Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
Loved every second, amazing story, loved that they dedicated so much of the movie to origin. Great and creative fight scenes, and it had a dragon so...
I haven't watched a Marvel movie in a while, because of the formulaic and almost insulting narratives that accurately depict but also accelerate the rapid depreciation of society's cognitive ability. I went to see Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in anticipation of a movie centred on martial arts, with a more intimate story. In typical design by committee, the first 2 acts were actually quite engrossing: the Chinese dialogue, the excellent fight choreography (if a little exaggerated - the guy hadn't fought in 10 years and he beats off 4 elite baddies who I assume have done nothing except fight their whole lives in a moving bus - how? Based on muscle memory and superior training until he was 14? Even with his blessed heritage...ah whatever, it's based on a comic book series) and the sets were really lovely to watch. The third act, as always, completely falls apart and retroactively reduces my enjoyment of the rest of the movie. Expecting a competent and humane final s
