Kung Fu Panda 2

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Kung Fu Panda 2

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Produced by Melissa Cobb
Guillermo del Toro (Executive)
Written by Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger
Jennifer Yuh Nelson (story) (uncredited)[1]
Charlie Kaufman (uncredited)[2]
Starring Jack Black
Angelina Jolie
Gary Oldman
Dustin Hoffman
Jackie Chan
Seth Rogen
Lucy Liu
David Cross
James Hong
Michelle Yeoh
Danny McBride
Dennis Haysbert
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Victor Garber
Music by Hans Zimmer
John Powell
Editing by Clare Knight
Studio DreamWorks Animation
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) May 26, 2011 (2011-05-26)
Running time 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $150 million[3]
Box office $665,692,287[4]

Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 3D American computer-animated action comedy film, directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, produced by DreamWorks Animation, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to the 2008 film Kung Fu Panda, in which Po and his friends battle to stop a would-be conqueror with a powerful new weapon, with the giant panda discovering a disquieting link to his past in the process. The cast of the original film reprised their voice roles while the new villain, Lord Shen, is voiced by Gary Oldman. The film was released on May 26, 2011 in Real D 3D and Digital 3D. The film has received positive reviews, with many critics praising its animation, voice acting, and character development. It was also a commercial success surpassing the original film and, like the original film, is the highest grossing animated feature film of the year.[5] It is the highest-grossing film directed by a woman. The film was nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards.

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[edit] Plot

Years before the events of the first film, Lord Shen (Gary Oldman), heir of the peacock clan that ruled Gongmen City in ancient China, sought to harness the power of fireworks as a weapon with which to rule the entire country. When he learned from the court's goat soothsayer (Michelle Yeoh) that "a warrior of black-and-white" would one day defeat him, Shen assumed she was referring to a panda and exterminated much of the panda population to avert the prophecy. Shen's parents were horrified at this atrocity and exiled Shen, who swore revenge.

Thirty years later,[6] Po (Jack Black) is living his dream as the Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, the Furious Five, but is told by Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) that he has yet to achieve inner peace. While fighting off a pack of wolf bandits who have been stealing refined metal for Lord Shen, Po is distracted by a symbol on the head wolf's (Danny McBride) armor, which causes Po to have a flashback of his mother and allows the wolves to escape. Po asks his goose father, Mr. Ping (James Hong), where he came from, but all Ping can tell him is that he found Po as an infant in a radish crate and adopted him.

Afterward, Shifu receives word that Master Thundering Rhino (Victor Garber), the leader of the kung fu council protecting Gongmen City, has been killed by Shen with his newly developed weapon, a cannon, with which he intends to destroy kung fu tradition and conquer China. Po and the Furious Five go to stop him, reaching Gongmen City to find it under the control of Shen's forces. The heroes find two imprisoned council members, Masters Storming Ox (Dennis Haysbert) and Croc (Jean-Claude Van Damme), and ask for help to liberate the city, but both masters cite their helplessness against Shen's weapon and refuse to help. Po and the Five are then discovered by the wolf leader, whom they chase to prevent him from alerting Shen, only to be captured by Shen's army.

Upon being brought before Shen in his tower, Po and the Five free themselves and destroy Shen's cannon. However, Po is again distracted by a flashback upon seeing the same symbol as before on Shen's plumage, allowing Shen to escape and destroy the tower with an arsenal of cannons. After Po and the Five escape, Tigress (Angelina Jolie) confronts Po over his distraction. Po explains that he remembers Shen's presence on the night he was separated from his parents, and wants to question Shen about his past. Though empathetic, Tigress tells Po to stay behind for his own safety. Regardless, Po breaks into Shen's cannon factory to confront him, inadvertently foiling the Five's plan to destroy the factory. Shen claims that Po's parents never loved him before he blasts Po out of the factory and captures the Five. Po is rescued by Shen's soothsayer, who has been exiled by Shen to the ruined village where Po was born. Guided by the soothsayer to embrace his past, Po remembers that when he was young, his parents had sacrificed themselves to save him from Shen's forces, his mother hiding him in a radish crate before being presumably murdered. Po thus attains inner peace, realizing that he had lived a happy and fulfilling life despite this tragedy.

