PATREON: www.patreon.com/storystreet TWITTER: twitter.com/StreetOfStories Thanks for watching the video! I hope it meant something to you. I still have one more video planned to come out before the end of the year, and it is a doozy. I can't say for certain that it will be done before the end of the month, but I'm going to try my best! Have a great day!
Can't wait to see what it is. Plus I REALLY can't wait for your video about Uncharted - my *ABSOLUTE* favorite video game series (and franchise) of all time!!
The older I get, the more I realise that many of us have really no idea what we are doing, what we are supposed to do as time goes on, myself included. Seeing other people around me progressing forward with their new careers, jobs, experience and family makes me feel worthless for even trying. These movies will only be even more relatable to me the older I get, and I'm really glad it exists during my time.
The only way I can describe how this video was is that it was an experience. My eyes have been opened when it comes to this trilogy and other more personal stuff. You did a damm good job. Good luck with your next video and would it be possible or would you be interested in making a similar video about the other "perfect" trilogy How to train your dragon, the Jurassic park/world and Monsterverse films?
I’m a 14 year old aspiring college and maybe even Major League Baseball player, and this hit really hard. I have heard this kind of thing before and realize that I’m me and I need to control that. I relate to this in my struggles coping with parts of my sport where I feel like i’m not good enough or consistent enough to get good results. I cried 3 times in the last 30 mins bro. Really good video
Thanks for making this man, I always feel lost in life, and I think I should have everything figured out by now, but finally accepting that I'm still a kid in many ways and I have a lot to learn, finally gives me a form of "inner peace" haha. So yeah keep up the great content man, really gave me that extra push today, maybe you can do a how to train your dragon analysis next?
Kung Fu Panda is one of those series that has no right to be as profound, heartfelt and well crafted as it is. But on every rewatch there's still something new to find and appreciate. Top notch video that I hope more people see
I don't think it was your intention, but the fist part of your comment is directly in opposition to part of the message of this video. Why wouldn't this film series have a right to be as good as it is? Because it's animated, or for kids? Again, I don't mean this as an attack since you probably didn't think about it that way, since it's a common phrase used in this context, but the fact the phrase is common shows just how ingrained that shame of liking content primarily aimed at children has been in our society.
@@zakarymoninger7845 no offense taken, when I was writing that first sentence I doing under the idea of dreamworks having a mixed output of quality. At the time kfp based of its marketing seemed like it was gonna be more of the same. I hope this explains my first comment better
@@ComiskeyProjects Aye. I think another way if saying it is the series didn't need to go to the lengths it did, no one expected that from it, but it did, and we're all the richer for it.
for real, I have the same feeling about Avatar: the Last Airbender series. Sure it is comedy first, but it has a lot of extremely wise and profound lessons and quotes (mainly from Uncle Iroh) that most definitely defined part of my character as a child.
"It's not because you aren't enough." A lot of people really need to hear that, man. I needed to hear it. Sure, I know my life has value, I matter, who I am is who I choose to be, but sometimes, I just don't feel it. For this absolute masterpiece of a video, your raw honesty of your experience and how you feel, and the simple, sort of cliche, but much needed reminder that none of us have this all figured out: thank you
A generation or two got the message in a totally different way also: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t4A-Ml8YHyM.html As the video said, the lessons might not always get passed down so they bare repeating.
I also needed to hear it too. People all around me say I have my value and that some things I do are great, but I don't feel that they're good enough and that I hav way less value than others. But thanks to the video, I guess I can see some value for myself
@@benjamintay9619 You stack ALL the paper. You should love yourself NOW. Seriously though hoping you're doing okay homie, I know that this kind of thing can be a really tough journey and no worries if you're not in the right headspace for this kind of advice, but hearing that just makes me think there has to be a reason why they love you so much. What you did for them must have been really amazing, even if that's just talking to your friends and making sure they're okay. Not everybody has someone like you around to try and help them through hard times, they're really lucky to have you in their lives. Even if you hate yourself right now, they will always respect you, and I gotta guess that's probably because you earned it. Much love, rooting for you out here my friend. Take it one step at a time and give yourself a break every so often, being your own worst critic is an exhausting job yknow? U got this
“In the end this trilogy is not about teachers and students. It’s about children and their parents. It’s about a father telling his son he suppose to be something he could never be. It’s about a mother and father terrified of their own child, who then spent the entire rest of his life trying to destroy what they left behind and fill the hole where their love was suppose to go. It’s about a father who just wanted the chance to raise and love the son he lost, but in doing so limited what his son was allowed to be.” I just love this part. Especially Shen’s. It’s… actually heartbreaking…
A good children’s story imo is one that can teach good ground morals while also remaining entertaining. It’s why I have a gripe with Raya and the last dragon. That entire movie is a “what could’ve been”.
