Mulan: Rise of A Warrior (2009) Puts Disney To SHAME - The TRUE Live Action Film
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ต.ค. 2024
- Mulan Rise Of A Warrior (2009) Is The Chinese Live Action Adaptation Of The Ballad Of Hua Mulan, This Is A Film ALL Mulan Fans SHOULD WATCH Those Who Were Disappointed By The Disney Mulan 2020 Live Action Film That Was Absolutely Dreadful
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Me After Mulan 2020: "HIGH TREASON!"
Me After Mulan 2009: "You Have Saved Us All"
@ Nomz still needs to do a ROTP episode of Chris Stuckman and Unicorn of war like he said he would
@@ambroseburnside1950 then how about after them? He's live streams are usually so long that even when their finished and I can't give my two sense directly to him, it's a chore to sit through and I can only ever muster enough patience to watch he's episodes.
Here, for the movie
www.funimation.com/shop/home-video/mulan-rise-of-a-warrior-rise-of-a-warrior/
@@Inari1987 so many things are done better in the early 2000's than today, how is it you think?
Thanks to my teacher, I have watched the 2009 adaptation BEFORE that horrible Disney version.
Made with 6% of the budget and infinitely better.
OMG i know aye, i found out after finishing, Mulan 2009 only had 12 mil budget, WTF How? and Disney was 200mil like they should be ashamed
@@anomalyinc3239 China's more used to making historical war films since it's like half their history. Also the film uses few special effects.
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Check out the French manga adaptation City hunter cupid's perfume ( Nicky larson le parfum de cupidon ) . It is in my opinion the best manga adaptation that ever was ( the manga is city hunter , there is also an old anime ) , and they gave 0 F*cks about political correctness . The humor is kind of cringy but it was also the case in manga .
@@flockinify A bonus is that films made in Inner Mongolia instead of Xinjiang has greater access to horses and horsemen, at a fraction of the price. All because they have to film the new one in Xinjiang. Now Inner Mongolia is kind of fucked too.
Nah.
Mulan-2020: Why is nobody liking me?
Mulan-2009: git gud
Funny how the most powerful moment in this gritty live action version was the one with SINGING. Eat your heart out, Disney. War songs are a thing!
I find it hilarious that the Mulan 2020 team said singing was, "too childish"
@@RooftopRose079 Seriously, I don't think they researched anything about military life or they'd know singing is extremely common for morale. You can find dozens of traditional Chinese war songs on TH-cam alone.
I saw Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009) and because it was so good I had no interest in the Disney's live-action. And based on the reviews, Disney's version isn't worth seeing.
Same , this version is the best version
Mulan is a flawed in 2009
I only lasted 8 minutes into the Disney live action version. HUGE fan of the Chinese 2009 film!
this is why we let the Chinese handle the Chinese focused movies
Not necessarily. They are a dictatorship and historical movie are just the better place to do false representation of facts to have an agenda. Not like a dictatorship is the best ground to do something objective. But...... Truly, Hollywood has become their "little" dictatorship. There the results.
@@albertocruzado2899 that makes sense now that i think about it thanks for the info
@@digi1138 I speak from experience. History is my pasion. It is true that historical movies from the east are better precisaly because there is no same for their own history, the contrary of what happen in the west. But...specially in the case of China...that comes with quite nationalistic movies. I saw some about the chinese civil war and the war with Japan. Some were fun, but they were full of "the communist regime is just the most better bestest thing". It was almost funny. Like the worst EEUU historical movies from the 50 some of them. The worst of them just have open treats to anyone who dare to challenge the "liberty" of China. Like the worst propagandistic american films......but made by an actual dictatorship.
@@albertocruzado2899 No. China has a one party system. Which is different from a dictatorship. Mao was a dictator. China today is a one party system that is very authoritarian.
The Original Mulan Movies and the Kung Fu Panda Trilogy are Pretty good
Disney treated Mulan like a superhero movie while this is more a war movie - which if you think about it - a daughter taking her father's place in an army during war IS more a war movie than anything else imo.
