#shang chi movie

[callmefirefly]

From Marvel to the Barbieverse

[ender-goo]

Alright chat who's more evil:

A genocidal colonizer, a necromancer with no morals whatsoever, a scientist with even less morals somehow AND the God of death, darkness and evil itself

Or

A dude with a knife

[avengerscompound]

Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner My favorite looks in each show

[bestsistertournament]

[figures4fun]

Sonic and the Chaos Emeralds visit Ta Lo

[sarcasmchandlerbing]

This is about when these characters/groups got their first own movie and I had to left out couple because they didn't fit here like Thor and also The Incredible Hulk. Decided to left those out. I am curious so vote if you want and would love to hear some opinions and see ranking lists and so on if someone wants to give some 'info'.

[wenellyb]

As someone who enjoyed Endgame, I don't understand MCU fans who act like it was some kind of cornerstone movie.

Endgame was good because it had nostalgia and references to previous movies, all the characters were there and the fight scenes were really good, but why is everyone acting like it's one of the best Marvel movies out there...

The worst, to me, is when people say that the MCU hasn't had any good movie since Endgame... I can think of at least 5 post endgame movie that I liked better than the movie.

Again, I liked Endgame but why are some people acting like it's the best MCU movie ever?

[mcudc616]

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

[ryukang1995]

Mortal Kombat (2021 alternate universe)

My alternate universe based on the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie and its upcoming sequel have quite a number of differences from the actual movies.

For one, there is no Arcana or Dragon markings.

Cole Young is a better developed character. He's still an MMA fighter down on his luck with a family he needs to provide for, but he still wins some fights. He gets an invitation to the Mortal Kombat tournament, and enters to provide for his wife and daughter. He soon discovers his connection with Scorpion, who is unwillingly Quan Chi's fighter.

Scorpion and Sub-Zero have their roles swapped. Bi Han still has corruption in his soul, but it's similar to Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero where he is struggling to overcome the darkness. Scorpion eventually kills him, and that's what leads to his transformation into Noob Saibot.

Kuai Liang enters the picture during the 2nd installment, and he wants revenge on Scorpion, but Cole is trying to redeem Hanzo Hasashi, and this ultimately has them butting heads. Eventually, they put their differences aside to save Earthrealm.

Liu Kang is the main character again, and he's much more rebellious (think Robin Shou in 1995). He enters the tournament wanting revenge for his family while Kung Lao wants to honor GKL. Liu Kang puts his vengeance aside, and ends up killing Goro to become champion. He beats Shang Tsung, but lets him go after learning that Chan is alive. This sets up Chan being in the 2nd installment as a brainwashed Outworld fighter (it's also based on Hornbuckle from MK2).

Much like my general fan works, I did think of having Sonya be the love interest of Liu Kang, especially due to their similar personalities and goals in this take. Things only get harder after Liu Kang becomes champion, and he still yearns for a normal life, especially with Sonya.

Jax still gets the metal arms, but now, he'll get them in the 2nd installment. For the first tournament, I did think of having him fight with his regular arms before he eventually gets them torn off by Goro (a la Scorpion's Revenge). He gets the metal arms via tech from the Special Forces.

Kano also has the metal eye, which he got after Jax punched his regular eye out like in MK Legacy. He is still a delightful scumbag, but he is not aligned with the Earthrealm heroes. I did think of Kabal being in the tournament alongside him, but he certainly does not trust Kano 100%.

Mileena dies in the first tournament, but Kitana steps in during MK2. At this point, she believes that Mileena was her sister and that Shao Kahn is her father, but Kitana eventually learns the truth and starts to rebel against the forces of Outworld. She also seeks to free Sindel, who has been revived by Shang Tsung and Quan Chi's dark magic. Jade is also unwillingly fighting for Outworld, but she helps Kitana discover the truth.

