In truth, when the scroll is finally unrolled, it has nothing to do with magic at all. Many believe that when a great warrior reads the scroll he will be imbued with magical superpowers. A great deal of spiritual mystery revolves around the Dragon Scroll. In a dream, Po sets off to fight “10,000 demons of Demon Mountain.” When seen from above, the pool looks like the ancient ying and yang symbol. Po and Master Shifu visit a small mountain lake called the Pool of Sacred Tears that the master says is the birth place of kung fu. And when he accidentally breaks the urn, a glowing puff of smoke is freed. There he finds an urn that is supposedly filled with the souls of a defeated army. When sensing that his end is near, Oogway dissolves into a swirl of fruit tree petals that float into the sky.Īfter being chosen as the Dragon Warrior, Po is ushered into the Sacred Hall of Warriors. He also believes that there are no accidents and that “the universe” has delivered Po to be their Dragon Warrior. Oogway, the philosophizing turtle master (“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift-that is why they call it the present”), has a dream that the imprisoned Tai Lung will escape his bonds and return to the kingdom (which comes true). This being a martial arts story set in China, characters are influenced by the Eastern spirituality around them. But he goes on to apologize for how that same pride negatively impacted the angry fighter. Before the two battle, the elder master speaks of his pride for Tai Lung. Master Shifu raised Tai Lung from a small cub and loved him like a son. And the Furious Five, though great warriors themselves, honor Shifu’s request that they take care of the innocent rather than fight. Later, Shifu risks his life to give the townspeople time to escape Tai Lung’s wrath.
But when the older and wiser Oogway asks him to train and believe in Po, Shifu submits to his mentor’s request and gives the task his all. Master Shifu doesn’t believe that Po is the right choice to defend the kingdom and initially he tries to get him to quit. They both express their love for one another.ĭoing your best and believing in yourself is a theme that runs throughout the movie. When dad realizes where Po’s gifts lie, he embraces his son and gives him his blessing. Po wants to honor his father even though he is drawn to martial arts and not to the family business. Po must do whatever it takes to face the fearsome and treacherous foe. If Tai Lung gets his hands on the lauded Dragon Scroll, he will surely be powerful enough to rule the world. But since the enemy is already on his way, they have to do something. Especially not the Furious Five and their kung fu master Shifu. Turns out, he lands it-after accidentally crashing the tryout party. With a great deal of effort he lugs his considerable heft up the hundreds of steps to the Jade Palace to see who will land the great honor. When word goes out that a Dragon Warrior will be chosen to fulfill legend and defend the Jade Kingdom from the dreaded martial arts master Tai Lung, Po can’t contain his excitement. So he’s stuck in the family noodle business. But, alas, he is only a chubby, stumble-footed and easily winded panda, not a lightning-fast, disciplined martial artist. He dreams of being in their ranks as a true deliverer of kung fu awesomeness. Po loves to play with action figures of the legendary Furious Five-Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey.
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