Mulan 2020 is a "female empowerment movie",which is why it was so shit.we never see her suffer,we never see her struggle or even emote
@@Xerxes2528 fEmAle eMpOwER
Actually its about WOMAN IN WAR... this version & most others never empower that what a woman can achive, & Disney handled the topic far better
@@NenadlPopovic
The heck. Maybe the Disney cartoon did handle Mulan greatly but the live-action? I absolutely disgree.
disnet mulan 202o is wuxia slop
I am a bit rusty on chinese military promotion, but I vaguely remember that through the amount of kills they got, chinese soldiers were promoted, in certain kingdoms and certain periods. So Mulan maybe getting promoted quickly is to reflect what kind of killer she has become.
Bravo. That is right for the Qin (Warring State) State from 100BC (when State of Qin started that promotion policy) to 221 BC.
As for Mulan, its hard to tell since its such a long gap of time. Another problem with such policy would be the troops getting undisciplined and break the line for kills (like League of Legends). My theory for her is that she gets promoted into a mid low ranking officer for being the battalion messenger (as part of ballad may indicates). Being able to read and good horsemanship are highly valuable.
For the part about Mulan going through the ranks too quickly, it's worth pointing out the meritocratic nature that could occur in ancient China. During the time before and during the establishing of the original Wei Kingdom centuries prior during the Fall of the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms era, many could often be promoted greatly through the quality of their feats (eg. many of the careers of generals in the Shu Kingdom) or from their status in previous armies (eg. Zhang Liao being made a general of what would become the Wei Kingdom upon his inclusion within their ranks by virtue of being an enemy general prior). In some cases, it really was as simple as killing the right person.
It's 10 years, not fast anymore
My explanation for this would be that the plot of Mulan took place over 12 years, so what we saw as a quick action sequence probably *has* taken months.
@@noanRUA The problem is, as far as I'm aware, that the film never specifies that the two scenes take place over such a vast period of time, which would still be a flaw in its direction.
@@choueriito2548 Doesn’t specify but heavily implied that many years have gone by.
Sometimes I look at Disney's Mulan (2020) and then I look at DreamWork's Kung Fu Panda (2008) and I just want to scream at Disney: "How did you botch it this badly?" We had people from China wondering how Kung Fu Panda was so good but somehow hadn't been made in China. Now we got Mulan 2020 and everyone hates it.
That’s what happen when you don’t hire any Chinese consultants about the ballad. And instead send someone with no knowledge about Chinese culture to do a short walk around the museum and call it research. When in reality it was nothing more than a vacation. This movie screams stereotypes, all it did was threw in something that looks Chinese into this movie. It be like If Europe made the American revolution but threw in Muskets from the civil war.
Bro, it was the montage. When they were hanging dog tags of their fallen comrades by the tent, it was implied that Mulan and Wentai have been fighting for a long time thus their promotions. There was also a short scene of the Rourans saying something like: “what?! Wentai and Mulan again??” Also implying the both of them are already well-regarded foes at that point
Exactly.
yes. At the end they say she was figthing for 12 years.
I will be in eternal debt with the channel that recomended me this version. I don't know very well about the accuracy, but... Man! I loved it
Same
I like both. they're Ying and yang. with the animated was more bright and hopeful. While this one is more dark and grounded.
Exactly what I hoped a live action Mulan Should be.
Agreed. Mulan is the ideal version of what "mature" actually means Mature is not throwing blood everywhere, having skulls lining the streets, and having our characters be unemotional boring mannequins with no personalities.
