Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was my first of three films I finally took in this weekend. Next week you will catch a further two Return to Cinema (take two) 2021 reviews.
Starring Simu Liu as Shang-Chi alongside Awkwafina, Meng'er Zhang, Ronny Chieng, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and Tony Leung.
Shang-Chi is forced to confront his past when his father Wenwu (Leung), the leader of the Ten Rings organization, draws Shang-Chi and his sister Xialing (Zhang) into a search for a mythical village.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the first Marvel Studios film with an Asian director and a predominantly Asian cast.
The film was filmed in Sydney in February 2020, with additional shooting occurring in San Francisco. These additional scenes are easy to tell at the start of the action packed film.
After watching Black Widow at home over the last (and god help us, hopefully FINAL) lockdown. I realised these movies 100% belong on the big screen. Disney+ may be trying to keep us all home, this film would honestly suck on most home screens.
I loved seeing all the excellent action back on a big screen with a big ass sound system. Simu Liu is outstanding as the lead, Awkwafina is an excellent sidekick.
I cannot wait for future, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings films.
In the end credits scenes we see Wong introducing Shang-Chi and Katy to Bruce Banner and Carol Danvers. They discover that the ten rings are emitting a mysterious signal. In a post-credits scene, Xialing becomes the new leader of the Ten Rings after telling Shang-Chi that she was going to disband the organization.
This was an excellent popcorn action film. Maybe the best of the three films I saw over the weekend. Time will tell. God it's good to be back at the cinema! 4 Stars!
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