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Kung fu panda 3

JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matterNetherlands Veteran
in General Banter

I was just watching this... I was surprised at how much Buddhism and enlightenment they snuck in... And how much they got wrong

There was quite a lot of talk of Chi, and stealing it, and things turning into jade, which didn't make a lot of sense. And a very creditable visualisation of a spirit realm. But quite a lot of fighting as you would expect. And right at the end, enlightenment supposedly being earned through a rather schmaltzy group channelling effort, rather than actual insight. That made no sense at all.

But it's a Hollywood film, so I suppose we can't expect too much actual spiritual accuracy from it. I'm actually happy the young are getting a few positive messages about learning and discipline and cooperation from something like this, it's better than what a lot of them will get from slightly more mature films like The Hunger Games.

So overall not a total loss.

Bunks

Comments

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    "Never let the Truth get in the way of a Good Story".

    Mark Twain

    RuddyDuck9
  • RuddyDuck9RuddyDuck9 MD, USA Veteran

    Animated films will be the ancient mythology of the distant future.

  • JeroenJeroen Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter Netherlands Veteran

    Could be... They have certainly replaced fairy tales for a lot of people. And as an adult who loves films that are mostly non-violent, beautiful and full of heart, you can do much worse than Pixar, Dreamworks, Studio Ghibli and so on...

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Apparently, when Kung Fu Panda first came out, there was a debate in the Chinese Parliament on how could it be that Westerners could make a better film about Chinese culture than the Chinese could.

  • LionduckLionduck Veteran

    They forgot that we have had Chinese culture in our midst for a century and a half, more or less. We are Chinese, English, Nigerian, Dalmatian, Inuit, and a whole bunch more.

    (Though it is true a faction is attempting to deny the existence of all but a a cult of followers of an orange skinned one subject to temper tantrums and arguing with anybody who disagrees with him.)

    Long live the Panda!

    Peace to all

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