Do you need to Portuguese translation?!

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Yo!! Now you gotta make another video with the full trailer of Mulan that came out!!

Mulan 2020 is okay action form Jet Li is amazing. But the first Disney Mulan is innacurate, and that the Mongols took over China and succeeded. And that representation even though the original Mulan legend is FICTION. I still don't like the representation of the Mongolians as bad guys, its war everyone is the bad guy. And they don't look like Mongolians, they just look like stereotypical asian bad guys. BUT THERE IS ALREADY A GOOD MULAN MOVIE FROM 2009 AND IT IS WAY BETTER. Plus im Mongolian.

@@Randomguy-hf8ht I just watched that 2009 version and loved it.... I'm looking forward to comparing this new version with that version.

yes，in addition to poetry the books, we also know from some costume dramas

Agree. Its part of their school text book (probably history class).

no it's actually Chinese class in China we learn ancient poem about mulan

jialin chen not poem it’s article

Well it's hardly surprising. Why should western schools spend time teaching students about the Ballad of Mulan, when Mulan as a historical figure played no part whatsoever in shaping western history? You only have so much time in primary school. Priorities have to be made, and thus it's only more sensible to focus on historical figures more close to home. Mulan should be more of a subject taught as an option in university for western students.

that's exactly what I mean!

Peter Westmer Me too. I first think of the Mulan in a Chinese moba game.😂

It's most likely he's never seen the animated version. He is an elder, so he probably is more familiar with the tale.

I was hoping to hear more from him... I don't know much about the original character.

@@cathhl2440 You can always do research on it.

Sounds like the same mistakes Marvel did with Black Panther, where the cultural artefacts were a completely nonsensical mismatch given the geographical location of Wakanda. You could tell that continental Africans weren't the target audience for that movie. Like, for example a character would wear jewellery from both Mauritania and Ethiopia - complete opposite sides of the continent from each other and Wakanda - as if they were local wakandan traditional attire. Maybe it'd make sense if they were cultural imports after long-term cultural exchanges throughout the centuries, but Wakanda was supposed to have been culturally cut off from the rest of the continent for 3000 years. As an African, it really irked me. I couldn't stop laughing during the elders-at-the-waterfall scene. Even in sci-fi, things need to be somewhat coherent, otherwise it takes you out of the story. Even worse when it's a well known historical story like here. I read on English-speaking Weibo that the Mulan make-up was trending in China atm though?

@@lsamoa As a fellow African, albeit a heretic city-dweller, I paid no attention to the cultural accuracy or otherwise of the Back Panther film. I had no expectations of consistency whatsoever and simply watched it for the entertainment and inspirational value, as I do with all superhero movies. Yes, I was put off by the accents but what else could we expect from Americans, really? They have not once gotten that right, so it would have been mind-blowing if they succeeded on this attempt. My only issue was with the CIA dude playing any positive role whatsoever in the film. I thought that was incredibly insensitive, unrealistic, and monumentally stupid, given the history of the CIA on our continent.

@@maelstrom2313 Agreed about the CIA agent, I reacted to this as well. I don't know. We shouldn't be expecting much from Hollywood as you said, but that movie was so hyped up about being so African, that I was expecting a bit more from it. Hiring continental Africans as advisers would have helped. At least in The Avengers they managed to make Sokovia look somewhat Eastern European. Anyway, I hope this version of Mulan gets it right.

​@@lsamoa The fact is as a population we contribute virtually nothing to the revenue Hollywood, so the consequences of getting things wrong will be negligible to them for a long while. The only thing we can do to change that is build our economies up to effectively have a voting share in their decision-making process. Until then we will have to accept whatever scraps they throw out to us, unfortunately. Once we have economic power, we will be able to hold them to account. Let's work hard and smart so our kids and grandkids will not have to put up with this. To be honest, I'm not particularly concerned about Mulan, that's for the Chinese to care about lol.

@@maelstrom2313 Sadly true. I just wish they'd stop congratulating themselves for getting things right when they get it wrong.

Yes. Loved her.

I agree.

@@ryanadams127 a cookie that is intelligent

10,000 horses galloping! I loved that insight

She said her inner thought and essence would be different if directed by a westerner and the acting will be off.

Well said

Yeah

I think it's the same for all American movies portraying non-White cultures. Many African Americans and Africans are not happy with the Black Panther as well.

