2021年9月11日
Brian Wong
EJ Insight
On Shang-Chi
Shang-Chi (played by Simu Liu in this enthralling, ambitious debut) is, in many ways, an uncharacteristic Marvel/Hollywood superhero.
He is not white – for starters (obviously); though with the increasing diversity seen in blockbusters, that feature alone doesn’t make him stand out.
So perhaps it's to do with the fact that throughout large swathes of his origins story, he has no superpowers – despite the (somewhat awkward) attempts on the part of Marvel to insist that Kung-Fu constitutes a form of "superpower". Tell that to Jackie Chan, or, indeed, audience's favourite Yuen Wah, whose appearance in this flick sent uncles and aunties in my theatre reeling. ...
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