Short film

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

2016 · 23 min

A brisk, cheerful animated short that blends playful comedy with gentle life lessons, easy to enjoy in one sitting.

Directed by: Rodolphe Guenoden
Genres: Animation, Family, Comedy
Starring: Jack Black, James Hong, Dustin Hoffman

Overview: As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.

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Directed by: Rodolphe Guenoden
Genres: Animation, Family, Comedy
Starring: Jack Black, James Hong, Dustin Hoffman

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
found family
coming-of-age
friendship
fate
Places: small town
home
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action	5
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	2
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Kung Fu Panda 3Movie · 2016
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