Animated Mulan, which was released in 1998, was a breakthrough in Hollywood - Mulan was Disney’s first Asian main character. Unlike others who already denounced live-action Mulan for getting rid of beloved side-characters or hiring a controversial lead actress Liu Yifei (known for supporting the Hong Kong police ), I decided to watch it with an open mind.
Both the animated and live-action movies center around a Chinese girl, Hua Mulan, who defies the patriarchal society of ancient China by cross-dressing as a man to join the army in a desperate act to save her crippled father from conscription. In Disney’s string of live-action remakes of wildly successful animated movies, Mulan was just next on the list.
AMY BROOKS comments on Disney’s live action remake of Mulan and its representation of Asian culture.
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