*KUNG FU PANDA 3* is a PERFECT way to END IT! First Time Watching! (Movie Commentary & Reaction)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Kung Fu Panda 3 Movie Reaction and Commentary
heeey, today we're watching Kung Fu Panda 3 for the first time! let's just say I wasn't disappointed. it is officially my new favorite movie franchise, and this film was a perfect way to end it. thanks for watching it with me, and I hope you enjoy this reaction to Kung Fu Panda 3!
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can you guys guess what movie we're watching next? 😄
I don't know honestly but I always look forward to your animated movie reactions. Movies I have seen before of course. Still looking forward for A Bug's Life reaction, it's pretty underrated.
I’m a pull an oddball and say WALL-E bc it’s my favorite movie of all time
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Planet of the Apes 1968
No, just kidding, but I can still hope
How To Train Your Dragon trilogy!!!
or WALL-E!!
Fun fact: Kung Fu Panda was originally going to be a six-film series. Idk if Dreamworks is still planning on doing that, but it’s been five years since the third one came out, so I doubt it.
I think six movies is too much…
@@SophieLents Perhaps. Btw, do you think 7 Trolls movies is too much too? Since that's what Justin Timberlake is hoping for?
@@endamcnabola, yes. One was enough.
I Hope not
@@hetzer5926 Honestly think that 0 would be ideal number but ok.
Pretty sure Li Shan still has ptsd from when his village was attacked, and he lost his wife and son. While it's not acceptable, it's understandable why his first instinct was to keep his son safe.
Plus, he hasn't seen Po being the Kung Fu Legend that he is for long. He doesn't know Po can fend for himself.
But yeah, Kai would have destroyed Po either way.
The third one was great, but i felt it was really held back from the studio trying to appeal more to a younger audience this time around. Apparently a lotta Karens were complaining that the last movie was too dark :/
Oh, that’s why…
So, assuming these are women in their late 30s to early 50s...women who probably grew up on 80s kids films? You know, the stuff that can get so dark it became a meme online.
Yeah, makes perfect sense!
I absolutely hate those karens being too arrogant as heck because of a Kids movie having dark plots to it, Children can literally learn on the real truth rather learning fairy tails and shit
tbh i don't mind the third one being more on the comedy side, but i do think they should have put a bit more focus on the emotional stuff
yeah, cuz that "last movie" is objectively the best in the series :/
The only disappointment for the franchise is that I know Po is the most important protagonist in Kung Fu Panda, I would have liked to see more of the Furious Five so it was a blessing to see Mantis and Crane in a least one scene and funny enough, I have The Secrets of the Furious Five before I saw the actual movie and later saw Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll which was a short film about how they met.
Fun fact: They even have a holiday film and a tv series on Nick.
This is possibly the best trilogy they could make. All three movies make narrative sense compared to each other. Okay, Pandas are tai chi masters, but then Lord Shen tried to wipe them out 20ish years ago, and so now a random panda orphan ended up in the Valley of Peace where kung fu is taught. He learns kung fu, he learns tai chi, he ushers in a new era of awesomeness. That not only makes sense as a story, but it also make sense thematically, what kung fu (martial art) and tai chi (meditative art) represent, that's like, coma-inducing sweet. That's so sweet. It's possibly one of the most wholesome themes to make using these ideas.
How To Train Your Dragon trilogy, though... that made almost no sense. XD
The way Po and the five just made a badass entrance just to order food made me laugh a little. It feels like they were ordering at McDonald's lol
This whole movie was just a custody battle between Po’s dads lmao
I know I'm a year late into this reaction, but it was just confirmed by DreamWorks today that Kung Fu Panda 4 is set to be released on March 8, 2024! So the franchise is not over yet, Sophie!
