Either way, the “arranged marriage” part sounds like it will prove two facts right beyond any shadow of doubt.

1. What Jim Jefferies (one of Rebel’s countrymen) had to say about pandas is true. The last 1:33 is the panda part, the rest sets the scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZJ-_OTvsqo

2. Despite having 6 endangered species represented in the films (at least 8 if you include characters represented in other KFP media), unless the species in question is black, white, and bear-like in appearance, Dreamworks doesn’t care about those species. And that really bothered me. I honestly believe that having this many endangered species represented by at least one character in such a successful and popular franchise, Dreamworks has built a fantastic platform to bring awareness to the plights that all those species are facing. Not just the giant pandas, but all of them. If nobody at Dreamworks recognizes this, they’re not doing a good job.

I will admit that I’m getting an “obvious sequel plot” vibe from the premises so far. Not to say that I don’t like them, of course, because we knew the “real” daddy situation was bound to show itself after the first sequel. I am honestly thrilled to see where that goes, and I feel that it’s a better driving force for these movies than Po being sent to “Dragon-Warrior” up some Kung Fu Fury on some baddie.

The “arranged marriage” subplot… eh… can I just say no for this? I mean, it’s not like I have a problem with romance plots in kids movies [let alone sequels], but I just… don’t see it working out for Po. He seems fine the way he is, and I dislike films adding in a new female just to cause possible romance conflict. Also, Rebel Wilson as a panda… I want to like this so much right now, and I hope she makes Mei Mei likeable and not someone that we will love to hate/bash on/etc. [Also, that design – I found a pic online somewhere… I’m not really a fan of the design, but hopefully the final version is better.]

The villain, on the other hand, looks and sounds AWESOME. I have an idea now what this whole movie might lead to, just because of the villain himself and what he can do. It’s bound to be an epic climax when Po faces off against him, that’s for sure.

Overall, I am hyped as heck. This is one of the few movie series that I generally don’t mind a sequel to, if only because the people behind the scenes for it put so much detail and care in the story, the characters, and just… the whole feel of it all.

Plus, Tigress… Dat outfit is gorgeous! Ooh, I wonder what that may mean…?

For some reason, I think the film would be stronger if there was a shocking character death. It worked for the first movie [and… I guess you could say the second, albeit off-screen], so I think it’s a necessary thing for this series, but at least they can pull it off to work for some real character-driven plot.

But not many Americans watch chinese films.. So this will be pretty fresh to the American audience..

Noticing the “arranged marriage” I was a bit concerned…just…a little bit, but that could be there to you know…add some lore, or destroy every fandom/fanfiction of Tigress/Po to exist. We’ll see later on.

Honestly, I’m hyped and ready, I wanna see it so badly! I hate it how it was pushed back a few months but Star Wars will be a huge seller.