IS *Shang Chi* GOOD? First time watching! 

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this movie was a treat to see in the cinema. the mother's fighting is a prime example of how I would like to see airbending in a live action adaptation of ATLA to be depicted

Something to note: Shang-chi uses the rings as an extension of his king-fu/fighting style, where as the dad uses them as an extension of his arm (that’s why he shoots em, and punches with em), that’s why Shang-chi’s rings are stronger and an orange color like his moms.

Shang-Chi is arguably the BEST origin / standalone film of MCU so far for me personally. Watched it thrice at the theatre!

fun fact, the guy who trained shang-chi during production wound up getting the role of the masked martial artist throughout the movie

20:27 interesting how you pointed out tony leungs 'eyes' having a certain look to them. because hong kong cinema has forever known leung as 'the man who can speak with his eyes'

Oh yeah one of the MCU's best movies! I especially loved the fight scenes.

I got to watch Shang-Chi in the cinema and it was such an incredible experience! It’s definitely one of my top marvel movies, even though I’ve watched it 5 times already.

I loved all the homages to Martial art legends and Tony Leungs portrayal of Wenwu really made you feel his pain and grief. Definitely one of the few MCU films to make me cry

I liked this because it added ONE new hero after Endgame, not 10. It also felt a lot more focused, and tied in better to the universe than Eternals, which felt like it was happening in a different universe.

Tony Leung is such an intense, fantastic actor. His 'villain' made this movie so complex. And pretty dang attractive too!

I think that the Ten Rings came from the Eternals. They’re older than when Wenweu found them. Plus, there’s ten of them. There are ten Eternals so they could be one of Phasto’s inventions that he lost.

Shang Chi actually trains Spidey in the comics, when Peter Parker loses his spidey-sense. The two (Shang Chi and Peter) create a new martial art called The Way of The Spider. Shang Chi is one of the best, if not THE BEST, martial artist/hand-to-hand combatant in the Marvel universe/comics.

Really good movie. But you’re right - with this and the Eternals it’s a lot of new characters for the MCU with (one assumes) the X-Men and Fantastic Four possibly still to come. It will be interesting to see how they’re all incorporated into the overarching story.

I felt the same way when I was watching Tony Leung. I couldn’t take my eyes off of him either. And funny you mentioned his eyes because there is a whole video on RU-vid dedicated to how Tony Leung acts with his eyes.

These fight scenes r probably one of the best in the MCU

Shang Chi is one of the best MCU movies ever!! Plus such great Asian rep without the stereotypes!! And the actors man...Tony Leung who plays Wenwu and Michelle Yeoh who's the Auntie are Asian Acting royalty!! Now I think you just have to watch No Way Home and Hawkeye and you'll be all caught up!!

10 rings offshoot group kidnapped Stark in the first movie. They were coopted to be the terror group in Iron Man 3. There's a one shot on Disney+ taking place after Iron Man 3 which shows Trevor being busted out of prison and being taken to the real Mandarin. They also showed up in Ant Man as a buyer for the yellow jacket, one of the interested parties had a 10 rings tattoo.

Just one minor correction, the Ten-Rings didn't use the pocket to get through the forest, they were waiting for the pathway to open which only happens once a year. The pocket is another way to get through the portal, but I guess is setup so people only from the other side will know how to navigate it. Also props to the Ten-Rings using taser weapons over more lethal ones when they came to attack.

You MUST watch “Crouching tiger, Hidden dragon” it inspired a lot of fight scenes and aesthetics in this movie and it’s a master piece in its own right ❤️

Definitely my favorite MCU movie. I like that they had good fight choreography rather than shaky cam and quick cuts. Also love the musical score, and that the humor is not overbearing.

If you are looking to watch movies that have the feel for the fight scenes in this movie, try a few of these. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon which also has Michelle Yeoh in it. I think you would like the Rush Hour movies with Jackie Chan. His fighting style is reminiscent of the fight on the bamboo scaffold. And maybe check out Hero which has Tony Leung Chiu-Wai in it.

I saw Shang-Chi in IMAX when it came out, what an amazing experience, I didn't expect so much and I was really surprised!