Such a nice trillogy. Some aspects of kung-fu focus on 3 main parts. Mastering the body, mind, and spirit. In the first movie Po had to learn how to properly fight, mastering his body. His first major enemy being Tai Lung, a strong fighter who thought that strength was all he needed to be a dragon warrior. The second focused on Po learning how to overcome the trauma in his mind. His foe there being Lord Shen, the man who scarred po's mind. This movie Po has to learn the strength of his spirit. With his foe being a literal spirit stealer/manipulator. All culminating to turn Po into the dragon warrior of his dreams. Kung Fu also has 3 aspects to it that Po follow in each movies: learning kung fu, mastering kung fu, then finally teaching kung fu.
Po didn’t see Oogway disappear, Shifu did. And Shen just made a canon. It looked cool because it used fireworks
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Also Casowaries and Emus.
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10:50 Po still considers Ping to be his dad. He rather specifically said "Dad (Noodle-dad)! I want you to meet-! Ahh, I don't know what to call you (Panda-daddy)."
The issue here is that while Po still loves and considers Ping to be his dad, he still wants to connect to his roots.
Take Peter Parker, as an example. While Peter loved his uncle and aunt, in The Amazing Spiderman we see that he still yearns for a connection with his father. So if Peter's father walked through the front door and said "It's good to see you," you'd better believe Peter would be overcome with happiness and be eager to spend some time with him.
Of course, then the "where were you"s and similar recriminations would come bubbling up after the elation wears down, but through all that, Peter's love for Uncle Ben wouldn't lessen. And the only difference for Po is that he never considered himself to be adopted until relatively recently, so his love for Ping will be even more imbedded, because Po already calls Ping dad, whereas Peter still has that slight distance of calling his father figure "uncle Ben."
What I love about the Kung Fu Panda movies, is that they build on the same idea as the previous movie.
So often you'll have a movie come out, and at the end the MC learns not to be a jerk, he gets the girl, they save the town from the even worse megacorp jerk, etc. Then the sequel comes out and the MC and the girl are on the outs because he's (once again) a jerk, and it's just a full reset to the beginning of the first movie's plot.
For the KFP trilogy, the MC learns that the secret ingredient to becoming a better you is to believe in yourself.
Then he backslides a bit, because while he has confidence in his abilities, he was filled with self-doubt, and so learns that it's not your beginnings that matter, it's what you make of yourself.
And in the third he's once more pushed out of his comfort zone, and is almost immediately hit in the face with his past, his unknown roots, and he grabs hold desperately, trying to immerse himself in "his people" to find an answer to the problems he is currently facing. This then teaches him that he isn't just his roots, he's his own whole tree, and while it's always good to nurture your roots, you shouldn't drown in them while ignoring the rest of your connections. And so he learns balance between his work and personal life, his past and present, his families, both by blood and by love. Because while you can become a better you all on your own, it is when your friends and family are behind you that you are at your BEST.
Again, I love how it's 3 tiers of the same plot repeated, because each step along the path of self-improvement is something worth celebrating, and no journey is completed in only a single step.
You should watch the Holiday Special (it focuses on Po and Mr. Ping’s relationship), the Secrets of the Furious Five (tells the Furious Five’s individual origins), Secrets of the Masters (the three from the second movie) and Secrets of the Scroll (tells the Furious Five’s coming together)
The three movies in order are, the seek of mastering: 1. BODY 2. MIND(INNER PEACE) and 3.SOUL (CHI)
The franchise is not over. Kung Fu Panda 4, 5, & 6 are coming.
I have a bad feeling that the franchise will get milked to oblivion and become a money grab. It would be so much better if it ended with the 3rd, a strong ending to the franchise.
I finally meet someone who thinks that this third instalment is not up to par as its priors. Don't get me wrong, I love the trilogy, KFP is one of the best animation series. It's silly, funny, action-packed, emotional- it's an all in one package. But, the first two are defo better than this third one, they are more cohesive. I can watch the second one over and over, the first maybe once or twice a year, but I've never rewatched the third one since I've seen it in the cinema.
Dude literally everyone thinks the first 2 are the best
I love revenge of the sith so I didn’t mind the References
I'm glad you enjoyed Kung Fu Panda 3 ! I believe it a great way to end the Trilogy ! Po finally meets his real Dad, become a great kung fu master to the other pandas !
