Foreigners’ understanding of Chinese stories is really inexplicable

Clovis 2021-11-23 08:01:14

In order to see it in, to be immersed in the plot, I made a lot of efforts, but all of them failed.

The plot is simply inexplicable. As long as I look at it with my head, my mind will be filled with "What is this?" "What is this again?" "What is this TM?"

From the moment Rouran people ran up the 90-degree city wall with their feet at the beginning, my three views were shattered by this movie, and Newton and his elders were mad at seeing this scene.

(It’s not that people in Rouran can’t go up the wall. If you let them fly up directly, I also admit that this is the basic operation of martial arts movies. It’s just that you let them run up to the wall step by step vertically, with a hundred meters It’s like sprinting. On the surface, it seems to follow the laws of physics, but in fact, I’m not caring about the laws of physics at all. I just think it is absurd and the sense of violation is too strong. In contrast, at the end, Hua Mulan ran across the wall. A few steps are much more reasonable.)

Later, it was said that Hua Mulan and Gong Li were witches. I think these Rouran talents are witches. Otherwise, how could they do such a thing against the laws of physics?

I have been emphasizing "qi" and said that women should not let people know that they have "qi", otherwise they will be treated as witches and be exiled. I have a question mark on my face. First of all, the whole film doesn't seem to give this "qi" a reasonable definition. It is bold to guess that this "qi" means "light work + internal force"? So why can't women practice this? And you said that women can't practice, and I haven't seen any man who can practice, except for Yen Zidan, which seems to be a little faint. Co-authoring this "qi", how many people in China (Mulan + Gong Li + Yen Zidan) can practice? And why does Gong Li's "qi" allow her to change seventy-two, fly, possess, and be invulnerable. Hua Mulan's "qi" can only allow her to practice Tai Chi in the middle of the night?

The emperor is really ugly. I really don’t know what he thinks of this look. It can make Jet Li so ugly, that nose hair is really unbearable. Moreover, the performance does not reflect his acting skills at all, just read the lines in a great way, without emotional fluctuations.

In fact, it is not just the emperor. Everyone in this movie seems to be a emotionless machine, a tool man, looking weird and funny.

The emperor was not only ugly, but also very mentally retarded. Gong Li became a prime minister to lie to him, and he took it all seriously and went to a duel with Rouran alone. No, just how did he become the emperor with his IQ? I even wonder, how did he live such a big life?

In the end, the top leaders of the two countries made an appointment at the construction site, and the scene was ridiculous and funny. The emperor lost, the Rouran people tied him up, and they sharpened the knife in front of him, using the sparks from the sharpening knife to nourish him, and say a word of nourishment, hahahahaha, I still want to laugh when I think of this scene, Rou But what do people think?

Gong Li also made this unnecessary move. Witchcraft is so powerful, and both combat power and illusion skills are at their peak. Since you can become a prime minister, why not just become a servant or concubine, take advantage of the emperor's carelessness to kill him, and then directly become the emperor yourself is not fragrant? You have to trick him out and let the Rouran kill them, so why bother?

Gong Li's fighting strength is so strong, just because everyone doesn't recognize her, she will sell her life to Rouran? What's the reason? The Ruoran leader is at the level of a single stroke of hers, why should she bow to her knees? Those who directly follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will die?

Moreover, Gong Li was a running dog for Rouran, doing so many bad things and killing so many lives, was actually persuaded by Hua Mulan to turn back and turn his head away from the dark? Simply inexplicable. And eldest sister, if you want to rebel, can you just kill Rouran directly? This kind of operation, I can only understand that she wants to commit suicide, but why? In the first second, he had to bear the burden of getting people's approval, but the next second he didn't want to live suddenly? Can't figure it out.

The whole operation and behavior of Gong Li's witch could not be explained by common sense, so that when I saw the scene of her death, there was no wave in my heart, and I even wanted to laugh. Shoot the big eagle".

Why are all the Chinese characters in it so ugly, either they look ugly in the first place, or they are disguised as ugly. Every time I look at it, I can be shocked, but there can be even uglier?

The male protagonist's appearance is not only ugly, but also very wretched, completely low-profile version of Doudou. Doudou talked about the talk show. He was so-so. This male protagonist was actually not as good as him. He really took it (but he was still in good shape).

When Hua Mulan went to take a bath, the male lead swam past from behind. That scene made me want to call the police every minute. "Hey, uncle police? There are hooligans here!"