Oh man I can't express how much relieved I feel right now after seeing you posted Shang chi on youtube...I was thinking you were going to keep this long awaited reaction exclusive to your patreon

I agree, this movie is just such a blast. Nary a dull moment. I was a little iffy at first about how much of a cgi creature vs creature battle the third act was -- I was absolutely loving all their previous martial-arts based fight scenes -- but at the very least they made it really epic and the dragons did look dope. I love that the rings are so versatile and they showed like 6 different ways to use em during their fights, that's really cool. This was the first movie I saw when cinemas first reopened after about a 2 year lockdown here, and though I had a blast, after such a long break, watching the third act in IMAX gave me a terribly bad headache that night, lol.

Love your channel so much! Excited for Hawkeye too!

they´ve mentioned the ten rings before. In Iron Man when Tony gets kidnapped the guy that was in the cave with him tells him that those guys are a part of the ten rings

A fight scene with emotional baggage (from both sides) is the best part of any MCU movie for me -- case in point: Shang vs Dad, Steve and Bucky vs Tony. So freaking good

There's so many things I love about Shang-Chi, mainly the use of the Chinese "Mandarin" language and the translations with the subtitles go well, i know since i'm Filipino-Chinese and took a bit of learning mandarin, hehehe , and the Chinese mythological creatures featured in this film are so good and design so beautifully, loved the casting of actors, especially Hong Kong legend "Tony Leung Chiu-Wai" as shang-chi's dad 'Xu Wenwu'.

In the comics each ring had its own power and we’re basically infinity stones and they went on your fingers. But since they basically just wrapped that story up they changed the rings a bit to just be powerhouse weapons that go on the forearms.

Wire-fu is exactly what Marvel needed and it was done well! And it was a good decision to not reference MCU until the very end. A solid "Crouching Tiger" flick.

The minute I saw Shang-Chi, it became one of my top 5 MCU films at least. Like you said, there was nothing to fault. Such a fantastic film and introduction to a bunch of new awesome characters.

Dude, I was worried you're gonna miss out on Marvel this week.. I've been scrolling/refreshing for an hour 😂 (If I'm not mistaken, I was expecting this yesterday)

That dragon is Fin Fang Foom who is in the Guardians of the Galaxy video game, and the monster is the Dweller in Darkness which is the boss monster Lady Hellbender unleashes.

My mother and I went to see this and she ended up loving it. My parents definitely enjoy the solo movies more because they are easier to follow, which I understand.

I was so surprised by this movie. My favorite MCU movie to date! Wenwu was such a complicated "villain"!! My man just wanted his family whole again and reunite with the love of his life. One could argue he was manipulated by his grief. He definitely made me cry at the end. During his last moments, he thought of his son. Ughh. It doesnt justify his actions but still sad. I love the movie so much!

Props to you seb for getting all the fight club easter eggs on your first watch. As for the end credits beacon thing, there's a theory that Phastos created the rings and the beacon is to other eternals.

20:52 yes!! Tony Leung has absolutely mesmerizing on-screen presence, he's not one of the kings of Hong Kong cinema for nothing

Ooooooh boy, after this is Hawkeye, and when he finishes Hawkeye, it will be NwH, im so HYPEEEED

this movie blasted its way into one of my favourite marvel movies, easily top 5. after watching in the cinemas i instantly went online to preorder the dvd.

easily one of the best mcu films to date.... simu killed it! I feel so weirdly proud of him LOL I just love my fellow canadian actors

Fun fact: The city where the fighting arena was, is Madripoor. The same city from tfatws

honestly I'm really excited for Shang and Katy to be friends and I was very happy, that they didn't push any romantic feelings onto them in the film. It's refreshing :) also, amazing reaction as always!!

Damn Seb looks like you have gotten in to pretty good shape ngl bro.

Just in case nobody has mentioned it, you probably need to watch Netflix’s Daredevil first to appreciate the Hawkeye series and Spider-man NWH better.

In the comics, Ta Lo is the pocket dimension home to the Xian, the Chinese gods. Maybe we will see them in the sequel.

Yes it is 🙌🔥🍻 such a dope flick. now all you got is the Spidey’s & you’ll be ready for Multiverse of Madness 🤯

Seb loved Shang-Chi as much as I do. This guy has taste. Can't wait for No Way Home, Moon Knight and Multiverse of Madness watched by our guy Seb.