Po returns to Gongmen City to save the captive Five and prevent Shen's conquest of China. During the ensuing battle (in which Ox and Croc participate after being persuaded by Shifu), Po uses his inner peace to enable a kung fu technique that allows him to redirect Shen's cannon fire against his own armada, destroying it. Po then urges Shen to let go of his own past, but Shen attacks Po until he inadvertently slashes the ropes holding up his last cannon, which falls and crushes him to death. Victorious, Po returns to the Valley of Peace and reunites with Mr. Ping, lovingly declaring him to be his father. At the same time, Po's biological father (Fred Tatasciore) is shown to be living in a far-off, hidden village inhabited by surviving pandas, and senses that his son is alive.

[edit] Cast

Main article: List of Kung Fu Panda characters

[edit] Production

After the original Kung Fu Panda was released in June 2008, DreamWorks Animation planned a second film with the subtitle Pandamoneum,[7] which was changed by 2010 to The Kaboom of Doom[8] before simply being retitled to Kung Fu Panda 2. Jennifer Yuh Nelson, who was head of story for the first film, was hired to direct the sequel. The original film's cast members reprised their voice roles. Like the other DreamWorks Animation films that began production in 2009, Kung Fu Panda 2 was produced in DreamWorks' stereoscopic 3-D technology of InTru 3D. The studio also plans to release the film in IMAX theaters worldwide.[9]

Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, screenwriters and co-producers for the first film, returned to write and co-produce the sequel,[9] with Charlie Kaufman consulting[10][11] on the screenplay early on in the development process.[12]

In Kung Fu Panda 2, the production crew showed increased familiarity with Chinese culture. In 2008, after the release of Kung Fu Panda, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and other DreamWorks members visited the city of Chengdu, which is considered as the "panda hometown".[13] In addition to seeing real pandas, crew members learned about the local culture. Katzenberg has stated that Kung Fu Panda 2 incorporates many elements of Chengdu in the film.[14] The film's landscape and architecture also found inspiration from those found at Mount Qingcheng, a renowned Taoist mountain.[15] In an interview with Movieline, Berger stated that "we never really thought of this as a movie set in China for Americans; it's a movie set in an mythical, universalized China for everyone in the world."[16]

[edit] Release

Kung Fu Panda 2 was screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in early May before its commercial release.[17] The film was released in the United States on May 26, 2011, in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2011, and in Australia on June 23, 2011.

[edit] Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 13, 2011, accompanied with the short film Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters and a sneak peek of the Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness television series.[18]

[edit] Reception

[edit] Critical reception

The film received positive reviews, with many critics praising its animation, voice acting, and character development. The film received a "Certified Fresh" score of 81% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 160 critics and a rating average of 6.9 out of 10, with the consensus being that "The storyline arc may seem a tad familiar to fans of the original, but Kung Fu Panda 2 offers enough action, comedy, and visual sparkle to compensate."[19] It also received a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 at Metacritic, based on 31 reviews from mainstream critics.[20]

Variety called the film "a worthy sequel that gets an extra kick from the addition of dynamic 3D fight sequences,"[21] while The Hollywood Reporter similarly praised the film.[22] Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising the sequel as superior to the original and as an ambitious extension of the previous story.[23]

Some critics noted the influences of executive producer Guillermo del Toro's works in the film's darker themes,[24] and Jim Tudor of TwitchFilm.net describes that with del Toro on board, the film "effectively probes deeper into Po's emerging hero's journey and personal issues, evoking a truly fulfilling Campbellian archetype, but also remains fully viable as mainstream entertainment suitable for all ages."[25]

As with the first film, the animation has been praised. Frank Lovece of Film Journal International describes the film as "truly beautiful to behold" and states it "works on both aesthetic and emotional levels".[26] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times writes that "For Panda 2 is not just wall-to-wall animation, it is artistry of the highest order."[27]