There has been a lot of dramas and movies on the person Mulan so Chinese people would have compared them side by side instead of linking it to the Disney animation.

The problem that I have with that is that they already have multiple ‘accurately’ portrayed Mulan. We only have 1 version with Disney song, and we will now continue to only have 1 version.

lmao aladdin though... jasmine is not even arabic

speaking bloody English

Arinrin 001 haha true tho

Ming Na who did the voice for Mulan is Chinese

@@obsequiae aladdin is an Indian - Persan based history so I don't see why it's a problem.

What’s a westerner?

@@DanielGarcia-pw9oz "Westerner" or just "the West" refers to two different, but overlapping, categories. On the one hand, "Westerners" is a (usually) Eastern Eurasian term to refer to the Western European countries, such as England, France, Germany, Sweden, and so forth. The term has sometimes been used by Eastern European countries too, but it is largely been used by East Asian countries. Because of this, "the West" is sometimes used synonymously for "Europe" as a whole, including Eastern European countries, like Russia, Estonia, Finland, and so on (usually to contrast them with "the East", ie, China, Korea, Japan, Laos, Mongolia, etc.). On the other hand, "Westerners" can also refer to those living in the planet's Western hemisphere, which is basically the North and Central Americas, such as the United States, Canada, Mexico, Greenland, etc. However, people generally use this to refer to the United States in this context. This can be "overlapping" in that some people include "Westerners" (under the first definition) to include countries heavily influenced or founded by Western European countries, such as the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as the Spanish and Portuguese colonies that eventually became the countries of South America, which mostly fits with the second definition. TL;DR, a "Westerner" is usually a native resident of Europe or North America.

She's just a legend. Well, a poem.

To be exact we have 87% that mulan is real but it could be fictional also because one archaeologist "supposedly" found her remains in a ancient burial

I'm European, Germanic. I have never watched the anime version. So you can show me anything you like and I'll probably believe it.

Indeed. They should have hired a Chinese director well versed into Chinese history. I mean Niki Caro is great and I loved Whale Rider, but I don't think she's the right person for the job.

this was the complaint of the original Mulan animated film in China. They thought she was very American acting, and they were right.

The Japanese complained about ghost in the shell live action for the same reasons. And 100% of anime live actions just butcher everything

To be fair they do the same with European characters from just 200 years ago.

They don't even try to be historically accurate with Western historical figures. There's always a huge amount of artistic license. If people are expecting historical accuracy from this kind of movie, I got news for you.

She would have done great....

Zendaya wouldve been a perdect cast

@@ibneshad6023 and that would be whitewashing

Ibne Shad Emma stone is white mulan is Asian

@@sydneymcelwain1414 the little mermaid is Danish. When has Disney ever cared?!

Agree!

it's all the drugs

@@tytube3001 huh

ikr, what a smart girl

They're highly educated than Western kids no doubt.

Besides, it keeps you from seeing things that could potentially kill you as well as someone could come up behind you and grab your hair and drag you somewhere or whatever. Long hair in battles isn't practical.

Ikr if i was in the army first thing id do is chop off my hair with a sword, ya know, mulan style.

honestly!!! my first thought seeing the trailer was literally "why is her hair not tied up?"

The lead actress is a CCP shrill. She supported the police brutality against the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, while her right protected by the American passport she is holding. She does not represent Mulan who fought oppression, talk about hypocrisy. But of course, Disney is going to make billions in China for this. Disney = Greed!

@@ChibiPanda8888 now that the movie is out, her loose hair is more frustrating because it was in american-style beach waves for half the movie :///

I watched it, it was good.

I was going to post this

Oh thanks! I was just about to ask if there was a Chinese movie. I feel much more like watching this one than the Disney version. Like the little girl was talking about, no one can tell your own story better than yourself. Also, historical-era Chinese movies and dramas I've seen so far have been so good. Like Nirvana on Fire (season 1) and Story of Yanxi Palace. So. Good.

Not realistic. Beijing dialect exist after Qing ruled but they speak the dialect in around 2500 years ago. Min languages such as hokkien, or teochew would be accurate as it closer to old chinese

@@johnwu1907 Well yes, not entirely realistic... but more realistic than being dressed in the red apparel that Liu Yifei is sporting in this one....and the English too for that matter lol

@Rei When has a live action movie ever been readapted into a animated movie? I'd make sense that what you said (well technically what the person in the video said) would be true, but I honestly cant think of any cases of this ever happening

@@cicidiaries Star wars, Robocop, Ghostbusters, etc.

