After kidnapping Tony Stark, plotting against Iron Man, and being imitated by an upstart supervillain, 徐文武 is the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse re-interpretation of the infamous supervillain, the Mandarin from the comics…
In the hopes of having their cake and eating it too, they attempted to have Iron Man face-off his long-time foe from the comics, and literally reskin the Mandarin to not be a caricature of outdated tropes: by being a witless pawn of another reskinned villain?
Having scored world-record-breaking success with the duology that ended Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe…
Phase 3A
What’s interesting is how they re-interpreted the character’s powers, with a spin that’s inspired by actual Chinese culture…
The Mandarin’s 戒指 was turned into Wenwu’s 铁环, and the Ten Rings organization was given an origin befitting the movie‘s love letter to 武俠. (Hot on the heels of Crazy Rich Asians,) the movie was also a story about family: nature vs. nurture.
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