[Southern United States Journalist Quanshen Original] The new film " Mulan " (Mulan) produced by Walt Disney Pictures is directed by female director Nikki Carlo, led by Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen , Gong Li, Jet Li Specially starred in a live-action period drama movie starring Li Jie and An Yousen. This film with an investment of US$290 million has become the largest investment by a female director in history!
"Mulan" was originally scheduled to be released around the world in March, but due to the global pandemic of the new crown virus, the release date has been repeatedly postponed. Disney finally started to offer Disney + on-demand on September 4, US time. After the previous announcement, the number of scheduled viewers has exceeded tens of millions, leading to a surge in Disney's stock. "Mulan" is also scheduled to be released in mainland China on September 11, 2020.
"Mulan" is adapted from the classic long narrative folk song "Mulan Ci" of the Song Dynasty in China, telling the story of a Chinese ancient girl who served as her father in the army. The live-action version of "Mulan" is Disney's remake of a 1998 cartoon. The audience really hopes to see the famous original costume live-action movie story.
Disney film is always inevitable with fantasy imagination, beautiful colors, bright rhythm and animation effects, which makes the whole scene of "Mulan" movie extremely spectacular. One of the film’s filming locations is actually a Tulou in Fujian, China. According to the director, said that Fujian Tulou has a dream-like mystery. It surrounds the earth and people in a circular sky-opening space, which combines “heaven, earth, The element of "human" has reached the realm of "harmony between man and nature" and "interdependence". Undoubtedly, this tulou has a long history, unique style, grand scale, exquisite structure, and full of rich rustic flavor, which deserves praise.
What impressed the author the most is that under Disney’s international and high-standard requirements, the filming location of the royal beauty of "Mulan" turned out to be in the ancient city of Xiangyang in Hubei Province, where I have visited many times. Film base. This is not only the "first show" of Xiangyang Tangcheng in a Disney movie, but also an important step towards the internationalization of the ancient city of Xiangyang! Under the lens of Disney, the exquisite and magnificent architectural features of the flourishing Tang Dynasty in Xiangyang are vividly demonstrated! Is the pride of hometown!
Xiangyang Shengshi Tangcheng Film and Television Base, located in Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang City, covers an area of 3.7 million square meters. It relies on the ancient city of Xiangyang to display the history and culture of the Tang Dynasty and introduces the Han River water. The pattern of water surrounding Chang'an is a complex of antique buildings with the culture of the Tang Dynasty as the background, and a complex scenic spot integrating cultural tourism and film and television shooting.
The crew of "Mulan" also filmed the Tasman River Bed, a filming location on the South Island of New Zealand. The Tasman River is a high mountain braided river that flows through Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. The source of the river is in Mount Cook National Park, where Tasman Lake flows out. The scenery here is unique!
If you watch this live-action movie "Mulan", you will think it is an action movie that sounds interesting but eventually becomes hollow and boring. The film lacks personality charm and lacks human characteristics. The whole film is magnificent and has no hot spots. .
The famous Chinese actor Liu Yifei selected from thousands of actors around the world to play Mulan. Hua Mulan is not only an ordinary girl, although she is worried that her female body will be restricted, but she still disguised herself as a man to replace her father to fill the army and won the emperor's award. In the play, Hua Mulan is no longer an ordinary girl. She has the "qi" bestowed by Phoenix in the movie. This "qi" is not only courage and energy, but also luck and auspiciousness. Phoenix has always been with her and protects her. Her, it means she has a certain superhuman balance and power that only men can have. The courage and contribution of Hua Mulan's role in adversity made her a hero. The Hua Mulan played by Liu Yifei seems to lack remarkable points. In the film, her expression is flat and simple, lacks dynamic, rigid and dull action, lacks arrogance and domineering.She lacks the courage of a woman to pretend to be a man, and she does not fully display the spirit of "loyalty, courage, truthfulness, and filial piety". In history, Mulan had to conceal his identity, kill the enemy with the soldiers, and live with the soldiers. Under the influence of female physiological factors, this is more difficult than ordinary soldiers, and the exchange of roles has also increased. Because of the difficulty, the requirements for actors are higher, and acting without ups and downs will not meet the audience's requirements. The joining of two action stars,
Donnie Yen and Jet Li also contributed to the movie. Donnie Yen plays General Dong in many roles. In the film, he is not only Hua Mulan's boss, but also a mentor to teach her to become a soldier. Although he didn't spend his pen and ink to carefully portray the character of this character, he still contributed a few wonderful fights and had the opportunity to show his impressive swordsmanship. Jet Li has been plagued by diseases over the years. I hope this comeback will bring some surprises to the audience. However, the Wei Emperor played not many scenes. Apart from sitting and standing tied up, there is not much language, and there is almost no fighting. Gives people the impression of this martial arts superstar fighting, playing a soy sauce role.
The northern nomads Rouran unified the tribes with the intention of going south to invade the Northern Wei Dynasty. Li Jie, the leader played by Bury Khan, had a grudge because his father was killed by the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He united with a clever witch and fairy and trained an elite army of shadow warriors to invade six borders along the Silk Road in the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the important town, he tried to kill the Emperor Wei and occupy the palace, but the fairy lady revealed the secret and provided Hua Mulan with an opportunity to save the emperor. The film is also inexplicable, and the emperor has no attendants to protect it.
In the world of "Mulan", a man with "qi" is a real warrior, and a woman with "qi" is a witch. The fairy, played by Gong Li , seems to want to show Superman’s accuracy and skills in the film. Xianniang is a fictional character in the film, inspired by anime, and is considered a warning story of the "feminist movement", telling what happens when a woman refuses to hide her "qi" and is abandoned by society. Both want to kill the emperor and become an emperor, obviously the "feminist movement" was unrealistic in ancient times. Originally, this virtual fairy was a bit coquettish, but Gong Li's performance in the film was dull and boring. Apart from the appearance of Gong Li, she couldn't see any coquettish features.
In the live-action movie, Mulan has only one sister, and in the narrative poem "Mulan Ci", Mulan has an older sister and a minor brother. The film has been adapted. If the editors imagine, Mulan grew up after 12 years of military service. What role the younger brother will play in the play may be more attractive. In history, Mulan’s father was frail and sickly. It might be better to choose an image of a frail and sickly father. However, the father actor selected in the film has a strong physique and an actor who leads a good life in his life, but his legs are disabled, and he does not show that he is weak. Image.
can also be said to be an excellent and gorgeous Disney nostalgic action film. It tells the heroine of ancient China, loyal, filial and righteous, and passed on the story of the father to defeat the invading nations. It is a tragic and heroic epic, which contains people The breathtaking scenery, the grand scale and the details of the exquisite clothing are worthy of entertainment and praise.
Quanshen wrote essays after watching "Mulan" on September 4, 2020. This article only represents his own opinions.