If you want to teach kids something in his day and age, you will watch as they tear you apart in twitter. Everything has to be relatively and grey, "complex"... you know...
@@carlosjavierpalacios6194 Kids who are learning their morals from kids shows shouldn't be using twitter. Also while I agree things are gray, some morals sit at the very ends of the spectrum. Like not throwing verbal or physical abuse at others, or believing in yourself despite things others say. Those are two of many morals that shouldn't be deconstructed by others on Twitter, or anywhere really.
@@carlosjavierpalacios6194 There are ethically grey areas like the trolley problem, but ideas like cautious forgiveness and spending time with loved ones universal and ethically proven to benefit society. Don't create strawmen to get mad at. The world is just getting deeper and more understanding.
It is not just you, Felman. We all have tender spots, old wounds which have never completely healed and questions about our own worth and skills. The greatest evidence of the commonality of these feelings and thoughts is the popularity of stories that touch these "tenders" in a revelatory way, like the Kung Fu Panda trilogy.
That last section hit real hard, too close to home. There's a part of me that's actually trying to tune out everything he said, only proving him right.
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10 min in and I'm already crying my heart out. As an Aspergers + TDAH adult, I had to figure all that shit out by myself, being rejected by friends and familiy in my youth.
That peach tree analogy is perfect at representing the child of a parent. The parent is the teacher or shifu to be precise. They can choose when and where they “plant” the seed in other words parents choose where and when they have the child. But the child will still be a “peach tree” no matter if you want an apple or orange. You still get a peach. It doesn’t matter what they are, you only need to guide them, and to nurture them into the best them they can be
I’m definitely in my 20s and feeling like a failure. I had to listen to podcasts and videos today at work cuz I was on the verge of tears cuz I felt like a failure. I still have nothing going for me and still unsure on how to stop feeling this way or change my situation.
Been there man. Take it one day at a time. Remember that today is a gift. I found that when you shoot for a goal and enjoy the journey day by day, it gets a lot better. Enjoy the journey, not the destination, or the path you already crossed.
Most things that can be emotional don't really hit me but wow, that final monologue definitely hit me deep down I managed to shed some tears. Kung Fu Panda is one of my favorite movies since I can relate to Po, a chubby person who let others expectations let me define me and what I should and shouldn't be doing. But these movies gave me confidence to do what I wanted and more, and with your insight on these movies, it feels like I needed to be reminded of these lessons now as a 22 year old. Especially with times where there is a lot confusion and no concrete path nowadays but this video really helped me right now.
This is the most insightful interpretation of this trilogy I have seen to date. The way you pulled apart each element of each film, parallels between character, and the connected them all to how we perceive ourselves was truly inspiring. Thank you
I want you to know this helped me to come out as Trans to my family, I was always scared and confused and was always pressured into being some ones son when I could feel my own brain scratch and scraping to get out from this body, I let people I love know that I was in pain and needed to fix it. Im well on my way to being better. Thank you, I never got these lessons from these films as a kid but when I did finally hear them I felt ready to finally heal all those bottled up emotions and be who I really am.
