It's ironic. The prophecy Shen overheard said a creature of black and white would defeat him, yet if you look at how he died, the thing that ultimately defeated him was himself. A creature also of black and white He was, as Oogway said, a victim to the illusion of control

@Waryfuls

3 ай бұрын

!!!!!!!!!!!!

@bohemianprince7944

3 ай бұрын

On top of that, you can think of his mindset at the time as another being. If he succumbed to humility and changed, he would have defeated that part of himself. Thus becoming a new person entirely.

@x-rex7236

3 ай бұрын

I would belive but Shen has some red in him

@TheAntiDisneyEmperor

3 ай бұрын

“One Often Meets There Destiny On The Path They Take To Avoid It”

@bohemianprince7944

3 ай бұрын

@@x-rex7236 he got that dawg innim

Fun Fact: Lord Shen was one of the hardest characters to animate in the entire Kung Fu Panda franchise, being likened to animating 6 characters at once!

@poppingrico1381

3 ай бұрын

Lord Shen's real villainy lol

@StuffyMc

3 ай бұрын

And they did it anyway, maximum effort.

@Mougly_Punk

3 ай бұрын

Hey… I love your content but did you ever check the evil eye of NEMESIS? the comic book? If not you should check it out… keep it up

@BrandonScott-mi5pz

3 ай бұрын

LORD SHEN THE MOST EVIL 😈 🌋😈😈😈💀😈😈😈🌋🌐🌋🌋🌋🌋

@Nae_ex

3 ай бұрын

This is the reply section ​@@Mougly_Punk

"I scarred you for life!" "See that's the thing Shen: Scars heal." "No, they don't! WOUNDS heal." "...oh yeah."

@silverstarlightproductions1292

3 ай бұрын

"What do scars do? Do they like fade or..." "I DON'T CARE WHAT SCARS DO!"

@theserpent8667

3 ай бұрын

​@@silverstarlightproductions1292 Well you should, Shen.

@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967

3 ай бұрын

@@theserpent8667 Well, scars stay on a person forever and can never be truly healed, even physical ones which Po should know.

@reycesarcarino4653

3 ай бұрын

​@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967Scars Close

@hafirenggayuda

3 ай бұрын

While sounds ridiculous, this dialogue reveal that Shen just unable to let it go. He's not just angry that Po able to found peace, he's also jealous.

I have a head canon that the first 3 villains represent the 3 battles Tai lung represents the body Shen represents the mind Kai represents the spirit

@username.exenotfound2943

3 ай бұрын

thats the idea which is why i dont like the idea of a kung fu panda 4 since to me its just shameful nostalgia bait bringing back tai lung(but not really)

@BrandonScott-mi5pz

3 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT WORK.

@rmg480

3 ай бұрын

@@username.exenotfound2943 They are clearly going for a 'passing the torch' kinda movie. If they do it right, it can be a good closing to the series. On the other hand, it could really be just nostalgia bait and go to the hall of 'pieces of media that the fans pretend aren't canon'.

@kyleb7974

3 ай бұрын

Tbf that has been a lot of people’s perspectives for a long time

@alkristopher

3 ай бұрын

@@username.exenotfound2943 I don't like it because Po's story arc ended in a satisfying way in KFP3. I feel there's no story left to tell after that.

Fun fact about Lord Shen: When Po sees Shen’s "eyespots" (his feathers) he gets traumatic experience and dazes off. That’s because in real life, peacocks uses the "eyespots" in their tail feathers to protect them from predators as a psychological defense

@GengUpinIpin

2 ай бұрын

Wtf? Theres a species that just looks at you "menacingly" ???? Damn, i need evolution to gimme dat

@HaxeRain

2 ай бұрын

@@GengUpinIpin its kinda similar to Zebras having their skin like that, the white and black movement makes the onlooker dizzy and increase their odds of running away

@WingedFish66

2 ай бұрын

​@@HaxeRainMore specifically, it breaks up their outline in a herd. Predators want to pick out a chosen individual to take down, but it gets a lot harder when that individual blends in with dozens of others with a confusing pattern

Think one of the biggest reasons why Shen thinks his parents never loved him was because they learned he was going to die but punished him for eliminating a perceived threat, he doesn’t get why they side with the pandas and not him who was supposed to be killed by one. He was punished for “self defense”

@spaceaxolotl6196

3 ай бұрын

In an interview with the the writers they had said that during shen's childhood he was treated differently due to his lack of color which also contributed to the hate. However, this was cut from the movie.

