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's ill-fated " Hua Mulan " is finally released.
The Chinese mainland was launched more than a week later than the North American streaming media. The piracy phenomenon is very serious, and the box office has lost a lot of it.
But there is a paragraph that says:
don't pass on the resources of "Mulan", so as to save everyone's time.
shows that this film is not good in the hearts of many viewers.
Douban scored 5.9, very welcome, even failed.
woke up after a nap, changed to 4.9, and now even fell a bit.
foreign evaluation is also very common, IMDB5.5.
But in fact, it is not accurate to say that it is bad. After all,
is a work produced by a top international production team, and its production is above the level.
I think a more accurate description should be confusing.
And this kind of confusion pervades every aspect of the whole movie. After watching
, the audience did not understand what the creator was thinking, why did they shoot like this, and what they wanted to express. Besides outputting a Disney princess from China, I don’t even know the value of the live-action remake.
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The most intuitive confusion is reflected in the stage and style. The
film has a lot of embezzled elements to show the ancient China in the creator's imagination.
For example, let Mulan from the Northern Wei Dynasty live in Fujian Tulou.
The Northern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty are a regime in northern China at any rate, and the appearance of southern architectural styles is very strange. The couplet at the door of the matchmaker's house, played by Zheng Peipei, says: May all lovers in the world become family members, and hope that all family members in the world are lovers. The earliest sentence of
can only be traced back to "The Story of the West Chamber" by Wang Shifu in the Yuan Dynasty. The appropriation of
is as ridiculous as making Mei Lanfang rap.
or the harem concubine strolling in the front hall.
viewers with a little common sense can see that this was definitely an operation in which the head would be screwed off in ancient China.
also has this spicy eye makeup.
Liu Tianxian can barely control him, he is lovely, but he is too unfriendly to other supporting characters!
I thought that the original intention of making flowers and goose yellow was still for beauty. Why did you paint Zheng Peipei as an old witch? The makeup of
is very reminiscent of the Asian characters in Hollywood movies in the past, and none of them can see the decent appearance.
barely identified the hair brother,
was picked up by Michelle Yeoh, who was so unnatural,
, and the terrifying grandma in Pirates of the Caribbean.
These unattractive details are too arrogant and disrespect Chinese traditional culture. The exaggerated modeling design of
actor undoubtedly reveals that in the eyes of the creator, the imagination of the East is very nonsense.
But in a small way, this is a film for a global audience after all, and it has no obligation to cater to Chinese audiences.
Moreover, objectively speaking, when the concept design of "Mulan" was carried out, some practical factors had to be considered.
According to the “Wall Street Journal”, Disney actually invited relevant Chinese authorities to review the script during the development stage. The suggestions given by the relevant departments of
include not focusing Hua Mulan's story on a particular dynasty.
But this way, it will give the audience a very confused look.
If it is a cartoon, ok, the sentence "Ancient Oriental"You can summarize the background, and only use Chinese elements, such as "Kung Fu Panda".
But the live-action version, especially for stories like Hua Mulan stuck in a specific historical and cultural background, the characters and historical background need to walk on two legs, and neither is indispensable.
Otherwise, why do you think the details of "The Twelfth Hours of Chang'an" are so deadly?
is not all for the sake of not acting.
But even if the awkward points in the eyes of these Chinese audiences are ignored, this movie is still confusing.
is obsessed with the story itself.
The 1998 animated version of "Mulan" is very simple, that is, Mulan joined the army on behalf of her father. After hard work, she was recognized by his comrades-in-arms and generals, and finally made a great battle and returned with honor.
Typical mortal Xiaobai counterattack text. Based on Chinese legends,
tells a story of universal significance that everyone at home and abroad can understand.
The characters such as Mushu Dragon and comrades-in-arms have been exaggerated interpretations of animations, coupled with occasional singing and dancing scenes, the whole movie is relaxed and happy.
but the live-action version has no choice but to delete the role of Mushu Dragon, the comic effect is lost.
To make up for this "joyfulness", the creators have added too many other confusing elements.
is the application of the concept of "qi" first. In the
movie, "qi" is understood as a kind of natural divine power, which does not rely on cultivation, but God automatically adds it to you.
