Why are people so dissatisfied with "Shangqi"? Did you really encounter a mistake in casting?

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Preface

Recently, we learned that Marvel is going to shoot the first superhero series movie with Chinese as the protagonist - "Shang Qi".

After watching the trailer, everyone had a lot of disputes and doubts about it. While facing everyone's doubts, we also understood one thing. The shooting and release of "Shang Qi" is to speak out for Asians, but it Certainly not the next Black Panther.

Everyone's dissatisfaction with "Shang Qi" is actually very simple, because in this regard, Marvel doesn't even know what kind of image it wants to create. Before , many superheroes we saw, regardless of race and gender, almost all had distinct characteristics to represent their positions.

However, the most common problem is casting.

"Shang Qi"

In fact, to most people, this Asian superhero named Shang Qi is unfamiliar, because most of us have not even heard of this character, but in fact Shang Qi has been around for a long time. It appeared in Marvel's comics, and specifically refers to the 15th issue of "Special Marvel Edition" (December 1973).

In terms of Marvel's initial settings: Shangqi is a mixed-race child, his father is Zheng Zu, and his mother is a white American woman born in Hunan, China. Shang Qi has lived a reclusive life since he was a child, and has continuously trained and studied to become a weapon and kung fu master.

Shangqi's design is inspired by kung fu master Bruce Lee . Bruce Lee's performance in Hollywood broke the world's perception and perception of us, just like "Shang Qi" designed by Marvel.

Audience dissatisfaction

It stands to reason that the appearance of an Asian superhero in Marvel is a thing that makes us all happy, but is this really the case? When

watched the preview of "Shang Qi", countless people complained.

Everyone focused on one point: Liu Simu's appearance is not worthy of this superhero's character, and this stereotyped face can't become a real hero no matter how you look at it, but Tony Leung, who is on the side, is more like the protagonist of a blockbuster.

In fact, Liu Simu's appearance is not low, at least in terms of image, he is still full of manliness, but because it does not meet the setting of "superhero" in the hearts of most audiences, he is also criticized by people.

However, the dissatisfaction of the audience is not concentrated on this point, but that the elements of the national style of "Shang Qi" are not obvious and delicate enough.

But in fact, everyone has overlooked one point. In modern life, we are also advancing with the times. The style of Shangqi should not be designed with reference to the previous environment. In modern life, it should be carried out in accordance with modernization and should be advanced with the times. The last point of

is the advertising problem during the filming. Netizens complained that they had never seen so many advertisements in a movie. In the trailer alone, there were three advertisements. (Actually, there were several advertisements in " King Kong vs. Godzilla ") Is there really a problem with

casting? Although

said that there are some reasons for the casting, compared to Liu Simu, there are still many suitable Asians, but choosing such an actor whose facial features and appearance are not particularly good-looking is a bit of a failure in our opinion. .(But no matter what you say, "Shang Qi" will not be the next "Black Panther")

The heroine Awkwafina in "Shang Qi" was originally a very good choice, and it can be considered among Hollywood He is a popular Asian actor, but at the moment the male lead has chosen Liu Simu, and the female lead has chosen Awkwafina, who has an interesting soul but lacks beauty. It doesn't seem like a very wise choice.

Therefore, the casting of "Shang Qi" does have certain problems.

Summary

Many netizens expressed their opinions after watching the trailer: they would never watch Shang Qi anyway. But in fact, there are still this part of the audience who are waiting for its broadcast with the mentality of trying.

We'll have to wait and see what it looks like.