Although certainly the animation from the studio has improved in terms of quality, particularly the backdrops and rendering of the characters, it’s not really an outstanding leap forward in technique. Everything looks the same only better; just think of the Shrek films only up one or two rungs on the ladder.
For any film fan it’s not a good thing to look back at the animation that’s hit our big screens over the last few years and realise it’s not been all that impressive. Most are just about getting asses on seats and no real or thorough creative thought has gone into the actual product. Kung Fu Panda has put a stop to that for the time being as for the most part it’s a joy to watch. Children will get a whole more out of it than the parents out there will but then again isn’t that the whole point?
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