And I have to say Mulan (1998) and Mulan Rise of A Warrior are rather like apples and oranges to me. I don't really like one more than the other because they're different enough they're separate entities. Mulan (1998) is a children's film so it can't get too brutal but it can still present philosophical questions in ways, everyone, especially children, can understand and it has enough humor to fall back onto when needed. Mulan Rise A Warrior does have the unfortunate state of not being a children's film so it loses out on a large potential audience of viewers but it exchanges that loss by being a film worth remembering to the current generation that I believe would be great to show children once they've grown up and are mature enough to understand it. Both films have rewatchability for different generations and that's what makes them great. The kids can laugh and sing with Mulan (1998) while parents can enjoy nostalgia. Mulan Rise of A Warrior can be something a parent shows a teenager when they start becoming wise to the ways of the world.
Mulan (1998) and Mulan (2009) are great films and I really want the latter dubbed and released in the west.
And what makes it a yin and yang is one is good and one is bad.
@@freddypipe0851 2009 good 1998 bad
@@freddypipe0851 The animated one is a classic
@@freddypipe0851 you need to do your research because that's not true.
I am so glad you took my and your other viewers' advice to watch this magnificent 2009 movie, Mulan: Rise of a Warrier. Would you believe that the budget for this movie was only 6.75 million USD, whereas the budget for the 2020 Disney remake was 200 million USD? However, the 2020 didn't have one decent battle scene, only showing groups of 10 or less soldiers. Compare that to the breathtaking battle formations in the 2009 movie. By the way, the Caucasian guy is a famous Russian singer, Vitas. Also, the "master" she greets on her triumphant return to her village is her martial arts master teacher, not the village master. Thanks for your intelligent and enjoyable review of this great movie. I watched it twice!
Even though you find Mulan's promotion to General too quick, it's likely the movie did a time jump because, in the original ballad, Mulan fought in the Army for over a Decade
Really enjoyed listening to your review and analysis of this version of Mulan - I had watched this when it came out and it was a really big part of why I didn’t have much faith at all for the Disney remake.
To address some things you mentioned, Mulan isn’t actually a gendered name in Chinese. It can be used for a boy or a girl, which is why it doesn’t matter that she gave her actual name and they didn’t question it. Some people also mentioned in earlier comments that her rise in rank isn’t unusual given the time period this is set it. Ranks can often be pretty arbitrary when it comes down to it and they’re not justified like they are in most militaries today. Wen Tei hiding in plain sight over all those years isn’t too far fetched either; the armies are huge and generals/commanders are given a very wide berth by general infantry. As a result, it wouldn’t be hard to believe that none of the lower soldiers actually recognized his face because rank was denoted by their uniforms to be easily recognized on the battlefield and in general. And to tack onto that, this movie spans 12 years so her rise might not have been so fast but her glory is why the commander in chief betrays her out of jealousy.
All that aside, the scene with the horse was more emotionally investing than the entirety of the 2020 remake. Kudos again for the video!
Yeah, pacing was wonky in the first act. But by god that movie was amazing. That singing scene was genuinely haunting to watch. 8/10
As an Asian growing up in Asia, I was very well versed in Chinese history from reading the classic stories of Spring&Autumn, Warring States, the 3 Kingdoms etc I congratulate you on hitting the nail square on the head. It's all about one's duty to family and country, filial piety and devotion to the One who holds the Mandate of Heaven. Great job my friend.
I rightfully agree. This is far more authentic and is much closer to the Ballad of Mulan. Although I don't have anything against the Disney and the 2020 versions, this 2009 is realistic. Love it.
I first saw this film way back on Good Friday in 2017 after I bought it at Walmart for just $5. I was really getting into movies and the cover was just astounding! After I saw for the first time, I became completely shaken and in tears for a solid 15 minutes or so, it hit me that hard! This film affected me for a single month, and very few films can pull that effect off for me. I stand by this film as one of the greatest of all time!
I just finished watching the movie and it is so good. I am so so happy that I didn’t spend any money and watch the Disney
Live Action abomination.
It’s funny that when the 2009 Mulan first came out, it was criticized by Chinese audience, but now with the disastrous 2020 version, it became “the best Mulan live action movie.”
1998 and 2009
Thank you for making this video. Excellent and well put together, with appropriate criticisms for this film as well as praise and input on things I didn't quite catch myself.
