First give the conclusion:
Disney's Mulan live-action version is not worth your money to see. Wouldn't it be delicious to buy a family bucket with those thirty dollars?
Then start ranting:
To be honest, this film is so bad that I can't complain, but since I wrote a complaint after watching "The Great Wall", I should treat its sister "Mulan" fairly.
The whole film is full of a strong English teaching and auxiliary melodrama style. The performances of the leading actors are superficial, and the speed of speech is extremely slow, as if to speak English as much as possible for non-native speakers. Especially when encountering those few keywords that fit the theme, even slow down the speed of speech, increase the volume and repeat and repeat ---- what is courteous, loyal, true; what is bring honor to the family --- - I just didn't put a blackboard behind them for them to knock on: "Knowledge points! Remember it! Take the test!"
Hu Jianren found that Mulan was good at catching chickens since she was a child, and the conservative villagers despised her. However, only she and her father know that she is gifted and a descendant of Qigong/Force/Chakra. But after all, the whole village lived in a tulou. This closed way of life and the constant gossip of the villagers made his father's old face unable to hold back; good family. Mulan said that she saw two hares running next to the ground. As long as the speed is fast enough, the gender can't catch up with them? ..."Double rabbits walking next to the ground" was photographed as a literal meaning for the first time in history. Putting it here is probably to express that Mulan intends to avoid blind dates by imitating the real man of Jagged Blood. ???
Her father was drafted, and Mulan joined the army for her father. In order to find the barracks, she traveled thousands of miles by herself, trekking mountains and rivers, and almost lost her way; I thought about it and it was right, after all, from Hu Jian to the junction of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Rouran, it has to traverse the entire north and south of China. It seems that the men in the north who can fight near by are almost dead, so it is necessary to transfer troops from Lingnan? It's just that they have reached this point, how come the capital is still peaceful, and it looks like all states are coming to court? ?
Mulan finally found the barracks. After the recruits reported, they faced various inconveniences in life and harsh physical training. Mulan didn't dare to take a bath for N days, and Hong Hui, who had a relationship with her, approached her and said "you smell so bad" in a flirtatious tone, but she was indifferent. It wasn't until she beat Hong Hui, the crowd within ten meters of onlookers said she was smelly, and the big girl Mulan became the most smelly person in this stinky man (fairy Liu Yifei?), and she looked for the pond with a blank face. took a shower. I was thinking if no one mentioned it to her, could she just not take a bath until she disarmed and returned home? ? ?
At this time, Donnie Yen, who is also a qigong descendant/Jedi knight, discovered Mulan's talent. After the battle of Rogue One, he came here to be a general. He encouraged Mulan to use her strengths and intentionally betrothed her daughter to her. Mulan was greatly encouraged and bowed to the ground, looking at her with a happy face, as if concealing her gender was no longer a problem.
Finally, the battle was imminent. The enemy had previously relied on Gong Li, the white bone spirit who could change seventy-two and had trained the Jiuyin White Bone Claw. This lady Bai is actually a qigong/force descendant, but because of her talent being isolated by her relatives, she abandoned the open and dark; .....just like that Cairo man. She met Mulan during the battle, determined that they were a kind of person, and wanted to bring her in. Mulan said no, and Madam Bai was just like that Cairo man, beating and teasing Mulan, and cutting her bosom like a hooligan, which means that you are showing your real body in front of your big men and watching them Do you accept the real you like me! At this moment, the phoenix flew by, and Mulan had an epiphany: The qigong she practiced was actually the Heart Sutra of the Jade Girl! If she doesn't officially declare her female identity, she can't do it! The so-called "If you want to practice magic, you must first **"----so she untied her corset, threw off her armor, let her hair loose, and killed her back.
Mulan, who has learned magic skills, is invincible on the battlefield, and the big wave does not hinder her performance at all. Helpless, the enemy occupied the high ground and threw fireballs down. The friendly troops suffered heavy casualties. Mulan mounted the horse sideways, making a big invisible move, and on the unobstructed terrain, inexplicably and somehow made the enemy rush up without noticing, reaching a higher mountain behind the enemy. She drew enemy fire, and the fireball hit the snowy mountain, causing an avalanche. This avalanche strikes at a fixed point, killing and injuring most of the enemy troops, sparing most of the friendly troops, and even allowing Mulan to somehow save Hong Hui, who was previously said to be smelly.
