Mulan is my favorite Disney’s “Princess” of all so I was pretty hyped when I first heard about the 2020 live action movie. I didn’t believe the critics giving it a 5/10 until I watched it for myself to judge and it hurts me to say they’re right this time.
It’s not terrible to the point that you want to leave while the movie is playing or bad as the haters say it is but it’s not great either. Although it has its moments but overall, it could’ve been better. Problem is that it tries to make it like the original animated but at the same time make it realistic as well. Then again, there’s nothing realistic about “walking” up the walls either. Despite the impressive casts, I feel that her acting is a bit stiff and the dialogues tend to overuse the word “honor” that it’ll drive Zuko crazy.
I feel that Zhou Wei’s Mulan is more natural in its delivery to portray an average girl struggling to be a common soldier that you immediately empathized with her. She’s not someone who are born with the gifts of a “Chi” making her special but a powerless human being like you and I. An ordinary woman doing extraordinary things for her family and friends to the best of her abilities, which what makes her special. And the idea is that if a normal person like her can achieve greatness, so can you and I. She started as a foot soldier earning her way up into becoming a commander, as fierce-some as Jing Tian’s Commander Lin Mae in The Great Wall. I guess I got my hopes way too high for this movie.
So having said that, you can watch it yourself and find out. Each person has a different taste. So don’t mind me saying this from my point of view. Some may love it, some may not. One thing for certain, nothing beats the original and that is Ming Na Wen’s Mulan. But if you want some realism, I highly recommend Zhou Wei’s Mulan.
Speaking of Ming Na Wen, yes, she appeared at the end and I lost my shit.
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Anyway, don’t take my word for it. Go watch and find out for yourself. You may or may not like. To each their own. Enjoy watching and have a good day.
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-yes matt damon was the lead in the movie -yes he had more screen time than anyone else -yes i would have liked to see a more dignified asian lead (although tian jing was fucking fantastic) but srsly.........the movie was REALLY good. it was a movie based on legend. it was from the point of view of english and spanish mercenaries, not the point of view of the chinese. it was explaining the change of character from a greedy soldier who only wanted to get the gunpowder and go back home to live in spoils to a humbled warrior who learned what it was to trust and fight for something important. THAT WAS THE STORY. i would have loved to see a more chinese side of things rather than the 'white hero' but that was the way the story was written. the director was CHINESE. the cast was 99% CHINESE. matt damon didn't do anything wrong by playing the role he was given, and he even played that role really well considering the amount of pressure he was put under. he has spoken out about the rest of the cast (tian jing, luhan, etc.) and given high regards to their talent. he wasn't trying to diminish the impact of chinese culture on the film, nor was he trying to insert himself in chinese culture. quit giving matt damon shit. he did really well. how about we focus on the careers that his name is effecting. so many chinese actors, directors, etc. are getting a foothold in hollywood now just because there was a popular white actor cast as a lead. this isn't a bad thing. ON A LIGHTER NOTE.........we got some pretty damn amazing things out of this movie -tian jing was badass -she was the commander of a fleet of kickass chinese women -the general chose HER to take his spot -there were actually only a total of like 7 ppl in the cast who weren't chinese and only 3 of them were important characters (1 WASN'T EVEN WHITE) -luhan played such an amazing and progressive character who died bravely -plus he looked so good -the storyline was completely believable with the mercenaries and the hunt for gunpowder, like the writer made sure to carry it throughout the whole story -TRUST there wasn't a single romantic plotline thrown into the movie -THE CAPES AND OUTFITS WERE AMAZING -i was honestly laughing throughout the entire film
Anyway I would lay down my life with no hesitation for General Lin Mae. If she asked me to jump off of the wall and stab a green monster I FUCKIN WOULD. General Lin Mae owns my life this has been a psa.
Big-budget remake won't feature the character Shang, who trained and then romanced Mulan.
So they removed Shang’s character because :
“I think particularly in the time of the #MeToo movement, having a commanding officer that is also the sexual love interest was very uncomfortable and we didn’t think it was appropriate.”
Love interest can be sparked based on his attraction towards her confidence and courage. It doesn't has to be sexual only.
In Zhao Wei’s Mulan, both Mulan and Shang (Wentai) became generals through battlefield promotions after several top commanders died in battles. They supported each other throughout the long war and gained respect from each other, seeing the other overcame obstacles and tribulations.
The struggles and hardships the two went through brought them closer together. Although they knew how they really felt towards each other, they kept in checked, knowing that emotions have no place in the battlefield with soldiers looking up to them to lead and enemies to fight.
In the end, they sacrificed their love for each other for their loyalty to the kingdom when Shang (Wentai), revealed later to be the Emperor’s son, had to marry the Princess of the enemy (who is against her dead brother’s war against the kingdom) to unify the two sides and usher in an era of peace. They hugged and parted ways, no kisses (in case you don’t want anything sexual).
Zhao Wei’s Mulan not only portray her as a fearless soldier in the battlefield but a gentle daughter to her ageing father, a caring sister to her best friend, Tiger, whom she grew up with as a child and now serve together in the battlefield, a protective “motherly figure” who protect her children aka men under her charge.
Most importantly, she’s portrayed as a human, like everyone of us, with fears and uncertainties, have a moment of weakness when she broke down in the beginning, having her first taste of war, taking lives and losing those close to her. Admit to her men that she has flaws but promise to be a better general.
The kind of character that we can all relate and sympathize with as we can feel ourselves in her shoes, the emotions she felt throughout the story, understanding the hard decisions she had to make and questioning ourselves what we would have done in her place.
There was a moment where Mulan convinced the Princess to overthrow her warmongering brother for a chance for peace but the Princess was uncertain, asking what could a woman like her do? Mulan revealed herself as a woman herself to motivate the Princess. If she can do it, so can her.
In the beginning, Mulan’s father urged Mulan to stop practicing martial arts and settle down with a man he has chosen for her, as she is after all, a woman. If she likes fighting, then she should pray that she’ll be a man in the next life. Mulan chose to go in her father’s stead the next morning, not only to spare him from death but also to prove to him that she is worthy, that a woman can fight.
If this is not an indication of a strong woman, I don’t know what else is.
There is also another way of retaining Shang, making his relationship with Mulan, similar to that of Matt Damon’s character and Jing Tian’s Lin Mae in The Great Wall, where the two shared a special relationship, from disliking each other, thinking they are different, to respecting each other, realizing they’re actually the same after all, after fighting side by side throughout the war.
Like Zhao Wei’s Mulan, they too parted ways without kissing. Matt Damon simply shake hands with Jing Tian, saying, “Thank you, General.” and went off his way as she looks over from the top of the wall at him leaving. While many people complain about Matt Damon whitewashing the show about Ancient China, the main hero is actually, Jing Tian, the female commander who led the defense of the wall and led the assault on the capital with Matt supporting her.
You see it’s possible to make a film about a strong woman while having a man in her life and to make a relationship based on love, trust and respect without anything sexual.
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