The devil is deciving, he may appear as an angle or some divine being he may pretend to guide you in the right path and make you believe you are making the right decision Furthermore as oogway said "there are no mistakes" everything is how it is for a reason you were made male this was no mistake my friend, I am no Christian but that is Irrelevant as religion is simply a guidebook to life with the dietys being the physical representation of the instructions to attract more attention to it You are a male you will always be a male even if only in soul rather than trying to reject it accept the facts and stop pretending, I mean no harm in my words I am only here to help you as you clearly need guidance I wish you well however bad your life may be and I hope you are able to see the truth
I do think Po's lesson from KFP3 is a bit different. They should have phrased it differently, yes, but KFP 1 has Po embrace his flaws and KFP2 has him embrace his trauma. While this allows him to defeat the villains of each movie and save China, it doesn't REALLY affect anyone on the grand scale. With KFP3, Po Fully embraces his role in the universe as the Dragon Warrior: not just a legendary hero who skadooshes bad guys, but also a humble student who can and will learn new things, a teacher who will teach new things because he now knows how to bring others to embrace themselves like he has learned, and someone who has both a place in the panda village and The Valley of Peace with both of his fathers. Just look at the ending: EVERYBODY is Kung Fu Fighting, everybody has embraced who they are and learns how to give chi.
I absolutely loved that video, I agree with you, every Kung Fu Panda movie has a lesson to be learned and everything you said is absolutely valid, but from Kung Fu Panda 3 I learned one more thing. At the beginning Po finds himself in a new light, a master, a teacher and at first it doesn’t work for him, he can’t do it, because he tries to do it the way Shifu always did, but at the end Po becomes a teacher, using his own techniques, he teaches pandas in his own way, the way he learned kung fu - creatively, so the lesson I learned from the third movie was “Even if you are put in a new role, or you need to do something new, do it your way and stay true to yourself” And the new trailer for the fourth installment dropped a while back and I really really hope that the lesson it will teach is also about understanding yourself. This way the franchise will be narratively cohesive and really satisfying, for me at least. I don’t think that the fourth movie is necessary, but looking at the movie’s villain, I think, chameleon is the best way to end this franchise.
Honestly, this is a banger dude. Well done putting the themes of the entire trilogy in such a digestible way. I'm gonna rewatch it now because of you. Good job!
at exactly 30:06 I started crying,, I connect with Po so much, his insecurities about how he looks how he feels ashamed of who he is, and like most people have a hard time letting my problems flow instead of keeping them locked up tight. There are rarely ever times where I feel like I’m good enough or who I am is enough and seeing a character who deals with these things as well and over comes them is so powerful yet comforting. These lessons are definitely things I don’t feel like I was ever told, or maybe not told enough, I didn’t understand the complexities as a child but as a 22 year old and having more things under my belt and more new things to worry and think about and being so confused about all of it,,,,it was so genuinely comforting to be told “it’s not because you aren’t enough”. The wave of emotions I felt throughout the video came to a head in that one moment. I love these movies so much but it’s sometimes so hard to watch them or retrospectives on them because they remind me too much of myself,, but this video and these movies was/are good reminders that it’s ok,,thank you StoryStreet
Being a kid when Kung Fu Panda 2 came out (gosh that does not feel long enough ago...). I think it really did help me in a way. Losing both parents at a very young age, I never really knew what to...do? Like, how do you fix that? How do you hero's journey your way through that? Simba just ran away and came back later after a cloud conversation when he was 24, Luke found out his dad was alive all along, and every other hero saves the day or gets a nice cloud conversation Kung Fu Panda 2, for the first time maybe, showed me that I didn't HAVE to fix it. I obviously didn't get all put together in a 2 hr movie, but it showed me (sort of brutally if you think about it) that you CANNOT change the past. You can only accept it and move forward, "it is the rest of your story, who you choose to be." Man I love that movie. I mean...YEAH, Po's dad is alive or whatever. But that movie wasn't out yet!
You actually got me sobbing. Thanks for reminding me of some things that I have trouble grasping through this video analysis. ~ From a fellow "adult" and storyteller.
Thank you, this was one of those moments where my situation in life is significant for the thesis of the essay. I am feeling the pain of having someone I wanted to believe in me reciprocate and I was so confused and hurt that I was feeling so negatively. You not only explained the meaning of the trilogy personally but as well let me the audience make a conclusion to your intimate feelings and what it means to them. I cried watching this and your essay called "Scars," and I really needed it. Thank you storystreet
kung fu panda 2 came at an opportune time in my life several years back, when i had fallen to my lowest point. it's because of that "let it flow" line that began my road to getting better. not ideal, but better
The Kung fu Panda trilogy is among my favorite movies of all time, and one of my favorite aspects is that I often learn huge new epiphanies on rewatches. I could honestly talk for hours about how amazing, layered, and well thought out these movies are, and you've proven several times in this video that there are still many many more to learn. Thank you for this wonderful video, got real emotional several times.
