

some games you might have played – like Myst, were made with the backbone of Hypercard. it was as if Apple actively had an interest in making it as simple as possible for its users to look inside the computer and learn something new about how they work. Hypercard was well integrated with the Mac, it was full-featured, and its interface was much less piecemeal and clunky than something like Twine.

It was also, to be honest, much more powerful than Twine. it was a bit like Twine in how it made programming accessible, except it was more visual and intuitive. Hypercard was a programming tool for Apple computers in the late 80’s and 90’s. There are two main things that happen in this film.Is frustrating partly because there is a history within consumer tech companies providing more holistic and powerful tools to artists – tools which often have now been laid dormant or actively suppressed because they don’t fit in with the current “closed box”-style tech business philosophy. The other is the bull-like creature, Kai, swinging his luminous daggers around and stealing people's chi. In terms of storyline it's simple, but all over the place at the same time.

Kai is on his way to steal the chi of Po and the others to become even more powerful than he already is. After Po is reunited with his father, it is made clear to him that that only a chi master can defeat Kai so Po must journey to the secret panda village in order to master chi before Kai comes to get him.

It turns out Pandas were historically chi masters Eventually Kai finds where Po is and there's a battle. The reunion and father-son bonding scenes in the temple were actually quite nice (as was the jealousy of Po's stepfather, Mr Ping) and I wish there were more scenes like that because for the most part I found myself bored. One of the key draws for these films is that they're funny. In terms of the new characters I kinda liked Kai, and actually possibly even wanted him to win, which is really bad. Some of the pandas in the secret village were good. When Po is talking to them he says things like 'you look like me, but a baby you look like me but old you look like me, but fatter' and so on, was funny. When the village is under attack from Kai, Tigress runs to the secret panda village to get Po. But how did she find the panda village so easily? It was meant to be secret! Overall, It wasn't an awful movie, but it was not on par with the first two instalment. While not really outdoing the first two films, Kung Fu Panda 3 has all the trappings of a fine third entry in an acclaimed film franchise. Some of the humor feels sillier compared to the prequels, but eventually gets better as the conflict is developed. The film is fast-paced and gripping as it delivers a successful blend of action and comedy, served with heartfelt father-son moments that continue to warm my heart. It also doesn't eschew the philosophy or the magical score that aided the first two films in a great way. The voice acting is still good, and there's nothing to complain about. The story is written in a way that while it may initially seem silly, it only ends up getting better and stronger as it goes on to unfold.