@muhammedzayan4399

2 ай бұрын

You can also see how his parents reacted to his inventions. They didn't trust their own son and sought help from a soothsayer. distrust from parents can be pretty traumatic to people. along with him being a different color and all the doubts his parents have own him, add up and Shen just assumes that his parents hate him even though he knows they love him, evident from the interval scene with the soothsayer.

@06diogoleitao41

2 ай бұрын

@@muhammedzayan4399 But Shen as the soothsayer said saw darkness in the fireworks unless the soothsayer is lying this means Shen was never a very good person so I dont think their distrust of his inventions wasnt injustified

@MiaKhalifa-ni2pg

21 күн бұрын

Hmmm, but the soothsayer said that "if" he chose the wrong path, meaning he had a choice rather or not to kill the pandas. Even though his parents were scared, he fact that his first impulse was to kill the pandas instead of thinking it through became really troubling. Plus she probably didn't include the fireworks to not raise their fear and he literally slaughtered an animal village. Any compassionate, sane being would be horrified. But it seems like all of it could've been solved with proper communication 😕

One thing I noticed was his lack of loyalty to his henchmen, when the head wolf refused to fire on his own men Shen killed him on the spot and did it himself.

@felixsubakti6907

3 ай бұрын

Because those are mercs, not serving soldier

@Test-pm1le

3 ай бұрын

​@@felixsubakti6907 They where the Royal guard of Gongnan City. Shen was the only one who befriended the wolves during his youth, which is why they remained Loyal even after his banishment.

@angelzavala2254

21 күн бұрын

​@@Test-pm1le It sad that Shen once cared for the wolves and his powerhungryness blinded him of his pass friendship, seeing them as pawns instead of people who have been hurt by pass events as he has.

Leave it to Dreamworks to say "Yeah our villain just pulled a Fire Nation on the panda community" in the opening minutes of its film. That's how crazy villainous Shen was (being voiced by Gary Oldman certainly helped).

@boney2982

3 ай бұрын

you know a movie meant for children is gonna be lit when it starts with genocide

@matthewmccoyd2578

3 ай бұрын

Don't forget about the straight-up mindrape Horde Prime does

@user-pt2gf2ou5d

2 ай бұрын

A lot of dem are still alive though

"It's your parting gift, in that, it will part you. Part of you here, part of you there and part of you way over there staining the wall!" Remains one of my favorite villain quotes to this day.

@joshuasepeda3289

3 ай бұрын

Definitely in the top ten best villain quotes.

@jeremiahwalker7548

3 ай бұрын

The way he delivers “STAINING the WALL” is just perfect for the character, Gary oldman goat

@joshuasepeda3289

3 ай бұрын

@@jeremiahwalker7548 Yep. It is CHILLING!!

@fernthaisetthawatkul5569

2 ай бұрын

menacing without ever seeming cheesy. modern action movies could learn from this dialogue!

I will love Lord Shen. He’s such an underrated villain, in my opinion. And Gary Oldman voiced him so well.

@CaptainCreature

3 ай бұрын

He actually has a huge following. But yes... Gary Oldman was outstanding

@jimmilton6644

3 ай бұрын

fucking reznov voiced him bruh

@mark0183

3 ай бұрын

This is step one Secure the gunpowder!!!

@15Candles

3 ай бұрын

In my opinion, Shen wouldn't have never worked without Gary Oldman's voice. His voice is what makes Shen so threatening

Lord Shen made the mistake of letting his soothsayer go. She not only constantly warned him of his demise but also saw it through by aiding Po when he was beaten by Lord Shen the first time around. But the most interesting thing is that the soothsayer also helped raise Shen as his nanny. Rather than execute or imprison her he let her go much like how his parents banished him. It’s possible if Shen has ANY redeemable qualities it’s that he can show mercy to those he loved or respected. But only in a limited capacity.

