#legendsofawesomeness

I think Po is Buoyancy, the love of life. Despite the fact that the Five despised him, he did not fall into despair and continued to look positively into the future.

The Tigress is Diligence. No matter how hard it is, no matter how strict and indifferent Master Shifu is to her merits, she is devoted to her profession - kung-fu. Or to put it more modernly, Tigress is a workaholic. :)

Monkey is Fun. Remembering his past and watching him in Legends of Awesomeness is understandable.

The Crane is Culture. Suffice it to recall his interest in calligraphy or collecting fragrances (a reference to Legends of Awesomeness).

Viper is Kindness. I don’t know how to describe it more precisely, but it is she who most often cheers up and inspires confidence in other members of the five, if someone is depressed.

And finally Mantis. Guys, I'm powerless here. No matter how much I thought about it, I could not understand what element characterizes it. Perhaps it is Calmness and Composure, given his past. But so little was said about him that it’s even a little sad because of this.

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Before I start this review, I might as well state that I pretty much adore the Kung Fu Panda move series. It's probably not my favorite animated movie series, but it still is a great one at best. It had a long line of humorous characters, some gorgeous CGI, and pretty genuine drama. When I heard about Kung Fu Panda: Legend of Awesomeness, I was generally hyped. Seeing how The Penguins of Madagascar went, I had a feeling that this was going to be sort of a comeback for Nickelodeon animation. Boy, was I wrong.

Alright, Legends of Awesomeness isn't anything terrible, but it really derives from its source material. You'll see what I mean later on in this blog.

Legends of Awesomeness brings us back to the Valley of Peace and reunites us with the characters from the from the first two films; Po, Master Shifu, Tigress, Monkey, Viper, so on and so on. So when does this take place? Between the first and second film, or after the second film? Ah well.

To be honest, I don't like these characters. Well, I like the movie series' version of the characters, but the way their portrayed in Legend of Awesomeness is pretty generic. Po doesn't seem to have that much character outside of being shown to be like a young child; he makes mistakes, learns lessons, and becomes smarter by the end of each episode only to make mistakes again in the future. In the movies, while Po was portrayed as slower (mentally and physically) than the Furious Five and did learn from his mistakes, that wasn't the only thing to him. I just really dislike the formula of having an imperfect protagonist who spends most of his time learning from his mistakes. That makes it more realistic, but it shouldn't be the sole purpose.

The humor's pretty weak as well. I don't remember laughing that much, as the comedy was never explored much as much as the first and second films. Same goes for the drama.

If there's one thing I can praise, it's the animation. Being as beautiful as the film, Legends of Awesomeness did manage to pulls off the same great designs and scenery. The voice actors were great, too. You'd almost be positive Jack Black is the voice of Po by how well Mick Wingert mimics his voice.