The movie opens with Po’s former master Oogway (Randall Duk-Kim) relaxing in the spirit realm, where he’s unfortunately confronted by bullish warrior Kai, who’s on a mission to rule all being and non-being by stealing the “chi” (life force) of a panoply of masters. “Be the best you you can be” is this movie’s message, and writers Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, and directors Alessandro Carloni & Jennifer Yuh heed their own advice throughout this brisk romp. This panda doesn’t pander-there are scant, if any, nudging pop-culture references soliciting laughter from knowing grown-ups. The colors are beautiful, the design of the varied realms is ingenious and pleasing, the animation fluid and graceful. “Kung Fu Panda 3,” in spite of its abundant action-and for all the interspecies mashups, this is as much an action-adventure animated movie as it is a funny-animal animated movie-is a pretty relaxing experience for the adult viewer.
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