Hanging and Shanging

I just saw “Shang-Chi”! It was the first movie I’ve seen in theatres since I went to “Onward” on the last day cinemas were open before the pandemic. And it was the right one to go to. I was expecting some sort of crime intrigue adventure with martial arts and family drama. But yo! Vague spoilers? It was so much more! It veered hard into mystical wildness from the jump, and that was right in my jam. 

Like alright. Just going to say it. Dude rode a dragon. And that wasn’t even a clear contender for the most fabulous thing. 

And for real, everyone had such wonderful chemistry with each other. The whole swishy thing was joyous throughout. 

It just felt right to join some friends in seeing this film put the “cinema” back in “Marvel Cinematic Universe”. Watching “Black Widow” at home was fun, but that was a different thing. 

I heartily endorse all this big screen magic wuxia fantasy.