Science Fiction Film "Shang Qi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" CommentaryCopyCommentary
As the opening piece of the fourth phase of the Marvel Universe
Chinese superheroes as the star of the film
The Legend of Shang Qi and the Ten Rings
has attracted widespread attention since the project's inception.
However, due to the huge difference between Eastern and Western cultures
differences caused by the water and land
So far
"The Legend of Shang Qi and the Ten Rings" has not been able to
meet with domestic audiences
Let me talk to you today.
What kind of story does the film tell?
Is it allegedly discriminatory or biased, as rumored?
The film begins
A black flag flutters in the wind.
Wai is clad in ancient pirate armor.
Is leading an army to attack the city
With the help of the ten rings of the ancient gods on his wrist
He not only has the sword and spear and a thousand horsemen
and even gained the power of immortality.
Time came to the 90s.
At this time, Wai has taken off his armor.
Put on a straight suit.
Only the ten metal circles.
Still had not left the body.
His next target was
A village recorded in an ancient book
Legend has it that it is isolated from the world
The people in the village mastered powerful secret magic
There were also various sacred beasts living there
Soon a caravan, led by Wei Chai
Entered the forest recorded in the ancient book
However, the trees outside the window seemed to be alive
They were moving at an alarming rate.
Wai lost control of his car and ran off a cliff.
Fortunately, he jumped out of the car at the critical moment
He was able to save his life.
Wai came to a spring deep in the forest.
Here he met the love of his life, Yingli.
As the saying goes, we don't know each other unless we fight.
As soon as they met, they fought.
But it was the first time the invincible Wai met his match.
Ying Li's soft and strong moves
He was unable to fight back
After this encounter
The two soon fell in love
They had a son and a daughter
The competitive Wai finally returned to his family
He chose to take off his ten rings
He and the woman lived in seclusion to raise their children together
Time has come to modern times
This man is Wei Chai's son, Shang Qi
He works as a doorman in a hotel with his best friend Katie
But apparently the girl doesn't know where he comes from
One day the two of them took the bus to work
They took the bus to work
But then some unsuspecting men
They asked Shang Qi to hand over the jade pendant around his neck.
Shang Qi, who was usually a carefree man
Surprisingly, he punched the men and sent them flying
Then in the car and a few people wrestling
At this time, the leader of the big man took off his jacket
His right hand was modified
popped out a thermal sword
In one fell swoop, he cut the bus
The brake pipe at the bottom of the bus was cut off.
The uncontrolled bus flew downhill.
The driver was also knocked unconscious.
Shang Qi is busy fighting off the strong man and the others.
Katie took over the wheel and tried to stop the bus.
She finally managed to use the garbage truck as a cushion
Only then did she stop the bus
Only then did Shang Qi realize
The jade pendant around her neck had been snatched away by the men in the chaos
Shang Qi rushed home to pack her luggage
She was ready to fly to Macau to look for her sister.
At this time, Katie, who was confused
decided to go with her friend
This is how she learned about Shang Qi's life from him
After the death of his mother
The two siblings and their father were dependent on each other.
After his wife's death, Wai changed his temperament.
He put the ten rings back on.
He raised his son to become a professional killer with excellent martial arts skills
A man's martial arts skills are passed on to men but not women
However, Xiao Ling still secretly observed
Shang Qi and the others practiced
Learned a set of rope cuffing techniques on his own
Perhaps tired of this dangerous life
That's why Shang Qi went overseas
But many years later
His father's men found him again.
According to the address on Xiao Ling's postcard.
The two of them came to an unfinished construction site to look for their relatives
However, when they stepped out of the elevator, they realized
This is an underground martial arts arena
What's worse is that
Shang Qi had just inadvertently signed the consent form for the competition
Dr. Strange's best friend on the stage
Old King was taking on the Hulk's nemesis Monk Evil
The two looked like they were just playing a friendly match
Then they left through the portal
Shang Qi had to take the stage to fight
And his opponent was his own sister, Xiao Ling
They haven't seen each other for years.
Xiao Ling was still upset that Shang Qi did not say goodbye
So she directly k.o.'d her brother
This gym is the chassis of Siu Ling
She has also long been free from Wei Chai's control to go out and make a living
Just at this time
A group of the Ten Ring Army rushed into the building
It seems that the reunion of the siblings was also in Wai's plan
The moment of truth
Shang Qi and Katie have to break the glass
The glass is broken and the scaffolding is searched for an exit.
Shang Qi fights with his pursuers in the narrow corridor
But Katie accidentally falls out of the way
Fortunately, as she was falling
caught by Xiao Ling
This kind of arm strength is obviously not ordinary people
That's when the masked man from Wai's crew arrived.
