Hey everyone, I'm The Canadian Lad and this time I watched Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten
Rings at 0.25x speed and found 30 new details. Now, I've found some incredible details that
I'll guarantee you haven't noticed before and for the first time ever, I'm gonna go chronologically.
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Number 1: At the beginning of the film, when we see Wenwu aka The Mandarin
fighting for the first time in the MCU, he uses The Ten Rings to block all the
arrows from hitting him. But in slow-motion,
you can actually notice that the rings are creating even bigger rings around Wenwu
surrounding him with a dome of energy. (01:54) And I love how Wenwu would strike the Ten Rings
to the ground to generate momentum so that he can make a high jump! (01:55)
And while landing, he strikes the ground again to clear space for his safe landing. (01:57)
Number 2: Watching Wenwu destroying the main gate so easily, the soldiers around him
simply let him walk forward as they now realize they cannot defeat him. (02:20)
Number 3: When we see the Mandarin fighting wars throughout history and winning, at one point we
see one of his men bombing a government facility. Now notice, for less than a second here, we can
spot a newspaper with a headline that reads "Captain America to receive Medal of Honor"
so this incident took place right after Captain America became
famous and was still in active-service.
Number 4: When Wenwu was entering Ta Lo, the trees in the forest
started attacking his car. But if you notice closely,
even before they got hit, the screen on the dashboard was already glitching.
This indicates that technology of any sort doesn't actually work in the village of Ta Lo.
Number 5: Every time Li blocks Wenwu's attack, a slight grey shockwave can be seen around it.
Now can I just take a moment to appreciate this whole scene? This was choreographed
so nicely that it almost felt like a romantic dancing routine rather than a fight.
Huge credits to Tony Leung and Fala Chen for acting it out so naturally!
Number 6: When Shang-Chi's mother gave him the green necklace,
it was loose around his neck. But as he grew older, it got tighter.
Meaning he didn't even replace the twine of the necklace.
Number 7: When Shang goes to Katy's house,
right outside we can see multiple posters talking about the blip.
The cinematic universe is so real that there's apparently a support center for
people having anxiety post-blip. Now, I like how there's a Blipsync
poster as well, which is probably a show named after the real life Lip Sync battle.
Number 8: Now this one is a very crucial detail that literally foreshadows the plot of the film.
When Shang-Chi is about to have his breakfast at Katy's, Katy's grandmother aka Waipo tells
Shang-Chi to sit in a different chair because her late husband Waigong used to sit here.
Waipo then talks about how she keeps food and other items for her dead husband.
So she is deluded and believes her late husband is still with her.
That's when Katy walks in and tells her to "Move on".
Now if you think about it, this is the entire plot of the film.
Wenwu thought he heard the voices of his dead wife
and believed she could return to life instead of moving on.
So the whole plot of the film was foreshadowed already in the beginning of the film.
Number 9: Now in the same diner scene, Katy's mother was taunting
her for not having a better job. Hearing this, Katy decides to not
have her breakfast and simply leaves for work so Shang-Chi had to follow her lead as well.
But notice unlike Katy, Shang-Chi does finish his food and even does the dishes but it
happens off-screen and we only hear it. This is because Katy's house is the only
place where he gets free food and he doesn't wanna anger Katy's mother.
Number 10: Inside the bar where Katy and Shang were talking to their friends, we got to know that
Katy does have an honors degree from Berkeley. Now notice, as Shang-Chi was saying bye to
Katy's grandma, in the background we can see a photo of Katy wearing a mortarboard.
So, this photo is proof that she really graduated with an honors degree.
Number 11: Now in the bus we of course meet the same guy who told Peter to
do a backflip in Spider-Man: Homecoming. We all know that but notice as he is streaming
the whole fight, people kept commenting and already started calling Shang-Chi "The Bus Boy".
Number 12: At the end of the bus fight, the bus collides with a sanitation truck.
Now the license plate on the truck reads "1E49905".
Now I of course google every license plate that I see in a Marvel film and guess what,
this same plate was also used in Clint Eastwood's 1978 film "Every Which Way But Loose".
Number 13: As Shang-Chi and Katy enter the Golden Daggers Club, two ladies at the back
actually recognize Shang-Chi. This is probably because Shang-Chi's
Bus video received more than 2 million views! So he has gained followers because of this video.
Number 14: Inside the Club, there are multiple fights taking place at the same time.
Now, in one of the cells, we can actually see an Extremis Soldier from Iron Man 3.
Who we later see again receiving treatments while Wong and Abomination teleport somewhere else.
And notice, the same fighter who stabbed him in the first place is now the one treating his wound.
Number 15: In the scene where Shang-Chi, Wenwu, Katy and Xialing are all having dinner together,
notice Katy who was born and raised in America, is not able to pick up any food using chopsticks.
So Asian culture is something she's really unaware of.
I'm so happy this movie actually breaks the stereotypes in so many ways without
making it look like it was forced. I mean, it establishes a point that
if you're born and raised somewhere, no matter where your ancestors are from, you belong there!
Number 16: Now, in this same scene Wenwu acknowledges that he has been given many names
over the course of his life. But notice what he says here:
So Wenwu had the title of Master Khan at some point in history.
This may mean that he was actually the warlord Genghis Khan, similar to how the Eternals were
critical parts of human history, and how the Asgardians were worshipped as gods in Norse times.
So Wenwu had his fairshare throughout the MCU history as well.
Thanks to Jacob for pointing out this detail.