Yes very true.

Yeah but don't think or see the live or animated movies as the same. They are clearly different movies based of same story. It's a different version.

@@edwardkay3193 I'm not sure about the animated ghost busters, but aren't the star wars and robocops ones tv series? But I guess that doesn't matter much in this case, except for the fact that they probably have small budgets

Yeah, I wish they hadn't marketed it that way, but then again it seems to have some similar scenes so I don't know. I'm fine with most of the changes but deleting Shang and adding a witch were the weirdest to me.

Agreed. I think that ended up contributing in large part to why people were disappointed. They were expecting a re-make of the animated film since that's how Disney marketed it but if from the very beginning they had stated it to be something else entirely I don't think the opinions would be so polarized.

It is a remake as there were some movies about Mulan even before the animated ones made.

@@elisabethlin3401 Each version is more like a retelling than a remake though.

Theyre not even basing it on the ballad. There's supposed to be a sorceress in the live action and there's definitely not one mentioned in the ballad.

YES! so well explained. love it!

His english is good 😂😂😂

True if lived in China and where ever in Western country is lives in he probably see both side which helps not just one side of the other. He probably knows the original history of Mulan and the Disney version so he would be more best. Plus that little girl is telling it like it is never going be perfect lol.

Katherine Canon my point is that he commented on progressive ideas. No one who grows up in China thinks like that. Also, no one living in China thinks Crazy Rich Asians is good and calls for a need for more representation.

@@iamsheep Glad that he was chosen to be interviewed lel

It's China. We're in 2020, so I doubt it

There's alot review from Chinese on KZfaq. Simply put, nobody like it.

tbh both in the west and in China hated this movie with a passion since it really misrepresent chinese culture

Nobody liked it! My mom dragged me to watch it with her because she’s a fan of Donnie Yen and, oh boy, how disappointed was she. Because she said “it’s gonna be good” before the movie started, I teased her the entire time by pointing out her plot loopholes and her response to all of them was “Mulan magic lady now”. When the movie finished, she sighed and looked at me in a reaaaaally solemn face and said “Why did Donnie Yen agree to be in this?”

@@anlanwang1145 Lmao I can feel your mom's absolute disappointment from “Why did Donnie Yen agree to be in this?”

She was a smart little girl to put it out there. I don't think many kids I know would've ever said something like that. But you have a very good point. I remember on my "adventure" of learning about all the Godzilla movies, I found out about 40-60% of the first movie was taken out when it first screened in America because it was a very japanese-focused movie, and westerners simply wouldn't understand the references that were made. Another one that comes to mind, although much smaller and less altering to the movie, were the small changes made in Spirited Away. In English, Chihiro would say things like "it's a bath house." but those were never there in the originals because they didn't need to be.

@@LumeanTV Just like the recent shin godzilla movie it wasent received well in the U.S because it focused around japan related problems

@@GooseAtron5000 ​A japanese movie focused on japanese problems. Huh. Who would've thought. That honestly doesn't surprise me, though. The way Godzilla was advertised in the older days was just "Look at this big monster fighting! Oh no!" It bothered me. Because that's not what Godzilla was about. Shin Godzilla is probably my second favorite movie in the entire series, honestly. [Kamata-kun....somehow strangely cute, his design...]

@@LumeanTV Yes! I personally believe it's important to have an advisory board for culturally-focused movies so that it doesn't just have pretty graphics but a sense of cultural accuracy. Yet, so many directors and producers think western mannerisms are universal...

Sora Gen Next I can not speak for the whole western hemisphere, but I can say that as a[n half] American, for some reason a lot of the people here get really upset when someone Doesn't know literally all of "American traditions/culture," or just general knowledge about America itself. I'm unsure as to why. Not everything surrounds us, but a whole lot of us seem to think it does, and should. This also includes mannerisms and behavior. There should be something like what you described, but I think it might still struggle a bit. Everyone is different, including what and how they see and think about. So perhaps multiple people from those regions would help, to balance that kind of thing out.

Agreed

Pooh Bear JZ Its not accurate tho... its disney

Exactly. It's not a remake of the mulan animated film, but a remake of the legendary mulan

I don't think that they understand that almost everyone in the US only liked Mulan because of mushu lol

Marco Borjas say that to my twelve year old self's mulan doll's face. I was glad he got squished by the great stone dragon.

yh the first 2 guys after watching the trailer was like hmmmmm....... wellll.......

