Mulan [DVD]

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Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B+ and described it as "a classic hero(ine)'s tale, exhilarating in its elaborate set pieces and large-scale ambitions even when the smaller human story within it sometimes falls short." [122] Writing for Variety, Peter Debruge said, "On one hand, the result isn't immediately recognizable as 'a Disney movie,' but neither does it establish its own narrative or visual signature, the way Tarantino did when remixing Asian influences for Kill Bill. This is pure pastiche, as Caro and her crew shamelessly pilfer from kung fu, Fifth Generation and Hong Kong action movies, incorporating anime and Bollywood touches as well." [123] Roeper, Richard (September 3, 2020). "Dazzling 'Mulan' comes to life with flying colors". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020 . Retrieved September 3, 2020.

Sun, Rebecca. "Disney's Live-Action 'Mulan' Finds Director (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017 . Retrieved February 16, 2017.Respers France, Lisa (March 15, 2021). "Oscar nominations 2021: See the full list of nominees". CNN . Retrieved March 15, 2021. Bafta Film Awards 2021: The nominations in full". BBC News. March 9, 2021 . Retrieved March 10, 2021. Nelson Lee as The Chancellor, a member of the Emperor's council in charge of conscripting new recruits to join the Imperial army. The Chancellor is based on Chi-Fu from the animated film. [22]

Mulan': First Reactions from the Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020 . Retrieved March 10, 2020. Giardina, Carolyn (February 18, 2021). " 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' Leads Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021 . Retrieved February 25, 2021.

Van Blaricom, Mirjana (February 1, 2021). "25th Satellite Awards Nominees for Motion Pictures and Television Announced". International Press Academy . Retrieved February 1, 2021. Xana Tang as Hua Xiu, Mulan's younger sister, who suffers from arachnophobia. [14] The character was created for the film's plot because the filmmakers felt that "this added a broader emotional context and added more motivation for [Mulan's] character." [12] Grace Wong of the Chicago Tribune wrote, "The animated Mulan meant so much to me, and the character I grew up loving taught me that being loyal, brave and true means standing up for what you believe in, no matter the cost. Today, I believe Mulan would be on the side of the Hong Kong protesters, who also fight to have independence, their voices heard and their lives valued. I hoped to see these threads in the new iteration. Instead we got an almost unrecognisable, twisted reflection of the original." [129] Gong Li as Xianniang, [13] a powerful witch with shapeshifting abilities and an ally of Böri Khan. [14] She often takes the shape of Khan's hawk, based on Hayabusa from the original film. Acuna, Kirsten; Guerrasio, Jason (September 4, 2020). "The live-action 'Mulan' has an unexpected cameo you may overlook the first time around. Here's how it came together". Insider . Retrieved September 4, 2020.

Cheng Pei-pei [23] as the Matchmaker, a stern and imposing woman who is responsible for arranging marriages and obnoxiously judges potential brides, particularly Mulan. Calvario, Liz (March 13, 2021). "2021 Kids' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". Entertainment Tonight . Retrieved March 16, 2021. Zhang Ziyi to produce and star in 3D Mulan film". Channel NewsAsia. July 28, 2010. Archived from the original on March 18, 2013.Desta, Yohana (September 11, 2020). "Disney Admits Mulan Controversy Pileup Has Created a "Lot of Issues for Us" ". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved September 12, 2020.

Disney received some criticism for not hiring an Asian director. In a February 2020 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, director Niki Caro responded to the criticism by saying "Although it's a critically important Chinese story and it's set in Chinese culture and history, there is another culture at play here, which is the culture of Disney, and that the director, whoever they were, needed to be able to handle both — and here I am." [89] In an August 2020 interview with Film School Rejects, Caro responded further to the criticism, saying "Firstly, I resist the idea that you tell somebody who can tell what story. That sounds a little bit like censorship to me. An artist will express themselves, and the burden of responsibility is on the art. That will be judged — and should be judged. The other side of it is that more diverse people need to be allowed to tell stories. That's what it comes down to. The people who are hired for all kinds of stories need to be more diverse. It can't just be white people being hired to make movies, no matter what the subject matter is. Our culture is going to be richer for the more diversity there is, and the art, the movies, the television, it will be better. The more this conversation is being had, the more that diverse artists are given opportunities." [90] Removal of Li Shanga b N'Duka, Amanda (September 21, 2018). "Adrian Martinez Joins Disney's 'Lady and the Tramp'; 'Mulan' Adds Chen Tang". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018 . Retrieved September 21, 2018. Wang, Zhuoyi (December 2021). “From Mulan (1998) to Mulan (2020): Disney Conventions, Cross-Cultural Feminist Intervention, and a Compromised Progress.” Arts, vol. 11, no. 1. Retrieved February 2022. Aja Romano of Vox wrote, "The Mulan remake jettisons everything great about Disney's animated classic and delivers nothing new" and " Mulan 's few bright spots can't save it from clunky writing". [126]