After all the delays, outrageous pricing, controversial statements from several actors. Disdain from Chinese audiences. A global pandemic. Thanking the government body responsible for cultural genocide, and for being a mediocre movie. Yeah I'm gonna say SHAMEFUL DISPLAY!!!!!
Yep. I'd consider this movie worse than "Chicken Little". At least the animated film did not give credit to governments committing cultural genocide, police brutality, and a bunch of other stuff. You know your movie is worse than "Chicken Little" when it's reviewers end up stating their political views, and how Disney is kowtowing to authoritarian governments.
This isn't a movie, this isn't even a Remake, this is an over budgeted 2 hour propaganda for the Chinese government. Everything about it was made so it could be Disney's bargaining chip into the Chinese market, its beyond even the cynically made Lion King and Beauty & the Beast remakes. And frankly, it deserves being marred by controversy.
And China hated it more than 98. Disney should had just financed a Chinese production in Mandarin, but then the west would not be as interested and their big american corporate egos would less fulfilled. To have their cake and eat it too.
@@gars129 there isn't even a silver lining, even if Disney decides to cut their loses and cancel any other planned remakes to avoid another situation like this, they still collaborated with a dictatorship that's continually oppressing a free state and committing ethnic violence via concentration camps. I sure as hell won't soon forget that.
Couldn't have said so better myself. LOL, people thought the Lion King remake was bad. Sure, it was unnecessary and the characters really needed emotional faces, but hey, at least the cgi was breathtaking, and that movie didn't give thanks to genocidal maniacs.
True, and I'd give this movie the Chi Fu, "ULTIMATE DISHONOR!" treatment, especially for giving special thanks to the Chinese Communist People's Party's interment/reeducation concentration camps of their Muslim minorities. The ones where they lock up their cultural and ethnic minorities and force them to be reeducated and be molded to become more obedient Chinese citizens.
Nobody is forcing you to watch the remakes. Everytime Disney remakes a movie similar to the original,it's a problem. When Disney does new things for the adaptation,it's a problem. Again Disney isn't forcing anyone to watch these films. People like what they like and shouldn't be judged or threaten. The actors,costume designers,stunt doubles,etc worked so hard to improve on their acting. If Disney wants to make a cinematic universe based on their films,it's their company.
Oh I didn't actually watch it on Disney+, I watched it on one of the streaming sites it got put to and I just watched it for free, LOL. And yeah, I agree with everyone, this movie is such garbage. Thank god I was able to watch it without having to waste any money on it
friepaign It’s not. While he praises the movie for being different from the original, he never actually examines the *quality* of those changes and how they work in the story. And when one does that the movie falls apart. For example Remake Mulan is simply born special because she has Chi, making her literally better than other girls because she was born with something that they don’t have, while the Original Mulan was a woman who succeeded because she trained hard and used her wits to defeat her foes rather than beat them, which is how she defeated Shan Yu whereas Mulan in the remake just kicks an arrow into Bori Khan’s heart. Which is more empowering to women in your opinion? And despite the film makers removing Mushu for “cultural authenticity” they actually get more *wrong* about Chinese culture in ways that the original *never did.* For example Shan Yu was noticeably one of the few characters who didn’t act sexist towards Mulan where in this film Bori Khan is sexist and treats the witch like garbage. While some would probably think the latter is more accurate the former is actually *more* correct as the Xiongnu actually allowed women to train and fight alongside men, which makes Shan Yu’s noticeable lack of sexism a subtle but clever reference to this fact, but since this is a film that preaches “girl power” in a way that’s more insensitive to women it has to have a sexist villain. So overall I would rather declare Mulan the *worse* of the remakes because unlike most, which are just uninspired, this film actually breaks the original film and gives it problems that were never there in the original.
From this controversy, the Mulan remake and COVID-19 brings dishonor to us all! Dishonor the remake, dishonor the virus, dishonor on politics for not controlling the virus and dishonor their cow! You bring dishonor to us all!
Yes. This proves that the Chinese government is also a dishonor to China itself. I can't blame the country for all the suffering but the government will get all the blame once SARS-CoV-2 is gone and everyone will fight back. No matter how powerful the Chinese governments are, it'll ended up defeating itself.
@@NicoTheCinderace well if you like the Incredibles 2 that's good. I'm glad you can enjoy it when I can't. Everyone has their likes & dislikes. Me, I hate the Fallout games but a majority of people love them.
I love the costumes. But the makers are such hypocrites! The reason why they got rid of Mushu is because they wanted to be more grounded and realistic and no magic. Then why the hell did they add Qi powers, a phoenix and a witch?! And that isn't how Qi even works!
Mulan 2009 rise of a Warrior is a remake of mulan but It has scenes of mulan being a drunkard for 10 minutes, killing horses and uses their blood as water and heroes who dies by common soldiers. The witch is in that movie too but she's his sister.
@@cintronproductions9430 Maybe but at least I rather have a story about fears of war, sometimes the only thing we can do is to sing along while people dies and talk to our horse. The crazy ones are those who survives war and Mulan is interesting while being a character who do crazy things
Sadly, no matter how much we complain, no matter how much we rant and rightfully give criticisms, Disney will keep churning out these remakes. At this rate, maybe they will make that Bambi remake with The Rock as Bambi. And they'll probably have the deer show even LESS emotion than the lions and hyenas.
Yeah predictably they're remaking Bambi, Pinocchio, Aladdin 2, Snow White, Little Mermaid, and Cinderella but from the Prince's POV and they're also doing a sequel to the Jungle Book but for me I'm excited for that one considering that was the only remake I loved
I’m fine with a Pinocchio remake as a fan of the original Italian novel by Carlo Collodi. I would like Disney to tackle some of the darker elements of Collodi’s novel for the remake, but still keep some of the elements of the original 1940 animated classic so it still has the charm and fun as the original and not entirely dark as Collodi’s novel.
@@amayaharig4330 I'm also excited for a sequel to The Jungle Book remake, that was the only remake they needed to do, cuz the original movie, while not bad at all, was basically a bunch of unrelated Looney Tunes skits. But in the remake they took a few key elements of the original and actually made a good story with them, and the characters are better and feel more real, which is helped by the spectacular voice acting. And unlike The Lion King 2019, the animals actually have expressive faces while still looking real. And the kid that played Mowgli did a fantastic job, and that was his first movie!
The thing that upset me the most about this movie was the _avalanche scene._ Mulan _planned_ for the avalanche to happen. The original Disney film took it's time to show her thought process and how she comes up with the idea, from seeing Shang and Yao aiming the cannon, to seeing the mountain in her sword's reflection, to thinking for a moment and _then_ committing to the idea. You can _see_ the cogs turning in her head as she pieces it together and it is _so_ effective in showing just how intelligent and creative Mulan is! You get snippets of this at the beginning as she engineers a way for the dog to do her chores' but the key is, that was out of laziness while later it is for the good of not just herself but her friends in the army and the whole of China. You see Mulan's growth and development all come to a-head in that one 20 second scene. It's great filmmaking, story telling and character progression all wrapped in one short scene. In this movie: She's got a super-power that gives us _no_ stakes and she causes the avalanche BY MISTAKE by baiting the enemy into shooting the mountain themselves! So it not only makes the villains look like idiots for falling for such a ploy, but it takes away that aspect of what made Mulan so great; her ingenuity and her intelligence. She did that by working _smarter,_ not _harder._ And that is truly admirable, not just for a feminist, pro-women message, but for a character in general. Dishonour on this film and it's cow.
You know Disney should've cancelled Mulan because of the Hong Kong and China thing but nope they didn't and because they didn't this whole thing is a mess, what do you guys think?🐻
I tbh wasn’t gonna watch this movie before all the controversy about the leading actress and filming locations came out. But from what I’ve heard, it brings dishonor to the original.
