Review of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) by Hua — 06 Sep 2021

I genuinely wasn't gonna see this in theaters despite the stellar reviews (due to COVID concerns), but unexpectedly got a day off and decided, wth why not? And I was so pleasantly surprised and taken aback by how moved I was.

..and just how much I loved it overall. The trailers had not gotten me at all. But the characters were perfect, the emotion hit me hard...I found myself tearing up inexplicably early on. It was just so beautifully made, felt so genuine and human.

Honestly, and I mean this as a praise, it didn't feel like a Marvel movie (for the most part); it just felt like a good story. Definitely one of the better movies, I think, in the entire MCU.