Showing emotion is not weakness. But the pressure of holding it all in builds weakness. And you can't repair the container while what's inside is fighting you
To some extent I actually relate to this in my current situation. To not being able to define myself, whilst also being all too wary of the future, with who I became, to fail that path and now be too afraid to leave who I had become, by not learning more without the fear of it all being in vain, too. Blaming my past for who I became. Past, present and future all being a problem, begs for some sort of assistance. Question is from whom and not some psychologist. Awful how movies do better than they ever can.
I just want to say...thank you for making this video. I just need to watch an interested video about critiquing Kung Fu Panda, but what I got was an analysis of the themes of these 3 films. And I realized, I can relate immensely to Po, more than I want to admit. I act got teary-eyed listening to your words about how important it is to feel something even if it hurts. I just want to say, thank you. I never thought that a RU-vid video about these animated Kung Fu movies featuring Jack Black could make me so emotional. Thank you.
I'm glad you made this. It's actually helped me a lot to see a deeper dive into something I've loved so much and be able to grow. And heal. Thank you. This means so much.
I think this is my third time watching this. The editing, the format, the narration, the extra value of each film pointed out and finally concluding at the fact that this was about parents failing their children. Everything about this is so well done. I can hear the emotion in the narrators voice and it makes it that much more impactful. Thank you for making this.
Fucking hell, what an unbelievable video. You’re analysis for each movie was amazing. I especially loved your rain to water drop analogy where you can’t control the whole storm, but rather you should just “let it flow” and focus on you, the single rain drop. This video made me question my life and kind of hit me in my heart. Thank you
I’m so beyond greatful you made this video :( as someone who still struggles to come to term with my childhood trauma and having that ripped away from me kung fu panda movies mean so much to me. This video explains so perfectly how I feel to these films and I’m beyond happy I’m able to cry to a video that puts its beautiful messages to words for me
20:16. There's an amazing comic where Bruce Wayne is looking into the death of his parents. He was young and he was trying to find any meaningful connection between their deaths and the Court of Owls. Then Alfred tells him, "We all look for meaning behind the tragedies that befall us. And sometimes the meaning is there. But sometimes, Master Bruce, terrible things just happen."
Clicked to watch someone enjoy these movies as much as I did. Came out the other end having learned something and fighting back tears after listening words I didn't know I needed to hear, thank you.
That was SO GOOD. Incredibly well done, well articulated and just everything! I LOVE children's media, more often because I like the subject matter (and the fact that there's less explicit material), but I love what you describe here. A good story is a good story, and powerful lessons matter whether you're young or old. Thank you for making this!
Kung Fu Panda 2 and 3 both share a similar message to an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, called "Hero Worship". There's a clip from it here on RU-vid called, "Timothy and Data". Basically, it's about a kid name Timothy, trying to bottle his emotions about the death of his parents by emulating Data, a character who cannot feel emotions. "I would gladly risk feeling bad.. at times, if it also meant that I could taste... my dessert."
Your reviews are the best! I wish there were more of them! Very much reflecting on what you said about learning things only now, having other people to support you in the process instead of the ones that should have, and thinking that everyone else has everything figured out, you're the only one who stayed behind. Your intelligence and wisdom, the depth of your analysis are admirable. Please post more reviews! 😊👍
No! You should not be ashamed! Kindness, compassion, companionship, courage, honestly, fairness....if these are the lessons conveyed in a children's movie, then EVERYONE needs to learn them. In this time, in this world we live in, learning how to be a good person is never enough. I'm 41 my friend and believe me when I tell you, I'm still learning...and I'm not ashamed to do so.
