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Great article! Kung Fu Panda remains in my memory even so many years after I've watched it because of its memorable quotes, but also because of the tragic and r
by toastercat 5y ago
Great article! Kung Fu Panda remains in my memory even so many years after I've watched it because of its memorable quotes, but also because of the tragic and relatable motivation of its villain (Tai Lung). I've always found the exchange between Tai Lung and Shifu towards the end of the film to be profoundly sad, partly because of the great vocal performance by Ian McShane:
> Who filled my head with dreams? Who drove me to train until my bones cracked? Who denied me my destiny? [...] All I ever did, I did to make you proud. Tell me how proud you are, Shifu! Tell me!
> I have always been proud of you. From the first moment, I've been proud of you. And it was my pride that blinded me. I loved you too much to see what you were becoming, what I was turning you into. I'm sorry.
There's also brief moment where Tai Lung's facial expression changes to hint that he took the apology to heart. I'm not used to seeing that amount of depth in kids' films!
- lotsofspots 5y agoAn apology that came twenty years too late!
- tzs 5y ago> I'm not used to seeing that amount of depth in kids' films! I think it was Heinlein who when asked how to write a good novel for juveniles said that you write a good novel and then take out the sex scenes. The major studios have long been following that approach with their big-budget animated films.