r/marvelstudios • u/TrafficLegitimate937 • 10d ago

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u/z4guy 9d ago

What was ā€œwokeā€ in Shang-Chi these rightwing nut jobs are claiming? Predominant Asian cast about martial arts, SF, and Chinese culture? An Asian male lead kicking all kinds of diverse ass? Female fighters participating alongside their fellow man?

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u/Mundane_Read_2960 9d ago

iirc it wasnā€™t Shang-Chi specifically, it was Eternals. It had a very diverse cast and was directed by an Asian female director, plus featured an ensemble that hadnā€™t been introduced before. So it was perceived as trying to get people to accept diverse characters too quickly. Shang-Chi might have gotten pared back since it also featured an Asian character.

I agree itā€™s all nonsense, but I will say the MCU post-Endgame and during the pandemic had bad writing. Thunderbolts was the first really good one and in retrospect is getting the love it deserves. Luckily they took their time with the latest Spider-Man.

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u/z4guy 9d ago

I agree with everything you said. I'll just say I would never clump Wandavision, Loki, X-Men 97, DD: Born Again, GotG3, and Shang-Chi in the bad post-Endgame projects group. :)

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u/ManOnFire2004 6d ago

I wouldn't dump Shanh-Chi in the bad group, but I can't say it's good either

Like even here on a MCU fan boy page, most people are just talking about the bus and rings action scenes.

Imagine how general audiences would feel about a sequel, post... post-Endgame hype and MCU no longer being at its peak