I just love how Oogway, in his speech under the peach tree, basically summarized all the lessons of the movies and what you have taken the time to elaborate on in just a few words, in a suggestion challenging the cyclist of unwarranted presumptuousness. And you caught that, you literally set the whole video up so we could see that. Otherwise, I know I would have missed that, as I have had every time I watched it. Thank you for this precious treasure. Im 23 myself, at this moment, and hope you know that you are a genius-because you don’t give up and you work hard to create these masterpieces. Keep learning and keep growing. This was an awesome video.
you did a great job on this video. even watching two years after it was made. I really needed to hear these messages in order to grow. becoming an adult means ill need to do thing I won't want to; fell pain I won't want to feel. but if I embrace those feelings, I will gain knowledge and become more prepared for the future.
as a wise baseball player npc from pokemon black and white once said, "It's not bad to grow up. But it is bad to forget what it felt like to be a child." youth is a very powerful thing. it's not heralded as maturity is, but its nigh inarguably more important. youth is what creates us, what forms how individuals develop as people. maturity without an element of youthfulness only entails a lack of willingness to change. understanding the motifs behind media directed towards children, even if consuming it isn't as directly engaging as media directed towards older audiences, allows us to maintain a constantly adaptable perception of how we interact with the world around us via keeping in the front of our minds what it means to learn. movies like kung fu panda and how to train your dragon and how their narratives revolve around change will never not continue to hit home with me, and even if those movies aren't particularly mature either in target audience or tone, i hope even those least engaged by them are capable of drawing lessons from their stories and motifs.
Thank you for this very inspiring video. I watched the first kung fu panda as a kid and never saw 2 and 3 until this year. I personally learned some of these lessons from a video game called Life Is Strange (if you know you know) but it’s amazing to see other people with similar stories. I myself am 22 so we’re not far off in age and it can feel very pressuring to get everything together as a young adult. But know who you are, and make the life you want a reality.
its like how master yoda from starwars failed count doku and then led to the fall of te jedi order and to me master shefu reminds me alot of master yoda wize and brave younger then the old tortous but still full of life but yet jumped at making his snow leopard son into something he didnt really wanna be maybe a lesson to anyone who reads this is dont thrust someone to something they dont wanna be but be like a 4 way road let them chose there own paths we can give them all the tools to be who we want them to be but we can not dictate what they chose to be with respect and honor it is there choice of what they wanna be wether a lawyer a teacher politician a helper but in the end as the wizard of oz has shown is no matter how scary the road is and no matter which way yu go in the end all roads lead to OZ soem more harder then others but even though you might be in the darkest of caves ur wisdom your friends and family let them guide you to the exit were all scared of something but if we fight todo what is right and try to help others along the way we make allies to change our perspectives i love my friends and i wouldnt be who i am today without them in my life and ye syour friend 2 as vert wheeler said from he hotwheels world race and acceleracers movie says " wisdom is a circle, what you receive you must give back.
Never sleep on "childrens" films. Back in school, I would always help and teach other kids to help them with thing they were dealing with. How was I able to do it? Because childrens films, and my life struggles (a LOT of medical issues, with some being near fatal.) The two together helped me to learn lessons, know what lessons to learn, know where to learn them, and what to learn from them, even if I wasn't fully aware of it at the time. Even if you feel like you didn't learn some things you should've learned, (most education systems are at the very least somewhat inadequate, I would say.) You can always learn them now, or learn somthing different or new instead. Don't be afraid to keep growing. Don't be afraid to admit your own faults and shortcomings, yet know that despite those shortcomings, you can still do anything. It sounds cliche, and thats because it is, but it's cliche for a very good reason; its true.
The difference between "Who am I?" in 2 and 3 are that 2 answers his past, what happened? Where does he come from? Then the third installment focuses on what a panda really is. In 1 he became the dragon earrior, in 2 he found out that he's a panda, and in 3 he found out what a panda is.
The first movie is still a movie I watch multiple times a year. As someone who's struggled with depression since early childhood, I just find Po incredibly relatable. Like you said, he just lives to the expectations of others, and that's often what it feels like when you're depressed; you're useless, so people see you as useless, so you become useless. It's so cyclical and difficult to get out of. His line at 6:26 is still just so powerful to me, that he's hurting inside so much he just doesn't want to return to simply being himself. Hits deep, man. Really hurts. Also, my understanding was that Shen's parents loved him (the soothsayer says as much), he was just an unreliable narrator and said they hated him to manipulate and better justify his terrible actions.
