Corrected entry: When master Shifu is trying to show Po how to do a perfect split, Tigress breaks clay over Po's head. Violating the laws of physics, the larger piece of the clay falls last and the powder of the clay falls first.
FleetCommand
16th Oct 2010
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
14th Aug 2013
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Other mistake: When the villagers return to their homes, Po is seen emerging from an alley obscured with dust. In the shot where we can only see his profile, Po's "cape" is blowing in the wind, but the dust does not seem to be affected.
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Suggested correction: You'd have been correct if the only inconsistency was a misaligned cloak. But that scene is far too elaborate. At first, we see a stereotypical legendary warrior in a long cape and straw hat pacing through magical dust. But soon, Po's figure transforms completely; even the dust vanishes without leaving a trace. I think what we see is either what the villagers thought to have seen or a mirage that the magic dust had cast.
17th Feb 2014
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Corrected entry: Zeng the duck is sent away to Chorh-Gom prison by Shifu before Shifu and Oogway discuss the dragon scroll and the dragon warrior. While the selection ceremony is underway at the Jade Palace, Commander Vachir is touring Zeng around the prison far away. Neither Commander Vachir nor Zeng knew about the decision to select a dragon warrior, but Vachir says to Tai Lung, "Hey, tough guy! Did you hear? Oogway is about to give someone the Dragon Scroll, and it's not gonna be you." While we as viewers know about the scroll (dramatic irony), none of the characters in the prison scenes knew about the dragon warrior selection, and could not have told Tai Lung. Without this revelation, Tai Lung has no motivation to escape. (00:06:45 - 00:18:20)
Correction: It is true that Zeng the duck flew away before Shifu and Oogway could discuss the dragon scroll, but he arrived at the prison bearing a letter from Shifu. Given the ample time between the two occasions, both in real-world time and film time, it is plausible to assume Zeng didn't fly to prison directly. Instead, he stayed long enough to receive Shifu's letter, perhaps blundering about in the same style that we briefly saw at 06:57.
23rd Nov 2008
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Continuity mistake: When Po's Dad puts the apron on his following their hug the apron appears out of nowhere, having not appeared in any previous scene.
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Suggested correction: If you are talking about the event at 1:07:40, it is not a mistake; Po's stepdad put the apron on him. There is a suspicious woosh sound and Po's right eye (left side of the screen) opens in surprise. The apron also unfurls, as if it was just worn.
The mistake seems valid. When Po's dad see him, he raises his arms (wings) and his hands are empty. When he hugs Po, his arms in no way come close to wrapping around Po's belly. So why we can't see what Mr. Ping is doing during the hug, his position doesn't move, so there's no way he could tie the apron around Po if we assume he somehow had the apron in his pocket (even though there's no evidence for that).
I know. But the whoosh version that the filmmakers have chosen is more fun than your literal-minded version. It is an established tradition in cartoons to replace very fast actions with cartoonish materialization accompanied by a whoosh sound. Following that tradition is not a mistake, especially when the film is a work of fantasy.
6th Aug 2008
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Continuity mistake: When Tai Lung is at prison, and he breaks his shield-thing off, the guardians fire four arrows at him and he evades all of them. He uses the fourth and last one to break the shackle off his hand. But in the next camera angle, there are five arrows stuck in the floor. Where did the fifth one come from?
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Suggested correction: The fifth arrow appears after a space of 17 seconds. During this space, not only a fifth arrow has appeared, two other crossbows are rearmed and ready to fire. It is plausible to assume the guards have done all this. This is the natural progress of the film.
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Correction: The entire 92 minutes of the film consist of nothing but violations of the laws of physics. Po survives painful falls from ungodly heights, Tai Long flies, and anthropomorphic characters get smashed into stone walls and shatter the stones instead of getting turned into dust. They are part of the fantasy genre of the film. Critiques call them cartoon violence.
FleetCommand