Eh, probably inevitable result of a shift to a conventional heroic drama.
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Replying to @loudpenitent @Nymphomachy and
Ironically this is the complaint in China about the new Mulan, that they *have* plenty of conventional heroic Mulan movies and what they were interested in was the Disney movie version
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Replying to @arthur_affect @loudpenitent and
Honestly I would have been pretty happy if they just went full Android Karenina and made it a weird steampunk Mulan
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I've mentioned that if you translate the title of "Steel Magnolias" into Chinese it becomes "Iron Mulan" and sounds like some kind of anime
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Nymphomachy and
I will say, as a straight ashkenazi dude, it is absolutely non negotiable that Captain Shang must be an absolute dish. He needs to be a total hunk, both in-universe and to the audience.
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Nymphomachy and
well that’s a dealbreaker. I’m not even joking.
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Replying to @lawnerdbarak @Nymphomachy and
As part of the attempt to make this movie both more overtly feminist and more true to the original legend, they have dropped the love story from the plot Mulan's commanding officer remains a character (Commander Tung, played by Donnie Yen) but has been renamed and aged up
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Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and
I would argue this is a huge mistake, especially considering the 2009 Chinese film Mulan: Rise of a Warrior everyone praises for its cultural authenticity also prominently features a love story, they just made it tragic
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That Mulan just can't stop running afoul of fraternization policies
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Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and
Mulan has contributed to a culture of promiscuity in the ranks
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Replying to @Nymphomachy @lawnerdbarak and
Rise of a Warrior makes it even worse because her commanding officer turns out to be the Crown Prince in disguise, having left the court to fight for his country like any other man
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