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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (US)Opened Sept. 1ActionDirected by Destin Daniel CrettonXu Wenwu (Tony Leung) has been ruling the world of darkness for centuries with the power of Ten Rings, which grants immortality and great power to the user. Wenwus son Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) was trained as an assassin as a kid under him, but he later chooses to live a normal life. One day, Sang-Chi is attacked and realizes there is a fate that he has to accept.CODA(US)Opened Aug. 31DramaDirected by Sian Heder

Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the only hearing member of her family. Her parents Frank (Troy Kotsur) and Jackie (Marlee Matlin) and older brother Leo (Daniel Durant) are all deaf. Ruby is with her family 24/7 to assist them and help them connect with the world. One day, Ruby auditions for the school choir and discovers her talent. However, she is worried about leaving her family to pursue her singing career.

Set in 1991 Somalia, South Korean Ambassador to Somalia Han Shin-sung (Kim Yoon-seok) and National Security Planning Agency agent Kang Dae-jin (Jo In-sung) are competing against the North Korean ambassador (Heo Jun-ho) for South Koreas membership in the United Nations. When a civil war breaks out in the African country, the South and North Korean diplomats have to cooperate to escape the country together.

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Name that movie:On Wednesdays, we wear pink;I see dead people;You like jazz?

Thequotes comefrom the moviesMean Girls,The 6th SenseandThe Bee Movie,three very different filmsthat all havesomething in common:They are well on their way to becoming cult classics.

According to Filmsite.org, a cult classic is an often offbeat, quirky movie that farespoorly at the box office during initial sales, but eventually gains a large following of specific fans who would ride-or-die for the film. This categoryincludesfilms such as 10 Things I Hate About You,CluelessandNapoleon Dynamite, to name a few.

These are not movies that have made their way onto the American Film Institutes top 100,nor did they begin and grow into huge franchises like Star Wars or Marvel.They would have slipped between the cracks of the Hollywood Walk if their fan bases hadnt grown steadily over time.So, what is it about these films that makeus revisit them?

PremiumBeatclaims that the popularity of cult films is all about the audience. Many of these films find specific and fairly large audiences due to their campiness, sense of nostalgia, exploitive approach, and subcultural appeal.

Cult classics become the movies that our parents show us because they remember watching The Breakfast Club or Beetlejuice for the first time, and they want us to experience the same shocked laughter they did.

Now even people who havent seen the movies know who Beetlejuice is, understand that a group of misfit students is meant to represent the Breakfast Club or have at least heard of the Time Warp. We have even seen sparks of unique appeal in modern moviesas theybecome iconic over time, from the witty and slangy dialogue of Mean Girlsto Cher Horowitzs yellow plaid outfit, which was referenced in Iggy Azaleas Fancy music video.

PremiumBeatalsosaidthat some cult classics are just so bad theyre good, meaning that watching them is a treat just for the sake of making fun or nostalgia.

This concept applies to movies like Twilight, which many remember fondly due to its inception at the beginning oftheYA romance wave. We also reference filmslikeThe Bee Movie because we grew up watching it andonlynow realize just how bizarre it was.

Its important to note that several of the movies mentioned here are also adaptations of what are widely considered classic stories,reimaginingauthors such as Jane Austen and William Shakespeare.

10 Things I Hate About You is based on The Taming of the Shrew,Shakespearescreationdetailing the fiery relationship between an angry, outspoken woman and the man determined to tame her into romance.

Clueless is a 1990s Californian reimagining of Jane AustensEmma,the account of a flawed but charming young woman who spends too much of her time matchmaking.

These stories teach us lessons about love, youth and the nature of imperfect humans that resonate with any audience. When seen through a relatable modern lens, the timeless nature of our stories onlybecomesstronger.

Manypeoplehavealsobeen in situationstheysee on the screen, from being bothered by a persistent lover to being betrayed by someonetheythought was a friend.Slap some lockers in the background, fling a period-appropriate outfit on your protagonist, serve with a generous helping of clever one-liners and youve got yourself acultclassic.

Even as fashions change and times shift our perception, will stories of who we are as people ever die away?

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The Outpost Season 4 Episode 9 will explore the aftermath of the malicious battle of Talon and her friends against the gods. However, a little they know that the gods could go to any extent to take back what belongs to them. In the middle of all this, Talon and her other Kinj-bearing friend will receive some cryptic message which brings them some clarity about what actions they need to take now. But can they trust them? Lets see!

