Oh damn, that makes this even more poignant as a role then, because Wen Wu totally neglected his kids after his wife died 😭

@@ellithenerd Indeed. It also shows how personal tragedy can break a person, and divert them from the things in life that are really important. In the end we find he's one of the better Marvel antagonists, because he isn't really evil. Just broken.

@@tarmaque 😓😓

He said in an interview that he was not portraying a villain but a "failed father".

@@estherlam1822 Well, that’s beautiful

As a black woman, I agree with you! I'm so happy for you and the Asian and Asian-American community! Like you indicated in your opening, I felt such pride and joy watching Black Panther, so I am so happy that Asian kids and adults can see themselves represented as superheroes and in positive ways! Plus, this movie is straight FIRE! I loved every minute of it!

I've been in America since the late 1970s; got here as a 12 year-old. I could count all the well scripted, well produced, and well directed movies --- with sufficiently large budgets --- starring an Asian American man or Asian American woman leading a credible cast of actors.... with the fingers of one hand. About 99.95% of all movies I've seen starring Asians in serious leading roles have been Asians from Asia, mostly from China and Japan. So, after close to 45 years of living in America, this is a welcomed change in Hollywood. Whether Marvel makes money or not is beside the point; the point is, America is an incredibly diverse society. All portrays of heroes can't be just White males, even though White males think that's how reality should always be like "until you have real talents" from other groups, too.... The reason I said "whether this makes money or not" is that MOST movies don't make money, whether they are big or small budgeted movies. The few that make tons of money are made through well established franchised movies, using DC and Marvel characters. But if you allow for Asians and other ethnic America to make movies that flop, like White people do it ALL THE TIME, there will never be a time for ethnic Americans to do leading roles, because there's this prejudice of "They are not bankable." Yeah, how many movie roles did Jennifer Aniston or Robert Downey Jr. got to star in THAT FLOP before they started making good returns on their lead roles? Many! All kinds of people should have those opportunities, too.... not just White men and women actors and actresses...

Beautifully said - thank you to Marvel, Kevin Feige, and fans like you :-)

i feel so happy for black and east asian communities when these films came out, seeing your own upbringing on screen is another feeling. i hope sometime south asians got something like that to feel something like that 😩

@@samia8630 Hopefully, it's coming, sis! I think Kamala Khan will hit the MCU! I think she will be in The Marvels but not sure when and if she will get her movie with her as the lead character but I hope she will! Every community should be able to see their cultural narratives represented on screen and to see folks who look like them as heroes.

WHY DID THIS MAKE ME CRY

I think it’s extra special as he doesn’t have any kids of his own

would react in a like a damned fangirl so I guess he did well

I grew up watching Tony Leung on TVB. He is legend ❤️

@@keroberusr.9687 yup, have been watching his work for 40 years and never knew he's a drinker lol

@@020untitled ? are you even good looking?

@@020untitled bruh for real

@@020untitled 🧢

It was so cute how it made Florian so happy too

It’s even crazy when you realize this is Meng’er’s first ever movie role.

And navigating one virtual interviewee! Did it so well and really let natural conversation flow when needed

so well spoken

amen!

Agreed! I love this interview

She was so good!!! This was a great interview!

Florian is so underrated in this movie. I loved his character, and how he wasn't just "Thug number 3" which he could so easily have been. I bought him as "trusted lieutenant" as well as reluctant convert. I hope he shows up again.

I cannot agree more - the cast is charming - but the interviewer really brings it out of them with questions that give them something to interesting / insightful to share

I think the reason their friendship on screen really works is due to their friendship in real life.

OH NOOO

no she was a giggling little girl. i could not even figure out what she was saying most of the time with all the giggling

YASSSSS!!! 🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾

Absolutly !

WELL PUT!!!! I couldn’t stop looking at her omg she’s sosososooso charismatic

Definitely though im more focused on her hairstyle, I want my sister to have the same hairstyle

i was also nerding about her makeup the wholeee time

I feel she's too embittered at Shangqi to have that kind of jocular relationship with him. Not like Shuri and T'Challa, which was a comedic relationship in Black Panther. I wouldn't be surprised if in future iterations of the Shangqi / Xialing relationship goes deeper into a dramatic direction. Xialing has a lot of reason to be angry at her brother. Some of it is his fault, but not all of it -- some is due to parental favoritism and asymmetric parental expectations, a bit like Thor and Loki. That sets up a *very* rich background for dramatic storytelling. Also, they are brother and sister, so that dynamic is going to play out differently than Thor and Loki.

That's how I felt because if we truly made it, we'd see an Asian 007 or something like that. I thought this and Black Panther was just pandering to the outcries, but in a way these movies also feel like they matched the history of the cultures we came from. But I am waiting for Simu to be the next 007. That's when I'll say we truly made it. Until then, these are fine representations.

I’m a disabled Latina and I used to think it didn’t matter until I realized people thought I was middle eastern and they said I looked ‘too white to be Latina’. Now I’m tired of people expecting me to look like an Indian. We need more White Latino representation.