Many critics have praised Gary Oldman for his voice acting and developed characterization of Lord Shen, with some comparing him favorably to Ian McShane's voice performance as Tai Lung in the original film. Angie Errigo of Empire Magazine described Oldman as "...fabulous as the feathered fiend and his character animators do his performance proud with a stunning, balletic fighting style, the fan tail flicking with lethal fascination."[28] Jason Best of What's on TV writes, "Following Ian McShane from the first film as the obligatory British thespian to fill the role of villain, Gary Oldman brings silky menace to the part of the evil Shen."[29] Kyle Smith of The New York Post writes, "It's a bit hard to be terrified of a peacock (the snow leopard in the first movie was way more sinister). But the animators are in charge, and they succeed in dazzling with Lord Shen's look."[30]

[edit] Box office

The film grossed $165,249,063 in the United States and Canada, along with $500,443,218 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $665,692,281, surpassing the original Kung Fu Panda during late-August 2011.[4] Worldwide, it is the highest-grossing animated film of 2011, the 9th highest-grossing animated film ever released, the 51st highest-grossing film of all time and the sixth highest-grossing film of 2011. On its first weekend, it earned $108.9 million worldwide, ranking third behind Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and The Hangover Part II.[31]

In North America, on its Thursday opening day, the film earned $5.8 million, taking 2nd place to The Hangover: Part II.[32] On Friday, the film earned $13.1 million, which was behind the original's $20.3 million opening-Friday.[33] Over the 3-day weekend, the film earned $47.7 million, which was behind the first film's $60.2 million start.[34] The film went on to make $13.2 million on Memorial Day, bringing its 4-day weekend total to $60.9 million.[35] Overall, the film made $66.7 million in its first five days, but it still trailed behind the original film's 5-day opening of $72.6 million.[36] Altogether, the film earned the same amount of money in five days as the original Kung Fu Panda did in four. However, the opening still came in at the high end of DreamWorks Animation's expectations.[37] It also had the 6th highest opening weekend for a film that did not debut at #1.[38]

Even though Kung Fu Panda 2 domestically out-grossed some of DreamWorks Animation's more recent films (like Shark Tale, Over the Hedge, Megamind, and Bee Movie) in North America,[39] it did not perform as well as some people expected.[40][41] Reasons cited for this relative under-performance of the film in the United States and Canada included inadequate marketing by DreamWorks Animation as noted by analyst Tony Wible of Janney Capital Markets, prior to release, who observed the film was tracking poorly online compared to its predecessor.[40] Another reason cited after release was a growing American and Canadian marketplace rejection of 3D presentation with its coupled surcharge in movie ticket prices, apparently making the film too expensive for many film patrons. As a result, only 45% of the premiere weekend box office earnings of the film's came from screenings in the 3D presentation format as opposed to 60% for Shrek Forever After in 2010.[42] Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks Animation's chief executive, also attributed to the film's under-performance in these territories for being released the same weekend as The Hangover Part II, a film that an unexpectedly large number of people went to see.[41]

However, the film has proven a major international success, opening simultaneously with its North American debut in 11 markets, premiering at #1 in 9. The total foreign box office earnings on its first weekend were $55.5 million, landing in 3rd place on the weekend behind Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and The Hangover Part II. It reached #1 at the overseas box office on its 3rd weekend, opening at #1 in of each of its 17 territorial premieres, including the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Brazil.[43] It retained 1st place overseas on the following weekend with $58.2 million, opening at number one in a few more territories, including Germany, France, and Spain and holding well in markets (like Mexico).[44]

The film had exceptional earnings in Asian territories. In China, its highest-grossing market after North America, two different grosses were reported: one was a $19.3 million 2-day weekend and the other a $16.7 million 2-day weekend. However, either way, the film set an opening-day record in the country.[45][46] It earned $93.19 million in total, which makes it the highest-grossing animated film of all time in the country, surpassing previous record-holder Kung Fu Panda ($26,024,298).[47] It scored the largest opening weekend of all time for an animated film in Malaysia, $1,663,199, and became the highest-grossing animated film of all time, surpassing Tangled ($3.0 million) by its 2nd weekend.[48] In Philippines, it earned $1,958,888 on its opening which was the largest for an animated title and became the highest-grossing animated title, surpassing Toy Story 3 ($3.4 million) by its 2nd weekend.[49] In Singapore, with $2,627,425, it made the largest opening weekend of all time. Surpassing the original Kung Fu Panda ($4.3 million) by its 2nd weekend, it became the largest animated feature of all time in the country.[50] In South Korea, upon release, it earned $12,802,267, scoring the 4th largest opening weekend of all time and the biggest for animated title.[51] In Thailand, it made the largest opening for an animation film ($950,590) and became the highest-grossing animated film of all time in total earnings as well. Both records were taken from Toy Story 3.[52] Similarly in Vietnam, it made two records of being the highest-grossing film ever ($2,287,299)[53] and making the hugest opening with $1 million in its first five days, records taken from Avatar.[54] In India, the film earned INR5,250,000 in its first week.[55]