And Shang and mushu isn’t in it :((

The animated Mulan she grew trained with the other men, this one she looks all powerful.

Honestly I don't understand how they spent 200 million dollars on this movie, everything looks terrible and cheap in this movie.

@@guodunniu They spent a lot of the budget on greasing the CCP's wheels to be able to film in China.

I think he's asian american.

@韦铭 That's the problem. nobody cares about what Chinese people think either. But the fact that COVID came from China is what's making it easier for Asians to be targeted and stereotyped.

They filmed it in New Zealand? Well land does represent culture. People are culture no matter where they go.

That's fine. If the view look similar

I'm cool with it part of House of Flying Daggers was filmed in Europe. XD. I have no complaints.

@@SoNgO1314 china has very distinct landscapes.

That's how film production works.

As long as Trump (Agent Orange) and Xi (Winnie the Pooh) don't screw it all up.

Oo

Mulan represents those "Not a Princess but A Warrior"🔥🔥🔥

well said!

@@jiayisun7389 I Have noticed half the male caucasian population here in my area in Middle TN is dating Chinese or Mongolians. The White boys here are dating more Chinese and Mongolians here and over half have 3 to 4 kids.

@TheProphetMuhammad Its something i noticed

i tell you now for a fact, Chinese culture will be globalised, and EVERYBODY will admit and agree Chinese culture is special, and the world will learn from it.. this is a start.. I just stated the same, this is the first movie, where its trueely allowed Chinese freedom and culture in hollywood, without tainting the experince with a white or black co star.. or just lying and changing the culture making the movie cheesy with white actors.. like that matt damon movie, the great wall.. that couldve been incredible but they decided to put matt damon in their completely westernise the movie, a white guy just made it so cheesy and fake.. forbidden kingdom with jet li and jackie chan.. also the same ruined byt a white guy making it cheesy, bullet proof monk the same.. list is endless.. they all had so much potential, but that was hollywoods forcing that upon them. crouching tiger hidden dragon... and EXCEPTIONAL MOVIE, not westernising, no white guy thrown in just to be racist lol... this is the first step of opening up the closed western minds

@@leichan3384 asian girls have white fever. The Asian girls are the only ones who humiliate their race just to date a yt boy to be accepted by them. Truly disappointing...

This is something I perceived too. And I also think Mulan was a little more bulky, since she was mistaken for a man.

Chris Plissken People people nowadays in America are so uptight about how people look according to race and would denounce them from their own race demographic if they don't look the part.

That's what that short haired girl said. But sadly even China productions always cast those petite big eyed fair feminine actresses for these gender bender roles. It's so obvious that Liu yifei looks so much better compared.

Chris Plissken my friend is tanned chinese and she’s gorgeous and fierce if she was an actress she would be perfect for the role lol

Mulan was a farmer? Considering all the signs in the movie, I thought she was some sort of minor nobility (I mean their family own a whole lot of land, and her father was clearly a good soldier).

The Chinese didn't like how independent she was according the original criticism of the animated film.

Next up: Americans attempt to recreate Japanese horror stories but the monsters look like teddy bears

i'm Chinese, i think the reason why most chinese support and like Mulan is her independence and the determined mind.

People..the story is that she didn’t plan on fighting a war!

Kookie Tea you can be pretty and elegant AND have a strong girl image! My sister/bestfriend/favourite/... is the best example of that!(:

Disney has not faithfully portrayed the region's cultural values. They insert their own values into the characters and their stereotypes.

I thought the Bollywood dancing in Aladdin so funny. I was like isn’t this supposed to be based on an Arabian story? Disney confuses everything.

