Since "Shang-Chi's" characters and lands are mostly new to the MCU, viewers are not required to have exhaustive knowledge of all 24 films that came before it.
But if you want to take your preparation for "Shang-Chi" to the next level, you should start at the beginning with "Iron Man", which introduced the Ten Rings as a terrorist organization, and then "Iron Man 3", which revisited the group to introduce its dangerous leader, the Mandarin. Beyond connections to past plot lines, it's among the titles in the MCU catalog that can also help put "Shang-Chi's" Asian representation in context: "Doctor Strange" was rightly called out for whitewashing when it reimagined the Ancient One - a Tibetan comic-book character created in the '60s - as a Celtic mystic to avoid Orientalist clichés about wise Asian masters. Then there are TV shows like "Iron Fist", technically an MCU title, which relies on the Orientalist premise of a chosen, white martial arts expert taking on a villainous Asian organization, among other problematic tropes. Grant recently told us what he watched to prepare for the role, and which movie trilogy continues to fascinate him.
What movie or TV show do you revisit frequently?
I watch "The Godfather" trilogy every five, six months. Docuseries following a Tik-Tok star and her family looks every bit as horrifying or exciting as you might imagine.
source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2021-09-03/marvel-shang-chi-amazon-cinderella-nine-perfect-strangers-hulu-screen-gab
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