Here’s where 2020’s Mulan steps up to the plate. Which is a shame because I feel only some of the actors where able to make do with what they were given. I loved how it built on the character. Caro doesn’t try to go overboard with them nor does she diminish their importance to the narrative. Nevertheless, the score as a whole is nice and rather soothing to listen to with what’s playing on the screen. I found the problem to be that it affects the pacing of the narrative in a way that other aspects get downplayed. Some SPOILERS are ahead for Disney's live-action remake of Mulan. She later finds herself among the other soldiers, who are fooling around. There's one really good cameo in this movie, and it happens pretty fast. Even a familiar name that we had high expectations for - Donnie Yen - is kind of just there. After Mulan (Liu Yifei) saves all of China, an esteemed guest presents her to the emperor. Whereas the animated feature saw Mulan have a dragon sidekick in Mushu, the live-action feature has Mulan occasionally guided by a vision of her family’s ancestral phoenix. She asks her to help lead her to the Emperor, but Xianniang morphs into a hawk and flies away, only for Mulan to follow. The best thing to do really is wait for this movie to be available as part of regular Disney+ for no additional fee, which will happen on 4th December, and that’s the most damning thing we can say about it. PG-13 2020 ... Up Next / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Mulan The fearless and spirited eldest daughter of an honored warrior, Mulan is the apple of her father’s eye. Tung calls Mulan into his tent, noting the use of her chi and saying that his own chi is strong too. When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the … However, after she reveals her gender to the soldiers, Tung expels her. He completely sells us the conflicted, crippled veteran who can no longer fight but can dish out wisdom with the best of them. He completely sells us the conflicted, crippled veteran who can no longer fight but can dish out wisdom with the best of them. Also no. In the 2020 remake this is made up for in several ways. Her father is old and sickly so she does this to save him from death, despite the fact that woman cannot be in the army and if she is found out it would mean dishonour- or death - for her and her family. However, Mulan feels dishonest when repeating the three virtues engraved on her father’s sword – “Loyal, Brave, True”. As always the biggest sin any piece of media can commit is being boring, and Mulan does certainly bore at points. And when she does, he realizes he shouldn’t have placed her in a box once she reached womanhood. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. 'The Mandalorian' Ep 2 Keeps Halloween Alive, 'Emily in Paris' Will Officially Return for Season, See the New 'Gossip Girl' Cast at the Met. Mulan apologizes for going against him and for losing the sword, but Zhou says that she is the most important thing for him, and they embrace. Does Mulan 2020 feel like it didn't need to exist other than to line the pockets of Disney with another recycled idea? We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Click or tap the score bar to select your rating. It's a damn shame he and his character aren't in the movie more. His character Commander Tung is just there to spout exposition and stand in place looking stern or doing martial arts practice. Her speaking voice is provided by actress Ming-Na Wen, while singer Lea Salonga provides the character's singing voice. The tulou's setting introduces another inaccuracy when the film adapts one of the animated film's scenes. Some might get put off by the occasional camera rotation during some of the fight scenes, but I wasn’t too bothered by them. She added: "I think it's just a very sensitive situation. For the character, see Fa Mulan. What Mulan does well here (but up for debate) is it doesn’t particularly assign Mulan’s fate when it comes to her love life by the end because the story’s happy ending is really about her coming into herself the most. If you live in a country where it’s available as a $30 addition to Disney+, well we can’t even say it’s worth the purchase either. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at Hypertext. "Mulan" is heading to theaters in July, the first Disney movie to be released theatrically since the COVID-19 closure of cinemas.