#shang chi movie

[msilverstar]

I loved watching her!

MENG’ER ZHANG as XU XIALING in SHANG CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS dir. Destin Daniel Cretton

[callmefirefly]

From Marvel to the Barbieverse

[avengerscompound]

Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner My favorite looks in each show

[shiftythrifting]

This poor little, fuzzy, six-legged, faceless guy. A makeship sample gone bad????

[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!

[mcudc616]

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

[ryukang1995]

Some random brainstorming for an alternate Mortal Kombat story. Basically, what the new movie franchise could, and likely should, have been.

Kuai Liang/Sub-Zero is the main character, or at least one of them. His rivalry with Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion is a huge driving force behind the story, and he enters the Mortal Kombat tournament to kill Shang Tsung for the Lin Kuei, but also to avenge Bi Han's death.

Liu Kang plays a huge role in the story too. He is chosen by the Order of Light to compete in the tournament, but he yearns for a normal life. He's also a bit of a hothead while Kung Lao is the calmer, more reserved one of the two.

Unlike most incarnations, Sonya is Liu Kang's love interest. At first, the two don't have much of an interest in each other, but as they spend time on the island together, they start warming up to each other and realize just how much they have in common.

Kitana is the one who welcomes the heroes to the island, and she ultimately has a goal of her own to rebel against Outworld forces after learning about her history. She also has an interest in Kuai Liang after discovering that he's a Cryomancer (their race was native to Edenia before being banished).

Raiden, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi oversee the tournament. Quan Chi is also the one pulling the strings on Scorpion, who eventually rebels against the sorcerer after learning about the truth regarding his family and clan.

This story borrows from all over the franchise, including the klassic games, the 1995 movie, Scorpion's Revenge, and even some of the more obscure incarnations like the Malibu comics and the Jeff Rovin novel. Again, it is an alternate take, so there were bound to be some changes from what people generally know about the lore.

If you don't like any of these ideas, it's all good.

[feelingsofaithless]

You are a product of all who came before you, the legacy of your family. You are your mother. And whether you like it or not, you are also your father. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

[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?

[scaryspears]

Just saying

Get a guy that can do both.

(He plays Kung Lao in Mortal Kombat Conquest. I couldn't find any nice gifs)

Find yourself a dazzling boyfriend who can do supportive sparkling boyfriend things while you be a girly girl and can also throw hands when the time calls for it.

[ninithegreat]

MY FAVORITE MARVEL PHASE 4 PROJECTS

[lovrwz]

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[fancyschmancyopinions]

MICHELLE YEOH at the 2023 BAFTA Tea Party on January 14th 2023 wearing OFF-WHITE

[ryukang1995]

A simple collage I made for my alternate version of the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2 movie.

I know, this is over 20 characters, but I definitely want the characters to be treated with respect and given enough to work with, unlike Mortal Kombat: Annihilation or Battle of the Realms.

Plus, the 2021 movie and my version of that film had over 15 characters, and the idea with sequels is to go bigger and better, so there you go.