Mulan

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Method__ManSep 13, 2020

If it was free, I might let is play in the background while i do something more entertaining.

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DilaonSep 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MILD SPOILERS:

This version of Mulan makes her a Mary Sue. She is born with a huge reservoir of chi, which makes her more powerful than everyone else. She didn't work for it, she didn't do anything to deserve it. She was just born with it. In the animation, she actually makes up for her lack of physical strength by outsmarting everyone else. Not here. Here, she's just a child prodigy. Just because she takes part in the training doesn't mean she needs it. She's actually suppressing her power, Elsa style.

Apart from that, the movie has glaring editing amateurish mistakes. One moment she's holding the sword, the next she's already armored up and striding out of her village, any emotional charge or dramatic tension is gone from this scene compared to the original animation. In another part, Mulan wants to find higher ground to fight the enemies, she mounts her horse, and the very next frame she's already behind a rock shooting arrows! It feels like the movie was butchered in the editing room.

They also stripped down any comic relief whatsoever. No Mushu, no jokes, even granny had to go. The movie takes itself too seriously to the point where it becomes dull. The actor playing Mulan has the acting range of a wood plank. The CGI is sometimes OK and sometimes hideous.

There's nothing epic about the fights like it was promised. We've seen wire-fu done a lot better in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and in House of Flying Daggers, and even in The Matrix. There are no epic scale battle scenes.

This movie is inferior to every other version of Mulan out there, including and especially to the animation of 1998.

It's not a terrible movie, mind you. But it's definitely NOT worth the 30 bucks. And I have no wish to watch it again. One time was more than enough. This movie is in fact scaled-down in every sense. There's magic (or chi) but it's not magical. The fights seem to be actually scaled down from the animation, fewer people, less epic, huge empty fields. Even the Imperial City has no citizens. Empty streets everywhere. We never get to connect with the other characters and we do not care for them. Mulan's village is smaller. The war camp is smaller. The pacing feels rushed. It's amazing that with all the songs taking up screen time and about 30 minutes less, the original amination felt a lot more fleshed out and had better pacing.

Disney sacrificed everything that made this movie special in order to appeal to the Chinese audience. I hope it pays out to them. This movie is just the latest disappointment in a series of unnecessary remakes. It is certainly not worth 30 dollars to watch.… Expand

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DelamoneSep 5, 2020

I was really looking forward this movie by watching the trailers it seems could be a good movie. But i was so wrong this movie it bad it is just bad and barely watchable. People who made this movie and approve it to go in public should beI was really looking forward this movie by watching the trailers it seems could be a good movie. But i was so wrong this movie it bad it is just bad and barely watchable. People who made this movie and approve it to go in public should be prohibit to make one more single movie for the rest of them lives.… Expand

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bewarechameleonSep 5, 2020

on it's own, this movie could have been great but as a mulan movie remake it completely falls flat. from the off you barely see the growth that we saw in the animated version, mulan starting off at the bottom and working her way to the top.on it's own, this movie could have been great but as a mulan movie remake it completely falls flat. from the off you barely see the growth that we saw in the animated version, mulan starting off at the bottom and working her way to the top. instead she wakes up OP and remains OP throughout showing us that you don't have to grow as a person if you just wake up as a badass. all of the humour we got in the original has been completely stripped in favour of a more 'realistic' movie, you know even if there are witches turning into birds, people running up walls and flying though the air similar to crouching tiger, hidden dragon. there's no emotion shown in the entire movie, even mulan herself barely emotes a single facial expression, even when threatened with execution. go see the original 2D animated movie if you want a more fleshed out movie, this was not worth £30… Expand

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MrTemboSep 5, 2020

This movie is so bad, honestly, there is one scene almost at the climax of the movie where I wanted to just turn off the TV, I was expecting so much more from this movie but it didn't deliver, not even close.

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WeylandCorpSep 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ll be short with this one. It’s exactly what you expect from a modern film: good action, good scenery, removal of key characters, and an uninteresting protagonist. No mushu, no cricket, no ancestors, Mulan’s 3 pals are gone, no singing etc. it’s mulan without he heart and soul. This just isn’t worth the 30 dollar ticket. Save this film for a rainy day when you’ve got nothing better to do.… Expand

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LabradorSnootSep 5, 2020

Really big failure, not sure how this script made it in front of cameras. On a technical level it's well made with solid cinematography, and that's it.