She was far stronger than the soldiers
She snatched Ling's jade pendant away directly
While Shang Qi and the masked man were fighting.
Wei Chai appeared in front of them with his men
He embraced his son with affection
Indicating that it was time to go home
They arrived at the base in the mountains.
Ten years had passed.
Only then did Shang Qi realize that his father had been
Silently watching his movements overseas
After Yingli's death.
Wai resumed his exploration of his wife's hometown
He had heard the woman's call many times.
He realizes that she may not be dead.
Instead, she was trapped in a secret place, waiting to be rescued.
To prove this to his siblings.
Wai took their jade pendants
into the dragon statue on the wall.
The emerald green stone glowed brightly.
The room was instantly surrounded by water like solidified
And then on the floor
formed a map of the route to somewhere
Wai explained that the jade pendant was a token of his wife's clan.
To guide them along
"along the ever-changing maze of the forest to the village.
so that Yingli can be rescued.
Wai's obsession with rescuing his lover is so strong
Even though his son and daughter questioned him
He was beaten up and put down directly
The man even put down a harsh word
If the villagers don't want to let him go.
The village will be razed to the ground at all costs
He then put them under house arrest
In his cell, Shang Qi overheard
A man's monologue voice from next door
This man is the fake Lord Manchu from Iron Man 3
After a few turns, he was captured by the real one
Although left alive but was locked up here can not leave
At this time a little monster of hairy calculations
came out from the corner
It is a creature that Wei Chai accidentally found from the secret world
Coincidentally, it happened to know
A shortcut through the forest and know the inner structure of the base
Little Spirit broke through the wall
She leads the group to the garage
She was ready to go ahead of Wei-chan
She went to her mother's village to give a message
The group escaped their pursuers and entered the mountains
Just as the legend says
A bamboo forest that moves
appeared in front of them
Guided by the little monster
They made their way through the forest without any danger
And finally passed the waterfall
They came to the legendary secret place
Behind the waterfall, there was something else
They marveled at the world
There is such a magical place
Nine tailed foxes, unicorns and fire birds in the sky
Everything in front of them looked
like a mythical story
Finally they drove to an open field
The villagers and beasts around them
were curiously looking at the unexpected guests.
Mother Shang Qi's clan was waiting at the entrance of the village.
While the two sides were at a standstill.
Shang Qi's sister-in-law Ying Nan came out from the crowd
The awkward situation was easily resolved.
They finally gained the trust of the villagers
They were allowed to stay and prepare for their father's arrival.
Yingnan introduced Sang-ki to the mission of his mother's clan.
On the cliff across the lake.
There is a sealed door to the other world.
Inside, there are tentacle monsters that feed on
The tentacle monster that feeds on human souls for energy.
Thousands of years ago, the clan fought hard.
Finally drove the monster back to its lair
And they still use them today.
Dragon scale weapons enchanted by magic.
to defend themselves against the monster's attacks.
Yingnan deduced that
The cries of his sister that Wai heard
Was just a whisper of the dark creature trying
To break the seal with a man's whispers
Because the power contained in the Ten Rings
is enough to open the seal.
To bring evil back into the light of day
Shang Qi and Xiao Ling came to the shrine to pay their respects to their mother
The woman knew that one day the children would return to their homeland.
She left behind for the children
Two sets of battle armor made of dragon scales
Now the mission of guarding the sealed gate
Now the mission of guarding the sealed gate has fallen on the two of them.
Shang Qi has received special training from his sister-in-law
Gradually learned to use the softness to overcome the strength of the fist
And Katie and Xiao Ling also
They trained in archery and rope dart training.
The forest that Wai had been waiting for so long
The day of the opening is finally here.
He's about to lead his men out
So that he could follow the voice of his lover to reunite with her.
At night, Sang-ki was at the lake.
Remembering his mother's misfortune
Since Wai had made a lot of enemies
Finally, one day when he was not around, he came to seek revenge
Although after leaving the village
Yingli lost the ability to use magic
But she still wanted to protect her family
She was in a bitter battle with dozens of people from the other side
The young siblings hid in the house, not daring to leave.
By the time Wai returned home
his wife had died of serious injuries
At this point, Wai was devastated
He attributed his love's death to
It was his own initiative to give up the power of the ten rings
That's why he was used by others to take advantage of the situation
The blackened Wei Chai took revenge with Shang Qi
He has now lost his mind
Even if the destruction of everything in front of him is not hesitant
Eventually, Shang Qi was trained by his own father
to become a professional killer
and killed his mother's murderer
Gang members to kill
However, revenge cannot heal
the pain of losing a loved one
Shang Qi decided to run away from home
to find the meaning of his life.
