SO FUN! | First time watching Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 

Hi Cristy, huge fan of your content. Before discovering your channel I didn't really have an opinion on reaction videos as a concept, then I stumbled onto your Return of the Jedi and Infinity War reactions and I realised "I get it!", like I immediately understood the part of the human psyche, so to speak, that this connects with, that sort of ability to relive a movie for the first time through someone's eyes, and also to even see that movie from a fresh perspective, cause for example having seen it many times you may stop noticing some cool things that a first time viewer like you will immediately appreciate. Due to a bit of social anxiety tonight is the first time I've decided to start commenting, specifically about the viewing order. I know you must've had millions of messages by now from people listing all the non-MCU or "MCU-adjacent" stuff you would do well to see, but the thing is, I believe a lot of the ones they talk about are only relevant to the MCU due to a reference or two, and not due to something that actually matters for the viewing experience. So hopefully you won't mind me offering my personal classification of what and when you "should" or "shouldn't" watch (and obviously you should watch whatever you want, above all else :D ) So first, the ones that I truly believe to be "optional", and my reasoning behind that: - What If - you might already know it's like an animated retelling of various past events in the MCU with one or a few changed details to see how it changes the rest of the story. Some people feel it's an essential tie-in, or that it's heavily important for the Loki show, but I honestly don't see that, like its main connection to Loki is that it shows the multiverse which is something that we see the beginnings of in Loki, but there are no major sort of "plot" connections as far as I'm concerned. So I would advise you to leave that one for much later, like for example when you're already caught up with everything and are simply craving more MCU content :D - Venom - the movies made by Sony based on one of the characters from Spider-Man comics, but without Spider-Man in them. There's technically a tie-in with No Way Home, but it happens only in the credits scene and has no real relevance to the main plot of the film, so again, I would advise to leave those be, at least for now and for example seek them out if you happen to be intrigued by that No Way Home credits scene :D - Marvel Television shows (apart from the so-called Defenders Saga, which I'll cover in a moment) range from almost completely disconnected and mostly only MCU by name (like Runaways, Cloak & Dagger and Helstrom) to ones that expand on minor MCU characters (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Inhumans) in ways that aren't technically canon to the main MCU storyline, however with the multiverse rules applied, I would treat them as sort of overgrown live-action "what if" storylines, and so I believe you could watch them in a similar way, as like something to treat yourself with further down the line when you run out of new MCU content (side note, all 3 of the above, What If, Venom movies and the Marvel Television shows, have had minor character cameos in various MCU projects since Endgame, but like I said before, they were moments that didn't absolutely require knowledge of the original medium to understand the scene, and so I don't believe there's reason to expect you to watch multiple hours of content just to better understand one or two references :) And now the only two ones that I believe to be "required" viewing, and when I believe that should ideally happen for your optimal viewing experience: - The Defenders Saga - the series of Marvel Television shows that I mentioned before (their titles are Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders and The Punisher, they should all be clearly marked as The Defenders Saga on Disney+), they're the only shows so far from the Marvel Television slate that Marvel Studios themselves have declared canon to the main MCU storyline, and elements from them will actually start appearing as early as the final episodes of Hawkeye, and there's some bits and pieces in She-Hulk etc., however I do not believe you absolutely need to have watched the Saga by then since once again, those are more the kind of cameos that function perfectly well even in the context of just the specific show/movie they're in. Instead here's what I suggest: one of the (currently) last MCU shows in terms of chronological placement is called Echo, and that's the one where The Defenders saga backstory really starts mattering more than in Hawkeye or anything before it, so since you've already declared you might watch some stuff out of order, I would just advise you to leave Echo for the very end of your current main MCU viewing order, and simply "knock out" the Defenders Saga before you get into Echo. - And lastly, the X-Men movies - due to the multiverse they will be at least partially integrated into the MCU story in the movie Deadpool & Wolverine, but that one hasn't even come out yet, so you have time for those, and I believe you should just remember to watch them before you one day get around to Deadpool & Wolverine, and you should be good. There will be some cameos before then (and you've even already seen one in WandaVision!), but like I keep saying, my honest belief is they are ones where the understanding of context only enhances the scene instead of being absolutely necessary for understanding it. So this is it, hopefully my monologue could still be helpful among other suggestions you're getting. Will keep following your content regardless, and I hope you have a great night (or day, not sure what time it is anywhere else in the world ;D P.S. None of what I said is actually meant to imply any of these are bad or somehow unwatchable, a lot of them are great, I especially recommend watching Agents of S.h.i.el.d. at some point in the future, even just for yourself as a fan and nor for the channel :D

