These 20 minutes came out shortly after "Kung Fu Panda 2" and if the third movie will only come close to the level of this one here, it's gonna be a huge success. It's not a problem at all that Panda only appears at the beginning and end here while he tells us the story of how Crocodile, Ox and Rhino found their strength. I am not talking about physical strength here, of course, but that's pretty much a given with the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise. They are already good fighter at the beginning, but they lack compassion and character strength in order to become truly great. The way they were perceiving money was an excellent metaphor of the way they were growing more mature. I also liked the idea that one of the three went on the journey to make his father proud. The kind of set them apart, apart from the fact that they are completely different animals of course. The Wu sisters were also pretty good antagonists in my opinion and expressed lots of power in the few scenes they had. In the end, our trio of heroes has to work together in order to beat the strong union of the sisters and thanks to what they learned on their long and hard journey, the succeed of course. A great writing effort here from the duo Berger and McEvoy. I truly enjoyed watching this and it really makes me want to see the third KFP now. Guess I'll have to wait a bit for that still unfortunately. Secrets of the Masters, I highly recommend.
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
(2011 Video)
Everything you could ask for in an add-on
12 July 2015
Warning: Spoilers