Film Theory: Kung Fu Panda, The REAL Reason Po is the Chosen One!

Anyone else here from the new film theory episode

Fun fact. Asian dragons are considered to be a fusion of animals. The head of a stag, the mane of a lion/tiger, the body of a snake (or turtle in some iteratioms), the legs of an eagle and the scales of a fish. Dragons in asia are literaly a unification of beings. Their place in mythogie is also as guardians, both of knowledge and the gods themselves. So the dragon style being a combination of all other styles makes perfect sense. Just some mythology trivia.

And what makes this even more poetic is that Po is the one who originally, “accidentally”, assembled the Furious Five without any of them realizing it. It was a self fulfilling prophecy, he set himself up to eventually become the Dragon Warrior. It was always meant to be him.

The line where PO says "but it could never hurt more than it did every day of my life just being me" as someone who still has issues with body image, this hit so hard. Him overcoming that and beating the bad guy was pretty encouraging.

Imagine Oogway thought about all of this in the split second he raised his finger

Oogway picking the dragon warrior from the furious five, he thinks to himself. "Hmmm which of you is the fattest? Hmmmmmm" po lands in front of him "oh thank God"

I really like the themes of the three Kung Fu panda movies, the first one is about chasing your dream and reaching the goal, Second movie is about some of his Past trauma and that you don't need to be the physical parent to love your child and the third about meeting his real parents and finding the balance + having now a bigger family that cares about him.

I've always seen Po's passion/fanboyness to Kung fu as his strength. Nobody in the movie was as passionate and excited as him.

Po, was also raised by a duck. His high reaction speed comes as a learned behavior. Making him more comfortable and dangerous to his opponents later in the series.

can't wait for 2040 Matpat Jr debunking his dad's theories

As an overweight athlete, I’ve always loved this movie. I know it sounds dumb and cheesy, but it helped me accept myself and showed me to never assume what a person is capable of just by their appearance. Dedication and passion are way more important than being the “ideal body type” and Po never let anyone talk him down. Mad respect

This is probably one of my favorite film theories. As fun as ‘the dark truth’ ones are I like the more fun and light hearted ones better.

Matpat: "Why was Po chosen as the Dragon Warrior?" Po: (Literally "fell out of the sky on a ball of fire".)

It's very simple: Po backwards is O.P.

I love that Po getting adopted by his goose Dad that feeds him as much dumplings and noodle soup as possible factors into his becoming the Dragon Warrior lol

In Chinese mythology, the dragon is referenced as a heavenly animal. Sometimes, only the emperor is allowed to wear a design of dragons as the dragon is a symbol of power.

The real question: is why didn’t Cinderella shoe disappear

"Dad, why do you always take notes when we watch disney movie"

If you think about it Po is also the reason why the furious five got together in the first place.

I got to learn about the creation of Kung Fu Panda. I want to introduce you guys to Grandmaster Chi-Chung “Simon” Kwong. He is one of the top traditional Chinese masters in North America. I was very lucky to have gotten to train under one of his students. He actually ran a Chinese restaurant for years when my teacher was younger and yes his food is absolutely amazing! Master Simon taught Dragon Tiger Eagle Wushu Kung fu. When talking about yin and Yang it stands for complete opposites and how they are even in the world. Push and pull, good and bad. Po shows he can be both focused and fun, lazy yet a hard worker. He’s a perfect student! Another fun fact! Master Simon’s son actually helped create Kung Fu Panda.