Kung Fu Panda
| Movie | |
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| German title | Kung Fu Panda |
| Original title | Kung Fu Panda |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 6 JMK 6 |
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| Director |
Mark Osborne , John Stevenson |
| script |
Jonathan Aibel , Glenn Berger |
| production | Melissa Cobb |
| music |
John Powell , Hans Zimmer |
| camera | Yong Duk Jhun |
| cut | Clare Knight |
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Kung Fu Panda is an American CGI animation - action comedy from DreamWorks Animation from 2008 was directed by Mark Osborne and John Stevenson , the screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger .
action
The panda bear Po works in his father's noodle restaurant. Soon he will take over and prepare the famous secret noodle soup , the last secret ingredient of which only the father has known so far. But at night Po dreams of fighting the evil of his world together with the Furious Five (Tigress, Crane, Monkey, Mantis and Viper), the students of the famous Kung Fu master Shifu .
One day it is announced that old Oogway, the head of the Jade Palace and Shifu's teacher, will finally choose the legendary dragon warrior . According to tradition, only the dragon warrior will be able to withstand the terrible danger that threatens the area if the evil kung fu warrior Tai Lung returns. Po, who actually only wants to watch the selection ceremony but is accidentally locked out, gets right into the action through his efforts to catch a glimpse of his idols and is selected by the wise Oogway. Shifu reluctantly accepts him as the sixth student, but all attempts to teach him something (or to get him to give up) fail; only Pos stubbornness and the ability to suffer gradually compel the tough fighters to show respect. Shifu's reluctance is mainly related to the fact that Tai Lung was his student and beloved foster son, but who, in search of more power, fell victim to evil. This betrayal has shaken Shifu inwardly and made him lose his inner peace; therefore he refuses to tie himself too closely to a student again - which Tigress suffered badly as a child.
In a long night conversation, Oogway is able to convince Shifu to take Po’s training to become a dragon warrior to heart; then the old master begins his last great journey. Finally, Shifu realizes how he can train his buttocks successfully: he watches the fat panda as he instinctively uses acrobatic skills to break into the cupboards in the pantry in search of food. Pos talent can be awakened with the help of tidbits as a competitive prize. The two start training, and Po becomes a talented kung fu fighter in just a short time.
After breaking out of the specially built Chorh Gom Prison, Tai Lung sets out to seek revenge and claim the title of respected dragon warrior. The Furious Five throw themselves at him, but are shamefully beaten. In order to survive against Tai Lung, Po receives the sacred scroll of the dragon, which only the dragon warrior is allowed to read and which is said to contain the deepest secret of Kung Fu. But the only content of the role is, strangely enough, a shiny, golden mirror surface.
Desperate that even the great mystery of the dragon's role has failed her, Shifu orders the evacuation of the village; he alone will face Tai Lung, his greatest mistake. Po joins his father, who tells him the secret ingredient of his secret noodle soup: "Nothing" - because to make something special, you just have to believe that it is special. Through these words Po understands the wisdom behind the dragon role. He rushes to Shifu's aid at the last moment, when he is already weakened from the fight with Tai Lung. With his newfound confidence, using his sturdy build and finally using the mysterious wuxi finger grip, he succeeds in destroying Tai Lung. The villagers can return to their village, the Furious Five recognize Po as one of their own, and Shifu finally finds inner peace after years.
Reviews
Todd McCarthy wrote in Variety on May 15, 2008 that the film looked “nice” but was “heavily formulaic” . The story and slapstick are "perfectly" adapted to a children's audience, which can ensure the desired box office result. The situations, the characters and their motives, however, are "extremely rudimentary" and without nuances.
Kirk Honeycutt wrote in The Hollywood Reporter on May 15, 2008 that the film was as funny as it was hectic and that it could appeal to audiences of different ages and cultures. The animation is clean and lively.
Awards
The film was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2008. In the same year it received the Box Office Germany Award in gold for at least two million cinema-goers in 20 days. In 2009 Kung Fu Panda was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar .
The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
backgrounds
The world premiere took place on May 15, 2008 at the Cannes International Film Festival (outside of the competition). The widespread release in cinemas started in Russia on June 5, 2008 and in the US a day later. The film was publicly presented to the German press in Berlin on June 23, 2008 in Shaolin Temple Germany . The German theatrical release followed on July 3, 2008. The film grossed around 632 million US dollars worldwide. The DVD for the film by Paramount Home Entertainment was released in Germany on November 21, 2008.
A manga by the Japanese author Hanten Ōkuma and the manga Takafumi Adachi about the film was due to appear in Japan in September 2008 in the magazine Kerokero Ace published by Kadokawa Shoten .
