The interpretation of cross-cultural traditional stories is really not easy

Chadrick 2022-04-19 09:01:20

After reading some speechless. There's a lot to say, but I don't know what to say. It feels like this is a story that happened in what era, what culture and what country, although the little girl Mulan is very endearing. Of course, it's nothing, it's normal for literary works to be like this. But I still vaguely hope that it can be a little more like our Mulan. It is estimated that the deep-rooted original story planted as a child is at work? The film's capture and characterization of the characters' appearance and features are really impressive. It is estimated that we Asians can't be so accurate and expressive. The only thing that makes me dissatisfied is the image of the emperor. Where is the emperor, he is clearly a fairy? . In our country, the emperor can never be a god, and the gods can never be the emperor, so it is ridiculous to pirate the gods to be the emperor. Finally, I actually want to say that the interpretation of traditional cross-cultural stories is really not easy. I think people in other cultures see this work, either mistakenly seeing the traditional customs here as Chinese, or they are looking at a moral code and law with a few Chinese elements embedded and no one knows who. The story of the rules, the protagonist of the story is a brave girl who joins the army for her father. And when our own family saw it, if we put aside the deep-rooted plot, we always felt that this new interpretation not only did not add color to the plot, but also obliterated what is worth telling in the culture behind this character. Our Hua Mulan didn't sneak out of the house. Our Hua Mulan didn't need to save the emperor to avoid the crime of beheading. She set off after discussing with her parents so that her parents would not be worried. After she returned home, the general came to propose a marriage, and she and her family revealed the secret calmly, without the slightest sense of guilt in her heart, and of course no one justly accused her of cheating the king. It seems that although our era is very old, it seems that it should be brutal and ruthless, but it seems to know how to deal with the contradiction between emotion and law better than this modern interpretation. In short, it is not easy to interpret traditional stories across cultures, and I still hope to see more of the original Mulan's shadow. Even a little bit, and this film, apart from the superficial things such as appearance, clothing, posture, etc., the core of this film is neither exciting nor memorable for anyone who knows or does not understand Chinese culture and this story. , not to mention its dissemination of the traditions that these clothes represent. But then again, the director never thought of spreading your culture! The audience watched the novelty, and that was enough. So, it was enough, and it won the prize. However, the grand prize does not represent its vitality, I have always thought so.

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Mulan quotes

  • Chinese Soldier: [after lighting the signal fire] Now all of China knows you're here.

    Shan-Yu: [lights a flag on the fire] Perfect.

  • Yao: [at the waterhole] Hey, Ping.

    Mulan: Oh, hi, guys. I didn't know you were here. I was just washing, so now I'm clean, and I'm gonna go. Bye-bye!

    Ling: Come back here! I knew we were jerks to you before, so, let's start over. Hi, I'm Ling.

    Chien-Po: And I'm Chien-Po.

    Mulan: Hello, Chien-Po.

    Yao: [standing naked on a rock] And I am Yao, king of the rock!

    [mildly sneering]

    Yao: And there's nuttin' you girls can do about it.

    Ling: Oh, yeah? Well, I think Ping and I can take you.

    Mulan: I really don't want to take him anywhere.

    Ling: Ping, we have to fight.

    Mulan: No, we don't. We could just... close our eyes... and - swim around...

    Ling: [pulling on Mulan's arm] Come on, don't be such a gir... Ouch! Something bit me!

    Mushu: Ugh! Ach! What a nasty flavor.

    Ling: Snake!

    [Ling and Chien-Po scramble onto the rock with Yao, while Mulan sneaks away]

    Ling: Some king of the rock.

    [Yao pushes him off]