The Official Netflix Marvel's "Iron Fist" Thread

[CrownHeights]

Doesn't Martial Arts + Asian Descent = Stereotypical? Is there anyway around that?

Yeah, its called a good story.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Yeah, its called a good story.

OK according to critics who have seen Ironfist this is not 'a good story', so do you still want him to be Asian?

 

[CrownHeights]

OK according to critics who have seen Ironfist this is not 'a good story', so do you still want him to be Asian?

Didn't say I wanted him to be Asian, he can be whatever Marvels wants him to be but in my experience people are more forgiving and are willing to looked passed that issue if the story and acting is good. If not, well you get the Iron Fist review treatment.

Think Doctor Strange/Ancient One backlash. People were mad at the fact she wasn't Asian, but forgave it because the movie was good.

 

[Phillyrider807]

So Marvel dropped their first dud?

 

[CrownHeights]

So Marvel dropped their first dud?

So It would seem, mind you the guy who wrote Iron Fist also wrote Inhumans...

 

[Primetime]

yup.

It's funny how despite the "why iron fist white!?" stuff going around, you don't hear hardly any "why didn't they just make a Shang-Chi series" suggestions, right.

I swear I've been saying this in this thread for the last few weeks. And longer if we're counting when the series was 1st announced.

The last time I said it, I even prefaced it by saying "not to sound like a broken record..."


But everyone just ignored it tho

 

[Primetime]

From Oct 2016

Should've just make a Shang Chi show and call it a day.

• Authentic viewpoint of modern day Chinese / Asian American culture
  
• Throw back to old school Bruce Lee martial arts themes in a modern setting
  
• Capture everything Iron Fist would be doing as far as asian mysticism anyway

Peep his bio:

Shang was raised to become a deadly assassin by his father, the immortal crimelord and sorcerer Fu Manchu.

Feeling lessons from various masters were not enough, the boy was also subjected to alchemy and a virtual reality feed of techniques and styles while he slept.

However, Shang Chi became aware of his father's evil and faked his death after his first assignment[1]. He then began to attack various elements of his father's criminal empire and allied himself with his father's enemy, Denis Nayland Smith[2]. In retaliation, Fu Manchu sent a number of assassins to kill him.
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When Daredevil wanted a task force to help him finally capture the Punisher and make him face legal justice, Shang-Chi became a part of that group.
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His great strength and chi (qi) allows him to strike with inhuman force enabling him to break through barriers such as brick, concrete and iron, withstand physical impacts almost to a superhuman degree, and ease all forms of pain and discomfort. Shang has stalemated Iron Fist in single combat, with the two martial artists portrayed as equals while Black Panther stated Shang-Chi is better than Rand.[23]

That sounds dope as hell, ties seamlessly with Daredevil... and Shang got the T'Challa co-sign too

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[Mr. Negative]

I swear I've been saying this in this thread for the last few weeks. And longer if we're counting when the series was 1st announced.

The last time I said it, I even prefaced it by saying "not to sound like a broken record..."


But everyone just ignored it tho

I remember. That's why I said "hardly any"

 

[AnonymityX1000]

So Marvel dropped their first dud?

Critically yes, the streak is over.
I guess they forgot to pay the critics this time. lol

 

[ORDER_66]

Why is muthafukkas listening to the critics tho... Y'all remember how they was throwing shade on luke cage for being unapologetically black and the show was so popular it killed the netflix servers?!!?

I cannot in good faith take these critics recommendations as gospel... I think WE all need to see it for ourselves... it could become a cult classic. it might be a dud... let US judge it on it's own...

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Why is muthafukkas listening to the critics tho... Y'all remember how they was throwing shade on luke cage for being unapologetically black and the show was so popular it killed the netflix servers?!!?

I cannot in good faith take these critics recommendations as gospel... I think WE all need to see it for ourselves... it could become a cult classic. it might be a dud... let US judge it on it's own...

I saw BvS, Suicide Squad despite reviews. I'm all in with comic book stuff regardless of the critics but it does gauge my expectations. So if this is decent I'll be pleasantly surprised.

 

[CrownHeights]

Why is muthafukkas listening to the critics tho... Y'all remember how they was throwing shade on luke cage for being unapologetically black and the show was so popular it killed the netflix servers?!!?

I cannot in good faith take these critics recommendations as gospel... I think WE all need to see it for ourselves... it could become a cult classic. it might be a dud... let US judge it on it's own...

Luke sitting at 96% on RT tho. Majority of critics loved it Who are these critics you're talking about?

 

[ORDER_66]

Luke sitting at 96% on RT tho. Majority of critics loved it Who are these critics you're talking about?

They was savaging it on twitter that night it came out... White folks was incensed...

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[Phillyrider807]

Luke has great reviews though.

 

[ORDER_66]

Luke has great reviews though.

I know...