Johnny Cage is introduced during MK2 after he gets attacked by Baraka and his soldiers during a film shoot. None of the other Earthrealm warriors take him seriously due to his cocky personality, but he ends up becoming a worthy defender. Much like Cole with Allison and Emily, Cage provides for Cassie, who is a young girl at this point in the timeline.

Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung are the main threats at the moment as they want to merge Earthrealm with Outworld. Some of their fighters include mix of characters from the games and OCs made for this timeline (mostly to go with the fact that Cole was created for the movie).

That is all for now. More is definitely koming soon.

[inflammatoryfandomblog]

"killmonger is an example of the writers making the person advocating for change crazy so the audience couldn't take him seriously" did people actually watch Black Panther or

[mylittlenookcorner]

I’m rewatching Shang Chi and the final battle, all I can think about is also the final battle in Priory!

And Xialing on the dragon was giving extreme Tané vibes here!! I was freaking outtt!

[aretheyqueer]

Is he gay?

disclaimer: this is a hc, not speculating on what the writers intentions were.

[bleedingc4ctus]

For the comic nerds:

I have a working theory for something I’m a bit obsessed with, and am hoping there are enough eyes and ears still here to hear me

So, one of my all-time favorite comic book characters is Ghost Rider. Johnny, Danny, Alejandra, not so much Robbie just because the source of his powers is weak af but that muscle car is untouchable, so whatever.

And you can’t beat the look - a flaming skeleton, dressed head to toe in pure, vintage-metal-esque spiked leather, riding a flaming motorcycle. It makes sense that the comics only survived on visuals and not story.

Then there’s that nonsense of GR’s story, and the origin of its powers. In the original line he had made a deal with Satan, which was later retconned to Mephisto, Marvel’s cheap, domesticated knockoff. And at their peak, GR was strong enough to take on any and all of the Avengers single handed, including Hulk; the only thing stopping Hulk from being incinerated being GR’s code - only persecute the guilty, protect the innocent. Given that Hulk was attacking guilty parties, GR backed out from lack of interest but that’s a whole other story.

My point, now, is as rumors are going around about The Rider finally joining the MCU - yeah, Robbie (and possibly Johnny) in Agents of Shield is a thing, but also, no - how does a character that sources its powers from the Judeo-Christian pantheon fit into this world?

This world that already includes mythical characters from Norse (Thor, Loki, etc.), Egyptian (Black Panther/Bast, Moon Knight/Khonsu), Chinese (Fenghuang, Hundun), and Greek mythology (Zeus, Hercules, versions of The Immortals), but the only mentioning of Christianity (that I remember) is that one line from the first Avengers film - also notably pre-Disney - when Cap says “there’s only one god.” One might also consider nods from Dr. Strange mentioning the Keys of Solomon, which take inspiration from Judaism, Roman Pagan, and early Christian beliefs.

My theory is that they cannot introduce Ghost Rider straight from the comics to the MCU for a few reasons: maybe it’s the Superman problem, where the character is too strong to give a fitting challenge; or, my personal favorite, they don’t want to put Christianity on the same level and Norse mythology, or Greek, or Egyptian because maybe, for a big company like Disney, it’s fine to make a story about those religions because they’re just stories, but they consider Abrahamic religions as truth, and therefore feel less comfortable putting that into works of fiction.

This may be part of why Blade is taking so long too, since vampires are abominations and cannot walk into the light of “God.”

I guess this is more of a rant that a question. I really want to enjoy when Ghost Rider joins the fray, but I have consistently been let down by Disney Marvel as of late, and have little to no hope for their future. I mean, how can a character that literally killed “capital-G” God in the comics, who is stronger than Thor and Hulk, immune to the powers of Strange, fit into this world?

P.S., was Christian God retconned in the comics to The One Above All?

TLDR: Disney is kinda Christian, Ghost Rider is loosely based from Christianity. Does including him in the MCU make Judeo-Christian mythology equal to fiction in the eyes of Disney, hence their hesitance to include it?

[dirtbagdefender]

[figures4fun]

Harley feels the Kenergy