Cultural Elements in "Kung Fu Panda"

"Kung Fu Panda" which is made by DreamWorksto study.
Animation is filled with Chinese cultures andMoreover, many foreign directors who are
Chinese elements. Americans just use foreignattracted by Chinese legend absorb these Chinese
culture and foreign elements to becomeelements in their films' leading roles and plots.
successful in the field of film, their ways ofTake "Mu Lan" which is made by Walt Disney
success can be useful to our people to transmitCompany for example, it adopted the character
our culture.and the story in Chinese history. Although the film
All the things in this film possess Chinesehas used some Chinese elements and becomes
elements, for example, Kung fu, panda, bamboo,very successful, however, the theme it shows to
Tai Chi, hills and waters, temple fair, Chineseus is women's equal right as man not the filial
brush, noodles, acupuncture, chopsticks, traditionalpiety virtue and patriotism which Chinese culture
Chinese garments, moreover, the five masters:wants to express. This film expresses American
monkey, viper, crane, tigress, mantis, they aresprit with the form of Chinese culture.
the names of Chinese traditional Kung Fu, evenCompared with "Mu Lan", "Kung Fu Panda" is a
some names they are used in this film adopthuge advance of foreign to use Chinese ways to
Chinese pronunciations, such as, Wu Gui masterexpress Chinese culture. This film uses Chinese
and Shi Fu. Therefore, we can see that "Kung Funational treasure Panda to be his hero which
Panda" is a film which is dominated by Chinesemake this film filled with the air of Chinese culture.
elements and culture. The directors' deepMeanwhile, so many Chinese elements, such as
understandings of the culture of China contributethe background music, the scene of the movie,
to the success of "Kung Fu Panda".and the alternate design, all of these are
Nowadays, for the communication among theexpressed in typical Chinese way. For the deeper
countries becomes more frequent than before,culture exchange among the countries, not only
people from different parts of the world can usewe know foreign culture deeper than before, but
a lot of means to access to different cultures. Inalso foreign become to have a deep
all of these cultures, Chinese culture is extensiveunderstanding of Chinese culture. "Kung Fu Panda"
and profound, attracting a great number of peopleis such an example.