21:24-21:35 Your reaction to the concentration camp controversy tho. 🤣🤣🤣 But in all seriousness, If I'm ever gonna see this film, I'm waiting till It's free.
Dear Disney: Dishonour on you! Dishonour on your dirty money! Dishonour on your cow! Dishonour! Also; “Well, son of a fish!” I gotta remember that one!
True, along with 1918 (The Spanish Flu epidemic), 1941 (the Pearl Harbor attack and the start of the Holocaust), 1968 (the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.), and 2001 (The attack of the World Trade Center).
@@beethovensfidelio I see your point and kinda agree. BUT. Even if I don't want to act as an a**hole, 2001 was not THAT bad outside US. I still recall when it happened, still it was not such a huge trauma in Europe. Dunno about other american countries nor the rest of the world. Listing the Holocaust after Pearl Harbor seems kinda sketchy too (absolutely not the same scale, civilians vs military, and since Japan actually *tried* to declare war beforehand, but encryption took longer than expected, so much for the "infamy"). If you want to add military casualities, what about Operation Barbarossa? Not sayin' the whole Pacific War was the funniest thing either, but it's not just 1941 (even less just PH) by far. Same for 68 with RFK/MLK. I actually had to check out if you did'nt meant JFK. So yeah, ain't probably such a big deal outside the US. I'm sure Czechs and Slovaks will agree nothing else interresting happened that year. Also Viet Nam War and Nigerian Civil War still raged on. Just to name a few. Hard to compare griefs, but you can't deny 2020 is not the most glorious year : The 19-20 winter was the hottest ever recorded overall (although it was exceptionnally cold in Canada and Alaska), which led to huge wildfires in Australia : climate change seems to be quite a thing. Covid-19 had a number of consequences, among which economic recession. The largest since the Great Depression. Lots of other small funny stuff, like that ukrainian plane that was shot down by mistake (?), again. Ebola coming back, again. Explosions in Beyrut. Democracy not in the brightest shape in HK, Russia, France, Thailand, Belarus...
@@Col_Mustard I am American, so of course it’s easy for you to say those years weren’t so bad abroad because of course 9/11 didn’t have any effect on you any more than the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin had any effect on Americans (unless you were President Bill Clinton!). I’m talking about in the United States that those events were traumatic. It’s easy for you to say the Holocaust wasn’t a big deal when you didn’t have family members die at Auschwitz. Also, of course I meant RFK, since JFK died in 1963. 🤦🏼♀️ Also, note to your future self, don’t say “I hate to be that asshole, but *insert something that make you will a complete asshole.”* Not only is it rude, but it lets me know that you are in fact being that asshole, and you have to use that disclaimer in order to avoid being thought of as one. To quote Thumper from “Bambi”, “If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.”
@@beethovensfidelio my point was not "everyone" is american, so the events you mentioned kinda missed the point. On a GLOBAL scale, 2020 IS a very shitty year for kinda everyone around the globe. Most of the events you mentioned weren't that significant outside of the USA. You missunderstood me about Holocaust (my English ain't perfect, probably didn't help) : what I meant is that there were several thousand times more deaths during the Holocaust than in Pearl Harbor, but you listed Pearl Harbor BEFORE the Holocaust, as if more people died that day. As an european from a country invaded by nazi Germany, I probably know at the very least as many people that had relatives dying of those war crimes as you do... And yeah, it does includes my own familly.
@@Col_MustardI apologize for being rude. (and your English is pretty good, so apology accepted). Unless I say otherwise, if I talk about historical events, I’m talking about the effect that they had on the USA, not abroad. Not everything is about YOU! 😂 I’m sorry if my previous comments weren’t clear about that. And you’re right that 2020 was a horrible year on a global scale.
I'm getting tired of this coronavirus pandemic! If Pixar's "Soul" gets released on Disney Plus, it will be, for me, the final nail in the coffin to end my movie-going experience.
@@thetruestar6348 I don't blame you. The people in charge of that franchise have no respect for the source material! If it weren't for my 10-year-long investment in the franchise, I would have called it quits after viewing "The Avengers 4: Endgame".
Can't wait for Atlantis the lost empire and Treasure Planet to be remade. And as for the live action Disney remakes,I love them no matter what people say. Also Disney isn't forcing anyone to watch the remakes that comes out. People shouldn't be threatening others for loving the remakes.
Mushu does not appear in the live action remake. Disney made the choice to ensure that the live-action remake stayed true to Chinese culture and traditions. Instead, Disney included a phoenix in the film, which is a sign of peace and prosperity in Chinese culture.
well as someone who LOVED The original animated Mulan at least the 2020 live action Mulan remake was alright and still better then the 2019 live action Lion King remake
Agreed. However, I like both the original 1994 animated Lion King and the 2019 version equally. But I'm sticking to the 1994 Animated version because it's my memory from my childhood in the 90's.
Pinkie Pool GamerBrony30 I wouldn’t say that at all. While the Lion King remake was basically the original movie but worse the same could be said for Mulan in my opinion. It takes away good characters from the original or replaces them with worse characters and despite claims that they removed Mushu for “cultural authenticity” they includes a blatantly wrong portrayal of the concept of chi, include a Phoenix that’s more *Western* than *Chinese,* and includes a *WITCH* who’s persecuted for using magic, ignoring that practicers of the mystical arts, such as soothsayers, would’ve been respected members of Chinese society and would only be ostracized if they used their magic for evil purposes. Because of this and removing the good parts of the original that had actual merit, such as Mulan actually using her wit to beat her enemies rather than plowing through her enemies like Captain Marvel or the fact that Shan Yu in the original film noticeably *didn’t* act sexist towards Mulan, a subtle but clever reference to how the Xiongnu in the time period actually allowed their women to train and fight alongside men, as opposed to here where Bori Khan is sexist just because of their weak “girl power” message. Due to this I actually think it’s *WORSE* than the Lion King remake. While that film was just uninspired and pointless, I think this film is legitimately bad.
I appreciate how this version is different compared to the original, like a different adaptation of the original story, but there isn't much to interested me about this movie
Eight Octoling I don’t really consider that a strength since it’s only different in ways that make it *worse* rather than better. Like the fact that Mulan is a magical girl who’s gifted with something called Chi from birth and thus is literally better than other girls around her because she was born with something they don’t have, instead of Mulan being a woman who succeeded with hard work and won by using her wits to beat her opponents rather than just punching them. If you seriously had to ask me which is more empowering to women, I think it’s a no brainer that the latter is a more empowering message to women rather than this shit. Also there’s the fact that it includes several things that show how little they know of Chinese culture. Like the objectively wrong portrayal of Chi, Western Phoenixes rather than Chinese Phoenixes (they don’t rise out of ashes) and having actual a Witch who’s persecuted for doing magic (also not even Chinese). And that is egregious considering they removed Mushu for “cultural authenticity”. Overall it being different from the original is actually *BAD* in this case.
Which makes no sense because phoenixes are Greek legends, not Chinese legends. There is a Chinese creature called the Fenhuang, which is kind of like a phoenix, and I guess that's what they were going for, but they mention how it's reborn from its ashes, which is a trait of the Greek phoenix.
Hey just to be sure this movie isn't just geared toward Chinese audiences and changing things to make it more geared to their culture and storytelling and making less sense to Westerners? This movie just sucks right?
