Marvel Sixth Batch
Spoilers for the films below as well as for the old Spider Man and Amazing Spider Man films. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Marvel's first Asian inspired film, directed by Destin Daniel Creston, has some incredible imagery clearly inspired by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the films surrounding it. The film uses ancient lore and old family rivalries in its epic tale of Shang-Chi who teams with his aunt Ying Nan and his sister Xu Xialing, to battle his father Xu Wenwu who is being tricked to try to resurrect his mother, Ying Li. The film leads Shang-Chi, who is accompanied by his best friend Katy from San Francisco to Macau to Ta Lo which is in a separate dimension. The opening sequence in which Xu Wenwu, who has been established as greedy man in possession of the ten rings which grant supernatural powers meets Ying Li in Ta Lo and they battle is probably the highlight due to the playful nature. Interestingly Xu Wenwu had let go of his worst qualities for