After hearing about the recent layoffs going on Dreamworks, I felt compelled to draw this in solidarity. Let’s hope that soon, the entertainment industry will learn to respect their animators.
they released the railer for kung fu panda 4 and i'm sorry but the fox girl or whatever she is- the one being voiced by awkwafina- looks so BORING
she does not look like she fits in the Kung Fu Panda universe. her style is all wrong.
Like just fucking look at that - she looks like she should be in Zootopia. WHERE ARE THE SHAPES AND LINES??? That Kung Fu Panda style????
like,, compare her to Tigress. there's NO stylization to this new fox girl's eyes or face. Her paws match the style of Kung Fu Panda 1-3, but that's literally it.
even comparing her to Po, who has an exceptionally simple design - she doesn't MATCH. Her fur texture looks ridiculously over soft. like they tried to match the hyper cute and cuddly look of Disney and Illumination. I don't know how the story is going to play out, but her design is massively underwhelming and I'm disappointed in it.
In light of the trailer Kung Fu Panda 4 being released, I thought I'd share my thoughts on one of favourite scenes in the whole franchise.
In the previous scene, Tai Lung tries to demean Po by calling him a "big fat panda," an insult that Po heard throughout his entire life. And how does Po respond: HE FRICKIN' OWNS IT!!!!!
That's what's so poignant about the message of the movie: it not about changing who yourself, it's about changing how you see yourself. Po's journey was about realizing that the qualities that OTHER PEOPLE saw as burdens, weaknesses, and faults (particularly his appetite and body shape) WERE IN FACT HIS GREATEST STRENGTHS, THINGS THAT ULTIMATELY HELPED HIM SUCCEED!!!!! As Po's father beautifully put it, "to make something special, you have to believe it's special!"
It's a beautiful message, and as someone who's an aroace autisitc, it's one that resonates with me that much more!