I got obsessed with Hong Kong martial arts movies as a teenager and there is so much of that style and feel in this. Which I love it because it feels so different to the other MCU films yet it still manages to feel like one

You are the first reactor who wasn’t surprised Shang Chi followed through with his mission, and killed the guy who killed his mom. I realized he was lying when he said he didn’t follow through, when his dad stopped him from killing the man in the mask, because he definitely would have killed him. You also gave the exact same logic I did, about the way he was brought up, and everything he saw, from his mom getting beaten to death, to his dad killing the group responsible, asking him to help him fulfill the blood debt, training him from the age of 7, and telling him to kill the main person responsible for killing his mom, for his first assignment. Killing the person responsible for his life turning into hell, because you know that if mom was still alive, the rings would never have gone back on, and he wouldn’t have been forced to train as an assassin. So as far as 14 year old Shang Chi was concerned, that man took his life from him.

I could watch that bus scene a million times and still be mesmerised, I just want to see more movies made with the same kind of love and passion

Love how this was about family, how complex it is

Shang-Chi is by far one of my favourite marvel films! Was honestly incredible to watch in the theatres.

I'm not one hundred percent sure about this, but I believe the beacon the rings are sending out might be an indicator that the next movie with have something to do with Fin Fang Foom. He's an evil space dragon who is connected to the rings in the comics.

I think the rings are from the bracelets Phastos made to do the Uni-Mind in Eternals, hence why it’s older than what it really is

You can actually see members of the ten rings in antman, theyre one of the groups interested in buying the yellowjacket suits

If you liked the fight scenes, check out Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Great action scenes but even better storytelling.

Okay little late, but I hope Seb still somehow sees this. The beacon on the rings is most likely to a Kang variant since we see these same rings in the quantum realm with Kang the Exiled. They surround the ship when it is taking off. Cool little detail because the inscriptions on both rings are the same.

Here are some recommendations: Tony Leung is a Hong Kong legend, and this is his first Hollywood film. The man can do anything. You should check him out in the martial art Hero (2002) with Jet Li and Donnie Yen. The romantic drama by Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood For Love (2000), Infernal Affairs (2002), which inspired Martin Scorsese's remake called The Departed, and his gun-fu action Hard Boiled (1992) with Chow Yun-fat and directed by John Woo. Michelle Yeoh's classics include Crazy Rich Asians (2018), The Lady (2011), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Wing Chun (1994), Thai Chi Master (1993), Yes, Madam (1985). Yuen Wah, the old man, was in Kung Fu Hustle (2004) [a movie poster of it was in Shang-chi's bedroom], which paid tribute to both Hollywood films and old school martial arts films. Wah has been in countless movies and televisions, starting with Fist of Fury (a.k.a. The Chinese Connection 1972) starring Bruce Lee. The bus fight with the jacket copied Jackie Chan, and any of Chan's work is a must-watch.

If you haven’t seen Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon you should, also the Raid Films and IP Man films are amazing

"Hes just got these eyes that glare", there are actually videos about Tony Leung and his eyes on youtube. Absolutely amazing actor.

14:00 that scene feels like the one from goonies when they find Sloth 😭

ben kingsley CARRIED this movie

For me this is one of my favorite movies. My father and sister practice wing chun, a kung fu style which the mother of shang chi uses together with tai chi, i also know a little bit of chinese so i loved this movie so much

An outstanding movie and addition into MCU. Thanks for a Sunday review, it was a treat!

This is absolutely one of my favorite Marvel films - the cast, the writing, the effects -all comes together so well. I like funny marvel better than dark and depressing. Probably why I like Shazam more than most of the DCEU films - Zach Levi was just such a treat to watch!

29:54 is when it shows us Ant Man 3 when Cassie sends a beacon to the quantum realm since the rings are connected to Kang the Conqueror

"Dragons in Marvel!?" Oh, you have no idea...! We have Space Dragons too! I saw this in the theater and even splurged for the extra 3D experience.

Went to see this with my son who is not a Marvel fan. He loved it! I sat in the theater with a smile on my face the whole time! Seeing it on the big screen is amazing. I wondered where Marvel was going after Endgame. I loved the ever-expanding Marvel universe.

dude seeing this in IMAX was incredible

They’d definitely be better just as friends

Aquafina is so hilarious!! I love her Also I hope ALL marvel movies have "hallway" fights like the ones in the Netflix series the ones in Daredevil and Jessica Jones and Luke Cage were AMAZING and the one in the bus in this one was so good

"Tony" Leung Chiu-wai is pretty much HK film and TV royalty, and it definitely shows here. And Michelle Yeoh is of course incomparable (although Maggie Cheung, Zhiyi Zhang, and Pei Pei Chang come close, but are not as well known outside Asia). One director/actor that would probably appeal to you is Stephen Chow and his martial art comedies. In particular I'd suggest Kung Fu Hustle. And *not* just because the protagonist gets to take his shirt off. But this sort of Asian cinema is definitely a deep rabbit hole to explore.

