Marvel's first Chinese hero movie "Shangqi" will be released in North America on September 3, and a large number of trailers have recently been released, but this film has not been broadcast before it has declined, and the resistance of the Chinese people has continued, which has also cast a shadow on the release of this film in China.
So what exactly does "Shangqi" do to make the Chinese people not want to see it?
Where does Shangqi come from?
Shang-chi is an American Marvel Comics superhero who debuted in special marvel edition #15 (December 1973) and co-created by Steve Engelhardt and Jim Stalin. His father was Zheng Zu and his mother was a white American woman. Born in Henan, China, he grew up in seclusion and lived an isolated life, trained martial arts by his father and master, and gradually became a kung fu master. In his martial arts studies, he becomes suspicious of his father, and when he learns that his father, whom he has always respected, is actually an evil demon, he breaks free from his father's control and embarks on the path of heroism.
The name "shang-chi", according to the official interpretation given by Marvel, literally means "rising and advancing of the spirit", which translates to "rising breath". Shangqi's design was inspired by the martial artist and kung fu superstar Bruce Lee.
Casting controversy
There are many Chinese characters in the trailer, in addition to starring Liu Simu, there are also Okafina, Liang Chaowei, Yang Ziqiong and so on.
The male protagonist said that this film was made for this film to be filmed for Asian Americans; and the male protagonist's image was too passerby, and there was almost no decent work before.
The heroine Okafina does not say anything, you can taste it in the picture above; we are not looking down on people, the key is that the movie is used to enjoy, can I still drink the milk tea I just bought.
If you think this is a difference between Chinese and Western aesthetics, then take a look at other Asian characters in Marvel.
Wolverine 2, Tatsumi Okamoto
"Avengers 2" Dr. Helen Zhao
Poor Liang Chaowei's "Wen Wu" was also dwarfed Chinese.
The prototype of this horn is the "Fu Manchu" who is full of evil and is identified by Westerners, tall, thin, obscene, fierce and dictatorial... Wei Tsai was also criticized for the lowest point of his acting career.
The main villain Fu Manchu
Design controversies
In the trailer of this film, Wei Zai and the male protagonist used steel rings
What a familiar scene, I still remember the Hongjia Clematis used by the "tailor" in "Kung Fu", which was extremely fierce. It's just that one is real kung fu and one is special effects.
In addition, there are shots of tai chi, cornices walking on the wall and so on. In the eyes of Westerners, kung fu also has mythological overtones, but whether China's chivalry will panic under the packaging of American thinking, let us wait and see.
The film will be released in North America on September 3. It is expected to be registered in China soon, will you go to the cinema to see this "Shangqi"?