All throughout my childhood and teenhood, I was told that I talk to much. I have pretty obvious and severe ADHD, and in my adult life I just come off as very excited about things, but getting through the earlier years was rough when you stand out so much. I went through a period where I just stopped talking because of how much criticism I heard, like I would just avoid showing up to group settings and try and stay away from social interaction as much as possible. Getting older taught me that that quality can be a gift, and I was lucky enough to have friends later on that showed me genuine appreciation for my lack of ability to shut the fuck up, thank god for them. What's crazy though is how much it sticks in your head. Even nowadays, I can feel that kneejerk reaction to stop talking when I get a few sentences in, especially in front of others. It's one thing to logically understand "that was wrong, and they were incorrect about their accusation," but I think actually internalizing that is a different game all together. For people who aren't so lucky to have the support that I did, I have to imagine cinema like this goes a long way. Sometimes it just hurts so badly that being ashamed of your identity seems like the only choice, y'know? This is a story about a character that pokes their nose in places they shouldn't be, makes a fucking mess out of everything they touch, and makes all their heroes and mentors cringe so hard their faces almost invert. It's also a story about why these are all strengths. To anyone out there who has been given that unfortunate piece of advice to be quiet, I would offer this advice: When you're young, the frequency and volume of your voice faces criticism in a world of other insecure folks who have been taught that punching down is the only way to avoid the spotlight of shame. When you get older, that same voice helps you in ways you have yet to imagine, because adults live in a world where standing out, when practiced with compassion, is generally an admirable trait. Take the time you need, and remember that you'll only get sharper with time; this is just a starting point. Much love from California everyone, hope ya'll are taking care of yourselves and fighting the demons with high quality animation
So, commenting at the end mark of the Kung Fu Panda bit, and I want to say that this movie meant the entire world to me as a kid, and I think it really did help me a lot, in hindsight. The part about mentioning how important it might be to a kid with learning or physical disabilities--it WAS important to me as that kid. Po was the first time I saw a fat character represented positively (in that Po didn't need to change but embrace himself, which was accounted for even in his appearance), and the entire concept of the film made me believe that I could do pretty much anything I set my mind to. Albeit, I still have yet to learn the lesson about radical self-acceptance instead of being who others want me to be, but that's neither here nor there. It also inspired me to do martial arts, and I was in Kyokushin Karate a couple of years after I really got past my KFP phase. As I've watched the film as I am now, I can see how powerful the message is and how it affected me as a kid (positively). Also, yes, totally agree with Tai Lung's complexity, and honestly? I would've loved to see him redeemed, because I think he would've made a great addition to the rest of the team, especially when it came to Shen, who he might've been able to talk to and be like, "hey man this isn't going to work for you, and I know because I *did* it", but that's just me. Edit: chiming in again at the end, and I'm in tears, because I feel exactly the same, and I'm lucky to have friends who are helping me learn things my parents failed to teach me.
9:21 this is one of the best scenes ever made in any genre, it's just spectacular how they put a 180 twist on his character and motivations, on top of that, even if you don't understand or speak Spanish, the Latin American dub is just so good, you can feel his every emotion through just the tone in the voice actor's voice.
This is why it genuinely bothers me when people use the "its made for kids" argument when defending bad movies or whatever else... In my personal opinion, most of the BEST movies in the world are kids movies, and animated ones at that. Kid's are our future, so they deserve the most impactful movies we can offer, to help shape a better world.
Listen, my dude...I always thought Kung Fu Panda was an 'ok' movie. I vaguely remember a life lesson or 2 from back when I watched it. But real talk, you have an AMAZING way of presenting things that you're passionate about! I had to subscribe because if for no other reason than being even a tiny part of you continuing storytelling for a VERY long time. 😃
One of the lessons Kung Fu Panda taught me early on in my childhood is that I should let myself *feel* my emotions, no matter how big or how painful. I understood at the lowest point of my life that this entire time, I was running away from what I truly felt. I pushed away the pain and agony that I had to endure to move forward, and in turn it caused me a great deal of suffering. But the moment I was backed into a corner, being forced to face these difficult feelings, I tried not to fight. I tried to let it flow. I cried more tears than I never thought I could cry that day. But I needed to let it out. I needed to walk through that pain. And then my mind could think clearer. I was more honest with myself. I was no longer trying to tell myself excuses and lies that could lead me away from the pain. I *understood* myself better. I was able to walk in a rainstorm, rather than trying to run from it. It's the one thing I religiously believe in. The one lesson that I am so thankful to have learned. Thank you so much for this video, StoryStreet.
