Since the official announcement of the heroine Liu Yifei of " Mulan " in 2017, the film has been attracting attention, and the strong joining of powerful actors such as Jet Li, Gong Li, and Donnie Yen has pushed the craze of "Mulan" to At the highest point, on the one hand, the producer "Disney" is famous, on the other hand, Hua Mulan's allusions are from China, and the behavior of national quintessence culture spreading out of the country to the world has made all Chinese people excited.
After the premiere of "Mulan" in the United States on March 9 this year, it is scheduled to be released in many countries and regions around the world from March 26. I originally thought that the film could reach the audience as scheduled, but I never thought about it. On the road to release and screening, there are many fate. Unable to wait for the original release time, a few hours after the UK premiere on March 12, Disney officially announced that "Mulan" was withdrawn globally due to the epidemic. After
, "Mulan" fell into a "tragedy" of setting the files and then relocating the files. July 24 and August 21 are all official announcements of the time, but the final " "Mulan" still hasn't really set the file. Although
has withdrawn repeatedly, the enthusiasm of the audience has not faded because of this. Many people expressed their understanding and support, and left a message saying that "postponing the withdrawal is a helpless move, and good food is not afraid of late." According to a series of surveys on the "Mulan" films in the early stage of the resumption of domestic theaters, the voice of "Mulan" has always been at the top of the list, and many loyal fans have inquired about the time of the set schedule through the theater hotline.
"Mulan" promotes the quintessence of the Chinese culture. As a Chinese, it is naturally highly anticipated. However, the twists and turns of the film's "fixed files and then withdrawn" have caused Liu Yifei, who starred in the heroine "Mulan", to be deeply involved in public opinion.
It is reported that the casting of "Mulan" is global and open to everyone who wants to audition. Thousands of people have recorded audition videos for the role. It is Liu Yifei who stood out in this highly competitive interview environment and became a crowd. The eye-catching "princess".
In order to be able to successfully win "Mulan", Liu Yifei completed 4 scenes in the 2 hours of audition time, including a scene with 5 pages and all dialogues in English. Not only that, after the 2 hours of audition, she went on for another 90 minutes of physical training, but she never shouted to rest from start to finish. It was this kind of persistent effort that impressed director Nikki Ka. Luo.
Hua Mulan is a heroine who pretends to be a man dressed as a man. Dressing up as a boy is not against the harmony and returning to a girl is very easy-going. It is the external image of this character, and this is very consistent with Liu Yifei’s temperament. I thought that her successful election would be what everyone expected. In the end, it was resolutely resisted by some Chinese compatriots on the grounds that Liu Yifei was a Chinese American.
Liu Yifei was born in Wuhan, Hubei. At the age of 10, she moved to the United States due to her mother’s work relationship. Affected by her studies, her mother Liu Xiaoli changed her Chinese nationality to the United States. Since then, she has become a Chinese American, including this time. At the premiere of "Mulan", Liu Yifei also called herself "Asian".
The sentence "Asian" angered many netizens, and there was a wave of boycotting Liu Yifei on the Internet. Some netizens even moved out of the "Registration Restriction Order" issued by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and left a message on the Internet to order the relevant departments to act according to the regulations and reject Liu Yifei's participation. Acting in "Mulan", resolutely resist the use of foreign actors.
was elected as the heroine of "Mulan" after a lot of hardships. It’s fine to wait for the film to be released, but also because of the constant withdrawal and postponement reasons, the "indefinite" is also under pressure from public opinion. Faced with the issue of the identity of the Chinese-American, she can only silently pray that the film will be released as soon as possible and end the public opinion storm.
finally waited for the official announcement of "Mulan" in early August. Disney decided to abandon the release of "Mulan" in North American theaters, and changed the offline release to an online on-demand form, revealing that the film will be available on Disney on September 4th.+The streaming platform will play the show at a price point of US$29.99 (approximately 209 yuan in value).
In addition to the on-demand fee of US$29.99, an additional membership fee of US$6.99 is also required. The total cost is converted into RMB 257 yuan, far more than 4 times the price of movie tickets in theaters. And this should be the final version of the official announcement of "Mulan", and the possibility of "removing the file again" is slim.
's choice of streaming media shows that Disney can no longer stand the long wait. No one can say whether behind the "infinite extension", will it cause spoiler, audience enthusiasm and other issues, once these problems breed and break out , It will be a "destructive" blow to the later theater release of "Mulan".
sells while it is still worthwhile, and Disney's online on-demand method really caught people off guard. On the other hand, while "Mulan" is on-demand online, it will also be screened in areas where theaters are open, which means "Mulan" is likely to be scheduled for mainland theaters on September 4. The release of
in the form of streaming media is undoubtedly bad news for viewers looking forward to "Mulan". Not only the on-demand fee is too expensive, but it also greatly affects the audience's viewing experience, and also greatly increases the risk of rampant piracy.
For theaters in North America, the news of "Mulan" online on-demand is even worse. According to foreign media reports, recently, the new Disney film "Mulan" starring Liu Yifei announced the cancellation of theater online screenings in some countries around the world, and it was directly launched on streaming media. This caused dissatisfaction with some movie theater owners. Some theater owners even smashed "Flower" with a bat. The theater layout of Mulan is a horizontal poster.
It is reported that the owner of an independent French theater, Gerard Lemoine, who smashed the Mulan promotion board, said he was frustrated with Disney's decision to broadcast the film online. His theater has been promoting the film for several months and has been hoping for it. The release of the movie can help the revival of local movie theaters, but hopes eventually come to nothing.
Most netizens understand the foreigners' smashing behavior. After the epidemic, every theater expects to have a film that will act as the "savior" and take on the responsibility of re-emergence of theaters, and the much-anticipated "Mulan" is the first choice. Now, all efforts are in vain, hope It will also be shattered, and everyone will be angry.
But for Liu Yifei, it was resisted by Chinese compatriots in China, and propaganda boards with portraits were smashed abroad. It is really difficult to wait for the final release of "Mulan" with peace of mind!