Oh, and obviously the older Spider-Man movies are also required viewing, I just didn't mention them here cause I already knew you were planning the Spider-Month ;)

@@standomagaa3076 Ahh thank you for that very helpful comment! super appreciate the pointers. I'll keep all of that in mind, and I'm glad to say some of the stuff you mentioned lines up pretty well to what I'm ready planning to do :)

You’re the Shang to my Chi! It’s really interesting to hear what new and/or casual fans have to say about the MCU from here on because Marvel threw their best out first.

Yep, common in many countries to use bamboo as scaffolding.

Sorry for your loss. It sucks but I too cherish memories of movies with my dad.

Sorry for your loss

Ohh yeahhhh! I think the fin ears threw me off!

Maybe Shang-Chi and the Legends of 10 Rings movie is after She-Hulk episode 2.

Yeah the fins definitely confused me. But he was the only one I knew that it could be. Admittedly I’m not huge into comics, so I have no idea if there could be anyone else, besides Hulk.

@@justAman548 Actually, here he is more comics-accurate but yes, it's Abomination from Incredible Hulk and he will reappear later in the MCU

@@Grujnot I know who he is and where he is from but I’m just saying that the fins threw me off.

We haven't discovered who created the rings yet. At least not in films. All Bruce, Wong, and Marvel said was that the rings "created a wave of energy that was felt in Kamar-Taj...and that Bruce has discovered a signal being sent." Also, Marvel said that it wasn't like any alien tech she had seen. How does that mean Kang (HWR) created the rings?

@@c-mc I was thinking of doing the original X-Men movies after No Way Home, what do you think?

Better than Taser Face...

Nah she doesn’t need to watch any of the venom movies lol

Whoops! Yeah, I definitely missed some stuff lol. Spider Man 3 will be part of Spider-Month. I'm also gonna watch the Spiderverse films but after No Way Home

Thanks for this! That list was indeed incomplete, sorry about that! I might watch some Phase 4 stuff slightly out of order, but I'll watch it all.

In for a penny, in for a pound. And What If is amazing.

@@c-mcRude.

As much as I love Daredevil, it isn't necessary at this point especially since Marvel might just reboot it in Born Again.

​@@c-mcYes they're.

I second this! She’ll love CTHD & there’s MANY viewers who’ll watch along

I love martial arts too.

Shang-chi even developed and taught a new fighting style for Spider-Man when he lost his spider-sense.

LOVE this super helpful comment, thanks so much! I'll have to think about where to fit in Daredevil and the Netflix stuff... ahhh there is so much!

​@@CristyReactswhen you figure it out, if you could drop a community post or a short video with a schedule of sorts, that would be great. I can't afford to sub to Patreons all the time, but I always sub to folks when they do Daredevil and Punisher so that I can watch the complete watchalongs.

Hang on, I actually can't wait to meet Doctor Bong!!! 😂

Yep! sorry, it was an incomplete list haha

YOUR Marvel movie?

I'm thinking I'll do the original X-Men films after No Way Home!

I'll get to them! Switching up the order a bit but everything will be watched :)

@@CristyReacts Thanks and you will see foward in the MCU universe its all connected thats why we all said this. Keep up the amazing work.

Actually yes I will be watching it, it just slipped my mind when I listed the movies here

it's coming! had some technical issues this week!