A couple of thoughts:
I thought Katy firing that arrow was a little suspect as well. One day and she gets it? Interestingly enough she makes a joke about it in the movie. I think that I'll let that one slide.
Also, here is a message that I posted in the Shang-Chi Appreciation thread:
Well, after all has been said and done, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has crushed Labor Day expectations with a record setting $90 million dollars:
https://variety.com/2021/film/box-of...rd-1235057013/
I remember when I first heard about the film. I remember saying that Shang-Chi had a huge mountain to climb. A c-list Asian character rooted in Yellow Peril and stereotypes had to prove to an audience that it was successful. It had to have great characterization while not forgoing its Kung Fu roots. And it had to endure multiple delays because of a pandemic. I said that we had to keep the deadly hands of Kung Fu crossed that it would succeed on all of those accounts.
And it did
. Critically acclaimed, financially successful, insanely popular, Shang-Chi did it all.
Now, I can't be totally happy. I do have my critiques on the film. Yet the more I think about the film, the more I see positives. Maybe a second watch through less critical eyes, either this weekend or when the film comes out on Disney Plus, will help. But overall, the film was great. And finally, FINALLY, after all these years, I see people see the potential that I knew was in Shang-Chi.