Kung-Fu Panda 2 Belonging

In the film Kung-Fu Panda 2, the extended metaphor of cozy Peace in the film symbolizes the need for a person to acknowledge their own weaknesses, their past and their faults, which conveys the enormousness of finding and accepting ones identity. Furthermore throughout the film, there are various scenes where wet droplets are dropping and flowing in slow motion, combined with flashbacks of the past, demonstrates the power of spiritual connections and nature. The importance of conk out and loving your family is also emphasised in Kung-Fu Panda 2.Through the protagonist, Pos, exploration of his true parentage, the power of habitual memories to influence the bonds between people is displayed. It is important to accept who yo9u are as it can affect where you belong and how you facial expression. When he questions his dad about his true parentage, saying he had a dream about his mother, his foster father, Mr. Ping, freezes and looks agitated, showing that he is scared that he will lose Po if the truth is revealed. Whenever Po questions his lineage, hapless music is played, making the audience feel sympathy for Pos turmoils. nevertheless after all the events that happens throughout the film, Po comes home back to Mr. Ping he says to him I know who I am now, I am your son, I love you dad. While this is happening, there is soft and happy music playing in the background, showing that even though they arent blood related, they are still happy together. This is true belonging. Even though they lead no blood relations, they are truly happy together and value severally others company, showing that they belong together. This relates to belonging and accepting your self.The importance of identity element in finding a role in society is emphasised heavily throughout the film. The film follows the growth of Po in his journey of achieving Inner Peace. In the film you see Pos adoration of other Kung Fu legends displays his own inner emotional danger and spiritual tu rmoil. This is also reinforced through the proficiency juxtaposition, shown through Pos fatness and Tigresss hardened self. The need for you to accept your true self in forming meaningful relationships is shown through this.It is shown through the dramatic irony of Pos insensitive notice I have to know, the hard-core wouldnt understand directed at Tigress, saying that she is unable to feel both physically and emotionally. The close-up shot of Tigresss saddened and hurt face combined with the sad non-diegetic music shape up incites the audiences sympathy of Po trying to find out about his own individuality with Tigress stopping him. Throughout the film you also hear the metaphor of Inner Peace used excessively.The phrase Inner Peace means to be spiritually and mentally at field pansy, with enough knowledge to take hold oneself strong when under great hardship and stress. Throughout the film, Po is plagued by nightmares of his past and his own insecurity compared to Tigress and t he others. In the beginning, Po witnesses Master Shifu moving a droplet of water all over his body without it disperse or breaking its form. When Po inquires how he did this, Shifu responds by saying Inner Peace. It is implying that having inner peace allows you to do things that are impossible, which is also shown when Po catches a cannon ball and throws it back.In the film, having inner peace symbolises that you have accepted yourself for who you are, complete with strengths and weaknesses. By having inner peace, it is saying that you can achieve things that you couldnt achieve sooner & to be able to find out where you truly belong. The director of this movie positions the audience to realise with Po through the demonstration of the fallibility of ones memory, which is shown through the flashbacks and dramatic devices used as Po lies to himself. Po couldnt accept his own self throughout the film, which draws in the audience to feel sorry and sympathise for him.The differing per spectives of Po and his companions are comically shown through his fights with them. However, the audience is positioned to support Po though the uses of Mise-en-scene, as pervade elements visual size are diminished whenever Po is in the screen. As Po zooms towards the audience and takes the plaza of the screen, it enables the audience to see things through Pos perspective. At the end of the film, Po is hailed as a hero & feels that he has finally found that he has been accepted by Tigress and the others. He finally feels that he belongs.