They really should have made po's dad a real kung fu warrior. Because in the second one in his dream it looked like he was
I mean, he wasn't exactly a kung fu warrior, he just defended his family with a sledgehammer. Let's say that he is too old to know how to fight as he did some 20 years ago, especially considering that pandas seem to be a peaceful and sedentary people.
it looked like master rhino had the same sledgehammer right
I don’t see why people think this has “too much comedy” like have you guys met Jack Black lmao he is the funniest dude alive and him being serious most of the movie isn’t very much fun for kids.
I like the "random" references, please continue!
13:13 for those who don’t know what chi means it basically means life force in Chinese culture basically in Chinese chi is what is keeping you alive so yeah that’s your explanation for those who want to know what it means
There were initially plans to make a 6 or 8 part series out of this. I’m not sure if that’s still a thing or where they could go from here but after seeing how great this trilogy was, I say go for it
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who sensed a spark between Po and Tigress 😭👌
have you seen the how to train your dragon trilogy? i feel like you'd enjoy them
Haven't seen those!
@@SophieLents omgg you should!!! 😍😍😍😍
@@Emily-pf3ee how to train your dragon may or may not be the next video… 😏
@@SophieLents I've been waiting for this
@@SophieLents fun fact : general kai is voiced by J.K Simmons
Probably my favourite animated franchise ever
It's just soooo gooood
Dont worry bout all the references. Its cool n really funny though(especially the Obi-Wan's😆) Double Dad Defense was the BEST thing to happen in this movie! The antagonist was cool but he's not as "effective" as the previous 2. His backstory as to why he did what he did is just not strong enough, u know what i mean? Its bout a typical villain's story..GREED! But the thing that i loved bout this was the bonding, friends n family. Another thing that REALLY touches my heart was when everyone's doing the Chi thing, Mr Ping's the only one that mentioned "a FAMILY"😭 He's the BEST character/father in this whole franchise🥲 What a PERFECT way to end another franchise in ur channel Ms Sophie! I LOVED it!❤ THNK U sooo much n im SUPER excited for the nxt movie reaction! I dont care what movie it is, anything that ur reacting to is ALWAYS SPECIAL!😇❤
Mr Ping is my king 😭😭
I felt the same about the villain. Honestly, I didn’t even care about him since he had almost no individuality or motivation. But you’re right, this movie was about family and friends so it didn’t matter!
Thank you so much for watching ❤️
What a great trilogy and your commentaries did not disappoint!! Please don't apologize for how you comment because the references you make are part of what makes your videos so special. Also can I just say that Po's dads are co-parenting goals
Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed them.
And yes, his dads are the best!!
@@SophieLents haha I honestly wish my dad was like them. Or at least like the goose. Is there any chance you'll watch the How To Train Your Dragon trilogy? Also it sucks that you didn't get to check out The Mummy. I fucking LOVE that movie
@@matthewcampos1774 yeah, same haha
I’m actually gonna watch how to train your dragon next! And don’t worry, I’ll check out the mummy in a couple of weeks, I really want to watch this movie
@@SophieLents yessss!! From what you thought of Kung Fu Panda, I know you're going to love HTTYD. And I'll really excited for you to experience the Mummy as well!
Your reactions are awesome as well as your extended knowledge for references. Also try to understand that Po is excited to learn what it means to be a panda. As someone adopted I can say that wouldn’t be a bad thing.
the rankings for this movie was 3 is 3rd, 2nd is first movie and first is second. that's how the community sees it.
nah I rank 2 3rd, 1 2nd, 3 1st
Po’s Dad : all of us ) Me : Avenger endgame flashbacks
This movie was cute, but it just doesn't hold the emotional weight the first two did.
I mean, you've got what is supposed to be an intimidating villain and he's reduced to a joke by the end.
Let's not ignore the plot issues. In the 2nd movie, it's implied within a few seconds that Po's father is at least a capable fighter, he's got a war hammer for god sake!(and even if it wasn't his, he still found and was capable of using a war hammer in a defensive manner) But in the 3rd movie, nope, can't fight, never tried and he's ALSO reduced to a joke.
