Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-04-16 (Tuesday)

On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:56:49 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
<ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (DVR)
"Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront
his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization."  (IMDb)
Part of the Next Generation of the MCU after Infinity Stones war.

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Super Trivia!

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Simu Liu, when cast as Shang-Chi, was knowledgeable in taekwondo,
gymnastics, and Wing Chun. For his role as the Master of Kung Fu, Liu
trained in tai chi, wushu, Muay Thai, pencak silat, Krav Maga,
jiu-jitsu, boxing, and street fighting.

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Simu Liu put on 10 lbs. of muscle to play Shang-Chi.

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The filmmakers cite Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Kung Fu
Hustle (2004), Tai Chi Master (1993), the The Matrix (1999) series,
Donnie Yen's "Ip Man" films and Jackie Chan films as an influence on the
martial arts action. Michelle Yeoh starred in Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon.

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The producers for the film briefly discussed the idea of Ant-Man
appearing in the film due to both him and Shang-Chi living in San
Francisco, but ultimately decided it would derail from the main story.

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The bus fight is loosely inspired both by Jackie Chan and Buster Keaton.

Neither of which could do what they are most well known for today due
to the insurance costs.

The 25th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Shang-Chi is the first superhero film with an Asian leading protagonist
for Marvel Studios.

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The final film features over 1,700 visual effects shots.

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Although there were many opportunities in the screenplay, the Wilhelm
Scream was not used in this film for a falling or injured character.

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Pretend you heard it from me when you mentioned the number of effects
shots. How many are there in a Jackie Chan movie fight scene? That would
be none whatsoever. What's the point in learning how to fight in so many
styles when it's just going to be a special effect?
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You almost tempted me.

SHANG-CHI was an enjoyable movie. Sure it didn't have the sorts of
practical effects that Jackie Chan is known for but then few movies
today go for real life effects over CGI.

What gets me about so many fight scenes in today's movies is how they
do constant quick cuts to hide the lack of fighting ability. Jackie
Chan said it himself when talking about filming fight scenes when he
said that you need to see the punch/kick being delivered and the
follow through. So you see the guy getting punched and then him
staggering from the hit. That way you feel that it really happened
instead of a quick cut to a different angle to hide the poor skills of
the actors.