Overall, I thought it was fascinating just how different the culture is in China versus America, as evidenced by the two Mulan films, and I would highly recommend both films to anyone, as I think they’re both very good pieces of art, and do a wonderful job showcasing the different themes which each culture places an emphasis on.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. The nationalistic aspects of the film were very apparent here, and a good reminder of the different values China wishes to emphasize in their stories.
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This is granted, and the movie ends with Wentai visiting Mulan in the village and asking her to run away with him, which she refuses for the good of the country. Instead, the Wei emperor offers her any reward of her choosing, for saving China, but Mulan merely asks to be allowed to return to her village and care for her elderly father. Lastly, one of the biggest differences to me, was the fact that in the Chinese film, Mulan is never found out to be a woman (except by Wentai and a couple of her other friends in the army), but rather kneels before the emperor after she has helped to bring peace to China and gives herself up, offering to accept punishment for her transgression. I also thought it was interesting that the film had no problem showing realistic gore and blood repeatedly, but did not want to show two characters kissing. Calling it a romance may be a stretch, as the two are only ever shown hugging at the end, but it was shocking to me that Disney movies will show characters kissing and think nothing of it, but the more conservative Chinese film would only show Mulan and Wentai hugging once. I also found that the movie was rather conservative in its depiction of the “romance” between Mulan and the prince/commander, Wentai. I was very surprised by the brutality and realism of the scene, and it made me realize that the true story of Mulan is much darker than the Disney version I grew up watching and loving as a kid. One scene stands out in the mind in particular, when Mulan (who at this point has risen to a position of authority in the army, a sub-commander) has to stand by and watch helplessly as some of her men being tortured and then slaughtered by the Rouran warriors because she has fallen into a trap in the canyon. I was absolutely shocked by how different the Chinese film was from the Americanized, Disney version of Mulan, even accounting for the difference in their target audiences. In the Chinese film, Mulan does take her father’s place in the army, just like the Disney version (and also the legendary version), however the Chinese army is fighting against the Mongolian tribes of the Rouran people, rather than the Huns, and the fighting shown is highly realistic, much more violent than I would’ve expected.
Recently I watched a Chinese film from 2009 titled “Mulan: Rise of a Warrior” or “Mulan: Legendary Warrior” (depending on the translation). It was based off of the possibly historic/legendary “Ballad of Hua Mulan”, which is the oldest known telling of the famous heroine’s story and was probably composed during the Northern Wei dynasty, possibly around 400 AD, a fact which the movie nods to by also taking place during this time period, 450 AD to be exact.
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