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CB-Musings Episode 108: Shang-Chi Kicks Ass(Literally)
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Movie #25 = Shang-Chi (2021)
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Welcome back to another episode of savvy geeks. I'm your host, mark savvy. So excited to talk about Sean G. Wow. This movie had some of the best action sequences Marvel's ever done. It was so innovative and exciting. And new, fresh, all the buzzers you want to give Sean. She had that. I know it didn't do well at the box office. You know what, actually, I consider it a success. Because $432 million box office on a $200 million budget. Is a success in my opinion, but I feel like Marvel may have wanted a little bit more because of the success of some of their past films. Some of the films we've covered. Um, but it was during COVID. It was around that time where people were still trying to figure out if they're going to come back to the theaters. So what Sean, she did, what it did, which is still pretty good. I think a lot of people were pleasantly surprised. I mean, the fans. I just wonder if the studios were okay with it. It doesn't even matter though, because this movie was a success in my mind. I loved it. Similarly you is, um, he's from Toronto. He's known for a local television show called Kim's convenience. And I met him in person and he is such a nice guy. I got him to sign a. The first appearance of Sean cheek comic. He was so nice about it. It was at a fan expo. I asked him what his favorite. Uh, bubble Boba tea places. Listen, this was before any of that stuff happened with him and shark tank. Or is it dragons? And I forget the Canadian one but way before any of that stuff happened. I saw previous interview before I met him where he talked about. How much he loved it, the drank. And he mentioned a place that you'd like to go to and I forgot what it was. So I just asked him. What his favorite place to go to is he was really nice about it. Really sweet guy. So happy for this success. He's had. I just feel like. I feel like Marvel made a mistake. With what, with how they proceeded post shank G. And what I mean by that is. Sean CI's should have been the linchpin of this next phase. I think they should have led with Sean cheat. Dr. Strange and Spiderman. Those should have been the main. Characters. Pushing this next era of Marvel. Yeah. They'll, you'll introduce some newer stuff. I get it. Like Wanda vision was excellent. But I feel like Sean, she was so good. It was such a good opportunity to kind of integrate this new looming threat into the MCU with the 10 rings and Tala being this pocket universe connected to ours. They just left it. Like we should've had a. TV show about his sister running the 10 rings we should have had. Uh, Sean movie already by now, where we delve more into what the 10 rings are. And as you saw on the post credit, like there. They're connected to something that we still don't know what it is. The movie came out three years ago. It's time for the second one. And we don't even have an update of when they're starting a film. So that movie is easily like two years away. Does it make sense? You had a really good movie. It did really well for the time that it came out. It was so fresh, so exciting. They should have done way more with it. And they did it and that's what sucks. And they still probably, well, but it didn't happen quick enough. We're not going to get any shonky update. Like I said no new, um, No new, like filming updates for a while. Probably. And that's what sucks. Like they should've already been done the movie. They haven't even started filming it yet. We don't have any updates yet. Daniel Creston is I'm assuming coming back, but I haven't seen any updates of that. Who's going to be the villain. We didn't know anything. They haven't even written it yet. And I that 10 rank show that's not going to happen. Like it would have happened already. What is all this like, that was it. That would have been a great way to introduce Sean cheat to Spiderman. Cause the 10 rings could have moved to. New York. And it could have had this. They could have had this gritty, like crime street-level crime drama with Spiderman fighting, the 10 rings that have been so epic. And then Sean cheat comes in and maybe they like, he helps him at the end of the Spider-Man movie. And then at the end of the Spider-Man movie, that's when. The multi-vessel threat. Comes in and they all band together. Like, I dunno, I'm just spit balling off the top of my head, but there's so many. There's so many avenues they could have gone. And I feel like they lost their weight. I know I keep saying it, but I love Marvel. I loved, I have loved every I've enjoyed as well. I should say every movie I've watched so far. Marvel has not missed for me. I love Marvel. I always well. They just don't have a big picture view of what they should be doing. Shank. She should have been the linchpin of the universe. And I'm not saying it because I'm parked impartial. Or I'm partial to Sima Leo cause he's from Toronto and