A shallow - cliche filled plot with zero depth and mostly unlikeable characters. SomeReally big failure, not sure how this script made it in front of cameras. On a technical level it's well made with solid cinematography, and that's it.

A shallow - cliche filled plot with zero depth and mostly unlikeable characters. Some seriously bad acting, especially by the main character. Unbelievable how big of a whiff this one is by Disney.… Expand

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ThatRanManSep 4, 2020

Charmless and poorly written with even worse acting. It’s amazing how bad this remake is from start to finish. Easily the worst of the Disney live-action remakes to date and that’s something.

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MPB11414Sep 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It just isn't fun. The story is not creative or well told. What a pathetic movie. Dishonor on Disney. Although happy to see asian actors it does not make the script any better. A turd wrapped in gold is still a turd.… Expand

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KorbenX9Sep 4, 2020

Absolutely terrible. Takes away everything that made the original movie good, and fails to find its own identity at the same time. All the humor, story, characters, music, and emotion is gone, leaving nothing but a watered down mess thatAbsolutely terrible. Takes away everything that made the original movie good, and fails to find its own identity at the same time. All the humor, story, characters, music, and emotion is gone, leaving nothing but a watered down mess that prefers stylized fight scenes over actually being a good movie... Also completely bastardizes the original Mulan story. This movie has no direction, no purpose, no reason to actually exist, other than to fill some Disney executive's pockets. Avoid at all costs. Let's make it a point for Disney to start actually creating original stories again, rather then rehashing the same concept over and over.… Expand

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sgy0003Sep 4, 2020

Hmm, let's see the reason to boycott this movie...

1. $30 extra cost on top of Disney+ subscription 2. Mushu, songs, and comical elements are taken out 3. Changed the name of Huns for some reason 4. Claims they are going for a "Realistic"Hmm, let's see the reason to boycott this movie...

1. $30 extra cost on top of Disney+ subscription
2. Mushu, songs, and comical elements are taken out
3. Changed the name of Huns for some reason
4. Claims they are going for a "Realistic" take on the story, yet there's a shapeshifting witch.
5. The actress is doesn't support Hong Kong
6. Do I need to go on?… Expand

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KillbillaSep 6, 2020

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AzathothWakesUpSep 4, 2020

Wow, where to start. First off, this movie reeks of Chinese propaganda, all the actors are one note, Mulan's doesnt disuise her voice at all, and Mulan's boobs are sticking out constantly. This is just a straight up war movie by the way. IWow, where to start. First off, this movie reeks of Chinese propaganda, all the actors are one note, Mulan's doesnt disuise her voice at all, and Mulan's boobs are sticking out constantly. This is just a straight up war movie by the way. I now thing the best parts of the cartoon are Eddie Murphy, and the songs! Please watch the cartoon instead.… Expand

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TechMovieSep 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a disaster. 1) Mulan's decision moment : It was a life-risking decision to go to a war on her father's behalf. Let alone the fact that the decision making scene was acclaimed by many fans as the best scene of the animation film, it is indeed an important moment for this very movie to switch the gear from 'Mulan as just a girl' to 'Mulan risking the life to save her father'. In the movie, there was no scene to show this transition in any way. She swung the sword and suddenly she's on the horse with full armors on. What the..

2) Mulan's growth as a soldier : Okay. I admit I'm missing "I'll make a man out of you" so much. But even without the song, there's no growth of Mulan as a soldier because she's born with this special gift, chi. I felt like I was watching some Asian version of a fake Star Wars Jedi movie. As an Asian, I'm sick and tired of western movies abusing the concepts of chi, yin, and yang. Chi is not a force. It was even comedic when I saw the emperor also used the chi.

