In Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the Mandarin makes his epic debut ( for real this time) along with his powerful Ten Rings.īut these mysterious, possibly alien objects went through a series of changes before entering the MCU. However, he said he would like Marvel to have more characters talk about their mental health.Thanos is no more, but that doesn’t mean the Mad Titan’s influence isn’t still felt across the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Savaram said Marvel has taken steps forward in the past few years to bring forth a more diverse crowd. And also be comfortable with not knowing a lot,” he said. “I felt like I was able to safely explore my cultural roots and learn more about it. Savaram said the people in AASU and the friends he made in college helped him reconnect with his culture. So I kind of shut down my Asian side, compared to my American side,” he said. “I've recently got more in tune with my cultural roots compared to my earlier years here, mainly because of the fact that I felt like I had to fit in with the crowd. Savaram comes from Indian heritage, and he mentions how he found a connection to one of the characters in the movie, Katy Chen, who had to turn off her cultural side to feel accepted. “I saw the significance of this film needing to do well in terms of Asian representation and also to give money back to movie theaters because they've definitely struggled within the last year,” he said. “Shang-Chi” was also the first film Srikar Savaram, a 21-year-old UF biochemistry fourth-year, watched in theaters since the pandemic began. Shi went on to say, “it’s very nice to see that we're able to stand together and just really fight for what we believe in and what we want to be represented in the media.” We’re just another thing and another problem to a lot of people, especially when it came to the pandemic.” “People don't see the beauty behind our culture.

“Asian Americans are not something to just get stepped on,” he said.

“We’re just another thing and another problem to a lot of people, especially when it came to the pandemic.” “People don't see the beauty behind our culture and what the traditions mean,” he said. Shi said that seeing any positive Asian American representation meant a lot to him because of the spike in Anti-Asian hate over the past year.

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