Once the skill is activated, people are particularly able to fight like open hangs.
feels like strayed into the "Star Wars" set, Mulan was possessed by the Jedi. In the
movie, the common people have misunderstood this kind of supernatural power, thinking that a woman with this kind of bonus is a witch. In the 98 edition of
, Mulan is, after all, an ordinary girl, at best she is careless and a little boyish.
said that her road to success was not open, and she also relied on her efforts to get the recognition of people around her.
This is more like an ordinary person's path to success.
relied on the "qi" to open up, which only increased overseas audiences' strange imagination and misunderstanding of the East. The strange dance beauty of
may convey the message that the creator is not concerned about restoring the real ancient China.
But when it comes to discussing the "loyalty and filial relationship", it seems to be to please the aesthetic taste of Chinese audiences. What puzzled
is that at the end of the sword that the emperor rewarded her, "loyalty and bravery" was engraved on one side of the sword, and "filial piety" was engraved on the other side.
these two are already on opposite sides.
This created a very contradictory situation. The emperor admired her loyalty and recognized her filial piety, and at the same time wanted Mulan to enter his security team. .
Whatever choice Mulan makes, it is bound to be a betrayal of another character. The topic of "loyalty and filial piety" is still perplexed by the Chinese themselves. It is obviously unrealistic to explore a two-hour Hollywood movie clearly.
In addition to the confusing elements of "qi" and "loyalty and filial piety", the creator also tried to add a female consciousness awakening element to "Mulan". In the 98 edition of
, Mulan ended up with her boss Li Xiang. In the live-action version of
, in order to prevent the audience from bringing the power structure of the workplace into their love, Mulan’s ambiguous object was changed to the big-shot of the same period.
This is not over yet, in order to consolidate the feminist tone, Gong Huang was specially invited to act as a bird.
Yes, Gong Huang played as a bird.
She was also discriminated against because she was born with her own buff, and she had no room to display her ability, so she turned to rely on the power of men to become superior, return to the Rouran people, and help them invade the Central Plains. After
fought against Mulan several times, she gradually realized the female power of Mulan, and believed that women can also be recognized and becomeevent.
turned against Rouran and died to save Mulan.
seems not impossible, but it is really unnecessary.
is even more paradoxical, "Mulan" itself is not a feminist text, it will only seem strange to force the character.
Mulan joined the army on behalf of her father and took over the sword symbolizing "loyalty, bravery and trueness" from her father, which represented that she had obtained the recognition of patriarchy. During the
campaign, the sword was accidentally destroyed.
Finally, the emperor gave her a sword representing "loyalty, bravery and true filial piety", that is to say, Mulan is now double affirmed by patriarchy and monarchy.
is still the fruit of luck under the patriarchal rule. What about feminism? This wave of contradictory statements of
makes the film even more confusing.
From "qi" to "loyalty and filial piety" to feminism, all kinds of strange elements are constantly superimposed, which will only make the film more unclear.
A family carnival story has been adapted so that it is really unhappy.
really, even if it is taken 1:1 according to the original version, it is not the result today.
Now what "Mulan" exposes is not only the problem of this work, but also the long-term fatigue of Disney.
Disney started its IP buying and buying road since acquiring Pixar.
In addition to well-known IP players such as Marvel and Lucas, last year, 20th Century Fox was also received by Disney.
But looking at Disney's works in recent years, the wool of classic IP is not always effective.
is a perfect re-enactment of "The Lion King", which is regarded by the audience as "without the sense of fairy tales as a child".
and several other live-action movies that are remade from cartoons seem to be tied up by the so-called "advance with the times".
, whether it is "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", or "The Little Mermaid" which is still in the production stage, has taken care of women, minorities and other groups.
But what about word of mouth? There is still a gap between
and the original.
The 1991 version of "Beauty and the Beast" is still the only one nominated for Oscar's best film animation
. It is not a problem to wash yourself. After all, these remakes are still strong at the box office. As long as Disney shoots, the audience will always buy it.
Last year, Disney accounted for seven of the top ten global box offices, among which the live-action remake of "The Lion King" and "Aladdin" ranked second and ninth respectively.
said so much, Disney fans may say that I am harsh. The real fan of
would cry in the corner at midnight, and swear to Mickey that he would never go to Disneyland again.
Unless you take a serious version of "Mulan" (just kidding).
I also hope from the bottom of my heart that "Mulan" is good. After all, the old animation and "Mulan" have accompanied too many people through their childhood.
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