The Outpost Season 4 Episode 9, titled The Price Of Immortality, is written by Justin Partridge while Igor unter directed it. Deeming what happened in the last episode, it seems Talon would reconsider her decision of battling alone with the gods. Although Talon appeared as a fearless fighter, she still needs to rely on her friends to deal with the impending disaster. Meanwhile, protecting the key, Talon and Zed will see some ominous visions beneath the Outpost.

Now they have to unravel the mystery before a catastrophic event takes place. Meanwhile, Garret will face difficulty in dealing with past events. It will eventually lead him to test his relationship with Talon, adding more trouble to Talons life. At the same time, Janzo and Wren will struggle to make the right decision. Though for them, its perfect to rely on the prisoner. But things will become daunting when Janzo resolves an old relic riddle.

Tobin and Garret believe that it is a terrible decision to revive 313. But Janzo and Wren think the ancient prisoner will be a great help. However, it seems they are digging their own grave. As waking the person who only takes his masters order can trouble them in the future, especially when they only know a little about 313. Further, Janzos solution to this riddle would also make things a bit clearer. But will they follow the solution or trust their intuition? Only time will tell.

In The Outpost Season 4 Episode 8, titled The Pleasing Voice Of The Masters, gods corned Talon, Luna, and Naya as they wanted to recapture the unique keys from the trio. However, only Talon has a Kinj, so she sees this as her duty to protect her close ones. But Luna sees that Talon just jumped into the lions den, and its her responsibility to protect Talon. Luna tried her best to hold the gods instead of escaping into the woods while Tobin arrived as backup.

A moment later, Tobin escapes with the key to Garrets side and told Garret everything. Upon hearing Tobins words, Garret ordered to bring as many men as possible to protect Talon. However, Tobin explained to Garret that humans without a Kinj couldnt survive these gods. So its ruthless in bringing more people to this battle. Despite having different mindsets, they both agreed to destroy the key. On the other hand, Janzo and Wren believed that its better to free 313 so 313 can help them.

The Outpost Season 4 Episode 9, titled The Price Of Immortality, will only take a couple of days to return on your screens. It will air on Thursday, September 9, at 9 pm ET only on The CW. Season 4 will consist of thirteen episodes which will air weekly on Thursday with a runtime of around 40-43 minutes long. The online subscribers can also catch the show live on DirecTV, Fubo TV, or YouTube TV. Even you can stream the ninth episode on-demand on Apple iTunes or Amazon Prime Video. So, dont miss it.

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Novak Djokovic struggled but advanced within three matches of completing the first mens singles calendar-year Grand Slam in 52 years by outlasting American Jenson Brooksby at the US Open.

World No.1 Djokovic rallied past 99th-ranked Brooksby 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 to book a quarter-final encounter with Italian sixth seed Matteo Berrettini in a rematch of Julys Wimbledon final.

Its going to be exciting, Djokovic said. He loves the big stage. Big serve, big game overall. I know what to expect. Going to try to prepare a good game plan and hope for the best.

The 34-year-old Serbian star would become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to sweep all four major titles in the same year by capturing his fourth career US Open crown.

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Djokovic also seeks a mens singles record 21st Slam trophy, which would boost him one ahead of Big Three rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, both absent with injuries.

An epic shocker seemed possible when Brooksby, a 20-year-old American wildcard who hadnt played Djokovic before, broke in the second and sixth games and fired a service winner to claim the first set in 29 minutes.

He just played a perfect first set, Djokovic said. I could do nothing. I was still finding my footing on the court.

I must say it wasnt a great start. Jenson was pumped. He had a clear game plan. He was executing his shots tremendously. I was on my back foot. He was reading the play well for a set and a half. Djokovic broke in the second game of the second set, but was broken in a electrifying 20-minute fifth game, netting a backhand on Brooksbys sixth break chance as the American raised his arms and jumped for joy.

But Djokovic broke back in the sixth game, ripping a cross-court forehand winner for a 4-2 lead, and held from there to take the 68-minute set.

After that, I started hitting more cleanly and through the court, said Djokovic. Whenever I needed a serve I found my spot well. It was physical, a lot of exhausting rallies. In all, Djokovic won 15 of the last 20 games after the marathon broken serve, rolling to victory in the stamina test after two hours and 59 minutes.

