Text Review — Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Marvel Studios has continued to release movies that are increasingly more diverse. They are moving away from movies with an all white cast and attempting to include many different races and personalities of actors. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is one of the latest movies that they have released that highlights a specific culture. Similar to Black Panther, this movie has the intention of bringing minority actors to the limelight. Nearly everybody in the movie is of Asian descent. The movie itself is centered around a small community in China. The movie puts a strong emphasis on Chinese culture both in America and China. The beginning of the movie focuses on Katy’s life with her family and her grandmother and how Shaun fits into their family dynamic. It shows how their culture can be seen mixed together with the culture of New York City. It also shows off many different aspects of Chinatown and how many Chinese-Americans use these towns in order to feel closer to their home country and culture. Later Shaun and Katy have to travel to China to the community where Shaun’s mother was born. Shaun then gets to meet many members of his family that he did not know before. They teach him a lot about his culture and his mother who passed away. This allows many people from different cultures watching the movie to learn about traditional Chinese culture while still being entertained by the movie. Additionally, this movie gave a lot of representation to Asians and Asian-Americans in the media. This can be a source of inspiration for many young Asian children who get to see their culture and their race represented on the big screen. The movie shows the characters all coming together even though they have never met before just because of family and cultural connections. Overall, this movie was a true inspiration and a very good representation of a ethnicity that is not often seen in the media.

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