17:37 "genocide in the second movie"
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*Laughs in child friendly*
The bible: XD
Personally, I was very disappointed with this film and found it to be such an underwhelming sequel to the first two KFP's. IMO, 3 was a massive dip in quality in every aspect that made the first two films so special to me.
I still liked though.
It was definitely the weakest one of the three but I still enjoyed it!
from what ik. this happened due to alot of complaints from parents about Kung Fu Panda 2 being too dark.
@@SophieLents I will admit that I did really enjoy it at first, but I started liking it less as time went on.
It wasn't the weakest-
KFP is easily one of the top 10 series ever, its very good. even if the five started out as bit on the bully side of things, in the end they got there.
I love your reactions so much!! HOW are these movies so goshheck AWESOME
Sophie, if you haven't watched it, please watch How To Train Your Dragon Trilogy. Another Dreamworks masterpiece!
I’ll do this series next!
Your reaction videos are the best!!!
Thanks!!
The intro is a damn masterpiece!
"My chi is betta than yous" LMAAOOOOOOOOOO
Realy nice reaction! I don't watch much animations or cartoons, but I can say for sure that the one of the most hardest animations I have seen is Dantes inferno! Very serious animated movie.
Thanks!
There is an Inferno animated movie?? How did they even think of making it? 😂
@@SophieLents well thats because humans fantasy has no limits. But that was the one of the 3 animated films that made me feel the tears in my eyes!
As far as I m aware, Nr 4 is in the making and initially at least , 6 parts were planned , so wouldnt call it the end 😀
4:21 Truer words have never been spoken.
9:25 THAT REACTION 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We’ve been binge watching you the last week. I couldn’t figure you had an accent but then my roommates giggle saying you sound so french. So you’re french? I don’t know. I never met you but I do enjoy your content. Thanks for taking the time to even upload. :)
Whatever it is i smiled along in the Kung Fu Panda journey together with you so I'm gladly giving a sub without a doubt. To be true you are too intellectual and i love you being you in your videos i guess 🤣. Sometimes all it takes is sharing of thoughts to find inner peace (reference 🤣) at least for me when i watch your videos ❤️. Thank you and gonna be supporting this channel all along its journey ❤️
"....used to work with Oogway...??" Gets me every time.
Personally liked the second film more than this one. I didn’t like how Po felt like he regressed back to a more childish nature in this film, and the humor was hit or miss for me.
But Mr. Ping’s arc in this film will bring me to tears no matter what
Yeah, I felt the same
@@SophieLents I've heard that the reason this one felt more silly and comedic than the 2nd is because parents complained about the 2nd being too dark (which is bs, btw.) so they made this one more "kid-friendly"
I really didn't liked this one that much as I did the last two ,I think this had a little to much comedy and plenty lack of emotional scenes. That why I loved the second one it was perfectly balanced with the comedy and seriousness
Kung Fu Panda 3 was okay imo. First 2 were definitely better
Yeah, that's what I thought as well
Your channel is still such a lovely vibe. Thank you for taking time out of your life to continue making content. Hopefully you keep doing what you like and react to what you’d like to. :)
I love your reactions!! Kung fu Panda is my fav animated movie of all time :D
Edit: Shifu is the best part of this movie in my op :3
Thanks 🌟
Fun fact: Po’s birth name is Lotus
Hi, i m not sure if this is true. But i was searching if kung fu panda 4 will come out and i have read multiple articles and from what i've read, i think it could be coming out. There's no official release date yet but i hope its coming out cause i love this trilogy a lot. btw ur reactions are amazing! I love ur reactions and hope to watch more soon
Thank you, appreciate it!
Also 1 more suggestion, if you could watch interstellar, it would be amazing. its not animated but I think its one of the greatest films in the world.
Shen may have been the best villain of the trilogy, but Kai has the best theme and intro out of any character.