What I got from this movie is that they were proud to be Asian _Americans_ on film. (I know Simu is Canadian, but the principal still applies) The idea that they are an important part of the patchwork quilt that is North America, and that they are proud to be _both._ Also to show the experience of Asian _American_ family life, and how wonderful and full it can be. The same way that _Kim's Convenience_ showed us that immigrants of all flavors are what make our society great. They're the yeast in our beer, so to speak.

@@tarmaque Well this clearly isn't an example of a "wonderful" family, it caters to the "patriarchal, oppressive tyrant" Asian father and the tantalizing Eastern beauty wife - catering to the white man's fantasy and ongoing sexual imperialism of Asia. I do agree that immigrants quite frankly CARRY America. Like.....HARD. Unbelievably so. Crummy representation at the end of the day. But crumbs are a start I suppose.

@@supahsmashbro to be fair this isn’t original, it’s a comic. I don’t know the comic but maybe the dad was like this.

I'm someone who overuses the word "GOAT" and there are many GOATs in my mind but dude....have you any idea how amazing and GOATED the Chinese are? The more you shun your Chinese side the more westernized/anglicized you are. Be proud, China is a behemoth in every respect.

@@supahsmashbro for sure!!!

you go yung!!

Well this movie is really about embracing who you are TRULY ARE and embracing that Destiny. Its cool

Ok leave out all the other Asians. Why it always gotta be about the Chinese?

@@tvue2322 ok. All Asian then

Agree! Our family moved to Canada when I was young. I have never been this excited to see a Marvel movie.

@@HengLiuMike Haha that's more like it 👏🏼

@@tvue2322 Because the movie is especially inspired by Chinese mythology (as evident by the Chinese dragon and martial arts) and the main actors are Chinese? Don't turn this into an entire racial ordeal please.

I feel that black Americans working in media really grasp the importance of representation in a multicultural society (and the problems with underrepresentation) just as much as anyone else. Probably even more true for black American women. Jacqueline did a *great* job in this interview, she was very well prepared and her questions were perfect.

She really did an amazing job!

@@jsl8461 absolutely, there’s a lot more care going into these positions because we’ve been in their shoes, we know how it feels. Plus, she was so much fun! It really seemed like the cast enjoyed her company ☺️

say it louder for the people in the back, yes

What does cmb mean?

Wendy, not mandarin

He has many names as he said in the film, but he criticised The Mandarin in this film as well. lol

@@jmjimvas0 i love wendys

He had a prominent martial arts role in Hero (2002) with Jet Li and Donnie Yen. He learned Martial Arts long before The Grandmaster

Yeah he killed it in the role of the Grandmaster and I also remember him in Hero too back in the day!

Me too!! Being raised in Canada, I grew up watching TVB dramas but never really watched HK cinema - 無間道 was the only HK movie title I knew growing up, and Tony Leung and Andy Lau were cemented as such legends in my mind. The second half of your comment reminds me of that Bong Joon-ho quote - "Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films." I'm glad Marvel didn't shy away at all from the subtitles in Shang-chi - I hope this encourages more people like your friends to step out of their comfort zone and enjoy films in other languages!

Andy Lau and Stephen Chow in the 90s was pretty good too. 90s HK cinema is a lost art.

Tony just put another dimension in the character I'm so emotionally devoted to a villain like its crazy. Compared to other villains like thanos, Tony is so charamastic.

So true he is a legend.

Well said. I watch Hard Boiled directors cut every few years.

So excited this film is bringing the Tony Leung to the world

Beautiful message!

@ITSJUSTME why? Is she the only asian American actress??

@ITSJUSTME Right, she is NOT. Long before her, we had the legendary Michelle Yeoh; there is also Juilliard alumnus, Fala Chen, in the movie, plus many more.

@be water my amigo She is Hollywood's idea of an Asian-American actress: loud + crass. She is not the star in this film or CRA, only supporting cast member.

@@maggiechan33 I only liked her in Crazy Rich Asians. Loud & crass worked for the comedy sidekick. But she plays the same character in every movie. There has got to be some better choices...

@@TitoTimTravels There are MANY better actresses than her. Also, she did blaccent.

I agree. More fight sequences and maybe some more training sequences. It would be cool if there was more time spent world building once they entered the realm Ta Lo. Not complaining though... I simply want more, which is a sign of a great movie. I hope we get many sequels.

Infernal Affairs is probably the best Hong Kong movie ever made. Also love Red Cliff, riveting land + naval scenes; Hard Boiled; The Killer - all from Woo. Tony's character in Gorgeous was interesting + hilarious. Glad people are praising Allan's fight scenes: world class Hong Kong action.

He was just having fun in Tokyo Raiders I feel, it's a silly movie, very Jackie Chan-esque in certain ways lol. Kelly Chen and Ekin Cheng though, good time good time.

@@anngo4140 I enjoyed it

Native Americans come from Asia

We be looking pretty Asian too

@@roachies4242 yes! My son looks a lot like Simu 😂😂 and I have other cousins that look pretty Asian too

Lots of cool Hk movies in the 80’s

HERO and IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE are essential.

Especially the one where he eats Logan, but Logan burst out of his stomach.

"Bang wagon" = Freudian slip? ;)

@@LuckyDragon289 omg, my bad... Tony Leung band wagon 🙈🙈🙈