r/kungfupanda

Don't know why but it is nice that dventually the furious five opened up to Po joining his little silly competitions cheering him up. Po showed them the childhoods the also once shared. Kung Fu Panda speaks a lot what it means to be an orphan growing up without parents, so this scene about them acting childish is the perfect opening scene for Kung Fu Panda 2. Them the furious five speaking about their past and their parents on their way to Shen's city, Shen himself being banished by his parents due to his cruelty. It all fits so well with this specific scene.

When people think about Kai, they usually think that he is a regular villain who turned evil randomly by choice. But, they fail to understand his backstory completely. People say he's a "bad" villain only because of his backstory. Let me explain to you how deep it actually is.

Kai and Oogway were once close friends 500 years prior to KFP3. They both trained and fought alongside each other and Kai treated him as his own brother. After they were both injured, Kai risked his life carrying him. Kai carried the dying Oogway for days through harsh climates looking for help. Until they came across a panda village. The pandas healed Oogway and helped both Kai and Oogway master the art of giving chi. Kai wanted the chi powers all to himself. He saw that what could be given, can also be taken, thus inventing the new art of stealing chi. Oogway had to stop him because he saw the darkness in his heart. Oogway fought against Kai and sadly, Kai lost. Imagine risking your whole life to save a loved one, only for him to switch sides, betray you, and kill you. That is just so sad. Kai returned to the Mortal world thinking he would be recognized by everyone, but no one knew who he was. Kai realized that Oogway had destroyed his memory and left behind only a single scroll. That’s very heartbreaking. Kai’s desire to destroy Oogway’s memory was reasonable after all Oogway did the same to him. And all that 500 years shi wasted for NOTHING. Kai didn’t deserve this. It is not fair at all

After his banishment, Kai hated Oogway so much that he went on spending 500 years defeating every master in the Spirit Realm and eventually going against Oogway the second time. Kai defeated him easily and achieved two of his goals, defeating Oogway and returning to the Mortal Realm. Kai is also one of the most important characters in the trilogy as Oogway could have pretty much died if he hadn't saved him. Without Kai, there is no Oogway. Without Oogway, there is no Dragon Warrior and all that stuff. Kung Fu Panda wouldn't have happened without Kai. Calling Kai a bad villain is proof of your lack of understanding. After all, Oogway destroyed almost all memory of him and left behind only a single scroll. How do you expect to get a full detailed backstory of someone through a single scroll which only contained their past fight? It is our job to understand it deeply. Kai was meant to be a much darker villain. Kung Fu Panda 3 was also meant to be a much darker movie. The only reason it slid into comedy was because Kung Fu Panda 2 was already very dark enough.

He is also the coolest, strongest and oldest out of them all. He has the same spiritual knowledge as Oogway. Every master you've seen and admired, have all fallen into the hands of General Kai. Oogway was the real dick here. Betraying his best friend who risked his whole life just because he defeated a few PANDAS?! Always runs away by the fact that whatever happens for a reason. Like once or twice, we understand. But everytime something happens, it's always because of this hooligan. He should have been beaten to death by at least one guy and thankfully that one guy was Kai.

Kai beat every master with ease. Including Oogway. Until Po mastered chi, Kai was the strongest master in the whole trilogy. Kai not only has the best physique, he also has the best theme song. His theme song is also slightly similar to Oogway's. Which makes sense because Kai is described to be Oogway's polar opposite. Yin and Yang.

In the Jade Palace scene, everyone always talks about the entrance, but the moment he destroys Oogway's legacy with that melancholy, almost haunting rendition of Oogway Ascends gives me goosebumps. Kai destroys Oogway’s legacy is pure horror. It’s not just the music itself, its what it is representing now. Kai was once Oogway’s closest friend, and now he’s destroying everything Oogway stood for. The music that once represented peace, and wisdom is now accompanying its own destruction. It's honestly the film's biggest emotional gut punch in my opinion, yet barely anyone mentions it. You can clearly see how sad and disturbing the scene feels. It feels like watching Oogway’s entire legacy being erased right in front of you, with that haunting music playing like it’s the only thing left to remember him by. In one of Kai’s deleted scripts/scene, he fully expresses his anger against Oogway. Instead of saying “I will show you the true power of chi brother.” He says “How hideous Oogway. From the vain?.. after I shatter that face of your into dust." Its much scarier than what he says before. (Im not sure if this deleted scene exists but it was told to me by a friend)

Kai was the real underdog without any blessing or destity thing. Real hero. They all deserved to die. KFP3 was THE best movie and General Kai was THE best villain in the franchaise IDC what yall say. All hail General Kai