Berrettini advanced by defeating 144th-ranked German qualifier Oscar Otte 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

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With books having helped the golden trio many times when facing trials at Hogwarts, I wondered what books might have helped those with ill intentions, such as Lord Voldemort himself. Here are seven books that I believe Voldemort could have read during his rise to power:

After discovering that its a Basilisk thats hidden within the Chamber of Secrets, theres a high possibility that Tom Riddle would have sought out the information provided in this book. In his book, Newt Scamander writes that Basilisks are uncontrollable except by Parselmouths (FBaWtFT 4) and therefore would provide Riddle with the security that he would not only be able to speak with the snake but control it as well.

There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it (SS 291). These are the words spoken to Harry in the final confrontation with Quirrelmort during Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. While this is Quirrels line in the book, its one of Voldemorts lines in the movie adaptation. With this philosophy, Beyond Good and Evil would be the perfect book for Voldemort to read. Nietzsche explores the meaning of many important concepts in life, such as knowledge, truth, free will, and morality, and he uses these topics to discuss the concept of the will to power a suitable read for a man so focused on gaining power.

Though first published in 2001, this book would have caught the Dark Lords eye had he ever seen it. Given Voldemorts obsession with gaining immortality and his attempts to obtain the Sorcerers Stone, he would likely use this book to locate the stone or even make his own. Marshalls book investigates the reality behind the tales of the Sorcerers Stone. It would very likely have proved helpful in allowing Voldemort to draw closer to his desire to become immortal.

Though published in 2013, this book is one that I believe Voldemort would have dedicated his time to reading. Gollners book explores the human fascination with living forever and dives into observing all the various ways weve tried to achieve it worldwide. From being cryogenically frozen to discovering the fountain of youth, this novel makes achieving immortality seem feasible. For this reason alone, I believe that Voldemort would add this to his TBR list.

Since Voldemort is a cunning and resourceful Slytherin, leader of the Death Eaters, and someone who wished to take control of the wizarding world, this book might not be that big of a surprise to see on the list. The Art of War by Sun Tzu is a book that explores within a mere 13 chapters the art of warfare and the strategies and tactics used in waging war, leading and controlling an army, and even using spies as a means to an end. Due to Voldemort wanting to control and dictate, I feel that he could use the text within this book to his advantage.

It would be particularly amusing if Voldemort were recommended this book by none other than the Half-Blood Prince, Severus Snape. The Prince is a political and philosophical piece written by Niccolo Machiavelli in the 16th century. It explores how the aims of the royals, such as glory and survival, justify the use of immoral means to achieve such ends. To me, this sounds like the type of book that would catch Voldemorts eye. It would certainly appeal to his selfish and ruthless personality, given the debates that the book encompasses. While this book explains the aims of Muggle royals, Voldemort could very well try to adapt some of the techniques in this book to suit his own agenda.

This book found in the Restricted Section of the Hogwarts library contains various gruesome potions. You may remember it as the book that provided instructions for brewing the Polyjuice Potion, which allowed Harry and Ron to transform into Crabbe and Goyle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. While our protagonists were using it to help gain information that would allow them to put a stop to the evil goings-on at Hogwarts, its possible that Voldemort sought out its text too. I can imagine him searching its pages for a way to gain immortality even how to make Horcruxes! Maybe its in this book that he found or drew inspiration for the emerald potion/Drink of Despair that Dumbledore is forced to drink in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

So thats it for the list of seven books Voldemort could have read in his rise to power. Let me know what you thought down in the comments, and dont forget to make your suggestions!

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Netflixs widely appreciated movie The Old Guard is getting a sequel. The movie came out last year to much critical and popular appreciation during the pandemic. With Charlize Theron as a producer and lead in the cast, the movie was hailed for its unique portrayal of superheroes in film. Based on comics of the same name, the movie is now getting a sequel.

The Old Guard talks about centuries-old, immortal mercenaries who have helped humanity through the ages and in different parts of the world. Trying to conceal their immortality, the group has a rule of never taking assignments from the same people. Once they break their rule to help a group of kidnapped girls, their identity is threatened to be revealed by a CIA agent James Copley, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Along with this, the discovery that there is another one of them an immortal whose regenerative abilities have taken the American military by surprise, once again, threatens their hidden identities. The four members of the group, Andy, played by Theron, Booker, played by Matthias Schoenaerts, Nicky, played by Luca Marinelli, and Joe played by Marwan Kenzari, then set out for their dual mission. They seek to bring their new member, Nile, played by Kiki Layne, to safety and stop Copley from revealing their true identities to others.

Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the movie was recognized for its stunt and action sequences along with Therons performance. The talks of a sequel began almost as soon as the movie first debuted on Netflix and a sequel was reportedly given way earlier this year. But an official announcement recently came in, Deadline reported.

First things first, the cast of the first movie, including Theron, is said to reprise their roles in the sequel. Theron will once again be on board as a producer as well. In an article in Variety, Theron was quoted as saying the script of the movie was done and that the movie would begin shooting in 2022.

One change, however, that the recent Netflix and Skydance announcement noted in the sequel was directorial. Prince-Bythewood, who received many praises for her direction and nuanced eye for the superhero genre, is not directing the sequel. Though she stays on board as a producer on the movie.

I love The Old Guard and the story and characters I was honored to put into the world. It was exciting to disrupt the genre, Prince-Bythewood said.

The producers though are not worried about it as they have brought in Victoria Mahoney, the second unit director to J.J.Abrams in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, to direct the movie.

Genuinely blown backwards by the collective levels of talent, skill, and savvy that went into carving The Old Guard, Mahoney said. I mustve watched it over a hundred times, and as such, cannot communicate the true measure of my excitement being invited on The Old Guard journey alongside ferocious badasses.

Both Prince-Bythewood and Theron are also excited to have Mahoney direct the film. We are beyond thrilled that Vic[Mahoney] is joining The Old Guard team, Theron and other producers on the movie said. Her passion for these characters and her ambitious vision for the movie overwhelmed us all. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with her.

The sequel, like the first movie, will be based on the graphic novel of the same name by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez. Rucka had already released a sequel to his graphic novel in 2019, which was called The Old Guard: Multiplied.

Although more details about the story of the sequel have not been released, Rucka has, reportedly, written the movie with David Ellison and Dana Goldberg.

And if Theron is to be believed, the movie will go into production in 2022 and should be expected to release some time after.

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Sporting Life: Grand Slam immortality beckons Djokovic at the US Open - The Straits Times

Serena Williams plays a return during a match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich at Wimbledon in June. Williams will not compete in the U.S. Open because of a hamstring injury. (Kristy Wigglesworth / Associated Press)

In the end, it wont really matter if Serena Williams wins another Grand Slam singles title and matches Margaret Courts recognized record of 24.

Williams, who spent part of her childhood playing on public tennis courts in Compton alongside her sister Venus, has won so many championships so decisively and on so many surfaces that her superiority is beyond dispute. Shes chasing a number, not immortality. She earned immortality long ago, when her power game allowed her to dominate the court and redefine what womens tennis could be.

The same drive that propelled her to the pinnacle of the sport has kept her going when her body balks under stress and strain, as it has done with sadly increasing frequency.

A hamstring injury she suffered at Wimbledon led her to withdraw from the U.S. Open, which will begin Monday in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Her thigh was heavily taped during the French Open, where she lost in the round of 16, and she had to retire during the first set of her first-round match at Wimbledon after slipping and injuring her hamstring. It has become a familiar and frustrating refrain for Williams, who will turn 40 on Sept. 26.

Its been a tough year because out of the four Grand Slams, shes been able to play only the Australian Open, her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou said in a phone interview. First of all, shes sad because its a Grand Slam, and second its the home Grand Slam. So, two main reasons for being sad.

For a long while, Williams did well at fending off times inevitable toll. She pulled off a near miracle to reach the finals of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2018, and again in 2019 after enduring a perilous 2017 pregnancy that was complicated by a caesarean section and blood clots. She reached the semifinals of the Australian Open this year, where she lost to eventual champion Naomi Osaka.

But then came the injuries and the uncertainty over when she will return, much less whether she can return to top form. Its no consolation, but shes not alone in facing medical issues that have limited her match play: Roger Federer, newly 40, said two weeks ago he would need a third surgery on his right knee and will be out of tennis for many months. Rafael Nadal, a relatively spritely 35, withdrew from the U.S. Open because of a chronic foot problem.

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Without them, the bright lights of New York will be undeniably dimmer. Each time they play is an occasion to be celebrated. Each time they withdraw or retire is a wish unfulfilled.

Hopefully she goes out on her terms, retired tennis star John McEnroe, now an ESPN commentator, said during a conference call held before Williams' withdrawal from the Open. Either way, she's the greatest female player in my book that has ever played, one of the greatest athletes, period, that's ever played. I don't think she's got to worry about whether she wins another one. But I'm sure that she would love to be able to do that, if possible.