Very good video, resonated with me a lot. Def agree that good children's stories can have lessons for more adults as well. I just finished the show The Dragon Prince which has some good messages and also has a lot to say about parents and the impacts of both their failures and their successes on their kids
"Everytime you threw a brick at my head, or said I smelled. It hurt! But it could never hurt more than it did everyday of my life being me." as a kid. I cried to that I felt the exact same way as he did
A children's story isn't necessarily for a young audience, most often they stand the test of time when they can touch the inner child we all have inside of us
The quote 'Ah, yes. But no matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree. You may wish for an apple or an orange, but you will get a peach.' is what I learned the most from. You can try to control things as much as you like but this will only work against you. Go with the flow and live in the now, and you'll become alot more at peace. This movie draws a great deal from Taoism. Really amazing movie, true masterpiece
The lesson of the first movie was the same lesson that Captain America gave to Spider-Man in Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. "Those people don't define you, you do. And not by your words, but by your actions".
9:45 🐱"Good work son, with all your training you deserve to be the Legendary Super Saiyan." 🐯"But father, I don't want to be the Legendary Super Saiyan, I just want to make you proud!" 🐱"No, you're gonna be the Legendary Super Saiyan." *Years Later.* 🐱"Oooh, umm.. Kshhhhh, looks like you're not going to be the Legendary Super Saiyan." 🐯"That's okay, I never wanted to be the Legendary Super Saiyan, I just wanted to be strong and make you proud!" 🐱"No, you're a failure. I'm going to sell you on the Galactic market and make a new son who will be the Legendary Super Saiyan." 🐯"...."
So as somebody who was watching this wondering what this video essay might bring that I hadn’t thought about, I’ll say thank you. I’m at the point right now where I need all 3 lessons. I’ve acknowledged them before but never actually practiced them. Things are hard right now or at least they look to be, and I haven’t been great about letting myself feel. It’s kind of hard to let yourself feel yet simultaneously feel like you need to talk yourself down from feeling too much. I’ve also kind of been struggling with the same issues Po had, with being who I want to be because of my own self-image issues and other people’s perceptions of me. And lastly, there really is a bunch of stuff for me to learn. I don’t really like going into my personal life, but thank you. I would like to end this comment with some of my favorite lyrics from the “Kung Fu Fighting” song: “it’s the book of life that you’re writing” “you are a natural; why is it so hard to see? Maybe it’s just because you keep on looking at me,” “the journey’s a lonely road, so much more than we know, sometimes you got to, go and be your own hero.”
Remember being in my early 20's renting the DVD of this movie mostly because I like animation and wanted to see how this one turned out. Watched it in my computer and loved it. By coincidence immediately when the credits started rolling my older brother came back home. I said that he should watch the intro since I knew he would find it funny and I thought it was really good. But I expected him to only want to watch that and go do other things. 90 mins later we had finished watching the entire movie and he loved it.
Thank you for your words. I am moved by your reminder that it is ok to not have learned these "children's lessons" and to need something to teach them to me even as an adult. Thank you.
