The Disney movie "Mulan" starring Liu Yifei is finally going to be released. The live-action film "Mulan" produced by Disney will premiere on Disney+ on September 4. This movie starring Liu Yifei, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Gong Li and other big-name celebrities cameo is one of the few Disney animated live-action remakes, and there are many people waiting when news of the start of filming comes out.
This movie has been controversial since the filming started. In addition to the questionable appearance of the costume, the role of Mushu Dragon was removed from the movie, but Phoenix was added, which caused dissatisfaction among many audiences and even started to make negative comments. .
According to "comicbook" reported on the evening of September 3, the director of "Mulan", New Zealand celebrity director Nikki Caro explained the reason why there is no Mushu dragon in an interview with "USA Today".
The story of "Mulan" should not be unfamiliar to Chinese audiences. It is adapted from a Chinese folk tale and tells the story of a woman named Hua Mulan who joined the army for her father.
Disney remakes the animated version of "Mulan" in 1998 and received rave reviews. In the cartoon "Mulan", the ancestors of the Hua family sent a kind-hearted Mushu Dragon ( Mushu) went to accompany Mulan, this little dragon who talked like a gun and annoyed, brought a lot of laughter and assistance to Mulan along the way.
However, this cute and charming character is removed from the movie. One of the highlights of Disney's movies is the use of musical elements. "Mulan" is no exception, but compared to Disney's other classic works such as "The Lion King", "The Prince of the Forest" and "Aladdin", it uses singing Inject musical elements, "Mulan" will be integrated into the song through other means. At the same time, this movie will not feature the two characters in the classic cartoons: the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) and his cricket buddy.
Carlo said in an interview with "USA Today": "The humor and ease of Mulan animation has inspired us deeply. Now, we want to apply this humor and ease to the true relationship between Mulan and his comrades. This is a big challenge.” Director
also said, “Musu, who is widely loved in the animation, is Mulan’s confidante. He did not move Musu into the live-action movie, but also to make her journey more Really, Mulan needs to establish a better relationship with her comrades, and build this relationship on Mulan and her comrades."
In fact, what the director said is rather euphemistic. Other producers in the movie have also answered this question. They The idea is not so smooth. Producer Jason Reid once said: "The dragon is a sign of respect. It is a symbol of strength and power. Using it as a stupid partner is not good for traditional culture."
But now, everyone is right. The role of Musu is not exclusive, but what the final effect of this movie looks like, you may wish to check it out in the movie.
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Author: Downing
Editor: Yu Qian, chief perm division
article compiled from "Mulan Director Reveals Why Mushu Was Left Out Of Remake", part of the statement abridged, invasion deleted.