Its like in loud house when Leni became the family baby steer after Lori went to collage. She stressed out when her siblings each had problems till her work friends called and told her since she is good wit unruly customers. When she did Leni was able to handle each problem her siblings had after having them line up by seriousness of their problem
are you talking about kung fu panda 4 or somethin?
and i hate your feet jack.
why couldn't you keep those timmys you got when you went for the dive under the lake?
@@Yomamasofat4545 only 3 movies and im refurring to a tv show
@@Yomamasofat4545 i guess my shoes slipped off. Im trying to find a pair just as comty
Your commentary and reactions are very funny, don't apologize for the, keep them coming.
9:18 and 25:20 are my favorite in this reaction. Very entertaining. 👏👏
You should watch the Ice Age series next I think that they are a good series of movies except for the 5th movie
The fifth one is ok but dawn of the dinosaurs is the best one
I'll add them to my list! I don't even think I've seen all of them...
@@SophieLents ok thanks!
Yes, about time someone does. Never seen Ice Age reactions before...
@@oliviarogers3559 that's awesome! Might have to check it out :)
4th film is confirmed and being released next March 😁
Sis better serve the green eyeshadow 💅🏻💅🏻
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I would prefer if people were to not refer to every animated movie a kids movie. Cause it really wasn’t a kids movie.
I always really liked how everything worked there and how sophisticated it was. When you take someone's chi and die, their chi returns to them. A lot of people didn't understand how Kai died, Po's chi didn't destroy him, but the fact that he was wearing a lot of them. Of course, you can take chi from a dragon warrior, but it's so strong that it's like wearing 10 of them, and if you wear some at that time and there are enough of them, it will destroy you. For example, some people don't understand how Jindiao in Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny could have so much chi without dying. It was because he was an ancient being and could own as much chi as he wanted, along with Po's chi. He was a dragon, so it's no wonder, dragons are magical and very powerful, and it was also because Jindiao was the first dragon warrior.
i know tigress and po is the popular ship choice, but they really work best as a friendship,, that and the whole "two dads" thing with mr ping and li shan really read like subtext to me 👀
Sophie shipping Tigress and Po, I feel represented >3
I love this movie but was ultimately dissatisfied with it. I feel like it would have been better if Kai had a grudge against Li Shan (Po's biological dad) instead of Oogway. I mean...think about it. Oogway is cool and all, but we didn't really need to see more of him. His story ended in the first movie when he became a part of the universe and floated away into flower petals, so why not stick to that? I mean, we could still have him be in the spirit realm and have him be the key that Kai needs to get to the mortal realm (maybe as a cool cameo or callback) but other than that, Oogway isn't a character that needs development and screen time...Li is. This new character who we were introduced to via an engaging cliffhanger from the last movie? That's perfect! Have Kai's story centered around his hypothetical conflict with Li, and just like that we have an engaging villain (at least more engaging than what we got), and a much more engaging Li. Since their backstories would be intertwined in this scenario, it would mean Li has an actual personal stake in the main conflict Po has to face. You could even throw in a "sins of the father" trope to boost. That could be a great reason for Kai wanting to defeat Po and take his chi (Maybe he's interested in Po because Tai Lung informed him in the spirit realm? Again...callbacks). Speaking of chi, if you're still convinced Li Shan wouldn't make a good interwoven character with Kai, we've seen Li be a badass and fight against Shen's wolves in the last movie, so why not have him be some sort of retired master who gave up martial arts to pursue family life, only for him to have his family taken away and go into a long depression for years before getting that message from Oogway that his son was still alive? (And hey, maybe Oogway sending Li the message is what caught Kai's attention in the spirit realm? Maybe he sensed it and attacked Oogway in order to get to Li?) This would be the perfect explanation as to why Li doesn't know how to use chi anymore and instead spends his time goofing around with Po. He forgot the technique and is too rusty in Kung Fu to teach Po anything due to his years of isolation and grief, so he tries catching up on lost time with his son instead. This would actually make everything a bit sadder but more interesting overall because Li knows that his worst enemy is coming after his son but he doesn't have the means to defeat him anymore and only his son can do that because he's the dragon warrior. In this scenario, Li wants to keep Po safe and to not have to fight just like in the movie, so why not hide him in the hidden panda village where he can also catch up on lost time? The climax of the movie can even be the same, with Li and the village using chi to help Po defeat Kai and everything afterward including the Oogway scene by the lake, but now the overall story and characters are much more interesting because Li is more developed and Kai is more personally tied to Po and less distant than he was before. I don't know. These are just the thoughts I had. Maybe I should do a video essay, who knows.
