Now Viewing: mulanTag type: Copyright Tag refers to the American 1998 Disney animated film adaptation of the Chinese ballad (木蘭辭) The Ballad of Mulan. The film is a musical fantasy action comedy directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook. It was written by Rita Hsiao, Philip LaZebnik, Chris Sanders, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, and Raymond Singer. The story was handled by Robert D. San Souci. The film stars the voices of Ming-Na, Eddie Murphy, and BD Wong. The cast features quite a few Asian American voice actors, such as Ming-Na, Pat Morita, and George Takei. When the film was released in China, it received a Chinese dub which featured Jackie_Chan. Other dubs also translate the vocal songs. The film's instrumental score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith. The vocal songs are composed by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel. China is faced with a crisis when it is invaded by an army of Huns (Xiongnu), led by the fearsome Shan Yu. In response to the serious threat posed by the army, the emperor calls for a conscription that requires each family to send one man to join the army and fight. Hua Mulan, a Chinese girl who wants to make her family proud but has difficulty in trying be the ideal Chinese woman, doesn't want her father to join the army as he is too old and physically unfit for combat. Mulan voices her objection, but her father insists on serving his country. The night before he is set to leave, Mulan steals her father's sword, takes the family horse Khan, and disguises herself as a male soldier, serving in his stead. Once her family discovers what Mulan has done, they can only pray for her safety. Their ancestors, hearing their prayers, send the Great Stone Dragon to help Mulan, but it fails to come to life so Mushu, a bumbling small red dragon goes instead. Mulan must work with her fellow soldiers to fight against the Huns while keeping her true gender a secret. The film originally was meant to be an original direct-to-video work called "China Doll" focusing on a poor Chinese girl who is taken by a British man to the West. Robert D. San Souci suggested making an adaptation of The Ballad of Mulan, and the filmmakers combined both projects. The filmmakers went to China for research and incorporated Chinese art styles to give the film a look of a Chinese painting. Two pieces of software were developed for the film: Attila, which allowed the filmmakers to render thousands of soldiers on screen, and Faux Plane, which added depth to two-dimensional paintings. The film was financially successful, grossing 304 million dollars internationally, and received generally positive reviews. However, the film notably did not perform well in China. The film was represented in Kingdom Hearts II with characters from the film appearing in the game and a stage based off of the film. It has also been adapted into a video game. The film received a direct-to-video sequel in 2004 and received a live action remake in 2020. It was directed by Niki Caro and stars Liu Yifei as Mulan. The remake features an all Chinese cast and is filmed in China, but the dialogue is still performed in English. It also makes more significant story deviations from the original animated film than past Disney live action films had. Crossover: Kingdom_Hearts Kingdom_Hearts_II Other Wiki Information Last updated: 11/03/20 7:35 AM by jojosstand This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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