Um what? It was a half Indian actress who played Jasmine

Wait what? Jasmine isn’t even Arab lmao. She’s half white that’s why she looks so white... and she’s half indian. I do agree they should’ve got an actor from that region... thats how I feel too. Like in crazy rich Asians, they got a main lead to act chinese when he’s not even chinese. I don’t really have a problem with the fact that he’s not chinese ig... like I wouldn’t care so much if it weren’t for the fact that in interviews it seemed like they said they casted him because they couldn’t get “a good looking enough chinese actor..:” like they had to choose one who fit western standards... there’s plenty of good looking Chinese actors, but ig they don’t fit the western standards... ngl the crazy rich Asian main lead did radiate the vibe they were probably going for..

i kinda already expected that, so i didnt watch it

Huhuhu RIP amazing artists 😭😭😭

Peace and love for Japan 🙏❤️😎🇺🇲🇯🇵🗾

I hope so

Yes please. I was so shocked to wake up to the news of this tragedy today

Yeah

i kinda agree w her but i mean at least its an actual chinese actress and not like scarlet johansson LMAO

I feel a bit the same way as she stands out a bit more in a live action film where you're supposed to blend in with men. Sure the male soldiers aren't all gruff looking but like the moment I saw the trailer and when she talks I'm like _"HOW YALL NOT SEE THAT'S A WOMAN?!"_ .

eerrrr shes incredible, she speaks great english. and the idea is to SHOW westerners and potray it TRUE TO CHINESE essence and culture.. thats why YI FEI is perfect, not just looks and elegance, but she has the perfect balance of being chinese essence which is what the movie wants the world to SEE, we dont want western values, this is CHINESE... if they wanted that hire another white actor and actresses like they normally do.. this is different, even the chinese actors jet li everyone is happy and proud of it,, that is NEVER normally the case.. these people have a very good understanding of the differences int thought process.. right now the world NEEDS CHINESE THOUGHT PROCESS.. the western thought process is so demonic and negative ts hit the peak of destruction.. thats why the west is a complete mess, and so are the countries brainwashed by them like Hong kong for example. Chinese culture and values need to be taught and ingrained into the world like western culture is... it will improve the world. it would become peaceful.

Tank1 Tank1 that’s not how things should go though, we all have different cultures therefore different thought processes too, just because you think Chinese/Eastern mindset is a good mindset, doesn’t mean that it should be adapted by the world to be “peaceful” because it may not be applicable and appropriate to everybody’s way of living What we really need to do is treat each other as equals, no one is superior, and no one is looked down upon just because of their race, colour, ethnicity, or culture. I see your statement as full on colonizer mindset

@@milhouseburns are you insane??? The whole world is colonised by the west but that's ok?? Let me explain cause you dont understand.. Western culture is not white peoples culture.. I live in the west born in the west. My friends are 95% white western british people... Their grandfathers and great grandfathers had alot of the same morals chinese culture has.. Basically GOOD traditional morals as human beings.. The west as we know today.. Is a modern culture than has been created through media,, MUSIC popular music.. Started with Elvis.. When he first appeared he was shaking his hips on tv and the world went crazy... It was too sexual.. So they only filmed him frok his waist up.. Ok slowly over time this modern popular cultre became worse and worse pushing the boundaries and making generations feel upset but later only for it to become the norm... Now western culture is sex gangster violent selfish dog eat dog driven.. Now lets talk eastern culture.. They never followed that.. They never lost their core values.. All the devotion to family. Loyalty. Respect honor is STILL intact.. So basically its traditional morals and culture that needs to be implemented on society to help the future of people. You sound very whitewashed brainwashed bybthe western modern popular culture yourself. The typical reaction of whatever Chinese do is wrong.. Westerners do it right under your nose and you just bend over and take it.. Lol. Dude you dont understand the topic enough this isnt about chinese vs west.. Thats also stupid western mindset.. Its about moving forward togather where we all benifit.. And doing what is right and GOOD.

@@Tank1 however, she have to act according to the script, and the script is written by a WHITE PERSON.

@@zmelody2111 i think so it was intended for western audience while being true to chinese values. So the emotions are expressed correctly, but for western audience cause China release 2 Mulans in 2020 same time.. And the west dont even know about it.. Cause media is very whitewashed abd bias esepcially now, with the fear of Chinese takeover. But the only way Chinese can get a fair potrayal to western people is through Hollywood, the chinese movies dont even get promoted in the west at all.. Shame such a great movie and great cast, but ruined by racism white brainwahsing as always.. The hate and lies for China.. I dont think most westrrn people can think foe themselves anymore, they believe the media brainwashed.. Matchless Mulan was a Chinese version relesed for Chinese audience. Thinj its on youtube full movie.. Its sad bad reveiws was just antichina hate and racist white hollywood reviewers breaks my heart how much China and Chinese get supressed because of envy and fear.. Chinese audience hate Disney Mulan cause it was arramged for western audience maybe try watcj 'matchless Mulan' Yi Fei such a nice girl deserved much better.. All politics and racism..

