On the surface, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings looks like your usual Marvel superhero movie. Sure, it has action, humour and the mandatory CGI-heavy climatic fight scene but what struck me was its underlying theme of grief and how it fractures the family. After a death in the family, both Shang-Chi & his father coped differently but in equally harmful ways resulting in miscommunication and misunderstanding between the two.

This line in the movie left a deep impression in me: “Stop hiding. It only prolongs the pain.” When it comes to dealing with grief, how true that is.

For me, Tony Leung portrayed the father brilliantly. Yes, he is cast as a villain but not in a grand flamboyant manner like Loki or Thanos. Instead, the way he carries the character softens it, and that makes him relatable. He is the anchor of the movie. Just like how other Asian stars we are familiar with - Michelle Yeoh, Fala Chen & Yuen Wah - hold their own weight.

And the action. Oh my, it is a feast for the eyes. Except for the final battle which is too CGI for my liking, the other fight scenes are reminiscent of past Jackie Chan-style kung fu and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon-style wuxia choreography. 👏👏👏 Love it!

Oh, and there are TWO post-credit scenes - one during mid-credits and the other at the end of everything. You won’t want to miss them because 2 Avengers show up in one of them! 😁

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings opens in cinemas on 1 Sep 2021.

《追殺夏娃 Killing Eve》第一季的首集開場戲就定下了全劇的基調。

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茱蒂．康默（Jodie Comer）所飾演的薇拉內爾在一間冰店與一個正在吃冰淇淋的可愛女孩對望，她露出友善大姊姊的笑容看著她，小女孩也回以純真笑靨。在下一刻，我們看到薇拉內爾準備離去，卻將女孩的冰淇淋直接翻倒在她身上，自信地快步離去。

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兩分鐘不到的戲碼，就足以使得整部作品的性格、主題意識獲得彰顯。首先，我們發現薇拉內爾是一個絕佳的「演員」，她能不倚靠言語，就以笑容與身段收買人心，假裝良善，即便心中根本不作此想；再來，我們發現她的行為（犯罪行為）是非常浮誇（flamboyant）的，多數人想要施惡，多少都會有一點設計，以不被發覺為原則，但薇拉內爾卻敢當著女孩母親面前施惡。

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再細節來看，女孩的母親或許根本沒留意到整個過程，況且薇拉內爾以自信的步伐快步離去，一點也不像什麼惡人。任何一個母親在當下，只會斥責小孩怎麼如此粗心。而被施暴的小女孩，又怎麼來得及反應？她就像是一個被細心保護的洋娃娃，大概從沒遇過一個對她具有惡意的大人。

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所以看似魯莽，其實薇拉內爾在做出這樣的小惡之前，卻也經過複雜算計，之所以要在光天化日下作案，凸顯了她樂於享受行惡卻不被發現的樂趣。但最恐怖的是，她之所以這麼做，或許根本沒有任何具體理由，薇拉內爾隨性而行，想到什麼幹什麼，也不在意後果。而且顯然她沒有絲毫同理心，因為大人對孩子施暴，已經超越文明人的道德底線。

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在短短兩分鐘之內，我們幾乎看見了這齣劇的縮影，我們所要面對的女主角薇拉內爾是一個樂於展現操縱（manipulate）人心、喜於以創意方式行惡、沒有一點人性的性感尤物。誰不會對這樣的角色感到著迷？事實上，所有觀眾都像是那個被潑上一身冰淇淋的女童，對這樣猝不及防的暴力感到⋯⋯（詳全文請點下列連結）

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本文重點：
●《追殺夏娃》如何打破傳統框架？
●什麼是「貓追老鼠驚悚片」？
●為何夏娃與薇拉內爾會互相吸引？
●行惡是一種人權？

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詳全文：
https://theinitium.com/article/20210530-culture-killing-eve-review-season-3/
《追殺夏娃》：這時代政治正確當道，她卻不為「觀眾」而活

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延伸閱讀：
https://www.facebook.com/nofilmnome/posts/328496428633273
吳珊卓與《追殺夏娃》（全劇正版觀影連結）

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（後註：薇拉內爾之所以對小女孩行惡，不是完全沒道理。她先對小女孩露出淺笑，女孩沒有回應，是等到店員燦笑之後才有回應。後來薇拉內爾以招牌笑容博得女孩芳心，之後才犯下「罪行」。不過本文主要是解讀薇拉內爾的犯罪思維與習性，為免行文過於冗長，因此前因有所簡化。）

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「當紅色不只是鮮花綻放，
而藍色不僅僅是天空，

裙擺張揚的弧度，
是否藏匿不為人知的花朵？
無需解釋，
只要擁抱快樂與歡欣，
來自心裡深處的囈語，
將帶來美的新悸動。」

When red is not just flowers blooming,
And blue is not just the sky.

Is the flamboyant arc of the skirt hiding an unknown flower?
No need to explain,
Just embrace happiness and joy,
Talking from deep in my heart,
Will bring a new throbbing of beauty.
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共同防疫，有我有你。

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