1. Gary Oldman's performance absolutely elevated the material 2. I love how, even though Shen is an *evil* basterd, they don't shy away from showing that he has a softer/more vulnerable side. You can tell that he is afraid of his prophesized death, that deep down he grieves his parents and wishes that he could fill the gaping hole in his soul that the absence of their love left in him. Heck, in some of the deleted scenes its implied that the Fortuneteller was basically his nanny, making their interactions *very bittersweet* But instead of dealing with these emotions, which would have also changed his fate ironically, he buries them with ambition and hatred. Shen is an amazing villain that really stands out in an alredy amazing movie.

@mrbigglezworth42

3 ай бұрын

The thing about fate is that you can't change it, which is also why Shen is so terrified of the future. He already knows what's coming but can't escape it.

@lukespillman1313

3 ай бұрын

@@mrbigglezworth42 "One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it."

@andyfriederichsen

3 ай бұрын

​@@mrbigglezworth42 Yes you can change it.

@mrbigglezworth42

3 ай бұрын

@@andyfriederichsen By definition, no you can't. That's the entire point and it's why arguments about and against free will exist.

@andyfriederichsen

3 ай бұрын

@@mrbigglezworth42 And fate is complete nonsense. Shen only met his end at the hands of a black and white warrior because of the path he took in life that made it a guarantee.

What I like about this villain is, that even though he shows no redeeming qualities, no remorse or hesitation in his dark path, he finally not only fails because he was unwilling to stray from that path, but also because he had a shred of something else in him. He let the soothsayer leave unharmed, where the clichee check all boxes villain would have killed her for no reason and then she fishes Po out of the river, heals him and gives him the clarity he needs to defeat Shen. And the moment he does release her is my favorite moment of that villain, just like Tai Lung´s moment of hesitation when hearing the apology from his father figure.

another interesting way to view Shen’s fate is that he was never destined to be defeated by an actual warrior of black and white like the prophecy was told The “Warrior of Black and White” was Shen himself; the white is him and the black was the darkness in his heart. He was being told his own evil will be his own downfall; he could’ve chosen a more open-minded approach but he ultimately decided the most violent solution.

@MidnightDrake

2 ай бұрын

Well keep in mind that Shens main color pallette is black, white, and red. He was a warrior of black and white himself.

Honestly the thing i find scary about Shen is how close he was to winning. Had Po never become the Dragon Warrior then he wouldn't have had the training or drive to defeat him, and Po's last stand before Shen's fleet was THE last obstacle before the war on China could begin Had Po not been there Shen would have won and conquered China, possibly even taking out The Five to ensure that there was absolutely no one capable of getting in the way

@jabbathehutt83

3 ай бұрын

Tai Lung technically got what we wanted too, however his hopes and dreams left him heavily disappointed when the true Secret of the Dragon Scroll is not some ancient technique for him to learn.

@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967

3 ай бұрын

@@jabbathehutt83 But to make the scroll special by believing it's special.

@prasanth2601

2 ай бұрын

Nah....Shifu can stop Shen.

@viethoangtruong54

17 күн бұрын

@@prasanth2601Doubt.

Gary Oldman really helped make a peacock a threatening villain

It is interesting that Shen's weapons are curvy swords, fans and spears. This would lead one to think that his martial art is Xingyiquan. Another interesting fact is that Xingyiquan has a style called Chicken Style. One of the most unusual weapons in Xingyiquan vast arsenal is called the Chicken Sickle Sword.

The Vile Eye covering the REAL villains of cinema

@aidanhever3369

3 ай бұрын

Who ?

@AM_61102

3 ай бұрын

@@aidanhever3369the glorified genocidal chicken of course

One often finds his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it" Master Oogway. You make your own choices. Shen could have truly become a great ruler if he had focused on his present. But so focused he was on his future that he doomed himself

He’s is such a cool villain, while Kai and Tai Lung were terrifying in their own right, Shen was just a cool, suave, James Bond villain type. Love him. Hopefully we’ll see a video on Tai Lung.

@donathan2933

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. They’re all great villains but Shen is the most unique one

@tanner201x8

3 ай бұрын

Think he’s waiting on KFP4 until a vid on Tai Lung comes out

@angelzavala2254

21 күн бұрын

Shen has always been more intimidating than Tai Lung in my opinion. Tai Lung is evil because he thought he was betrayed and attacked people due to his anger. Shen was evil because he always saw violence as the answer to everything, and that's just a very horrifying way of thinking.