Now, from his sister-in-law and the villagers
He felt the long-lost love of his family
He was determined to end it with his father himself.
After dawn.
Wai led his men to the village in a fury.
Shang Qi and Xiao Ling also changed into their battle clothes
and the villagers were waiting for them.
The obsessed Wai is reluctant to believe
did not want to believe that his wife was gone.
So the two sides immediately fought
During the melee
Shang Qi came to the shrine alone to face his father
However, he was not yet able to fight against
the power of the Ten Rings
The man was not soft on his son either
Shang Qi was finally struck by Wei Chai
He was hammered into the lake and died.
Wai finally arrived at the entrance of the passage
The entrance to the passage blocked by dragon scales.
He struck the seal with great force.
And the soul-sucking monster that Yingnan mentioned
He also took the opportunity to fly out of the chasm.
The two sides still fighting in the village
Centaur senses that something is wrong.
The strong man was witnessing his teammates
After witnessing their teammates' souls being extracted by these tentacle-bearing monsters.
finally decided to join forces
Put on the dragon scale weapon and go to the lake to resist the monster
At this moment, the one who was hammered to the bottom of the lake by Wei Chai
Shang Qi finally awakened his power
He was lifted out of the water by the dragon at the bottom of the lake
And the dragon swallowed many monsters in one gulp
But there were too many of them
Now the only way to stop Wai can
To destroy all the monsters
Faced with his obsessed father
Shang Qi finally used his mother's
and his sister-in-law's moves
And Xiao Ling also helped Shen Long to kill the monster on his head
Gaining its trust
Shang Qi gradually gain the upper hand at this time
Can even easily control the power of the ten rings
However, in the end did not hit his own father
All he wanted was for Wai to come to his senses and reunite with his family
At that moment
The giant monster broke through the boundary.
Wai was caught by it to cover his son
Finally, his soul was extracted and he received his lunch.
Before he died, he entrusted the ten rings to Shang Qi.
And then Shang Qi, under the cover of Xiao Ling and Shen Long
The final battle with the monster
The monster headed straight for the village.
If it continues to absorb souls.
The power will continue to grow stronger
The divine dragon condensed the water of the lake into a water dragon to surround the monster
But countless young animals offered their captured souls
In the end, the dragon was trapped by the monster.
Once the dragon's soul is taken away, it will be too late
Now the little spirit was also caught by the monster
Shang Qi had to choose between his sister and
Dragon to make a choice between
The moment of truth
Katie shot the key from the ground
An arrow hit the monster's throat
The dragon took the opportunity to break free
And again trapped the monster with a water dragon
Shang Qi struggled to make a palm strike from the sky
Ten rings of golden light in the monster's body
Finally, it will be blown to mush
In this way Shang Qi and his sister
and other people joined forces to save the world
And he has since become a superhero
The power of the ten rings superhero
While the two were talking to their friends
Talking about this legendary experience as if nothing had happened
King opened the portal once again and invited
The two men to go back with him to explore the source of the power of the Ten Rings
They soon realized that
The Ten Rings send a pulse signal to the outside world when they are used.
Perhaps there is a connection to the fourth stage of the subsequent plot
After watching this two-hour long film
My first reaction was that the plot
or characters didn't intentionally dwarf any particular group.
In fact, for the commercial reasons of Marvel's globalization
The film has deliberately avoided
from equating the character of Wei Chai
with the villain of the comics.
Wai is more like a sad character who is willing to sacrifice for his family
A sad character who is willing to sacrifice for his family
And the supporting actress Okafina, who many people say is sick
She's more like a traditional Hollywood movie.
A gag role.
It is said that she is deliberately vilified Asian
I think at least there is no direct evidence of this in the movie.
As for the reason why "Shang Qi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" was delayed in release.
I think the most important thing is
Because Western directors don't know.
How to tell a good oriental story?
It's not choosing a Chinese male lead.
Get some dragons, get some ink and water style.
Have the protagonist speak Chinese again, and that's the end of it.
To be frank, these are still
Stereotypes in different cultural backgrounds
Not to mention that the movie also has to obey the tone of the Marvel universe.
In the end, it feels like "Shang Qi
has turned into a Yazai Tian Yuan version of Black Panther
Maybe this movie will be directed by an oriental director like Ang Lee
Maybe it would be better to have an Oriental director like Ang Lee directing this movie
That's it.
That's all about this movie
See you next time
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