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Rated Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 8/10

-Wonderful “hero’s journey” story. Joseph Campbell would be proud.  -LOVE that it’s almost entirely an Asian cast.  -Simu Liu embodies the character well. Athletic, mildly charismatic, somewhat brooding.  -Initially thought Awkwafina was only there for comic relief but proved she belonged and her character did too.  -Some action scenes were overwrought. Took me out of the story until it calmed down again.  -Loved how it tied back to the Mandarin, which was botched in Iron Man 2.  Kinda of expected it to reference Kun Lun, but glad they didn’t since it would be a way shoehorn in some whitewashing. -Leaned on Trevor too much. Should have been just a cameo.

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Published 2021-11-14 00:00 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere