Kung Fu Panda 2

I loved the first Kung Fu Panda as it showed that Dreamworks can tell a great story and rely on the story to carry the movie. The same can be said about this wonderful sequel.

Jack Black returns as Po, who must now find inner peace in order to master the next phase of kung fu. In order to do that, Po must find out where he came from and who he is. A new villain from Po's past comes into the picture named Lord Shen, a peacock who wants to take over China. Now it is up to Po and the Furious Five to stop Shen and bring peace to the valley again.

The actors from the original who return for this film all do great jobs again. Gary Oldman voices Shen, and is great at making a peacock sound like an evil character. I also enjoyed hearing Michelle Yeoh in this film as she voices a soothsayer who says that Po will defeat Lord Shen.

As I said, what works best with this film is how director Jennifer Yuh shows that a good structured story will carry the film and make this sequel well worth watching. The best part of the story is that there are new parts of this film that we did not see in this one and make this film exciting to watch.