The best villain in the Kung Fu Panda franchise.

@patj.scahill979

3 ай бұрын

Ditto!!! And it looks like he’s making an UNEXPECTED return for the 4th film due out next month.

@thepandasamurai228

3 ай бұрын

Fax lung is a very close second tho

@daniellavaladez7820

3 ай бұрын

Facts!!!

@hawksgoated3613

3 ай бұрын

if seen the first kung fu panda so if he is a better villain id have to watch 2 and 3 Tai Lung is still tough to beat though

@fernthaisetthawatkul5569

2 ай бұрын

an S-tier villain in cinema in general

Something you didnt touch on was the idea of balance represented in color. Po is black and white in near equal measures. Shen is purely white. It reflected the lack of balance in who he is and how it ultimately spelled his end.

@the_best_username

2 ай бұрын

Also in Chinese culture white tends to represent death and evil

"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it." -Master Oogway

@sophiejones3554

3 ай бұрын

Well yes, but actually that was Sophocles. It's a paraphrase of the final line from Oedipus Rex. Coming up with the perfect philosophy quote to humiliate your enemies as you defeat them is the true kung fu😂.

@silverstarlightproductions1292

3 ай бұрын

@@sophiejones3554 LOL that makes sense

@MidnightDrake

2 ай бұрын

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. He eliminated the Pandas because he thought that they would kill him, depriving him of his parents love, and them of their son. Though the banishment was the final nail in the coffin that made this peacock think his parents hated him.

Lord Shen's always been an S-Tier Dreamworks villain! His design, wickedness, cultural references, and personality just clicked as a fan favorite

Shen is probably my favourite DreamWorks villain. He’s cool, threatening but also really funny in a way that doesn’t ruin his intimidation.

One thing I think could have been mentioned is that, I think Shen is partially inspired by one of the darkest periods in history for China and it's people. The Second Sino-Japanese War up to World War II Not only are the markings in his feathers supposed to represent Yin and Yang, as well as what Vile mentioned about the symbolism of White in Chinese Culture, but the markings are incredibly similar to the Imperial Japanese Red Sun in terms of how they're drawn. I think Shen's background of royalty is also partially inspired by Emperor Hirohito of Japan, who either ordered or allowed the genocidal war crimes their armies committed against Chinese people(and many others). Shen is a representation of real world evil manifested in the form of a peacock.

The reason for his creation was because the villain of the first movie: Tai Lung was a sympathetic victim of circumstances. Shen, on the other hand, was created to be most hated since he was the one who massacred Po's village, especially his mother.

I love this villain! He is the very definition of ‘a man meets his fate on the very path he takes to avoid it’.

Shen's death is a perfect representation of his life. Blinded by his own ambitions, he severed the cords that held his life together (distancing himself from his family, taking the throne by force, etc.), and by the time he realized what that ambition had cost him, it was far too late

@fernthaisetthawatkul5569

2 ай бұрын

yes! i rarely hear anyone talk about how perfect that fight sequence is, how it's a near perfect metaphor for the villain's own life!

I always interpreted Shen to be a metaphor for the British Empire’s invasion of China. He’s white and red, like the English flag, and he’s ignorant to cultural systems like fate and kung fu, instead vying for cannons, armies etc

@kingelijah8049

3 ай бұрын

Could easily represent the Japanese too.

@winniethepooh1504

3 ай бұрын

@@kingelijah8049 oh damn yeah!

The most interesting thing about Shen's behaviour is how he's a ruthless genocidal sociopath but still carries himself like a rich spoilt nobleman with how he treats his henchman, goes about his interactions with the Soothsayer and prepares for meeting Po for the first time. Adds a layer of depth to him and really sells his plausibility as a medieval era villain all the better.

Someone pointed out that the different villains (so far) represent different trials for Poe to overcome: Tai Lung represents the physical, sheer force. Shen is the psychological, the mind. Kai represented the spirital, Chi. It will be interesting to see what the next villain will represent. There is also of course the fact that Tai Lung is connected to Shifu, Shen to Poe and Kai to Oogway. Who could the Chameleon be connected to?