As a woman, this movie is my favorite movie of all time. I've watched it several times now and I sob through it every time. It's a wonderful movie that I will honestly be showing to my daughters in the future if they end up tomboyish the way I was. It speaks so much about what war means, what it means to lead, and the effect that has on a woman's mind. In truth, its an excellent movie for everyone and I've been trying to show it to everyone I can XD Again, great video, and if anything good has come out of the live action Disney Mulan, it's that more people have been introduced to Rise of a Warrior as a result.
The promotions take time, months even a couple of years... it just not be mentioned... but since she gets to the camps until she returns, 12 years have past
Ultimately if Disney not willing to get out of there confort zone, I'm not talking of there current politics, but there mind set for that past years. Mulan will never be well suited to them. There animated mulan is as far close they can get to the feel of the origins, but not quite there, otherwise they will just creat butchery.
Thanks for pointing out this film. I had actual emotions watching Zhao Wei. She was great. Cinematography. Dialogue. Music. It hit all the good points (mostly at least). Why didn't Disney just remake THIS one? It does everything they wanted to do.
Me when Noms finally uploads: I’ve been looking forward to this.
Rip Christopher Lee 😢
I think we need shift where China makes movies that get opened in the US. I like their stuff better.
Nah
The movie was a masterpiece. Vicki Zhao Wei definitely gave justice to the legendary character of Mulan. She's an incredible actress. The script of the movie was so well-written, many memorable moments as well. I agree with you, this movie had replaced my love for the original Disney Mulan animation.
I wish I could write a cool female protagonist book with a Greater sequel ^_^
I also want to make the story Good and write other protagonist too
There's enough great material on how to do so out there. I would suggest you'd read "On Writing" by Stephen King, "Write Away" by Elizabeth George and "How to Write a Damn Good Mystery" by James Frey.
@@samlerf thank you :)
This has always been why I kinda appreciate absolute shit remakes and/or adaptations of good material because one starts to snoop around and discover hidden gems like this after the initial anger of the bad adaptation settles.
I once read a horrendously bad YA book series about an American girl who's destined to save a cursed 300 year old Indian Prince. The entire book series is a clusterfuck of mythology, religion and culture from literally all over the world and the author gets almost every single fucking detail wrong. I ended up accidentally studying cultures I had never heard of and become aquainted with myths and and folklore from countries I hadn't really had any interest in before. I still hate that book series with a passion but I love what it tricked me into learning
The last part is me but with romance novels/movies. Reading/watching terrible romance things made me go out of my way to find actual good romance someplace else (even in ethical pr0n), and I learn how to create some romance stories.
They may not get a lot of attention because they are actual healthy relationships and focuses on building oneself, but it keeps me sane. I still hate what the romance genre is on mainstream, but I'm thankful for learning what NOT to do.
Lol I couldn't believe it when I saw the Caucasian guy - Vitas, you may know him as the singer in that 7th element meme xD apparently he's quite popular in China so he's even got a role in this movie.
Glad to see this movie is finally getting some recognition
fun fact: The Caucasian man with operatic singing is the legendary singer Vitas, the same guy that made "7th Element" and "Opera #2", though many remember him as the "weird Russian singer".
More accurate as well.
In the original story (balad) they only find out she's a woman after her service
There was never any mention of her revealing herself as a woman during the war to improve her chi
Now that I have seen the full video I can safely say that this movie should be seen by all Mulan fans. Save 30 bucks and watch this movie on youtube for free.
I'm glad you liked it, it's a good a film.
YES!! I watched this after the atrocity that is the new movie, and was sad because I didn’t think any youtuber would review it and praise it for how bad ass it is. I should’ve known the Goat in Nomz would come through 🙌🏼
Yep, thats what i thought. It was only a matter of time when someone from critics community would've bring this movie up.
A century of human life is like a dream.
Life and death occur, Heros have no regrets
I remember that!
This is available for free on YT. I still enjoy the animated version more but I haven't watched the dizney live action. Based on the reviews, this one (2009) sounds like a better film.
