Mulan (2020) - Review Thread (RT: 81% | MetaCritic: 69)
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Yeah it's really noticeable during his few scenes. I mean his English isn't the best but he's totally understandable.
In 2016, I think. It was directed by David Lowery. It didn't do that well at the box office though, but I liked it.
Chris Stuckmann reaffirmed my stance of not supporting the Disney live action remakes. This is a stance I've had since Maleficent and my case has only strengthened since.
Makes me wish the live action remakes would focus more on admirable animated efforts that didn't quite come together as strongly as they could have, instead of rehashing the greats.
Well, at least Mulan seems like a slightly different approach tonally than Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King.
Oh Disney did something. They made her say "this is a complicated matter and I want to focus on the movie" once they started doing american interviews.
Yes, pretty sad that this doesn't get the outrage that it deserves. You even barely read about it here.
After a quick gander, it looks like there's definitely bots and review bombs going on:
Ooops, you copy and pasted the canned response twice there, "Izzie".
I thought the movie was decent, tons if cliches. Maybe I'm just getting too old for movies like these :p
I heard mostly negative about this movie, not like IT SUPER bad but just an adaptation that lacks the joy.
And though one GIF should not represent whole movie, this is still hilarious and bad
And though one GIF should not represent whole movie, this is still hilarious and bad
It was the main reason Disney was considering dropping it on D+ before Covid was a remote thought.
Just saw it... holy shit this movie is bad. The pacing is terrible, there's so many awful cliches, they don't draw on anything from the original other than the name. Many of the great moments in the animated version are redone in awful ways.... and
The whole "you have strong chi" thing ruins her character growth because apparently she was born with super warrior powers and none of her work throughout the movie matters
User Banned (2 Months): Sinophobia; conflating Chinese values with the CCP
Smells like shitty propaganda to appease the CCP. Yeah, sure, follow your dreams, but remember to honor your family and nation.
I heard there might be a sequel which I'm hoping for. Disney really needs to move away from remakes.
I take anyone famous from China supporting the government with a grain of salt because there is a pretty good chance their family back home night have a literal gun to their head if they say something bad.
Yeeah.. Just watched it with my wife last night and its pretty mediocre. Visually its great but the story kind of hollow. The characters are just not interesting and too sterile for a tale about breaking the tradition.
seems pandemic/VOD was a boon, i couldn't imagine anybody caring about it as much otherwise
all my co-workers are scrambling so their kids can watch this on D+, i can't imagine they'd be blowing however much $ hauling them to the theaters day 1 for Mulan of all things
all my co-workers are scrambling so their kids can watch this on D+, i can't imagine they'd be blowing however much $ hauling them to the theaters day 1 for Mulan of all things
After a quick gander, it looks like there's definitely bots and review bombs going on:
Ooops, you copy and pasted the canned response twice there, "Izzie".
The cinema is ugly.
Ok.
I have several posts on my feed about people watching Mulan, granted most people on My FB have families and kids
I don't think anyone expected her to be on the side of freedom for HK, but she didn't need to say anything. Fuck her and her shitty views.
Just finished this. I actually... really liked it? There is a lot of wonky editing and green screen work,
but the witch was a GREAT addition to the story.
but the witch was a GREAT addition to the story.
Yeah the witch was great. Was going in with shitty expectations but an entertaining family movie.
Here is the thing, she did not get the gun pointed to her head to release that statement. Just like LBJ, they can both choose to shut up about it. Yet they both choose to speak foolishly because of the money they can earn from the Chinese market.
The script was really terrible, one thing that really stood out to me was that characters' strongly held opinions changed instantly throughout for little to no reason. The visuals were overall pretty good but it also felt like sometimes they just thought throwing every color onto the screen would trick people into thinking it had a striking aesthetic and strong visual identity when it really doesn't.
People are mentioning it felt cheap, and I agree. The movie never achieved any real sense of scale and weight to the conflict.
I also liked some of the action choreography and didn't mind the movie overall as a way to spend two hours with family but yeah this is a pretty bad movie in a lot of ways.
People are mentioning it felt cheap, and I agree. The movie never achieved any real sense of scale and weight to the conflict.
I also liked some of the action choreography and didn't mind the movie overall as a way to spend two hours with family but yeah this is a pretty bad movie in a lot of ways.
this is interesting, never seen such a stark divide between reviewers and audience
most times its split
but critics seem to like it a but but all i have seen from audience reactions is utter distaste
most times its split
but critics seem to like it a but but all i have seen from audience reactions is utter distaste
Well this is going into the bin along with other live action Disney movies. Yet another meh and forgettable experience. I have an issue constantly comparing these to the cartoon and ultimately wish I'm watching the animated version instead during my viewing. Wish I could put aside my bias but I love the OGs too much.
Fuck, that's depressing as even that wasn't really all that good.
I've seen that going around on twitter, and in context with the movie, everything leading up to that makes that last shot make sense.
The movie was fine. It was beautiful, and was a good intro to Wuxia for mainstream. I liked it.