Number 17: When Wenwu got married, he got their picture taken at a studio.
Considering they used a painting in the background rather than a green screen,
implies that they got married in the 90's. Now notice this photo that was taken here is
now framed in Wenwu's office. They're both wearing the same
outfit and the background matches as well. I like hidden continuity details like this!
Number 18: When we meet Trevor played by Ben Kingslay for the
first time in the film, we can hear him saying: This line is from William Shakespeare's Macbeth,
a tragedy where Macbeth goes mad after hearing witches tell him what to do, similar to how Wenwu
is going mad, being manipulated by the Dweller. I like how almost all the random dialogues of the
film aren't random at all, they somehow still connect to the plot of the film.
Number 19: When we see Morris sitting on Trevor's lap,
in the background there are several easter eggs backing up the story of Trevor.
He said he's from Liverpool and in the background we can see a scarf of Liverpool Football club.
Even his yellow mug has the Liverpool FC logo on it.
There's also a poster in the background for yet another Shakespeare play. This time,
King Lear, with Trevor playing the lead role according to this poster.
Thanks to my friend Jacob once again for pointing out this detail.
Number 20: Xialing finds a tunnel underground to escape from this compound.
So she goes through the car keys and takes Razorfist's.
But notice, there's another key just beside it that has a tag that reads
"DABU7CHA" or "da butcher". This could be a possible
reference to Gorr the God Butcher, who will be appearing in Thor 4.
Number 21: When they all enter Ta Lo with the help of Morris,
we can actually see the playlist of Razorfist on his dashboard screen for a brief moment.
Number 22: In Wenwu's desk, we can see a monkey paw on a stand.
Now, this is a symbol of desire and greed—everything
that its owner could possibly wish for and the unrestricted ability to make it happen.
So it totally makes sense for someone like Wenwu to have this on his desk.
Number 23: When Wenwu takes young Shang-Chi to take revenge for the death of his wife,
notice what happens just before he strikes a blast.
His rings along with his veins all light up even before he strikes.
Indicating whoever wears the ten rings can literally control them through their mind.
That's why the rings light up even before he makes any movement.
Number 24: During the final fight between Wenwu and Shang-Chi, Wenwu throws such a
heavy punch at Shang that I believe is also one of the greatest VFX works in the MCU.
Let me break it down in slow-motion. First, Wenwu throws the rings that hit
Shang-Chi's stomach and stays stuck. This blow in and of itself was
enough to take down Shang-Chi. But then Wenwu summons the rings
back and follows it with a 2nd punch. And notice he's not just throwing a
regular punch using the rings here. Instead, he throws all of his rings
again to generate more power and sends Shang-Chi underwater.
Number 25: After Shang-Chi comes back from the water and fights his father again,
he pulls 5 of his father's rings.
But notice how Shang-Chi literally hops on the rings to strike a flying kick.
Kinda reminds me of Infinity War where Starlord did the same with the help of Doctor Strange.
Number 26: Now, while throwing this flying kick, Shang-Chi summons the rings but this time near his
leg so that his kick has more power to it. But notice what Wenwu does here.
The moment Shang-Chi steps on the rings, Wenwu immediately realizes what Shang-Chi's gonna,
so instead of tossing his rings, Wenwu decides to wear them.
Because he's gonna need the rings to defend against such a strong kick!
Number 27: Just before Shang-Chi steps on the rings, making it a floating
staircase in order to throw a flying kick, but just before that, Shang and Wenwu were going
at each other without pulling any punches. Now notice this frame, it looks as if
Shang-Chi can actually transform his rings into fireballs, almost like a dragon breathing fire!
Number 28: Now someone said "In their last moments, people show you who they really
are" and Wenwu, in his last moment, chose to save the life of his son over his own.
He could have easily escaped from here rather than giving in to the Dweller in Darkness.
But he sacrificed his life when he realized his mistake and passed his powers to his son.
Now notice, the moment the rings leave Wenwu's arms, it becomes bigger in size or should I
say goes back to their original size. And just as Shang-Chi puts them on,
the rings get a bit smaller to fit his arm. So this is quite like the Nano-Gauntlet
that changes its shape to fit the wearer. But of course a thousand times more powerful.
Number 29: When Xialing, Shang-Chi's sister, realizes her father is dead,
she and Shang-Chi both take a minute to look at each other without saying anything.
This one simple scene is why I think this movie worked great.
I mean, think about it for a moment. Even though they both grew up despising
their father, but it's still their father. And he's a major reason they both possess
such a level of power. So the writers writing a
moment where these two characters literally say nothing but just gaze into each other,
that was enough to convey to the audience that they're both hurt and relieved at the same time.
Giving characters moments like this helps develop their arcs,
therefore allowing the audience to connect better.
Number 30: Now this one is not exactly a detail but something that I observed.
While fighting Death-Dealer, Shang-Chi's whole childhood flashes before his eyes.
He remembers each and every way Death Dealer caused him pain.
As a result, in this fight, Shang-Chi was 100% ready to kill Death-Dealer and take
revenge but Wenwu intervened and stopped him. This shows how vengeance was still running in
Shang-Chi's blood in the middle of the movie. But by the end of the movie, when he gets
all the Ten Rings and can literally kill his father, he chooses not to.
Even though he had planned that he would if needed to.
This shows that the story of Shang-Chi has come full circle.
He's no longer overshadowed by vengeance, he is able to see the bigger picture now.
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