Cast: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict
Wong, Yuen Wah, Ronny Chieng, Zach Cherry, Dallas Liu, with Michelle Yeoh,
and Tony Leung
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Producers: Kevin Feige, Jonathan Schwartz
Overview :Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings” stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Ring
Story line :Shaun (Simu Liu) and his best friend Katy (Awkwafina, Crazy Rich Asians) are all but sleepwalking through life as valet drivers at an upscale hotel in San Francisco. When a gang of assassins attack Shaun on a bus and he disposes of them with relative ease, it becomes clear to Katy that her ol’ drinking buddy has been hiding a dark secret.
Turns out, Shaun is actually Shang-Chi, a cold-blooded killer trained by his father, Wenwu (Tony Leung), a master warrior and possessor of the legendary Ten Rings. Both friends travel to China to confront Wenwu, find Shang-Chi’s estranged, equally deadly sister Xialing (Meng’er Zhang), and uncover the truth behind his mother Jiang Li’s (Fala Chen) death, which could be tied to her mystical homeland, Ta-Lo.
In a flashback, we see Shang-Chi’s parents’ first date, which just so happens to be a flirty fist fight in an enchanted bamboo forest. Wenwu is balled-up, bro-ed out, and fights with anger; Jiang Li is calm, confident, and diverts his power gracefully…Ultimately they both fell in love and get married..
Jiang li ‘s love changes Wenwu and he removes his ten rings and leads a peaceful life with his wife and trains his son deadly skills but Wenwu’s past catches up and his enemies kills his wife ..Wenwu is shattered and he blames himself that he should never have give up the rings …He again goes back to his old life and even starts training his son Sheng chi for this but Shengi Chi does not want a life of an assassin and eloped but after couple of years he is forced to return to his father and his world to protect him from falling prey to the monsters behind the mysterious mountain near his mother’s village Tao Lo….What happens next is for the audience to watch.
Technical Review : Technically the movie is brilliant , the action sequences and the animated animal characters will keep you glued to your seats…Visually it’s a eye candy ….First half has conventional fight sequences and second half has marshal art based sequences ..
Performances: Each and every character has done a fantastic job .Simu Lu has given exceptional action sequences. and Awakwafina is an ordinary girl with extraordinary skills and confidence which will entertain you totally
There are two kinds of acting going on in Shang-Chi, as there are in every martial arts/action movie. There’s acting with the face and voice, which is the conventional kind. And then there’s acting with the body–the physical stuff. Great action stars know how to tell a complex story without words, using their entire body, and the actors certainly deliver in this department.
Final Words : Like most Marvel Studios offerings, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a peculiar but polished amalgam of subverted genre tropes, dazzling action sequences, and heartfelt character moments It’s a supremely entertaining movie at all counts ..A must watch in a theater near you ….
Ratings: 4*/5*
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