Today's Barbershop Talk podcast is a review of the hit Marvel film 'Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings' starring Simu Liu. Shang-Chi is about a young man working as a valet who is reluctantly drawn into his father's deadly criminal organization, known as the Ten Rings. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, Simu Liu is the first Asian lead superhero in the MCU universe. We geeked out on this one, so be prepared!
We talk about the good, the bad, the ugly and give our rating out of 10.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Discussing the pros of the movie
- Seeing authentic Asian family dynamics
- Growing up not expecting to see an Asian Marvel superhero in our lifetime
- Appreciating the small details in the storyline
- Western audience and Chinese audience dynamic
- Original Shang-Chi comic book was racist
- Does Shang-Chi fit into the MCU?
- How powerful will Shang-Chi be relative to the other Avengers?
- We give our rating out of 10
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