Why don't you go to Wolong, Sichuan to learn art from a teacher?

Marcelle 2022-03-25 09:01:08

There is such an animal, greedy and lazy, fat and clumsy, rough skin and thick meat, dark circles under the eyes, hate climbing, serious picky eaters, and don't like giving birth to cubs. But it can't hold back its good life, and its habitat has no natural enemies. It has survived a long time and is called a "living fossil". Today, it is regarded as a national treasure and is loved by people all over the world.

Hollywood made a series of films tailored for him. In the film, he started as a lazy foodie, accepted the teaching of the squirrel master, and became the same family as the crane, mantis, monkey, flying tiger, female poisonous snake, and experienced a series of adventures. God of War overcomes his own limitations. , defeated the big leopard and white peacock and other demons, protected a village whose residents were mainly rabbits and pigs, and won the reputation of "Dragon Hero".

Now that the third film of this series has made its grand debut (A Bao said that the appearance must be cool), what kind of challenge will Bao accept in this film, and what kind of jokes will it bring us? What is "qigong"

in the western presentation of Chinese qigong ?

Does this kind of work really exist?

It is said in the book, and the Chinese seem to believe it in their hearts, but no one seems to have seen it with their own eyes. Qigong can be regarded as a sublime state of kung fu. Kung fu masters can freely mobilize the "Qi" in the body, let the qi flow in the body according to their own will, and shoot it out. Being hit by the invisible "Qi" is like being hit by a heavy and hard qi. The thing is photographed, either dead or injured.

The performance of qigong in Chinese film and television works is very simple. As long as you take a palm and call out a move, the audience will smile knowingly and "work out". For example, Guo Furong in Wulin Gaiden shouted "Overwhelming mountains and seas", and the people around them immediately ran away.

Foreigners must be at a loss when they see this. They are rigid and rational, unable to understand the existence of the ethereal "Qi". But with the popularity of Chinese kung fu and Japanese animation (Kurtoise Qigong in Dragon Ball) in the West, foreigners have gradually accepted this setting.

As a high-level existence in kung fu, qigong has become the fortress that Po wants to conquer in the third "Kung Fu Panda". But how to express "qigong"? As a 3D visual effect entertainment blockbuster shot by a solid-eyed foreigner, of course, it can't be fooled by a blower blowing sand and stone like a domestic 50 cents special effect crew.

In fact, the predecessors have done this kind of attempt, such as shooting a laser in the hand, and the laser explodes wherever it goes. But the laser is so ugly, it has no oriental charm. The turtle master in this film wrote a dragon-flying "Qi" word out of thin air, and the word flew to the enemy. Then it draws a gossip figure that shines brightly. This kind of qigong battle scene is much more gorgeous.

How did such a miraculous Qigong come about? Let alone foreigners, the Chinese have not studied this problem. But this is something the film cannot avoid. The film takes a chance and chooses a method that everyone is happy to accept - everyone gives a love. When A Bao was about to be completely jadeized in the other world, the pandas in the human world all stretched out their furry claws and gave their "chi". The qi they donated broke the barrier between the two realms and came into A Bao's body, and A Bao was "activated". Next, beat the green-eyed cow to shit.

The master of oriental elements

"Kung Fu Panda" is the master of oriental elements, especially the third part.

Not to mention that the villagers wear cheongsam and jackets, live in houses with flying eaves and bucket arches, eat steamed buns and noodles, red pandas kick shuttlecocks, and female pandas dance with silk and satin. They also choose some of the most representative Chinese culture in their eyes. element.

One of them is jade. The green-eyed ox used qigong to turn the kung fu masters into jade jue hanging on his waist, and released them during battle to turn them into jade warriors. The ancient Chinese compared a gentleman to jade, "a gentleman is as gentle as jade", jade has five virtues, benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, courage and purity. Literati all like to put a piece of jade around their waists, and entrust themselves with the virtue of jade.

The second is the dragon. Po finally turned into a dragon and became a veritable "Dragon Hero".

There are also many cherry blossom trees. Wait, how come Japanese culture is mixed in. But cherry blossoms are indeed beautiful. In another world, the cherry blossom tree where Master Turtle was staying had its petals flying, so beautiful that tears fell.

By the way, the natural scenery rendered by 3D animation technology is too beautiful to describe in words. Because they are all drawn by people, the shapes are so perfect, the colors are also painted by people, the grass is so green, the snow-capped mountains are so white, and the beauty is so extreme that it is unreal.

Panda's Fairy Tales

In the world of Kung Fu Panda, Po is undoubtedly a very inspiring presence. You can see that a fat man like him who gasps for a few steps can become a master of kung fu, so what difficulties are you unable to overcome?

In Kung Fu Panda 3, Po even turned a village of lazy pandas into a team that could defeat Kung Fu masters. The secret is to teach students in accordance with their aptitude and let "you be you". Each person infinitely strengthens their own advantages, coupled with close cooperation, surprises, unpreparedness, and favorable geographical conditions, they will beat up the kung fu masters with high martial arts skills.

But it's all tricks. After all, they are just three-high pandas who lack exercise. Your bear hug can crack the stele, I won't let you hold it, you play the nunchaku well, I'll kick you away when you get tired.

But pandas still have qigong. According to the film, the pandas are the earliest pioneers of qigong, and even the qigong master turtle learned from the pandas.

Yes, in reality, pandas are so secretive, otherwise why are so many beasts extinct, and they can live to this day even if they walk, eat or sleep?

Certainly not by acting cute. There must be a life-saving trick. Maybe the pandas are secretly ruling the world, hahaha.




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Extended Reading
  • Jake 2022-03-23 09:01:51

    Although the story is a bit far-fetched, it is really good-looking; the visual design is still gorgeous, and the Chinese elements in the film are beautifully cut; each character is very distinctive, and every cell is permeated with joy;

  • Briana 2021-12-01 08:01:25

    Frightened Ben Bao, Xian Xiong Xia Fan, Xiao Long Bao Corps, Spring Roll Special Agents, Noodle Guerrillas, Double Dad and Gossip Array... I worked hard in translation, funny and grounded. The jokes have maintained the level of the first two parts: the duck who lays eggs when they are nervous, Abao who vomits after rolling, and the panda villagers who panting collectively... But there are fewer tears, and the story is more streamlined without surprises. After Dad put on the rhinoceros armor, A Bao, who was excited to pee, was still so cute and pompous.

Kung Fu Panda 3 quotes

  • [repeated line]

    Big Fun: I want some of that!

  • Mei Mei: Look away! Look away! No, you can't, can you?