There is actually another Mulan movie which was made all the way in the 1960’s called “Lady General Hua Mulan”. It’s sort of like little shop of horrors in which it’s basically a musical in the form of a movie.
Noms, myths always have sand storms or other disasters appearing on the eve of battle. An eclipse happened before the Battle of Gaugamella. A chinese invasion force was destroyed in a storm. Sand storms and other disasters can some suddenly and that was part of the reason why these ancient cultures believed in the Gods.
Yeah I kind of interpreted as how many myths and ancient hero stories have sudden natural disasters in them to display the passion involved, like the gods themselves are descending. Though I can agree it's a little jarring considering how grounded the rest of the movie was.
@@littlekitsune1 Such seemingly convenient weather phenomenons aren't as much of a rarity as one might think in historical warfare. For instance, an unexpected wind from which the term "Kamikaze" (God Wind) was first coined involved the Mongols' invasion of Japan being stopped three times by a wind nobody could predict. I wouldn't say it's that jarring when there's been quite a precedent for it in several military campaigns in history.
@@choueriito2548 True, but I think they still get highly embellished.
If you liked this one you should watch Chi Bi (Red Cliff). It is a two part saga about the most important battle of the Three Kingdoms Era of China. Quite the impressive film, great action, military tactics, enjoyable characters, humor and classic drama.
This film is far better than mulan 2020 and had a smaller budget too. That's cause they made a film with an actual character and stakes and gave payoff to the effort made not to mention mulan worked for her goal rather than it being given to her so her happy ending is earned. Also disney dishonor on your franchise dishonor on your lack of creativity and lack of forethought.
I loved this movie, probably my favorite movie of its genre between Red Cliff (or Chi Bi) and The Great Battle -- and there were a lot of really good ones!
It was intense and brutal, but kept enough light to remain engaging throughout the entirety of its runtime. I find it also interesting that this Mulan shows greater strength AND more frailty than the new Mulan!
Mulan rise of a Warrior is everything mulan 2020 should have been
I'm glad you enjoyed the film and I got to say your channel has come a long way the review was brilliant thank you.
Thanks pal I really appreciate it
You did such a great job with the video!
Thank you:)
This is how a live action movie should be made. Fantastic, absolutely fantastic. The French also mad a live action of Beauty and the Beast that is far better than Disney.
To this I can say... Honor!... Honor on your family! Honor on you! Honor on your cow!
modern feminists no nothing about sacrifice
I remember this movie from 10 years ago (or more), and it still gave me the chill with the extremely accurate war situation. The blood, the desperation, urgh. Top
Thanks for the link. Very good movie! Didn't see Mulan 2020 (and not going to) so no comparison from me.
EDIT: So that's where I saw this actress before! "Siu Lam juk kau, 2001 (Shaolin Soccer)" - also funny movie. Watch it if you didn't see it
There is actually more adaptions of Mulan in 2020. Like unparalleled Mulan that’s really good too.
Mulan here was pardoned for killing the enemy general.
The "sandstorm" was more likely volcanic activity sending out toxic gases into the valley. The battle appears to take place in a desert mountainous area, likely the Gobi Desert between China and Mongolia where there are 3 volcanoes.
As for the pacing; They do say the war lasted 12 years.
OH YAY YOU FINALLY WATCHED IT! GOOD JOB NOMS!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!LOVE IT!
Matchless Mulan, another Mulan film made in 2020, is also very good. It's clearly low-budget, but I found it an overall enjoyable and moving film.
The fact that Mulan 2020 was directed by a woman who had less inexperienced about filmmaking & the character while Mulan: Rise of a Warrior was directed by 2 men. It show that men directed a female-led movies had better filmmaking & more understanding about the female character than women are(with the exception of Patty Jenkins who directed 2017's Wonder Woman which was good until she screwed Wonder Woman 1984 for some reasons).