@dionettaeon

3 ай бұрын

My guess would be that Chameleon represents the "dark mirror" to Po. Perhaps, as Shen is connected to Po's past, Chameleon will be connected to Po's future, a warning of sorts should he stray onto darker paths. Since previous prophesies were mainly just spoken, and those attempting to avoid it fail, the key to avoiding this dark fate could be Po confronting the consequences of it before he's strayed too far.

@jabbathehutt83

3 ай бұрын

@@dionettaeon My thoughts exactly, The Chameleon will be the ultimate trial for Po.

@dhans9662

2 ай бұрын

Lol.

@Zabor-ny3co

Ай бұрын

Chameleon represents 'being too short'

@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511

16 күн бұрын

Representa arruinar una franquicia

Lord Shen is easily my favorite Kung Fu Panda villain and the best one of them all. Not only because he physically but psychologically threatens anyone who questions him. He's also the reason Po was found, adopted and raised by Mr. Ping. How he met and befriended Master Shifu and the Furious Five as well as how he became the Dragon Warrior in the first place.

In the end, it all comes down to the very lesson Po tried to impart on him. 'You have to let go of those things from the past, because it just doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now.' Shen was a man deeply scarred and defined by his past and believed that ones past created the kind of person you are in the present. And then along comes Po. A man who should, by Shen's logic, be deeply scarred, angry and traumatized by the things Shen did to him. But he isn't. Po let his past go and focused on the present and Shen just can't comprehend how such a thing is possible. And so he rebukes Po's lesson, because to accept it would mean he'd be forced to acknowledge that his entire life could have gone right for him, if he'd wanted it to and the only reason it didn't is because he chose to live a life of misery. Shen created his own pain, his own misery and even in the end, he can't accept that it could have been different. Even in the last minutes of his life, Po offered him a way out and he refused to accept it, because he couldn't cope with the fact that he was a monster of his own making. As many people have already pointed out, the warrior of black and white was never Po, it was Shen himself. He externalized the threat of the prophecies onto the pandas and Po in particular, but failed to grasp the symbolism of the prophetic warning. Po is a warrior of black and white and right before their final bout, he even resembles the symbol of Yin and Yang for a few seconds, which freaked Shen out, but despite all those external signs, Shen was always his own warrior of black and white. He defeated himself. Po would never have been a threat to him if he'd left the pandas alone. But Shen refused to accept that. Even in the very last seconds of his life, he chose to fight Po and refused to save his own life when he saw he was about to get splattered by a falling canon (a weapon of his own creation), preferring even death over accepting the truth.

The reason why I love Lord Shen is because he was voiced by Gary Oldman, one of my favorite actors (and crushes) of all time!

One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.

Gary Oldman did an amazing job and managed to not get overshadowed by Ian's McShanes great villain in the first 1

Tai Lung = Best Fighter. Shen = Best Villain. Kai = Best theme.

@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511

2 ай бұрын

Chamaleona:

i remember seeing KFP 2 in theatres as a kid and being absolutely thrilled by shen. i hope i get the same feeling if he comes back in KFP 4

A lot of people seem to miss this. In the final battle, A warrior of black and white does Shen in, but it's not Po. Po offers a ray of light. The warrior of black and white that undoes Lord Shen, is Lord Shen.

@fernthaisetthawatkul5569

2 ай бұрын

exactly, it was never po that defeated him, it was shen himself! po was merely acting in defense of himself and his homeland the entire time. it was shen who murdered the pandas, it was shen who initiated his conquest of china. ultimately it was shen who initiated every event that led to his demise. that final 'fight sequence' was simply a metaphor for shen's journey this whole time, he thought po was the one who needed to be defeated, but in reality he was destroying himself!

Oogway described Lord Shen best “One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it”

“Crushed under the weight of own evil” was such a bar🔥

Dude killed Pandas and actually expected his parents to be okay with it. What kind of logic is that?

@MrClickity

2 ай бұрын

The logic of a psychopath: "I removed the threat! Aren't you proud of me?"