3) Confusing message : This movie made many sacrifices for the sake of political correctness. And I get that it was meaningful to have Mulan reveal her gender herself and get accepted as a legitimate woman warrior (I think she was accepted as a woman warrior also in the animation but let's move on). But this politically correct, strong Mulan does not fit with traditional Confucian values such as "Devotion to family", and "Loyalty to the dynasty". It's like in the grey area. The animation movie addressed this so smoothly that it managed to successfully lift Mulan as a legitimate war hero while not giving too much stress to Mulan being a woman or other Confucian value. Mixing the political correctness with traditional Confucian values was just a wrong cocktail. It never works that way. You either go progressive or stay exactly where it was in the animation. This actually feels like a setback, and I cannot understand what the heck the message is from this movie.… Expand

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gregs1999Sep 5, 2020

Borrows hardly any of the Mulan story. There’s no point to this at all. Go watch the original instead

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Nobilis1984Sep 7, 2020

A film with beautiful pictures and good backdrops. The costumes also fit. But a big botch in terms of content. Mulan can do everything better than the others. That was not the case in the original. It feels like an ordinary martial arts filmA film with beautiful pictures and good backdrops. The costumes also fit. But a big botch in terms of content. Mulan can do everything better than the others. That was not the case in the original. It feels like an ordinary martial arts film and the Disney feeling is no longer there.… Expand

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vreeSep 5, 2020

If you thought that getting rid of Mushu was the only bad thing to expect, think again...

There is no singing in the movie and even the ambient music scenes have completely lost their power. The plot has actually been made weaker. And theIf you thought that getting rid of Mushu was the only bad thing to expect, think again...

There is no singing in the movie and even the ambient music scenes have completely lost their power. The plot has actually been made weaker. And the pacing is all over the place...

Skip this and just watch the original classic.… Expand

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vacantknight5Sep 6, 2020

Guys This Movie Is Trash Its Not Mulan Not Even Close, The Morons Are Coming, ILL Make A Bad Movie Out Of You.

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Wil666Sep 6, 2020

Boring and long i love the first movie but this one has no heart no fun wasted my time and money watching this crap.

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WizbiT66Sep 6, 2020

Shameful garbage, they thought this was ready for release? Amateur effort CG too.

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Official_ThanosSep 14, 2020

This story is pretty different than the original and pretty worse as well cgi is not that great either

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Josie74Sep 6, 2020

Poor directing skills, poor screenplay, poor culture knowledge, poor fighting design, poor art design, poor leader actress acting...Just everything is so poor.I can't imagine how Disney spend all 200 million dollars. It looks only worth 2 million.

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AshenUndeadSep 4, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its just another weak disney Movie.
They took out the best aspect of old mulan and retconed some tings to give her some bs superpowers. Because **** the clasics.… Expand

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ckeppnerSep 5, 2020

The original Mulan (1998) is among my favorite films of all time. I love the story, and I was very exciting for this PG-13 remake. Like all of the great remakes, I hoped it would tell the story in a new way that elevated aspects of the storyThe original Mulan (1998) is among my favorite films of all time. I love the story, and I was very exciting for this PG-13 remake. Like all of the great remakes, I hoped it would tell the story in a new way that elevated aspects of the story the original couldn't.

Instead, Mulan (2020) strictly stays the same as the original, except it gets rid of everything that made the original exception. I disliked so much about this movie, I will break down each aspect, starting with the only two positive things I can say about the film.

Representation:
The fully Asian cast in this movie set in China is needed. The original, while a product of a different time and featuring many Asian voice actors, also commits the sin of appropriation. Good on Mulan (2020)!.

Scenery:
The scenery is breathtaking.

One neutral aspect of the movie is the music. I really liked the re-imagining of the classic Mulan songs, but this was hard to mess up because the original music was that strong.

Now for the bad stuff.

Story/characters:
With the exception of Mulan and her father, all other character arcs were written out of the movie. Mulan and her father are the only characters who grow at all. All other characters strictly serve as background. By comparison, the original had growth arcs for Mulan, Mulan's father, the commander, Mushu, and Mulan's three films. The original even acknowledges what happens when a character fails to grow and learn lessons in the form of the emperor's advisor. The lack of these secondary characters in Mulan (2020) HURT the film and story badly. There is barely any emotion in this film at all.