Yes, I agree. I hadn't thought about it until the woman in this video said it, but this was even apparent in the Disney animation; Mulan was pointedly *not* meeting these delicate expectations. She was more rough and less feminine. Like the woman in the video said, she wasn't ever meant to look like a man or anything but believably she would be very "plain" which the actress is not.

I think partially why Liu Yifei was chosen, despite not fitting, is that she is a big name and lived abroad for a long time so she has the language element going for her.

@@jijitters They messed up the translation on that part. The girl said 中性, which actually means "androgenous", it doesn't mean "plain". And I agree with her too. Mulan should have a little bit of masculine features. That actress really looks too feminine. I see a lot of Chinese comments saying that the whole army must be blind if they can't tell that she's a girl

Tbh to me the actress was awful. She wore the same facial expression through the whole movie... Like commoon move your face maybe... a little to convey some feelings ? She was looking around like a puppet. Totally bugged me while watching.

@@che7941 I heard from another reviewer that she didn't want to show much expression because she didn't want to look ugly. The roles she played in the past are all "indifferent" or cold characters, so I kinda started understanding it.

Her acting was trash she had the same stoney cold face threw out the movie

@@flamezodiac5736 I feel the same. Tbh, I don't find her that pretty as others say

As a Chinese I can tell you that the actress is very famous in China. She became famous at a very young age(at about 14 years old) and is considered by many Chinese as the most beautiful Chinese actress. But at the same time her acting skills are not so highly thought of. She is loved by Chinese mainly for her beauty in her early tv dramas years ago when she was a teenager.

More realistic?? It's going to be a standard Hollywood/Disney action film. Even Chinese movies aren't exactly realistic. The studios want to put butts in seats.

The movie was more unrealistic than the cartoon

Lol you're gonna have a breakdown watching this crap

Hollywood cast Asian male only if there is a high class kungfu fighting scene is needed. Like Jackie Chan has said, they never cast Asian male in serious role but only for comedy and fighting... They didn't know or pretend not to know that Asian male are one of the best in romantic role or RomCom or other families related serious role? The reason why youngsters around the world are craze at Cdrama, Kdrama, Jdrama testify it all.

@@mboihk3796 Hollywood is a money machine. If they see that asians bring more money expect asians in movies. It's all about money in producer's mind. And it's understandable.

@@mboihk3796 greys anatomy season 15 had one but we do need more

You can say the same thing about Pocahontas and Hercules. But I wouldn't want an entertaining musical on the actual depressing events.

@woollimy he said to not learn history...

To be fair, Chinese culture has thousands of years of history, plus different ethnic groups, I wouldn’t be surprised if normal people can’t tell the difference between what clothing/house someone would wear/live in during each dynasty.

@Amaan Hassan Aziz lmao so she basically saying they should of cast someone " ugly" to play Mulan

What you eat in america is not real chinese food lol

@@cherryblack420 I can be snobby about authentic chinese food too, but sometimes I just want f**kin General Tso's chicken.

@@wannahockachewie897 Yeah I hear you

@@cherryblack420 yes it is lmao, specially the newer restuarants.

CherryBlack I live in a pretty chinese dominated area so I think the food is legit :// I’ve never been to china tho bc I have no family left there

Why don’t I see this? I literally cannot see this. What is wrong with me 😂

3:03

That Saurus yeah gonna be honest here seeing them speaking English kinda spooked me? Like I expected mandarin to come out of their mouths and I was like hold up English?? But I can understand why, they’re catering this to a western audience. It’s still unsettling though.

There are many this kind of TV programmes and movies in China, definitely better than this Disney casted Mulan.

eri139 I mean there’s Chinese Americans... spooked is kinda offensive.

Calvin Nam lmao true. Most chinese American can’t speak Chinese well...

It’s great that u like the chinese language but I think it was ok. I just wish they had brought better English speakers. The only good speakers was cricket(he had a perfect American accent, probably cause he is American) and Mulan’s dad. He had pretty good luck mulish. I was more surprised the actress for Milan spoke such bad English considering the fact that she was born in America and stayed here till like 15.. ig since she moved it kinda just messed up her speaking ability in English.

