Not a review, just an idea. "Hua Mulan"

Gerhard 2022-03-25 09:01:05

I saw the clip when I was a child, it was really a clip, so much so that in my mind, Hua Mulan overthrew the tyranny of the Dog Emperor and liberated the whole of China (???). Looking back now, the thinking at that time was really advanced and red, (fully in line with the requirements of modern costume dramas for heroines: a modern feminist heart lived in ancient times, and played well in ancient times).

Generally speaking, seeing Chinese people who speak fluent English, sing as soon as they disagree, revealing their hearts, seems extra embarrassing (and has the urge to laugh), and the emotional line is too sudden (can't be because you draw the male protagonist). It is so handsome that the audience can see that it is Mr.Right at a glance, and then they can logically let the hero and heroine walk together, which is unreasonable from the perspective of plot development), not to mention I vaguely feel towards the Chinese Discrimination (kneeling, ancestors, servility...), and some unreasonable plots (the part where the emperor was kidnapped was to mock the silent majority? Forgive me for another question: gunpowder was used in the late Tang Dynasty. It was used in the military at times, did you make it?), and the most crucial point: is this film really suitable for children to watch? I think it is for young girls who are twenty-eight years old.

However, this film has too many advantages, the humor throughout is worth learning from every domestic film, and the transformation between men dressed as women and women dressed as men really surprised me (I just feel that this idea is too wonderful, this kind of The transformation can finally show that the status of men and women tends to be a certain kind of equality), I am used to seeing Hayao Miyazaki's animation and found this animation painting method (with a vague style similar to ink painting as the background, and then the protagonist is detailed. It's actually quite good, (but only for this film, because it's acceptable to Chinese people, our cultural roots determine our eyes, I'm very proud, really)

Really, this movie is actually pretty good.

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Extended Reading
  • Seamus 2021-10-21 15:30:16

    Although it lacks some creativity, the core of this movie is very strong. A woman in the feudal era can win glory for the family without the need for three obediences and four virtues. Disney is too good at choosing themes.

  • Angel 2021-10-21 15:30:16

    Stereotypes are too obvious, and Western thinking is put on an Eastern coat. It's meaningless.

Mulan quotes

  • Fa Li: I should have prayed to the ancestors for luck.

    Grandmother Fa: How lucky can they be? They're dead. Besides, I've got all the luck we'll need.

    [to Cri-Kee]

    Grandmother Fa: This is your chance to prove yourself.

  • Mulan: [Mulan and Mushu escape back to shore from Yao, Ling, and Chin-Po] Boy, that was close.

    Mushu: No...

    Mushu: [brushes his teeth] That was vile! You owe me big.

    [Mushu squirts more toothpaste in his mouth and brushes again]

    Mulan: I never want to see a naked man again.

    [a big group of naked men run past them, laughing]

    Mushu: Hey, don't look at me, I ain't biting no more butts.