Jasonic's Favorites: Kung Fu Panda
Hello and good evening, Internet! All the movies I've reviewed on this blog up until now have been live action, but I did do several animated movies on my previous review blog, "Jasonic Reviews Favorite Movies". While this isn't necessarily a film titled after its main character like the others I have done on this blog, I do love this franchise now and believe it counts because the title is a term for the main character, Po -- the titular kung fu panda. That said, let's get into why I believe Kung Fu Panda is a great movie and franchise. Released in 2008, Kung Fu Panda was DreamWorks' first big success following what was thought to be the end of the Shrek franchise with Shrek the Third in 2007. While DreamWorks had a decent track record with the Shrek and Madagascar franchises with a few critical blunders here and there (i.e.: Shark Tale), most people were pleasantly surprised by Kung Fu Panda for managing to stand out on its own. As someone who was appr