Some of you may already know about it, especially if you've seen this previsualisation before:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeudrOEKoKk

As seen in the video, in the earlier draft of the screenplay, Po's adoptive father was supposed to get hit by Master Porcupine's spine (which apparently was poisonous).

I wonder if that could have been the reason for Po to go to the Panda Village in the first place (instead of the reason we eventually got) - like, Li suggested to take him there because pandas know better healing techniques or something (Li was to be a healer). Because if not, it's pretty weird they would decide to drag poor Mr. Ping all the way to those faraway mountains instead of leaving him with doctors from the Valley of Peace (a long and tough journey like that could have worsened goose's condition, maybe even getting him killed)...

But wow, Mr. Ping getting hurt would have change film's mood drastically. Po's stay at the village wouldn't be all about having fun, rolling down the hill and getting to know who he is. He's dad would be seriously injured and fighting for his life in a place called "apothecary". Especially when he says "I didn't mean to survive"... Man...

But it's interesting how Mr. Ping's and Li Shan's relationship would develop since Li is the person saving goose's life.

By the way, I find it amusing how the visual development artists have to design literally everything, including a rice sack or a root.

Artworks by Arthur Fong (first two ones) and Jason Brubaker (second two ones).

I can only find fake info on it so, fandom educate me.

Apparently at some point of the creating process there was an idea of Po rescuing (or at least trying to) Lord Shen after his ship blown up.

Not gonna lie, I'm glad they abandoned this concept. I uderstand they wanted to show Po as forgiving and not vengeful. But even if we assume Po truly did forgive, it doesn't change the fact Shen just tried conquering all of China using his deadly weapon.

Would you risk your life to save someone who not only killed your parents and made you (as Po thought at that time) the last panda in the world, tried killing you four times, tried killing your friends, killed one of the legendary masters, almost killed innocent citizens of Gongmen (when he blown up the bridge) and tried conquering whole country? Uhh, I don't think so.

Especially since there was like no chance of Shen changing, he was just evil (which we eventually witnessed when he tried killing Po for the fifth time despite the fact all his plan failed) and the only thing Po could do after rescuing him would be throwing him into jail. But again, would you risk your life with drowning (or with this someone hurting you) only to imprison someone who (let's be honest) deserves death?

Artworks by Bill Kaufmann and Sean Eckols

We already had:

- "believe in yourself, everyone can be a hero" which is a very standard one but it was done extremely well.

- "you're the one who's writing your own story, don't let your past determine who you are" which is definietely my favourite, one of the reasons is because it isn't overused by other animated films.

- and "be yourself" which is the most clichéd one when it comes to kids movies recently but surprisingly it wasn't done as badly.

What would you want to see next?

And maybe there is something you don't want to see?

Its location was a secret. A secret secret, so secret that Li Shan didn't want to share it even with Po's adoptive father at first. He surely didn't tell Shifu nor Tigress and rest of the Five where it is located. Yet, Tigress somehow managed to find it in no time.

The movie was released on June 6, 2008 and grossed $631 million worldwide, which made it at the time the 36th highest-grossing movie in the world (it would've been the 35th if Star Wars 1 had never been re-released) and the 6th highest-grossing animated movie in the world (behind Shrek 2, Finding Nemo, Shrek 3, The Lion King and Ice Age 2). It's now the 146th highest-grossing movie in the world (it would be the 145th if Star Wars 1 had never been re-released) and the 30th highest-grossing animated movie in the world

The movie was released on May 26, 2011 and grossed $665 million worldwide, which made it at the time the 49th highest-grossing movie in the world (it would've been the 47th if E.T. and Star Wars 1 had never been re-released) and the 9th highest-grossing animated movie in the world (behind Toy Story 3, Shrek 2, Ice Age 3, Finding Nemo, Shrek 3, The Lion King, Shrek 4 and Up). It's now the 135th highest-grossing movie in the world (it would be the 133rd if E.T. and Star Wars 1 had never been re-released) and the 25th highest-grossing animated movie in the world

Kung Fu Panda 3 is the best in the franchise. In Kung Fu Panda 2 (the favorite of most people), Lord Shen attacked the panda village, but there was nobody to save them. In Kung Fu Panda 3, Kai attacks the village and Po has to save them. You cannot say that's not the most beautiful thing. It's genius. I really thought the action and comedy was the best in this movie too. When Po gave Kai the chi, he didn't exactly give it to Kai. He gave it to the masters that he took the chi from. That's why he yelled "Wait, that's too much!" Also, at the beginning, Oogway told Kai "The more you take, the less you have." Then what happens? Kai dies from taking too much. Also, Po was taught Kung Fu with food. Then he taught the village of pandas with their talents. The whole "turn you into you" thing wasn't a callback to the beginning of the movie, it was a callback to Kung Fu Panda 1. Most people like Shen the most, but Kai is actually the best villain. He may not have been intimidating, but he had really great villain lines. When Shifu said "Oogway, forgive me." Kai held up the chi of Oogway and said "What do you say, Oogway? Do you forgive him?" Also, his music was obviously the best villain music in existence. I don't need to talk about comedy, action, or animation. Everyone already agrees that comedy, action, and animation in Kung Fu Panda 3 is better than the first two movies. A lot of people complain that the Furious Five didn't do much but I think I need to remind people that this movie is in the Kung Fu Panda franchise. Not "The Adventures of the Furious Five", because Po is one of the most entertaining main characters from any movies. I don't get how people think this is the worst or second best in the franchise. I think it's better than Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2 combined. Also, Oogway was in this. I think I said enough.

I have a question with the third movie

In the part when they show the origin of Oogway and Kai, all is well until there is but literally Kai absorbed a panda master and when Oogway banishes him to the world of spirits it is not seen that he has released the jade of that panda, then the jade of the panda. Poor panda stayed with Kai in the spirit realm for 500 years? And he was finally released when Kai was destroyed?

Please tell me :c

( if anyone got hit by it other than Master Rhino.) The reason I ask this is because I know po and tigress both got hit by cannons but idk if any of them were shen's main in his artillery

Was Kai going to use the chi to take over the world, or something?