@johnkamadeva4747

2 ай бұрын

That’s how you know how insane and truly far gone Shen is

Heck yeah! Shen is my personal favorite villain in the series! In that note, could a potential episode on Tai-Lung be a possibility or even Kai?

singular voice like in Kung fu panda 4 from shen is literally a bird squawking

Amazing video as always Vile! You're the best! And another thing to point out is that Shen's sigil (Plus the symbols on his tail feathers) are a dead ringer for the Imperial Japanese war flag. It makes it all the more significant given the atrocities the japanese commited in their attempted conquest of china during ww2, Plus pandas being considered China's national animals.

Analyzing Evil:Red John From The Mentalist

@cejay3760

3 ай бұрын

Analyzing evil: Livia Sopranos from the sopranos

By far and away, my favourite line from KFP 2 is "The only reason youre still alive, is that I find your stupidity *mildly* amusing."

you know he is evil because he is voiced by Gary Oldman....

BEST villain in the franchise! Gary oldman did a fantastic job! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Pleasw do Tai Lung next

shen's parents indeed loved him: any common citizen would have been executed on the spot for the atrocities shen had comitted. but shen's parents merely exiled him. an act of mercy and love.

@hafirenggayuda

28 күн бұрын

Which is a "wrong" choice for everyone, sadly.

New episodes of (Annualizing Evil) Madara Uchiha: Naruto Shippuden Odin: God of War 5 Smaug: The Hobbit Freezer: DBZ Count Olive: A series of Unfortunate Events

Yes! Lord Shen was my favorite villain in Kung fu panda and Dreamworks in general. Please do Tai Lung next

With Ramsay, Todd and Now Shen, this channel Has just an fantastic run of my Favourite antagonist . Thank you so much. ❤

I'm so happy you've covered Lord Shen! One of the best well written cruelest-villain character in animated movies

Lord Shen is the reason KFP2 is the goated movie of the series.

Good stuff as always. 😎 Was hoping to see the following covered one day: - Joe Cooper (Killer Joe) - Nino Brown (New Jack City) - Jake "The Muss" Heke (Once Were Warriors) - The Always Sunny in Philadelphia gang - more James Bond villains

Yes, a worth villain. An analysis of this will be legendary.

This was a fantastic video. I didn't even think about the colors of Shen and the implications that had. Great work!

Tai Lung would be an interesting episode to see as we hear about his tragic downfall

We finally get an episode on Shen! After so long!

seriously like the best villain i've ever seen. everything about him is all so good his character design is god tier. ofc all the character designs in kfp are super good but i LOVE the way shen looks and moves. how his color scheme is all white and it's yet another way in which kfp subverts expectations because white is usually associated with goodness and purity. and the red accents really make it a sick looking character. not to mention the fact that in every single scene he's in, he's ALWAYS illuminated by red lighting, even on his final moments! the color symbolism on kfp2 goes OFF. red represents evil, and shen is pure evil. also, his fighting style is beautiful. the feather knives are cool as fuck and he actually uses his tail during the fight with master rhino to distract his enemies and throw them off!! just pure love for this design. plus he looks elegant and classy and then he's just completely unhinged in some scenes its so good then his actual character i adore. he's interesting. you understand his motives even though you know he's completely irredeemable! in his eyes his parents rejected him for no reason and he thinks they exhiled him out of hate. he actively refuses to acknowledge otherwise because he's so caught up in the past, he's so obsessed with proving his greatness to himself and his late parents that he can't fathom the idea that they truly loved him. he can't let go! also his relationship with the soothsayer is so good. she genuinely felt sorry for him despite everything he'd done and she so badly wanted him to see the truth, its so interesting. and he just lets her go instead of having her killed because he too cared about her to some extent. and then there's his relationship to po. which is so GOOD!! in this movie, po is yang and shen is yin (despite shen being white and po being mostly black! expectation subversion subversion!). they're foils. their destinies have been intertwined since po was a baby! everything shen did to try and stop his destiny from happening caused po's life to happen the way it did and bring him to his own destiny; stopping shen. like oogway said, one often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it. the traumatic ties they have are just too good. shen literally took everything from po, he left him without a home and without his parents, just like shen was. and yet po was able to let go of the past and focus on who he was now, and he came out on top. however shen couldnt and that cost him his life in the end. and another great scene is when po confronts him at the factory and shen projects his own thing with his parents onto po's!! he believed his own parents hated him and didn't love him, so instead of telling po the truth about his, he says "your parents didn't love you". again, he never lets go of the past. also! while shen is always lit up by red, po is constantly surrounded by golds and greens. during the inner peace fireball scene it's very clear, when po catches a fireball and redirects it it turns from red to gold (the clouds in the background too as the scene progresses) and bonus he's SO funny in various scenes. like his perfectionism and unhingedness make for hilarious moments in the film despite him being a terrifying and dangerous villain. also bonus bonus, the voice acting is top notch and his music cues are gorgeous!

