American imagination

Westley 2021-10-20 17:25:03

Today I watched Disney's masterpiece "Mulan". I have a few thoughts after watching:

1. Traditional Chinese stories can definitely become the subject of good-looking cartoons. The root of the inferior domestic cartoons lies in the poor imagination and ignorance of the children's psychology, not because of the themes of traditional Chinese culture. "Journey to the West" allows Disney to shoot very well.

2. Once again conquered by American imagination. "Aladdin", "The Lion King", and "Toy Story", none of them are not wonderful. That kind of imagination, I don't know that our Chinese animators will only be able to reach it in a few centuries.

3. There are too many American-style things in the film, although I watched the Chinese dubbed version (such as love, love is always the forbidden zone of domestic cartoons. I don’t know when those guys’ brains will be civilized. Our children can’t have this. A good opportunity to understand love will inevitably go through other more dangerous channels). Although it's a bit nondescript, it's too humorous, and I still find it very exciting.

4. The film is not just funny. The period when Mulan joined the army for her father was really touching. It is rare to see cartoons portraying feelings so successfully. There is also the tragic situation of the villages trampled by the Huns, which is really hard to laugh. This is also a place for domestic animators to learn, not to position the children as the main audience as mentally handicapped without deep feelings.

5. Theme songvery nice! Christina sang it. The Chinese version sung by Coco Lee is also very good!

6. It feels really good!

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Extended Reading

Mulan quotes

  • Fa Zhou: My, what beautiful blossoms we have this year. But look, this one's late. But I'll bet that when it blooms, it will be the most beautiful of all.

  • Shang: Ping, you are the craziest man I've ever met, and for that I owe you my life. From now on, you have my trust.

    Ling: Let's hear it for Ping, the bravest of us all!

    Yao: You're king of the mountain!