choose poo - and Po has to pick his successor with several random people? - the main villain is defeated in only two hits? - After freed, all the villains just suddenly respect Po, why? - What happen to the underground people? there's no closure for that - Why did they make the Dragon Warrior like a nobody know? in the last 3 movies they centered around the dragon warrior like everybody knew him. - There's not much growth for Po in this movie compared to the other.

The thing that pissed me off about this movie is how poorly they used the villains. Like bro, they brought back Tai Lung, Lord Shen, and Kai. And instead of giving them an emotional and intense reunion with Po, and nicely weaving them into the plot, they instead just use them as Plot Devices and throw them into cages for the entire film. And what makes it worse is that neither Lord Shen or Kai speak a SINGLE WORD. They couldn’t even get voice actors that at least sound similar? Imagine Po and The Furious Five fighting Tai Lung, Shen, Kai, AND The Chameleon. That would’ve been a much better story, like some No Way Home type stuff.

Tai lung: Has been lied by his father figure. Shen: Banished by his family Kai: Betrayed by his brother Chameleon: Was too short

What I disliked about Kung Fu Panda 4: 1. Shifu's reason to have Po find his successor didn’t make any sense. Just because he was gifted the staff of wisdom doesn’t mean he needs to be promoted. Look at Oogway, that tortoise was a century old before he flew off to the spirit realm. 2. The mention of Tai Lung's return should've brought panic and disbelief in Po. But he just looked like their village was under robbery. 3. The absence of Furious Five. They could've added so much help and performance in Po and Zhen's journey. I mean, they are such major characters of the plot and— 4. Shifu needed to have more scenes, especially with Tai Lung. We needed an emotional reunion or something. 5. The chameleon saying she was considered too small to be taught Kung Fu? As if Mantis doesn’t exist. She didn’t have any proper backstory like the previous villains and was defeated too easily. I mean if she has the kung fu of all the great villains, then how come a single unknown move from the fox throws her off? A total disappointment. 6. Shen and Kai were silent throughout the whole movie. And not to mention, they were caged. Shen and Kai were excellent villains just as Tai Lung so dialogues and actions would've been appreciated A LOT. 7. Po and the villains literally didn’t have any animosity. Wtf? Suddenly they all bowed to him and accepted he was the true dragon warrior and just went to the spirit realm...a big NO. Why are they supposed to be so friendly? 8. Zhen was so confusing. I think it would've been better if she remained a villain. Also there was NO need to make her the next dragon warrior. She literally doesn’t have anything that gives off the vibes of a future hero. I personally think Tai Lung should've been the next dragon warrior. What I liked about Kung Fu Panda 4: 1. The dads were awesome. Only for comic relief purposes though. 2. One more time cover by Jack Black. 3. The last minute entry of the Furious Five. I screamed and jumped when I saw them. 4. The chameleon shape-shifting into a mixture of all the villains was brilliant. Overall, a mid-average movie. Definitely unnecessary. However if the team could work hard on the plot and characters, it would've scored higher than 3. Still I had a good time watching it despite the flaws.

One thing we can give Kung Fu Panda 4 credit for is making everybody realize how good of a conclusion to the franchise Kung Fu Panda 3 truly was

The Furious Five being absent was a BIG red flag tbh. Po is at his best when he has other characters to play off of and the absence of most of the characters who know him best really showcases this. The saddest part is that Po getting his own apprentice that he truly takes under his wing, which is what I THOUGHT Zhen was going to be, sounded really cool and it made sense for the Five to maybe be looking for their own apprentices, sort of setting up the next generation and continuing Oogway's legacy. But the 2 barely get the time to know each other and by the end they act like they're best friends. Its just really rushed.

Why the hell didn't they make Tigress the new dragon warrior? She was literally trained, and built for this her whole life, and she as at one point arrogant towards Po, but Po then becoming her teacher and leading her down the path of his successor would've been perfect. A movie where Po's old villains reconcile with him, atleast Tai lung, in a meaningful way would've worked.

Man, that scene when Po said “I’m the Kung Fu Panda” was definitely the moment of all time. This was definitely a movie.