I had a slight interest in seeing the Mulan remake due to it looking pretty cool and not jist being a straight retelling of the movie, like with The Lion King. But I now I have zero interest in doing so for several reasons, and am now pretty much glad it didn’t get released in theaters. Removes all the songs, half the characters and turns the story of a woman overcoming gender roles to save her family and country to a generic “chosen one” plot? Check. Charges $30 for it on top of a Disney+ subscription? Check. Is filmed near where literal human rights violations are happening and even thanks them in the credit? Checkarooni. I know Disney can be scummy, but LORDY...now I’m entirely glad this movie has bombed. Maybe it’ll actually incentivize them to stop trying to make a boring live-action remake of their much-superior animated films every year too.
I'm gonna be honest, I came in to this remake with medium expectations (if not at the lower end of the scale), I knew from the very beginning, the very day this movie was announced, that it wasn't gonna hold a candle to the original 1998 classic that we all know and love, but before I get into my own opinion, I just want first say, good God, luck was definitely not on this remake's side at all. From the pandemic, to the fan backlash on yet another Disney remake, to the main actress allegedly proclaiming support to the police brutality (I say allegedly, since there's a HUGE chance she was forced into saying such things because of China's crooked government, at least I hope that's the case) and now with the whole filming at a place with a very upsetting history, it would seem that the whole world was against this movie the moment it was conceived. But, if you were to take away all of the controversies, lies, deceit and everything in between, and just focus on the movie itself and it's merits, personally......it's just painfully below average. Now that doesn't necessarily mean I liked this film, but it doesn't mean I hate it either, God knows how many people out there loath this film with a burning passion (I'm looking at you Schaffrillas and Nostalgia Critic) and I totally understand, the truth is I want to be angry but instead I'm just mildly disappointed, disappointed with not only the film itself, but with the film makers, executives and Disney in general. There was no excuse for the movie to be as disappointing as it is, they had a chance to make a somewhat promising retelling of Mulan, but all of that was squandered with what we would eventually get. An inferior version of a genuine classic without any of the songs, likable characters, charm, fun and most of all, heart from the original. Even with some redeeming qualities like some of the cinematography, set design, costume design, fight choreography (when it's not mimicking Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and even the acting was fairly decent, it leaves little to be desired. So yeah in short, stick to the original film, you are honestly not missing much and if you like or dislike this movie, that's perfectly fine, it's all just my opinion, I've personally seen a lot worse, like Foodfight, Death Kappa and Mac and Me worse...
Mushu, Care to do the honour of dishonoring this disgrace of a movie? Alternative: *Inserts Zuko's version of "Dishonour"* I swear If they mess up The Little Mermaid next and make Ariel a Mary Sue as well, I'm gonna harpoon the next director so help me! Ariel was literally my favorite as a kid next to Snow White and gonna break my heart If they dare try It on me!!!
It baffled me that Snow White will be the next target since that's the film that made Walt Disney successful. His heart will be broken if the live-action remakes get its grubby hands off to the classics.
*SARCASM MODE* In the WOKE live-action remake of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”, Eric is going to turn into a *merman* and live with Ariel under the sea because it’s totally progressive to see the MAN give up his life, friends, family, and humanity to be with the woman he loves. If a woman gave up *everything* to be with her man, it would be seen as sexist, but when the genders are reversed, suddenly it’s “progressive”. Furthermore, Disney already that. It was called “Splash”*, which starred Daryl Hannah as the mermaid Madison, and Tom Hanks as the human guy Allen who falls for Madison and gives up everything to be with her 🎶under the sea 🎶. SPOILER ALERT FOR A 36 YEAR OLD MOVIE! 😂 th-cam.com/video/-HSAXTL4RRk/w-d-xo.html *And, yes I know “Splash” was released by “Touchstone Pictures”, but since it was a LABEL created by Disney in order to release “mature content” without undermining the wholesome “Disney brand”, it still counts as a DISNEY film. Heck, “The Little Mermaid” was initially rejected by Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg because they were both concerned that it sounded *too similar* to “Splash”. And well, they’re not exactly wrong about that: th-cam.com/video/5K5_sGzckvc/w-d-xo.html
@@beethovensfidelio I'm not sexist at ALL. In fact, most of my favorite characters from different shows are female. I just really don't like it when they change the gender of a character for no reason, that basically ruins their character and turns them into a new character altogether. With Kaa, I accepted it, because the original Jungle Book was a total sausage fest and Kaa sounded female anyway, but with Jock from Lady and the Tramp, they took it too far cuz now that funny, grumpy dog with a protective, paternal relationship with Lady is gone. And just so you know, if they were to turn a female character into a male, I also wouldn't like it, but they don't tend to do that cuz it isn't woke.
I'm sorry but this movie was pure crap. It's easily the worst of the live-action Disney remakes by far. You'd have to try so hard to disgrace your original animated counterpart by turning one of the greatest female role models ever into a bland destined Mary Sue type. It was not worth the trouble, it was not worth the hype and it was definetly not worth the money. I'd rather watch The Lion King 2019, Alice Through the Looking Glass and both Maleficent movies than sit through this expensive unmemorable junk ever again. Without a doubt, my worst movie of 2020 so far. It was so dishonorable that even Chinese audiences didn't like it. That's how bad a sign it is, folks!
As far as I can tell Disney didn't get what makes Mulan so beloved. People like Mulan because her motivations are through and through self-less, because she isn't some sort of Tomboy but discovers what she is truly able to do herself during the movie and because at the end of the day, Mulan is all about denying gender stereotypes. Mulan fails at the match maker, but she fails acting like a stereotypical man, too. It's only when she forgets all those expectations and instead uses her smarts that she succeeds.
Mulan (1998). Mulan saves China, thus restoring her family's honor, as well as defying gender roles. Mulan 2. Mulan lets China die by following her heart, instead of her duty, while Mushu becomes a selfish little demon who torments the main couple, in order to keep his job as guardian. Mulan (2020). Mulan becomes a boring character in the likes of Captain Marvel and Ray, which angers her fans the most and ruins the 1998 movie's legacy. In conclusion, the best Mulan movie is the 1998 animated version we all know and love.
This film didn’t “being honor to us all”. It was a poor “reflection” of the original. This Mulan isn’t “a girl worth fighting for”. And the movie isn’t gonna leave you feeling “true to your heart”. In other words as a wise Eddy Murphy dragon Mushu once said: “Dishonor on you!!”
@@davidanthonymercado7064 Yeah, there's a conspiracy theory saying that Disney bribes critics so that they give their movies good reviews even if the movie is mediocre or straight up garbage like this one.
@Cintrón Productions Or maybe they actually have a opinion. If that was the case then Lion King 2019 and Aladdin Remakes would have gotten above 60 which they clearly did not
They should've integrated Mushu into the re-imagined story, but made him an actually respectable size. Twelve to fifteen feet high and forty feet long, with a suitable actor to perform both the voice and facial motion capture for the character.
Triple great Great GREAT review AniMat ;) 👍👍👍! As "The Duke of Artz" I like original disney animated version of Mulan. Because I like Mushu. It's disappointing Disney didn't put him in the remake of Mulan though 😞.
It's like Captain Marvel all over again. Critics gave it good reviews. But, audiences dislike it for its stupid writing and its protagonist for being a dull, boring, and overpowered Mary Sue.
The character that carried Captain Marvel was Goose the cat. That cat is the main and only reason to even watch Captain Marvel. But Captain Marvel got what she deserved tho. Thanos headbutting her was pretty satisfying, and in Spider Man: Far From Home, when Peter mentions her, Nick Fury quickly and angrily changes the subject. XD
And the bare amount of screen time Captain Marvel received in Avengers: Endgame is a good representation of how even Marvel doesn’t consider her a part of the MCU family. Let’s face it. Scott Lang was more essential than her in the film and really was the one that helped the surviving Avengers the most than she did. She could have just been one of the characters killed in the snap, and it would have little affect on the film.
