Amph Marvel's Shang-Chi (Legend of the Ten Rings)

Agreed. As a huge wuxia fan and martial arts geek, I felt let down with Shang-Chi and Ta Lo as a whole.

Now, Xialing? She stole the movie IMO and I would happily watch a series or solo film with Meng’er’s feisty little sister.

I like Simu and think SC could ultimately be a solid character, but I agree with you.

I am glad there will be a sequel, but I hope they can give me a reason to care about SC and please, please make the rest of the Ta Lo beasties as believable as Morris and his Dijiang kin.

 

I totally loved Xialing, too, and really look forward to see what they do with her in the future, she's now in charge of the Ten Rings so that ought to make things interesting.
Guess I didn't have any problems with Shang-Chi himself in that he's very much the archetype of the reluctant hero who feels he eventually has to make up for his father's sins. In some regards he is a lot like Luke Skywalker.... the call to adventure came out of the blue, he had a father who had been a very menacing villain who did a lot of bad things, yet ultimately he felt he could not strike him down and sought to redeem the old man in some way - but it was too late. Like Vader, WenWu is ultimately too late to save himself, but his last act is to try to save his only son. Also like Vader, WenWu probably regretted going down the wrong path but maybe in his last moments, ardently hoped his son would follow a better path than he did.
Like Luke, Shang-Chi must ultimately embrace his problematic legacy and become the hero he was meant to be, one who will stand for what is right, and use the awesome powers handed down by his father in a way that would make his ancestors proud.

 

^ Sure, but none of that made me care about SC.

 

I didn't mean to imply it should have.... just sharing my personal reaction

 

Oh, I know! Totally - I definitely followed all the behind-the-scenes drama. But I wasn't talking only about their efforts in the last 10 years or so... I mean, the larger issue being that WB has never seemed interested in really building a huge franchise like the MCU despite having had huge hits with their Superman and Batman movies in 1978 and 1989, respectively. They could have been the first to do it, but for whatever reason they didn't.

 

You're absolutely right about that, Quest, but as Yoda would say: "Do - or do not. There is no try"

 

This was such a fun, and the best MCU film of the year so far. I'm excited to revisit as I continue my MCU TV/movie watch through.

 

I love this!

 

Finally got around to seeing this and man was it a lot of fun. Great stuff! Loved the cast, the action, and how somewhat surprisingly funny it was. Looking forward to seeing these characters again.

 

I think I miffed Bernard by publicly saying this should have been the cover art for the blu ray or included as a poster at the very least. Not everyone has a printer at home and this artwork is beautiful. I hope Bernard does a poster for the sequel.

 

Spoiler

Given what we know of Dr. Strange's and Wong's statuses in Spider-Man No Way Home, that could explain why Shang-Chi met with Wong in the end credits scene and not Dr. Strange.

 

I feel stupid for it taking this long to register with me but I love that Katy’s strategy to defeat bullies is exactly the one Quill used against Ronan to save Xandar.

 

Did not think about it untill you said it. And now I want a crossover!

 

So I thought about this earlier today. I wonder if Kamala Khan’s amulet shares a connection with the Ten Rings. Given that they’re both artifacts that seemingly grant powers to whoever puts them on perhaps they have a shared origin. Maybe related to the Eternals or something.

 

Doctor Strange spoiler question

Spoiler

That was the aunt answering the call for aid in the beginning, right?

They didn’t kill her off, right?

 

Spoiler

I think the energy colours are diferent, wich in the MCU means a lot. Colour wise they look more like Agatha/Harrow purple while the rings colours remind Eternals magic.

 

Spoiler

No, Michelle Yeoh was not in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. She can, however, be found as the lead in this year's other major multiverse-themed release, Everything Everywhere all at Once.