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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Extended Reading
  • Horacio 2022-03-23 09:01:18

    I watched my homework intermittently five times.

  • Reese 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    Twenty-two years after its release, I rewatched it. I didn't want to watch it back then because foreigners liked to draw phoenix eyes, and they called me bored. Unexpectedly beautiful. The setting of the father-daughter connection is very good. The Chinese say that fathers love their daughters and mothers love their sons. I have seen many situations that are true. The souls of the ancestors in the film (the so-called ancestral tablets), this arrangement is really awesome, Taiwan folks call it "the table of gods". One of the screenwriters is a Chinese woman, which may be the credit. It was really funny when the monk appeared, holding the soldier shaking and saying Amitabha, laughing. The composition of the big scene is really good and powerful enough. The appearance of Mushulong is really a miracle. Crickets and horses are also good. A lot of memes are funny. In the end, Mulan's three military brothers dressed up as women. This is not only creative, but also a kind of gender subversion. It means equal rights, but it is not preachy at all! This artistic difficulty is very precious and natural. It doesn't matter if it is not interpreted in terms of equal rights, it is funny if it is funny. Incorporating musicals into the film is also creative, but then I forgot to make music arias, which is a small disadvantage. The film is quite short, only 80 minutes, but it is rich and full without fat and water. Many films over 90 minutes should probably be rethought.

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.