Mulan draws mixed response at Chinese box office, viewers claim 'poor artistic level, stereotypical portrayals'
4 years, 3 months ago

Mulan draws mixed response at Chinese box office, viewers claim 'poor artistic level, stereotypical portrayals'

Firstpost  

Disney’s Mulan remake debuted in China over the weekend with a disappointing $23 million, even with most theaters in the region being reopened The remake of Mulan struck all the right chords to be a hit in the key Chinese market. “Poor artistic level, misunderstanding of Chinese culture lead to the film’s failure in China,” the state-run Global Times newspaper tweeted. “It’s fine that different screenwriters make up different stories,” Zhang Qin, a military veteran, said after watching the film in Beijing last week. Jeannette Ng, a Chinese fantasy writer based in the UK, said the film perpetuates a narrative of China’s majority Han people that assimilates and excludes minorities including ethnic Mongolians, Tibetans, and Uighurs. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian defended Liu last week, calling her a “Mulan of the modern times.” Disney did not reply to a request for comment.

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Mulan tale draws applause, praise
1 year, 2 months ago

Mulan tale draws applause, praise

China Daily  

Dancer Hao Ruoqi wields her sword in dance drama Mulan at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hao, portraying the heroine Hua Mulan, was the star of Ningbo Performing Arts Group's Chinese dance drama Mulan. This modern interpretation re-imagines the classic tale of the legendary female Chinese warrior Hua Mulan, …

Mulan tale draws applause, praise
1 year, 2 months ago

Mulan tale draws applause, praise

China Daily  

Dancer Hao Ruoqi wields her sword in dance drama Mulan at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hao, portraying the heroine Hua Mulan, was the star of Ningbo Performing Arts Group's Chinese dance drama Mulan. This modern interpretation re-imagines the classic tale of the legendary female Chinese warrior Hua Mulan, …

Mulan tale draws applause, praise
1 year, 2 months ago

Mulan tale draws applause, praise

China Daily  

Dancer Hao Ruoqi wields her sword in dance drama Mulan at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hao, portraying the heroine Hua Mulan, was the star of Ningbo Performing Arts Group's Chinese dance drama Mulan. This modern interpretation re-imagines the classic tale of the legendary female Chinese warrior Hua Mulan, …

‘Mulan’ movie review: A markedly different tale
4 years ago

‘Mulan’ movie review: A markedly different tale

The Hindu  

Unlike other live action versions of Disney classics such as Jungle Book and Alladin, which were frame-by-frame copies of the animated original, Mulan tells a markedly different tale. Mulan Director: Niki Caro Cast: Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, Tzi Ma, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Ron Yuan, Gong Li, Jet Li Story line: A young girl dresses as a man, becomes …

Mulan Movie Review: Disney's Live-action Remake is a Cinematic Journey
4 years ago

Mulan Movie Review: Disney's Live-action Remake is a Cinematic Journey

News 18  

Mulan Cast: Liu Yifei, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Yoson An, Gong Li Director: Niki Caro It is the era of remakes and reboots and Disney is probably on the front seat of the bandwagon. This year, the studio aimed high with the live-action remake of Mulan, the story of a young woman in imperial China disguising as a man to …

Chinese Viewers Find Disney's New 'Mulan' To Be Tired Take
4 years, 3 months ago

Chinese Viewers Find Disney's New 'Mulan' To Be Tired Take

News 18  

SEOUL, South Korea: The remake of Mulan struck all the right chords to be a hit in the key Chinese market. Mulan has earned an estimated 198 million yuan since its opening last week, and was the second most watched movie in China as of Thursday, according to ticketing platform Maoyan. Zhao said the film comes off more like European …

How Disney’s ‘Mulan’ became one of 2020’s most controversial movies
4 years, 3 months ago

How Disney’s ‘Mulan’ became one of 2020’s most controversial movies

LA Times  

On paper, a live-action remake of “Mulan” was an obvious choice for the Walt Disney Co.’s next blockbuster. Ahead of “Mulan’s” Disney+ premiere last week in the U.S., #BoycottMulan trended on social media as activists blasted its Chinese American star Yifei Liu for siding with Hong Kong police over pro-democracy protesters last year during a crackdown on demonstrations. “In L.A., …

Calls to boycott Mulan over concerns about China are growing: Here's why
4 years, 3 months ago