@@hunterolaughlin Yeah, and before the movie released, people predicted that of course, Captain Marvel would beat up Thanos and make him shudder in fear. But as it turns out, it was Scarlet Witch who beat up Thanos and made him shudder in fear, and that was a very awesome, powerful and satisfying moment, a moment that would just suck if it were Captain Marvel.
Anyone noticed during the time at the beginning, animats hair grew but finally when it reached September, he got a hair cut. Makes me wonder if the videos are recorded in advanced lol.
I do feel sorry for the movie, but long term, it wasn't gonna last. I hope Hong Kong stays strong to keep their independence. And the concentration camps bit at the end, I think some of the scenes got edited or outright cut due to the camps being visible in shots. And of course, Disney so fixated at keeping China happy that one of their own tweeting her support for the police destroyed any hope remaining for this movie.
"And doesn't throw in new elements that are completely broken down and destroy the features foundation" I complety disagree with this line, they made her literally a perfect being with a special power, that completely destroy the mensage and what she should represent. Worse, duo to that they failed in this remake "mensage" about woman since its not that one can do whenever they can, is that "the choosen one" that is a perfect being can do anything. If you are a normal woman then you will end like mulan sister doing what a "woman should do" since you are not special like mulan. That is bullshit but is what the movie present to us
This is the comment I was looking for. Like, this film making Mulan perfect and giving her Qi superpowers (that aren't even an accurate depiction of what Qi is, which makes the removal of the haircutting scene ironic) utterly decimates the point that all women have the power to choose their path and the ability to do what things are traditionally considered part of a man's domain. Not only that, but it showed respectable men and women with depth and their own strengths and weaknesses, as well as their own non-traditionally accepted quirks. The film taught about embracing the strengths/weaknesses of your character and those around you, not letting your differences or gender confine you to a box. Mulan didn't shine because she became "more manly" and thus showed that women could do a man's job if they acted like a man; she did it by accepting her weaknesses and using her strengths, and that included being able to lean into her feminine traits. In this remake, all we get is "Mulan is special, incredibly powerful, not like other girls. However, she's not embracing being a woman so she's hindering herself - when she takes off her armour and whips out her long *ss hair mid-battle, THEN she'll have embraced her womanhood and can transcend all." Like... so now you've gotta be super special to carve your own way and sacrificing practicality for a "womanly" shape and flowing, long locks during war is what it means to be a woman? Screw the normal, non Qi wielding women and young girls that are watching this once-was inspiration. So men are totally worthless, and showing any form of masculinity (apparently being smart enough to wear armour in battle is masculine) makes you weaker? Well screw the men and young boys watching too. Way to destroy the entire point of the movie and give me its exact opposite message.
I don't feel sorry for this movie one bit. Call it karma for being unoriginal, lazy, and only worried about making an easy profit off of nostalgia and one of the most business-owned counties in the world. (along with a few *other* things)
After all the delays, outrageous pricing, controversial statements from several actors. Disdain from Chinese audiences. A global pandemic. Thanking the government body responsible for cultural genocide, and for being a mediocre movie. Yeah I'm gonna say SHAMEFUL DISPLAY!!!!!
Yep. I'd consider this movie worse than "Chicken Little". At least the animated film did not give credit to governments committing cultural genocide, police brutality, and a bunch of other stuff. You know your movie is worse than "Chicken Little" when it's reviewers end up stating their political views, and how Disney is kowtowing to authoritarian governments.
This isn't a movie, this isn't even a Remake, this is an over budgeted 2 hour propaganda for the Chinese government. Everything about it was made so it could be Disney's bargaining chip into the Chinese market, its beyond even the cynically made Lion King and Beauty & the Beast remakes. And frankly, it deserves being marred by controversy.
And China hated it more than 98. Disney should had just financed a Chinese production in Mandarin, but then the west would not be as interested and their big american corporate egos would less fulfilled. To have their cake and eat it too.
@@gars129 there isn't even a silver lining, even if Disney decides to cut their loses and cancel any other planned remakes to avoid another situation like this, they still collaborated with a dictatorship that's continually oppressing a free state and committing ethnic violence via concentration camps. I sure as hell won't soon forget that.
And they failed miserably.
Couldn't have said so better myself. LOL, people thought the Lion King remake was bad. Sure, it was unnecessary and the characters really needed emotional faces, but hey, at least the cgi was breathtaking, and that movie didn't give thanks to genocidal maniacs.
True, and I'd give this movie the Chi Fu, "ULTIMATE DISHONOR!" treatment, especially for giving special thanks to the Chinese Communist People's Party's interment/reeducation concentration camps of their Muslim minorities. The ones where they lock up their cultural and ethnic minorities and force them to be reeducated and be molded to become more obedient Chinese citizens.
"30 minutes longer than the original movie... and somehow gives SO MUCH LESS"
The perfect description of ALL the live action remakes.
Nobody is forcing you to watch the remakes. Everytime Disney remakes a movie similar to the original,it's a problem. When Disney does new things for the adaptation,it's a problem. Again Disney isn't forcing anyone to watch these films.
People like what they like and shouldn't be judged or threaten. The actors,costume designers,stunt doubles,etc worked so hard to improve on their acting. If Disney wants to make a cinematic universe based on their films,it's their company.
Except Aladdin. I think it gives everything original did plus more.
@@FoxyGuyHere I agree and so does beauty&the beast in my opinion
Dishonor on the remake! Dishonor on the director! Dishonor on everyone!
And dishonor on their cow! 🐮🐄
As "The Duke of Artz" I agree.
I blame the cow.
Lars2015 me too! I ran out of milk! 😂😂🤣
@@Lars_E_Mou blame the cow get the milk, butcher it and make some burgers and skeaks lol 😆 😆 😆!
Zuko would be angry about how much honor this movie lacked
He has more honor within the entire Avatar The Last Airbender series than this entire movie.
Yes he would.
That intro was better than the entire remake. 😂
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The ending is priceless
Let’s gets some F’s in the chat for the poor souls who spent $30 for this disgraceful excuse of an adaptation.
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Oh I didn't actually watch it on Disney+, I watched it on one of the streaming sites it got put to and I just watched it for free, LOL. And yeah, I agree with everyone, this movie is such garbage. Thank god I was able to watch it without having to waste any money on it
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When the review is better then the movie itself.
Just like there are soundtracks that are better than the movie itself.
He did atleast give it a 6/10 which means it’s one of the better live actions
It has everything- comedy, drama, a competent twist, a likable character, and it’s even a tad relevant.
Katherine Alvarez I know they should make a movie about AniMat I have watched his video’s a few times and yeah his commentary is so funny
friepaign It’s not. While he praises the movie for being different from the original, he never actually examines the *quality* of those changes and how they work in the story. And when one does that the movie falls apart. For example Remake Mulan is simply born special because she has Chi, making her literally better than other girls because she was born with something that they don’t have, while the Original Mulan was a woman who succeeded because she trained hard and used her wits to defeat her foes rather than beat them, which is how she defeated Shan Yu whereas Mulan in the remake just kicks an arrow into Bori Khan’s heart. Which is more empowering to women in your opinion? And despite the film makers removing Mushu for “cultural authenticity” they actually get more *wrong* about Chinese culture in ways that the original *never did.* For example Shan Yu was noticeably one of the few characters who didn’t act sexist towards Mulan where in this film Bori Khan is sexist and treats the witch like garbage. While some would probably think the latter is more accurate the former is actually *more* correct as the Xiongnu actually allowed women to train and fight alongside men, which makes Shan Yu’s noticeable lack of sexism a subtle but clever reference to this fact, but since this is a film that preaches “girl power” in a way that’s more insensitive to women it has to have a sexist villain. So overall I would rather declare Mulan the *worse* of the remakes because unlike most, which are just uninspired, this film actually breaks the original film and gives it problems that were never there in the original.
