The Disney blockbuster "Mulan" starring Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, and Gong Li will be officially released in domestic theaters on September 11. In the United States, the film has officially landed on Disney+ on the 4th of this month.
has already watched the movie through streaming media platforms. "Mulan" has achieved excellent scores abroad: Rotten Tomatoes have a freshness rate of 80%, obtained freshness certification, with an average score of 7.05, creating a live-action movie adapted from Disney in the past 4 years Best, and the third highest reputation in the history of Disney's live-action film adaptation. But in China, Douban.com has suffered a failing score and is still declining. The Red Star News reporter saw at noon on the 5th that the Douban score of "Mulan" was 5.9, but that night it had dropped to 4.9.
There is such a big difference in reputation at home and abroad, people can't help wondering whether "Mulan" is a good movie or a bad movie?
is suitable for the taste of North American audiences
29.9 US dollars high price still can not stop the enthusiasm for movie watching
"Mulan" can be described as ill-fated. It has been set for this spring, but it has been delayed because of the epidemic. Due to the severe epidemic in North America, Disney reluctantly chose to broadcast on its streaming media platform Disney+ on September 4 and gave up the theater. However, in Asian markets such as China, Southeast Asia, and South Korea, "Mulan" will be launched on the big screen one after another in mid-September.
At 3 pm on the 4th, Hollywood’s first Asian A-level commercial blockbuster "Mulan" was officially launched on Disney+. This also means that more than 60 million Disney members worldwide can watch this movie at home for the first time. Not only in North America, but also members from South American countries including Argentina and Chile and some European countries can also watch it simultaneously.
"Mulan" received a large wave of praise as soon as it was broadcast on the streaming platform, and the score even exceeded the "Creed" released in the same period. The score of "Creed" on Rotten Tomatoes is 75%. The difference in the score is not because of the discount on online viewing of "Mulan". In fact, the cost of online on-demand this time is US$29.9 (approximately RMB 207), which is no better than the movie. Tickets are cheap, so it is basically certain that "Mulan" suits the tastes of North American audiences. According to a survey conducted by The Hollywood Reporter and the polling agency Morning Consult in early August, 19% of Disney+ subscribers expressed their interest in paying to watch "Mulan", while those who chose "a certain interest" accounted for 23%. %.
Many foreign media have spoken highly of Mulan. The Associated Press stated, "The good aspects of "Mulan" are more than the bad. We should also be grateful to have a gorgeous and inspiring war movie suitable for children. . It may even inspire some children to be interested in Asian movies. This is the best result.” The San Francisco Chronicle commented that this is an uplifting movie, “Although it was not released as planned, it came at the best time. Good." "Vanity Fair" also thinks, "Some people may complain that every frame does not look original enough, but it must not be denied that this film is too eye-catching!"
Liu Yifei appeared in heavy makeup
and spent 200 yuan to watch it. Disappointed The adaptation of
lacks sincerity is hardly recognized by the Chinese?
However, on the domestic Douban.com, "Mulan" has suffered a failing score and is still declining. In less than 12 hours on the 5th, it dropped from 5.9 to 4.9, a full drop of 1 Minute. This is very rare for a Hollywood blockbuster that has not yet been released in China. Although
has not been released in China, many Chinese netizens in North America have watched it through streaming media platforms, and many domestic netizens have also seen it. On the first day of streaming, the number of Douban ratings for the film has approached 10,000.
As of noon on the 6th, Douban shows that 31,000 netizens have watched "Mulan". Many overseas netizens paid US$29.9 for online on-demand. At first, they watched it with high expectations, but after watching it, they expressed disappointment. At present, the most popular article in Douban's short comment is, "True Fragrant Failure... The plot is slack, the performance is rigid, and the play is still at the level of the domestic costume drama more than ten years ago. The role of Gong Li, a witch, is really a failure. The last shot is too big. Diao almost laughed me to death..." This short comment was praised by more than 3,000 netizens. The vast majority of
complaints are aimed at plots, scenes and leading acting skills. Many netizens believe that,This is a Chinese story filmed for foreigners, so everyone should not expect it. Netizens criticized the service in the play, "Women always wear powder thicker than wall ash, and men always wear weird beards, so the image design style of ancient Asians has almost run through Hollywood movies for decades. , So , Zheng Peipei and in "Mulan" are turned into this again", and there are doubts about the unreasonable setting of the scene, such as Minghua Mulan is a character in the history of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but the movie arranged for her to live in the Fujian Tulou .
