Another new Marvel hero The Marvel cinematic universe has grown so much since 2008 that gradually even fans begin to get confused about the characters, events and everything that happens inside this giant world. The appearance of a new hero named Shang-Chi and the picture of the same name introduces another hero from the world of comics. I can't say that I had any hopes about this project. I find myself thinking more and more that there are not enough old characters who have either completely left or have faded into the background in the overall development of the concept of the Cinematic Universe. Yes. Obviously, in the world of superheroes, nostalgia can overtake a person. On the one hand, it's funny, but on the other hand, on the contrary, it makes you think. It means that something is already wrong in the current projects, since they are not so clinging to their heroes and stories. "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" is a project that promised to finally reveal the past associated with the very start of the film franchise, where the mysterious Ten Rings group entered the arena in the first "Iron Man". It was never revealed to us until 2021, when this film appeared on the big screens. The original idea, I think, has undergone serious changes, and the screenwriters have tried to fit this story and the concept of the Ten Rings as gently as possible so that the fans accept it according to the new rules. It turned out to be ambiguous, because the original message for me looked completely different. Now, the creators seem to have wrapped the existing ideas about this phenomenon in a completely different wrapper, while making the narrative a kind of oriental fairy tale. Otherwise, this is a Marvel project that has been familiar lately, where the plot, visual series, humor and drama are combined quite qualitatively. The main characters, of whom there are, by the way, quite a lot, appear to be an absolutely diverse company, each of which is revealed in the course of the plot. The characters have their own motivation, internal conflicts, sufficient baggage of past experience, which allows them to be perceived as formed personalities. At least, I didn't have the feeling that someone was introduced here just for show, except for a bright cameo, rather for the fans. The plot of the film and the production are taken from the best Asian representatives of the militants. It seems that the creators were inspired by such paintings as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Myth". The film is clearly focused on the Asian market. It cannot be taken away from the fact that Marvel had big plans to attract interest in its Universe from the Chinese viewer. However, the picture did not get into the Chinese rental. However, the film still performed well, collecting a decent box office. For me, it has become a good entertainment for a single viewing. A beautiful picture and fantasy dragons somehow don't really fit into my understanding of the fairly realistic (previously) Marvel world. This, however, does not make the film bad. It's just different and just for me for one or two views. The film is likely to appeal to fans of martial arts. The fights are staged perfectly in the film. However, the focus on fantasy in the second half of the film can also quickly scare away. Mixing styles, if you are ready for them and accept such a narrative, makes the film vivid and memorable. But if such jumps are not to the viewer's liking, then the picture will most likely simply not go in. Marvel is experimenting with the painting "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" again, checking how such a project will show itself on the world stage. Yes. The company has reached such a level of development that it can afford such experiments. This is not 2008, when the company essentially put everything it had on the "Iron Man". Fortunately, everything turned out that time, which made it possible for the company to flourish, and for the audience to get a phenomenal Universe and a lot of interesting stories. And such projects as "Shang-Chi" may well have the right to exist. And the budget and the subsequent not very impressive fees of the film will not be a tragedy for Kevin Feige and his fellow accountants. 8 out of 10