WhenPo,theclown-eyed,roly-polykick-asspandabearheroofKungFuPanda2,goesintohistwirly,lightning-limbedfightingmode,hedoesn'tleavehisslightlyabashedsuburbansweetnessbehind.''Yes!''hesays,dispatchingafoe,''Tastethedefeat,''andyoucanhearthejoyousdisbelief(didIreallyjustwhipthatguy'sbutt?)inthegee-whizsoundofJackBlack,whovoiceshim.It'snothardtoseewhychildrenlovePo,therareanimatedherowho'sawesomeandridiculousatthesamemoment.He'slikethecooleststuffedanimalintheworld.ButsincehebecameatriumphantmemberoftheFuriousFive—Tigress(AngelinaJolie),Monkey(JackieChan),Viper(LucyLiu),Mantis(SethRogen),andCrane(DavidCross)—in2008'sKungFuPanda,what'sleftforhimtoconquerbeyondthenextbowlofdumplings?

　　InKungFuPanda2,Pomustnowdefeataseethingwhitepeacock,LordShen(voicedwithsilverymenacebyGaryOldman),whoownsagiganticcannonheplanstousetoputtheFuriousFive—and,indeed,allofkungfu—outofbusiness.Morethanthat,Pomustcometogripswithhisownrepressedmemoriesofthemomentthatlefthimanabandonedinfant.Attimes,KungFuPanda2suggestsBambiredoneasanepisodeofOprah.Yetit'samore-than-worthysequel.You'lltaste,andsavor,thevictorythroughanirresistiblegushof''healing''tears.