There was nothing compelling about this smirking asshole

I would maybe the understand the praise for this movie if this guy was a compelling and enjoyable villain, but he isn't. He just isn't.

Mediocre as fuck character

So what exactly was his problem?

>"Long ago, in ancient China, the peacocks ruled over Gongmen City. They brought great joy and prosperity to the city, for they had invented fireworks. But their son, Lord Shen, saw darker power in the fireworks. What had brought color and joy could also bring darkness and destruction. Shen's troubled parents consulted a soothsayer. She foretold that if Shen continued down this dark path, he would be defeated by a warrior of black and white. The young lord set out to change his fate, but what he did next... only sealed it. Shen returned to his parents full of pride, but in their faces, he only saw horror. He was banished from the city forever. But Shen swore revenge. Someday, he would return, and all of China would bow at his feet"

>"Young Shen was in line to rule Gongmen City, but he wanted more. I foretold that someone would stand in his way. A panda"
What a shit backstory

>his entire backstory is revealed in the first 2 minutes (the first movie waits 40 minutes before revealing Tai Lung's backstory)

They dropped the ball there

What the fuck do some people see in this villain? I didn't care for him at all

You know a villain is poorly-executed when not even Gary Oldman can save him