From this controversy, the Mulan remake and COVID-19 brings dishonor to us all! Dishonor the remake, dishonor the virus, dishonor on politics for not controlling the virus and dishonor their cow! You bring dishonor to us all!
I agree 😂😂😂
Yes. This proves that the Chinese government is also a dishonor to China itself. I can't blame the country for all the suffering but the government will get all the blame once SARS-CoV-2 is gone and everyone will fight back. No matter how powerful the Chinese governments are, it'll ended up defeating itself.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 I want that to happen
It's like Disney is mocking China for being COVID-19 soft underbelly
Disney: You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
I'm getting the feeling that being a Disney fan nowadays is more of a curse and less of a blessing.
Agreed
I’m a Disney fan too but I’m more into the older films and characters. Plus I pretty much ignore the new Disney films and stuff.
Yes. Also Wreck it Ralph Breaks the Internet, Frozen 2 & The Incredibles 2 sucked!.
@@EveryMan-yz1ce It feels like I'm the only one who _liked_ The Incredibles 2, tbh
@@NicoTheCinderace well if you like the Incredibles 2 that's good. I'm glad you can enjoy it when I can't. Everyone has their likes & dislikes. Me, I hate the Fallout games but a majority of people love them.
I love the costumes. But the makers are such hypocrites! The reason why they got rid of Mushu is because they wanted to be more grounded and realistic and no magic. Then why the hell did they add Qi powers, a phoenix and a witch?! And that isn't how Qi even works!
Not to mention witches and phoenixes are not even part of Chinese mythology or culture!
@@greendragon5603 it would have made more sense if they accused Mulan of being a Huli-jing instead. Which is a Chinese version of a kitsune.
@@KaeMcSpadden Yeah
No way I'm wasting $30 on this thing. Another soulless remake cash in.
Mulan 2009 rise of a Warrior is a remake of mulan but It has scenes of mulan being a drunkard for 10 minutes, killing horses and uses their blood as water and heroes who dies by common soldiers. The witch is in that movie too but she's his sister.
@@robertagren9360 That sounds like an edgy fanfic. XD
@@cintronproductions9430
Maybe but at least I rather have a story about fears of war, sometimes the only thing we can do is to sing along while people dies and talk to our horse. The crazy ones are those who survives war and Mulan is interesting while being a character who do crazy things
Sadly, no matter how much we complain, no matter how much we rant and rightfully give criticisms, Disney will keep churning out these remakes. At this rate, maybe they will make that Bambi remake with The Rock as Bambi. And they'll probably have the deer show even LESS emotion than the lions and hyenas.
Yeah predictably they're remaking Bambi, Pinocchio, Aladdin 2, Snow White, Little Mermaid, and Cinderella but from the Prince's POV and they're also doing a sequel to the Jungle Book but for me I'm excited for that one considering that was the only remake I loved
I’m fine with a Pinocchio remake as a fan of the original Italian novel by Carlo Collodi. I would like Disney to tackle some of the darker elements of Collodi’s novel for the remake, but still keep some of the elements of the original 1940 animated classic so it still has the charm and fun as the original and not entirely dark as Collodi’s novel.
@@amayaharig4330 I'm also excited for a sequel to The Jungle Book remake, that was the only remake they needed to do, cuz the original movie, while not bad at all, was basically a bunch of unrelated Looney Tunes skits. But in the remake they took a few key elements of the original and actually made a good story with them, and the characters are better and feel more real, which is helped by the spectacular voice acting. And unlike The Lion King 2019, the animals actually have expressive faces while still looking real. And the kid that played Mowgli did a fantastic job, and that was his first movie!
@Amaya Harig Wait their Making a Sequel to Aladdin Where did you know?
@@theggamer2824 IMBD
Mulan 1998: we have a dragon!
Mulan 2020: we defy gravity
“Son of a fish”
I can see that as a Spongebob joke.
KGrove94 😂😂 true
I can see it being a finding nemo joke
Brandon Brooks ok
Lol
Disney lost their minds charging 30 upon Disney plus. This was the only remake I thought they could do right and I was wrong I'm not pay for this tho
This TH-camrs saving me $30 and I love them for that.
That opening skit is brilliant.
That's my hero.
Even before the pandemic started, I had no interest in checking this remake out. I’d rather stick with the original.
In the first two minutes of this video aniMatt described everyone of us throughout this entire time dealing with Mulan and the pandemic
I knew this movie would suck on Day 1.
6/10 doesn’t mean it sucks. It sucks when it’s 4 or lower
@@friepaign3828 Any movie with a 6/10 can either be liked or hated
@@NintendoFanatic2001 oh so movies with 6/10 can be hated? But how so?
With all this controversy, it’s almost like the movie shouldn’t have been made at all...🤔
None of these damn remakes should be made at all! They should all be destroyed! (As in give them the Shaq-Fu treatment.)
Remember those days when holding hand sanitizer in your room meant a whole different thing😂😂
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Dishonor on this remake. Dishonor on you. Dishonor on your cow.
Oh my god, realizing the Disney Infinity Collection behind!!!!!!
Isn’t that beautiful 😭😭😭
@@ThatMargaret I miss this game
that opening was hilarious
People are making Zuko comments, but I think Azula was more honorable than this movie. Besides, Mulan has chi powers in this one like Ty Lee.
The thing that upset me the most about this movie was the _avalanche scene._
Mulan _planned_ for the avalanche to happen. The original Disney film took it's time to show her thought process and how she comes up with the idea, from seeing Shang and Yao aiming the cannon, to seeing the mountain in her sword's reflection, to thinking for a moment and _then_ committing to the idea. You can _see_ the cogs turning in her head as she pieces it together and it is _so_ effective in showing just how intelligent and creative Mulan is! You get snippets of this at the beginning as she engineers a way for the dog to do her chores' but the key is, that was out of laziness while later it is for the good of not just herself but her friends in the army and the whole of China. You see Mulan's growth and development all come to a-head in that one 20 second scene. It's great filmmaking, story telling and character progression all wrapped in one short scene.
In this movie: She's got a super-power that gives us _no_ stakes and she causes the avalanche BY MISTAKE by baiting the enemy into shooting the mountain themselves! So it not only makes the villains look like idiots for falling for such a ploy, but it takes away that aspect of what made Mulan so great; her ingenuity and her intelligence. She did that by working _smarter,_ not _harder._ And that is truly admirable, not just for a feminist, pro-women message, but for a character in general.
Dishonour on this film and it's cow.
Holy crap the level of detail is amazing in this Intro. In August you can see Animat with his crazy hair and now in September it’s gone, bravo dude.
You know Disney should've cancelled Mulan because of the Hong Kong and China thing but nope they didn't and because they didn't this whole thing is a mess, what do you guys think?🐻
I think's the big D is getting greedy.
@@quickman2663 They've always been greedy, as all corporations are.
@@Optimegatrongodzilla I meant to say that they were getting REALLY greedy. Like, way more than the average corperation.
@@quickman2663 Oh. Well, that is definitely accurate.
They couldn't cancel it after sinking 200 million dollars into the think
I tbh wasn’t gonna watch this movie before all the controversy about the leading actress and filming locations came out. But from what I’ve heard, it brings dishonor to the original.
21:24-21:35 Your reaction to the concentration camp controversy tho. 🤣🤣🤣
But in all seriousness, If I'm ever gonna see this film, I'm waiting till It's free.
🎵Piracy, piracy, long live freedom piracy.🎵
@Bernardo Sousa Coutinho Apparently Disney was allowed to film the movie in a Chinese province that contained concentration camps.