The film also helped DreamWorks Animation raise its 2nd quarter revenue of $218.3 million and a profit of $34.1 million for the 3-month period that ended on June 30, 2011, which was an improvement over the same period a year ago when the company posted revenue of $158.1 million and a $24 million profit.[56]

On August 30, 2011, with a gross of $653,254,363, Kung Fu Panda 2 surpassed Mamma Mia!'s worldwide box-office total of $609.8 million to become the highest-grossing film ever directed by a woman.[57]

[edit] Accolades

Award Category Winner/Nominee Result
84th Academy Awards Best Animated Feature Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Animated Film Nominated
Best Animated Female Angelina Jolie
Best Woman Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Annie Awards Best Animated Feature Nominated
Animated Effects in an Animated Production Dave Tidgwell
Jason Mayer		 Nominated
Character Animation in a Feature Production Dan Wagner
Pierre Perifel		 Nominated
Directing in a Feature Production Jennifer Yuh Nelson Won
Production Design in a Feature Production Raymond Zilbac Won
Storyboarding in a Feature Production Gary Graham
Philip Craven		 Nominated
Voice Acting in a Feature Production Gary Oldman Nominated
Voice Acting in a Feature Production James Hong Nominated
Editing in a Feature Production Clare Knight Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Feature Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Best Animated Feature Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards Best Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Melissa Cobb Nominated
2011 Teen Choice Awards[58] Choice Movie Animated Voice Jack Black Nominated
Virgin Media Movie Awards Best Family Movie Of The Year Pending
Women Film Critics Circle Best Animated Females Nominated
2012 People's Choice Awards[59] Favorite Movie Animated Voice Jack Black Nominated
Denver Film Critics Society Best Animated Film Nominated
Satellite Awards Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society Best Animated Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Best Animated Film Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Nominated
Evening Standard British Film Awards Blockbuster of the Year Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Animated Movie Pending
Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie Jack Black Pending
World Soundtrack Awards Film Composer of the Year Hans Zimmer Nominated
World Soundtrack Awards Film Composer of the Year John Powell Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Animated Film Pending
As Seen By Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Voice-Over Role Angelina Jolie Nominated

[edit] Marketing

DreamWorks Animation has invested $100 million in creating promotional partners and building up marketing for its films. For Kung Fu Panda 2, DWA has partnerships with McDonald's, AT&T, Best Buy, General Mills (cereals), Sun-Maid (raisins), Airheads (candy), Hint Water and HP. The film's characters are used in products and advertising campaigns across various media. The studio is also pursuing social media efforts to promote the film.[60]

DWA partnered with House Foods America to brand its products, notably tofu, with advertising of the film. Variety reported that the partnership was the first-ever between a film studio and a tofu company. The studio also enlisted the parade balloon of Po from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to tour in six cities, concluding with Los Angeles over Memorial Day weekend in late May 2011.[60]

Merchandise is also being produced for the film: Fisher-Price (toys), THQ (video games), Hallmark (cards), and Jem Sportswear (apparel). Publishers VTech, Penguin Books, Dalmatian Press, and Ape Entertainment are releasing books tied to the film.[60]

[edit] Soundtrack

Main article: Kung Fu Panda 2 (soundtrack)

[edit] Video game

Main article: Kung Fu Panda 2 (video game)

A video game adaptation of the film was developed and published by THQ on May 23, 2011. The game takes place after the events of the film, and features Po and the rest of the Furious Five troubled by an evil group of komodo dragon mercenaries. With the help of the other kung fu masters, Po has to uncover the plot behind this siege and put a stop to it.

[edit] Sequel

A sequel is planned, along with three other films in the franchise.[61]

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