Dear Furious Five

monkey :)

I love how Po and Tigress relationship was never romanticize. Showing that having respect, understanding, and empathy toward someone doesn't mean you'll fall in love with them, like most movie dynamics.

Monkey has exactly seven lines in Kung Fu Panda 1 and i gotta assume that was mainly because Jackie Chan was too expensive

I always liked the Furious Five, they may not be the most interesting characters in the Kung Fu Panda Universe, but they are defintly a highlight in the movies they are in, especially 2.

Regarding Tigress, I think the main reason she wanted to be the Dragon Warrior is because she saw it as a way to earn Shifu's love. She knows that Shifu is only distant out of fear that Tigress will become another Tai Lung, so she thinks that by actually earning that title, their relationship will change.

It always disappoints me a bit when ppl dismiss the Furious Five as just being 'there' when they're actually so much more than just "Po's teammates". The Nick TV show definitely gives them more screentime/lore/characterization and I love it, the dynamic and comradery they have is so nice and refreshing to watch.

I hate how fans always say "They never developed the Furious Five", like everyone just collectively forgot how IMMACULATE the teamwork dynamic is in the second movie, and they even incorporate each other and Po's fighting styles into their animations and choreography. Compare this to the first movie where everyone thought Po was a joke and resented him for taking what they thought was their title (except Viper). So basically we get visual storytelling to indicate that they actually respect Po enough not only to fight alongside them, but also to adapt their fighting styles to work in tandem with his.

I wish the Furious Five had more development or characterization. Tigress was the best developed character in 2, but I feel like they were sidelined a bit. I feel if they were to make another trilogy in the first place, I feel like they should've focused on the Furious Five considering how little they do in the narrative.

What you said about added backstory not necessarily affecting your enjoyment of a character was spot on. Think about the large casts of characters in films like Encanto or Toy Story. Not all of them have the same levels of depth or complexion, but even though the narratives could theoretically work without them, the overall experience simply wouldn't feel the same.

The po and tigress thing is honestly just shipping. People like romance, and that's ok. We can have male and female relationships that are non romantic in media, and people can ship those characters at the same time. It doesn't take away the value of the cannon and doesn't set those types of relationships in media back.

the detailed contextualization of the hug between Tigress and Po made me appreciate the scene so much more that I teared up rewatching it. What a gut-wrenching and heartfelt scene.

Furious five with Shifu have always been my favourite part of these films and I can't understand how they could just leave them out.. This story won't be the same story without furious five.

Ngl as a kid Viper definitely awakened something in me Weirdest part is I didn’t even grow up to be a furry. It’s just this one character and a few others

You sound like a younger Schaffrillas

po literally wanted to marry a goat on legend of awesomeness so how can it be any weirder in tigress case? for me they work as a couple, but i like to see them as friends to and even as a family since they're two orphans who found eachother they work as evreything and in a way that is so entertaining why couldn't we get to see more of them in kfp4 BRUH

Thank you so much for asking me to cameo in this video!!! Your analysis of each of these characters was so passionate and detailed. I loved getting to be a small part of it and speak on an issue that’s quite important to me.

Short answer on why they are noy explored: celebrity casting si expensive and if they changed voice actors people would scream "BUT IT IS NOT HER VOICE"

It's wild how much hate Disney got last year and now it's Dreamworks' turn. Not a big DW guy, but someone said that their fandom is kinda weird since DW mostly makes "meh" movies and when they make a great one, the fandom acts like it's the greatest studio.

The first sentence is too true, peaches was a bop and I was glued to my seat when he started singing at the end of KFP4

I knew it! That’s the same director that ruined The Lego Movie 2, and he’s just a hack who rehashed Shrek in ANY DreamWorks movie to EVER pull the “From The Creators Of Shrek” card!