Po, the Kung Fu Panda, trains to be the best at Kung Fu, but not humor in this attempt. (Google Images)

By Emanuel Velez

Wow. It’s been nearly eight years since the original Kung Fu Panda, and five years since Kung Fu Panda 2. I guess before I graduate high school, I’ll need one last Kung Fu Panda to see.

Kung Fu Panda 3 now makes the franchise a trilogy. Po must now learn to teach kung fu and master his chi when a former friend of Oogway, Kai, returns to take everyone’s chi. Po also meets his long-lost biological father, Li Shan, who take him to a secret Panda village to meet new Panda characters.

While animated movies have always been pretty short, Kung Fu Panda 3 once again does its show spectacularly. The animation is excellent. The way every frame is done makes the movie the best-looking out of the trilogy.

As for the story, this is the Kung Fu Panda where it has the most attempts at humor. Yes, some parts are funny, but I wanted the seriousness to go on a little longer rather than have it closed with some humor.

On the better side of it, Po tries to rebuild his life to be a panda like his family. That’s definitely where the humor does its best.

Kung Fu Panda 3 delivers great humor (for the kids) and a great story for those who’ve been around since the original. Kung Fu Panda 3 is a more-silver-than-gold 8/10.