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Just discovered your tumblr, thank you! I'm desperate for new fairy tale films and the US is a desert unless it's a made for TV Cinderella adaptation (not knocking Cinderella, but there's SO MUCH MORE). Thank You! You're the best!
Thank you for your kind words ❤️ I hope you enjoy all Czech(o)Slovak fairy tale films you watch!
I follow a semi-succesful writer on FB, and am part of her advanced reading team. While she doesn't use us for proofreading, she welcomes us to tell her any mistakes we've seen. We're only expected to review the book to help get the word out, but asking for volunteers, especially in a situation like yours, is not unheard of. Just... Wanted you to know you weren't out of bounds or anything. You were very clear and on the up and up. That published anon can go sit on a pin.
Nah, don’t be mean to anon, their ask was fair.
And thanks for telling me that, I was feeling pretty anxious about the whole deal.
How did Mulan compare to Cinderella or Beauty and the Beast? (those are the only two remakes I've seen so far)
I was a big fan of both Cinderella and BatB. They did great in giving Cinderella more of an interesting message, and they fleshed out her relationship with the prince rather well. I am 100% obsessed with BatB. It got some weird flack because of the “unrealistic costumes” (it’s a FANTASY movie set in PRETEND FANTASY FRANCE, give it a rest people!), but I really don’t care. The added characters, the slight tweaks to Belle and Maurice, it all works out great and the actors really delivered awesome performances.
Mulan falls short. I understand that there was an honest attempt at making the movie a more respectful version of the Chinese story, taking into account their culture and values, and even making it more aesthetically similar to Chinese movies (you can see it in the fight scenes a lot) but I think ultimately it’s a lackluster performance. They could have made the positive changes AND delivered a better movie, this is not a case of “either A or B”. Also there is NO good reason to remove Shang. Not a one. The romantic subplot is downplayed and I’m 100% okay with that, but why did we have to get a totally different love interest? Like, substitute this new guy for Shang (I agree with him not being her commanding officer) and there you go!
My biggest criticism is her reveal as a woman. It felt forced, like suddenly she goes “I can’t be a warrior if I’m lying about myself” and BAM, she outs herself. I wish we could have seen her, say, struggle to fight but also protect her identity (like, perhaps worrying that her hair will become undone, or that her breast-band is coming lose) and then she realises that she can either fight with all her potential and save her troop or protect her identity and she choses the later. Actually I would’ve liked that a lot.
Also there are some questionable aesthetic choices when it comes to traditional Chinese make-up that make no sense if you take into account that CHINESE movies made IN CHINA do not hold to that aesthetic and do not depict traditional make-up like that at all.
It’s not a bad movie. It’s also not a good movie. If I had to recommend a Disney live action remake that you hadn’t seen I’d mention Aladdin. That was actually surprisingly good. Mulan is also enjoyable (this is not a The Lion King scenario) but only if you into it with moderate expectations.
A while back I did a painting of your quote "when blooming fails, grow thorns and thrive anyway". I was wondering if it'd be alright with you if I put it into my online shops, Society6 and Redbubble. Not many people check it out, so I don't know that it would sell, but I am proud of the design.
So long as you link back to my blog with appropriate credit that is fine, thank you for asking :)
Also share the art! I want to see!
Re: The Roswell sign. The cow by the ship is getting abducted. The idea being that cows are commonly shown being abducted in movies/TV shows. Possibly b/c of cows proximity to fields where crop circles are found, but I'm sure there's more to it than that. I just don't know for certain and I'm about to take a nap but wanted to maybe be helpful m
Poor cows. Yes, cattle mutilation. Makes sense.
Is it too late to send requests? Can I get "Diabetic Teenage Boy vs The Fun-Sucker!"
oh noice can i ask for context or
the ask box isn’t open yet, im trying to get through a shitload of old requests
A while back there was an anon who was going around asking this of just about 1/3 of my dash. Just a rude weirdo.
I vaguely remember such a thing happening a while back. It’s just extra weird to me because i’m not a lesbian nor did i ever mention being a lesbian on my blog?
Oh MY WORD THAT LOTR cover is AMAZING! Is there any way I could get a print of it?
if people are interested probably! fun fact, i actually won that book cover contest i submitted it to lol