I mean look at Alien directed by Ridley Scott and starred Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley. The sequel, Aliens directed by James Cameron turned Ripley into a main badass character. George Lucas also directed Star Wars and made Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia from a damsel in distress into a badass character in 2 sequels. Sarah Connor from Terminator, also turned into a badass character in the sequel, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, both directed by James Cameron. Heck, even Robert Rodriguez directed a movie where a female stripper turned into a badass character when she kills a bunch of zombies with her rifle..on her amputated leg! Oh! Let's not forget Alita the cyborg girl from Alita: Battle Angel directed by Robert Rodriguez himself and produced by James Cameron. The movie is freaking good and put Marvel's Captain Marvel in the MCU into shame.
Sounds like I need to give this movie a look Disney's Mulan should've been like this.
Hmm, people with intense knowledge of their culture and understanding of tradition can create a better product, wonder how that's possible?
What makes this movie much more way better than Disney's version is that they didn't established Mulan into an Asian X-men mutant with Chi power.
mulan 2020 is a wushu movie
I told you so 🤗
YEA ME TOO
the caucassian man singing in the beginning is Vitas. Like.. what the fuck hahahah I was so surprised when I saw that! to anyone who is unaware who Vitas is, type in "Vitas The 7th Element" and you will most likely recognize the meme. What a bizarre world we live in haha. my only guess is that Vitas must be huge in China and they put him in the movie to get butts in the seat.
So anomaly have you seen Mulan 2? The direct to dvd sequel to the original Mulan? It’s on disney plus now.
nope ive been told not to
DEWIT
@@anomalyinc3239 oh yes please react funny. It’s still better then the live action remake
Mulan 2 is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's bad, but it's laughable.
@@MrCwazie well yes that’s why I wanna see Anomaly watch it. To panic funny
I have been looking for a way to watch this for so long. Thank you.
Mulan 1998 was the children's version. Mulan 2009 was the adult version. Mulan 2020 was the unnecessary for the money with an agenda version. I have seen the Alamo and True Grit. Why remake them with nominally better effects and inferior actors? Give it ten years and they will remake Star Wars.
2009 I feel bad for watching 2020
You know what wuould have been a class A savage spite move? Netflix getting the rights to Mulan rise of the warrior and sending the word out with a big, friednly framed 'fuck you' to Disney😂
I looked up about the formation of sandstorms and apparently they do occur very suddenly and quickly.
It`s actually Rouran and they were a real people. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouran_Khaganate. The film would seem to be covering events from about the year 424 CE to 434 CE.
Thx for the link and I have just finished watching it. Very good indeed, even GoT could have learned a thing or two about battle formations.
Ep 3, S8😅
I think Vicky Zhao Wei plays better as hua mulan ...she looks likes a trully warrior
Yea a queen
Oh I've known about this movie for years but never got around to watch it, I thought for sure that you knew about it since the Disney version of Mulan is your favorite :)
Stop watching after 3.20 since I haven't seen it yet and don't want any spoilers!
finally some appreciation for this great movie
this is Band of brothers of ancient China
The only criticism I have regarding the 1998 animated version is the scene in which Mulan cuts her hair. In ancient China, both men and women never cut their hair since they believed that their hair was a gift from their parents. Hence, cutting one's hair was the ultimate act of disrespect. The 2009 version is an absolute masterpiece. I have watched it several times.
that scene was a marketing stunt
Difference b/t this mulan rise of a warrior and mulan (2020) is that one tell absolute better story and character where the other is a female empowerment movie, not a mulan character movie..
Thank you for the review and I will for sure be checking this out
Hey, Noms! Thank you very much and great job. The video we needed and the video we deserved.
We not gonna ignore how well done two formations clashing is done in the film.
Really enjoyed this. She had speeches like Optimus Prime.
BTW, I believe Chinese warriors back than would call company-level or higher commanding officers "Jiang Jun / General" regardless of whether or not they got official "Jiang jun" titles. Plus there were crap load of "Jiang jun / General" titles too.