I met him and he's a nice guy. He could have been a piece of shit. And I still would've said they should've made him a linchpin of the universe. It's not personal feelings. Don't get in the way of what I think should be done here. And the, when we, I wish when we didn't die, he was such a good. Villain. I really loved. The introduction of Taobao and the epic dragon fight, I could go. So long, like I loved how we have, um, Aquafina's character, how she's not really a love interest. She's just a friend. It's so nice to have just a friend. You know, it feels like every single show, they have to have some kind of love and trust, but it seemed like they were just really good friends. Maybe they explore that later, but in this film, that's all it was. It was really cool seeing, um, Abomination with Wong. That was a really nice, like, was she built there? And Macau was sick. Imagine she builds that in New York, they have an underground fight ring with rhino or something, and then he gets out and that's all Spiderman gets involved. Are I'm just spitballing. That would've been cool. Uh, yeah. Uh, similarly is an absolute perfect lead. I feel like he's been in a lot of villain roles lately, but I want to see him in more hero. Protagonists kind of roles going forward. Which he. Um, he's gotta be a big part of. Secret wars. Uh, it has to be the 10. I don't even, you know what, I don't even know what they're doing anymore. Like, I'm just going to start venting at this point. 'cause I just can't believe. I can't believe that it's been three years. Since Sean, she has come out and there isn't one update. Why not put a second one out by now? Like, come on. What are you doing? Put these movies out. People want to see them. Sean, Sean. She was one of the most innovative Marvel films they've ever done. It was so rich in history and culture and. The action was so different than anything Marvel's ever done. Why won't, why would they push more stuff like that? Come on. You didn't, he could have gone to, I w you know what? I would even buy a Shaun chain Spiderman team up. Street level. Uh, kind of defenders, low level type shit. Shift where they're just fighting in the streets. Like there's no like crazy, like alien threat, you know, we, we see. Spider-Man where he's meant to be showing she can come in there. Epic action. So I think I could see a spider man and Sean cheat team up happening. I prefer individual moves, but I could see it happening. It was funny. Similarly, it was really funny, but I didn't think it was, I don't th I didn't think his character was that funny. I thought the funniest element of the film came from Trevor Slater. It was so good. And the little guy, little monster that was his buddy. So funny. Aquafina was pretty good too. I really love to sister shoe. So bad-ass the one thing that kind of. Confused me as do the, if any of my listeners are from that part of the world. Please let me know. They don't actually build scaffolds. With bamboo and tie them together. With ropes, right. That doesn't make any sense to me that feels like a disaster waiting to happen. I don't know. Let me, let me know in the comments, if you, if you've been there, if you can vouch for that. All the elements are there for To come in. Super strong. In the MCU power rankings. But the question is how strong. Is it going to come in? Where is it going to land? Well, I'm looking at the rain. I'm going to do this thing now where I just decide on the spot. Sean. She will come in. At number. 10 on our MCU power ranking. So it's going to be. Ahead of Ultron iron man, far from home gardens of the galaxy volume two. Spider-Man the Hulk Thor at man, the wasp. At man iron man, too. Thor, dark world iron man three, and captain Marvel. Those are all behind it. So my top 10 is going to go Shang chia. Number 10. Dr. Strange number nine. Captain America, number eight. Gardens of the galaxy volume one, a number seven. The Avengers come in, number six and then our top five goes. Winter soldier. Ragnarok civil war, infinity, war, and end game. I was debating on where it should land, if shit, because, um, I'm torn between guardians of the galaxy volume on captain America and doctor strange. But this movie is. Those movies are personally more impactful to me. Shawn G I love it. It's very close. It's more innovative than any of those movies, except for Dr. Shea, Dr. Changing, shank. She, I think are really like on the ball. They're both innovative. They're both, they both introduce a whole corner of the world for Marvel that I'm excited to see. But I just personally liked Dr. Strange more. But, yeah, it's more innovative than a lot of the other moves on this list. But the other moves. I know they're not as innovative. I just liked them better. That's just a personal taste. Like, Hey, it's still coming in at number 10. That's very strong for shonky and I really can only think of. One movie, maybe passing it one or two movies. From this point on. So, yeah, we're going to stop with chunky at number 10 up next. We have a very polarizing movie. We'll be talking about. Eternals by Chloe Zau.