KUNG FU PANDA 2 (2011)

Directed by: Jennifer Yuh
Written by: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
US Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie
Rated: PG

About the film:
Po, the giant panda, seeks answers about his origins even as the evil Lord Shen seeks to gain control over all those within the country which he rules with an iron fist.

Movie Quote:
“The cup you choose to fill has no bottom.”
Soothsayer (Michelle Yeoh) Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Bible Quote:
“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”
Jeremiah 2:13 (KJV)

Commentary:
Whether it is a bottomless cup or a broken cistern that can hold no water, the result is the same. Whatever goes into either is lost forever. It cannot be retrieved. And this is exactly the lesson that God wants us to know.

Both the biblical and movie quotes refer to what we choose to believe in or trust. We can choose to trust in something that is strong, secure, and dependable and receive the positive results of our believing in something that is true. Or we can choose to trust in something that is weak, filled with holes, and unreliable and receive the negative results of believing in something that cannot provide what we desire. God be praised, the choice is ours. But the consequences of making the wrong choice are enormous and life-changing.

God gives us this analogy to exhort us to believe in His Word which is unshakeable, undeniable, and unwavering in its representation of His truth. His Word is the solid cup or cistern in which He wants us to put our trust. When we do we will never be disappointed.


Questions to consider while watching the film:
1. Po suffers from distractions that hinder him during the course of the film. How debilitating are distractions and what can we do to keep our focus despite them?

2. Adoption is also a subject that is considered during the course of the film. What does God have to say about adoption and how does that relate to the film?