The Marvel superhero movie “Shang-Chi” was not favored before its release. The North American box office exceeded US$180 million, and the global box office exceeded US$320 million. This is a counterattack to those who have been stigmatized before the release.
And as a popcorn movie, “Shang-Chi”‘s overseas reputation is also surprisingly good. IMDB’s current rating remains at 7.9 points, and nearly 90,000 people have rated it before the end of its release.
Of course, although the box office of “Shang-Chi” is doing well, the loss of the huge mainland Chinese market still causes Disney and Marvel to lose a lot.
Obviously, Disney and Marvel are not willing to give up the mainland market so easily.
According to the revelations, the filmmakers are still negotiating with relevant departments to strive for “Shang-Chi” to be released in the mainland.
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The current “Shang-Chi” originally scheduled to be launched on the Disney + streaming media platform has also been postponed to November 12. This operation shows that it is waiting for the Chinese market to “lift the ban.”
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At present, the biggest “X factor” that determines whether “Shang-Chi” can be released is the role played by Tony Leung, who is suspected of taking the insulting role Fu Manchu as the model of his father “Wenwu”.
Although Marvel seems to have a strong desire to survive, from “The Mandarin” to “Zheng Zu” and then to “Wenwu”, the name and settings of the character Fu Manchu have been revised repeatedly.
Even the president personally stated in the live broadcast that the role played by Tony Leung has nothing to do with Fu Manchu and does not involve insulting China at all.
But if you analyze it according to the classic question “Ship of Theseus” in philosophy, even if Fu Manchu has been replaced with a vest several times, it has nothing to do with the character prototype.
But can he really wash away the traces of humiliation in the past?
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(“Ship of Theseus” is a paradox about the change of identity: assuming that the constituent elements of an object are replaced, is it still the original object?)
Moreover, even if Tony Leung’s role itself does not involve insulting China, the so-called “second-generation Banana Chinese” described by “Shang-Chi” clearly defeats the villain father representing China’s native civilization, converts to mainstream Western civilization, and integrates into universal values. It is also against the traditional values of the Chinese.
Not to mention that the starring Simu Liu has also been questioned in reality as a “Shang-Chi” who is anti-Ge Chinese native civilization.
For example, as early as 17 years before Simu Liu became popular, he expressed his pride in naturalizing Canada when he was a child in an interview with foreign media, and he was suspected of discrediting China in the past.
When “Shang-Chi” was seen badly before the release, Simu Liu also replied during the live broadcast that the film was made for overseas Asians, not to please some people.
As for who the “certain people” refer to and who scolded Simu Liu the most, I believe everyone knows well.
At present, most Chinese audiences still don’t want “Shang-Chi” to pass the trial.
In any case, the characters and actors of “Shang-Chi” are Marvel’s own choices.
If it really cannot be released in China, they must be psychologically prepared.
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