Dear Disney:
Dishonour on you!
Dishonour on your dirty money!
Dishonour on your cow!
Dishonour!
Also; “Well, son of a fish!”
I gotta remember that one!
I was gonna say "you forgot about the concentration camps" but then you mentioned it at the end lol
Yeah Disney took a big L on this one
This movie did one thing right... it made me appreciate the original a lot more.
Agreed. The original movie's Mulan is so much a stronger woman than the 2020 Mulan.
Me too
2020 is just the worst year for everyone.
True, along with 1918 (The Spanish Flu epidemic), 1941 (the Pearl Harbor attack and the start of the Holocaust), 1968 (the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.), and 2001 (The attack of the World Trade Center).
@@beethovensfidelio I see your point and kinda agree.
BUT. Even if I don't want to act as an a**hole, 2001 was not THAT bad outside US. I still recall when it happened, still it was not such a huge trauma in Europe. Dunno about other american countries nor the rest of the world.
Listing the Holocaust after Pearl Harbor seems kinda sketchy too (absolutely not the same scale, civilians vs military, and since Japan actually *tried* to declare war beforehand, but encryption took longer than expected, so much for the "infamy"). If you want to add military casualities, what about Operation Barbarossa? Not sayin' the whole Pacific War was the funniest thing either, but it's not just 1941 (even less just PH) by far.
Same for 68 with RFK/MLK. I actually had to check out if you did'nt meant JFK. So yeah, ain't probably such a big deal outside the US. I'm sure Czechs and Slovaks will agree nothing else interresting happened that year. Also Viet Nam War and Nigerian Civil War still raged on. Just to name a few.
Hard to compare griefs, but you can't deny 2020 is not the most glorious year :
The 19-20 winter was the hottest ever recorded overall (although it was exceptionnally cold in Canada and Alaska), which led to huge wildfires in Australia : climate change seems to be quite a thing. Covid-19 had a number of consequences, among which economic recession. The largest since the Great Depression.
Lots of other small funny stuff, like that ukrainian plane that was shot down by mistake (?), again. Ebola coming back, again. Explosions in Beyrut. Democracy not in the brightest shape in HK, Russia, France, Thailand, Belarus...
@@Col_Mustard I am American, so of course it’s easy for you to say those years weren’t so bad abroad because of course 9/11 didn’t have any effect on you any more than the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin had any effect on Americans (unless you were President Bill Clinton!).
I’m talking about in the United States that those events were traumatic.
It’s easy for you to say the Holocaust wasn’t a big deal when you didn’t have family members die at Auschwitz.
Also, of course I meant RFK, since JFK died in 1963. 🤦🏼♀️
Also, note to your future self, don’t say “I hate to be that asshole, but *insert something that make you will a complete asshole.”*
Not only is it rude, but it lets me know that you are in fact being that asshole, and you have to use that disclaimer in order to avoid being thought of as one.
To quote Thumper from “Bambi”, “If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.”
@@beethovensfidelio my point was not "everyone" is american, so the events you mentioned kinda missed the point. On a GLOBAL scale, 2020 IS a very shitty year for kinda everyone around the globe. Most of the events you mentioned weren't that significant outside of the USA.
You missunderstood me about Holocaust (my English ain't perfect, probably didn't help) : what I meant is that there were several thousand times more deaths during the Holocaust than in Pearl Harbor, but you listed Pearl Harbor BEFORE the Holocaust, as if more people died that day. As an european from a country invaded by nazi Germany, I probably know at the very least as many people that had relatives dying of those war crimes as you do... And yeah, it does includes my own familly.
@@Col_MustardI apologize for being rude. (and your English is pretty good, so apology accepted).
Unless I say otherwise, if I talk about historical events, I’m talking about the effect that they had on the USA, not abroad.
Not everything is about YOU! 😂
I’m sorry if my previous comments weren’t clear about that.
And you’re right that 2020 was a horrible year on a global scale.
I'm getting tired of this coronavirus pandemic! If Pixar's "Soul" gets released on Disney Plus, it will be, for me, the final nail in the coffin to end my movie-going experience.
@James Georgi I have no faith in anything MCU related going forward
Me too Soul better not get released on Disney+ enough is enough
@James Georgi But, Soul was supposed to be my most anticipated movie of the year of 2020. I was most looking forward to that film, in particular.
Yeah I’m with you too.
@@thetruestar6348 I don't blame you. The people in charge of that franchise have no respect for the source material! If it weren't for my 10-year-long investment in the franchise, I would have called it quits after viewing "The Avengers 4: Endgame".
It's tranquil as a forest but on fire within
Can't wait for Atlantis the lost empire and Treasure Planet to be remade. And as for the live action Disney remakes,I love them no matter what people say.
Also Disney isn't forcing anyone to watch the remakes that comes out. People shouldn't be threatening others for loving the remakes.
_LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS, TO DEFEAT THE HUNS..._
Did they send me daughters.
When I asked. For sons.
@@Shadamyfan-rs8xc You're the saddest bunch I've ever met.
@@elizabethtrudgill3567 But you can bet, before we're through.
@@Shadamyfan-rs8xc Mister I'll make a man, out of you.
@@elizabethtrudgill3567 tranquil as a forest, but a fire within
Mushu does not appear in the live action remake. Disney made the choice to ensure that the live-action remake stayed true to Chinese culture and traditions. Instead, Disney included a phoenix in the film, which is a sign of peace and prosperity in Chinese culture.
well as someone who LOVED The original animated Mulan at least the 2020 live action Mulan remake was alright and still better then the 2019 live action Lion King remake
Agreed.
However, I like both the original 1994 animated Lion King and the 2019 version equally.
But I'm sticking to the 1994 Animated version because it's my memory from my childhood in the 90's.
Pinkie Pool GamerBrony30 I wouldn’t say that at all. While the Lion King remake was basically the original movie but worse the same could be said for Mulan in my opinion. It takes away good characters from the original or replaces them with worse characters and despite claims that they removed Mushu for “cultural authenticity” they includes a blatantly wrong portrayal of the concept of chi, include a Phoenix that’s more *Western* than *Chinese,* and includes a *WITCH* who’s persecuted for using magic, ignoring that practicers of the mystical arts, such as soothsayers, would’ve been respected members of Chinese society and would only be ostracized if they used their magic for evil purposes. Because of this and removing the good parts of the original that had actual merit, such as Mulan actually using her wit to beat her enemies rather than plowing through her enemies like Captain Marvel or the fact that Shan Yu in the original film noticeably *didn’t* act sexist towards Mulan, a subtle but clever reference to how the Xiongnu in the time period actually allowed their women to train and fight alongside men, as opposed to here where Bori Khan is sexist just because of their weak “girl power” message. Due to this I actually think it’s *WORSE* than the Lion King remake. While that film was just uninspired and pointless, I think this film is legitimately bad.
I appreciate how this version is different compared to the original, like a different adaptation of the original story, but there isn't much to interested me about this movie
Yeah, personally the original is more my style of movie, but I respect how Disney decided to go on a different direction for the remake.
Eight Octoling I don’t really consider that a strength since it’s only different in ways that make it *worse* rather than better. Like the fact that Mulan is a magical girl who’s gifted with something called Chi from birth and thus is literally better than other girls around her because she was born with something they don’t have, instead of Mulan being a woman who succeeded with hard work and won by using her wits to beat her opponents rather than just punching them. If you seriously had to ask me which is more empowering to women, I think it’s a no brainer that the latter is a more empowering message to women rather than this shit. Also there’s the fact that it includes several things that show how little they know of Chinese culture. Like the objectively wrong portrayal of Chi, Western Phoenixes rather than Chinese Phoenixes (they don’t rise out of ashes) and having actual a Witch who’s persecuted for doing magic (also not even Chinese). And that is egregious considering they removed Mushu for “cultural authenticity”. Overall it being different from the original is actually *BAD* in this case.
