A New Hero Is the Star of Marvel's 25th Film
2021-09-04
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1The Marvel Cinematic Universe releases its 25th film this week, with a hero new to movies.
2Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is based on a comic book series first published in 1973.
3Actor Simu Liu plays the lead character, Shang-Chi.
4As the movie opens, he is a low-level hotel worker in San Francisco.
5He rides the bus to work. He does not appear especially powerful or brave.
6But by the time the film is over, Shang-Chi is a valuable addition to the Marvel universe.
7He proves to be a dependable fighter whose bravery is tested again and again.
8And he has a new transportation system.
9Forget the bus --- Shang-Chi rides dragons.
10In the story, Shang-Chi has run away from his oppressive father, a man more than 1,000 years old who seeks to control the universe.
11Shang-Chi's father is in possession of 10 magical rings that give him extraordinary powers.
12Shang-Chi has fled because his father wanted him to become an assassin, someone who murders people as a job.
13But, now the old man wants the family back for an operation to rescue his dead wife.
14Actor Awkwafina plays Shang-Chi's friend Katy.
15The character brings humor to the story, especially in tense situations.
16Destin Daniel Cretton is the director of the new film and helped write the script.
17It includes many strange characters and places.
18For example, one is Morris is a pig-chicken creature with no face; another is an assassin with a huge knife for an arm.
19There is an underground fight ring, forests that move and exciting fight scenes, including one high above the streets on the outside of a very tall building.
20Beneath the beauty and the violence, however, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a story about family ties, fatherly expectations and the modern world's demands over individual traditions.
21I'm Caty Weaver.
1The Marvel Cinematic Universe releases its 25th film this week, with a hero new to movies. 2Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is based on a comic book series first published in 1973. Actor Simu Liu plays the lead character, Shang-Chi. As the movie opens, he is a low-level hotel worker in San Francisco. He rides the bus to work. He does not appear especially powerful or brave. 3But by the time the film is over, Shang-Chi is a valuable addition to the Marvel universe. He proves to be a dependable fighter whose bravery is tested again and again. And he has a new transportation system. Forget the bus --- Shang-Chi rides dragons. 4In the story, Shang-Chi has run away from his oppressive father, a man more than 1,000 years old who seeks to control the universe. Shang-Chi's father is in possession of 10 magical rings that give him extraordinary powers. 5Shang-Chi has fled because his father wanted him to become an assassin, someone who murders people as a job. But, now the old man wants the family back for an operation to rescue his dead wife. 6Actor Awkwafina plays Shang-Chi's friend Katy. The character brings humor to the story, especially in tense situations. 7Destin Daniel Cretton is the director of the new film and helped write the script. It includes many strange characters and places. For example, one is Morris is a pig-chicken creature with no face; another is an assassin with a huge knife for an arm. There is an underground fight ring, forests that move and exciting fight scenes, including one high above the streets on the outside of a very tall building. 8Beneath the beauty and the violence, however, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a story about family ties, fatherly expectations and the modern world's demands over individual traditions. 9I'm Caty Weaver. 10The Associated Press reported this story. Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. 11________________________________________________ 12Words in This Story 13comic book -n. a magazine that is made up of a series of comic strips, which tell stories through a series of pictures 14character -n. a person who appears in a story, book, play, movie, or television show 15script -n. the written form of a play, movie, television show, or audio performance 16scene -n. a part of a play, movie, or story, in which a particular action or activity takes place