Shang-Chi may be Marvel's first Asian protagonist in the 23 films in the series, but he and his family will not be regarded as newcomers to their films. From there, Shangqi quickly stood out for its movements, which emphasized precision and dexterity rather than rough CG power or weightless tricks (although there are many, thanks to the ten rings they give the wearer). Opening with an episode completely narrated in Chinese, Shangqi brought his Chinese inspiration into a series of battle sequences, reminiscent of the arrangement of martial arts stories. Martial arts is an ancient Chinese literary genre featuring martial artists. The first major action scene takes place on a bus in San Francisco, when Fashion Chic fights with his father's henchmen, including all the explosions and fast melees in the classic Marvel movies.
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Shang-Chi is the first Asian protagonist of Marvel. The film style is based on the rich Asian film history. From martial arts films to gangster films to novels, the most striking is the vibrant visual and emotional style of Ou Wuxia's epic. Released in theaters on September 3, it is Marvel's first Marvel movie featuring Asian actors, characters with Chinese names and dialogues in Mandarin. This movie interweaves the classic Marvel action scenes with the themes of love and family to create a movie that is both interesting and immersive, and at the same time has the depth of a well-written story. This film balances the Marvel action film with a careful consideration of Chinese family, love and culture.
The film features Hong Kong legend Tony Leung as Wenu, the patriarch of Shang Chi and the army of dark ninjas. Leung is extremely persuasive as a villain who is steely or romantic, loving or vengeful at times. Venu, played by the great Tony Leung, is the film's secret weapon and undoubtedly the best antagonist Marvel has created since the Black Panthers of Killmonger. Addressing a long-standing villain problem in the franchise - which is the code for a Marvel movie to pit the hero against someone who is just their evil clone - the Venvus arc in the film is, I would say, more resonant than even Shang-Chi.
What's even more exciting is that the antagonist Xu Wenwu is also challenged with a drab history and a heartbreaking desire to reconnect with the love of his life. Although Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is an action-packed superhero film, it has much more to offer than surface combat scenes, especially when it comes to tender moments between characters and seething life. emotions. the length of the movie. It is in this context that Sialin, initially stony and resentful (for a good reason), appears as more than just a side story of Shang-Chi's journey to the Chosen One; This is what makes the scene in which Shang-Chi is coached by guardian Ta Lo Ying Nan (Yeo) not only enjoyable to watch - Yos still figured it out - but interesting to think about. In scenes such as the last, which takes place in a magical forest outside the hidden realm and uses mysterious ancient artifacts, Shang-Chi hardly resembles a superhero movie.
The franchise's ironic and self-deprecating sense of humor, which does so much to bring the characters back to earth, no matter how outlandish their abilities become, is shown whenever Shang-Chi threatens to look too epic. Filled with dialogue that perfectly echoes the line between witty, impressive, and funny, Shang Chi is a solid film that is delightful no matter how much audiences know the Marvel franchise. Shang Chi is a phenomenal film with a great message, beautiful scenery, strong characters, huge heart and beautifully designed backgrounds. "Shang Chi", directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, tries to shake up the Marvel formula by infusing it with martial arts and fairy fantasy and basing it on Chinese and Asian American culture.
But perhaps more importantly, what makes this movie suitable for the Marvel universe (which is an exception, and even more so for him) is how it gracefully blends into the Chinese martial arts tradition full of fantasy martial arts. The film also has wonderful fighting scenes, carefully staged by Sammi Cheng, a combat coordinator who has a long history with the martial arts legend Jackie Chan. In addition, an outstanding member of the Chance stunt team involved in the production of this movie is Brad Allan, and this movie is to commemorate him. As can be seen from the trailer, Doctor Strange’s yellow and Hulk’s hatred appeared in the movie.
The movie gives a little more context as to why they appeared, especially in this movie, but it's not overly intrusive. But they have always been the protagonists' assistants, lackeys or comedians. Minor and antagonistic characters also have goals, obstacles, and personal development. One of the most important versions of the film is that it is not the protagonist who participates in the love story, but the villain, a choice that humanizes Vienna.
In addition to the love story of Wenu and Ying Li, the film follows the difficult family relationship between Wenu and his children. We have several memories - so many memories - from Shang-Qi's childhood, showing that his mother is dead, he has long been separated from his sister Xialing (Menger Zhang), and the two of them were raised angrier - than the damned Cold-Blooded Assassins. The bad father's daily routine - extraordinarily compelling thanks to Leung - becomes increasingly menacing over time, eroding Shang-Chi's sense of who he could become given what he did and saw. While it is possible to reinvent the character, the filmmakers of Shang Chi chose to completely avoid the stereotypes that plagued the early storylines and embraced aspects of Asia that are glorified; caring for the elderly, respecting parents and respectful grief for deceased family members, including San Francisco as a movie set (in fact, this city has the highest percentage of Chinese residents of any major US city) and the glorification of Chinese mythology and creatures as the central principles of the film.
Despite its autonomous status, Shang Chi's film manages to cleverly connect to the MCU. Leung has a believably intimidating villain, a lovable bunch of heroic personalities (played by Simu Liu, Menger Zhang, Yeoh - even Aquafina gets a good kill when needed) and a dose of truly soulful family drama underlying everything else. It's a decent Marvel excursion that is almost eaten alive by monsters, but only almost.
It follows the same basic model as the other MCU films, but does so with a lot of humor and heart, and Disney is to be commended for its interaction with an Asian director and predominantly Asian cast. With a predominantly Asian cast and a long-standing title, the film offers more than just action scenes, plot, comedy and respect for Chinese mythology. Someone will have to do some real math (and I have no doubt that someone will), but if Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is not yet the most action-packed movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - purely in terms of interconnection between the time spent watching people beat each other and the time spent in the meantime in the life of a vampire should be classified somewhere at the top.
Casting
Simu Liu as Xu Shang-Chi / Shaun:
Awkwafina as Katy:
Meng'er Zhang as Xu Xialing:
Fala Chen as Ying Li:
Florian Munteanu as Razor Fist:
Benedict Wong as Wong:
Michelle Yeoh as Ying Nan:
Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery:
Tony Leung as Xu Wenwu:
