Kung Fu Panda Sparks A National Debate In China #funfact

When Kung Fu Panda was released in China it sparked a national debate about why a Hollywood studio was able to make a better movie about Chinese culture; than Chinese studios are able to make about their own culture.

[davidshi]

"We have kung fu and we have pandas, but we don't have Kung Fu Panda" —Jackie Chan

[hrothgardevaitos]

Turns out, flaws are important parts of a person's character.

[GothTwink]

Maybe it’s the fact that po actually portrays the real student rather than the ideal student.

[CooperRogersJP-lhor]

Bro put the Japanese cover of kung fu pans when he said Chinese 💀💀

[twotrucks]

"Bro, they made a Panda learn Kung Fu. That's like, our two proudest national things why didn't we think of that???"

[farihansweet]

Kung-fu Panda is literally one of the best animated movies of all time

[parkernelson]

Now china needs to make a movie about an animated bald eagle who learns to use guns. Call the movie "Desert Eagle" or something and I'd watch the hell out of that

[shotaroikaros]

Basically if you want a good relatable character, it needs to be a flawed character too

[fluriote]

"Character has to be perfect" No wonder most of manhua Character obsessed to be most perfect

[georgios_]

If characters aren't flawed, not only is the movie not realistic, but there's no room for character development

[Tripod]

Accented Cinema said it the best. The Chinese people knew that Kung Fu Panda was not a culturally accurate Chinese film, but it’s the love and passion that was put into this film that made Chinese citizens ask the question “why can’t we do that?” Kung Fu Panda is a love letter to martial arts films, and for the kids who grew up with does films. Damm now i’m gonna watch this film again haha

[HeadmostCantaloupe]

"When Kung Fu Panda was released in China"
*Shows japanese poster*

[totallytravicious]

It's called character growth. You can't start a story where every character has nothing to learn or overcome, ESPECIALLY internally.

[-VoDkAsVengeance-]

"We forced everyone to portray our country as perfect and flawless, but everyone enjoys how other countries portray our country much more. Hmm..."

[lohchenghuat]

*Student talks back to his martial arts Sifu*

Sifu: So you have chosen death by ass beating, my dear student

[dazeen]

Here in europe too students are just taught how to pass exams. Imagination and creativity are suppressed here too

[xJustineLunax]

He says “when shown in China” and shows us the Japanese poster for it 💀

[Sprungusbungus]

Chinese people loved it cause po starts out as everything Chinese society has taught people not to be and through growth ends up as the best among his peers in spite of his flaws. It's impossible to make a movie like that in a society where the nail that sticks out is either hammered back in or removed.

[paytonstewart]

went to school with the son of the Kung Fu Panda writer, Glenn Berger. Super down to earth guy, hella creative, we used to have airsoft wars in his backyard. the son was cool too☺️

[dark_moth]

Imperfections are ironically one of the most important factors about any character in games, movies and shows.