HULI JING SHANG CHI MOVIE

Known as Huli jing, the fox is usually the physical form of a shapeshifting spirit, appearing in a tale as an omen of good (or bad) fate.

HULI JING SHANG CHI MOVIE

The movie also references the 9-tailed fox, another creature from Chinese mythology. Children born in the Year of the Dragon are considered the luckiest, and many Chinese proverbs bestow the power of the dragon onto their addressees.

Symbolising power, good luck and strength, the dragon has been used throughout time to reference individuals and empires alike that embody the strength of the dragon. The association between Chinese culture and dragons may have become a cliched trope in American movies, but the dragon is truly one of the most important creatures in Chinese mythology. Chinese Inspiration for Shang-Chi Chinese Mythology Working with the comic book source material, Callahan and Cretton worked hard to update the characters and create a story that would better resonate with Chinese and Asian-American viewers. The script was written by Dave Callahan and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Half of the movie is spoken in Mandarin and the cast is made up almost entirely of East Asian actors.īehind the scenes, East Asian creatives were just as well represented. Though the character of Shang-Chi came from the Marvel comic book character of the same name in the 1970s Master of Kung Fu series, the movie introduced various themes, characters and story-arks that drew direct reference from Chinese customs.

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