Acting:
Nearly every character in the original Mulan is played to perfection. The voice acting was incredible. I'm not sure what happened to the acting in Mulan (2020). Nearly everyone delivers every line wooden. Donnie Yen, who I love in his other films, is particularly guilty of this along with the emperor (Jet Li). It's almost like the actors were told not to show any emotion. Even the great Tzi Ma deadpans nearly every line. Action:
I'm admittedly not the biggest fan of floaty martial arts, which is a lot of the action in Mulan. But even that style was done poorly. Very rarely would the camera show two full combatants in a fight, focusing instead on close ups of individual movement, which made the action hard to track. Very little of the action looked real, except for when the masterful Donnie Yen was on screen. The action was boring and not of a caliber befitting a PG-13 movie. Every emotional scene from the first film that was again on screen was notably worse than the original.

Editing:
As mentioned above, the editing was lazy and confusing. Shots flew by too fast and failed to add to the story.

Directing: So many of these issues within the film should have been addressed by the director. Why not frame wider action sequences? Why not tell the actors to stop being so wooden (even worse if the director made the choice to have all the characters be emotionless on purpose). Comedy:
There is little to no humor to speak of in this movie.

This movie was painfully bad, and I had so much hope for it. Don't waste your time or your money; wait for it to come out on regular Disney+ if you absolutely have to see it.… Expand

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grayisagirlSep 5, 2020

Come on, the people giving this film super excited reviews havent seen the 52% rating by audiences in Rotten Tomatoes. I also look at people's reactions in comment sections, and me being obsessed with critic reviews on YouTube and whatnot,Come on, the people giving this film super excited reviews havent seen the 52% rating by audiences in Rotten Tomatoes. I also look at people's reactions in comment sections, and me being obsessed with critic reviews on YouTube and whatnot, I've done the work for you. What a lot of people promoting the film are saying is they loved the look of the movie and that this was the best remake yet without much substance to go by to truly convince others on the fence about it. Over 80% of those comments from every source from RT to Chris Stuckmann to Grace Beyond the Trailer, to the actual critics themselves, think that this movie was a disastrous turn for what many hoped Disney would fix after the muck formed from Star Wars. First, let's base this on the animation for those on a nostalgia high: This film misses a plethora of opportunities that we are all used to seeing and hearing, and that is music and whimsical characters. There is literally NONE of that, none!My jaw dropped. I could not believe Disney would do away with all of this. One cute tea scene we all know was all we get for any level of enjoyment! The characters suffer with non personality disorder, you can forget the ancestors, Mushu, the cricket, Mulan's fighting instincts, Mulan's personality, Mulan's human characteristics like NOT having the ability to practically fly around and have superhero powers at age 6. For those comparing their thoughts to this film with Mulan's Chinese history, it still didnt live up to even those writings! The movie was slow, a little boring, she abandoned many soldiers to do the avalanche scene, some witch woman took up half of the story, none of Mulans struggles were evident here. Oh man, just wait till December. I'm done… Expand

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thedaarkbattySep 5, 2020

In the animated Mulan movie she's a regular person who struggles to become a warrior. In this movie she's just born with magic powers and is instantly the best at everything she ever does. With this movie and Star Wars it feels like Disney isIn the animated Mulan movie she's a regular person who struggles to become a warrior. In this movie she's just born with magic powers and is instantly the best at everything she ever does. With this movie and Star Wars it feels like Disney is afraid to portray women as humans who have flaws and just wants them to be born perfect in all their movies.… Expand

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Bluesteel21bSep 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The animated Mulan movie is a billion times better, funnier, and just amazing. I get they wanted to make a realistic movie but this just plain and simple didn't work. The animated movie had heart and a message; the live action film had none of those. The musical numbers in Mulan were some of the best music out there; they could have at least had many of the songs in this film in instrumental form; but nope! Mulan in this film is Rey like in Star Wars; super powerful from the beginning. There's no training, no struggle, a character you could care less about. Pass on this movie and don't waste your money on this. Wait til it's free on the streaming site.… Expand

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AreYouSeriousSep 5, 2020

If you love (or even like) the original, this film is not for you. The original had so much heart, it was funny, it was inspiring, great characters and excellent story. This is like a soulless cardboard cut-out. Completely vapid andIf you love (or even like) the original, this film is not for you. The original had so much heart, it was funny, it was inspiring, great characters and excellent story. This is like a soulless cardboard cut-out. Completely vapid and pointless. I was looking forward to this, but boy did they drop the ball. Absolutely waste of time and money.… Expand