Zheng Peipei’s appearance in the movie was criticized by netizens.
Looking at Disney’s movies, most of them stayed above 7 points. The lowest scored "Cinderella" also scored 6.9 points. Small masterpieces, such as "ZooCity", which scored as high as 9.1 on Douban, can be described as a double harvest at the box office and word of mouth. Now, "Mulan" starring Liu Yifei has set a new low after "Cinderella". Previously, Disney's animated film version of "Mulan" in 1998 had a good score of 7.8 points on Douban. The
"Movie Island Appreciation" public account stated that "Hollywood and other adaptations that are obviously lacking in sincerity are difficult to gain the recognition of the people of the country where the cultural material originates." Perhaps this can also be partly explained. "Mulan" has a reputation at home and abroad. The reason for the difference. The low score of
allows domestic fans to dispel the idea of watching movies. Will
come back against the wind after it is released?
For new films that have not yet been released, as long as they reach a certain number of ratings, Douban will display the number of points. However, the scores of several other domestic movie platforms such as Maoyan and Taoti Piao were not shown because "Mulan" has not yet been released. However, it is not only Douban netizens who gave bad reviews to "Mulan", and there are also many fans who complain about movies on platforms such as Weibo and Xiaohongshu. A netizen named "CCC Jelly" said that he paid to watch "Mulan" but he was disappointed as much as he expected. "The Americans can't capture the essence of Chinese costume dramas, and they end up with four different things." The low score of
also made many domestic netizens dismiss the plan to watch "Mulan" in the cinema. Senior movie fan Xiao Wang told the Red Star News reporter, “I usually check the Douban score before going to the cinema to watch a movie. After all, this is everyone’s word of mouth. I usually don’t watch movies with a score lower than 7. Don’t waste movie tickets. "Mulan" has failed before it’s released. Originally, I wanted to take my kids to the Disney blockbuster, so let’s just look at this situation..."
The audience who thinks like Xiao Wang are not there. A few, "Consumer Report" once conducted a sample survey on "viewers' attitude towards movie ratings", the results showed: 83.08% of the audience would refer to movie ratings before watching the movie, and only 4.32% of all respondents It is completely unaffected by movie ratings.
"Mulan" suffered such a low score on Douban, is there any navy who is maliciously scoring low scores? As of noon on the 6th, Douban showed that 31,000 netizens had watched "Mulan". Among them, 69% of netizens gave a rating of two stars to three stars (a total of five stars), and 18.1% of netizens gave a super low rating of one star, and only 3.5% of netizens gave a five-star rating. A Bei (Yang Bo), the founder of
Douban, once wrote an article specifically, “There are naval forces, but Douban scores are difficult to move. There are roughly four types of'abnormal scores': registration/acquisition accounts with high scores; Registered/acquired accounts for low scores; celebrity fan groups “attack Douban”; hardcore users “defend the justice of Douban scores” backwater actions. The above sounds scary, but the impact on Douban scores is actually not that big, and the small impact is still Short and individual. Because there are too many people who score normally, anti-scoring has already been part of Douban's daily work."
is actually abroad, and there are criticisms of the plot of "Mulan". The technology media CNET has an article in the film review. Zhong Sharp pointed out that "Mulan" is definitely a Disney blockbuster, but it is too pursued by the genes of commercial popcorn movies such as "Reunion" and "Star Wars", resulting in the polishing of the plot and insufficient depiction of the emotional details of the characters, making the film Without depth and height, it is difficult to aftertaste.
"Mulan" is one of the most expensive movies in Hollywood this year, and the production cost alone is as high as $200 million. Disney also has high expectations for the Chinese market, but now, will the badly reviewed "Mulan" turn up against the wind after its release, or will it continue to decline in reputation?
Red Star News Reporter Hu MinjuanAccording to the stills
editor Li Jie
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