Another BANGER from Garry Oldman

Lord Shen reminds me of Lord Frieza. Both characters committed a genocide of species due to a prophecy. Additionally, both Shen and Frieza are still ultimately defeated by a member of race they nearly eradicated. Their personalities are also not too dissimilar, with both Shen and Frieza being arrogant, prideful, vindictive, etc. Excellent villain analysis as always Villain Profile Suggestions: 1. Frank Underwood/Francis Urquart (House of
Cards) 2. 001 Squid Game) 3. Petyr Baelish (A Song of Ice and Fire) 4. Frank Gallagher (Shameless US 5. Marty and Wendy Byrde (Ozark) 6. Dudley Smith (L.A Confidential) 7. Lorne Malvo (Fargo) 8. Idi Amin (Last King of Scotland) 9. Kratos (God of War series) 10. Eric Cartman (South Park) 11. Father (Full Metal Alchemist) 12. The Sons of Anarchy Gang

Lord Shen is my all time favorite Kung Fu Panda villain.

He sure makes a lot of eye contact. The way he bends his neck to get a great look at you reminds me of Davy Jones style of intimidation. Such an active neck.

We need a video for Tai Lung.

Lord Shen always stood out to me in the franchise. A cold and suave villain with his army of rugged brutes and weapons. His ambitions that would be achieved through the cost of lives. Also kickstarted the series in his attempt to secure his future which would lead to his downfall. Villain suggestions that I think you could cover: -Heat by Micheal Mann -Casino by Martin Scorsese -Fargo by The Coen Brothers -Ralph Cifaretto (The Sopranos) -Phil Leotardo (The Sopranos) -Hector Salamanca (Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul) -The Governor (Walking Dead TV) -Whiterose (Mr. Robot) -The Master (Fallout 1) -The Enclave (Fallout 2 & 3) -Caesar’s Legion (Fallout: New Vegas) -Officer Tennpenny (GTA San Andreas) -Micah Bell (Red Dead Redemption 2) -Dio Brando/DIO (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) -Emperor Ganishka (Berserk) -Patry/Licht (Black Clover) -Conrad Leto (Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King) -Mahito (Jujutsu Kaisen) -Suguru Geto (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Haha! The intro in this video without auto of Shen’s dialogue, has him look as though he’s tweekin 😭🫨

This analyzing evil is loooong overdue.

Finally. The wait was 100% worth it. A perfect video. Once again I'm going to suggest James Moriarty from Sherlock Holmes, and Luca Blight from Suikoden 2.

I loved the final scene between Shen and the Soothsayer. Despite his cruelty, he still cared for her and chose to release her. Shen knew deep down that the Soothsayer was right, but his pride would not allow him to stop. He pushed forward, no matter the cost. "Goodbye, Shen. I wish you happiness, "Happiness must be taken! And I will take mine." That final exchange between the two of them describes Shen and his tragic arc wonderfully.

Omg SO DAMN AWESOOOOOOME!!! A analysis about the main antagonist of the KFP saga. So coooool

You should do an analysis video on the Swede from Hell on Wheels

Dreamworks definitely makes the best villians. I would like to see Rameses from The Prince of Egypt. "One weak link could end the chain of a dynasty" can cause anyone to become irrational. Or The Fairy Godmother from Shrek 2.

Yes! So the prophesied end of Lord Shen he overheard of a warriors or being of Black & White wasn’t really just Po, but himself. He did not change course, sought to overcome the fate of his decisions, and that lead to the black and white Peacock’s end

Also to add something about Lord Shen's design: his face is akin to how villain characters are depicted in Chinese opera. Usually those would have white and black painted on the face especially around the eyes.

