Deanne S. Laylay September 8‚ 2014 BSECE-T21 Philosophy KUNG FU PANDA Kung Fu Panda tells the story about Po‚ who was chosen as the dragon warrior by the wise old turtle‚ Master Oogway‚ to defeat the enemies and save China from evil. Unfortunately‚ Po was an unlikely character for he was fat and clumsy. He thinks he is not strong enough for the job as much as others think of him the same way. But as the movie keeps going‚ Po decided to finally strip off his fears and insecurities
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In the film Kung-Fu Panda 2‚ the extended metaphor of “Inner Peace” in the film symbolizes the need for a person to acknowledge their own weaknesses‚ their past and their faults‚ which conveys the importance of finding and accepting one’s identity. Furthermore throughout the film‚ there are various scenes where water droplets are dropping and flowing in slow motion‚ combined with flashbacks of the past‚ demonstrates the power of spiritual connections and nature. The importance of belonging and loving
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played a major role in Chinese art and culture. This is especially true in the traditions that surround the art of Shaolin Kung-Fu‚ and their strong belief in Chan (Zen) Buddhism. Kung-Fu was Influenced by the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama and focuses heavily on the belief that enlightenment is attained through meditation. In this essay‚ Buddhism’s influence on Shaolin Kung-Fu will be discussed‚ from how it started to how it thrives today in modern china. Michael Kampan O’ Reilly states in Art
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Introduction Since the very beggining of mankind man have experienced‚learned and evolved. He learned to chase‚ earned plan‚ learned to survive and to accomplish all these milestones he learned to fight. In early times when people had no long range weapons except for arrows and spears‚ warriors were totally dependent upon the skill of their body to defend themselves. Body is said to be the ultimate weapon. It can be trained to overcome the toughness of a rock and the mind remains as peaceful
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performance.” While Po and Shifu are operating from such different models of internal authority‚ we clearly witness their interpersonal conflict and the difficulty that they both have with the task at hand – for Shifu to teach Po kung fu‚ and for Po to successfully learn kung fu. From the beginning‚ neither understands the other. Shifu doesn’t understand Po’s awe – he sees Po as sightseeing‚ and Po finds Shifu insufferable (the imitation.) References Green‚ Z. G. & Molemkamp‚ R. (2005) _The BART
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The Hero’s Journey—Kung Fu Panda Many people believe in heroes‚ who are selfless and willing to sacrifice themselves to benefit others. Heroes also exist in different cultures‚ and they usually represent courage and adventurous. According to Joseph Campbell’s theory‚ heroes in stories undergo a process called “The Hero’s Journey”‚ which is the classic plot structure of heroic stories‚ in order to achieve great deeds. Kung Fu Panda‚ a movie by the DreamWorks‚ demonstrates the theory of Hero’s Journey
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consumed by both young and adult audiences. The movie that will be discussed in this paper is "Kung Fu Panda". First theory that will be introduced in this paper analyzes social groups‚ which exist when two or more persons interact with one another‚ share common goals‚ are interdependent to some extent and recognize that they belong to a group‚ as defined by Paulus (1989). The group presented in "Kung Fu Panda" movie is "The awesome five" – warriors who live in training temple and follow common goal
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originated around 500 A.D.‚ when an Indian Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma arrived in China. Legend has it that he taught Indian fighting exercises to the Chinese monks in order to improve their physical condition. All kung-fu is thought to have evolved from this beginning‚ and from kung-fu came karate. The Bodhidharma legend has been examined in detail by Michael Spiesbach (“Bodhidharma: meditating monk‚ martial arts master or make-believe?” Journal of Asian Martial Arts‚ 1992‚ vol. 1‚ no. 4‚ p. 10-27)
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Topic: Hong Kong cinema has been characterized by a strong transnational and global nature. Chinese identity and its relationship with Hollywood. Introduction: In the 1990s of Hong Kong‚ its movies‚ styles‚ stars and filmmakers were exportable to Western market. In the essay I will focus on how Hong Kong cinema become “transnational” and “borderless” in recent years‚ and relying on Hong Kong actors analyse it’s the relationship with Hollywood. Thus Hong Kong cinema in general is a crucial
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We have amended our Terms of Use: Please read about the new changes close Your continued donations keep Wikiquote running! Last edited 12 days ago by Crouchbk Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 animated film about an obese and clumsy panda who finds himself designated the prophesied Dragon Warrior‚ much to the disbelief of his would be peers. Directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne. Written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. Prepare For Awesomeness. Pandamonium Begins. (taglines)
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