Netizens unhappy with rumoured changes to new ‘Mulan’ film
WHEN Disney announced they were going to make a remake of their 1998 hit ‘ Mulan’, many people were excited. They couldn’t wait to see a live- action version of the butt-kicking heroine who saved all of China.
While some people were afraid that the cast would be whitewashed, the casting of Crystal Liu, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, and Gong Li quickly put these fears to rest.
Unfortunately, Disney has decided to make some major changes to the storyline. This includes replacing the original villain with an evil witch, and fans are not happy.
In addition to the changes in characters, there is also a rumour that they decided not to include some of the songs that made the original ‘ Mulan’ so great.
Moreover, Asian-Americans seem to be excluded from the production and netizens took to Twitter to express their disappointment.
Following are some of the tweets:
So Disney is doing a ‘Beauty and the Beast’-like live action remake of # Mulan but they’re changing the entire story and not making it a musical.
Also Shan Yu isn’t in the movie and the villain is an “evil witch.”
So what the hell is even the point of calling it Mulan? Joan He @ joanhewrites Replying to @ CodenameMinaLi@ Celeste_ pewter
I’ll probably still watch it because there are really so few chinese hollywood movies that I want it succeed, but still... disheartening Jeannette Ng @ jeannette_ ng I’ve seen so many Mulan adaptions, so I’m not necessarily omg stick to the original about it. And certainly these sound like changes I’ve not seen before? But equally I was really hoping for an Asian American take on the material. Faye Bi @ faye_bi Replying to @ faye_bi But what makes Disney’s # Mulan the most special, is that she was a uniquely Chinese-American heroine. I’m not sure she could have been dreamed up in China back in 1998, and I could never consider it a “Chinese” film despite it being the subject of a Chinese legend. Mioree @ mioree_ The fact that the new # Mulan # liveaction movie wont have music and now wont even feature the same characters from the original is devastating. It’s one of the best # disney movies and they are changing it beyond recognition ??
Well, as the movie is expected for release in 2020, there is still a chance that Disney will consider some changes and include some of the things that people would like to see.