Posted on 09/20/2020 11:45:34 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The remake of “Mulan” struck all the right chords to be a hit in the key Chinese market. Disney cast beloved actor Liu Yifei as Mulan and removed a dragon sidekick popular in the animated original to cater to Chinese tastes.
Still, the movie drew decidedly mixed reviews after its coronavirus-delayed release in China last week, with thousands panning it online.
The movie was rated 4.9 out of 10 by more than 165,000 people on Douban, a leading website for film, book and music ratings. Negative comments and jokes about the film outnumbered positive reactions on social media.
“Mulan” has earned an estimated 198 million yuan ($28.8 million) since its opening last week, and was the second most watched movie in China as of Thursday, according to ticketing platform Maoyan. It scored a higher 7.5 out of 10 on Maoyan, but also with mixed reviews.
“Poor artistic level, misunderstanding of Chinese culture lead to the film’s failure in China,” the state-run Global Times newspaper tweeted.
Chinese critics, both at home and abroad, said they were disappointed with the film’s inaccurate and stereotypical portrayals of Chinese history and the main character, infused with nationalist tropes.
Others were not as bothered.
“It’s fine that different screenwriters make up different stories," Zhang Qin, a military veteran, said after watching the film in Beijing last week. “They can play with imagination and it’s a good thing.”
IT engineer Zhang Fan also had positive things to say about the film. “What touched me is the humanity,” he said.
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Isn’t this the film Disney had to clear with the Chinese censors?
RE: Isn’t this the film Disney had to clear with the Chinese censors?
If by “clear” you mean, they made the movie with INPUT from Chinese authorities ( especially the script, then ‘yes’ ).
Part of the movie was also filmed in Xinjiang, where a million Uighurs are currently in re-education camps.
Good.
Even after kissing the Chinese a** the Chinese public still pan it.
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving company.
Instead of remaking stuff they need to start having some fresh ideas.
“Disney cast beloved actor Liu Yifei as Mulan and removed a dragon sidekick popular in the animated original to cater to Chinese tastes.”
Hated.
Huge #boycottmulan movement because she supported ChiComs over Hong Kong very publicly.
#fakemulan and #realmulan
Agnes Chow is real Mulan.
There is a really good version made by the Chinese. Can’t find the link any longer
What next? Bavarians will be saying “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” is inauthentic?
“Isn’t this the film Disney had to clear with the Chinese censors?”
Yes, but in fact they now clear every film with ChiCom censors.
All Hollywood movies.
Eg the new Top Gun. They changed Maverick’s jacket due to Chinese censors. They removed Taiwan and Japanese flag patches from his jacket.
Disney entertainment has been called many things, but “authentic” is generally not one. It’s supposed to be fantasy, though today Disney is fantasy with a pungent stench of SJW Maoism.
They even filmed it in China.
LOL, if it wasn't for the Chinese censors, they probably would have made Mulan a lesbian.
“They even filmed it in China.”
Yes.
They profusely thanked all manner of ChiCom governments, including the ones running concentration and reeducation camps.
The bug people are rarely humanistic.
Should call it Wuhan
Since when does authenticity have anything to do with movies? I’m a fan of westerns and the history of the old west, but not foolish enough to believe they’re the same thing. When a war picture says it’s based on real events, I always assume that the real event was the fact that there was a war-everything else is “artistic license”.
25,000+ computers are distributing the mind virus for free on torrent.
I wonder at what speed Walt Disney is spinning (if he isn’t frozen)? He was anti-communist and pro-US, his company is now pretty much opposite!
but it was made for the Chinese . No one else would want to see this crap
Good observations.
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