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muimuimuiSep 5, 2020

Mulan is about integrity and sacrifice . this is one Disney superhero junk. it betrayed the real moral story of humility。 Mulan is not about kung fu fighting ! soulless and shallow

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naderaligator12Sep 5, 2020

Mulan has no character development, rushed plot, bad cgi effects (don't look real), inconsistency with the movie, no mushu, and many of the characters do not look or act like the characters from the original. So this is a Mulan remake ofMulan has no character development, rushed plot, bad cgi effects (don't look real), inconsistency with the movie, no mushu, and many of the characters do not look or act like the characters from the original. So this is a Mulan remake of someone's own creating, not of the original. Taken as a standalone film, it still does bad, boring parents and children alike.… Expand

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NsanchSep 5, 2020

Basically garbage, donnie yen and liu Yifei basically just trot around on screen for an hour and half lauding the benefits of communism across the world

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GenericUser123Sep 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They missed the opportunity to cast Kevin Hart as Mushu and have him run around in a little red dragon costume. Absolutely Inexcusable.… Expand

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svliew3Sep 15, 2020

Boring. No believable character development or sense of conflict. Scenes were silly.

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Kai82Sep 6, 2020

A ridiculous money grab for a remake that lacks the heart, soul and humor of the original. In the original Mulan made the heroes journey of self-discovery as she develops and overcome the odds by determination, will power and working harderA ridiculous money grab for a remake that lacks the heart, soul and humor of the original. In the original Mulan made the heroes journey of self-discovery as she develops and overcome the odds by determination, will power and working harder than anyone else. Here there is nothing as she is a Mary Sue or close to it. Even more they removed Mushu. You read that correctly. Mushu was a highlight of the original and it is beyond my imagination how they thought this could be a good idea or well received. They say they wanted appeal more to the Chinese audience. The characters are overall more diluted and inferior to the original. I don't blame the actors here because it is the fault of the script and decisions by the production company. This is also true for director Niki Caro. My respect for what she did here with this crippling limitations for character development and storytelling. I must also mention the CGI. It is also strangely unpolished and sticks out. The soundtrack is O.K. and fight scenes are good. The scenery and looks are a bit strange and it is hard to describe. A YouTube reviewer said it looked like a Bollywood movie where they took out everything that makes a Bollywood movie great (Singing, joy, emotions, etc.). Again this is strangely a fitting description. However my main summary would be that the movie was boring and you will often look on your **** Overall this is a movie that was ruined by corporate decisions and makes you to want to rewatch the original to remove the bad taste in your mouth. I am not sure if I would recognize it as remake of the original if I did not know it. I subtract 2 points for the cash grab on Disney+.… Expand

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skycomandorSep 13, 2020

Thanx Sinzan for your people treatment.
Thanx for the main Actress who supports chine government
for taken freedom from people

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21ParkSep 28, 2020

This movie has no reason to exist i mean it is the worse live action disney movie the trailers made it believe this was gonna be different but no

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BlcpSep 12, 2020

A disrespect for disney fans, and us who loved Mulan as the best disney princess. This movie is just disney's worst absolute crap.

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PoweredTableSep 13, 2020

This fails to bring any goodness out of the original. Plus, there is incessant amount of culture appropriation and purposeful ignorance of every good thing this story stood for. A White Director imagines China condecendingly, based on all theThis fails to bring any goodness out of the original. Plus, there is incessant amount of culture appropriation and purposeful ignorance of every good thing this story stood for. A White Director imagines China condecendingly, based on all the biases possible. Disney is making bad movies now, sorry for them.… Expand

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imthenoobDec 21, 2020

Within the first 5 mins, I cringed and wanted to shut it off. 20 mins in, I finally did. This movie doesn't even remotely compare to the original animated film. It's so incredibly overly produced and poorly acted/directed that it's hard toWithin the first 5 mins, I cringed and wanted to shut it off. 20 mins in, I finally did. This movie doesn't even remotely compare to the original animated film. It's so incredibly overly produced and poorly acted/directed that it's hard to take seriously. Wtf was Disney thinking?… Expand