How could they replace Mushu with a phoenix?
Which makes no sense because phoenixes are Greek legends, not Chinese legends. There is a Chinese creature called the Fenhuang, which is kind of like a phoenix, and I guess that's what they were going for, but they mention how it's reborn from its ashes, which is a trait of the Greek phoenix.
6:25 I know they were trying to be dramatic but that just made me laugh when she fell 😂 “need a hand lil man?” cringeeee
This is the most darkest review I’ve ever saw even the ending, my god Matt just.... my god!!!
0:00 I cant imagine how you must have felt at that moment XD
The trailers did not get to me, and I kinda figured Mulan wouldn't be that great
Hey just to be sure this movie isn't just geared toward Chinese audiences and changing things to make it more geared to their culture and storytelling and making less sense to Westerners? This movie just sucks right?
I had a slight interest in seeing the Mulan remake due to it looking pretty cool and not jist being a straight retelling of the movie, like with The Lion King. But I now I have zero interest in doing so for several reasons, and am now pretty much glad it didn’t get released in theaters.
Removes all the songs, half the characters and turns the story of a woman overcoming gender roles to save her family and country to a generic “chosen one” plot? Check.
Charges $30 for it on top of a Disney+ subscription? Check.
Is filmed near where literal human rights violations are happening and even thanks them in the credit? Checkarooni.
I know Disney can be scummy, but LORDY...now I’m entirely glad this movie has bombed. Maybe it’ll actually incentivize them to stop trying to make a boring live-action remake of their much-superior animated films every year too.
“I DID NOT ASK TO GO THROUGH THIS OBSTACLE COURSE!”
None of us did, bud.
Dishonor on disney! Dishonor on their bloody remake! Disney should close down!!!!!!!
I'm gonna be honest, I came in to this remake with medium expectations (if not at the lower end of the scale), I knew from the very beginning, the very day this movie was announced, that it wasn't gonna hold a candle to the original 1998 classic that we all know and love, but before I get into my own opinion, I just want first say, good God, luck was definitely not on this remake's side at all.
From the pandemic, to the fan backlash on yet another Disney remake, to the main actress allegedly proclaiming support to the police brutality (I say allegedly, since there's a HUGE chance she was forced into saying such things because of China's crooked government, at least I hope that's the case) and now with the whole filming at a place with a very upsetting history, it would seem that the whole world was against this movie the moment it was conceived.
But, if you were to take away all of the controversies, lies, deceit and everything in between, and just focus on the movie itself and it's merits, personally......it's just painfully below average.
Now that doesn't necessarily mean I liked this film, but it doesn't mean I hate it either, God knows how many people out there loath this film with a burning passion (I'm looking at you Schaffrillas and Nostalgia Critic) and I totally understand, the truth is I want to be angry but instead I'm just mildly disappointed, disappointed with not only the film itself, but with the film makers, executives and Disney in general.
There was no excuse for the movie to be as disappointing as it is, they had a chance to make a somewhat promising retelling of Mulan, but all of that was squandered with what we would eventually get. An inferior version of a genuine classic without any of the songs, likable characters, charm, fun and most of all, heart from the original. Even with some redeeming qualities like some of the cinematography, set design, costume design, fight choreography (when it's not mimicking Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and even the acting was fairly decent, it leaves little to be desired.
So yeah in short, stick to the original film, you are honestly not missing much and if you like or dislike this movie, that's perfectly fine, it's all just my opinion, I've personally seen a lot worse, like Foodfight, Death Kappa and Mac and Me worse...
Avatar the Last Airbender and the 1998 Mulan had a better representation of Asian culture than this “movie” does!
Are you doing okay or is the coloring on your camera wacked? You are looking really red, just looking out!
Edit: it was just the intro, good to know
“Son of a fish!”
That’s a new one lol 😂
Mushu, Care to do the honour of dishonoring this disgrace of a movie?
Alternative: *Inserts Zuko's version of "Dishonour"*
I swear If they mess up The Little Mermaid next and make Ariel a Mary Sue as well, I'm gonna harpoon the next director so help me! Ariel was literally my favorite as a kid next to Snow White and gonna break my heart If they dare try It on me!!!
Hopefully they don't butcher Ariel. And hopefully they reconsider what they plan on doing to Scuttle...
It baffled me that Snow White will be the next target since that's the film that made Walt Disney successful. His heart will be broken if the live-action remakes get its grubby hands off to the classics.
Cintrón Productions What’s wrong with Scuttle being female? It doesn’t effect the plot or anything.
*SARCASM MODE*
In the WOKE live-action remake of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”, Eric is going to turn into a *merman* and live with Ariel under the sea because it’s totally progressive to see the MAN give up his life, friends, family, and humanity to be with the woman he loves.
If a woman gave up *everything* to be with her man, it would be seen as sexist, but when the genders are reversed, suddenly it’s “progressive”.
Furthermore, Disney already that.
It was called “Splash”*, which starred Daryl Hannah as the mermaid Madison, and Tom Hanks as the human guy Allen who falls for Madison and gives up everything to be with her 🎶under the sea 🎶.
SPOILER ALERT FOR A 36 YEAR OLD MOVIE! 😂 th-cam.com/video/-HSAXTL4RRk/w-d-xo.html
*And, yes I know “Splash” was released by “Touchstone Pictures”, but since it was a LABEL created by Disney in order to release “mature content” without undermining the wholesome “Disney brand”, it still counts as a DISNEY film.
Heck, “The Little Mermaid” was initially rejected by Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg because they were both concerned that it sounded *too similar* to “Splash”.
And well, they’re not exactly wrong about that: th-cam.com/video/5K5_sGzckvc/w-d-xo.html
@@beethovensfidelio I'm not sexist at ALL. In fact, most of my favorite characters from different shows are female. I just really don't like it when they change the gender of a character for no reason, that basically ruins their character and turns them into a new character altogether. With Kaa, I accepted it, because the original Jungle Book was a total sausage fest and Kaa sounded female anyway, but with Jock from Lady and the Tramp, they took it too far cuz now that funny, grumpy dog with a protective, paternal relationship with Lady is gone. And just so you know, if they were to turn a female character into a male, I also wouldn't like it, but they don't tend to do that cuz it isn't woke.
Why does this movie exists why
Money.....duh.
....Money run by suits, and activist groups in the creative process instead of artists....and commies
CASH BRUH 💸
@@jonnyboy4289 That doesn't even surprise me at all
I'm sorry but this movie was pure crap.
It's easily the worst of the live-action Disney remakes by far. You'd have to try so hard to disgrace your original animated counterpart by turning one of the greatest female role models ever into a bland destined Mary Sue type.
It was not worth the trouble, it was not worth the hype and it was definetly not worth the money.
I'd rather watch The Lion King 2019, Alice Through the Looking Glass and both Maleficent movies than sit through this expensive unmemorable junk ever again.
Without a doubt, my worst movie of 2020 so far.
It was so dishonorable that even Chinese audiences didn't like it. That's how bad a sign it is, folks!
As far as I can tell Disney didn't get what makes Mulan so beloved. People like Mulan because her motivations are through and through self-less, because she isn't some sort of Tomboy but discovers what she is truly able to do herself during the movie and because at the end of the day, Mulan is all about denying gender stereotypes. Mulan fails at the match maker, but she fails acting like a stereotypical man, too. It's only when she forgets all those expectations and instead uses her smarts that she succeeds.
I laughed at the first 2 minutes nice review though!
Mulan (1998). Mulan saves China, thus restoring her family's honor, as well as defying gender roles.