Mouratoglou said the calendar didnt allow Williams enough time to heal and prepare for the Open after she slightly tore her hamstring at Wimbledon, and a setback cost her two additional weeks of recovery time. They were reluctant to push her for fear of doing long-term damage.

Serena Williams waves as she leaves the court after retiring from the women's singles first round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich at Wimbledon in London on June 29. (Kirsty Wigglesworth / Associated Press)

He says he believes shes best left alone for now to adjust to missing the Open and accepting that her body will no longer obey her commands. First of all, it is going to work out. We know its just a question of weeks, he said. We know also that if the U.S. Open would take place maybe three weeks later, she would be ready. So its just a question of time, so no particular stress there.

The only question is whats next, and in order to answer that question I think its important to digest what just happened because its still a big shock and a disappointment for her, and we decided that well take a bit of time and within the next month, we will sit down again and discuss about the future.

That could put the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, which was rescheduled for Oct. 4-17, on her radar. For the moment all the options are possible, Mouratoglou said. We have to just know what are the goals for the future and then, when we know what the goals are, we can go with a plan. Without a goal we cannot make a plan.

He acknowledged that he didnt ask her if those goals include returning to elite level play. Again, we didnt speak about it, so its difficult for me to answer that question, he said. We didnt discuss it because we had a plan, and that was to play this U.S. Open, and we were focusing on that. And then we just discussed playing it or not and we took the decision.

And again, you know, to think about the future, whether its with or without tennis, I dont know, she needs to again digest and take some distance with tennis to think right. She needs that time. She will get that time, and then well talk.

McEnroe, who retired from tour singles play at 33, marveled at Williams longevity but wondered if she has experienced the duress he felt late in his career. I noticed at least with myself that the older I got in a way I felt more pressure and felt like my days were numbered. It ended up, like, hurting me as opposed to that experience you can use to your advantage, he said.

It seems that that wasn't an issue until maybe Serena came back from having her child, maybe sensing she wasn't going to have a lot of opportunities. Even though she's had four [Slam final berths], she wasn't able to play to the level that she normally plays at. Why that was, that's difficult to say.

Given the depth on the womens tour which is loaded with players who consider her an idol its difficult to imagine Williams will win another Slam singles title. All good fortune to her while she chases her dreams, but she should know she doesnt have to chase a record to be considered the greatest in the game. Shes already there, proudly, fiercely, immovably.

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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You are a product of all who came before you, a wise woman tells Shang-Chi in the movies trailer, and she doesnt know how right she is: Shang-Chi is another shrink-wrapped Disney product, and it could only exist after a busload of white superheroes got their turn first. On the outside, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a Marvel-tinged ode to wuxia, the enduring Chinese subgenre of martial arts fantasybut on the inside, its just another compromise between underrepresented talent and overpaid producers.

The closest Shang-Chi gets to the movies its pretending to honor is the casting of Tony Leung, frequent muse of Wong Kar-wai and one of the greatest actors alive. He plays Wenwu, otherwise known as the Mandarinno, not Iron Man 3s fakeout villain, the real one this timean immortal warlord whos spent thousands of years conquering everything he pleases. He gains his immortality from ten magical rings that he wears like bracelets, a fact he doesnt seem to mind sharing with the world, given that he names his army the Ten Rings. Eventually, he has a sonShang-Chi himselfwho he trains to take his place, but Shang-Chi elects to abscond to the U.S. and live the American dream: working as a valet with Awkwafina.

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The film introduces us to Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) at this stage in his life. Hes happy shooting the breeze with his best friend Katy (Awkwafina), but their lives are thrown into chaos when the Ten Rings comes looking for Shang-Chi, and Katy refuses to leave his side. Their journey kicks off with a crackerjack action sequence on a moving bus, where both Katy and the audience get to see Shang-Chis martial arts prowess for the first time. Simu Liu, who worked as a stuntman before finding success as an actor, brings real, physical weight to the action, throwing his body around with visible but practiced exertion. The fighting is impressive in general, thanks in part to the choreography of Brad Allen, a veteran Jackie Chan choreographer who died weeks before Shang-Chis release. His work features plenty of clever moves thatll ingrain themselves firmly in the popular imagination. The camera does its best to capture it all, swiveling around the action on a pre-visualized path, but Shang-Chi never comes close to the intricately edited action of authentic wuxia films. The cinematographer and editors are a little out of their depth here, which is clearer than ever when they slot into their comfort zones for a third-act CGI slugfest. The more planning an action scene requires, the less creative itll be.