Calls to boycott Mulan over concerns about China are growing: Here's why

Firstpost  

The Chinese Communist Party has rejected international criticism of the internment camps in Xinjiang and has described them as job-training centres that are necessary to fight Islamic extremism Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan has drawn a fresh wave of criticism for being filmed partly in Xinjiang, the region in China where Uighur Muslims have been detained in mass internment camps. …

Disney's 'Mulan' Sparks Backlash Over Liu Yifei's Support of Hong Kong Police and Filming in Xinjiang Region of China
4 years, 3 months ago

Disney's 'Mulan' Sparks Backlash Over Liu Yifei's Support of Hong Kong Police and Filming in Xinjiang Region of China

News 18  

SHANGHAI: Walt Disney Co’s release of Mulan, which is set in China and meant to appeal to audiences there, has provoked a backlash on social media over its star’s support of Hong Kong police and for being partly filmed in the Xinjiang region. Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong and internet users in Taiwan and Thailand are among those who …

Disney’s Mulan faces backlash, boycott for filming in Xinjiang
4 years, 3 months ago

Disney’s Mulan faces backlash, boycott for filming in Xinjiang

Al Jazeera  

Movie was partly filmed in region where more than one million Muslim Uighurs are allegedly held in concentration camps. The Walt Disney film, Mulan, is facing renewed calls for a boycott after authorities in China’s westernmost region of Xinjiang, where some one million Muslim Uighurs are being held in camps, were named in the movie’s closing credits. In an opinion …

'Tenet' rakes in 200 mln yuan in China as 'Mulan' set for release
4 years, 3 months ago

'Tenet' rakes in 200 mln yuan in China as 'Mulan' set for release

China Daily  

A scene from Tenet. Domestically-made war epic The Eight Hundred continued to dominate the box office in China this weekend, even after the highly anticipated sci-fi action film Tenet by Christopher Nolan hit theaters Friday. Formally released on Aug 21, the film by Guan Hu saw its total box office revenue grow to around 2.4 billion yuan as of early …

'Tenet' rakes in 200 mln yuan in China as 'Mulan' set for release
4 years, 3 months ago

'Tenet' rakes in 200 mln yuan in China as 'Mulan' set for release

China Daily  

A scene from Tenet. Domestically-made war epic The Eight Hundred continued to dominate the box office in China this weekend, even after the highly anticipated sci-fi action film Tenet by Christopher Nolan hit theaters Friday. Formally released on Aug 21, the film by Guan Hu saw its total box office revenue grow to around 2.4 billion yuan as of early …

Mulan remake finally out － with Chinese characteristics
4 years, 3 months ago

Mulan remake finally out － with Chinese characteristics

China Daily  

This image released by Disney shows Liu Yifei in the title role of the film. After many postponements of its theater premiere due to the coronavirus pandemic, Disney's highly anticipated Mulan, a live action update of the media giant's 1998 animated classic, hit Disney's streaming platform on the weekend. "Some American fans will be disappointed that there are no comic …

Mulan remake finally out － with Chinese characteristics
4 years, 3 months ago

Mulan remake finally out － with Chinese characteristics

China Daily  

This image released by Disney shows Liu Yifei in the title role of the film. After many postponements of its theater premiere due to the coronavirus pandemic, Disney's highly anticipated Mulan, a live action update of the media giant's 1998 animated classic, hit Disney's streaming platform on the weekend. "Some American fans will be disappointed that there are no comic …

Mulan: The true story behind the film
4 years, 3 months ago

Mulan: The true story behind the film

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While many people may associate Mulan with the Disney films, some may not be aware of …

‘Mulan’ is being released this weekend, and it may have to conquer the world
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Mulan’ is being released this weekend, and it may have to conquer the world

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The movie industry grew up in Hollywood, but this iconic American institution is now relying on the rest of the world as it seeks to recover from a pandemic that has devastated the global box office. “This could be a blip if the US is able to return to its previous situation, or it could …

Live-action remake of Disney's Mulan is being released on Disney+ but subscribers will have to pay extra
4 years, 4 months ago

Live-action remake of Disney's Mulan is being released on Disney+ but subscribers will have to pay extra

ABC  

After multiple delays, the live-action remake of Mulan is coming to Disney+. Mr Chapek says Mulan is being released on a "premier access basis", which was "further enhancing the value and attractiveness of the Disney+ subscription". However, Disney+ ended its free trial scheme before the film's release, meaning fans wanting to watch Hamilton had to sign up for a paid …

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