About your question on fighting: it's something called Wire fu ("Wire Work + Kung Fu). Most prominent examples of it for western viewer would be "The Matrix" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"Iron 3 is kind of underrated" HELL YES THANKS SEB. Love that movie!

This and Spider-Man are my favorite movies from Phase 4

Tony leong the villain in the movie is actually chinese movie legend and is known for conveying emotions with his eyes

The first time I watched this is cinema it gave me the chills, i think it's an underated fillm and definitely one of the best marvel films

Somehow, m’da and I didn’t pay much attention to the film the first time round, but… after the 2nd time, we have enjoyed the film so much! It’s one of our favorites for sure!

I think a lot of people miss the symbolism of his mother being the great protector. It means way more watching that scene once you see it through that lens

Fun fact: Dee Bradley Baker who plays Appa and Momo also plays Morris

Dude really went bonkers when Trevor showed up. Who wouldn't haha

1:35 To answer your question Yes, we saw a few Ten Rings members in the MCU: Ironman 1 - The terrorists that kidnapped Tony were a part of the Ten Rings. Ironman 2 - A Ten Rings agent helped Ivan Vanko to get an ID and travel documents, so that Ivan can go to Monaco to kill Tony during the race he participated in. Ironman 3 - Besides the fake Ten Rings, one actual Ten Rings agent visited Trevor in prison. Antman - One of the potential buyers for the Yellowjacket Suit was a Ten Rings member. They also appeared in some MCU related comics

Wenwu one of the best MCU villains

The Ten Rings came up a few times, they are the group who kidnapped Iron Man & they were trying to buy the Yellowjacket suit in Ant Man

As someone who is unfamiliar with the character I loved the movie. I hope there will be a sequel. Hate to miss out on these characters.

I’ve seen it 11 times as of now, and it honestly gets better every time. It’s one of, if not my favorite MCU movie.

I love this movie. As a fan of wuxia/ China/hong kong cinema and marvel this movie was a good marrying of the two. Also you can watch the Legends short clips on Disney+ to get a quick recap of where we’ve seen the ten rings or what the other characters have been up to prior to their movie/show to kind of refresh your memory.

What I love about the parts where they all get Dragon Scale versions of armor and weapons...is that it feels like the climax of an RPG, where you are your crew get the best versions of the armor and weapons tailored to them from the people of the village that took you in, so that you can have the very best gear for the end boss ahead. Shang Chi gets Dragon Scale armor, his sister gets a Dragon Scale version of the rope weapon, Katy gets Dragon Scale arrows, etc.

Yes! You said iron man 3 is underrated! I’m glad I’m not the only one, I used to hate on it, but the past few years it’s really grown on me.

23:56 he’s actually a really good actor, he was on creed 3 and holy shit tears great performance

Theres a theory that the rings are similar to Eternals technology from the Ta Lo pocket dimension which is why not even Captain Marvel knew what they were, the dragon is also theorised to be a celestial from that dimension (more like Ego, not Arisham).

The Ten Rings didn't use a pocket to get in, they used the passage that opened up once a year on Qing Ming Jie (an Asian Holiday for mourning/honouring the dead). They talk about it in the scene with the magic water animation showing the lit up path xD.

Fun fact i learned. The archer instructor was the landlord from kung-fu hustle

I was waiting for this! ❤️

For me the mothers fighting style reminds me of that scene in avatar the last airbender when suko and ang meet the ancestors, the dragons. And form than on zuko says " I understand " and his fighting style, instead of being aggressive ,became graceful, like a dance, using the opponents movements against them

This was easily one of the best Marvel films! In the comics the 10 rings were finger rings but they changed to bracelet rings for the movie, I suspect to tie-in to tie in with the Eternals somehow. Perhaps they are the rings Phastos designed for linking the Eternals and the signal is calling the Eternals... or Celestials.

This is literally my favorite MCU film now, it kicked Winter Soldier off of its throne and I am a huge Chris Evans simp, so that says a lot 😂 just like you said, never a dull moment, the music is fantastic, I really like the characters, the antagonist is believable and even easy to sympathize with... truly fantastic! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

At the end he was using the technic his mother used with the rings on(that's how he controlled the rings from far), just go to show how you are a perfect combination of your parents

i almost cry every time they show the dragon for the first time, it's such a powerful moment