The battle alongside the Great Protector 🤯
What do fellow Asian Americans think of this film? I just got back from watching it and I'm curious.
I wonder if there would be a better work around regarding his name. Instead of 氣 (Chi), would 冀 (Ji) be a suitable replacement?
The romanization of 冀(Ji) would still be written as Chi, so he'd be able to keep the name Shang Chi in English.
His name in Mandarin would be pronounced a little differently ( Shang Ji) but I'm wondering if it would sound a little more appealing/ make more sense in Chinese.
Okay so I think I figured out the timeline of Shang-Chi and his family's lives. It makes two big assumptions--one, that it's "present day" is set sometime around Endgame, so 2023 about (five years after Infinity War, which was 2018), give or take a few months, and two, that Shang-Chi was not blipped, as that just opens another can of worms that the film didn't delve into at all.
So with those assumptions, we are told that Shang-Chi left his father at the age of fourteen, and it is now ten years later, so he is twenty-four years old. Twenty-four in 2023 would mean he was born in 1999, three years after Wenwu met his mother. If he left ten years prior to the "present" would put him leaving in 2013 (same year as Iron Man 3, actually, now that I think about it). It's also stated that he started training with his father at the age of seven, which began pretty much right after his mom died and Wenwu went back to the Ten Rings, so that would put Wenwu's return to the Ten Rings at 2006, two years before the first Iron Man.
I think that holds up. Maybe it could be interpreted that the Ten Rings' kidnapping of Tony Stark was part of Wenwu rebuilding his power base, or something.
Ah, didn't catch that. So he was likely born in 2000 then.There are a few other clues. He met Katy when he was 15 and they've known each other for 10 years. Basic math should mean he's 25 during the movie.
As for the year. He had one shirt that said he's from the class of 17. If he graduated as a 18 year old in 2017 then he'd be 25 in 2024.
So that's what I'm sticking with unless Marvel confirms something different.
What do fellow Asian Americans think of this film? I just got back from watching it and I'm curious.
Really enjoyed the film. Wasn't expecting Trevor Slattery to appear in this and honestly I loved it, probably one of the highlights of the film. Action scenes are up there with the MCU's best, and I like how even though the third act was fairly formulaic on paper (hero fights villain with the same powerset, there's a faceless CGI army) it was still pretty cool in practice
True, that part was pretty atypical and also awesome as hellI wouldn't exactly call a Kaiju battle typical third act marvel.
So the movie's 1996 was his sister birthyear, not his?I think he was born in 99 like what you originally said. But I think the year of the movie takes place in 2024 instead of 2023.
There are a few other clues. He met Katy when he was 15 and they've known each other for 10 years. Basic math should mean he's 25 during the movie.
As for the year. He had one shirt that said he's from the class of 17. If he graduated as a 18 year old in 2017 then he'd be 25 in 2024.
So that's what I'm sticking with unless Marvel confirms something different.
6/10 great visuals but wow was the comedy horrendous and rather lackluster, average plot. Hopefully we can get to the point that people are tired of seeing the same origin story for all these films.
Still mildly amused at the idea of Nora hanging out and being best friends with her grandpa aka Garbage Boy.
I was pretty scared it would be shitty or just disrespectful in some way to Asian culture. However I'm very pleased with what they did. They managed to throw in a lot of small Asian culture nods without making it feel forced or a joke. I feel satisfied that we got our own Black Panther of a movie.What do fellow Asian Americans think of this film? I just got back from watching it and I'm curious.
Oh yes. Any day now.6/10 great visuals but wow was the comedy horrendous and rather lackluster, average plot. Hopefully we can get to the point that people are tired of seeing the same origin story for all these films.
It's bad, but for what's worth, the old comics were printed on cheap, grayish paper (like a newspaper) that dimmed the colors on page. Therefore, the colorists always cranked up color intensity. Shang-Chi was not supposed to look as yellow as a banana.God, Shang-Chi's skin being colored yellow during the 70s is so cringe inducing.
Wait, what was the story?When Shang-Chi told Katy he lied about going after his mother's killer.. Could that be man Katy's relative was referring to at the beginning of the movie?
Seriously... :'(I just finished watching this and told my friend when talking about this lineup as well how bummed I was we'd have no T'Challa
Without spoiling can anyone tell me of Loki is referenced at all?
Sister wants to watch but has not watched loki yet.
Not even hinted atWithout spoiling can anyone tell me of Loki is referenced at all?
Sister wants to watch but has not watched loki yet.
What man?When Shang-Chi told Katy he lied about going after his mother's killer.. Could that be man Katy's relative was referring to at the beginning of the movie?
I think he mean Katy's grandfather. early in the movie when ShangChi pick up Katy. it's chinese day of the dead where they remember their dead relative. the poster wondering if Katy's grandfather is the guy Shang-Chi killed. which I don't think it is.
I think he mean Katy's grandfather. early in the movie when ShangChi pick up Katy. it's chinese day of the dead where they remember their dead relative. the poster wondering if Katy's grandfather is the guy Shang-Chi killed. which I don't think it is.
Incredible. I was terrified it would be disappointing because I felt like if this bombed it would take forever to bring back goodwill from viewing audiences for another Asian superhero as fucked up as that sounds. But this movie was well made, I've seen it twice in theaters now (early screening where Simu showed up and just now w my girlfriend). Loved it.
I was pretty scared it would be shitty or just disrespectful in some way to Asian culture. However I'm very pleased with what they did. They managed to throw in a lot of small Asian culture nods without making it feel forced or a joke. I feel satisfied that we got our own Black Panther of a movie.
Absolutely not. The relative scene was there just to sprinkle in some Asian culture. And the lie was important because it revealed that SC was indeed a killerWhen Shang-Chi told Katy he lied about going after his mother's killer.. Could that be man Katy's relative was referring to at the beginning of the movie?
He's about 5 years older than her, because he went on his mission when he was 15, then she waited 6 years and left when she was 16. So if she's born in 96, he was born in 90/91, which doesn't track to graduating in 17 and being about 25 in 2024. (He'd be a decade older)So the movie's 1996 was his sister birthyear, not his?
The t-shirt is the best hint for his age still.