HULI JING SHANG CHI MOVIE

Now he's hellbent on bringing her back, with a scheme that could have devastating consequences for all humanity.Īll this family angst gives Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings unusual emotional intensity for a superhero movie. Here, he gives us a more extreme vision of obsessive desire: Years ago, Wenwu tragically lost his wife, Shang-Chi and Xialing's mother. You might know Leung from his work in Wong Kar-wai's magnificent romantic dramas such as In the Mood for Love.

HULI JING SHANG CHI MOVIE

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But the filmmakers have smartly redefined the character, who's played - in an inspired piece of casting - by the Hong Kong screen legend Tony Leung. Wenwu is the latest version of a notorious Marvel supervillain called the Mandarin who was introduced in the '60s as a mustache-twirling Fu Manchu stereotype. The siblings have to put their own issues aside and unite against their diabolical father, who derives his power from the 10 rings of the title - metal armbands that have made him immortal and almost invincible. Once there, the movie becomes a full-blown dysfunctional family drama with darkly funny overtones.Īt times I felt like I was watching a comedy about the all-too-relatable tensions between a traditional Chinese parent and his wayward Westernized offspring, though one in which, of course, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Determined to figure out why, Shaun flies to Macao with Katy to meet up with his estranged sister, Xialing.

Now his father has found him and sent his goons after him.

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