Yeah! I think it's a pretty good balance to appeal to both western and chinese audiences; not having the songs and dragon voiced by an African American would help bring in chinese viewers and yet dramatizing it and having a pretty lead would bring in western viewers.

I grew up watching Mulan in mandarin and English and I have to say that the mandarin version is really well done

I have only watched the Chinese dub and it is very well done. The songs are amazing as well.

For me is 8.5/10 it was amazing..at least for me

I think he was just aware more or less of why people liked it in the West, it not necessarily means he agrees with it.

If you listen to him say progressive and crazy rich Asians he says it in a North American accent

sounds like someone from the hong kong area

So true. He clearly lived in America at some point

@@xengthao6823 no.his mandarin accent is much northern

Kids are required to learn English as a second language, usually! Two of my cousins from Guangzhou have been learning English since they were very young. One is 13 and her English isn't that good lol, but it's at a basic level and I understand her, though she doesn't like it haha. My other cousin who's 18 is excellent at English and has went abroad a few times. I guess it also depends on how dedicated you are to learning it...

his points of view and opinions clearly show that he knows a lot about western culture

@@Snsdhyoyeon100 Yup. It's pretty clear from him talking about Asians in general, instead of approaching the topic purely from the perspective of a Chinese person. Like a lot of people in the States probably don't realize this but Asians in Asia generally don't think of themselves as part of a group with other Asians, sort of like how we wouldn't think of ourselves as part of a group with Mexicans and Canadians, so his choice of words there was pretty significant.

Americans always sound like some kind of exotic bird when they say "nihao" lmao. No offense...

From someone who grew up in Canada, but is ethnically Chinese, he’s definitely also someone who grew up in a western country. Progressive is not a usual word to replace in a sentence and he would only replace that if he couldn’t think of the Chinese translation of it. And from his mannerisms and his slow speech, that’s someone who’s fluent in both languages l, if not more so in English than in Chinese.

That's Vicky zhao, China's top actress and singer, director and owns a lot wealth.

@@jacksteven128 she is AMAZING ! We like international fans need more quality actress like her

It was amazing

I wanted Bai Lu she prefect in Arsenal Military Academy. She totally pull of the boy look.

Gong li

+1

Well said

not legend. it's a historical figure

slight correction : in the US Mulan is the most badass of all the Disney princesses

I mean, it seems like this live action wont be an exact replica of the Disney movie. Also, there doesn't seem to be anything that would require too much cgi, they've taken out mushu after all.

No Capt Li Shang: Because Chinese women are suppose to love white men, according to Hollywood.

It definitely is trying hard. The director is from New Zealand and I her genre is very different from either Disney or historical Chinese movies

Thiiiis comment. I watch so much freaking Wuxia and other costume dramas that my expectations were always going to be hard to meet. This...just doesn't feel right.

As a Chinese, I do n’t like Disney's Mulan animation very much, because the themes inside are more inclined to love stories, which is far from the original history.

@@dustintsai1839 ...we are?? 😐

They did say it was more of an adaptation on the Ballad of Mulan, Rather than a total remake of the animated movie. Which is is why I'm more excited. I'm not Chinese, but I would like to learn more about my favorite Disney Princess, and to see more Chinese culture. Maybe use it as well to ask some of my Chinese friends what Disney got right and wrong in this newer movie and what they think of it.

@@LumeanTV Yeha but don't put DIsney on it cause if you pput disney on it everybody will think about animated ones

Hariyanto Agung Prasetyo the downfall of being Disney. If you stray away from anything un-disney, it is bad and Disney did bad and upset people. Oop.

Me too! I think he probably has no problem with the 'inaccuracies' that everyone is so caught up about. He is probably the type of watches film for the STORY as opposed to getting so offended about trivial issues such as the precise accuracy of the costume etc.

@@user-qu6xp3jq4c yeah, I think he would watch the film, based on how much the producers got the story right. When I first watched the trailer, I wasn't expecting Mulan to be like the Disney film. Personally, I expect it to look like a Chinese Wuxia film (something that reminds me of the Chinese stories I've heard or shows I watched, like The Untamed). When the producers said they want to stick more to the book, I don't really mind, I really want to know how it will turn out😅. But, when the movie was shown, many people are beginning to boycott it because of locations where it was filmed, the main actress, the inaccuracies, the poor character development, and, from what I've read, the people who made the film are all white. I understand why they wanna boycott it, but I still want to see the movie for myself, it just looks cool. I mean, yeah, I want to see how the film would portray accurate Chinese culture and elements, but at the same time, I wanna watch it because of the story too. And that's just my opinion😅.