Mulan showed her true body in front of everyone, and her mentor hated that iron would not become steel, so she was a waste of finding a good son-in-law? But after all, he was his favorite general, so he sent her home after only criticizing her bitterly. Mulan was greatly stimulated and wept on the top of the mountain. At this time, I was extremely suspicious that she had a crush on her mentor, otherwise she would collapse before they even murdered her----you must know that she is surrounded by a dozen stinky diaosi. Mulan, who said she stinks and doesn't change her face! ? At this time, Madam Bai, who was in the middle of the second year, appeared again. Like that Cairo native, she wanted to take advantage of the danger and persuade the heroine to obey her. Mulan's stance is firm, saying that you shouldn't be sentimental, the Jiuyin White Bone Claw you practiced is a low-profile blackened version of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra I practiced, so are you also worthy of climbing on me? ! Madam Bai failed to seduce her sister, so she had to bewildered to reveal the enemy's plan and walked away.
Mulan returned to the barracks with the information. With a few words, she easily persuaded her mentor and a group of friends. After all, do you still have feelings for Mulan? Ahhhhh! All the conflicts and difficulties in the whole film are solved in such an understatement. Everyone followed Mulan to the capital to rescue the emperor. In order to seek performance in front of his beloved girl, Hong Hui and a few other friends delayed a few miscellaneous soldiers, and decided to call Mulan to the door. I wonder if there will be an army of thousands and horses coming later, and you Hong Hui will be here to be your husbands and sacrifice your life for righteousness? Unexpectedly, in the end, it was just those few miscellaneous soldiers. After the solution was finished, the little friends were unscathed and hugged and celebrated. ?
Mulan met Mrs. Bai sitting on the throne in the main hall. Mrs. Bai said how lonely she was invincible, the bad was not completely bad, and the good people couldn't go back, just like the Cairo people. Mulan persuaded her earnestly: the prodigal son will look back, and the prodigal girl will look back.
The emperor was in an ambush one step before the reinforcements arrived, and was tied up and hanged by Wu Hua Da at a construction site. Shan Yu, the leader of the enemy army, must have a lot of ugly people here, and the bad guys talk a lot, bluffing in the emperor's ears, babbling, delaying time, so that Mulan can come to start the plot. It was easy for Mulan to appear in sight, and Shanyu aimed at Mulan and fired an arrow, and Madam Bai, who was so powerful, easily died because she blocked the arrow. Why don't you let Mulan hit this arrow first, then use qigong to save her, and finally die when the force is exhausted... just like someone from Cairo.
Mulan kills Shanyu, saves the emperor, and wins honor. Here is the most classic tearjerking scene in the animated version of that year: the scene where the emperor brought the whole city people to give a big gift to Mulan---- did not appear! ! ! There is no such picture, why did you make Mulan a Disney princess? ! ! !
That's it, I'm tired...wasting a big IP that I've been looking forward to. After all, the animation version was shot with great care. The production team respected the civilization and history of ancient China. The pictures are beautiful and delicate, and the music is still sung to this day. And they cherish the image of Mulan. On top of Disney's usual exaggerated and funny jokes, they restored her beautiful quality and legendary experience to the greatest extent. And this live-action version, the combination of urban and rural areas in China, Japan, Southeast Asia; the plot is far-fetched, the routine is awkward, and the transition is blunt; except for those Mulan's comrades-in-arms, the ABC brothers are quite vivid, and the big players are extremely rigid, and they are probably focused The matter of memorizing English lines is gone. In fact, I don't blame Liu Yifei, she really tried her best. Blame the director! Weird producer! The finished product reveals their proper self-righteousness, without doing their homework, half a bucket of water is swaying! Is full of arrogance and prejudice against traditional Chinese culture? Finally came up with an uncomfortable four. What a bunch of spicy chickens, hurry up and hit the street!
In the end, no matter what, Hua Mulan, the image of loyalty, filial piety and fierceness, will always be a legend of our nation and a role model for Chinese girls. In the bottom of our hearts, we all have a Mulan, and we all have a determination to protect our country.
? I'm going to buy a family bucket.
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