The third movie is my least favorite (though only slightly compared to the first two) because Kai's story is severely underdeveloped, so your idea would have been great.
What you said made no sense
New sub, love your content 🤗 thanks for keeping me entertained during these hard times!
Thank you so much! I hope you're doing well 🌟
The fact that those goose told po that he is a loser on his face was so disrespectful.
He should've skadooshed them
she knows that they got into the immortal realm because they did something bad not because they died, right? i mean they are not even dead
The story of Kung Fu Panda was continued in the Amazon Prime series Kung Fu Panda: Paws Of Destiny.
I’ve only seen this movie in theaters once I need to rewatch it
9:24 Best laugh I had all week! I love you.
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by the title i don't think she knows that there is gonna be kung fu panda 4
16:11 spoken by a person who just had KFC before watching this movie. 😂
15:15 bro me too 😭😭 I hated it
They questioned how he did things so much like bro 💀?? Yall were raised in different areas you expect them to do things the same way as you??
19:06 I think the scroll had a map.
yiur cat at the beginning of this video so cute
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Thank you!
Power does you good only if you have limitations on your mind!!!!.... Hope you liked the movie!!!
2:23 well then, allow me to say
*Oogway for President*
5:02 That Seth Rogen's laugh
i'm not gonna lie I think tigress have a little crush on po
ME too
Ikr
@Antoine Gédéon Yeah i know
First of all you look great as always as being hilarious 😂 in your reaction today. Second, this was the first time that I watch the movie and it was great!!! And third, I also prefer my sauce on side like Tigeress 🐯
Thanks as always! ❤️
I was actually surprised that I liked this movie as much as I did since usually sequels are not that great
@@SophieLents yeah I never saw it in theaters so I’ve only seen clips of it and the trailers, this movie was great and even better watching it with you. 😁
the how to train your dragon movies would be pretty cool next
I’m 95% sure they’re gonna be next :)
and yes to the po x tigers thats what i've always been rooting for = )
The time this movie is set on,china wouldn’t know about penguins too much
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
Part 4 is in production
1:00 Your cat is chilling again 😎
It’s funny how Kai got po’s chi but complains it’s to much even tho he had like FIFTY kung fu Master amulets on his belt
So i came back to this video for a reason.
so (at the time of me writing this comment) today was a bonfire at my school, and i of course went to it
and like 1.5 hours in, the song "milkshake" gets put on the speakers.
My Brain: My sister knows this song. wait no, she doesnt
i know i've heard this song somewhere before
maybe from tiktok? no, that cant be it,
then i got reminded of this very video's intro.
im insnae
your hair looks great at front, it looks gorgeous
Notice that Kai's theme is based on Imagine dragons song *I'm so sorry*
"Whats wrong with their name?"...
They have Chinese culture of course they have different kind of name...
Well there is a 4th film coming out next year
Suposely it's confirmed that theres gonna be a part 4,5 and 6 of kung fu panda
Oh, I didn’t know that
Sophie:he is not raised by a panda leave him alone
Me:b-bu-but they r kids
Kung fu panda 4 is freely
No recognition of Kai’s theme being Imagine Dragons?
The more you take , the less you have..
Love you, Sophie! 💖 Have you watched the Madagascar franchise?
I’ve seen the first 2 movies and I absolutely love them! Don’t recall watching the last one tho
@@SophieLents Despite what everyone says, the 3rd one is my favorite! I would love to see your commentary on that franchise even if you have watched the first two.
@@countesselvararose1128 I’ll react to them at some point for sure!
@@SophieLents Thanks a lot!