Produced by Marvel Studios , Liu Simu starred in the superhero movie " Shangqi and the Legend of the Ten Rings " before it was released, although it has been boycotted by audiences in mainland China, and it has not been released in China It was released in mainland theaters, but it performed very well in North America and other countries and regional markets.
At present, the fourth phase of the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" has released seven films, of which "Spider-Man: No Home for Heroes" is the one with the best reputation overseas, and it is second only to "Spider-Man: No Home for Heroes". This is "Shang Qi and the Legend of the Ten Rings".
As the so-called high word-of-mouth creates high box office, the movie "Shang Qi" has earned a high box office of 431 million US dollars abroad by virtue of its strong word of mouth, and the first protagonist Shang Qi has thus become the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" very important characters. And the actor Liu Simu who played the role of Shang Qi has also officially become popular. After his official popularity, he seems to have begun to "gone".
Regarding Marvel’s superhero movies, audiences, Marvel actors, and Hollywood big directors have always held two attitudes.
As audiences and Marvel actors, they have always held a supportive attitude towards Marvel’s superhero movies, while major Hollywood directors have always held a critical attitude towards Marvel’s superhero movies.
The first major Hollywood director to publicly criticize a Marvel film was Martin Scorsese, who said that Marvel’s blockbuster superheroes were not really movies at all, but more like “Disneyland”.
Then Coppola , the director of " The Godfather ", also expressed his opinion on the Marvel film.
Now, "Pulp Fiction" director Quentin Tarantino , in a podcast show to criticize Marvel movies.
Director Quentin Tarantino says Marvel actors can't be real movie stars, just like Martin Scorsese says Marvel movies can't be real movies.
Quentin said: "One of the results of Hollywood being Marvelized is that Marvel movies make all the actors who play the roles of Marvel superheroes popular, but they are not really movie stars. Like in Marvel movies Captain America or Thor are the stars, and it’s these superhero roles that make those actors famous.”
Thinking about it carefully, this passage of director Quentin seems to have some truth. Just like Robert Downey Jr. who plays Iron Man, there are not many works outside of Marvel movies; Chris Evans who plays Captain America, the role that impressed the audience is also Not many; and for Chris Hemsworth who played Thor , the audience can only remember the role of Thor.
Regarding Quentin's point of view, those actors who have played the role of Marvel superheroes have also come forward.
Anthony Mackie , who played Falcon in the "Captain America" series, agreed with Quentin. He said that Anthony Mackie is not a star, but "Falcon" is a star.
And Liu Simu, who has been popular for more than a year with the role of "Shang Qi", is opposed to Quentin's words.
Simu Liu said: "If Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino were the standard by which movie stars are measured, then I would not be in a movie that grossed over $400 million at the box office. I am proud of their filmmaking talents." I admire them very much, they are all great directors, but they can't point fingers at me or anyone else."
Regarding Liu Simu's response, the domestic audience also had something to say. As the two most famous directors in Hollywood, Quentin and Martin Sr. have the ability and strength to guide Simu Liu, and they also have the right to criticize Marvel movies.
But Liu Simu has such a big reaction to this, which seems to show that his self-cultivation is very low, he only starred in a "Shang Qi", and it is a commercial film, and he really regards himself as a Hollywood movie star up? Actors like Iron Man, Captain America, and Black Widow have never jumped out to "embarrass" themselves. As an actor, it is most correct to act well in movies and shape one's own characters well, everything else is just floating clouds.