The action descends into Marvels business-as-usual as the film progresses, but the screenplay is choked up in a suit and tie from the start. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is as lazily written as these things get. The worst offender is the protagonists case of Captain Marvel syndrome: he doesnt have a real arc. From the moment we meet Shang-Chi, hes a Chosen One with a heart of gold, having chosen to leave his vices behind before the story even started. His path to heroism is a mere matter of being The Guy at The Right Time. The screenplayonce again overfocused on the retrieval of conflict-solving artifactsis replete with decisions that rob us of chances to get to know the characters better. Wenwu gets an effective, small-scale rationale for his villainy, but Shang-Chi and Katy are stock characters from head to toe. This is another adventure of the (initially) reluctant hero and his plucky comic relief. And they definitely dont have feelings for each other.

The most distinctive element of Shang-Chi is its score. Director Daniel Cretton made the shrewd choice to collaborate with composer Joel P. West, who scored Crettons infinitely smaller (and highly recommended) debut, Short Term 12. The result is a score that, like Short Term 12s, buries deeper into a single motif over time, rejecting epic bombast in favor of subtle melodic developments. Its beautiful, and it makes you wish the rest of the film followed suit. The Asian myths that Shang-Chi draws from have incredible storytelling potential. But Disney doesnt really draw from myths; it literalizes them, flattening bits and pieces into command-findable lore for their latest property. Marvel Studios doesnt have a sense of the reciprocal interplay between myth and culture. It does, however, know how to appropriate cultures to build its own. The cast and crew of Shang-Chi might have put genuine care into the movie, but the business directive of expanding the Marvel kingdom is the supreme creative force.

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Immortality is the ability to simply not die by natural means for any number of reasons, ranging from simply having no limit to your lifespan, being able to regenerate from wounds that would normally be lethal, or being protected by a higher being, among other possible reasons. It should be noted that no Immortality is truly perfect, and no matter how much a character's immortality is hyped up within their own setting, it is very, very unlikely that they are truly completely unkillable when matched up against characters from other fictions.

1: Eternal Life: Characters gifted with this type of immortality cannot die from natural causes, such as old age or conventional illness, but can be killed by unnatural causes. To clarify, this type of immortality can include both those who do not age at all, and those who still grow old, but will never die of old age. However, in the case of the latter it should be made clear that this is not justLongevity, ascharacters with that ability will eventually die of old age, as opposed to Eternal Life, for which dying of old age is not possible.

2: Resilient Immortality: Characters with this degree of immortality can indefinitely survive injuries that would otherwise be lethal to a normal person, without needing to heal. This type of immortality can have different levels of effectiveness and can be bypassed, for example, by causing extremely severe wounds or the complete destruction of the body or specific parts of it, such as the head, etc.

3: Immortality via regeneration: Characters with this type of immortality can simply regenerate from wounds that would normally be lethal, though its effectiveness depends on the degree of the regeneration.

4: Immortality via reincarnation or resurrection: Characters that are immortal because, whenever they die, they will simply reincarnate within another body or resurrect themselves at a later point in time.

5: Deathless Immortality: Characters who exist unbound by conventional life or death, or do not exist at all, and thus cannot be traditionally killed. Typically, abilities such asExistence Erasureare needed to destroy them.

6: Parasitic: The character is able to attain a sort of immortality by abandoning bodies whenever necessary to transfer their consciousness to another body, whether they are possessing someone else or switching to a backup body.

7: Undead: Characters who cannot die due to technically being already dead, often overlapping with other forms of immortality.

8: Reliant Immortality: The character gets benefited by 1 or more other types of Immortality as long as a certain being, object, place and/or concept or more may grant them those benefits, losing them otherwise. What exactly a user is reliant over, the benefits given from it, and how the process of the ability operates must be explained. Simply having some weakness that will kill a character when exploited doesn't qualify if it doesn't grant a form of Immortality, and also having other powers that do grant Immortality but are unrelated to that weakness does not count as well. It is discouraged to list this type if it would be redundant due to the same power already being described in another ability of the profile.

9: Transcendental Immortality: Characters whose true selves exist independently from the plane where they can be killed.

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