Looking back at the old version of the animation, why is it so popular among Disney’s many IPs, because Mulan is the pioneer of Disney’s real feminist era, and the core of the animation version is “I want to find my own value.” The country became a hero, and the story of joining the army is just a catalyst. In the live-action version, the core that runs through the whole story has become "I want to bring glory to the family", and this realm is completely different. The idea of feminism expressed in animation from beginning to end is to liberate women to be free, not to get rid of their original identity as women, to have beautiful qualities and wisdom, to use their own strengths, and to be successful without being as strong as men. One of the most important points in the animation is that Mulan climbed the flagpole in her own unique way, which also extended to the subsequent battle. The companions dressed as women and climbed the palace together. Even Li Xiang recognized this ingenious method. Including the final boss battle, Mulan used a fan to turn the defeat into a victory, and the elimination of the boss is also a witty setting using fireworks (for now, these points have been deleted from the live-action version). At the end of the entire animation, Mulan changed back to women's clothing and returned to an ordinary girl. She also has her own girlish feelings, but at this time she found her own value and spread this value through her own behavior. Even if it is not in the army, if it is replaced by other stories, this kind of thinking can still be realized. Looking at the live-action version, maybe it was too much to tell the story of joining the army, or maybe it was the so-called excuse to please the Chinese market (Disney really missed the Chinese market this time, and there was no research at all), Mulan became a war of not wanting to get married Machines, the main line is not for themselves, but completely for the sake of being strong and powerful. The change of this core directly leads to the pastoralization of advanced feminism. Judging from all the previews and interviews with Reuters, Mulan is constantly getting stronger in this story, more powerful than men, and a female superhero who can beat ten of them. The one who surpasses men and becomes the strongest is the hero. Isn't this the same as the pastoral women's boxing that many dream of now? The funniest point comes from the interview with the deleted character of Li Xiang, "It's not feminist to like a man who is stronger than yourself, so I replaced it with an ordinary comrade-in-arms", I really have question marks on my face when I see this? ? ? In the animation, Mulan relied on her courage and wisdom to save the strong man she liked, and won his approval and admiration, wouldn't it be a better way to show her power? What kind of narrow-mindedness is there to think that an independent woman can't like someone who is better than herself? In addition to losing the characteristics of Disney films and becoming nondescript, the live-action version is really the downgrade of the core idea, and the one-sided idea fragments taken from the animation are re-created. After the combination, it became unrecognizable, all the good things were thrown away, and only I defeated the enemy, and I brought glory to the family, so I am a successful woman, and I am Hua Mulan. This is obviously an IP that can be completely copied and won. I don't know why this time I chose all the most unwise ways to remake it. No matter how wonderful the visual effects of this movie are and how cool the fighting is, it is already the most unsuccessful adaptation in Disney's live-action remake in terms of ideological realm and core expression. It's not because of how bad this movie is, and because the animated version is too good, it's not only a lack of progress, but a big setback. This is an animation that leads a major turning point in Disney's thinking. This is the only civilian princess Hua Mulan who has nothing to do with the royal family, but has become a spiritual benchmark for Disney, not because she needs political correctness as an Asian, but because she expresses The ideas can be loved and sought after all over the world.
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