Daily Dialogue — December 17, 2016

TIGRESS: You don’t belong here.
PO: Ah, yeah, yeah, of course. This is your room…
TIGRESS: I mean, you don’t belong in the Jade Palace. You’re a disgrace to Kung Fu, and if you have respect for who we are and what we do, you will be gone by morning.
PO: (Deflated) Big fan.

— Kung Fu Panda (2008), screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, story by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Fish-Out-Of-Water, suggested by Will King who also recommended today’s post.

Trivia: The filmmakers cite the martial arts films, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004) and most of all the action comedy Kung Fu Hustle (2004), as influences on this film.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary by Will: “Not only is Po a fish out of water, but the other fish want him gone. Worse than just being out of place is being unwanted as well.”