A video game was also released for the film.
The title sequence shows the individual characters of the film, provided with the names of the corresponding prominent, English-speaking speakers and a corresponding Chinese character. In the German version, however, not all the speakers for the main characters are known from film, radio and television, but professional voice actors, which is why DreamWorks decided to leave out the names of these people and to leave a free space next to the characters.
synchronization
The synchronization was carried out by the Berliner Synchron GmbH Wenzel Lüdecke . Tobias Meister wrote the dubbing book and directed the dialogue .
| role | Original speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Po | Jack Black | Hape Kerkeling |
| Shifu | Dustin Hoffman | Gottfried John |
| Oogway | Randall Duk Kim | Jochen Schröder |
| Tigress | Angelina Jolie | Bettina Zimmermann |
| viper | Lucy Liu | Cosma Shiva Hagen |
| Monkey | Jackie Chan | Stefan Gossler |
| Crane | David Cross | Ralf Schmitz |
| Mantis | Seth Rogen | Tobias Kluckert |
| Tai Lung | Ian McShane | Thomas Fritsch |
| Mr. Ping | James Hong | Lutz Mackensy |
| Zeng | Dan Fogler | Gerald Schaale |
| Commander Vachir | Michael Clarke Duncan | Tilo Schmitz |
novel
- 2008: Susan Korman : Kung Fu Panda - The Junior Novel , HarperFestival, ISBN 978-0-0614-3463-1
Sequels
The sequel, filmed in 3D, started on June 16, 2011 in Germany under the title Kung Fu Panda 2 .
In September 2012, DreamWorks announced that a third part of the film would hit theaters in March 2016. The announcement that the film would be released at the end of 2015 was withdrawn; According to DreamWorks, the film shouldn't compete with Star Wars: The Force Awakens , the seventh installment in the Star Wars series , which was released in December 2015. On January 16, 2016, Kung Fu Panda 3 celebrated its premiere and started regularly in theaters in North America on January 29.
A series called Kung Fu Panda: Legends with Fur and Fu aired on Nickelodeon in 2011 . In 2018 a second series started with Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny .
Short films
- The 24-minute special Kung Fu Panda: The Secret of the Furious Five was released as a DVD companion to the deluxe DVD edition of the original film and won four Annie Awards . It was later released separately on DVD and broadcast on American (NBC, February 26, 2009) and German (SAT1, December 25, 2010) television. In the special, Po tells the students of a Kung Fu class about the ways in which the Furious Five found Kung Fu.
- Kung Fu Panda: A Quick-witted Winter Festival (2010)
- Kung Fu Panda: The Secrets of the Masters (2011)
- Kung Fu Panda: The Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
Television series
A television series was also produced for the Nickelodeon studios with the title Kung Fu Panda - Legends with Fur and Fu (English Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness ). Three seasons with a total of 80 episodes were produced. The first episode, The Scorpion's Sting , was broadcast on September 19, 2011 as a sneak preview on Nickelodeon.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Kung Fu Panda in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Kung Fu Panda atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Kung Fu Panda . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2008 (PDF; test number: 114 313 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Kung Fu Panda . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ a b Todd McCarthy, May 15, 2008: Review of the Kung Fu Panda ( Memento from May 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) in the Variety , accessed on December 12, 2019. (English)
- ↑ Kirk Honeycutt's film review ( January 15, 2009 memento on the Internet Archive ) in The Hollywood Reporter , accessed May 16, 2008
- ↑ a b Release dates for Kung Fu Panda , accessed May 16, 2008
- ↑ Morning Post of June 24, 2008
- ↑ Box Office Mojo box office grossing , accessed January 6, 2010
- ↑ Anime News Network about the planned manga
- ↑ Xav de Matos, March 12, 2008: Are you sitting down? Kung fu panda revealed! ( Memento of May 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). In: www.xbox360fanboy.com, accessed December 12, 2019. (English)
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | Kung Fu Panda. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Kung Fu Panda 2 on moviepilot.de , accessed on November 3, 2010
- ↑ Kung Fu Panda 3 will be released in March 2016 , accessed on March 23, 2015
- ↑ 'Kung Fu Panda 3' Moves Out of 2015 to avoid competition with 'Star Wars' , accessed March 23, 2015
- ↑ Kung Fu Panda: The Secret of the Furious Five. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Kung Fu Panda: A quick-witted winter festival. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Kung Fu Panda: The Secrets of the Masters. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Kung Fu Panda - Legends with Fur and Fu. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness on the Nickelodeon Animation website , accessed September 22, 2011