Kung Fu Panda 3
Movie, 2016, Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 3 is #32 of 51 in release order and #36 of 51 in chronological order in the DreamWorks Animation.
The story
While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.
Kung Fu Panda 3 recap
Kai, a spirit warrior and former friend of Master Oogway, has been stealing the chi of masters in the Spirit Realm and returns to the mortal world to take the rest. Shifu tells Po he must now learn to teach. Then Li Shan, Po's birth father, arrives in the Valley of Peace, and Mr. Ping is jealous. Li takes Po to the hidden panda village to learn the lost art of chi. Kai turns the Furious Five into jade zombies, and Tigress escapes to warn Po. Li admits he does not know how to teach chi, he only wanted his son back. Po decides to train the pandas in their own skills, turning them into an army.
Kung Fu Panda 3 ending explained
The pandas fight Kai together, but he cannot be beaten in the mortal world, so Po uses the Wuxi Finger Hold on himself and drags Kai into the Spirit Realm. Po discovers his true self, gives Kai more chi than he can hold, and Kai explodes. Oogway hands Po his staff and his place as a teacher, and Po returns to teach chi in the valley.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3 is streaming on Prime Video in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 87%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Home, before Trolls.
- Chronological order: after Kung Fu Panda 2, before Kung Fu Panda 4.
What to watch before Kung Fu Panda 3
In release order, the essentials before Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) are Kung Fu Panda (2008) and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
Cast
- Jack Black as Po (voice)
- Bryan Cranston as Li (voice)
- Dustin Hoffman as Shifu (voice)
- Angelina Jolie as Tigress (voice)
- J.K. Simmons as Kai (voice)
- Jackie Chan as Monkey (voice)
- Seth Rogen as Mantis (voice)
- Lucy Liu as Viper (voice)
- David Cross as Crane (voice)
- Kate Hudson as Mei Mei (voice)
- James Hong as Mr. Ping (voice)
- Randall Duk Kim as Oogway (voice)
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Alessandro Carloni.