According to ABC news on September 4, local time, among all Disney's animated films, " Mulan " may be the most meaningful live-action remake. But in the past ten years, this kind of live-action remakes have not appeared. For example, "Cinderella" directed by Kenneth Branagh is one of the best.
However, for most remakes, no matter how high the investment cost, how luxurious the production, or how pious the tribute to the original is, when many viewers say that when they walk out of the theater, they are more Hope to see the animated version of "Mulan".
may be partly due to age: our generation has witnessed Disney's animation revival in theaters, although I might not have realized it was a revival at the time. At that time, we rarely had the opportunity to relive the same movie at home after watching a movie in the cinema.
was probably not until the live-action remakes were put on the agenda one after another, and after the gradual regularization of one by one, people did not realize how special an animated film is. Those real-life remakes did not produce the expected results, and were not as eye-catching and fascinating as the original. The animated version of the movie seems to be a benchmark for such live-action remakes. The live-action remake of
is always compared with the animated version, even if the result is often the animated version slightly better. If the live-action remake can be better than the animated version to some extent or in some respects, even if it is comparable, it would be quite shocking. It's like a real lion cannot say "Hakuna Matata". The reason why animation is animation naturally has its reasons. For animation, there is nothing impossible, only unexpected.
However, the animated version of "Mulan" is completely different. This animated story is very exciting, full of beautiful melody, even if it is a war epic, it is still magnificent. The story tells the story of a Chinese girl serving in the army for her father, which naturally fits the form of a live-action remake.
There is no doubt that "Mulan" directed by director Niki Caro is undoubtedly the best part of the remake. The film is very shocking from the beginning to the end. Whether it’s the brisk and bright natural landscape photographed by photographer Mandy Walker, or the brightly colored costumes photographed by Bina Dejle, or the intricate fighting scenes and the faces of actors, especially in which Mulan is played Liu Yifei is breathtakingly beautiful. Obviously, Carlo has a comprehensive and grand plan for "Mulan", and to a large extent, she did it.
However, "Mulan" is a bit thin on the story level, which makes the audience feel too rushed and too long, and surprisingly understates the development of the characters.
Watching the entire movie, we don’t even know much about Mulan. According to the story, when she was a child, she often shuttled and ran carefreely in the village trails. However, in this version, she not only has a casual and open-minded personality: in fact, she also possesses the magical power that makes her an "acrobat" and even a soldier in the future. The movie came to an abrupt end from this perspective and suddenly switched to our older heroine who made a mess in front of the matchmaker.
"Mulan" will not let you forget from beginning to end. It is a dialogue with an animated film. It reminds the audience of the rhythm of the previous movie they are familiar with, not telling their own story. Whenever you hear the familiar melody in the cartoon played at the end of the film, you will think of the 1998 version and its songs again.
But then again, "Mulan" has a lot to see: a group of outstanding Chinese and Chinese-American actors, including the emperor Jet Li , Ma Zhi playing Mulan's father, Zhao Xiaolan playing Li Zijie, and General Dong Donnie Yen and Jason Scott Lee who plays the big villain Bori Khan and so on. A fairy played by Gong Li is also added to the
play. Even if this role is meaningless, it distracts the audience from the heroine Mulan.
All in all, the film "Mulan" has more advantages than its disadvantages. This is a shocking and inspiring war epic film suitable for children to watch. It can let more foreigners understand the Eastern culture and history.
It is reported that "Mulan" is produced by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Nikki Caro, starring Liu Yifei and Donnie Yen, Gong Li, Jet Li special starring, Li Jie, An Youxin starring live-action remake of drama . The movie will be released in mainland China on September 11, 2020, and will be launched on Disney+ in some parts of the world.
This film is based on the 1998 Disney cartoon of the same name. It tells the story of Hua Mulan disguised as a man, joining the army on behalf of her father, and fighting Rouran.