# mirasykes a lot of Asian style swords back then could cut through 6 human bodies at once so the sword thing is actually probably more accurate

no i dont think this is hollywood tricks for once, I think they have that perception from past experiences. i believe this time, Chinese are truely given a fair true representation.. all the chinese cast that worked on the movie are happy and proud. NEVER have a heard that before, in every movie interview the chinese actors are never happy with hollywood movies. they force their western ways and values onto them.. The director of this movie, never forced anything, and everything was a debate and all ideas welcome. the chinese loved her and praised her.. and she did equally the same.. this movie apart from the no cinema viewings ect.. the movie itself i think its a fair potrayal for the first time ever. adn itll be the first big step of chinese values and culture spreading through out the world..

Tank1 LOL Have u even watched this new version of Mulan? Is pure crap. They basically made fun of the chinese culture: chinese movie fight style parody, ninjas, geisha style make up, non existant architecture, etc.

Tank1 I mean I’m sure they appreciate the director as this is a big step up. Like showing the world a bit of chinese culture but it really isn’t accurate... appreciated the effort but really as a movie from Disney, they could’ve tried setting everything correctly. However we can’t complain. This isn’t supposed to be a documentary. It’s a movie. Nothing has to be that accurate. Just the basic idea is good enough. But the extra effort to research would’ve been really appreciated...

ComaBerenices I watched this movie with my whole extended CHINESE ethnic family(even Grandparents) they weren’t offended in the slightest. Thought it was a good movie and appreciated the effort Hollywood made to show mainstream media a couple of talented (chinese ethnic) actors like donnie yen. It is rare to see any Asian actors here in America. People say it shouldn’t matter what race the actor is but srsly, all Asian Americans are left out of the American film industry example is Chloe Bennet who’s real name was Chloe Wong and changed caused film makers had a less chance of casting her cause of last name. So I mean, in that sense, I’m sure all Asians in general at least appreciate an asian representation in mainstream media. The dialogue seems cringey but I think they made a good attempt at translation. If u read the captions, it sounds poetic in chinese(chinese captions) most Americans do learn Chinese history, (well now, so most millennials, gen z and anyone under 50) should know chinese history regarding the eras and knowing they have different clothes. And come on, how accurate do u want this film? It had a god damn shape shifter in it lmao. That should show the fantasy element in it and it’s an overall fiction. We don’t want to watch a documentary. It’s a movie. So there has to be fiction in it. Gonna admit, even chinese people don’t really know the clothing differences of the different area, it doesn’t make much of a difference if others didn’t know too.

@@gamer3d147 Dramatisations will always have technical inaccuracies, because of time constraints and the need to portray certain messages, motives, emotions or thoughts effectively on screen. The argument that this is not a documentary is simply a short-hand for saying that not everything needs to be so accurate when conveying a narrative through a drama.

@@droopymccool531 lmao be careful of the so called sjw

Do u member live action of dragon white balls?

@@droopymccool531 An important fact you're not considering here is: Mulan is a real person with a real story. Recently Disney adapted a certain story because it's fictional and can be interpreted in any way.

Roseki Well let me say this again because you missed it. Mulan is a real person with a real story. Not a mermaid. The adapted mermaid story was made by an American company, Disney. They named their red haired mermaid Ariel, which wasn’t the doing of the author of the original story. The original story had a very vague description that doesn’t specify race if you would like to check it out.

@@hemeiyun and Roseki must be animated or cartoon movie lovers. As for me I'm confuse whether I love it or not. But I won't mind watching them in leisure time. I love Shrek because it's full of comedy. But one animated movie about Horses which I've watch when I was in college struck me at that time because the story was so good and emotional. Now I couldn't recollect the movie name as it's been a long time and also I'd watched at my friend's laptop. In case any of you know it, you can kindly suggest or make me to recollect that animated movie again. I wanna watch it again to recollect my college memorial days 😉

No no no you're not chinese just pretending to be lol

@@oliverrumagit3781 well do you want me to cut off pieces of my skin and ship it to your address to show you?

@@oliverrumagit3781 yeah makes Sense if you say I’m not Pakistani then am not

Wow things must look very different between then and now