Literally all the pieces were there to give this film emotional weight like the last 3. They could've had Shifu come face to face with Tai Lung, or show the Chameleon's backstory instead of just telling it, Tai Lung could've had a proper redemption arc instead of glossing over his character with less than 10 lines. But it ended up just becoming the pure definition of unrealised potential.
Final nail to prove that they just did not give a shit when writing the movie was that they didn't even bother to give the Chameleon a proper name. Like I get some other characters are named after what animal they are but at least every major antagonist was given a proper Chinese name with meaning to their arc.
WesternAnimation Those animals are so f*cking disappointing it makes me want to merge without looking
Literally all the pieces were there to give this film emotional weight like the last 3. They could've had Shifu come face to face with Tai Lung, or show the Chameleon's backstory instead of just telling it, Tai Lung could've had a proper redemption arc instead of glossing over his character with less than 10 lines. But it ended up just becoming the pure definition of unrealised potential.
Final nail to prove that they just did not give a shit when writing the movie was that they didn't even bother to give the Chameleon a proper name. Like I get some other characters are named after what animal they are but at least every major antagonist was given a proper Chinese name with meaning to their arc.