Kung Fu Panda has so disturbed one person in the China that he’s taking his disgust to court. Zhao Bandi, a painter and designer whose works include pandas, wants Dreamworks to apologize for their exploitation of a “national treasure”.

“I want Dreamworks to explain to me why the panda Po has green eyes,” Zhao wrote on his blog. “A green eye is evil, and that’s definitely not a Chinese panda.” He also wanted an explanation as to why Po’s father is a duck instead of a panda.

… Zhao has been calling for a boycott of the film, saying it “exploits China’s ‘national treasure’ and its martial arts.”

Evidently, the concept of a “cartoon” doesn’t register with this guy. Neither do the concepts of “fiction” or “imagination”. Green eyes? Ducks? If he cares so much, he would ask how a panda even knows kung fu.

People are calling this guy an opportunist. Sure seems like it. More interesting is that China has progressed to the point that they now have freedom to file frivolous lawsuits. Yay! Just like America. Less time to worry about unpatriotic activities and reeducation camps, more time to worry about green eyed pandas.

Panda artist brings ‘Kung Fu Panda’ to court [China.org.cn]