Mulan 2. Mulan lets China die by following her heart, instead of her duty, while Mushu becomes a selfish little demon who torments the main couple, in order to keep his job as guardian.
Mulan (2020). Mulan becomes a boring character in the likes of Captain Marvel and Ray, which angers her fans the most and ruins the 1998 movie's legacy.
In conclusion, the best Mulan movie is the 1998 animated version we all know and love.
Yeah for $30
Is it worth it?
No
Justin R Agreed
This deserves a worse score.
No it deserves a 10/10
NEW E.D. ON THE WAY TO WORK? I have been blessed this day. The time jumps were a great idea, good job 😂
Are we getting the next episode of the Disney animated look back part 11
We will. Right now, Matt took a break because he got a tonsillectomy.
That intro is amazing.
Thanks for your opinion Matt. You’re very brave to share it. If I agree or not I admire you for sharing, thanks again
This film didn’t “being honor to us all”. It was a poor “reflection” of the original. This Mulan isn’t “a girl worth fighting for”. And the movie isn’t gonna leave you feeling “true to your heart”. In other words as a wise Eddy Murphy dragon Mushu once said: “Dishonor on you!!”
1:59 me when Steam asks for my password even tho the "remember my password" box has never been un-checked
21:33-best reaction ever
THIS REMAKE *REALLY IS* AWFUL BY VIEWERS EXCEPT FOR THE CRITICS! BRILLIANT JOB AS ALWAYS ANIMAT!😆😁😉😁
Remember, the critics also praised Cuties. FREAKING CUTIES!!!
Rotten Tomatoes and Film critics aren’t reliable or credible anymore.
@@davidanthonymercado7064 Yeah, there's a conspiracy theory saying that Disney bribes critics so that they give their movies good reviews even if the movie is mediocre or straight up garbage like this one.
@Cintrón Productions Or maybe they actually have a opinion.
If that was the case then Lion King 2019 and Aladdin Remakes would have gotten above 60 which they clearly did not
@@davidanthonymercado7064 Don't be so sure about *that*.
@@theggamer2824 *Maybe*.
I rather see 2D animated movies and 3D animated movies beside Live Action Movie!Mulan Prove That Live Action movies dooooont work😭😥!
Why didn't you give it the Seal of Garbage?
He didn’t hate it compared to Maleficent.
Nice introduction, AniMat!!
Could you please review the infamous Artemis Fowl movie ?
What I feel sorry for is for the people that worked on the movie, not the movie or disney themselves.
Lets hope you frozen review on CTGN is still on youtube after this
I have just watched other reviews of yours then, sudenly, you releasing a video!
They should've integrated Mushu into the re-imagined story, but made him an actually respectable size. Twelve to fifteen feet high and forty feet long, with a suitable actor to perform both the voice and facial motion capture for the character.
16:22. The mulan remake is worst than a 6/10.
While not all great or anything special, it is still better than Mulan II (2004).
Man, you are hilarious
Proud #BoycottMulan member, here! I'm glad I sat this one out, just like all of Disney's other terrible live-action remakes!
Dishonor on this movie
Triple great Great GREAT review AniMat ;) 👍👍👍!
As "The Duke of Artz" I like original disney animated version of Mulan. Because I like Mushu. It's disappointing Disney didn't put him in the remake of Mulan though 😞.
0:51 I need to know- is that your actual hair and you filmed this before the haircut or did you chance it with a wig?
It's like Captain Marvel all over again. Critics gave it good reviews. But, audiences dislike it for its stupid writing and its protagonist for being a dull, boring, and overpowered Mary Sue.
The character that carried Captain Marvel was Goose the cat. That cat is the main and only reason to even watch Captain Marvel. But Captain Marvel got what she deserved tho. Thanos headbutting her was pretty satisfying, and in Spider Man: Far From Home, when Peter mentions her, Nick Fury quickly and angrily changes the subject. XD
And the bare amount of screen time Captain Marvel received in Avengers: Endgame is a good representation of how even Marvel doesn’t consider her a part of the MCU family. Let’s face it. Scott Lang was more essential than her in the film and really was the one that helped the surviving Avengers the most than she did. She could have just been one of the characters killed in the snap, and it would have little affect on the film.
@@hunterolaughlin Yeah, and before the movie released, people predicted that of course, Captain Marvel would beat up Thanos and make him shudder in fear. But as it turns out, it was Scarlet Witch who beat up Thanos and made him shudder in fear, and that was a very awesome, powerful and satisfying moment, a moment that would just suck if it were Captain Marvel.
@@hunterolaughlin I think the only thing that Captain Marvel did in "Endgame" was rescue Tony and Nebula from being stranded in space.
@@moviemaniac9034 and destroying Thanos ship in the final battle.
"What do we want?", to find out how this remark of our unstoplable warrior's journey could've been more engaging and fun. Keep it up and stay safe!
Anyone noticed during the time at the beginning, animats hair grew but finally when it reached September, he got a hair cut. Makes me wonder if the videos are recorded in advanced lol.
I do feel sorry for the movie, but long term, it wasn't gonna last. I hope Hong Kong stays strong to keep their independence. And the concentration camps bit at the end, I think some of the scenes got edited or outright cut due to the camps being visible in shots. And of course, Disney so fixated at keeping China happy that one of their own tweeting her support for the police destroyed any hope remaining for this movie.
"And doesn't throw in new elements that are completely broken down and destroy the features foundation"
I complety disagree with this line, they made her literally a perfect being with a special power, that completely destroy the mensage and what she should represent.
Worse, duo to that they failed in this remake "mensage" about woman since its not that one can do whenever they can, is that "the choosen one" that is a perfect being can do anything. If you are a normal woman then you will end like mulan sister doing what a "woman should do" since you are not special like mulan. That is bullshit but is what the movie present to us
This is the comment I was looking for. Like, this film making Mulan perfect and giving her Qi superpowers (that aren't even an accurate depiction of what Qi is, which makes the removal of the haircutting scene ironic) utterly decimates the point that all women have the power to choose their path and the ability to do what things are traditionally considered part of a man's domain. Not only that, but it showed respectable men and women with depth and their own strengths and weaknesses, as well as their own non-traditionally accepted quirks. The film taught about embracing the strengths/weaknesses of your character and those around you, not letting your differences or gender confine you to a box. Mulan didn't shine because she became "more manly" and thus showed that women could do a man's job if they acted like a man; she did it by accepting her weaknesses and using her strengths, and that included being able to lean into her feminine traits.
In this remake, all we get is "Mulan is special, incredibly powerful, not like other girls. However, she's not embracing being a woman so she's hindering herself - when she takes off her armour and whips out her long *ss hair mid-battle, THEN she'll have embraced her womanhood and can transcend all." Like... so now you've gotta be super special to carve your own way and sacrificing practicality for a "womanly" shape and flowing, long locks during war is what it means to be a woman? Screw the normal, non Qi wielding women and young girls that are watching this once-was inspiration. So men are totally worthless, and showing any form of masculinity (apparently being smart enough to wear armour in battle is masculine) makes you weaker? Well screw the men and young boys watching too. Way to destroy the entire point of the movie and give me its exact opposite message.
She’s emotionless that’s why
I'm sticking with the original animated classic!
I don't feel sorry for this movie one bit. Call it karma for being unoriginal, lazy, and only worried about making an easy profit off of nostalgia and one of the most business-owned counties in the world. (along with a few *other* things)
For starters; AniMat, you are one of a kind, and greatest comedy ever!😁💓😊
I've been watching you for years and it saddens me that you don't have more views/subs
"Order of the Phoenix" 😂😂😂
Aileen Corcoran Harry Potter anyone? 😂😂😂
Dishonor on this movie!