When the hero finally bid farewell to Mulan, I was terrified every second, for fear that the two of them would kiss each other in the next second, and I couldn't imagine how spicy the scene would be. Fortunately not, the director, thank you!

Alas, everyone in this movie has no feelings. The hero is still so ugly. It's not necessarily a bad thing to have no emotional line.

There is also the forced fusion of Chinese elements in the middle, which are all familiar with the flavor of Tso Zongtang's chicken. "Two rabbits walk next to each other, An Neng distinguishes me as a male and female." He even directly took a picture of two rabbits running on the grass.

"I rode a horse and saw two rabbits running side by side. I think one should be male and one should be female, but you know? You can't really tell because it runs very fast." Are the lines serious? Hahahahahaha

"Four ounces can move 1000 pounds" is also translated as "4 ounces can move 1000 pounds" hahahahaha is so funny. There is also the huge character "filial piety" on the jade pendant, and the extremely ugly "loyalty, courage, and truthfulness" on the sword. I wonder if foreigners have no aesthetic appreciation for Chinese calligraphy.

Also, what is the theme of this movie? What do you want to tell us? ?

My understanding of Hua Mulan’s folk story is that, on the one hand, it reflects the brutality of imperial conscription and war. Mulan had no choice but to join the army for her father, which embodies filial piety. On the other hand, Hua Mulan bravely killed the enemy and defended the country. It also embodies the affirmative thinking that women can be big heroes without giving up their beards.

But what the movie wanted to say, I really didn't understand it. She said she wanted to do her filial piety, but it seemed that the court did not force conscription, so her father could not go if he wanted to. Even if you go, you can be fired if you make a small mistake (for example, the soldier who secretly dumped the water will be fired. This is simply too unreasonable. If you pour the water, you can be fired. All in the barracks must be fired.) Everyone is going to pour water. After all, everyone is flat-headed people, who will take the initiative to live a precarious life on the battlefield?). But his father must go for the so-called "Glory". His father has inconvenient legs and feet, and even has difficulty in daily walking. Once on the battlefield, he will either die immediately or drag his comrades-in-arms. Hua Mulan had no choice but to replace his father. After his father found out, he felt that if Mulan was exposed, he would be decapitated, so he hid the truth. So does her father want glory? Is it too distorted?

Say that this movie wants to show that women do not want to have eyebrows and eyebrows. This movie also talks about "qi" and "witches" throughout this movie. It seems that the special thing about Hua Mulan is not that she is a woman. She can also break into the sky in a barracks full of men, and she can also fight the enemy and make merits, break gender prejudice, but she is born with "qi", has super powers, and is the chosen person. No, are you filming "Mulan"? Or do you shoot "X-Men Phoenix Girl"?

And as the heroine of Hua Mulan, there is no growth at all in the film. It was perfect as soon as he appeared, and there was no room for growth at all. Such a perfect heroine is rarely seen nowadays, from beginning to end, from top to bottom, there is no shortcoming to pick out. But what's the fun of looking at such a high-level and Wei Guangzheng character? And the heroine didn't encounter any hardships in the whole film, and there was no chance of growth. The biggest difficulty is that there is no way to take a hot bath quickly. She even exposed her daughter to herself without any doubt.

The film emphasizes "loyalty, bravery, and honesty" throughout the film. But I think they are chanting slogans. Where are these qualities reflected in the feature film? The most funny thing is that Hua Mulan actually disclosed her daughter's body in order to be honest, took off her helmet and armor on horseback and threw it away. Not to mention that these are all armor and protective gear, which are used to save lives, right? That is your father's treasured armor, so you just threw it all away? I really can't understand.

Gong Li also said that dishonesty would damage Hua Mulan's "qi". I really wondered, what kind of fantasy is this "qi", is it "Qigong"?

After Mulan was honest about herself, everyone not only calmly accepted the fact that she was a woman, but also did not show any surprises at her "qi". I really don't know if it is the acting skills of the actors or the script is written like this. Everyone accepts it. Is the ability so good? Gong Li felt dissatisfied when she saw it, but her experience back then was much more miserable.

I feel that this large group of actors are very unfamiliar, each acting in their own way, and there is no communication. The overall plot, lines, and modeling are all sparse, and the intention is not clear. It is really not wrong to say that a bad film.

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Mulan quotes

  • Bori Khan: [from final official trailer; to his fellow soldiers] When we take the Imperial City... I will take revenge--for my *father*!

  • Hua Li: [to Hua Zhou, after he accepts his conscription scroll] You're a war hero; you've already made many great sacrifices.