If you say it's good i will have to check it out.
I just finished watching the movie about an hour ago. It was very good! Bittersweet. Nothing like the Disney version. (The animated one, not the live action one.) But hey, most of Disney’s adaptations are far from the source material. If they weren’t, you’d have films like Hercules where he’s not the son of Zeus and Hera, but rather the bastard son of Zeus and a mortal woman.
But with that being said, it was well told, well acted, and a satisfying ending. Even if it was a bit bittersweet.
Imagine this movie made today in Drama format, like Shogun (2024)
Jackie Chan actually said that he would trade his son for Jayden(jaiden?) Smith.
Omg, this is my favorite movie!! Thanks so much
Huge fan anoamly Inc keep doin what you doin
Thanks pal
I have only one tiny tiny problem with the movie...
They did not end it with the the two Herons verse that ends the ballad...
I watch this movie and I can say it's pretty good. At least better than the 2020 version that's for sure.
Many thanks for this insightful and passionate review! Full film on TH-cam: th-cam.com/video/0ep39N-vgDY/w-d-xo.html
The name Mulan isn't that feminine. There were known warriors with "Lan" in their name. The one I can think of right away is Wu Lan from Liu Bei's faction. The surname "Hua" normally means flower and I am not sure if it can be used in other context. There's "Hua Rong" from "The Water Margin" but I think he is completely fictional.
There's also Hua Xiong, a general of Dong Zhuo killed by Sun Jian (or Guan Yu in fictionalised accounts such as The Romance of the Three Kingdoms). However, it's important to remember Chinese names have the surname first, so one's name starting with Hua would be fairly irrelevant regardless.
@@choueriito2548 Sorry for late reply. That is one of the really tricky thing about Chinese language. There's a lot of words look different but sound alike. Hua Xiong 華雄 from Dong Zhuo's cliq. Hua Mulan 花木蘭 from 6th Century AD China.
That movie was FANTASTIC!
One thing:
Those flashy action sequence, are actually not hollywood.
That's very recognize able as Chinese TV flick with No buget.
Those are usually adaptation of fantasy light novel,
because these kind novel usually have heavy fantasy martial arts in them,
Cut it like crazy is only way they can make it work.
And that's one of the most weird thing about the disney remake.
But again, every other aspects of that remake are mind boggling weird also.
2009 Mulan: Rise of a Warrior is not perfect. So far, it is the best live-action of the tale put on film. It is a war film first where Mulan learns and grows and raises in ranks for her services for 12 long years versus other depictions where she fought only a few battles. Now, as China’s film is not political, I whole heartily respectively disagree. This film was funded with the support of the CCP. Here is where the irony is. The SJW of the West cried for no whitewash in Disney’s live-action Mulan, and so Disney cast only Asians in all the significant roles. For the CCP, in a brilliant move, they launched Vitas, a Russian singer who was popular at the time in China, to play the humble servant that will have a hand in the overthrown of a regime. Although Gud (Vitas) helped save a country he had come to love, he will always only ever be is a servant to China, hence his loyalty even when he was given freedom. Gud chose servitude over liberty for the government who gave him so much according to this blatant in your face political propaganda.
Considering that the freaking CCP, the supposed destroyer of Chinese culture as they all say with the Cultural Revolution, can do a better job in adapting her story than freaking Disney who goes out of their way to hire Asians but is simply just pandering and paying lip service, I’d say way to go CCP.
We don’t know many soldiers were killed by Mulan in this movie. Mulan kills 3,000 soldiers in the animated movie.
One of my all time favorite moves along with Red Cliff 1 & 2.
So the reason why Hua Mulan is accepted as a man's name is old school infant mortality was high in ancient China and folks feared bad juju. So parents would name their sons with daughter names or would name them after livestock. One rarely knows a boy's actual name save parents and loved ones.
Generals in old Chinese and Japanese is not the same as the modern day General Rank. The general back then is like the alpha soldier of the army they lead. The Strategist is more the general back then.
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