There is a training manual everyone gets that you missed out on. But, you're not the only one. Everyone misses it because they're not looking. They've decided early on, that nobody can teach them anything new. What is that training manual? Everyone around you. Listen to what people are telling you. Everyone spends a lot of time imparting advice to each other. Some good, some bad, most of it born from personal experiences of triumph and failure. It comes from places of different values and ideals. But, everyone misses. Because "I know better". "You're wrong". "That doesn't solve my problem". You missed it because you weren't listening. Almost everyone does. But, if you listen, you can hear people telling you things. All the time. I only figured it out because of music. People make music to tell you something. So many messages in music. Morals. Thoughts. Emotions. Music contains this vast ocean of people trying to tell other people something. "Don't give up, you got a reason to live, can't forget you only get what you give.", "goodbye, ruby tuesday, who could hang a name on you, when you change with every new day, still I'm going to miss you.". This is my experience with the "Manual". A thousand songs. A million songs. All people trying to tell me something. Tell me the things most important to them. Using literal definitions, metaphorical ones, etcetera. That's what people in the rest of life are doing. Trying to tell you things. Teach you things. Put you on the path to be you. To allow you to accept yourself. To give you the tools to make good decisions. Most importantly... to allow you to become more than you are. We all have advice we give others. We pass it out as freely as the air we breathe. We share our experiences and our fears with each other constantly. Most people asking, "Why am I not good enough?" and then spending time telling people who know who they are, what they are, that "you have an inflated ego" and shaming them for having life and themselves figured out. That's where I'm at in life right now. I took a very long time to come to the place where I know who I am, what I am, and what I am capable of. But, when I tell people these things, they think "less of me" because that's having a big ego, or being delusional. In reality, it's just being confident in who and what I am. Something very few people in the world are. It is a place I've arrived at where I can be critical of myself and change. Something most people will never learn to do. Something most people will accuse others of never being able to do, because they are projecting themselves onto others as a means of deflecting responsibility. Yet, here we are. Billions of people who ignore the manual and live in insecurity and uncertainty. Always feeling "not good enough" for one thing or another. Then, talking down to those people who aren't like them. Who have it figured out. We are us. You are you. I am me. If you're feeling insecure, it's because you're not listening. It's because it's more comfortable to you to avoid the uncomfortable parts of your personality that you know are problems, and don't want to fix them. It's easier to ignore your problems and flaws. Easier to insult others than to work on them. Easier to accuse than to admit fault. The manual has always existed. But, if you go into life with an unwillingness to listen and to learn... you miss the manual. So yes, you missed out on it. You weren't listening. You need to listen.
That line always hits me so damn hard 'cause I've been there. I've internalized shit upbringing in very similar ways, doing exactly as told and destroying myself just so I can spite them by showing the terrible, terrible results of their teaching and thrust it back in their faces. Not realizing that the whole time it was making me worse anyway. It doesn't matter if they taught you wrong and are getting away with it. Don't let yourself be harmed by them. Don't think about hating them, think about loving yourself, as hard as that might be. It'll be much better for you in the long run.
@@writershard5065 Abusive, codependent parents with grandiose narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)? If uncomfortable, don't answer. Just curious on a relatable note.
@@writershard5065 bro just worry about you and the people who care, gaining approval is kinda toxic from the get-go because love shouldn't be conditional
There was a guy I used to call Po. When I took taekwondo in community college, there was this big guy in our class. Not big with muscles. Big as in fat, he weighed more than twice I do. He passed out the first day of class. Straight up flopped forward onto the mat. Aside from car troubles, that man showed up to every single class, and put in more effort than the majority of our fellow students. He wasn't the best in the class, but he pushed through everything. He knew his material. he practiced, and he encouraged others. Since he was big, I started calling him Po. Not as an insult, but because I respected the liveliness and determination he came to class with. He reminded me of the character that kids were supposed to look up to. Unfortunately, the nickname stuck so well that half the class didn't know his real name...
It's really interesting that the saying "one often meets his destiny on the road they take to avoid it" really fits Kung fu panda 2. It was shen taking the action to prevent his fate from being what the soothsayer said that only sealed his fate
Also the dual representation of that in first 2 movies is very nice, Tai Lung pursues the destiny he thinks is, well, destined for him, while Shen tries to avoid it and meets it one can argue that the quote works in the opposite way as well "one often fails to acomplish the destiny they so desperately try to catch"
*"...you gotta let go of that stuff from the past because it just doesn't matter. The only thing that matters, is what you chose to be now".* That is the greatest life advice that I have ever heard in an animated movie in my entire life, and I've watched a ton of them. The themes in these movies are so mature and real, and in all genuine seriousness, have helped positively shaped me into who I am today.
In islamic belief, theres the quote that goes along the lines of "the true believer doesnt need have any fear, nor despair/regrets", a bit more complicated than that, but the point of it being that, regrets are essentially us living in our past, thinking something should happened differently or we should have done something differently. and fear representing us trying to live in our future, worrying and thinking too much about things we know nothing about. We only know about the now, and we should strive to do best we can in the current moment Just thought it works very well with this quote so you might find it interesting