One of my favorite animated villains and a character I've been looking forward to seeing. You did a good job Vile!

One of my favorite villains ever ! Thanks for reviewing him

I would like to see Gemma from SOA get a video one day.

Ronnie from raising kanan, very scary guy.

You should do an analysis for Lotso from Toy Story 3, he is one of the darkest Pixar villains.

I certainly did not expect to see this villain covered. A very good choice!

You do a phenomenal job as always

"Happiness is not something than can come naturally, but something that needs to be taken" that hits hard.

You should profile Bellwether from zootopia Jafar from Aladdin Queen Ingrid from maleficent mistress of evil Screenslaver from Incredibles 2 Prince John from Robin Hood Ursula from the little mermaid Regina George from mean girls Harley Quinn from Batman animated series Bison from street fighter 2 Rico from judge dredd Mr body from clue Rafael from the mask of Zorro Bartabee from dogma The box from night train Han from enter the dragon

One sugestion, do a analazing evil about the jones family from Prisioners

Ok now you need to analyze Tai Lung.

Amazing video analisys to one of the Dreamworks greatest villains Gary Oldmans greatest villain performance next to Agent Stanfield from Leon the Professional and Dracula from 1992 Bram Stokers Dracula

never watched the movie but from what i saw and heard in this video is that the avatar and kung fu panda 2 is really similar in story,an evil ruler being foretold a prophesized hero and then eradicating the race associated to the hero, also the end scene where po reflects the firework cannon is very similar to aang deflecting the thunder from lord ozai

Shen is probably my favourite animated villain

A great vid! Horus from 40k perhaps? A great case of feelings of inadequacy and other factors being taken advantage of

What a fabulous character breakdown!

Lord Shen still remains to be one of my favorite villains, great analysis on him. I do hope a villain suggestion you’ll do one day is Brynden Rivers aka Bloodraven in The game of thrones books.

@nunyabiznes33

3 ай бұрын

Would he be considered a villain for this series?

Yes! I’ve been waiting for this one!

KFP2 is still my favorite animated movie of all time and Lord Shen is a large part of that. He’s funny, menacing and even kinda sad.

Kung Fu Panda 2 was definitely my favorite of all of them so far.

great work on covering Lord Shen Mr.Vile Eye

Loved the phrase "A man so wronged, because he thought himself so right". Always loved Shen as a villain, amazing video. Any chance you could do Robert Ford from Westworld at some point? That'd be fantastic

@KellOfHorns

3 ай бұрын

@@T.elegram_TheVileEye1 First of all, huge show spoilers to anyone reading this. To start with, he's played by Anthony Hopkins, so that should give you a good starting point for the type of character we're talking about. Ford is a mechanical engineer who with his partner, Arnold, created a sort of Disney World for adults, filled with Androids that eventually gained consciouness. Ford and Arnold had a rift, Ford wanting to keep it an amusement park for the rich, while Arnold wanted to let the Androids flourish. Throughout the show Ford appears to want to maintain the amusement park, the fantasy world where guests can partake in the most violent but consequence-free actions, with Ford being able to play God and not being ashamed to. He takes pride in his creations, but ultimately comes to lose faith in humans, eventually agreeing with Arnold and changing his plans into freeing the Androids from their fate-bound narratives in a grand rebellion. Ford's story is one where he chased his dreams so hard that it caused the death of his business partner. He lived with regret, secretly defying his parent company to achieve his goals, and coming around to losing faith in humans. His character is filled with philosophy, meaning, power, a god complex, empathy, analysis of art, manipulations, and above all, what it means to be human. Overall, he's a complex character that is fascinating to watch and understand. Also he's only on seasons 1 and 2, so no need to watch the whole 4 seasons, but he appears way less in season 2 still with a noticeable impact. I highly reccomend you watch this vid at the 30:00 minute mark, that will speak far more than what I could sell you on, and I guarantee you that it can be a character analysis that you won't regret. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mopms5Zqn5DYp6g.html Hope I lit even the faintest of interest in Dr. Ford. In any case, love your videos man!

Lord Shen has some of the best character animation I've seen. The way you can see him subtly shake with anger is truly incredible. I love him so much